"MANAGEMENT STRENGTHENING OF MIGRATION FLOWS" PROGRAM IN GEGHARKUNIK PROVINCE
ARMENPRESS
Apr 29, 2010
GAVAR, APRIL 29, ARMENPRESS: From 2009 April 1 till 2010 March 30,
over 50 citizens have received social, legal and economic consultation
in the Migration Information Center of the province of Gegharkunik.
Coordinator of the center Ruben Khachikyan told Armenpress that the
center operates within the frameworks of the program of "Management
Strengthening of Migration Flows in Armenia".
WHAT IS THE ALTERNATIVE HELP IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT?
Elmira Tariverdiyeva
Today
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April 29 2010
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan and Armenia had another chance for the possibility of
settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict through the mediation of
influential regional players.
OSCE Chairman and Kazakh Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev discussed
participation of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev as head of
state chairing OSCE in talks over the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
during telephone conversations with Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan
and Armenia April 26.
It is third such proposal over the last month from the non-co-chair
of OSCE Minsk Group to mediate in a long-lasted territorial dispute
between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Earlier Iran and Turkey proposed
meditation in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which was welcomed by Baku.
Unlike Yerevan, Baku agree to all the initiatives of mediation not
restraining only with the Minsk Group format, which in recent times
causes the observer questions.
It is time to change the OSCE Minsk Group’s co-chair structure,
Ruling New Azerbaijan Party (NAP) Deputy Chairman and Executive
Secretary Ali Ahmedov told journalist today.
Ahmedov said his view is based on the fact that the OSCE Minsk Group
co-chair countries have not been able to demonstrate a commitment to
settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and Azerbaijan’s position as
a state subjected to occupation is inadequately protected.
Presently, the situation is undoubtedly complicated by the cooling
between Baku and Washington, which is likely to make Azerbaijan review
candidates of its allies and rely primarily on Moscow and Ankara.
Azerbaijan is seriously concerned about the United States’ attitude to
territorial dispute with Armenia and the U.S. support to normalization
of the Turkey-Armenia relations without taking into account the
Nagorno-Karabakh problem, which was one of the reasons for the gap
of these relations in 1993.
Meanwhile, Ankara did everything to win back the confidence of Baku
after the cooling of relations between countries caused by the signing
of the Armenian-Turkish protocols.
In recent times, Turkey is dissatisfied with its role in settlement
to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as Turkey wants to become more
involved in this matter and not once was offered its mediation.
Appraising such support, Azerbaijan proposed Turkey to take place of
one of the co-chairs in the OSCE Minsk Group.
Though, Armenia has reacted negatively to such an initiative, but
perceived Iran’s initiative more favorably. However, Yerevan continued
insisting on that the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh should be resolved
exclusively in the framework of the Minsk Group.
Regarding the most recent proposal by Saudabayev, then Kazakhstan’s
initiative could indeed be useful in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict.
Of course, Kazakhstan knows the seriousness and complexity of the
long-standing territorial dispute in the South Caucasus. Nazarbayev
was one of those who tried to extinguish the raising conflict between
Armenia and Azerbaijan in the early 90’s. Together with the then
Russian President Boris Yeltsin, Nazarbayev visited the region and
together with Russia, voiced initiates to establish a mediation
mission, which was called "Jeleznovodsky initiative".
After many years, Kazakhstan that chairs OSCE in 2010 had a new
chance to demonstrate its ability to mediate and to move the process
of solving this conflict from the deadlock.
Kazakhstan is a country with smooth relations with the two conflicting
parties, and assistance in this process, of course, will give the
country certain credibility in the eyes of the world community as a
successful mediator.
Time will show Armenia’s readiness to Astana’s mediation. But even
if Armenia gives formal consent, it does not preclude it from finding
many reasons for the failure of the initiative of Kazakhstan later.
