Author: Mary Lazarian

Հայաստանը հետաքրքիր տեղ է ներդրում անելու համար. ՀՀ նախագահ

Mary Lazarian
  • 28.11.2018

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Պաշտոնական այցով Գերմանիայի Դաշնային Հանրապետությունում գտնվող նախագահ Արմեն Սարգսյանը նոյեմբերի 28-ին աշխատանքային նախաճաշ է ունեցել գերմանական մի շարք առաջատար ընկերությունների ղեկավարների հետ, որոնք գործունեություն են ծավալում Հայաստանում կամ հետաքրքրված են Հայաստանի հետ համագործակցությամբ: Հանդիպումը կազմակերպվել է Գերմանիայում ՀՀ դեսպանության, OWC հրատարակչության, Գերմանիայի տնտեսության Արևելյան հանձնաժողովի ու «Արևելյան Եվրոպա. մանր ու միջին տնտեսվարողների միության» կողմից։


Հանդիպմանը մասնավորապես մասնակցել են «Ցեպելին», «Սիմենս», ՍԱՊ, «Նոկիա», «Շնայդեր գրուպ», «Էյրբաս գրուպ» և այլ ընկերությունների ղեկավարներ:


Նշելով, որ Հայաստանի տնտեսության ամենատարբեր ոլորտներում հաջողությամբ գործունեություն են ծավալում գերմանական կապիտալի մասնակցությամբ մի շարք ընկերություններ, նախագահ Սարգսյանը միևնույն ժամանակ համոզմունք է հայտնել, որ այդ ոլորտներն ընդլայնելու և փոխգործակցությունը խորացնելու դեռևս մեծ ներուժ կա:


Նշելով, որ 21-րդ դարն արագ փոփոխությունների ժամանակաշրջան է, հանրապետության նախագահն ասել է, որ Հայաստանը ճիշտ երկիր է, որը ճիշտ ժամանակին գտնվում է ճիշտ տեղում։ «Ճիշտ ժամանակն է, քանի որ մենք ապրում ենք 21-րդ դարասկզբին: Սա մի ժամանակաշրջան է, երբ ամեն բան շատ արագ է փոխվում: Գաղտնիք չէ, որ վերջերս ավարտել եմ իմ գիրքը, որը կոչվում է «Գլոբալ ռիսկերի քվանտային վարքագիծը»: Քվանտային ասելով նկատի չունեմ, որ կարելի է կիրառել քվանտային մեխանիկայի կանոնները: Քվանտայինը ենթադրում է, որ այդ վարքագիծն այլևս դասականը չէ: 21-րդ դարում փոփոխությունները դինամիկ են, սրընթաց և դրամատիկ: Միջոցները, որոնցով հնարավոր է կառավարել և նկարագրել ռիսկերը 21-րդ դարում, ևս դասականը չեն և չեն լինելու: Այս տեսանկյունից Հայաստանի համար ճիշտ ժամանակն է»,- ասել է նախագահ Սարգսյանը՝ նշելով, որ մարդկությունն ապրում է սրընթաց էվոլյուցիայի ժամանակաշրջանում, որտեղ տարեցտարի ամեն բան շատ ավելի արագ է փոփոխվում:


Հանրապետության նախագահն ասել է, որ Հայաստանը հազարավոր տարիներ եղել է քաղաքակրթությունների խաչմերուկում: «Այդ խաչմերուկն այսօր կարող է դառնալ կամուրջ, քանի որ այսօր Հայաստանը միակ երկիրն է, որը ԵԱՏՄ անդամ է, ինչը ենթադրում է, որ երկիրը ոչ թե 3 մլն, այլ ավելի քան 200 միլիոնանոց շուկա ունի, որը ներառում է Կենտրոնական Ասիան, Ռուսաստանը: Բացի այդ, Հայաստանը ստորագրել է խորը և համապարփակ համաձայնագիր Եվրամիության հետ, և մենք ցանկանում ենք խորացնել հարաբերությունները այդ կառույցի հետ: Այսինքն, Հայաստանը միակ երկիրն է, որը խորը հարաբերություններ ունի թե՛ Արևելքի, թե՛ Արևմուտքի հետ: Մեր երկիրը ճիշտ տեղում է»,- ընդգծել է Արմեն Սարգսյանը:


