Author: Hakobian Adrine

Aliyev’s absence from Nuclear Summit in Washington is White House’s
first message to Yerevan

2010-04-09 12:09:00

ArmInfo. Aliyev’s absence from the Global Nuclear Summit scheduled for
April 12-13 in Washington is the White House’s first message to
Yerevan, says Aleksander Iskandaryan, Director of the Caucasus
Institute.

He told media no Friday that the US Administration does everything
possible to continue the Armenian- Turkish normalization, therefore
Washington will keep on pressing both the parties, especially Turkey.

"Nevertheless, the USA has no many levers of pressure on Ankara, so it
may ask Ankara for partial opening of the border with Armenia or
something like that." He said that the United States so far refrain
from stronger pressure on Armenia not to make Yerevan recall its
signatures put under the Zurich Protocols. "In fact, the USA strives
to demonstrate Armenia its clearance policy between the Karabakh
process and the Armenian-Turkish relations," Iskandaryan said.

President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and President of Georgia Mikheil
Saakashvili will represent the South Caucasus at the Global Nuclear
Summit on April 12-13 in Washington. President of Azerbaijan Ilham
Aliyev has not been invited to the Summit. President of Armenia has
already agreed to meet with Erdogan.

FOREIGN MINISTRY OF AZERBAIJAN: "IF EU WANTS TO BE COMMITTED TO THE BALANCED POLICY, IT SHOULD NOT FORGET ABOUT THE FACT OF OCCUPATION OF AZERBAIJANI TERRITORIES BY ARMENIA"

APA
April 8 2010
Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry commented on the statement by EU High
Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton
on April 6, calling on Armenia and Turkey to ratify the protocols on
normalization of relations, Press Secretary of the Foreign Ministry
Elkhan Polukhov told APA.

Azerbaijan understands EU’s desire to help Armenian economy, but If
EU wants to be committed to the balanced policy, it should not forget
about the fact of occupation of Azerbaijani territories by Armenia.

"We hope that Ms. Ashton will take the situation in the region into
account in the future and keep the illegal occupation of territories
of Azerbaijan under his vigilant control"- said E. Polukhov.

AZERBAIJANI POLITICAL EXPERT: ARMENIA FAILED TO LIVE UP TO EXPECTATIONS

Today
April 9 2010
Azerbaijan

The forthcoming meeting between Armenian President and Turkish Prime
Minister in Washington is very important with subsequent developments
in our region being dependant on it, Azerbaijani political expert
Eldar Namazov said.

"In the context of the Sargsyan-Erdoga meeting, one must take
into account that Azerbaijan has recently agreed to updated Madrid
principles, while Armenia has not yet given a positive response yet as
well as the fact that Ankara has clearly stated its position on the
Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno- Karabakh conflict and Armenian-Turkish
normalization," the expert said.

"For me, it is clear that Turkey cannot change its position 180
degrees and take serious steps to normalize relations with Armenia
without reaching any steps in the Karabakh conflict," the political
expert added.

"It is also clear that Armenia’s position is now much weaker. It did
not live up to expectations. The OSCE Minsk Group and the international
community expected Armenia to provide a positive response to the
updated Madrid principles developed on basis of the OSCE Minsk Group
proposals. In this respect, I think that any concession on part of
the Turkish Prime Minister is impossible.

Sargsyan will not be able to persuade Erdogan to make concessions,"
Namazov noted.

"Serzh Sargsyan is less likely to compromise in wake of the meeting
with Erdogan in these issues," the expert underscored.

TIGRAN MARTIROSIAN WINS EUROPEAN WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPION TITLE

PanARMENIAN.Net
April 9, 2010 – 11:08 AMT 06:08 GMT

Championships silver winner and 2008 Olympic Games bronze winner,
Armenia’s Tigran Martirosyan (w/c up to 77kg) has won the champion’s
title at 2010 European Weightlifting Championships, lifting 360 kg in
snatch, clean & jerk combination and surpassing his nearest competitor
by 9 kg.

Lifting 165kg and 195kg in snatch and clean & jerk respectively,
Martirosyan won gold in each category.

Poland’s Krzysztof Szramiak came second, followed by Belarus’
Nikolai Chernyak.

Meline Daluzyan (w/c 69kg) as well as Ara Khachatryan and Gevorg
Poghosyan (w/c up to 85 kg) will enter competition on April 9.

FIDH BRINGS ITS FULL SUPPORT TO THE JOINT DECLARATION

Aysor
April 9 2010
Armenia

Referring to the 1915 Genocide, the FIDH’s 37th Congress has approved a
resolution, containing the following statement: "FIDH’s 37th Congress
pays tribute to the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide
and salutes the efforts of its member organisations in Armenia and
in Turkey (Civil Society Institute (CSI, Armenia), Human Rights
Association (IHD, Turkey) and Human Rights Foundation of Turkey
(HRFT, Turkey)) and brings its full support to the joint Declaration
that they have concluded in the context of the 37th FIDH Congress,
including perspectives for actions identified in the Declaration."

