ARMENIAN PRESIDENT’S AGENDA DOESN’T INCLUDE VISIT TO TURKEY
PanARMENIAN.Net
02.10.2008 17:28 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan is not scheduled
to visit Turkey.
"Mr Sargsyan’s agenda doesn’t include such visits," President’s
spokesman Samvel Farmanyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter when
commenting on Turkish media reports about "Armenian President’s plans
to pay a visit to Ankara for a meeting with his Turkish counterpart
Abdullah Gul on October 16.
ARMENIAN AND GEORGIAN PRESIDENTS UNDERSCORE HIGH LEVEL OF RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES
ARMENPRESS
Oct 1, 2008
TBILISI, OCTOBER 1, ARMENPRESS: On the first day of his official
visit to Tbilisi Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met September 30
in Tbilisi with his Georgian counterpart Mikhail Saakashvili.
Armenian president first of all expressed condolences on his and
on behalf of the Armenian people in connection with the recent
developments in Georgia which caused human losses.
The sides pointed out the friendly relations existing between the two
countries underscoring the necessity of their further development. It
was noted that in spite of the high level of relations there is still
great unused potential and steps are necessary to be undertaken for
bringing them to life.
The presidents discussed in details a number of issues on economic
partnership, including in energy and transport spheres, referred to
the border zoning activity, they also reached agreement over creation
of joint consortium with the representatives of two countries which
will direct its activity towards the construction of an alternative
road which will facilitate the cargo and passenger transportations to
Armenia. The sides agreed to carry out works to promote inter-border
cooperation as well as to facilitate the entrance process of citizens
of the two countries to each other’s territory.
Underscoring the stability of Georgia for Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan noted
that it is not a secret that Armenia has strategic partnership with
Russia at the same time Georgia is Armenia’s ancient-long friend. "Our
commitments as partners, neighbors, and strategic allies must not
bother each other and must not be on the account of one another,"
Armenian president said.
The presidents of the two countries also spoke in favor of peaceful
regulation of the conflicts. They also underscored role of the Armenian
community in deepening bilateral relations.
After the extended meeting during which the active work of the
inter-governmental commission was highlighted, the Georgian president
said that the Georgian side underscores and positively assesses the
relations with Armenia. "I have very warm relations with the president
of Armenia and I am sure that it will have a positive impact on all
the levels of our cooperation," M. Saakashvili said.
During the meeting Armenian president was granted the highest
Georgian state medal which is awarded to foreign citizens. Armenian
president also met with the Georgian parliament speaker David
Bakradze. During the meeting the sides underscored the development of
inter-parliamentary cooperation. Armenian president also said that the
recent developments in the region showed the weak and strong sides
of the region and it is necessary to make conclusions and undertake
relevant steps.
D. Bakradze underscored the friendship between the two countries as
an important circumstance of regional peace and development.
Yesterday Armenian and Georgian presidents also participated in
the opening ceremony of a memorial stone to Sayat-Nova in Tbilisi’s
Meydan Square.
"NORMALISATION OF RELATIONS IS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE"
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"I welcome any step that will help reduce the tension in
the Armenian-Turkish relations and raise the level of possible
cooperation," leader of the United Labour Party (MAK) Gurgen Arsenian
told a press conference today while assessing Turkish President
Abdullah Gul’s visit to Armenia.
He welcomed Serzh Sarkissian’s initiative targeted at bringing the
process of the Karabakh conflict settlement to a more productive
phase. According to him, the latest Russian-Georgian event showed that
the normalisation of relations with Turkey is of vital importance for
Armenia. "Armenia’s economy would be at the threshold of paralysis if
the war lasted another 10 days," he said. It’s necessary to normalise
the relations between the two countries and establish economic,
political and public ties.
Asked whether Turkey’s activeness can play a negative role in the
Karabakh conflict resolution, Gurgen Arsenian said it’s necessary
to apply diplomatic flexibility to avoid that danger. "If Turkey’s
activeness can bring any danger, the leadership of the country should
be able to neutralise it with its diplomatic tools: it’s already the
task of diplomats," Gurgen Arsenian said.
