Author: Nahapetian Samvel

ROSTOV-ON-DON TO HOST CONFERENCE ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

PanARMENIAN.Net
April 19, 2010 – 15:03 AMT 10:03 GMT

"The history of revived people" international youth conference dated to
the 95th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide will be held on April 23,
2010 in Rostov-on-Don. The event organized by the Armenian community
aims to raise public awareness about the atrocities perpetrated by
the Young Turks in early 20th century.

The conference will bring together experts, clergymen and
representatives of national communities.

ERDOGAN LINKS KARABAKH CONFLICT WITH ARMENIAN-TURKISH TIES

Panorama.am
13:02 19/04/2010

Turkey’s PM Rejep Tayip Erdogan referred to internal and foreign
policy key issues in a televised show, Cumhuriyet reported.

According to the source Erdogan referred to Armenian-Turkish
normalization processes and said: "Mr. Obama and his administration are
aware of our disposition towards the normalization of Armenian-Turkish
ties. Underscoring regional peace, we’ve stated that conflict between
Armenia and Azerbaijan should be settled with other regional issues."

Hurriyet cited Erdogan as saying: "We’ve closed the border with
Armenia, after Azerbaijani lands were occupied. We should stop it,
in order Turkey opens the border. Until the occupied lands remain
invaded we can’t do it."

BAKU CRITICIZES WASHINGTON

The Moscow Times
April 19 2010
Russia

BAKU, Azerbaijan — A senior aide to Azeri President Ilham Aliyev has
accused the United States of siding with Armenia in the conflict over
Nagorno-Karabakh and threatened that Azerbaijan would "reconsider"
its relationship with the United States.

"The United States does not implement policy toward Azerbaijan
as a strategic partner, and that’s why we might reconsider our
policy towards the United States," Ali Hasanov, Aliyev’s head of
public-political issues, said in an interview Friday.

Senators Lautenberg, Klobuchar cosponsor Armenian Genocide resolution

April 17, 2010 – 13:25 AMT 08:25 GMT
PanARMENIAN.Net –

Support for S.Res. 316, the Armenian Genocide resolution in the United
States Senate continues to grow with Senators Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) joining as the newest cosponsors, reported
the Armenian Assembly of America.

"As we approach the 95th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the
Assembly welcomes the support of Senators Lautenberg and Klobuchar,"
stated the Assembly’s Congressional Relations Associate Bianka Kadian
Dodov.

S.Res. 316 was introduced by Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), and calls
upon the President of the United States to properly characterize the
Armenian Genocide in the President’s annual April 24th statement.
S.Res. 316 is currently pending before the Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations. On March 4, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, led by
Chairman Howard Berman (D-CA), adopted an identical measure, H.Res.
252, which was introduced by Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA).

In addition to the legislation, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), also a
cosponsor of S.Res. 316, is circulating a letter for her colleagues to
send to President Barack Obama urging him to affirm the Armenian
Genocide on April 24th.

Erebouni Reserve Museum to tell the history of beer

2010-04-17 17:56:00

ArmInfo. Erebouni Reserve Museum will mark the International Day for
Monuments and Sites with a special exhibition.

Director of Erebouni Reserve Museum Gagik Gyurjyan said at today’s
press conference at Tesaket club that an exhibition entitled "Beer –
from Urartu to Yerevan" will be opened at the Museum on April 18. The
exhibition will present the history of brewing in Armenia from ancient
times up to the present. Gyurjyan pointed out that beer was produced
in Erebouni and Karmir Blur as early as 9-7th centuries B.C. Erebouni
Reserve Museum has crocks found during the excavations of Teyshebaini
on the Karmir Blur hill. Archaeologists found in these crocks traces
of beer made of barley and millet. Archaeologists also managed to
localize the brew-house, which was located inside the urban fortress.
According to experts, the brewery traditions were probably borrowed by
the Urarts in Assyria. Like in Assyria, not only barley, but also
millet was used for production of beer.

PROPERTY RIGHT NOT PROTECTED BY LAW IN ARMENIA: ISHKHANYAN

Tert.am
16.04.10

Property rights in Armenia are not protected by the law, Head of
Armenian Helsinki Committee, Avetik Ishkhanyan, said at a press
conference today.

"All our fight did not yield any significant result when the
confiscation process started in Armenia. Nor did we have any success
even after a ruling by the Constitutional Court of Armenia," said
Ishkhanyan.

According to him it is not clear what is meant by "priority interest"
in Armenian legislation.

"It can somehow be understood, if a road or any other building is
planned to be built there. But it is a little not clear when houses
are pulled down to built other houses instead," explained Ishkhanyan.

In his words all problems in this sphere are caused by the fact that
the law on property is not protected in Armenia.

