Ankara Hopes For Progress On Karabakh Issue: Sensoy

ANKARA HOPES FOR PROGRESS ON KARABAKH ISSUE: SENSOY

news.am
Nov 13 2009
Armenia

Ankara will switch Armenian-Turkish relations into a new track through
Protocols’ signing. In addition, the establishment of diplomatic
relations will be followed by the border opening and communication,
Turkish Ambassador to U.S. Nabi Sensoy told APA news agency.

"To our mind, this will benefit not only Armenian-Turkish relations,
but also the peace, stability and security in the South Caucasus,
particularly to settlement of &’frozen’ conflicts," Sensoy stated.

The diplomat said that Ankara hopes for a progress in
Armenia-Azerbaijan talks over Nagorno-Karabakh. "Turkey will always
continue to keep Azerbaijan’s interests a priority," he underlined.

"Turkey will continue its efforts aimed at active encouragement of
the final solution of the conflict, based on the territorial integrity
and sovereignty of Azerbaijan," the Ambassador concluded.

"5 Years Together: Improving Maternal And Child Health" Project Summ

"5 YEARS TOGETHER: IMPROVING MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH" PROJECT SUMMED UP IN YEREVAN

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
12.11.2009 19:41 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Outcomes of the "NOVA" project of the Agency for
International Development summed up in Yerevan today. In frames of
"NOVA", the project "5 Years Together: Improving Maternal and Child
Health" was implemented. During the event, held on November 12 the
outcomes and achievements of the program related to availability and
quality of services for safe reproduction in the villages, as well
as maternal and child health services have been presented.

18 training centers and 29 teams for quality assurance and training
of more than 2,5 thousand paramedics have been created in frames of
the program launched in 2004.

12 successful schools for mothers, 277 rural health clinics and 10
medical centers of regional importance have been opened. To address
the problems at the community level 129 rural health clinics has
been renovated.

"The results of the program would be so great that will be felt for
years to come," Deputy Minister of Health of Armenia Tatul Hakobyan
said.

Ruben Abrahamian Appointed Honorary Consul Of RA To Uruguay

RUBEN ABRAHAMIAN APPOINTED HONORARY CONSUL OF RA TO URUGUAY

Noyan Tapan
11.11.2009

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 11, NOYAN TAPAN. According to RA Foreign Minister’s
2009 September 16 order, citizen of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Ruben Abrahamian was appointed Honorary Consul of RA to Uruguay,
residence Montevideo.

R. Abrahamian was invited to the Foreign Ministry of Uruguay on October
30 where he was given Uruguay’s Foreign Minister’s decision recognizing
Ruben Abrahamian as Honorary Consul of RA to Uruguay and exequature.

According to the RA Foreign Ministry Press and Information Department,
the opening ceremony of RA Honorary Consul’s office in Montevideo is
planned to be held in late November.

ANCA Chairman Called On Armenians Worldwide To Choose Survival Over

ANCA CHAIRMAN CALLED ON ARMENIANS WORLDWIDE TO CHOOSE SURVIVAL OVER SURRENDER

PanARMENIAN.Net
12.11.2009 10:58 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA)
Chairman Ken Hachikian called on Armenians worldwide to choose
survival over surrender, in his remarks before federal, state,
and local public officials, a broad array of coalition partners,
and hundreds of community leaders gathered on November 8th at the
Pasadena Convention Center for the ANC-Western Region’s annual banquet.

"The tavern keepers of our day argue that the path they advocate will
lead to peace and prosperity, when, in reality, it only defers the day
when our nation will pay the full price for their surrender. They would
have us accept – under foreign pressure – the "Protocols" being forced
upon the Armenian nation, even though they clearly threaten Armenia’s
security, abandon the rights of all Armenians, and cast doubt on the
Armenian Genocide. They would have us adopt the Madrid Principles,
which trade the surrender of vast Armenian lands, today, in return
for a vague promise that Azerbaijan may someday allow a decision on
Artsakh’s future status," Ken Hachikian said. "This is clearly the
road to an unconditional surrender, the path to appeasement, and the
slippery slope of accommodation," he said.

"Let me be clear: It is on this road that we will witness the death of
the Armenian Cause and, with it, the viability of the Armenian nation.

The choice, for us. We must reject retreat. We must reject surrender
– on the Protocols, the Madrid Principles, justice for our nation,
and freedom for our people – and choose instead a path forward based
on hope and wisdom, not fear," the ANCA Chairman said.

