Author: Nalchajian Markos

SERZH SARGSYAN: KARABAKH SETTLEMENT IS NOT A MATTERS OF DAYS, WEEKS OR MONTHS

armradio.am
01.09.2009 16:05

"Our primary objectives at this point include guaranteeing the security
of Nagorno Karabakh in the period of negotiations and reaching a
correct comprehension of the issue by the international community. In
this conflict the Armenian people has been acting as fighters for
survival and freedom, and no one has the right to call Artsakh an
"aggressor." Our response to this should always be sharp, confident and
convincing," President Serzh Sargsyan declared at today’s meeting of
the representatives of the central apparatus of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and heads of Armenian diplomatic representations abroad.

Turning to the process of peaceful settlement of the Karabakh issue,
President Sargsyan said there was nothing new in the Madrid Proposals
publicized by the Co-Chairs, but this was the first time the public
heard about the principles from official sources and saw them
summed up.

"I attach great importance to the fact that the document included
no points, on which we would not have expressed our position and
approaches.

The promulgation of the document proved that we had never lied and
misled out society," the President said.

The President instructed the Ambassadors to explain to the officials
of their host countries that the resolution of the issue is not a
matter of days, weeks or months.

"Everyone should understand that we are now negotiating some points
of the main principles of settlement. Even in the event of coming to
an agreement on those, many other principles remain open. This is a
process that requires a great work," he said.

HOVHANNES DAVTIAN WINS BRONZE MEDAL IN WORLD JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP

Noyan Tapan
Aug 27, 2009

YEREVAN, AUGUST 27, NOYAN TAPAN. Member of Armenia’s national team
Hovhannes Davtian (60 kg, Gyumri) won a bronze medal in the World Judo
Championship that started on August 26 in the city of Rotterdam,
Holland. He beat Diego Rodrigues (Argentina), Jamshet Khalilov
(Tajikistan), Piger Yasman (Cuba), Pavel Petrikov (Czech Republic),
and Vahid Sarlak (Iran) ahead of the schedule. In the 4th round
Davtian was defeated by Hiraoka Hiroaki (Japan). Thus, he did not
pass to the final and took the third place.

Armenian National Committee – Western Region
104 North Belmont, Suite 200
Glendale, California 91206
Telephone: (818) 500-1918
Facsimile: (818) 246-7353

PRESS RELEASE
August 27, 2009
Contact: Haig Hovsepian
Tel: (818) 500-1918

ANC-WR 2009 SUMMER INTERNS CONCLUDE PROGRAM, LOOK TO CONTINUE ACTIVISM

GLENDALE, CA — On August 19, the 2009 Summer Session of the Armenian
National Committee-Western Region?s Internship Externship Program (ANC-WR
IEP) came to a close.  The interns concluded their participation in the
program by delivering presentations outlining their accomplishments to
members of the ANC-WR Board of Directors, executives from local ANCs, the
ANC-Professional Network, community partner organizations and ANC-WR IEP
alumni.  The event was hosted at the ANC-WR office in Glendale, California.

"The interns were amazing this summer.  Each took the reins of multiple
projects and delivered," said Haig Hovsepian, the ANC-WR IEP Coordinator.
"They did it all; from community development to fundraising and media
outreach to educational projects.  The local ANCs to which they are
returning have great community activists and organizers ready to step up and
help lead local ANC efforts in the coming year."

The ANC-WR graduated seven interns from the program this summer.  Colette
Ghazarian (Troy High School, Fullerton) and Hovsep Hajibekyan (UC Berkeley)
worked as Public and Media Relations Interns in the program.  They were
joined by Community and Government Affairs Interns Srbui Karapetian (UC Los
Angeles), Nare Kupelian (UC San Diego), and Lauren Shenian (Glendale
College) as well as Administration and Development Interns Razmig Khayalian
(UC Irvine) and Elizabeth McIntyre (Cal Poly Pomona).

The summer session began June 15 and over the ten week program each intern
was given an individual set of projects and also took part in weekly group
meetings.  These meetings included professional development workshops, media
review seminars, issues briefings, and lectures.

Featured speakers came from organizations such as the ANC Professional
Network, the ANC-WR Board of Directors, the Genocide Education Project, and
the California Institute of Technology. Participants even visited the
Horizon TV studios and Asbarez newspaper offices located in the Little
Armenia neighborhood of Hollywood in order to learn more about community
media.

