LILIT MKRTCHIAN TAKES VICTORY IN ROUND EIGHT AT FIDE GRAND PRIX
Aysor
May 5 2010
Armenia
In round eight of the Women’s Grand Prix, taking place in Nalchik,
Armenia’s Lilit Mkrtchian, who played with black, won over Baira
Kovanova; Elina Danielian played in draw with Qatar’s Zhu Chen.
Three tours before the end of the third round Russia’s Tatyana
Kosintseva, having scored 6.5 out of 8 points, remains at the top of
the table.
Round nine will be held on Wednesday.
ARMENIAN ARMY SHOULD BE AMONG MOST EFFICIENT IN THE WORLD
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 5, 2010 – 16:11 AMT 11:11 GMT
The human factor is the most powerful weapon of the Armenian army,
RA Defense Minister stated.
"With selfless relations between soldiers and commanders, we will
always be winners," Seyran Ohanyan said during a meeting with students
and teaching staff of Yerevan State University.
"Our armed forces are set a task to meet international standards and
become one of the most efficient armies in the world," he said.
"Warlike statements can’t guarantee a victory. The situation at the
Arstakh front is controlled thanks to the efficiency of the Armenian
army," the Minister concluded.
GDP: ARMENIA BEATS AZERBAIJAN
news.am
May 4 2010
Armenia
The CIS Statistical Committee has released a report on the key
economic indices in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
for January-March, 2010.
Armenia registered a GDP growth rate of 105.5% thereby leaving behind
Azerbaijan (105.4%), Belarus (104%) and Russia (104.5%).
Relatively high GDP growth rates were registered in Kazakhstan
(106.6%), Tajikistan (106.8%) and Uzbekistan (107.6%). No information
on Moldova, Ukraine and Turkmenistan is available.
As regards the industrial production index, Armenia registered 110.4%
and thus remained behind Kazakhstan (111.5%), Tajikistan (116.5%),
and Kyrgyzstan (178.8%). In the last case, the high index is accounted
for by the re-operation of the Kumtor gold mine.
As regards the consumer price index, Armenia registered 108.4%, with a
"better" index registered in Ukraine (111.2%). The lowest inflation
rate (102.6%) was registered in Kyrgyzstan (102.6%).
Armenia registered the best freight traffic index (121.1%).
All the CIS countries (except for Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, with
no information on them available) registered two-digit increase in
exports his January-March. An average increase of 156.8% in exports
was registered in the CIS, with an increase of 109.3% in imports
registered (116.8% in Armenia).
SERGEI MIRONOV: WE ARE PROUD TO SEE ARMENIANS AMONG GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR VETERANS
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 4, 2010 – 13:11 AMT 08:11 GMT
It’s a pride to see so many Armenians among the veterans of the Great
Patriotic War, Speaker of Russia’s Federation Council said.
"Over 600 thousand of Armenians fought for our victory. 90 thousand
were honored as USSR heroes," Sergei Mironov said in his congratulatory
address. "Our fraternal nations saved the mankind from fascism. I
wish you happy, healthy and long years of life. And let centuries-old
Russian-Armenian friendship be strengthened by new generations."
PASHAZADE BAFFLED: CAUCASUS MUSLIM BOARD RESPONDS TO MOTHER SEE OF HOLY ECHMIADZIN
Panorama.am
19:27 03/05/2010
Region
The Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II
didn’t visit Shahid Alley in on his Baku visit, the Caucasus Muslim
Board informs. Note that the reply followed after the Mother See of
Holy Echmiadzin urged to refute the Azerbaijani information as if
the Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II paid an overnight visit
to Shahid Alley in Baku.
"There is a wrong view over Karekin II’s visit to Shahid Alley since a
Caucasus Muslim Board worker provided false information to Azerbaijan’s
spiritual leader Sheikh-ul-Islam Allahshukyur Pashazade.
This is how the discrepancy occurred. After further clarifications, we
found that Karekin II and his companions didn’t visit the alley. The
worker having provided wrong information has already been punished,"
the Board message reads.
Previous News: Mother See refutes: Catholicos of All Armenians didn’t
visit Shahid Alley in Baku
DAVUTOGLU WANTS ARMENIA-TURKEY AND ARMENIA-AZERBAIJAN BORDERS TO OPEN
armradio.am
03.05.2010 12:41
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Saturday that Turkey
was eager to open its borders with Armenia, because it wanted a full
integration with its neighbors.
Davutoglu delivered a speech at a conference titled "Turkish Foreign
Policy in Changing World" held by the South East European Studies at
Oxford (SEESOX) and Turkey’s Sabanci University at Oxford University
in Britain.
Turkey has taken measures before crises in its region and countries
should prevent wars and tensions, he said. Turkey wanted a secure
region and neighbors in Middle East, Caucasus, Balkans and Gulf region,
he added.
