PRESIDENT SARGSYAN OFF TO KAZAKHSTAN
armradio.am
18.12.2009 12:43
President Serzh Sargsyan left for Kazakhstan today on a three-day
working visit to participate in the non-official summit of the Heads
of State of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
>From 2010 Kazakhstan will assume the presidency of the Organization
for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
TIGRAN SARGSIAN RECEIVES DEPUTY HEAD OF RF FEDERAL SERVICE OF MILITARY-TECHNICAL COOPERATION KONSTANTIN BIRYULIN
NOYAN TAPAN
DECEMBER 17, 2009
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 17, NOYAN TAPAN. On December 16, RA Prime Minister
Tigran Sargsian received Deputy Head of the RF Federal Service
of Military-Technical Cooperation, Russian side’s Chairman of the
Intergovernmental Commission of Armenian-Russian Military-Technical
Cooperation Konstantin Biryulin and the delegation led by him.
According to the RA government Information and Public Relations
Department, the interlocutors discussed issues regarding further
deepening of military and military-technical cooperation.
ARMENIAN HUMANITARIAN SEMINARY OF CALCUTTA MARKS KOMITAS’ 140TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY
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16.12.2009 16:43 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Armenian Humanitarian Seminary of Calcutta has
marked the 140th birth anniversary of Komitas. The ceremony was held
in the newly-opened hall of seminary’s repaired building.
The event was attended by Armenian Ambassador to India Ara Hakobyan,
Head of Humanitarian Seminary of Calcutta Khoren Hovhannisyan and
Armenian community representatives.
"Komitas’ music converts an atheist to a believer, inspiring him with
love. That’s a music which ennobles," Khoren Hovhannisyan said.
TURKEY: TWO PEOPLE KILLED IN KURDISH DEMONSTRATION
PanARMENIAN.Net
16.12.2009 14:49 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Two people were shot dead and several were wounded
Tuesday during a Kurdish demonstration in southeastern Turkey on the
fifth day of unrest triggered by a court ban on the country’s main
Kurdish party.
The violence in Bulanik town, in the mainly Kurdish province of Mus,
came after protestors attacked shops during a march to denounce the
banning of the Democratic Society Party (DTP), the town’s mayor Ziya
Akkaya told.
A shopkeeper, armed with an assault rifle, opened fire on the crowd
after the windows of his shop were broken and his vehicle was torched
by the protestors.
Seven other people were wounded in the attack, the province’s deputy
governor Ali Edip Budan told, adding that the assailant was detained.
There have been daily protests in the southeast and east of Turkey –
as well as major western towns with large numbers of Kurdish migrants
– since Friday when the constitutional court banned the DTP, AFP
reported.
DARCHINYAN IS AFTER REMATCH BOUTS WITH DONAIRE, AGBEKO
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15.12.2009 13:40 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ WBC/WBA 115 pound champion Vic Darchinyan is after
rematch bouts with Nonito Donaire and Joseph Agbeko after destroying
Mexico’s Tomaz Rojas in two rounds at the Agua Caliente Casino in
Rancho Mirage, California, US, on Saturday.
Both Donaire and Agbeko scored upset victories over Darchinyan.
"I want rematches," Darchinyan was quoted by Fightnews.com as saying.
"Every night when I sleep I am thinking about when I’ll fight those
guys. It’s in my dreams."
Darchinyan’s American promoter, Gary Shaw, confirmed he was working
on a fight with the Filipino Donaire.
Darchinyan suffered his first career defeat to Donaire and lost his
International Boxing Federation and International Boxing Organization
flyweight titles via a devastating fifth-round stoppage in 2007.
"He always calls me out. He’s always doing that. There’s nothing new
about Darchinyan. That’s how he is and that’s how he’ll be. If they can
make the fight happen that’s fine. I’m well ready for this fight and
I’m actually excited to see that the fight will happen," said Donaire.
CSTO RRF TO BE RE-EQUIPPED IN 2010
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15.12.2009 15:40 GMT+04:00l
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)
will re-equip the Rapid Reaction Force (RRF) in 2010, CSTO Secretary
General Nikolay Bordyuzha said during a Yerevan-Moscow TV space bridge.
According to him, formation of the peacekeeping capacity will be
completed and joint training of peacekeeping forces will be launched
next year. As to the possibility of deploying Russia’s military base in
Central Asia, Mr. Bordyuzha said that he does not see such a necessity.