The fact that in contrast to Baku, Yerevan bristles at all mediation
initiatives outside the OSCE Minsk Group, suggests that Armenia does
not want to solve the territorial dispute.
Doubts in Armenian’s sincerity are strengthened, if we consider
that even within the Minsk Group Yerevan creates obstacles for the
advancement in the process of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement,
by returning to the items of the Madrid principles previously agreed
with Azerbaijan and the co-chairs, or refusing its updated version.
EU PREPARING REPORT ON ARMENIA
news.am
April 28 2010
Armenia
"The Council of Europe (CE), European Commission and European
Parliament, the three agencies connected with the European Union (EU),
are well aware of the situation in Armenia," Vladimir Karapetyan of
the Armenian National Congress (ANC) told journalists, commenting
on his visit top Brussels and Strasbourg at the EU’s invitation on
April 12-24.
According to him, despite the fact that the agencies are well informed,
he had to provide them with detailed information on Armenia.
"Although European agencies have general information at their disposal,
they are not informed of the details," Karapetyan said.
Speaking of the EU’s annual report on Armenia, the AMNC representative
said that it will be released within ten days.
"It will be a comprehensive report, and I will try to compare
it with the U.S. Department of State’s report on human rights,"
Karapetyan said.
He also pointed out that, despite the ANC’s close ties with the EU, he
feels the need to intensify activity. "Although, in visiting Armenia,
each high-ranking European delegation meets the ANC leaders, I feel
that we till have omissions – the authorities are carrying out a
consistent campaign against the ANC," Karapetyan said.
RAND CORPORATION ANALYST: ARMENIA-TURKEY PROCESS LIKELY TO BE REVIVED AFTER THE NATIONAL ELECTIONS IN TURKEY
Panorama.am
28/04/2010
Stephen Larrabee, Corporate Chair in European Security at the RAND
Corporation, said in an interview to Mediamax that the process to
normalize relations with Turkey until Ankara will revive after the
parliamentary elections in Turkey. At the same time he noted that the
process could revive if Erdogan-led AKP "does well in the elections."
"The process is likely to go into deep freeze but be revived after the
national elections in Turkey if the AKP does well in the elections,"
Stephen Larrabee said, commenting on Armenian President’s statement on
factual suspension of the process to normalize relations with Turkey.
According to the expert, the sides are not going to sit and do
nothing meanwhile.
"Given the current stalemate it will be difficult to achieve much in
the short term. However, the US will keep pushing for normalization,
quietly behind the scenes, because of the important positive benefits
you note that would occur if the process succeeds. The US does not
want to see a formal rupture or collapse of the dialogue and hopes
that at some point – perhaps after the Turkish elections when the
domestic climate in Turkey may be better — the dialogue can be
resumed in earnest. The task now is not to allow the normalization
process to completely collapse", RAND analyst said.
Among the causes as to why Armenia-Turkey process found itself in
a deadlock, Stephen Larrabee mentioned Turkey’s current state of
inner-political affairs and Azerbaijan’s disposition.
"The Erdogan government and the Obama administration underestimated
the degree of the negative reaction in Baku as well as the negative
reaction the move would provoke among the opposition parties in
Turkey, who sought to exploit the issue politically. Erdogan’s
hastily-arranged trip to Baku last May and his statement to the
Azeri parliament regarding the linkage between the normalization
of Turkish-Armenian relations and a Nagorno-Karabakh settlement
should be seen against this background", American analyst stated,
actually hinting that Erdogan’s government gave in to the pressure of
nationalists not to lose the chance of winning the upcoming elections.
Commenting on the tough statements of Azerbaijani representatives
addressed to the USA, Stephen Larrabee stated: "I am not sure what
Baku wants other than to express its irritation that the US favors
decoupling the Turkish-Armenian normalization process from a settlement
of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict".