Հանրապետության նախագահը գործարարներին ներկայացրել է Հայաստանի տնտեսության գերակա ուղղությունները, ներդրումային գրավչությունը և գործարար միջավայրը, Հայաստանում բիզնես ծավալելու մրցակցային առավելությունները։ «Հայաստանը հետաքրքիր տեղ է ներդրում անելու համար: Երկիրը տարբեր ոլորտներում մեծ ներուժ ունի՝ սկսած գյուղատնտեսությունից մինչև թեթև արդյունաբերություն, բանկային ոլորտ և տեղեկատվական տեխնոլոգիաներ»,- ասել է նախագահ Սարգսյանը:


Հայաստանում գործունեություն ծավալող ընկերությունների ղեկավարները խոսել են իրենց ընթացիկ ծրագրերի, դրանց ընդլայնման հնարավորությունների մասին։


Հանդիպման մասնակից մյուս գործարարներին նախագահ Սարգսյանն առաջարկել է այցելել Հայաստան` տեղում ուսումնասիրելու և քննարկելու փոխշահավետ համագործակցության հեռանկարային ուղղությունները։

A1+: Robert Ghevondyan: Russia is Armenia’s ally with all its consequences

Mary Lazarian
  • 15:16 | November 26,2018 | Politics
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In a telephone conversation with A1+, candidate for political sciences Robert Ghevondyan said that what happened between the Russian and Ukrainian forces in the Azov Sea has a local nature.

“I do not think that this incident will have any significant impact on Armenia. In any case, Ukraine is an ally of Azerbaijan. Russia is Armenia’s ally, with all its consequences,” concluded Ghevondyan.

To note, on November 25, Russian frontier guards took control of the Azov Sea with three Ukrainian ships approaching the Crimean coast.

Armenia’s acting PM speaks about problems with Teghut mine

Mary Lazarian
News.am, Armenia
Nov 27 2018
Armenia's acting PM speaks about problems with Teghut mine Armenia's acting PM speaks about problems with Teghut mine

21:58, 27.11.2018
                  

Armenia's acting PM Nikol Pashinyan said in Alaverdi city during electoral campaign that Teghut mine will be exploited after its tailing dump is renovated.

“This issue has been in my focus since the first day I was elected Prime Minister. When Teghut mine was exploited, it happened as a result of the 380 million USD credit received from Russian VTB bank. This February it turned out that there are problems with the tailing dump and a renovation is necessary for continuing the exploitation. Conditioned by this, they tried to take another loan, but failed to pay the previous loan. They also couldn’t take a new loan for the renovation of the tailing dump, sine both Teghut and the copper smelter were hypothecated for the previous loan. As a result, the Government invited VTB and Vallex and told them to negotiate and find a solution. As a result, Teghut passed under the control of the bank. We set an obligation before the bank to attract a new operator who will exploit that mine. Now our compatriot, Russian-Armenian Norik Petrosyan has set to that work. We have brought forward a precondition and set a task before Petrosyan, which is that there should be so many jobs at Teghut that in case this case is prolonged, the employees of the copper smelter could find a job at Teghut”, Pashinyan said.

According to the acting PM, some time is necessary to putting the mine into operation.

“It’s impossible to exploit the mine without the renovation of that tailing dump. Nearly 14 million USD is necessary for that, after which that mine will again operate”, Pashinyan said.

First Armenia-made military robot tested

Mary Lazarian
News.am, Armenia
Nov 10 2018
First Armenia-made military robot tested First Armenia-made military robot tested

11:27, 10.11.2018

YEREVAN. – A video posted on YouTube shows the tests of the first Armenia-made military robot.

SCORPION IS-15 is one meter and twenty centimeters long and weighs 370 kilos. It can move with speed of 40 km per hour.

Video at

168: Mkhitaryan named Man of the Match in Arsenal-Sporting

Mary Lazarian
| 14:10 | November 9 2018
Category
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Armenia’s Henrikh Mkhitaryan, the midfielder of London’s Arsenal, has been named Man of the Match of the Arsenal – Sporting Europa League match that ended 0:0.

Gunners forward Danny Welbeck has suffered a “very big injury” after he was carried off on a stretcher during his side’s Europa League game against Sporting Lisbon on Thursday, BBC reported.

Arsenal secured a place in the last 32.

“He is at the hospital. The news is that we are going to wait, but we think it’s a serious injury,” said Arsenal boss Unai Emery.

Welbeck was hurt in the 25th minute when he jumped for a header and landed badly on his right ankle.