Davutoglu reiterated that the Karabakh dispute must be healed for
stability in the region.
"…Of course we want to open our border because we want full
integration with our neighbors. However, it would not be enough to open
Turkey-Armenia border. We also want that Armenia-Azerbaijan border is
opened so that regional stability could be restored," said Davutoglu,
Turkish media report.
Armenians of Krasnoyarsk preparing for Victory Day celebration
May 1, 2010 – 12:28 AMT 07:28 GMT
PanARMENIAN.Net –
Vardan Vardanyan, head of the Armenian national association of
Krasnoyarsk, Russia, issued a statement on occasion of the upcoming
Victory Day, celebrated on May 9.
`The veterans and their great victory make us united and proud of our
history. On this day, we should forget about our disputes,’ Mr.
Vardanyan said.
Presently, around 11 thousand Armenians live in Krasnoyarsk region.
Assembly of Armenians of Europe sends letter to Swedish PM
May 1, 2010 – 13:09 AMT 08:09 GMT
PanARMENIAN.Net –
On April 28, chairman of the Assembly of Armenians of Europe (ááå)
Karo Hakobyan met with Sweden’s Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt to
discuss recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the Swedish Riksdag,
the ááå press service reported.
Mr. Hakobyan handed an ááå’s letter and briefed the Prime Minister on
Assembly’s activities.
He also met with leaders of two major opposition parties, who pressed
for adoption of the resolution on recognition of the genocide of
Armenians, Assyrians/Syrians/Chaldeans and Pontic Greeks by the
Swedish parliament on March 11.
SERGEI PARAJANOV BIOPIC TO BE FILMED
Russia-InfoCenter
April 30 2010
Sergei ParajanovThe Central Partnership film company has published its
plans for the state money received from the Russian Fund in Support
of Cinematography – it is going to make a biopic about the famous
film director Sergei Parajanov.
The film budget makes 3 million euro. The financing will also be
provided by the Interstate Foundation for Humanitarian Cooperation
of the CIS Countries and the Armenian Ministry of Culture.
The film director will be Anna Melikyan whose Mermaid (Rusalka) (2007)
was nominated from Russia for Oscar. The scenario will be written by
Irakli Kvirikadze, who knew Parajanov personally. The protagonist
will be played by Sergey Gazarov. The artist, film director and
scriptwriter Rustam Khamdamov, whose works kept in collections of the
Hermitage and the Tretyakov Gallery were admired by Sergei Parajanov,
will be the art curator of the project.
The work on the film will be launched in autumn 2010, and the shooting
will take place in Moscow, Kiev, Tbilisi, Yerevan, Paris and Rotterdam
in 2011.
ARMENIAN GENOCIDE NOT HISTORICAL ISSUE BUT RATHER CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY AND CIVILIZATION
Panorama.am
28/04/2010
In many modern video materials and publications devoted to Armenian
Genocide in the Ottoman Empire there are references to historical
documents and maps, sources of which are very difficult to access
by public.
In this connection, company Aviainfotel, within its project on
preparation of home reading materials, has decided to continue
publication of cartographical and historical materials on
, which can help to better realize scales of crimes
made by Turkey against the civilization in general and Armenians
in particular – says Mr. Samvel Muradyan general constructor of
Aviainfotel.
In first publication jointly with Matenadaran it has been created the
map of Armenian cultural centers of the period till 1600 year. Viewing
samples of manuscripts, created in these centers, it becomes better
understandable what a high level cultural centers were eliminate. Now
the map is enriched with information about quantity of population
living in these territories and results of demographic changes after
genocide in 1915. Also the map of Treaty of Sevres is added. Detail
study of this map helps to better understand that the problem, which
engaged in Treaty of Sevres governments were trying to solve, was
concerning not only to relationships between Turks and Armenians,
but also relationships of Turks with many other nations settling
Asia Minor.
Massacres of Greeks in Smyrnia and other cities of modern Turkey,
which were populated by Greeks and decided to be given to Greece in
accordance with Treaty of Sevres, shows that positive experience of
Turks to solve territorial problems by population eradication is not
limited to Armenians – says Samvel Muradyan.
"We will regularly add historical and contemporary materials, necessary
for illumination of the fact, that Armenian Genocide in 1915 in Ottoman
Empire, were continued in the result of geo-political catastrophes of
the beginning of the 20th century in all territories where by this
time kemalist Turkish army could enter. Analysis of many articles
in the internet forums and blogs shows that many people consider
Armenian Genocide as historical issue. The materials that we are
going to put together shows that problems of crime against humanity
and civilization are actual. As Shakespeare says -May one be pardoned
and retain the offence? That cannot be since he is still possess’d of
those effects for which he did the murder", – says Samvel Muradyan,
General Constructor of Aviainfotel.