During The Nine Months Of The Running Year 75 Charity Programs Of Th

DURING THE NINE MONTHS OF THE RUNNING YEAR 75 CHARITY PROGRAMS OF THE SOCIAL SPHERE HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE ARMENIAN LABOR AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS MINISTRY

ARMENPRESS
Nov 10, 2009

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 10, ARMENPRESS: During the nine months of the running
year 75 charity programs of the social sphere have been sent to the
Armenian Labor and Social Affairs Ministry. Head of the ministry’s
charity programs coordinating department Martin Mkhitaryan told
Armenpress that the ministry has presented a relevant suggestions
which have been taken into consideration. The presented programs are
of different nature – food, clothes, stationary, etc.

M. Mkhitaryan noted that in recent period the distribution of food
is of very small percentage. The biggest food distribution program
in Armenia was implemented within the framework of UN "World Food
Program". Within the framework of the program 35,000 families –
handicapped, parentless children, families with many children –
were ensured with food. This year the program has not been implemented.

The programs presented to the ministry also have programs of support to
children’s houses, old people’s houses within the framework of which
not only clothes, stationary will be provided but the establishments
will be reconstructed.

40.3 Billion Drams Allocated To Transport And Communication Sector U

40.3 BILLION DRAMS ALLOCATED TO TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION SECTOR UNDER 2010 DRAFT STATE BUDGET OF ARMENIA

Noyan Tapan
Nov 9, 2009

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN. Under the 2010 draft state budget of
Armenia, it is envisaged allocating 40.3 billion drams to transport
and communication sector (including the projects implemented with
loans and grants from foreign sources) which is less by 5.3bn drams
compared to the actual sum expected for 2009. 25bn drams of the
indicated sum are funds from foreign sources, which exceeds the
actual index expected for 2009 by 5.9bn drams. Expenditures in the
amount of remaining 15bn drams will be incurred from domestic sources,
First Deputy Minister of Finance Pavel Safarian said at the November
6 joint sitting of the National Assemly Standing Committees.

The 2010 draft state budget was calculated based on the settlement
exchange rate of 376 drams per dollar.

Armenia’s Foreign Debt To Total 3.5bn In 2010

ARMENIA’S FOREIGN DEBT TO TOTAL 3.5BN IN 2010
Hasmik Dilanyan

"Radiolur"
10.11.2009 17:27

A 15% economic decline will be registered in Armenia by the end of
this year, Gagik Minasyan, Chairman of the Standing Committee on
Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs of the National assembly,
told a press conference.

Some economic growth is expected next year, but the forecasts may
prove false. "The analyses show that Armenia has reached the bottom
of economic decline, but, unfortunately, we cannot make forecasts
about economic growth," Minasyan said.

He said that Armenia’s foreign debt will reach U.S. $3bn this year,
and U.S. $3.5bn next year. O compare, Armenia’s foreign debt totaled
1.5bn in 23008."Armenia is negotiating to attract credits now,"
Minasyan said. He also pointed out that the unallowable limit of
foreign debt is 50%, but Armenia has not yet reached the point.

OIC, BSEC, GUAM: Azerbaijan Entangled With Foreign-Policy Partners

OIC, BSEC, GUAM: AZERBAIJAN ENTANGLED WITH FOREIGN-POLICY PARTNERS
Armen Gevorgyan

news.am
Nov 10 2009
Armenia

President Ilham Aliyev has actually boycotted the sitting of
the Standing Committee on Economic and Commercial Cooperation,
Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), in Istanbul. Deputy Minister
of Economic Development Sevinj Gasanova is representing Azerbaijan,
which is unequivocal evidence of deeper political disagreements between
Baku and Ankara. The other OIC member-states are represented by the
Presidents and Prime Ministers.

What is more, Azerbaijani Vice-Premier Abid Sharifov attended a
reception at the Turkish Embassy in Baku on the occasion of Turkey’s
Independence Day, while President Ilham Aliyev visited a Russian
village in one of the regions thereby trying to suggest a threat of
Baku’s "geopolitical turn."

It is worth recalling Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s statement
during his recent visit to Kuwait. The Armenian leader stated that
Azerbaijan is manipulating the OIC member-states, trying to cash in on
religious solidarity. "A lack of awareness of the Artsakh problem,
Azerbaijan’s impermissible attempts to cash in on the factor of
religious solidarity often result in wrong decisions made by the
Organization of Islamic Conference," the Armenian leader stated at
his meeting with the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah IV Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber
Al-Sabah.

In this respect, the Azeri leaders not participating in the Istanbul
sitting meets Armenia’s interests. The participants themselves will
be able to understand the policy of Azerbaijan, which is trying to
reap dividends from the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process irrespective of
the international agencies’ aims. It is common knowledge that even the
projects implemented by the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization
(BSEC), which aims at creating conditions for the region’s economic
and communication integration, encounter obstacles set by Azerbaijan.