Some of Welbeck’s team-mates were also visibly affected by the incident.

“They saw it was a big injury,” added Emery.

Christians blast Israeli bill for threatening their property

Mary Lazarian
La Croix International, France
Friday
Christians blast Israeli bill for threatening their property
 
Three churches object, claiming it would allow state to seize their buildings in Jerusalem
 
 
 
Three churches including one affiliated with the Catholic Church’s Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem are trying to block draft legislation in Israel that would strip them of property in Jerusalem, Israeli radio reported.
 
The bill that is being deliberated would allow the state to seize control of buildings in the historic city that the Greek Orthodox Church has already sold to private developers, according to albawaba.com.
 
The piece of legislation has been proposed by a member of the Knesset for the centrist Kulanu Party.
 
In objection, a joint letter threatening action has been sent to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by Jerusalem’s Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III, Armenian Orthodox Patriarch Nourhan Manojian, and Custos of the Holy Land Francesco Patton (affiliated with the Latin Patriarchate).
 
“We call upon you, Mr. Prime Minister, to act quickly and decisively to block this bill, whose unilateral promotion will compel the Churches to reciprocate,” the three religious leaders wrote.
 
“We strongly believe this bill constitutes a systematic and unprecedented attack on the Christians of the Holy Land and violates their most basic rights,” the letter continued.
 
Later in the missive they cite the bill as being one of the chief architects for “the crisis that developed between the Christian community in the Holy Land and the State of Israel last February.”
 
This was referring to a huge unpaid tax bill of US$186 million on church property that Jerusalem claimed it was owed at that time.
 
Israel courted controversy in July by passing a nation-state law that defines it as the homeland of the Jewish people and states that “the realization of the right to national self-determination in Israel is unique to the Jewish people.”
 
It also listed Hebrew as Israel’s official language.
 
Arab politicians responded by tearing it up in disgust and comparing it to apartheid and warning it signaled the end of democracy in the country.

Beirut: Aoun holds talks with visiting Armenian PM

Mary Lazarian
National News Agency Lebanon (NNA)
October 20, 2018 Saturday
Aoun holds talks with visiting Armenian PM
 
 
NNA – President of the Republic, Michel Aoun, met Saturday with Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, with talks centering on ways of promoting bilateral relations, activating the work of the joint governmental committee and recent regional developments.
  
Aoun welcomed Pashinyan at Baabda Palace this morning upon his arrival in Beirut on a 2-day visit, accompanied by an official Armenian delegation.
 
During their encounter, Aoun congratulated the Armenian PM on the success of the Francophone Summit held in Yerevan last week, thanking him for the warm hospitality extended to members of the Lebanese delegation attending the Summit.
 
He also praised the bilateral relations existing between the two countries, appreciating Armenia's contribution to the UNIFIL peacekeeping forces in the South. He stressed on the active role played by the Lebanese Armenians in their country's political and economic life, especially as they constitute a bridge of communication with Armenia.
 
The President also highlighted the importance of the agreements held between Lebanon and Armenia, calling for the conclusion of other pending agreements. Moreover, Aoun briefed Pashinyan on Lebanon's initiative of establishing the "Academy of Encounter and Dialogue", hoping that Armenia would be among the first states to sign its establishment agreement.
 
Pashinyan, in turn, thanked Aoun for his warm welcome and for attending the Francophone Summit in Yerevan, emphasizing the importance of the role played by Lebanon in the Francophone Organization.
 
The Armenian PM also stressed on strengthening Lebanese-Armenian bilateral relations, especially in the economic field, hoping for more coordination and collaboration between the relevant ministries of both countries.
 
Furthermore, Pashinyan expressed his country's support for Lebanon's decision to establish a "Human Academy for Encounter and Dialogue" which will allow for more communication between civilizations, religions and cultures. He said his country would continue to work within UNIFIL to maintain security and stability in the South of Lebanon, adding that the Armenian Defense Minister would visit his country's troops on the Lebanese border to confirm this support.
 
Touching on the mutual aspects shared between the Lebanese and Armenian peoples, PM Pashinyan hoped that the Lebanese-Armenian Joint Committee would hold a meeting soon to study the common issues and take appropriate decisions in favor of both countries.

