Sports: Armenian journalists’ team to compete in football tournament in Tbilisi

MediaMax, Armenia
July 4 2019
Armenian journalists’ team to compete in football tournament in Tbilisi

Other countries represented in the tournament are Georgia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Turkey and Azerbaijan. All teams will play against each other and every game is to last 20 minutes.

The event is organized by the Georgia Sports Writers Association and the Football Federation of Georgia.

The Armenian journalists’ team has gained vast experience in international tournaments. Over the recent years, the team took silver in two competitions and won four bronze medals.



Chess: Grand Chess Tour: Armenia’s Aronian celebrates first victory

Panorama, Armenia
July 2 2019
Sport 11:14 02/07/2019 Armenia

Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian has claimed his first victory in the Grand Chess Tour underway in Zagreb, Croatia.

In the sixth round of the tournament played on Monday, the Armenian chess star defeated Russia’s Sergey Karjakin in the 55th move.

After six rounds, Aronian has collected 3,5 points.

He will face Hikaru Nakamura of the United States in round 7 scheduled for Wednesday, July 3.

Vice PM Tskitishvili encourages joint Armenia-Georgia businesses

Vice PM Tskitishvili encourages joint Armenia-Georgia businesses

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13:45, 28 June, 2019

DILIJAN, JUNE 28, ARMENPRESS. The Government of Georgia is interested in both direct foreign investments growth, as well as the creation of opportunities between Georgian and Armenian businessmen for doing joint business and opening joint enterprises, Georgian Deputy PM and Minister of Territorial Development and Infrastructures Maya Tskitishvili said during the Armenia-Georgia Business Forum in Dilijan.

“We are interested in the growth of direct foreign investments to our country, and it would also be commendable if opportunities for making joint enterprises and business will be created between Georgian and Armenian businessmen. In this perspective forums in this format are certainly irreplaceable,” she said.

According to Tskitishvili the representation of Armenian and Georgian businessmen at the event proves that they see opportunities in each other’s countries.

The Georgian Deputy PM said the businessmen will meet tete-a-tete also, which will enable to elevate the economic relations to another level.

“We are sure that we have lots to offer in Georgia to Armenian businessmen, and Armenia too has such opportunities. We can offer to Armenia’s businessmen our unique friendly environment and simplicity to do business,” she said.

Tskitishvili then briefed the forum on Georgia’s favorable economic and business climate.

Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan




168: Beyond rationality and reasonableness, or Artsakh is the target

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Over the past couple of months, the rhetoric about the Artsakh issue, particularly the rhetoric of Armenia’s pro-government personalities and media outlets has sharply changed, and this unequivocally sparks serious concerns. They regularly make calls and accusatory statements that will lead to a deadlock.

The recent observations by political scientist Styopa Safaryan represent an overtly anti-Artsakh stance and are a fact that a wedge is being thrust once again. Safaryan made groundless and manipulative allegations against the policy of the authorities of Artsakh and made some calls that are fanciful and allege that the authorities of Artsakh are conspiratorial. He talked about the statements made during the military exercises held in the Azerbaijani city of Gabala and directly blamed the official Stepanakert for those statements.

Let us try to understand what really happened, and it will become clear that, in this sense, there is a serious clash of geopolitical interests in the region.

Recently, during its 73rd session, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the resolution on the status of the refugees of Abkhazia and South Ossetia once again (the resolution was initiated by Georgia in 2008). This year, Armenia, which had been voting against the resolution every year, didn’t participate in the voting for the first time ever.

As a matter of fact, 79 countries voted in favor, 15 voted against and 57 abstained from voting. It is clear that this resolution itself is anti-Russian, and this voting is quite ambiguous and contains deep messages.

There is serious doubt that Georgia will understand the message that the Republic of Armenia conveyed. It is almost impossible to see Georgia not sign under anti-Armenian resolutions during any international conference, say, the anti-Armenian policy and diplomacy of Turkey and Azerbaijan.

Brilliant evidence of this is the statement that Minister of Defense of Georgia Levan Izoria made during the joint military exercises held recently in Gabala, stating that Georgia supports application of the principle of the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.

It is a clear fact that no matter what policy Armenia leads or how it votes, it is impossible to pull Georgia away from the “claws” of the Turkey-Azerbaijan tandem.

It seems as though the “shooting” between Armenia and Artsakh is over, but alongside that, for instance, Styopa Safaryan is regularly making statements and, as a matter of fact, he is targeting Artsakh very intensively and at any opportune or inopportune moment.

Amid this, what is also interesting is the fact that news pieces and interviews focusing on the authorities of Artsakh continue to be posted on the website pertaining to Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.

There is really nothing on the outside, at least this is the case for Artsakh, but in Armenia, we see that various pro-government analysts and political scientists are regularly assaulting the military and political leadership of Artsakh.