President Aliyev’s visit to the Russian village is a "touching" signal
for Moscow: "if our Turkish brothers are befooling us, we are ready
to befool them in a team with Russians." Aliyev has made initial
steps by signing a contract for the supply is a symbolic amount of
gas to Russia with Gasprom. The Azeri leader must have thought that
his step would help him to gain Moscow’s favor to an extent that it
would revise its position on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and its
relations with Armenia. We see, however, that Russia is among the
key lobbyists for the unblocking of the Armenian-Russian border,
as it is in Armenia, rather than in Azerbaijan, that Russia has its
only military base in the region, which is actually blocked as well.

Russia has actually created a powerful energy basis in Armenia and is
preparing for exporting energy to Turkey. Russia is getting ready to
open a window on Iran in Armenia. And, finally, Russia will participate
in a nuclear-power plant construction project in Armenia.

The "anti-Russian" Transcaspian gas pipeline, which has not so far
been constructed, may well run southward, to Armenia through Iran,
and will thus serve the interests of Armenia and Russia – and,
incidentally, of Turkey.

So President Ilham Aliyev can be advised to visit a Georgian village
when the OIC holds its next meeting. Azerbaijan, with its limited gas
reserves and lack of direct communication with Central Asia, appears
to be of interest to Georgia alone. We would like to warn the Azeri
leader against visiting Kvemo Kartli, which is part of the Georgian
territory. Azerbaijan is known to respect that country’s territorial
integrity, Georgia being Azerbaijan’s partner within GUAM.

Presentation Of "G. Sundukyan On Georgian Scene In The XIX Century (

PRESENTATION OF "G. SUNDUKYAN ON GEORGIAN SCENE IN THE XIX CENTURY (1874-1903)" BECAME CELEBRATION IN TBILISI

PanARMENIAN.Net
09.11.2009 14:59 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The presentation of Ida Babayan’s "G. Sundukyan
on Georgian scene in the XIX century (1874-1903)" which was held in
Petroos Adamyan Armenian Dramatic Theatre, Tbilisi. The event which
brought together professionals of Armenian and Georgian theatre became
a real celebration.

Beginning the 1970s, Ida Babayan studied archive materials. Her first
book was published by government order in 2008 upon the initiatives
of RA NAS Institute of Art (Edit Print publishing house). The book
comprised 250 illustrations depicting the XIX century Tbilisi. Painted
by Armenian and Georgian artists, they not only help form proper
understanding of those times, but also prove Armenians’ considerable
role in Georgia’s rich cultural-theatrical life.

In her conclusion, the author wrote the following lines, "Georgia’s
theatrical culture in the second half of the XIX century was marked
by the richness of drama literature, but the artistic phenomenon of G.

Sundukyan was of special importance. It played crucial role in the
process of both the renaissance and further activities of theatre,
contributed to the formation of an entire chain of actors, strengthened
theatre and served as a breeding ground for solving actual problems,
thus producing artistic influence upon Georgian society’s spiritual
life."

Armenian and Georgian theatrical figures attending the ceremony
stressed the importance of presenting such works in a proper manner.

Doctor of Art Mikhail Kalandarishvili, Vice Chair of Georgian Writers’
Union Revaz Mishveladze and merited Art Worker Nvard Asatryan agreed
that "The large-scale presentation, whose program includef theatrical
and musical performances, became a real bridge between Armenia and
Georgia. It promoted active cultural ties between both countries’
theatrical figures."

Karapetyan: A Wall Begins Surrounding Armenia

KARAPETYAN: A WALL BEGINS SURROUNDING ARMENIA

Aysor
Nov 9 2009
Armenia

"The fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago is a very positive developing
which has influenced not only German people but entire world and
all international relations," said Republican Party’s member Lernik
Aleksanyan at the press-conference referring to the celebrating of the
20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Tigran Karapetyan,
leader of the People’s Party of Armenia, in his turn, said that the
Wall, which divided Berlin and the entire country for nearly three
decades, fell in time while similar wall begins now surround Armenia.

"We Armenians have to take into consideration that we are locked from
the four winds. It is not necessary that you can see the real existing
wall to be able to imagine it," he said adding that difficulties in
taking care of all spread all over the world Armenians, especially,
of those in Javakheti (Georgia) grow.

"We can’t even send books to our compatriots in Javakheti. Armenia’s
authorities must discuss the issue of easing the way to Armenians
of Javakheti. Despite this is an invisible wall, it really exists,"
said Tigran Karapetyan.