OIF participants thanked Armenia for the high level of organization of the 17th Francophone Summit

Mary Lazarian 
Arminfo, Armenia
Oct 13 2018


OIF participants thanked Armenia for the high level of organization of
the 17th Francophone Summit

Yerevan October 12

Tatevik Shahunyan. Armenia, during its two-year presidency of the
International Organization of the Francophonie, intends to intensify
the cooperation of the WF with other international organizations, in
particular, the Council of Europe and UNESCO. The Minister of Foreign
Affairs of Armenia Zohrab Mnatsakanyan stated this at the final press
conference at the end of the 17th summit of the OIF.

He also stated that Armenia during its chairmanship will put emphasis
on the development of high technologies in the Francophone space. In
addition, another business forum will be organized, the focus of which
will be on regional integration into Francophone space.

Zohrabyan noted with satisfaction the high level of dialogue that was
achieved during the 17th summit of the organization in Yerevan. He
noted that the road map developed at the summit will be the cursor of
the work of the organization for the coming years. It focuses on the
principles of democracy, social equality, protection of human rights.

In turn, the Secretary of State at the Minister of Europe and Foreign
Affairs of France, Jean-Baptiste Lemoine, stressed the high level of
organization of the 170th Francophonie summit in Yerevan. He stated
that Francophone is able to solve many global problems; to this end,
it must intensify its cooperation with other international structures.
He also expressed satisfaction with the expansion of the structure due
to the membership of new states. Lemoine placed emphasis on solving
employment issues and raising the level of education in the
Francophone space.

The new Secretary General of the organization, the Minister of Foreign
Affairs of Rwanda, Louise Mushikivabo, thanked Armenia for the high
level of organization of the summit, as well as for the warm
impressions that each of the participants of the event will take with
them. She stressed that during her chairmanship in the organization
she intends to put emphasis on youth policy and on increasing the
level of involvement of the WPF in international processes.

Note that the OIF family unites 48 countries. The chairmanship in the
organization for two years passed to Armenia. The next summit in 2
years will be held in Togo. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Rwanda,
Louise Mushikivabo, was elected as the new gen of IOF.

‘We must unite around not only slogans, but the future we want to build,’ Canada’s PM Justin Trudeau says in Yerevan summit

Mary Lazarian
| 13:59 | October 11 2018
Category
Politics

The Francophonie Organization is an arena where states can listen to each other, and the country is a full member of the arena – be it a 99 million or 9 million population country, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in his remarks at the XVII summit of the International Organization of La Francophonie in Yerevan, Armenia.

“Together we were able to create a dimension where we are guided with mutual respect, where our states can develop, listen to each other, and all this in French language,” he said. “We must unite not only around our speeches, but also the future which we want to build. This summit is taking place at a very important time. We are obliged to reconsider our Living Together slogan, because we can overcome challenges only in the dimension of the Living Together slogan,” he said.

Trudeau highlighted the involvement of African countries in the organization.

“Africa today is considered the moving force of La Francophonie, taking into account the population and pace of development,” he said.

Trudeau also saluted Charles Aznavour, noting that he loved the singer very much. “The entire Francophone world united with an homage for Charles Aznavour. Charles saw all nuances of our language and cultures in detail. I see the same here also,” he said.

Trudeau thanked Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan, OIF Secretary General Michaelle Jean and the Armenian people.

168: Young people from Italy, Armenia, Georgia and Spain summarised their entrepreneurship achievements in Tbilisi (photos)

Mary Lazarian
| 14:56 | October 9 2018
Category
Society

On October 6, 2018 Tbilisi hosted the international conference “Youth Entrepreneurship” where delegations from Armenia, Georgia, Italy and Spain gathered to discuss entrepreneurship possibilities in tourism sector. The conference was organized within the framework of the one-year capacity building project “Dream,Believe, Achieve” supported by the European Union’s Erasmus + program.

The main objective of the project is to promote entrepreneurship among unemployed young people in target countries, focusing primarily on tourism opportunities.
This sector is a growing sector both in Armenia and in Georgia and has a long-standing history as a core sector of economy in Spain and Italy.

The Conference was the final stage of the project during which the participants summarised their achievements in the field of entrepeneurship and presented their start-up projects developed as a result of the project.

Among the guests invited to the conference were; Ms. Nino Samvelidze representing EU Delegation to Georgia,who talked about EU support in the field of youth entrepreneurship, Mr. Giorgi Bregadze from Georgian National Tourism Administration of

Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia
and Mr. Gogi Chikovani Head of Education and youth affairs from the Tbilisi Municipality City Hall.