In this case, we must stress the fact that it is strange that all this is happening in a time when the situation on the border has clearly become tense (Azerbaijan is even organizing aerial flights along the length of the borderline and even by crossing the border), but it seems as though this is nothing, nothing has happened in Armenia, and the government continues to keep Artsakh in the range of offense consistently and intensively, not taking into consideration the fact that there is a totally different agenda on the table.

Summing up, let us state the following: the most dangerous consequence of worthlessness is that public opinion starts to be formed by people who are far from having standards of morality and rationality, and they make the public acclimatized to assessment of what is good and bad, right and wrong, without having their personal opinions, principles and convictions. It is easy to insinuate in people without personal opinions that what is right today, will be wrong tomorrow because this is what revolutionary appropriateness requires. It is easier to manipulate those without opinions, and that which is sensual is thrown into the arena instead of that which is rational, and that which is sensual is not always subjective.

ARMAN GALSTYAN




EU Urges Armenia to Normalize Relations With Turkey Without Preconditions

Sputnik News Service
Thursday 8:17 PM UTC
EU Urges Armenia to Normalize Relations With Turkey Without Preconditions
 
 
BRUSSELS, June 13 (Sputnik) – The European Union confirmed its support for the normalization of relations between Armenia and Turkey and called upon both sides to proceed without preconditions, the EU-Armenia Partnership Council said in a joint statement on Thursday.
 
“On Turkey, the EU reiterated its support for the normalization of Armenia-Turkey relations and stressed the need for both sides to engage in this process without preconditions,” the statement said.
 
The statement also said that Yerevan was designated to receive over 160 million euros ($181 million) worth of assistance from the European Union throughout 2017-2020 and an additional 25 million euros ($28 million) in 2019 “in recognition of Armenia's determination to pursue a reform agenda and to implement the CEPA [Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement] effectively."
 
The European Union signed CEPA with Armenia in November 2017, saying it does not preclude Yerevan from membership in the Eurasian Economic Union. The partnership agreement covers political dialogue, economic and security spheres.
 
 Armenia and Turkey have strained relations due to their differing assessments of WWI history. Armenia has maintained that around 1.5 million of its people were killed or starved to death by the Ottoman Empire during the war, and insisted on the international recognition of these events as genocide. Turkey has repeatedly denied accusations.
 
As of 2019, a total of 33 states, including Russia, Canada, France and Germany, as well as all states but Mississippi of the United States, have recognized the massacre as genocide.

ACNIS reView #21, 2019: Ազատ ամբիոն

  Ազատ ամբիոն  

ՀՈՒՆԻՍԻ 7 2019   
Երբ քաղաքականությունը բովանդակազուրկ է

Վերջին շրջանում տեղի ունեցող իրադարձությունները փոքր-ինչ քաոտիկ են թվում, քանի որ քաղաքական դաշտում փորձում են կենդանության նշաններ ցույց տալ եւ դաշտը մտացածին թեմաներով խուճապահար լցնել մի շարք գործիչներ, որոնք նոր ստեղծված իրավիճակում ընդհանրապես անելիք չունեն: Սակայն նրանց «վերակենդանացման» արհեստական փորձերը հետեւանք են այն բանի, որ հետհեղափոխական քաղաքական դաշտը մինչ այժմ չկարողացավ ուրվագծել պետության զարգացման հստակ հարացույց եւ ներկայացնել ուղենիշներ, որոնցով երկրի իշխանություններն առաջնորդվելու են պետաիրավական նոր համակարգ ստեղծելու գործում:

Իսկ երբ օրինակարգ իշխանությունն ինքը չի հանդիսանում քաղաքական գործընթացների գեներացնողը, բնական է, որ կփորձեն նախաձեռնությունն իրենց ձեռքը վերցնել ամեն կարգի արկածախնդիրներ, որոնց ողջ գործունեությունը միտված է լինելու զուտ իրավիճակի ապակայունացմանը եւ շինծու օրակարգերի վերհանմանը: Դրան հակազդելու, պետականակերտման համապարփակ տեսլական ձեւակերպելու ու դրանով առաջնորդվելու համար իշխանությունները պետք է նախեւառաջ կարողանան հաղթահարել անբովանդակ եւ ապագաղափարական այն վակուումը, որը հնարավորություն է տալիս տարատեսակ մերձքաղաքական ուժերի որոշ անհիմն նկրտումներ դրսեւորել:

Բանն այն է, որ ո՛չ գործող, ո՛չ ընդդիմադիր եւ ո՛չ էլ արտախորհրդարանական ուժերին այդպես էլ չհաջողվեց քաղաքական գործընթացներին որակապես նոր բովանդակություն հաղորդել, եւ դրանք դեռ շարունակում են ծավալվել նախկին տրամաբանության ծիրում՝ ապակառուցողական եւ զուտ ինքնանպատակ, ինչի արդյունքում ականատեսն ենք ոչմիտեղ տանող անիմաստ իրադարձությունների շարանի:

Ըստ երեւույթին, առայժմ պարարտ հող չի գտնվում հիրավի իմաստալից քաղաքական դաշտի ձեւավորման համար, որովհետեւ երեք տասնամյակ տեւած քաղաքականության իմիտացիայի եւ քաղաքական գործընթացների պրոֆանացիայի արդյունքում ստեղծված մտակաղապարները թույլ չեն տալիս միտքը գիտակցական մեկ այլ հարթություն տեղափոխել, ու բոլորը շարունակում են դոփել նույն փոսում:

Այս ամենը հետեւանք է նաեւ այն պարզ իրողության, որ նախկին համակարգը մինչեւ վերջ չկազմալուծվեց. քանդվեցին սյուներ, բայց դեռ կանգուն է կոսմետիկ որոշ աննշան փոփոխությունների ենթարկված հինը: Այն իր տեսակով ու էությամբ հակաժողովրդավարական է եւ չի կարող հարմարակցվել ժողովրդավարորեն կառավարվող նորին: Ավելին՝ այդ համակարգը լավ պաշտպանված է գործող Սահմանադրությամբ, որն ինքնին մեծագույն խոչընդոտ է իրապես կենսունակ ժողովրդավարական ինստիտուտների կայացման ճանապարհին:

Հեղափոխությունը չի կարող ամբողջացվել, եթե չհռչակվեն համընդունելի արժեքներ, որոնք տարբեր նպատակահարմարություններից ելնելով՝ մոռացության չեն տրվի, ու չգծագրվի այն պետաիրավական համակարգը, որը գալու է փոխարինելու հնին՝ իր կուռ կառուցվածքով, տրամաբանությամբ,  գործիքակազմով եւ, հատկապես, այդ ամենն ամրագրող նոր Սահմանադրությամբ: Հակառակ դեպքում՝ լոկ ժամանակի խնդիր է, թե երբ լավ պահպանված հին համակարգի թելադրանքով գործի կդրվեն նախկին տարաբնույթ «բուրգերի» վերակառուցման մեխանիզմները:

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Page of election rigging closed irreversibly in Armenia – Nikol Pashinyan

Page of election rigging closed irreversibly in Armenia – Nikol Pashinyan

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20:19, 5 June, 2019

YEREVAN, JUNE 5, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of Armenia, board member of ‘'Civil Contract’' party Nikol Pashinyan calls on Abovyan city residents to actively participate in the elections of mayor and establish the rule of the people in the country, ARMENPRESS reports Pashinyan said in Abovyan during the election campaign.

The PM hoped that on June 9 the citizens will actively participate in the election, will make their step for freedom, rule of law and democracy, but most importantly, for the victory of the citizen.

“The page of election rigging is closed irreversibly in Armenia. I think all of us knows that it’s exclusively you to decide who will be a mayor, community head, MP or Prime Minister in the Republic of Armenia”, Pashinyan said.

The election will take place on June 9. There are two candidates, one from “Civil Contract” party – Grigor Gulyan, the other is the acting mayor Vahagn Gevorgyan.

Edited and translated by Tigran Sirekanyan







Sports: Mel Daluzyan stabbed in Amsterdam to spend few days in hospital: Armenia’s embassy

Aysor, Armenia

Armenian embassy in Netherlands reports that citizen of Armenia Mel Daluzyan has been transported to hospital via helicopter after being injured as a result of hooligan attack and stays there till now.

“According to the information the embassy posses, she will stay in hospital for another few days,” the embassy statement reads.

Earlier Aysor.am reported that champion of Europe Mel Daluzyan has been stabbed in Amsterdam.

Facebook user Artur Minasyan, who is also in Amsterdam, wrote about the incident on Facbook.

“Two robbers armed with a knife attacked a cashier in an Albert Heijn supermarket today in the centre of Amsterdam. My friend Mel was shopping at that moment.

When he saw what was happening, he rushed to help the cashier and stop the robbers. He succeeded, after a while the police arrived and arrested the robbers.

Unfortunately, before the police arrived, one of the robbers managed to inflict stab wounds to him. Mel is in hospital now, he is stable. Dutch newspapers call heroic his act,” Minasyan wrote.

Sports: Laurent Koscielny denounces decision to hold Europa League final in Baku after Henrikh Mkhitaryan confirms absence

The Daily Telegraph (London)
Wednesday
Laurent Koscielny denounces decision to hold Europa League final in Baku after Henrikh Mkhitaryan confirms absence
 
by  Sam Dean; Tom Morgan

 
Laurent Koscielny has said Uefa should not be holding the Europa League final in Baku given the political disputes that will prevent Henrikh Mkhitaryan from travelling with the Arsenal squad next week.

