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Armenian Hatis Progress to Playoffs After “sixth player” Victory Over Turkish Besiktas

December 18, 2009 Armenia, Sports No Comments
Armenian Hatis Progress to Playoffs After “sixth player” Victory Over Turkish Besiktas

Armenian women’s basketball club Hatis beat Turkish Besiktas 78-74 in Yerevan Thursday in the sixth and last round of European Cup Group F qualification. The victory secured second place for the Yerevan team (with nine points) and a berth in the playoffs. Besiktas also have nine points, but because of the scored/conceded points difference and two defeats from Hatis (both at home and away) the Istanbul team are third. Sony Athinaikos (Athens, Greece) held on to the top spot in the group.

The Thursday game again took place in a full Mika Gymnasium. Hatis took an early lead and held on to survive a late surge by Besiktas.

Security At High Level Before Turkey-Armenia Soccer Match

October 7, 2009 Sports, Top News No Comments
Security At High Level Before Turkey-Armenia Soccer Match

Almost all preparations for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying second-leg match between Turkey and Armenia scheduled for Oct. 14 are in their final phase, Today’s Zaman reports.

The necessary security measures have been taken to prevent incidents that could possibly erupt during the match. Unfurling anything other than national flags or banners won’t be allowed in the stadium. Any incidents of hooliganism will not be tolerated and offenders will be removed from the stadium. It is yet unknown if Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan will attend the match.

Speaking to the private Cihan news agency, Bursa Governor Şahabettin Harput said this match is important for the prestige of the city.

Referees of Turkey-Armenia Football Match Announced

September 29, 2009 Sports, Turkey No Comments
Referees of Turkey-Armenia Football Match Announced

Sweden referee team chaired by Martin Hanson will hold Turkey-Armenia football match of electoral round for the World Cup 2010. The referee in chief has three other assistants – Henrich Andren, Stephan Vitberg and Martin Ingvarson.

It’s worth reminding that Armenia-Turkey match will take place in Bursa, Turkey, on 14 October. The match will be conducted in “Ataturk” stadium at 23.00 by local time.

It is also reported that Alexandru Deaconu will hold Armenia-Turkey youth meeting, Armenian Football Federation reports.

Source: Panorama - Original Article

Soccer: Focus on Ataturk stadium security ahead of Turkey-Armenia fixture

September 29, 2009 Sports No Comments
Soccer: Focus on Ataturk stadium security ahead of Turkey-Armenia fixture

Incidents at a soccer game played over the weekend in a northwestern Turkish city have raised questions over the security of an upcoming international game planned in the same venue where the visitors will be Armenians.

On October 14, the Ataturk Stadium in Bursa, some 90 kilometers to the south of Istanbul, will host the FIFA World Cup 2010 Group 5 qualifier between the national soccer teams of Turkey and Armenia.

According to Turkish media reports, serious brawls at the stadium during the Saturday domestic league game between the local club, Bursaspor, and visitors from a mostly Kurdish-populated region, raised questions about whether the city has been the right choice for hosting the match against Armenia.

Gabriel Sargsyan can’t fallow the leader

September 27, 2009 Sports No Comments
Gabriel Sargsyan can’t fallow the leader

In Antverpen city, Belgium continues the InventiChess-2009 international chess competition. In the 8th round the Armenian grand master Gabriel Sargsyan ended with draw the game with Bart Michels. The same results were recorded in the games of Anna Muzychuk and Bartosh Sochko, and Etienne Bacrot and Emil Sutovsky. In the other two games there was recorded a good result. Krishnan Sasikiran won Antoaneta Stefanova with blacks. And Yan Timman got an advantage over David Howell.

So there is a rather stressing situation in the tournament list. Emil Sutovsky is leading the tournament list with 6 points. He is followed by Etienne Bacrot with 5.5 points, and Krishnan Sasikiran has 5 points.

US skater to present Armenia at international arena

September 24, 2009 North America, Sports No Comments
US skater to present Armenia at international arena

On September 23-26, Oberstdorf, Germany will host Nebelhorn Trophy tournament, serving as the final Olympic qualifier to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Skaters will compete in the disciplines of men’s singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

This time, Armenia will be presented by US single skater of Armenian heritage Pierre Balian. Ladies’ single skating will be presented by Ani Vardanyan. Gegham Vardanyan will act as a reserve skater.

Last year, Balian expressed a wish to present Armenia at LA World Championship, yet the issue of his Armenian citizenship prevented him from doing so.