A GUIDE TO ARMENIA AND NAGORNO KARABAKH IN ITALIAN TO BE ISSUED IN ITALY
ArmInfo
2010-04-28 10:31:00
ArmInfo. A guide to Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh in Italian titled
"Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh. Monasteries and Mountains on the Great
Silk Way" will be issued in Italy, author of the guide Nadia Pasqual
told ArmInfo. "The first part of the book contains general information
about Armenia, its national kitchen, etc., as well as information about
the country’s history, religion, culture, language and art. The second
part of the guide presents tour routes with description of places
of interest and settlements on the ay to them, both in Armenia and
Nagorno Karabakh", N. Pasqual said. The final part presents a list
of the most commonly used Armenian terms in the book. The guide will
be issued in Polaris publishing house till late May in an edition of
about 2,5 thsd copies and will be distributed in the Italian libraries,
as well as among tour operators and tour agencies.
CATHOLICOS OF ALL ARMENIANS MEETS WITH AZERBAIJAN’S ILHAM ALIYEV
Panorama.am
17:41 27/04/2010
Politics
On April 26 His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos
of All Armenians, had a meeting with the President of Azerbaijan,
Ilham Aliyev, Mother See of Holy Echmiadzin press office reported.
Chairman of the Caucasian Muslims Office, Sheikh-al-islam Haji
Allahshukur Pashazadeh, General Secretary for Inter-Church Relations
of the Mother See of Holy Echmiadzin Archbishop Yeznik Petrosyan, the
head of the Mother See information department Priest Vahram Melikyan
were present at the meeting.
In a sincere atmosphere the interlocutors talked about the World
Religious Summit held in Baku, signifying the inter-religious and
inter-cultural dialogue for a more peaceful, secure and prosperous
life of peoples.
Reference was made to issues related to the Karabakh conflict
settlement. The parties hailed the efforts targeted at the peaceful
resolution of the conflict, attaching importance to the role of
religious leaders and clergymen. The parties attached importance to
mutual visits and contacts between the two peoples that would help
strengthen the spirit of trust and cooperation.
The same day his Holiness Karekin II visited the Armenian St. Grigor
Lusavorich Church of Baku, which is currently used as a library. The
Catholicos voiced hope that the church would again open its doors in
the future.
Catholicos of All Armenians attended the Azerbaijani President’s
reception, organized for the summit participants. Karekin II returned
to Echmiadzin late Monday evening.
ARMENIAN DELEGATION TO PACE TO DISCUSS ISSUES RELATED TO POSSIBLE REACTIVATION OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON NAGORNY KARABAKH
ArmInfo
2010-04-26 16:25:00
ArmInfo. The Armenian delegation led by David Haroutiunyan is
participating in the PACE Spring Session in Strasbourg that started
today on April 26 and will continue till April 30.
Chief Specialist of the National Assembly Department for Foreign
Affairs Estera Mkrtumyan told ArmInfo no issues directly related to
Armenia will be discussed at the Session. Nevertheless, the Armenian
delegation is expected to raise the issue of possible reactivation
of the PACE Special Committee on Nagorny Karabakh.
To recall, PACE President Mevlut Chavushoglu had recently declared in
Azerbaijan that in April PACE would resume activity of the Special
Committee on Nagorny Karabakh conflict. He said that he would meet
with the representatives of Azerbaijan and Armenia, Samed Seidov
and David Haroutiunyan, afterwards, the work of the Committee would
be resumed. The Committee was suspended after death of Lord Russell
Johnston in July 2008.
IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER’S REPRESENTATIVE SYED HASAN AMOLI: "US AND ISRAELI SUPPORT TO ARMENIA PURPOSES TO CREATE CONFRONTATION IN THE REGION"
APA
April 26 2010
Azerbaijan
Baku. Suleiman Farzaliyev – APA. "Armenia should know US and Israel
intend to create confrontation in the region while longing for Armenia.
