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Armenian, Russian leaders launch 5th unit of Hraznan thermal power plant

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December 2, 2013 – 18:14 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Armenian and Russian Presidents Vladimir Putin and Serzh Sargsyan attended the opening of the 3rd interregional forum “Armenia. 173426Russia. Customs Union” in Gyumri.

The presidents also visited an exhibit organized on the sidelines of the forum, as well as the Sochi 2014 Olympics stamps cancellation ceremony. After the forum, the two countries’ leaders will lay flowers at the memorial to the victims of the 1988 Spitak earthquake and visit the Gyumri-based 102nd Russian military base.

The two leaders also took part in the launching ceremony of the 5th unit of Hrazdan thermal power plant via a video conference.

As Putin stated at the forum, Russia has no intention to abandon Transcaucasia, instead trying to strengthen ties with the states in the region, including Armenia.

He further characterized Armenia’s decision to move towards the Eurasian integration project as the country’s sovereign choice, with Russia to take every effort to support Armenia on its way.

In conclusion, the Russian leader expressed confidence that Armenia’s joining the Eurasian integration project will strengthen the country’s economic potential, improve investment climate and boost business contacts.

Armenian, Karabakh Presidents attend NKR Defense Army’s military maneuvers

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On November 12, Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan and President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Armenia KarabaghSargsyan attended military maneuvers conducted by the NKR Defense Army in the northern part of the republic.

In the evening, the Presidents of the two Armenian states arrived in Stepanakert and participated in a consultation of the Defense Army’s supreme command staff dedicated to the process of the maneuvers.

President Sahakyan highlighted the ongoing improvement of the Defense Army’s fighting efficiency, considering it among the most effective components of ensuring Artsakh’s security, as well as peace and stability in the region.

NKR and RA Defense Ministers and other officials were present at the events, reported the Central Information Department at the Artsakh President’s Office.

Source: Panorama.am

Armenian, Iranian parliament speakers discuss bilateral ties

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Speaker of Armenian National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan met with Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani on Tuesday on the sidelines of the 129th Assembly of Inter-Iran-Armenia TiesParliamentary Union (IPU), Armenian parliament’s press service reports.

Both Abrahamyan and Larijani stated that Armenian-Iranian relations are at a high level and continue to develop in an atmosphere of mutual trust. They stressed the importance of the activities of friendship groups between the two parliaments which contribute to the expansion of inter-parliamentary ties. The two parties also highlighted the need to further deepen the economic relations.

Referring to regional issues, the parliament speakers of Armenia and Iran stressed that in the interests of regional security and stability, conflicts should be resolved through peaceful negotiations.

Armenian, Lebanese chambers of commerce to ink cooperation deal

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July 3, 2013 – 14:42 AMT

A delegation of Lebanese businessmen will arrive in Armenia Saturday, July 6 on the occasion of a direct Beirut-Yerevan flight launch.

164437On the same day, the head of the Armenian chamber of commerce and industry Martin Sargsyan and the President of the Lebanese Federation of the Chambers of Commerce & Industry Mohammad Choucair will sign a cooperation agreement.

The chair of Middle East Airlines (MEA) company Mohamad A. El-Hout, Lebanese Minister of Industry Vrej Sabounjian, the vice-governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon Haroutioun Samuelian, ambassadors and high-ranking officials will take the same flight to Yerevan.

Illinois to host Ottoman Genocides of Anatolian Christians symposium (Armenian, Assyrian and Greek)

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May 2, 2013 – 14:57 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Less than a month after the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center ran its first program on the Armenian Genocide, a two-day symposium covering even more ground is slated for the same venue, Skokie Review reported.

156723The Ottoman Turkish Genocides of Anatolian Christians: A Common Case Study will draw scholars from around the world to present original research on the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek genocides.

The conference, due on May 10-11, is moderated by Zoryan Institute Executive Director George Shirinian, who edited the book: “The Asia Minor Catastrophe and the Ottoman Greek Genocide: Essays on Asia Minor, Pontos, and Eastern Thrace, 1913–1923.”

Organizers include the Armenian National Committee, the Assyrian Center for Genocide Studies and the Asia Minor and Pontos Hellenic Center, which was founded by George Mavropoulos.

Greece-Armenian 2013 military cooperation project signed

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January 14, 2013 | 19:44

This Monday, a delegation led by the head of Greek National Defense main Headquarters’ International cooperation directory, General of brigade Evangelos Constas visited Armenia.

The press service of Armenian Defense Ministry informs that in the framework of the visit the delegation has meet with the first Deputy Minister of Defense D. Tonoyan and Defense Policy department head L. Ayvazyan. During the meetings, the results of cooperation in 2012 were concluded and new agreements have been made toward the cooperation in 2013.

Ayvazyan and General of the brigade Constas have signed an agreement between the Defense Ministry of Armenia and National Defense Ministry of Greece, on the military cooperation program of 2013, which intend a number of initiatives in military technical cooperation, military training of the staff and experience exchange.

Turkish Parliamentarians Argue Over Who Killed Armenians

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ANKARA (Armenian Weekly)—Members of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey argued over who killed the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in 1915, Turkish newspapers reported on Jan. 3.

“Your history is a history of massacres. You know very well how the grandparents of those who are struggling today were killed,” said parliamentarian Sirri Sakik (Mush), from the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party, according to the Turkish newspaper Radikal.

In the ensuing argument, parliamentarian Yusuf Halacoglu, from the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) party, addressed Kurdish members of the National Assembly asking, “Then tell me frankly—and I, in turn, will show you all the documents—who killed the Armenians?”

Halacoglu is the former director of the Turkish Historical Society.

Other members of parliament pointed to massacres committed against Kurds, while parliamentarians from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) argued that it is the Kurdish guerilla group PKK that has committed atrocities in Turkey, and that Turkish history is genocide-free.

Nurettin Canikli, head of AKP parliamentary group said, “There is no massacre, genocide, and assimilation in this nation’s history.”

Iraq could have embassy in Yerevan

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September 03, 2012 | 15:41

YEREVAN. –Armenia’s Ambassador toIraq, Murad Muradyan, met on August 27 with Iraqi Deputy PM Rose Nuri Shaways.

They discussed the PM’s scheduled visit toArmeniain early September, and the cooperation domains that present a mutual interest for both countries, Armenian MFA press service informs.

Shaways noted that he expects his visit to bring a new impetus to the development of Armenian-Iraqi ties.

On the same day, Ambassador Muradyan also met withIraq’s other Deputy PM, Saleh al-Mutlaq, during which they explored the prospects for developing the interaction betweenArmeniaandIraq. They also exchanged views onIraq’s domestic political situation and regional matters.

On August 29,Armenia’s ambassador met with Iraqi Deputy FM Lubed Abawi. The parties discussed the plan for opening an Iraqi embassy inArmeniaand the establishment of a bilateral legal framework.

Highly appreciating the opening ofArmenia’s Embassy inIraq, Abawi noted that he will personally pursue the opening of an Iraqi embassy inArmenia’s capital,Yerevan.