With regard to home issues, the MAK Leader said, "It is time the
opposition and authorities started a dialogue. They had better have
vis-a-vis meetings and debates."
Gurgen Arsenian’s call for a dialogue was mostly addressed to the
authorities as they have more chances and resources to start a
dialogue. Anyway, he cited the Constitution and said that "power
takeover is not excluded in Armenia as we are a democratic country."
PRESS RELEASE
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HIS HOLINESS ARAM I WILL CHAIR THE MEETING
OF THE MECC CENTRAL COMMITTEE
The meeting of the Middle East Council of Churches’ (MECC) Central Committee
will be held in Cyprus over the next three days. This meeting, held
annually, discusses the financial and administrative aspects of the Council’s
work, its external relations and plans the MECC’s activities for the coming
year. All the churches in the Middle East, including the Armenian Church,
are members of the Council.
The Primate of the Diocese of Lebanon, Bishop Kegham Khatcherian (also a
member of the MECC Central Committee) and staff-bearer Rev. Mesrob
Sarkissian accompany His Holiness Aram I.
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The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the two Catholicosates of
the Armenian Orthodox Church. For detailed information about the Ecumenical
activities of the Cilician Catholicosate, you may refer to the web page of
the Catholicosate, The Cilician
Catholicosate, the administrative center of the church is located in
Antelias, Lebanon.
BARONESS CAROLINE COX AWARDED ARMENIAN PRIME MINISTER’S MEDAL
Noyan Tapan
Se p 25, 2008
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. By a September 25 decision of
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, Vice Speaker of the House of
Lords of the British parliament, the Chair of the British-Armenian
All-Party Patliamentary Group Baroness Caroline Cox was awarded a
commemorative medal of the Armenian prime minister for her significant
contribution to the development of Armenian-British relations and her
friendly links with the Armenian people. On the same day T. Sargsyan
handed the medal to Baroness Cox during a meeting at the Armenian
government.
According to the press service of the RA government, during a regular
visit to Armenia and the NKR, Baroness Cox is being accompanied by
a delegation taking interest in Armenia and Artsakh. In her words,
the delegation members will become the best friends of Armenia in
the future.
Baroness Cox thanked the prime minister for the medal. During a talk
with T. Sargsyan, she asked questions about the possible impact
of declaration of the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia
on the process of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict’s settlement,
the current state of Armenian-Turkish relations after the visit of
Turkish president to Armenia, and about the approaches of Armenian
authorities. The prime minister informed Baroness Cox in detail about
Armenia’s official viewpoint on these issues.
POLICEMEN PREVENT "POLITICAL" WALKS IN NORTHERN AVENUE FOR THREE DAYS
Noyan Tapan
Se p 24, 2008
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 24, NOYAN TAPAN. Since September 21, the police
have prevented, by using force, supporters of the radical opposition
from organizing "political" walks in Yerevan’s Northern Avenue,
NT correspondent was informed by member of the Armenian National
Congress (ANC) Diana Mardanian on September 24. According to her,
policemen use rubber batons and stun guns to disperse people. In the
words of another activist who requested anonymity, policemen do not
substantiate their actions in any way.
>From 7 pm to 7:40 pm on September 24, some 70 opposition activists,
mainly women and students, gathered in Northern Avenue. There were
about 40 policemen in the avenue who urged the oppositionists not to
gather in one place.
BABACAN: RECENT CRISIS IN CAUCASUS MADE ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN REVISE THEIR ATTITUDES
PanARMENIAN.Net
23.09.2008 14:26 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said that
Armenian officials seem to be sincere for solution of problems.
Babacan, who is currently in New York for UN General Assembly meetings,
said that during Turkish President Abdullah Gul’s visit to Armenia,
the RA officials spoke out for normalization of relations not only
with Turkey but also with Azerbaijan.
Babacan said that the recent crisis in Caucasus made countries in
the region revise their attitudes, adding that Armenia and Azerbaijan
are also among these countries.