The trick of these two countries is not in favor of the Muslims and
the region", said Iranian Supreme Leader’s representative in Ardabil
province Syed Hasan Amoli, APA reports quoting FARS news agency. He
said the Karabakh issue remained unresolved for almost 20 years. "It
was so because of the United States and Israel which are mediating
between Azerbaijan and Armenia, as if they purpose to establish peace
in the region. We see that mediator organizations are not able to
solve this problem. They are trying to increase tensions".
Amoli said Azerbaijan positively reacted to the Iran’s proposal to
mediate in the solution of Nagorno Karabakh problem, but Armenia
still kept silent. "It seems Armenia doesn’t want Iran to solve this
problem friendly and peacefully. Armenia makes great mistake to follow
US and other Western countries. Armenia should take lessons from the
experience of Turkey and Azerbaijan".
Amoli said Iran wanted Azerbaijan to be permanently developed.
"Violation of the rights of this country is embarrassing us.
Azerbaijan should know that foreigners don’t want its welfare and
development. They are coming to Azerbaijan for their interests. I
hope that Karabakh will be liberated from the Armenian occupation
and destroyed villages, including mosques of this ancient land will
be reconstructed and azan will be sounded from the minarets again".
H. SAHAKYAN: "OIL POLICY MORE POWERFUL"
Panorama.am
15:42 26/04/2010
Republican faction member Hovhannes Sahakyan says it’s quite natural
U.S. Barack Obama hasn’t said Genocide in his statement.
"If we study the case more globally the oil policy is more powerful
than any crime against nations or humanity, though 42 states of that
country have recognized Armenian Genocide," Sahakyan told Panorama.am.
In this respect NA deputy agrees with the suspending of the protocols
from the NA four-day session. Regarding Erdogan’s assessment to
Obama’s address, Sahakyan brought Holocaust as an example, saying
the name doesn’t mean it has no connection with Genocide.
"Maybe Turkey scares that one day Armenian Tragedy will be used by
the international community and will have the same consequences,
as in the case of Genocide," he said.
" ILS SONT TOMBES " "THEY HAVE FALLEN"
Jean Eckian
armenews
hp3?id_article=60587
26 avril 2010
95 ans de deni, 95 ans de mensonges, 95 ans d’insulte a la memoire, 95
ans de destruction du patrimoine armenien… 95 years of denial, 95
years of lies, 95 years for insulting the memory, 95 years of
destruction of Armenian heritage … 95 ans ca suffit ! 95 years is
enough!
C’est ce que sont venus dire, le 24 Avril, les milliers de francais
d’origine armenienne devant la statue emblematique du reverend
Komitas, puis sur les Champs Elysees. That’s what came to say, April
24, thousands of French-Armenian front of the statue emblematic of
Rev. Komitas, then on the Champs Elysees.
Une commemoration placee sous le signe de la colère où etaient
egalement presents de nombreuses personnalites de la politique
francaise, de delegations Juives, Chypriotes, Kurdes et du
Haut-Karabakh, ainsi que le grand editorialiste americain Harut
Sassounian (California Courier) et le redacteur en chef de USA
Armenian Life Magazine, Appo Jabarian , venus specialement des Etats
Unis pour partager cet evenement de douleur avec leurs frères et s~urs
de France. A commemoration under the sign of the anger which many were
also present figures in French politics, delegations of Jews,
Cypriots, Kurds and the Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as the great
American columnist Harut Sassounian (California Courier) and the
editor Head of USA Armenian Life Magazine, Jabarian Appo, who came
especially from the United States to share this event with their pain
brothers and sisters in France.