Arsenal confirmed on Tuesday that Mkhitaryan will not be playing in the final against Chelsea due to fears over his and the club’s security.

There are no diplomatic relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan because of a longstanding conflict over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Koscielny, the Arsenal captain, told BBC Radio 5 Live that countries with such conflicts should not be able to host European finals.

“I am not very happy,” Koscielny said. “First because we need to leave one player here, because he can’t play in the final.

“I think Uefa needs to know about the different problems they can have with the politics in the country. When one country has a problem with another they should not give the final to that country.

“For us it is difficult because we want to have Micki with us. He is an important player for us.”

Mkhitaryan spoke on Tuesday of his “hurt” at missing the match, which will determine whether Arsenal achieve their primary objective of qualifying for next season’s Champions League.

“We had to take the tough decision for me not to travel with the squad to the Europa League final,” he said. “It’s the kind of game that does not come along very often and I admit, it hurts a lot to miss it.”

Vinai Venkatesham, Arsenal’s managing director, said the situation was “completely unacceptable” and “extraordinarily sad”.

“It is not our decision or Henrikh’s but one we made together,” Venkatesham told the FT Business of Football summit. “We don’t feel he can travel to a major European final and that’s extraordinarily sad. He has had that opportunity taken away from him, one that is a rare opportunity for any player.

“We’re losing the opportunity of having him to help us win a major trophy. It’s an extraordinary shame. All we can really do is make our point very clearly to Uefa. After the final we will explain to them why it’s unacceptable and must avoid it happening to Arsenal or any other club ever again.”

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/05/21/henrikh-mkhitaryan-miss-arsenals-europa-league-final-chelsea/

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Sports: UEFA writes letter to Arsenal over Europa League final issues

Belfast Telegraph Online
Friday 11:10 AM GMT
 
 
UEFA writes letter to Arsenal over Europa League final issues
Supporters heading out from London face a round trip of 2,500 miles.
 
 
UEFA has called for a "joint effort" with Arsenal to help fans get to the Europa League final against Chelsea in Baku.
 
The two Premier League rivals are set to meet in the Azerbaijan capital on May 29 – but the decision to host the fixture in Baku's Olympic Stadium has thrown up plenty of issues since the two London clubs qualified last week.
 
Arsenal and Chelsea have already declared their disappointment at the ticket allocation for the final, with both clubs receiving in the region of 6,000 tickets each for a stadium which has a full capacity of 69,870.
 
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On Thursday, UEFA competitions director Giorgio Marchetti wrote a letter to Arsenal regarding the issues raised, in which he said: "I confirm our availability to work with you in order to find helpful solutions for your fans."
 
Travel to Baku is also proving an issue for those fans who have qualified for a match ticket, with fans heading out from London facing a round trip of 2,500 miles to attend the game.
 
Arsenal are also liaising with the Foreign Office after it emerged season-ticket holders with dual British and Armenian citizenship have been denied visas to visit Baku because of tensions with neighbouring Azerbaijan.
 
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Gunners midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan, captain of the Armenia national team, missed the Europa League group game against Qarabag in Baku earlier this season because of the issue.
 
The club are now working with UEFA in the hope safety measures can be put in place to allow the 30-year-old to travel for the final as part of Unai Emery's squad.
 
UEFA also defended the decision to award the showpiece final to Baku.
 
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Marchetti's letter continued: "It goes without saying that an all-English final played by two London teams was not a very predictable event at the time of the appointment. There is little doubt that this has added significant difficulties to the event logistics.
 
"We are really sorry for the problems that your (and Chelsea's) fans are encountering trying to organise their journey to Baku.
 
"Our experts are keenly working on this matter with a view to help find cheaper solutions for travelling fans. We would welcome a joint effort with your club in this respect."
 
Governing body UEFA also highlighted the logistical issues taken into consideration when awarding a final to a host city, stressing "mobility and accommodation are obviously key criteria".
 
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On the issue of ticket allocation, UEFA maintained the "high volatility in the number of fans following the two finalist teams" was always a factor – one which had been exacerbated by two well-supported English clubs making the final.
 
The letter added: "It is therefore not advisable to establish the tickets quota of the two finalist teams as a proportion of capacity rather than on statistically based realistic figures."
 
UEFA, though, maintained "fans are a priority… and all of them around Europe should have the chance to enjoy unique moments of top football."
 
Marchetti's letter to Arsenal finished with the message: "I trust your understanding as men of sport and representatives of a club with a long and glorious tradition and solid sporting principles. I confirm our availability to work with you in order to find helpful solutions for your fans."
 
Press Association Sport has contacted both Arsenal and Chelsea for comment.