Author: Khoyetsian Rose

TURKEY CANCELS TURKISH-SWEDISH SUMMIT

PanARMENIAN.Net
12.03.2010 15:23 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkish-Swedish summit, scheduled for March 17,
2010 has been canceled, press office of the prime minister of Turkey
reported. According to the statement, Recep Tayyip Erdogan also
canceled his visit to the country. Office of the prime minister of
Turkey issued a statement condemning the approval of the Armenian
Genocide resolution by the Swedish Parliament. According to the
statement, the Turkish government and public do not agree with the
decision of the Swedish Parliament.

On March 11 the Swedish Parliament recognized the Armenian Genocide
(131 votes in favor and 130 against), as well as the Genocides of
Assyrians and Pontic Greeks in the Ottoman Empire.

ARMENIAN KEEP GREATER PART OF AZERBAIJAN’S KARABAKH UNDER CONTROL

news.az
March 12 2010
Azerbaijan

Armenian separatists supported by Armenia still control a greater
part of Nagorno Karabakh region of Azerbaijan and seven adjacent
Azerbaijani regions

A statement of the US Department of State on human rights in 2009
on Azerbaijan also says that the shooting on the front line led to
numerous victims on the front line. The Foreign Ministry reported
two victims among civilians along the contact line in 2009.

According to the National Anti-Mine Agency, two people died in the
result of mine explosion including a civilian. 17 people including
15 civilians were wounded.

28 TURKS, 2 ARMENIANS IN BILLIONAIRES LIST OF FORBES

news.az
March 11 2010
Azerbaijan

Forbes logo Forbes said this economic situation raised the number of
Turkish billionaires in the list.

Forbes magazine’s annual list of billionaires has been published and
for the first time in 16 years, a person from outside the US leads
the rankings: Mexico’s Carlos Slim Helú beat Bill Gates and Warren
Buffett for the top spot.

Armenian-American tycoon Kirk Kerkorian ranked 307th, dropping from
last year’s 209th place, with a net worth of $3.1 billion (as compared
to $5 bn last year). The other Armenian billionaire on Forbes’ list
is self-made Russian businessman Danil Khachaturov (at number 828),
who has a net worth of $1.2 billion, up $0.8 billion from last year.

Twenty-eight Turks took place in the 2010 billionaires list of US
financial magazine Forbes.

Luisa Kroll, one of the editors of the magazine, said Turkish lira
(TL) gained value against the USD made more Turks be included in the
billionaires list.

Husnu Ozyegin, the owner of the FIBA Holding, is the richest Turkish
person with 3 billion USD of wealth, according to the list.

Ozyegin was ranked the 316th in the list, and Mehmet Emin Karamehmet,
the owner of Cukurova Holding, was at the 342nd place with 2.9 billion
USD of wealth.

CALMY-REY: ARMENIA AND TURKEY SHOULD RESOLVE DISAGREEMENTS TO FACILITATE NORMALIZATION PROCESS

PanARMENIAN.Net
11.03.2010 21:37 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian and Turkish officials should come together
and resolve their disagreements to facilitate the ongoing normalization
process between the two countries, Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline
Calmy-Rey said on Tuesday.

The minister spoke after Mario Fehr, a Social Democratic member
of the Swiss National Council, submitted a motion to the federal
government on Monday asking whether the recent conviction of three
Turkish citizens by a Swiss court for denying the Armenian Genocide
would have any particular impact on the federal government’s approach
toward the Armenian massacres of 1915 in Ottoman Empire.

Switzerland mediated closed-door talks between Armenia and Turkey
for over a year on ways to restore diplomatic relations and open
their mutual border before the two parties announced on April 22,
2009, that they had reached an agreement on a road map to normalize
their relations.

Calmy-Rey, in her answer to Fehr’s motion, first noted that the federal
government was not in a position to comment on legal decisions in
line with the principle of separation of powers. Recalling an earlier
statement on the issue dated March 13, 2009, Calmy-Rey reiterated,
"The federal government had stated that Armenia and Turkey should be
encouraged to discuss these historical issues in a constructive manner
that would also facilitate the ongoing rapprochement between the two
countries." She added, "The federal government notes with pleasure
that the two countries signed two protocols aimed at the normalization
of these two countries’ relations on Oct. 10, 2009, in Zurich."

Ankara-based sources told the Anatolia news agency that Calmy-Rey’s
answer is meant to emphasize that Armenian massacres of 1915 in
Ottoman Empire should be dealt with in line with the protocols,
which contain an agreement to establish a historical commission to
look at the 1915 events.

AZERBAIJAN HOLD PARADE IN FRONT LINE CITY

news.az
March 11 2010
Azerbaijan

The divisions of the Interior Troops of Azerbaijan held a parade in
Barda which is not far from the Armenian-Azerbaijani front line.

The parade along the central streets of Barda included over 200
servicemen, about 50 light and armored technique, BTR of N military
unit. The local population was inspired at seeing the division of
the armed forces on parade.

Such events will further be conducted. They aim at raising the
military and patriotic spirit primarily among the young people of
the Karabakh regions.