Le point culminant des ceremonies aura sans nul doute ete le depôt de
gerbe et le ravivage de la flamme du Soldat inconnu par Charles
Aznavour . The culmination of the ceremonies will undoubtedly was the
wreath laying and the brightening of the flame of the Unknown Soldier
by Charles Aznavour. C’est en effet la première fois que le celèbre
chanteur d’origine armenienne, ambassadeur de la Republique d’Armenie
a l’UNESCO, participait a une commemoration du Genocide des Armeniens,
un crime contre l’humanite imprescriptible qui ne sombrera jamais dans
l’oubli, meme si les Armeniens du monde entier, confrontes aux dures
realites de la geopolitique, perdent patience. It is the first time
that the famous singer of Armenian origin, Ambassador of the Republic
of Armenia to UNESCO, attended a commemoration of the Armenian
Genocide, crimes against humanity indefeasible that never sink in
oblivion, although the Armenians throughout the world, faced with the
harsh realities of geopolitics, lose patience.
Demonstration est faite, que Caracas, Paris, New York, Lyon,
Marseille, Los Angeles, Erevan, Moscou, Beyrouth, La Haye, Athènes,
Buenos-Aires, Sao Paulo, Nicosie, Berlin, Santiago, Bruxelles,
Barcelone, Teheran, Damas, Londres, Berne, Sofia, Stockholm, Rome,
Ottawa, Montreal, et meme Istanbul et tant d’autres îlots de foyers
armeniens, appeles Diaspora, ne sont pas disposes a baisser les bras
devant le bras arme du gouvernement negationniste turc. Demonstration
is made, Caracas, Paris, New York, Lyons, Marseilles, Los Angeles,
Yerevan, Moscow, Beirut, The Hague, Athens, Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo,
Nicosia, Berlin, Santiago, Brussels, Barcelona, Tehran, Damascus ,
London, Bern, Sofia, Stockholm, Rome, Ottawa, Montreal and even
Istanbul and many other islands homes Armenian Diaspora called, are
not willing to give in to the armed denialist Turkish government.
Comme le dit Charles Aznavour , " le Tango ca ne se danse pas qu’a une
personne, ca se danse a deux personnes. As Charles Aznavour, "Tango is
danced it does not as a person, it is danced with two people. Hors je
pense qu’il serait temps qu’ils apprennent a danser le vrai Tango. "
Off I think it is time they learn to dance the tango true. "
Jean Eckian Jean Eckian
Au Jardin d’Erevan, il est 15h 30. In the Garden of Yerevan, it is 15h
30. Armen Seropyan va animer la journee de la commemoration et
presenter tous les orateurs, de la Place du Canada aux Champs Elysees.
Armen Seropyan will enliven the day of commemoration and submit all
the speakers from Canada Place on the Champs Elysees.
Hratch Varjabedian : Nous ne tendrons la main a la Turquie qu’au jour
de la Reconnaissance du Genocide Hratch Varjabedian: We extend a hand
to Turkey until the Day of Genocide Recognition
Appo Jabarian : Aujourd’hui, c’est de Paris que les Armeniens du monde
entier prennent exemple en ravivant leur patriotisme de liberation et
de reunification de l’Armenie occidentale de l’occupation turque !
Appo Jabarian: Today is the Paris that Armenians around the world are
reviving their patriotism example of liberation and reunification of
Western Armenia from the Turkish occupation!
Pière de Monseigneur Norvan Zakarian Pière Monsignor Norvan Zakarian
: Nous sommes la jeunesse d’un peuple qui refuse de disparaître ; qui
veut vivre sa culture et defendre ses droits. : We are the youth of a
nation that refuses to disappear, which wants to live their culture
and defend their rights. A l’heure où la cause armenienne est soumise
a de grands dangers, la jeunesse fait serment de garder espoir et en
appelle a la mobilisation de toutes les forces, dans l’unite, afin de
faire revivre l’esprit de resistance du peuple armenien. At a time
when the Armenian cause is subject to great risk, youth vowed to keep
hope and calls for the mobilization of all forces in unity so as to
revive the spirit of resistance of the Armenian people . Le crime est
imprescriptible. The crime is indefeasible. Le combat continue ! The
struggle continues!
Mourad Papazian : Nous allons reprendre le combat pour la penalisation
du Genocide Armenien qui est bloquee par le Senat depuis trois et demi
[…] Nous comptons sur nos amis elus, ici presents, pour nous aider.