Judo Diplomacy?: Armenian organizers raise flag, play anthem for Azeri judokas in Yerevan

September 15, 2009 Sports, Top News No Comments
Judo Diplomacy?: Armenian organizers raise flag, play anthem for Azeri judokas in Yerevan

Azerbaijan’s flag was raised five times and national anthem played once in the Armenian capital Yerevan over the weekend. This was part of a pledge made by the host party ahead of the European junior judo championships in Yerevan (September 11-13) that for the first time drew five participants from neighboring Azerbaijan, a country with which Armenia has been in a state of undeclared war since the 1991-1994 conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Armenian authorities reported no major incident during the championships and said all necessary security had been provided to the 15 members of the Azerbaijani delegation that also included coaches, doctors and medical personnel.

Artem Baghdasaryan won Champion’s title in European Youth Judo Championship

September 13, 2009 Sports No Comments
Artem Baghdasaryan won Champion’s title in European Youth Judo Championship

European Youth Judo Championship which has brought together sportsmen from 40 national teams (under age 20) continues in Karen Demirchian Sports/Concert Complex. In the first single combats of female tournament, Ani Avagyan (57 kg.) and Ani Ilichyan (63 kg.) were defeated by Lyudmila Marchenko (Ukraine) and Vesna Beylich respectively. In his start match against Johannis Standfis, male sportsman Hayk Hambardzumyan (81 kg.) also suffered defeat.

The only brilliant boxer representing Armenia was Artem Baghdasaryan who won European Champion’s title. On his way towards Olympic glory, Armenian judo athlete held victory over German, Latvian, Portuguese and Italian sportsmen. During the final match, he gained the upper hand over a Greek athlete.

President Serzh Sargsyan Hosted Official Opening Ceremony of Judo Championship

September 13, 2009 Sports No Comments
President Serzh Sargsyan Hosted Official Opening Ceremony of Judo Championship

The official opening ceremony of Europe Judo Youth Championship will be held today in sport-concert complex after Karen Demirchyan. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan is going to be present at the opening ceremony, press service of judo federation reports.

According to the source the president of Armenian Olympic Committee Gagik Tsarukyan will address his speech, as well as minister of sport and youth affairs Armen Grigoryan, president of Euroe Judo Union Sergey Salavevich, president of Armenian judo federation Aleksan Avetisyan.

Source:  PanoramaOriginal Article

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On The Principles Of Self-Determination And So-Called “Territorial Integrity” In Public International Law (The Case Of Nagorno-Karabakh)

June 22, 2010

On The Principles Of Self-Determination And So-Called “Territorial Integrity” In Public International Law (The Case Of Nagorno-Karabakh)

By: Ara Papian – Head, “Modus Vivendi” Center

We are not going to negotiate over the right of the people of Artsakh (Karabakh) to self-determination.

Serzh Sargsyan, President of the Republic of Armenia, 1 June 2010

 

It is for the people to determine the destiny of the territory and not the territory the destiny of the people.

Judge Hardy Dillard, International Court of Justice, 16 October 1975

 

Is ‘Reconciliation’ Compatible with Justice?

June 2, 2010

Is ‘Reconciliation’ Compatible with Justice?

By Lucine Kasbarian

On Wednesday May 12, at the Armenian Library and Museum of America (ALMA) in Watertown, Massachusetts, editors Emil Sanamyan of the Armenian Reporter and Khatchig Mouradian of theArmenian Weekly spoke about their recent trip to Turkey sponsored by TEPAV – a Turkish think tank that has recently been promoting Turkish-Armenian relations. TEPAV is funded by TOBB, the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey.

 ALMA Executive Director Mariam Stepanyan welcomed the audience after which moderator Marc Mamigonian, Academic Affairs Director of the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR), opened by noting that there was no formal title for the evening’s program because the trip was not necessarily part of what would be termed “Turkish-Armenian reconciliation or relations.”

Davit of Sassoon is Undefeated or Once More on Foreign Language-Medium Schools in Armenia

June 2, 2010

Davit of Sassoon is Undefeated or Once More on Foreign Language-Medium Schools in Armenia

By Ara Papian – Head, “Modus Vivendi” Center

The changes proposed by the Government to the law on language has recently become subject to heated public debate. It is natural and good that society express many opinions. This implies that we are gradually surmounting the legacy of the not-too-distant past. It is unfortunate, however, that those in favour of the chan­ges to the law are not putting forth reasonable counter-arguments to the political, legal, economic, psychologi­cal and cultural facts presented by their opponents, but are instead simply warping the essence of the issue in attempting to present the case as a manifestation of xenophobia and advocacy for self-imposed isolationism.