"The work I did as part of the ANC-WR IEP will prepare me for my career as
well as future community organizing and leadership roles," said Karapetian.
"Now that I am more aware about issues affecting my community, I am more
enthusiastic about helping organize and volunteer for community events."

The interns? projects had them working in the office and out in the field.
Over the past two months, interns were writing press releases, organizing
community forums and fundraisers as well as educational workshops, voter
registration, media archiving, and helping promote civic engagement within
the community.

Through the program, interns worked with various community organizations
including local ANCs, the ANC Professional Network, the Armenian American
Chamber of Commerce-Little Armenia Chapter, and the Genocide Education
Project as well as other non-Armenian organizations and the US Census
Bureau.

The graduates return to communities throughout California and look to be
active within the ANCs of San Diego County, Orange County, the San Gabriel
Valley, Hollywood, Glendale, Crescenta Valley, Pasadena, and the San
Francisco Bay Area.

"I am leaving this program with greater knowledge on what it takes to rally
for a cause," said Kupelian. "Issues are addressed through many
detail-oriented and persistent tasks.  I can finish my time in the program
feeling accomplished knowing that I contributed in some way to advancing the
Armenian cause."

The Armenian National Committee – Western Region is the largest Armenian
American grassroots community organization in the Western United States.
Working in coordination with a network of offices, chapters, and supporters
throughout the Western United States and affiliated organizations around the
country, the ANC-WR works to promote understanding regarding issues of
concern to the Armenian American community.

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ANKARA GAINS NO PROFIT FROM SUSPENDING THE DIALOGUE WITH YEREVAN

PanARMENIAN.Net
25.08.2009 16:26 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Suspension of the Armenian-Turkish reconciliation
contradict to the interests of Turkey itself, Karen Bekaryan ,
chairman of the "European Integration" NGO told journalists in
Yerevan. According to him, "If Turkey wants to become a regional
power, it must understand that it will be impossible as long as it
is in a bad relationship with its neighboring countries. Besides,
Turkey faces today much more difficult problems than the issue of
normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations, particularly the
Cyprus problem, the Kurdish problem. All these issues affect its EU
accession, " the Armenian expert said.

In this context, according to Karen Bekaryan, Turkey implements a
policy simulation not in respect to the Armenian-Turkish process,
but rather to the process of European integration of the country.

"Ankara is trying in every possible way to show the EU that it has
made progress in several issues, and if at the moment this progress
is not observed in Cyprus or the Kurdish processes, then it must be
notable in the Armenian-Turkish relations," Karen Bekaryan said.

Mr. Bekaryan stressed he fact that over the last years, the Turkish
authorities have not taken any steps to help the Turkish society
become more tolerant towards Armenia. Despite Ankara’s simulation
policy, the Armenian expert still believes that it is necessary to
establish relations with Turkey.

BEGINNING 2012, ARMAVIA MAY NOT BE ALLOWED TO CARRY OUT FLIGHTS TO EUROPE

PanARMENIAN.Net
25.08.2009 12:31 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenia’s national air carrier Armavia was included
in the list of countries which will be prohibited from organizing
flights to Europe beginning 2012. EU has made such decision with
environmental considerations. About 4000 companies, including the
biggest air carriers of Russia, Europe and United States, have appeared
in the list, EU official newspaper reports.

Under new EU legislation which enters into force on January 1, 2012,
all air companies organizing flights to Europe must reduce emission
of carbonic acids into atmosphere.

If air companies fail to meet such requirement, they may face
sanctions, including new bans on flights to Europe. Air companies’
monitoring into the volumes of harmful substances’ emission will
start in January 2010.

ADVOCATES PUT FORTH THEIR DEMANDS

A1+
24/nikol-pashinyan
04:16 pm | August 24, 2009

Politics

Advocates of opposition "Haykakan Zhamanak" newspaper editor Nikol
Pashinyan asked the pre-trial body for another 10 days to get
acquainted with the 15-volume criminal case filed against their
defendant.

The twenty days given by the pre-trial body to Pashinyan’s advocates
expires on August 26.

The advocates don’t know which court will be entrusted with the
case. Nor do they know the name of the judge.