Mourad Papazian a lance a cette occasion un appel a tous les
armeniens, les enjoignant de participer en masse a la manifestation du
18 Mai prochan devant le Senat, pour que soit mis, toutes affaires
cessantes, le projet de penalisation a l’ordre du jour. Mourad
Papazian: We will continue fighting for the criminalization of the
Armenian Genocide which is blocked by the Senate for three and a half
[…] We expect our elected friends present here to help. Mourad
Papazian launched on this occasion upon all Armenians, urging them to
participate en masse in the event of May 18 prochan before the Senate
is set to drop everything, the proposed penalty on the agenda.
Rene Rouquet Rene Rouquet
depute Europeen European MP
Nicolas Dupont-Aignan Nicolas Dupont-Aignan
Harut Sassounian rappelle les avancees armeniennes, soulignant qu’il
n’est pas important que le President Obama emploie le mot "genocide",
puisque celui-ci a deja ete prononce par Ronald Reagan, le 22 avril
1981. Ne tombons pas dans le pège Turc qui nous pousse a prouver le
genocide, annee après annee , dit-il. Harut Sassounian recalls
Armenian progress, stressing that it is important that President Obama
employs the word "genocide" because it has already been delivered by
Ronald Reagan, 22 April 1981. Do not fall into the PEGE Turk pushes us
to prove genocide, year after year, "he said. Ajoutant qu’il faut
franchir une nouvelle etape, celle de l’exigence de nos droits
historiques par la voie de la Cour internationale, de la Cour
europeenne des droits de l’homme et des cours federales des Etats Unis
d’Amerique. Nous exigeons la justice, pas la reconnaissance , at-il
conclu. Adding that he must take a further step, that the requirement
of our historic rights through the International Court, the European
Court of Human Rights and the federal courts of the United States of
America. We demand justice, not recognition, "he concluded.
Andre Santini Andre Santini
Ara Toranian : Nous sommes dans la revendication politique. Ara
Toranian: We are in the political claim. Nous sommes dans la
revendication de la justice pour le peuple armenien. Il rappelle les
faits de resistance des armeniens et rend hommage a ceux qui sont
alles au front pour la liberte. We are in the claim of justice for the
Armenian people. He recalls the facts of the Armenian resistance and
honors those who went to the front for freedom. Que ce soit les
feydaïs, protegeant les populations civiles en 1915. Whether the feyd,
protecting civilians in 1915. A ceux qui se sont battus vaillamment en
remportant la victoire de Sardarabad qui a donne naissance a l’Armenie
et aux victoires du Haut-Karabakh. To those who fought valiantly in
winning the victory Sardarabad who gave birth to Armenia and
Nagorno-Karabakh victories. Mais egalement pendant la seconde guerre
mondiale, où tous les hommes en âge se sont battus pour leur pays
d’accueil. But also during the second world war, where all age men
fought for their country home. Pour la France et le drapeau Bleu Blanc
Rouge. For France and the Red White Blue Flag. Sans oublier le grand
resistant Missak Manouchian . Il est clair que la resistance du peuple
armenien continue , at-il conclu, rappelant la date importante du 18
Mai a 18 h devant le Senat. Not to mention the great Missak Manouchian
resistant. It is clear that the resistance of the Armenian people
continues, he said, recalling the important date of May 18 to 18 hours
before the Senate.
Les hymnes Armeniens et Francais The Armenians and French hymns
Depart vers l’Arc de Triomphe Departure to the Arc de Triomphe
Rendez-vous le Mardi 18 Mai a 18 heures devant le Senat pour appuyer
la mise a l’ordre du jour du projet de loi penalisant la negation du
Genocide des Armeniens. Visit Tuesday, May 18 to 18 hours before the
Senate to support setting the agenda of the bill criminalizing denial
of Armenian Genocide.