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Armenian Opposition Party Denies Foul Play Against Dissident Member (Video)

July 21, 2010 Armenia, Video No Comments
Armenian Opposition Party Denies Foul Play Against Dissident Member (Video)

A key party aligned with the main opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) on Wednesday strongly denied stifling dissent within its ranks and ostracizing a prominent member critical of its de facto top leader, former President Levon Ter-Petrosian.

Karapet Rubinian resigned from the Armenian Pan-National Movement (HHSh) this week, accusing Ter-Petrosian of imposing his will on a party that governed Armenia from 1990-1998. Rubinian claimed that the ex-president pressured delegates not to elect him to the HHSh’s governing board at a weekend party congress. He called that a retribution for his criticism of the opposition alliance’s strategy of political struggle.

Aram Manukian, who was elected as board chairman after the congress, dismissed the allegations. “I really regret that statement made by Rubinian,” he told a news conference. “I just want to ask. Would Rubinian have made such a statement if he had been elected to the board?

U.S. Tells Turkey To Honor Deal With Armenia (Video)

U.S. Tells Turkey To Honor Deal With Armenia (Video)

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday gave a strong endorsement to Armenia’s policy toward Turkey and urged Ankara to honor its U.S.-backed normalization agreements with Yerevan.

Making her first-ever visit to Armenia, Clinton made clear that the onus is on the Turkish government to kick-start the historic rapprochement between the two neighbors. She praised President Serzh Sarkisian for not formally walking away from the Turkish-Armenian “protocols” despite the Turks’ refusal to ratify them before a resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict acceptable to Azerbaijan. 

“We applauded your president’s decision because that was a decision to continue, despite the obstacles, to work toward peace, stability and reconciliation,” she told journalists after talks with the Armenian leader.

Armenian National Congress Activist is Released form Prison (Video)

Armenian National Congress Activist is Released form Prison (Video)

By a decision of Yerevan court, David Kiramijyan, an activist of the Armenian National Congress (HAK), was released today after giving a written undertaking not to leave the city.

David was caught unawares by the news of his release.

“At two o’clock the doors of my cell opened and I was invited to a meeting with the chief guard. The latter said I was free and advised me to be careful in the future. Later I leant that the proceedings was discontinued since there was not strong evidence against me. My innocence will be proved in court,” David Kiramijyan told A1+.

Kirimijyan was arrested on June 3 along with other HAK activists, who were trying to hold a protest action at Liberty Square. He was charged with hooliganism.

Are Any Changes Expected After Clinton’s Visit To Armenia? (Video)

Are Any Changes Expected After Clinton’s Visit To Armenia? (Video)

U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton is starting a trip to South Caucasus on June 1. Secretary Clinton will visit Ukraine, Poland, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.

On Tuesday, prior to Hilary Clinton’s visit, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip H. Gordon held a special briefing.

QUESTION: Mr. Gordon, I got a couple of questions on South Caucasus. Let me start with Karabakh, obviously a very big issue during the trip to South Caucasus. I wonder if the joint statement by the presidents of Minsk Group Co-chair countries sort of predetermine Secretary Clinton’s conversation on Karabakh in Baku and Yerevan. Will she be talking along the elements that were outlined in that statement?

Armenian Revolutionary Federation Activists Hand Letter To OSCE Yerevan Office (Video)

June 30, 2010 Armenia, Top News, Video No Comments
Armenian Revolutionary Federation Activists Hand Letter To OSCE Yerevan Office (Video)

Nikol Aghbalyan Student Union of the ARF -Dashnaktsutyun today held a protest march to the OSCE Office in Yerevan against the statement of the President of the OSCE Minsk Group’s Co-Chair countries and provocative actions of Azerbaijan..

The marchers handed a letter to the Head of the Military-Political Department, Gregor Mikhailski, expressing their indignation over the recent statement of the OSCE co-chair countries.

Arthur Ghazaryan, a senior representative of the ARF -Dashnaktsutyun, says the Presidents of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries, France, the Russian Federation, and the United States, were inadequate in their assessments.

“In our letter we note that Azerbaijan has regularly violated the truce since the ceasefire agreement of 1994 and has always dodged responsibility,” Ghazaryan said blaming all countries that turn a blind eye to Azerbaijan’s diversion.

Armenian President’s Prize To The Chairman Of Intel Corporation (Video)

Armenian President’s Prize To The Chairman Of Intel Corporation (Video)

President Serzh Sargsyan today handed in the presidential prize for outstanding contribution to the filed of Information Technologies to Craig Barrett, Chief Executive Director and Chairman of the Board of Intel Corporation.

“The importance of development of Information Technologies is really very high. Ensuring the accessibility of information and knowledge, the raise of the level of common literacy are perhaps among the most significant achievements, and the Information Technologies make a real revolution in these two spheres,” President Sargsyan said.

“The establishment of this prize pursued an aim of drawing the attention of Armenian youth to Information Technologies,” the President said, adding that “We are an independent, bright and initiative nation. We have all that is most significant for the filed of Information Technologies, i.e. brains and talent. We have an inexhaustible potential of development in this sphere.”

Armenia’s Ministery of Education and Science Decided To Open 11 Foreign-Language Schools (Video)

June 23, 2010 Armenia, Video No Comments
Armenia’s Ministery of Education and Science Decided To Open 11 Foreign-Language Schools (Video)

On June 23, RA Parliament continued discussing the draft amendments to the RA Laws on Language.

“But for the investors who promised to ensure high-quality education in Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan would not feel the need of educational amendments,” Heritage MP Anahit Bakhshyan said.

Head of ARF-Dashnaktsutyun faction Vahan Hovhannisyan said knowledge is not valued in Armenia.

“Your knowledge does not secure a dignified place for you in the society. But if you have money and a pistol in your pocket you are honoured. Insolence makes your neck thicker, increases your rating and enlarges your criminal circles,” he said.

And here a question is raised: does the society need the education their children are going to receive in “elite” schools?

Sargsyan Questions International Reaction To Latest Karabakh Fighting (Video)

Sargsyan Questions International Reaction To Latest Karabakh Fighting (Video)

The Armenian leader spoke on Tuesday to an audience at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, a leading think tank, in Berlin as part of his three-day official visit to Germany. In his speech he also addressed problems of regional concern and answered questions on the June 18 clashes in Karabakh that Yerevan says was a major provocation of Azerbaijan aimed at scuttling the current peace process.

Answering questions after his speech, Sargsyan said that very often “the unclear approach of many institutions, including European ones, their fear that if they try to mention those responsible for concrete cases, they will disrupt the negotiating process” impedes progress in the issue.

Armemian President Sargsyan meeting Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel (Video)

Armemian President Sargsyan meeting Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel (Video)

President Serzh Sargsyan today had a meeting with Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel during his official visit to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Issues related to development of bilateral relations and the realization of opportunities for cooperation in multifaceted formats were discussed.

The RA President noted that the high-level bilateral meetings promote political dialogue and provide the opportunity to deepen cooperation with Germany in all spheres. Serzh Sargsyan said that Armenia views the cooperation with Germany as an important component for European integration.

The parties touched upon the development of trade-economic relations, noting that the presence of nearly 80 German companies in Armenia serves as a good basis for expanding cooperation in the sphere of investments.

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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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