"Property [in Armenia] is protected only when a person is a
representative of authority," concluded Ishkhanyan.

ARMENIA TO HOST ARCHEOLOGICAL SUMMER SCHOOL

PanARMENIAN.Net
April 16, 2010 – 19:15 AMT 14:15 GMT

Director of the Institute of Archeology and Ethnography of the RA
National Academy of Sciences Pavel Avetisyan said that Armenia will
host an archeological summer school.

"There is not such a school in the region, its organization is
important for the country’s image. Archeological summer school is
planned to be organized every year," Mr. Avetisyan told a press
conference in Yerevan on April 16.

He added that an archeological summer school was organized for the
first time in Dvin in 2009.

ARMENIAN DEPUTY AWARDED WITH RUSSIA’S ORDER OF FRIENDSHIP

Aysor
April 14 2010
Armenia

Russia’s Embassy in Armenia hosted Wednesday ceremony of awarding,
where by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s decree Armen Mkhitarian,
National Assembly’s deputy, chairman of the ‘Combat Brotherhood’
All-Armenian Public Organisation of War Veterans, was awarded with
Order of Friendship.

Russia’s Ambassador to Armenia Vyacheslav Kovalenko handed the Order
over to Armen Mkhitarian, who thanked Ambassador Kovalenko, saying that
accepting the Order from his hands is a sign of fraternal friendship
between the two nations.

Armen Mkhitarian was awarded with Order of Friendship for his great
efforts in supporting veterans and their families, educating and
raising the patriotic youth, and backing the cooperation between the
veteran organisations.

‘TURKEY-ARMENIA BORDER COULD BE OPENED IF KARABAKH SETTLEMENT WAS REACHED’

news.az
April 14 2010
Azerbaijan

Erdogan, Obama Turkey desired to solve the issue through a diplomatic
and democratic way.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that the
necessary messages were given regarding the speech to be delivered by
US President Barack Obama on April 24 during his talks in Washington
D.C.

Attending the opening of an exhibition in the US capital, Erdogan
replied to questions of reporters on his talks in USA.

Upon a question on his expectations from Obama’s speech on April 24,
Erdogan said, "I delivered a statement on this issue before.

Personally, I do not expect such a thing. I believe the necessary
messages have been mutually taken".

Noting that he had a 1.5-hour meeting with Armenian President Serzh
Sargsyan the other day, Erdogan said the ongoing process between
Turkey and Armenia was on the agenda of his talks with Obama as well.

Commenting on Sargsyan’s recent remarks in which he stated that "Turkey
could not use a pre-conditioned language while talking to Armenia",
Erdogan said, "In addition to the expression ‘without pre-conditions’,
the texts signed by Turkey and Armenia in Zurich also consisted of
a very important statement, which was establishment of regional peace".

Replying to a question on whether the border pass between Turkey and
Armenia would be re-opened, Erdogan said the border gate between the
two countries had been closed due to Armenia’s invasion of Azerbaijani
territory in 1993, adding that Turkey’s border with Armenia could
be opened if a settlement was reached and peace was provided in
that region.

"Turkey does not have the intention of forcing the opposite party
to accept the records of its memory. But in the same manner, other
countries cannot force Turkey to do such a thing either," the Turkish
prime minister said.

Regarding the developments concerning Iran, Erdogan said Turkey
desired to solve the issue through a diplomatic and democratic way.

Assessing the Nuclear Security Summit as well, Erdogan said measures
to be taken against nuclear terrorism and sanctions to be imposed on
such matter were on the agenda of the gathering.

Upon completing his talks, Erdogan departed from the U.S. capital
for Turkey.

AZERBAIJAN SATISFIED WITH TURKEY’S KARABAKH POSITION

News.Az
April 13 2010
Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has
reacted positively to statements by the Turkish PM following his
meeting with the Armenian president in the USA.

‘Azerbaijan is satisfied that Turkey’s position on the resolution
of the Karabakh conflict is unchanged. Baku is satisfied with the
position of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign
Minister Ahmet Davutoglu,’ Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman
Elkhan Polukhov said, commenting on statements by Erdogan and Davutoglu
on the Karabakh conflict settlement.

Hurriyet newspaper said that the Turkish PM told Armenian President
Serzh Sargsyan during their meeting in Washington yesterday of
‘Ankara’s support for Azerbaijan’s position on the occupation of
Nagorno-Karabakh by Armenians’. He said Turkey would not retreat a
single step on Karabakh.

‘Erdogan said that he wanted to see definite steps by Armenia to
withdraw from occupied Karabakh and that it would not make any
concessions on this issue,’ Hurriyet reported.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu confirmed in an interview
with Azerbaijani news agency APA that the Karabakh conflict was a
key issue in Erdogan’s talks with Sargsyan.