Author: Nahapetian Lilit

CSTO NSC SECRETARIES TO GATHER IN MINSK

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
02.06.2009 11:23 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ CSTO Secretaries of National Security Councils will
gather in Minsk on June 5 to discuss trends of military and political
situation in members states and neighboring regions.

They will also consider the results of operative and preventive
campaign and the package of normative legal acts on RRF formation.

Migration issues, action plans for stabilization of Afghanistan and
counterbalance to current threats and cooperation within international
organizations will also be in focus, CSTO press office reported.

$2,548,000 RAISED FROM ANCA ENDOWMENT FUND TELETHON DONATIONS

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
01.06.2009 13:46 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ At the conclusion of the six-hour ANCA Endowment Fund
Telethon, $2,548,000 was raised from donations large and small from
a wide cross-section of the community, demonstrating and bolstering
the grassroots power and capability of Armenian Americans.

During the six-hour broadcast, the telethon aired segments documenting
the activities of the ANCA Endowment Fund in working for Genocide
education and recognition, aid to Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh and
encouraging participation by the Armenian-American community.

Volunteers from all walks of life flooded the Horizon Armenian
Television studios for the entire day to help ensure the success of the
telethon, which was being planned for several months, Asbarez reported.

ARMTECH CONGRESS’09 COMES TO SILICON VALLEY NOVEMBER 5-8, 2009

armradio.am
01.06.2009 18:30

The Armenian high tech industry Conference (ArmTech) announced today
that it will hold its 2009 conference for showcasing the global high
tech industry capabilities of the Republic of Armenia from November
5 through 8 in Silicon Valley, California. ArmTech Congress ’09 will
take place at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, California. This is the
third annual ArmTech Congress conceived under the theme of "learning
from the past and inventing the future." The event is designed for
professionals interested in engaging the global Armenian community
and the rapidly rising High Tech Industry sector in Armenia.

ArmTech Congress ’09 will take place under the high patronage of the
prime minister of Armenia. The government of the Republic of Armenia
(RA) stresses the importance of ArmTech Congress as a platform to
discuss, plan and execute policies and actions to keep Armenia on
its current path of steady technological and economic achievement,
and increasing global recognition as one of the fastest growing
high tech destinations in the world. ArmTech Congress provides an
unmatched opportunity to obtain business and professional information,
and to connect with government representatives, major players in the
financial and services sectors, and leading academics from Armenia,
the U.S. and elsewhere around the world.

The20three-day program includes general sessions and breakout tracks
that address critical high tech industry topics. Keynote speakers
include His Excellency Tigran Sargsyan, the prime minister of the
Republic of Armenia, other government officials from Armenia and the
U.S., senior executives from the high tech industry and officials
from academia.

"The achievements of Armenia’s high tech industry in recent years,
as well as the essential need to advance the technological Armenian
community, urge us to improve communications and cooperation among
professionals in high tech, establish international business
skills and perfect advanced high tech Industry composition. We
must also develop new contacts and business opportunities to create
compatible, comprehensive operations that improve Armenia’s business
and information high tech industry environment," said RA Prime Minister
Tigran Sargsyan.

"I am hopeful that ArmTech Congress will possess constructional
character and unite allies who, as a result of their discussions,
will introduce advanced concepts and new approaches and solutions
for the high tech sector. This sector’s evolution is significant,
especially during the recession. I am sure it will greatly promote
knowledge-based economic development in Armenia," said RA Minister
of Economy Nerses Yeritsyan.

"I encourage the organizers, participants and guests of ArmTech
Congress ’09 to maximize the significan t opportunities the conference
will provide to discuss Armenia’s current achievements and future
developments in the high tech sector. This sector has high potential
and the event will undoubtedly promote cooperation among Armenians,
Diasporans and international companies, as well as future investments,"
said Robert Harutyunyan, general director of the Armenian Development
Agency.

"ArmTech is honored to receive the support of his excellency the
prime minister, other dignitaries and speakers, the committee members,
the participants and the media for ArmTech Congress ’09. We return to
Silicon Valley this November to further strengthen and highlight the
significance of the synergy between Yerevan, which strives to become
a high tech market leader, and Silicon Valley, which is already
the acknowleged world leader," said Tony Moroyan, co-founder and
co-chairman of ArmTech Congress, and a high tech industry executive.

"The first two ArmTech Congresses have established ArmTech as a
substantial force in positively shaping the future of Armenia’s
high tech sector. ArmTech provides a forum for business, government
and academia to come together and really make a difference," said
Rich Goldman, co-founder and co-chairman of ArmTech Congress, and
a high tech industry executive. "In bringing these areas together,
ArmTech is establishing a high tech business platform that serves
as a blueprint for progress and accountability. This November,
we will review the progress on this platform and continue to move
forward on establishing Armenia as a globally recognized high tech
destination. This year’s ArmTech holds the promise of exceeding the
achievements of the first two events."

Presidential couple takes part in voting on election for Council of
Elders of Yerevan

2009-05-31 10:07:00

ArmInfo. President of Armenia and the First Lady took part in the
voting on election for the Council of Elders of Yerevan.

As ArmInfo correspondent reports from the election precinct N9/10,
where the Armenian presidents traditionally vote, Serzh Sargsyan
arrived to discharge his civil duty together with his spouse Rita
Sargsyan and the daughter.

However, the president refused to answer the journalists’ questions and
said today is the "day of silence’.

PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN RECEIVES OSCE MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS

YEREVAN, MAY 31, ARMENPRESS: President Serzh Sargsyan received the
OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia), Matthew Bryza
(USA), and Bernard Fassier (France), who arrived to Yerevan in the
framework of their regional visit, as well as the Special
Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej
Kasprzyk. Present at the meeting was also the Minister of Foreign
Affairs of Armenia, Edward Nalbandian. The Minsk Group Co-Chairs
presented to the President of Armenia the results of their
negotiations in Baku. Presidential press service told Armenpress that
the parties discussed the NK peace negotiations based on the Madrid
proposals, as well as issues related to the forthcoming expected
meeting of the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Saint
Petersburg.

President of Armenia, Minsk Group Co-Chairs discuss the negotiations on
Karabakh

armradio.am
30.05.2009 14:42

President Serzh Sargsyan today received the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk
Group, Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia), Bernard Fassier (France) and Matthew
Bryza (USA), as well as the Personal Representative of the OSCE
Chair-in-Officer, Andrzej Kasprzyk. Armenian Foreign Minister Edward
Nalbandian was present at the meeting.

The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs presented to the president of Armenia
the results of their meetings in Baku.

The interlocutors discussed issues related the negotiation process on
the settlement of the Karabakh conflict underway on the basis of the
Madrid Proposals. Reference was made to the forthcoming meeting of the
Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Saint Petersburg.

Today’s Zaman, Turkey
May 30 2009

Foundation to increase projects with Turkey

The Eurasia Partnership Foundation’s (EPF) Yerevan office is planning
to increase Armenian-Turkish cross-border dialogue and cooperation
through more projects to contribute to the normalization of relations
between the two countries.

Vaksan Garabetyan, responsible for cross-border projects at the
foundation, recently said that in November of last year the government
of Norway awarded $210,000 to the foundation to implement two
projects. One of them is Protecting the Rights of Armenian Migrants in
Turkey with the goal of reducing illegal labor migration from Armenia
to Turkey and increasing the legal awareness of Armenian migrants in
Turkey.

The other project is Reducing Media Bias in Armenia and Turkey, which
will foster a cooperative network of editors, journalists and media
civil society organizations from Armenia and Turkey.

The foundation is also working with its Turkish counterparts, such as
the Toplum Gönüllüleri Vakfı (Community
Volunteers Foundation) to promote relations among youth from Turkey,
Armenia and Georgia and to bring them together in a summer camp. In
2008, as part of the EPF’s Musical Bridge project, Turkish violinist
Cihat AÅ?kın gave a concert in Yerevan and Armenian
violinist Eduard Tadevosyan gave a concert in
Ä°stanbul. Performances by the KardeÅ?
Türküler and Sayat-Nova groups held in Yerevan and
Vanadzor also attracted hundreds of people.

Garabetyan said they request and obtain security protection from the
Armenian government when they bring a guest from Azerbaijan to Armenia
but that there is no such concern for their Turkish guests.

30 May 2009, Saturday
YONCA POYRAZ DOÄ?AN YEREVAN/Ä°STANBUL

AZERBAIJAN NOT TO SIGN CIC ENERGY COUNCIL’S "ROAD MAP"

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29.05.2009 22:48 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Azerbaijan will not sign CIS Energy Council’s "road
map" because it’s not a State Party to the CIS Treaty on Common Energy
Market, Azerenergy JSC Vice President Marlen Askerov said during CIS
Energy Council’s 35th session organized in Baku.

"Azerbaijan does not have to sign the agreement because it’s already
prepared for creating such market," Askerov said.

Azerbaijan is ready to sign the environmental monitoring agreement,
but the word market should not be included in the Council’s decision
on road map, he added.

During the session, parties also proposed that electric energy
ecological monitoring be conducted for 2008.

The 2007 monitoring on the realization of environmental road map
was conducted among 7 member states. Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Georgia
and Armenia refused to participate in monitoring. The results have
already sent to Euroelectric, day.az reports.

PRESIDENT OF ARMENIA CALLS ON POLITICAL FORCES, PUBLIC FIGURES AND PUBLIC COUNCIL OF ARMENIA TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS ON ANNOUNCING OBLIVION TO THE ARRESTED

ArmInfo
2009-05-29 10:44:00

ArmInfo. President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan has called on the
political forces, public figures and the Public Council of Armenia
to submit proposals to the presidential residency on announcement of
oblivion to the arrested.

Responding to the journalists’ questions during the festive events
in Sardarapat, S. Sargsyan said the last oblivion was announced in
Armenia in 2006. ‘If an idea of a new oblivion has already drawn
to head in the society during these three years, I am ready to
use my Constitutional right’, the president emphasized. Moreover,
S. Sargsyan said, if it turns out that such a desire actually exists
in the society, he will appeal to the parliament without fail.

ARMENIAN-TURKISH RECONCILIATION SHOULDN’T BE LINKED TO KARABAKH PROCESS -UNION

Interfax
May 25 2009
Russia

Efforts to sort out relations between Armenia and Turkey should not
depend on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, said the
World Armenian Congress and the Union of Armenians in Russia, which
also demanded the recognition of the Armenian Genocide.

"The Armenian genocide is a sacred issue. It cannot be used as a
bargaining chip. It is a matter of our security," Ara Abraamyan,
president of the Union of Armenians in Russia and the World Armenian
Congress, told journalists on Monday.

"Moreover, steps to normalize Armenian-Turkish relations and the
Karabakh conflict settlement process cannot be linked," Abraamyan said.

Armenia’s dialogue with Turkey should proceed not only at the level
of the two countries’ presidents and foreign ministers, but also at
the cultural, social and business levels, he said.

"Our dialogue with Turkey should continue," he added.