CHINESE-ARMENIANS MET IN BEIJING
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15.12.2009 21:37 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On Saturday, December 12, the Armenian Embassy in
China hosted a meeting with Chinese-Armenians. The event was attended
by Armenians residing in Beijing, Shanghai, Jincheng. Guandjou and
Honk Kong.
In his welcoming speech, Armenian Ambassador to China Armen Sargsyan
promised Chinese-Armenians to provide Embassy’s support to their
funding-related problems and organization of various event.
The diplomat attached special importance to such events which may help
strengthen Armenians’ ties with their homeland, RA Foreign Ministry’s
press service reports.
ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS TO BE SUBSISTED FOR ADB RATIFICATION IN JUNE 2010
PanARMENIAN.Net
09.12.2009 17:24 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Yerevan Mayor Gagik Beglaryan met Asian Development
Bank (ADB) delegation.
As Yerevan Transportation Program manager Arno Dauf noted, road
construction programs will be submitted for ADB ratification in
June 2010.
Yerevan Mayor’s Office-initiated programs envisage construction of
3 road stations.
Besides, the construction of a new pedestrian crossing connecting
Sayat Nova Street to Yeritasardakan subway station is planned.
The parties discussed a possibility of financing schedule expedition,
preparatory works as well as collaboration directions.
ARMENIA-TURKEY RECONCILIATION MAY BE SIGN OF DETERIORATION IN US-TURKISH TIES: HURRIYET
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14:38 / 12/10/2009
"Failure to implement the Ankara-Yerevan normalization deal will
likely strengthen ‘genocide bills’ in US Congress," Turkish Hurriyet
daily reports.
"Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s talks with U.S. President
Barack Obama at the White House earlier this week have mostly been
viewed as a success by analysts. However, an uphill reconciliation
process between Turkey and Armenia may be the sign of a creeping
deterioration in U.S.-Turkish ties next year," the source reads.
"The issue at the root of the problem is the unresolved
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Turkey’s
close friend and ally. Erdogan told Obama that reopening the border
before progress is achieved in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict would ruin
Turkey’s ties with Azerbaijan and be viewed as completely unacceptable
to Turkish voters," the daily informs. "The normalization process
between Turkey and Armenia is very much related to these issues,"
Erdogan emphasized.
"But even at a time when Washington is pushing for the normalization
process to be implemented ‘without preconditions and within a
reasonable timeframe,’ analysts agree that strong progress toward
putting an end to the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute seems unlikely, at
least in the short term. These all point to a potential stall in the
Turkey-Armenia reconciliation process," the source outlines.
ARMENIA-TURKEY NORMALIZATION WILL RESULT IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE STABILITY IN THE REGION
Anna Nazaryan
"Radiolur"
10.12.2009 16:06
The official welcome ceremony for the President of Latvia, Valdis
Zatlers, took place at the President’s Office today, followed by a
face-to-face meeting between the Presidnets of Armenia and Latvia.
Greeting his Latvian counterpart, President Serzh Sargsyan said:
"Although this is the first visit between our countries, but over the
past year we have had a number of opportunities to exchange views. The
intensification of the political dialogue evidences the willingness
of our countries to deepen the bilateral relations, and your visit
is a good proof of this."
"I’m glad to visit Armenia. The Latvian side has business interests
in Armenia, that’s why more than ten businessmen accompany me today,"
Latvian President Valdis Zatlers said. The meeting of the Presidents
was followed by a joint press conference.
Valdis Zatlers told reporters that "good will is necessary for
normalization of the Armenian Turkish relations. "The signing of the
protocols was a great step and a positive impulse for solution of
global issues, as well," he said.
"It’s very important for Turkey to understand that stability will
be established in the region when the Armenian-Turkish relations are
normalized," President Serzh Sargsyan said.
"The Republic of Armenia is willing to meet its international
commitments, i.e. ratify the Armenian-Turkish protocols, and expects
the same from Turkey. I have declared that if Turkey drags out the
ratification of the protocols, Armenia will use the opportunities
provided by international law. I declare now that I have instructed the
corresponding state bodies to prepare amendments to our legislations
regarding the signing, ratification and cancellation of international
agreements," President Sargsyan said.
The attempts to tie the Karabakh issue to the Armenia-Turkey
normalization will lead to a failure, President Sargsyan said and
added: "I have forwarded the protocols to the Constitutional Court
and the discussion will take place on January 12, 2010," the Armenian
President stated.
"Everyone should understand that the more the ratification process
drags out, the more obstacles appear. The political developments
might hider the process in the future," he added.