An Investigative Report:The Woodrow Wilson Center Desecrates its Namesake’s Legacy and Violates its Congressional Mandate

May 20, 2010

An Investigative Report:The Woodrow Wilson Center Desecrates its Namesake’s Legacy and Violates its Congressional Mandate

By: David Boyajian

Is the Woodrow Wilson Center seeking to discredit the Treaty of Sèvres on its 90th anniversary by honoring Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu?

Woodrow Wilson, the 28th American president, is looking down in horror at what the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (WWC; WilsonCenter.org) is doing in his name.

Most Americans are not aware of the DC-based organization, or that their taxes comprise one-third of its multi-million dollar annual budget.

The WWC was created by Congress in 1968 through the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act to commemorate the late president’s “ideals and concerns” and memorialize “his accomplishments.”

The WWC has in several ways, however, violated its Congressional mandate.

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USAID Provides $50 Million To Armenian For Economic Development and Social Reform

August 6, 2010

At an official ceremony held in the Republic of Armenia Ministry of Economy on August 6, 2010, Minister of Economy Nerses Yeritsyan, US Ambassador to Armenia Marie L. Yovanovitch and USAID/Armenia Mission Director Jatinder Cheema signed two Assistance Agreements under which the US Government will provide up to $50 million to the Government of Armenia for the period of 2010-2013 in support of the country’s economic development and health and social services reform, according to a release issued by US Embassy in Armenia .

Armenian Bread Price Set For Further Rise

August 6, 2010

The price of bread in Armenia looked set on Friday to soar further following the Russian government’s decision to ban all grain exports because of a severe drought that has devastated crops across Russia.

The move, announced by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday, pushed international prices of wheat to the highest level since the 2007-08 global food crisis. They jumped by more than 12 percent in European commodity markets.

The wholesale and retail prices rose just as drastically in Armenia where one 50-kilogram sack of flour cost between 9,500 and 10,000 ($27.4) on Friday. The rise did not immediately push up bread prices. They are nonetheless expected to be adjusted accordingly in the coming days.

Armenian National Committtee of America (ANCA) Disbelieves Matthew Bryza Will Stand in The Way of Aliyev’s March To War

August 6, 2010

ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian commented on recent statement by political observer David Petrosian, who was cited as saying, “soonest appointment of a new U.S. ambassador to Armenia, – be it Matthew Bryza or someone else, is important in restraining Azerbaijan’s ambitions.”

Aram Hamparian responded as follows, “Just to be clear, this is the same Mr. Bryza who was the primary U.S. adviser to the Georgian government of Mikheil Saakashvili as he stumbled into war with Russia; the same diplomat with controversial ties to top Azerbaijani leaders (Foreign Minister Elmar Mammedyarov served as a groomsman in his Istanbul wedding to Caspian energy expert/advocate Zeyno Baran), the same nominee backed by senior Azerbaijanis close to the Aliyev regime and by leaders of the Azerbaijani American community, and; the same U.S. official who has, for more than a decade, turned a blind eye to Azerbaijani threats, military aggression, and acts of cultural desecration.

I Believe You Will: Mammadyarov and Davutoglu Discussed Karabakh Conflict

August 6, 2010

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov hopes that his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu will take very useful initiatives in the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, reports Azerbaijani news agency Trend.

“Turkey is highly respected in the international arena, and therefore I believe that Ahmet Davutoglu will take very useful initiatives in the Karabakh settlement”, Mammadyarov said at a joint press conference following a summit of Turkic-speaking countries.

The summit was held in Bodrum town in western Turkish province of Mugla on Thursday bringing together foreign ministers of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

US Secretary of State Extends Her Gratitude To The Cafesjian Center For The Arts in Armenia

August 6, 2010

The US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in a letter to the Director of Administration and the Acting Executive Director of the Cafesjian Center for the Arts Vahagn Marabyan thanked the Center for hosting her meeting with Armenian civil society leaders.

“The center is a magnificent landmark and a wonderful symbol of Armenian- American cooperation. Our tour of the Cafesjian sculpture garden and the Chihuly gallery was one of the highlights of my visit to Yerevan”, the letter of Secretary Clinton said.

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton visited the Cafesjian Center for the Arts on July 5th, 2010. In her honor, a glass sculpture by Sidney Hutter was placed on exhibit – similar to the one by the same artist, added to the White House Craft Collection in 1993. The sculpture, known as the “White House Vase”, is now in the William J. Clinton Presidential Library.

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