The FIDH 37th Congress-Forum took place in Armenia on April 6-8,
gathering more than 300 participants for debates, exchanges of
experience and analyses on various themes related to the human rights.

FOR THIS FIRST TIME IN 47 YEARS ARMENIANS IN CYPRUS WILL GATHER FOR A HOLY LITURGY IN SOURP BOGHOS CHAPEL NEAR LEDRA PALACE

Gibrahayer
7 April, 2010
Nicosia

Following the extensive repairs that the old Armenian Cemetery
underwent in the past years, the Armenian Prelature of Cyprus has
announced that in terms with the Diocesan Council’s decision, a Divine
Liturgy and Memorial Service will be held in the Sourp Boghos chapel
of that cemetery on the Sunday following Easter.

10:00 am on Sunday, 11th April will mark the first time for almost
five decades from the time the chapel was used and almost eighty years
after the cemetery fell into disuse; the renovated chapel and its
environs will welcome the faithful, who will attend the Liturgy and the
subsequent "Merelots" Memorial dedicated to the souls of the departed.

The Prelature has also announced that no services will be held on that
day at Sourp Asdvadzadzin cathedral, and that all memorial requests
and "gdag" memorials will be conducted

NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT IS IN DEADLOCK

Tert.am
08.04.10

Two of the main principles proposed by the OSCE Minsk Group for the
resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict – territorial integrity
and nation’s right to self-determination – are the continuation of
each other, General Major Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan, a freedom fighter
of the Artsakh war and known also as Comandos, said at a press
conference today.

Ter-Tadevosyan also mentioned that these two principles are
inseparables and therefore, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is in
a deadlock.

ARMENIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY AND ROSSOTRUDNICHESTVO TO MAKE EFFORTS TO FOSTER COOPERATION BETWEEN ARMENIAN AND RUSSIA PRODUCERS

ArmInfo
2010-04-08 13:04:00

ArmInfo. The Armenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and the
Representative Office of "Rossotrudnichestvo", the Federal Agency
of CIS affairs, Compatriots Abroad and International Humanitarian
Cooperation, will sign an agreement of cooperation on April 9 in
Yerevan.

The Representative Office of "Rossotrudnichestvo in Armenia told
ArmInfo the agreement will register the practice of cooperation
between the Representative Office of "Rossotrudnichestvo" in
Armenia and the ACCI. During the past year that interaction aimed
to foster cooperation of the two countries’ producers. In addition,
the agreement will coordinate efforts to create equal conditions for
producers and business activities in both the states, establish direct
interregional contacts between the small and medium-sized enterprises,
involve the industrial enterprises of Armenia in the CIS Interstate
Target Program of Innovative Cooperation for 2020. In this context,
bilateral industrial exhibitions, economic forums and business missions
"Contacts Exchange" are expected. Business society in Armenia will
be actively involved in development and implementation of innovative
educational projects for schools and universities "Education-Science-
Industry" and support development of the Russian language.

TURKEY’S ENVOY IN US AFTER ARMENIA ROW

WorldBulletin.net
April 7 2010
Turkey

Turkish Ambassador to the United States Namik Tan arrived in
Washington, D.C. on Tuesday.

Turkish Ambassador to the United States Namik Tan arrived in
Washington, D.C. on Tuesday.

Turkey had recalled Tan after the Foreign Relations Committee of the
United States House of Representatives adopted a resolution on March
4 that supported Armenian allegations regarding the incidents of 1915.

Prior to his departure for the U.S., Tan said, "our interlocutors
understood the message we wanted to give. We have received satisfactory
answers. It is time to return to my office."

ALMA HOSTS HAYK DEMOYAN’S BOOK PRESENTATION

PanARMENIAN.Net –
April 6, 2010 – 22:49 AMT 17:49 GMT

On April 6, the Armenian Library and Museum of America (ALMA)
featured a highly anticipated book presentation by Dr. Hayk Demoyan,
Armenian Genocide Museum director. Hayk Demoyan presented his new
Armenian-language books, which trace the development and evolution
of athletics in Armenia through sports artefacts and archives.

"Sports and Athletics in the Ottoman Empire" features the history
of sports and physical training among the Armenian population of
the Ottoman Empire. The rise of athletic clubs, the organization of
Pan-Armenian Olympic Games, and establishment of boy scouts are among
the remarkable topics Demoyan covers in this fascinating run through
of Armenia’s longstanding sports history. The histories of how the
athletic movement in Western Armenia and Cilicia developed and the
development of Armenian women sports unions are also discussed.

The presentation also covered the first two volumes of the
encyclopaedia on Armenians Wars and Martial Arts, an ongoing project
that introduces Armenian and international readers to newly discovered
facts about warfare, martial arts and armour development in Armenian
history. At completion this specialized encyclopaedia will include
50 volumes. Demoyan will focus his presentation on the Bronze Age
(Vol. 1) and the Kingdom of Van (Vol. 2).