NEWS ON ARMENIATV

2007-10-08 Memorial Plaque to Anahit Tsitskian

The memorial plaque the author of which is sculpture Yuri Petrosian, was inaugurated on the exterior of the building, where the violinist lived for 50 years.

2007-10-08 The Christian Cemetery Demolition in Baku

Harutyunian said PACE is considering sending a mission to Azerbaijan to study the issue on the ground. The Armenian parliamentary delegation to PACE sent also a written question to the Council of Europe Ministers Committee regarding Azerbaijan’s violation of the European Cultural Convention by preventing international experts from visiting the Armenian cemetery in Julfa in Azerbaijani autonomous region of Nakhichevan that was almost completely destroyed by Azerbaijani armed forces. In September Armenia’s foreign ministry condemned the demolition of the Narimanov Cemetery in Baku saying in a statement that “such steps conform entirely with the Azerbaijani policy of destroying Armenian cultural monuments and any traces of Armenians in that country, and in fact represents an extension of that logic now leading to the abuse of the memory and history of other communities in Baku.”

2007-10-08 Teacher’s Day

Shushan Pipoyan was recognized as the best Teacher of the Year and Angela Grigorian was recognized as the Best Mentor of the Year. Shushan Pipoyan works for a secondary school in Gavar, administrative center of Gegharkunik province and Angela Grigorian works for a kindergarten in Gyumri, in northwestern province of Shirak. Nine more teachers were granted the title of honorable teachers and 12 received prime minister’s letters of appreciation. Ruzana Kostanian, principal of a school in Yerevan was recognized as the best School Principal of the Year. On the occasion Yerevan Mayor Yervand Zakharian held a reception for 67 teachers and university professors and handed them monetary rewards and letters of appreciation for their contribution to educating children. The mayor thanked the teachers saying that they play a very important role in developing the country, and their work is appreciated by the government. Zakharian said that the government keeps education-related problems in its limelight. According to him, until the end of the ongoing year some 100 secondary schools in Yerevan will have their local boiler houses and in 2008 another 60 schools will have their boiler houses. At the end of the meeting Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory professor Sergey Kechek was awarded a gold commemorative medal of Yerevan. The medal was awarded for the very first time.

2007-10-08 A Unison Seminar for Media Representatives

The most recent seminar was held for media representatives. As deputy head of the Unison organization Armen Alaverdian says media reports and articles are the basis on which public opinion is formed regarding people with disabilities, and as a result of incorrect commentaries and representation the Armenian public at large either ignores or feels sorry for the disabled instead of respecting their human rights.

2007-10-08 New Wing of Matenadaran

The new wing will have 18,000 square meters of space, 3,000 meters of which will be a book depository. According to preliminary estimations, construction of the wing, which will be located behind the main building of the Institute and will not be visible from Mashtots Avenue, will cost up to $9 million. The main building will be used only for displaying rare Armenian and foreign language books and manuscripts. Prime Minister Sarkissian said that after the full development of the model, the government will consider it and support it.

2007-10-08 Translation as a Gravitation Field of Inter-cultural Contact

Alexander Radovitski – deputy head of the ACT publishing house finds that suchlike collaboration will be very efficient. Radovirski greatly necessitated good translation, since people get acquainted with literary values of different countries through translations. Recently number of publishing houses has considerably increased, whereas the number of bookstores has decreased. This tendency is noticed not only in Armenia but also in Russia. As Anatoli Garbonov – deputy head of the CIS countries book delivery company says, years ago there were 200 publishing houses in the Soviet Union, whereas today there are 250 publishing houses in Armenia alone and another 6000 in Russia.

2007-10-08 Kiro Manoyan at “Hayatsk”

When commenting on Armenian Prime Minister Serj Sarkissyan\'s statement that the Armenian party is ready to recognize territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, Manoyan said there is nothing other word in this statement since it is clear to us that Nagorni Karabakh has never been within the sovereign Azerbaijan. So Serj Sarkissyan said nothing unusual. For the ARFD not only Nagorni Karabakh and Lachin and other liberated territories should be the subject of the talks but also lowland Karabakh as these territories were also given to Azerbaijan when he was a part of a big empire but not an independent state, Kiro Manoyan said and added that the issue on territories returning should not be resolved by voluntary decision of certain politicians but via the referendum of the peoples of Armenia and Nagorni Karabakh.

2007-10-08 The “Aqua Tech” Sport Complex

AquaTech will be available to visitors in winter as well.. It has gyms, a fitness club, a spa, eastern baths and so on. Construction of the center started in 2003.

2007-10-08 Water Supply in Armenia

Patrick Loren, the chief manager of the company, said to a news conference that when the French company took over the management of the Armenian Water and Canal, water was supplied for 6 hours a day. Now residents have water for 11 hours. He said it is up to the government of Armenia to prolong the contract with the French company for another two years when the contract expires. He said the water price, but the request was denied. Patrick Loren said today they will insist that 140 Drams paid outside Yerevan for one cubic meter of water is low. He said they will ask for a 30 percent rise.