Author: Talalian Arpi

THE RA MOD DELEGATION IN BRUSSELS

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14 .04.10

On the 12th of April, 2010 a sitting of NATO military-political
leaders’ committee took place in Brussels in NATO-Armenia format. The
delegation headed by the RA Deputy MoD A. Nazaryan took part in it.

The cooperation goals that were renewed in the frames of the Planning
and Reviewing process were discussed at the sitting. Among the defence
reforms the RA delegation introduced the implementation process of
the special civil service in the Ministry of Defence.

Highly evaluating the defence reforms exercised in the Republic of
Armenia the representatives of NATO member states reconfirmed their
support and expressed their readiness to continue the cooperation in
defence reforms. They also discussed the peacekeeping activities of
the RA AF units in the ISAF in Afghanistan which received the high
appraisal of NATO military-political leaders.

RA MoD Department of Information and Public Affairs

OSCE MISSION MONITORED NKR-AZERBAIJAN CONTACT LINE

news.am
April 13 2010
Armenia

April 13, OSCE mission held a regular monitoring on NKR-Azerbaijan
armed forces’ contact line in Hadrut province.

Personal Representative of the Chairman-in-Office Ambassador Andrzej
Kasprzyk, his Field Assistants Peter Ki (Great Britain) and Zhaslan
Nurtazin (Kazakhstan) conducted the monitoring from Karabakhi side.

Monitoring was held in accordance with schedule. Violations of
ceasefire were not registered.

Representatives of NKR Foreign Ministry and Defense Ministry
accompanied OSCE mission.

ERDOGAN AND SARGSYAN HELD A MEETING

news.az
April 13 2010
Azerbaijan

Armenian President, Turkish PM meet in Washington.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Armenian President
Serzh Sargsian who met in Washington D.C. on Monday discussed the
letter Erdogan sent to Sargsian in details.

Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioglu, assigned as
special representative by Erdogan, earlier conveyed the letter to
Sargsyan.

The parties agreed that foreign ministers of the two countries should
continue studies on the issue.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Armenian President
Serzh Sargsian in Washington D.C. on Monday.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Foreign Ministry
Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioglu, as well as Armenian Foreign
Minister Edward Nalbandian and Deputy Chief of Staff to the President
of Armenia Vigen Sargsyan are also in attendance at the meeting,
diplomats said.

Prior to their face-to-face meeting, Erdogan and Sargsian posed for
the cameras, shaking hands.

The two leaders got together on the sidelines of the nuclear security
summit hosted by US President Barack Obama.

ELMAR MAMMADYAROV EXPLAINS TERMS OF SOLUTION TO NAGORNO KARABAKH CONFLICT TO GERMAN BUNDESTAG MEMBER

APA
April 13 2010
Azerbaijan

Baku – APA. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Elmar
Mammadyarov met with the member of German Bundestag, deputy chairman
of the German-Azerbaijani friendship group Viola von Cramon-Taubadel,
press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told APA. Mrs.

Cramon-Taubadel appreciated the high-level relationship between
Germany and Azerbaijan and took interest in the regional processes.

Mammadyarov informed the German guest about the details of current
situation in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and said to solve the
conflict soon, first of all Armenian invaders must be withdrawn
from the Azerbaijani territories. Then all communications should
be opened in the region, Azerbaijani internally displaced persons
should return to their homeland and they should be provided with
normal living conditions and finally the status of Nagorno Karabakh
should be determined within the territorial integrity of the Republic
of Azerbaijan. The minister emphasized that only these conditions
of the settlement could make sustainable peace and security in the
region possible.

Then the sides discussed the bilateral and regional issues causing
common interests.

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The Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America¸ under the
auspices of His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate, is
pleased to announce that they will be hosting "An Introduction to the
Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance (ADAA) – – – Celebrating Armenian
Victory and Creativity" on Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. at
the Western Diocese, located at 3325 North Glenoaks Boulevard in
Burbank, California.

The evening will feature celebrity Armenian actors performing
theatrical scenes based on inspiring Armenian oral histories; an
overview of ADAA’s programs assisting Armenian writers and filmmakers;
and testimonials from artists whom ADAA has assisted. Guests will
enjoy a reception with live music and traditional Armenian
appetizers. The event is by invitation only and guests will have an
opportunity to meet with the talented actors and artists and become
acquainted with the excellent work being done by the dedicated members
of ADAA.

His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian stated "This is an occasion
for the members of the Armenian community to learn about ADAA’s
mission and to witness first hand the talent of our Armenian
artists. The future of the Armenian people will be greatly helped by
the vision and voices of these gifted Armenian actors who are
dedicated to communicating the Armenian story to the world."