Babacan said that he and President Gul evaluated that new situation
as a good opportunity and visited Armenia. "Turkey, Armenia and
Azerbaijan have strong will to solve problems," he said.
Babacan said that all problems are related with each other, and
representatives of the three countries would meet on Friday to discuss
them, Turkish media reports.
ARMENIA WILL NEVER ACCEPT TURKEY AS MEDIATOR IN KARABAKH ISSUE
PanARMENIAN.Net
23.09.2008 18:01 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenia will never accept Turkey as a mediator in
the Karabakh issue, a Russian expert said.
"To ensure a fair resolution of the Karabakh conflict, Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkey and Russia should be engaged in talks. The
fact is that Turkey is Azerbaijan’s ally, Russia is Armenia’s, Iran
has good relations with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia. Combining
the viewpoints, the sides could reach an agreement. As to Karabakh,
I think its delegation can join the talks as well," Alexander
Sotnichenko, senior lecturer at St. Petersburg State University,
told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.
At the same time he emphasized that the U.S., EU or other international
structures should not be allowed into the process. "They are all
interested to preserve the current state of affairs. Turkey has come
to understand this," Sotnichenko said.
HYE-TERT, Turkey
Güncel
DERENIK MELIKYAN: IRAN SHARES ARMENIAN STANCE OF KARABAKH AND GENOCIDE
Kaynak: armtown.com
Yer: Türkiye
Tarih: 20.9.2008
There are two Hay Dat offices in Iran. One is in Tehran and the other
is in Nor-Jugha, Derenik Melikyan, editor of Aliq Tehran-based
Armenian-language newspaper, told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. `We
organize April evenings, seminars on genocide studies, including the
Armenian Genocide. Books dedicated to Armenian-Iranian,
Turkish-Iranian and Armenian-Turkish relations are published,’ he
said. `Iran has tensed relations with Turkey and, moreover, with
Azerbaijan. Tehran doesn’t welcome Baku’s yearning for the Turkic
world. Panturanism is inadmissible for Iran. Maybe this is the reason
why it shares the Armenian stance of Karabakh and Genocide. Moreover,
thanks to the NKR security belt, the Armenian-Iranian border became
longer,’ Melikyan said.
ARMENIA’S BUSINESS CLIMATE INDEX MAKES 96.8%, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY INDEX – 94.4%, CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX – 98.4% IN THIRD QUARTER OF 2008 ON SAME PERIOD OF 2007
Noyan Tapan
Se p 19, 2008
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the Central Bank
of Armenia (CBA), out of the composite economic indices of Armenia,
the business climate index (BCI) made 49.3 in 3rd quarter against 49.1
in 2nd quarter of 2008, the economic activity index (EAI)- 65.3 in 3rd
quarter against 79.3 in 2nd quarter, and the consumer confidence index
(CCI) made 51.6 against 49.5 in 2nd quarter.
NT was informed by the CBA PR Service that although in the 3rd quarter
of 2008, two of the indices had a downward tendency, they were at
a stable (higher than 45) level. The BCI made 100.4% in 3rd quarter
of 2008 on the previous quarter and 96.8% as compared with the same
quarter of 2007, the EAI made 84.24% and 94.4% respectively, and the
CCI – 104.3% and 98.4% respectively.
In 2005 the CBA started quarterly surveys on financial, nonfinancial
organizations and households. The purpose of surveys is to assess the
current economic situation change as compared with the previous period,
to assess the expectations of business entities and to calculate the
composite economic indices based on the results of surveys.
In the 3rd quarter 833 organizations in industry, construction and
service sector, as well as 1,813 households in Yerevan and all Armenian
marzes were surveyed. The surveys were done via the Internet, phone,
letters and fax.
Based on the servey results, the BCI, EAI and CCI were calculated. BCI
is calculated based on the risks and general economic conditions
estimates of the companies included in the sample. EAI is calculated
based on the production volumes, orders and inventories (current and
expected levels).
CCI is the arithmetic average of the folowing questions: households’
incomes, ependitures and employment changes, the assessment of the
current economic situation.