Advocate Surik Muradyan informed A1+ that the advocates had applied to
the Human Rights Ombudsman and the Council of Justice with a demand to
call to account Nelson Zakaryan, head of Yerevan-Kentron Penitentiary
Institution, for his illegal steps. In particular, Nelson Zakaryan
recently refused to give newspapers to Nikol Pashinyan.

Remind that prominent opposition figure Nikol Pashinyan was jailed
earlier in July, 2009, in connection with the March 1, 2008 events
shortly after turning himself in to law-enforcers. He is charged
with Article 225 of the Armenian Penal Code (calls for disorder)
and Article 316 (resistance towards a government representative).

Trading Markets (press release)

Bombardier Inc: AirVolga to Launch Bombardier CRJ200 Regional Jet
Service in Russia
Tue. August 11, 2009; Posted: 06:21 AM

Aug 11, 2009

Bombardier Aerospace welcomes AirVolga (Volga AviaExpress) of
Volgograd, Russia to the CRJ aircraft family. Today, at a press
conference in Volgograd, the airline announced that it is preparing to
start service with two previously owned CRJ200 LR regional jets
acquired from a third party. AirVolga has stated that the CRJ200 LR
aircraft are part of a strategy to modernize its fleet, and that they
may acquire additional previously owned Bombardier 50-seat regional
jets.
>From AirVolga’s hub at Volgograd International Airport, the CRJ200 LR
aircraft will initially fly within Russia, and to Armenia, Turkey and
the United Arab Emirates.
Powered by two advanced General Electric CF34-3B1 turbofan engines,
AirVolga’s CRJ200 LR aircraft can cruise at speeds up to Mach 0.81
(860 km/h, 464 knots, 534 mph), and their maximum range with 50
passengers is 2,820 km (1,525 nm, 1,752 sm). The aircraft are
certified to fly up to an altitude of 12,496 m (41,000 feet). The
CRJ200 aircraft’s excellent operating economics and the benefits of
commonality within the CRJ aircraft family provide customers with
operational flexibility and cost savings potential.
Launched in March 1989, Bombardier’s CRJ Series family of airliners is
now the world’s best-selling regional aircraft program, and has
recorded 1,688 firm orders from more than 50 customers in Africa, the
Americas, the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and the Middle East. As of
April 30, 2009, Bombardier had delivered 1,542 CRJ Series (including
1,021 CRJ100/200/440) aircraft to customers. The worldwide fleet of
CRJ100/200/440 aircraft had accumulated more than 19.7 million flight
hours and over 17.0 million cycles as of April, 2009*.
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Moscow says regional security drills to go ahead as planned

MOSCOW, August 21 (RIA Novosti) – A joint exercise by member states of
a post-Soviet regional security grouping will go ahead as planned, the
head of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) said on
Friday.
Nikolai Bordyuzha said the first stage of what is officially billed as
an integrated exercise to rehearse "the employment of collective rapid
reaction forces to ensure collective security" will start on August 26
at CSTO headquarters in Moscow.
He dismissed media reports saying that the drills "are being disrupted
by Minsk."
Belarus refused to sign an agreement on the creation of a collective
rapid reaction force under the CSTO auspices at a summit in Moscow on
June 14 over trade disagreements with Russia. Uzbekistan also opted
out.
"The second stage will be held in the second half of September in
Belarus, and the third in October in Kazakhstan," he said.
The CSTO comprises Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia,
Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.

CATHOLICOS OF ALL ARMENIANS AWARDED HONORARY MEDAL BY ARMENIA’S PARLIAMENT

PanARMENIAN.Net
21.08.2009 20:46 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On August 21 RA NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan visited
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and greeted His Holiness Garekin
II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians on his 58th
anniversary. The Speaker handed the Catholicos the Honor Medal of the
National Assembly for his great contribution to the spiritual life of
the Armenian people, development of national culture and preservation
of national identity.

ARTO TUNCBOYACIYAN TO OPEN ART CENTRE IN YEREVAN

News.am
11:48 / 08/20/2009

RA Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan received Arto Tuncboyaciyan,
the leader of Armenian Navy Band, founder of avant-garde folk music,
RA Ministry of Culture website reads.

Arto Tuncboyaciyan newly represented Armenian culture at the meeting
with Poghosyan. He also spoke of his further initiative on establishing
an art centre in Yerevan, getting the consent of the minister to
assist the project as far as possible.