The event is sponsored by Dr. and Mrs. Simon and Lena Simonian.

For further information, please contact the Western Diocese at (818)
558-7474.

The Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America, providing
spiritual guidance and leadership to the Armenian Apostolic community,
is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit, tax-exempt organization comprised of more
than 50 churches in 16 western states. It was established in 1898 as
the Diocese of the Armenian Church encompassing the entire United
States and Canada. In 1927 the Western Diocese was formed to
exclusivly serve the western United States.

NKR PRESIDENT, ARMENIA PM VISIT HYDROPOWER STATIONS THE MARTAKERT REGION

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12.04.2010 10:56

On 11 April President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan accompanied
by Armenian premier Tigran Sargsyan visited a number of hydropower
stations in the Martakert region.

They attended the solemn opening ceremony of the water pipeline in
the village of Verin Horatakh and the Trghe-1 hydropower stations.

Thereafter they visited the construction site of the Trghe-2 station
and inspected construction activities there.

The President noted the importance of building hydropower stations and
irrigation network for the socioeconomic development and achieving
energetic security of the country. Bako Sahakyan underlined that
activities in this sphere would continue on the whole territory of
the country.

Serzh Sargsyan: Armenia almost adopted decision on Armenian-Turkish Protocols

April 9, 2010 – 18:34 AMT 13:34 GMT
PanARMENIAN.Net –

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said that Armenia has almost adopted
its decision on the Armenian-Turkish Protocols. The Armenian side will
submit its decision for public discussion, if it is confident in its
correctness, Mr. Sargsyan told journalists in Tavush region. `In this
case, it is very important to adopt a correct decision, but it is
early to speak about it,’ the President said.

At the same time, he refrained from commenting on the upcoming visit
to Washington to participate in global nuclear security summit. `This
is a very important visit, during which various meetings will take
place,’ Mr. Sargsyan said.

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Levon Ter-Petrosyan Participating in Armenian Democratic Motherland
Party Congress

14:50 – 10.04.10

Armenian Democratic Motherland Party is currently holding its 8
congress in the Government House.

Among the participants in the congress are Armenia’s first president
and the leader of the Armenian National Congress (HAK), Levon
Ter-Petrosyan, leader of People’s Party of Armenia, Stepan Demirchyan,
leader of the Republic Party, Aram Sargsyan, Head of the Board of
Heritage Party, Armen Martirosyan and representatives of other parties
supportive of the HAK.

According to some reports Levon Ter-Petrosyan is expected to deliver a speech.

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HIGH-RANKING TURKISH OFFICIALS TO VISIT WASHINGTON IN APRIL

Today’s Zaman
April 8 2010
Turkey

After a month of strained Turkish-American relations, several
high-ranking officials are scheduled to visit Washington, D.C., in
April, following the return of Turkey’s top US envoy, Namık Tan,
to his post this week.

The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs’ approval of the Armenian
"genocide" resolution, which labels ethnic clashes between Armenian
and Turkish communities in 1915 as "genocide," on March 4, despite
pressure from the Obama administration and Turkey to drop the matter,
has shaken diplomatic relations between the US and Turkey. Turkey
reduced its relations with the US to a "minimum" and announced that
some trips to the US had been cancelled.

However, this month will see several high-level visits to Washington,
starting with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s scheduled visit to
the US capital on April 12-13 to attend the Nuclear Security Summit,
accompanied by Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Energy and Natural
Resources Minister Taner Yıldız.

The decision to take the trips came after the US administration
delivered positive messages about US-Turkish relations.

In addition, Labor and Social Security Minister Omer Dincer has also
been invited to a meeting of G-20 labor ministers on April 20-21. The
labor ministers’ meeting will focus on creating new jobs.

On April 24-25, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World
Bank will host their spring meetings in Washington. Turkish State
Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan is expected to attend
the spring meetings.

RUSSIAN-ARMENIAN INNOVATION CENTER TO BE OPENED IN YEREVAN

news.am
April 8 2010
Armenia

A Russian-Armenian innovation cooperation center will be opened
in Yerevan on April 15 Ruzan Asatryan, Head of the Innovation
and Investment Department, RA Committee for Science, told
NEWS.am-Innovation. She pointed out that the main aim of the Center
is elaborating a joint innovation policy and implementing projects.

A memorandum to be signed on April 15 by the RA Ministry of Economy
and Rossotrudnichetvo (Russian Cooperation Company) will inaugurate
the commissioning of the Center, Asatryan said. She pointed out that
investments will be made under specific programs.

Asatryan reported that Russia plans to open similar centers in
different countries – Germany, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Moldova, with
the first center to be opened in Armenia.