GORAN LENNMARKER: IT IS HIGH TIME TO PASS A DECISION ON NAGORNO KARABAKH CONFLICT

APA
March 9 2010
Azerbaijan

Tbilisi. Nizami Mammadzadeh – APA. "I regard the present situation
concerning Nagorno Karabakh conflict as the stage to pass a decision,"
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s special representative for Nagorno
Karabakh and Georgia Goran Lennmarker told APA’s Georgia bureau.

Goran Lennmarker said he would pay visits to Yerevan and Baku after
finishing meetings in Georgia.

"We will hold very important meetings, also meet with presidents of
the two countries. I think it is high time to find the solution to the
Karabakh conflict. I think the activity of the Minsk Group means that
there is a basis to find the solution to the problem. But the most
important is to find the solution that will satisfy both presidents.

The settlement of the problem is more important for Azerbaijan,
because Azerbaijan has a lot of refugees and IDPs. Their right to
return to their homes should be restored," he said.

Goran Lennmarker also said that progress was observed in the solution
to Nagorno Karabakh problem.

"Meetings continue on the level of foreign ministers and presidents
basing on the proposals of OSCE Minsk Group. I would regard the
present situation as the time to pass a decision. Taking into account
the present opportunities, the presidents should try to reach an
agreement on the solution to the problem," he said.

‘DOCTOR DEATH’ CHANGES HIS MIND ABOUT VISITING ARMENIA

PanARMENIAN.Net
09.03.2010 20:09 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ An American doctor of Armenian descent Jack
Kevorkian, better known as Doctor Death, has not arrived in Armenia.

As informed sources told PanARMENIAN.Net, Jack Kevorkian was supposed
to arrive in Yerevan from Berlin, where he visited his sister,
but missed the plane. He later decided not to come to Armenia and
immediately return to the United States.

As previously reported, Jack Kevorkian was supposed to arrive in
Yerevan today, on March 9.

"Doctor Death" Jack Kevorkian is an American pathologist, right-to-die
activist, painter, composer, and instrumentalist. He is most noted
for publicly championing a terminal patient’s right to die via
physician-assisted suicide; he claims to have assisted more than
hundred terminally ill people to that end. In each of the above
mentioned cases, the individuals themselves allegedly took the final
action which resulted in their own deaths. He famously said that
"dying is not a crime." Between 1999 and 2007, Kevorkian served eight
years of a 10-to-25-year prison sentence for second-degree murder. He
was released on parole on June 1, 2006, due to good behavior.

SERZH SARGSYAN, NICOLAS SARKOZY TO MEET IN PARIS

PanARMENIAN.Net
09.03.2010 12:28 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan departed for France
on an official visit on March 9. The RA delegation includes Foreign
Minister Edward Nalbandian, Diaspora Minister Hranush Hakobyan and
chairman of Armenia-France parliamentary friendship group Ara Babloyan.

President Sargsyan is scheduled to meet with his French counterpart
Nicolas Sarkozy, Senate President Gerard Larcher, National Assembly
Speaker Bernard Accoyer to discuss Armenian-French relations and
urgent regional issues.

Meetings with the Armenian community of France are also on the
President’s agenda.

Armenia, Slovenia hold political consultations

armradio.am
06.03.2010 13:27

Political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of
Armenia and Slovenia were held in Ljubljana chaired by Armenian Deputy
Foreign Minister Karine Ghazinyan and Slovenian Deputy Foreign
Minister Dragolyuba Benchina.

The parties discussed issues related to bilateral and multilateral
cooperation, international and regional developments, the Eastern
partnership Program, the cooperation between the two countries within
international organizations.

Touching upon the collaboration between Armenia and Slovenia in the
political, trade-economic and scientific-cultural fields, the parties
attached importance to the intensification of the political dialogue
and the full utilization of the existing economic potential.

The parties voiced hope that the consultations between the Ministries
of Foreign Affairs would become regular and contribute to the
deepening of bilateral ties.

NKR President Sends Condolences to Abkhazia President for Ardzinba’s Death

17:26 – 05.03.10

Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) President Bako Sahakyan sent a letter
of condolence for the death of Vladislav Ardzinba to Republic of
Abkhazia President Sergey Baghapsh, reads a press release issued by
the central information department of the NKR President.

The letter reads:

`Abkhazia and its people suffered a great loss. The first President of
the Republic of Abkhazia Vladislav Ardzinba has departed this life.

`Vladislav Ardzinba stood at the origins of the national-liberation
movement of Abkhazia, leading the republic at the most crucial period
of its history. Under his governance, Abkhazia overcame all hardships
with flying colors, embarked firmly on the path of further
strengthening its statehood.

`Vladislav Ardzinba is widely known – far beyond Abkhazia. He enjoys
deep respect in Artsakh [Nagorno-Karabakh].

`On the behalf of the people and the authorities of the
Nagorno-Karabagh Republic, I express my condolences and support to you
and the people of Abkhazia for this irretrievable loss.’

Tert.am