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Armenian PM Meets with Russian Counterpart, Addresses EEU 23 YEARS The ##29 38 Noah’s Ark (1126)(1117) 1 November2 August 2016 Published Since 1993 Weekly Newspaper HIGHLIGHTS ÜáÛÛ³Ý î³å³Ý ß³µ³Ã³Ã»ñà (³Ý·É. / ýñ³Ýë.) 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Khachatryan and was infrastructural one of the journal- capac- neer As 2016 IT Award Winner p.5 Protests continue in Yerevan p.12 ity, technical and technologicalists who capacities were working of the forcountries the "outside and regions.world", The future lays in the combinedwho broke transportation the news system,blockade with of Armenia the access dur- to Brussels Airlines launches new Next issue of The Noyan Tapan Highlights the major international anding regional the Nagorno-Karabakh sea, river, road, rail War and (1991-1994). air units, the Yerevan-Brusselswill be published service at 5 september 2016p.7 optimal combination and the advantage of using eachcontinued of them. on “ page 13 President of Turkmenistan DoingThe Noyan Business Tapan 2017: Highlights Armenia www.nt.am 2 August #29 (1117) 2016 Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov 5 points up, ranked 38th p.10 see page 8 2 POLITICS President Serzh Sargsyan meets with Chair of the Kimberley Process Ahmed Bin Sulayem On October 26, at the Meridian exhibition center President Serzh Sargsyan held a meeting with the Chair of the Kimberley Process, representative of the United Arab Emirates Ahmed Bin Sulayem who is in our country in framework of the annual conference of the World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) held in Yerevan on October 24-28. The President of Armenia welcomed the guest to our country and expressed hope that Mr. Ahmed Bin Sulayem’s visit to Armenia will signify not only strengthening of cooperation in the framework of the Kimberley Process but also, considering his rich experience in dia- mond processing and jewellery making in the UAE, will be useful in the shaping and implementation of the mutually beneficial bilateral projects. According to the President, with this regard the convening of the COBJO Conference in Yerevan creates excellent possibilities. Serzh Sargsyan stressed the importance of the Kimberley Process as a bright example of the consolidation of the efforts throughout the world for the prevention of the circulation of the so called “conflict” in 2003 which allowed our country to become a full member of the or “blood” diamonds and commitment of the parties – members of world diamond market and now is persistent in carrying out her com- the process. He underscored that the process acquires a greater im- mitments made in the framework of the Process. portance especially nowadays when conflicts in the world have mul- The Kimberley Process Chair noted that he has arrived to Arme- tiplied and new hot spots have come into existence. The President of nia also as a representative of the trade community of Dubai and is Armenia viewed as upsetting the fact that natural resources are being eager to discuss with the government of Armenia issues pertinent to used not for good but for evil purposes. the Kimberley Process and strengthening of Armenia-EAE trade and Serzh Sargsyan noted that Armenia joined the Kimberley Process economic relations. Nalbandian, Ayrault discuss Karabakh peace process, Armenian-French ties The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and France Edward Nalbandian and Jean-Marc Ayrault had a meeting in Paris on October 27 The parties discussed a number of issues on the agenda of privi- leged Armenian-French relations and the steps towards expansion of cooperation in different fields. Reference was made to the active inter-parliamentary contacts, decentralized cooperation, as well as the process of implementation of the agreements on further expansion of economic relations reached between the leaders of the two counties. The Karabakh peace process was high on the agenda of the meet- ing. Edward Nalbandian underlined that “for months Azerbaijan has been refusing to implement the agreements reached at the Vienna and St. Petersburg summits and deliberately aggravating the situation, thus preventing the creation of conditions necessary for furthering the The parties attached importance to the full implementation of the negotiation process.” agreements reached in Vienna and St. Petersburg. Karabakh soldier killed in Azeri firing The Azerbaijani side kept violating the Private of the NKR Defense Army Gurgen ceasefire regime at different sections of the Avetik Ayvazyan was fatally wounded as a re- line of contact with the Karabakh forces on sult of a ceasefire violation by the Azeri side at October 26, the NKR Defense Ministry re- about 17:00. ports. Investigation into the details of the incident Aside from firearms, the rival used auto- is under way. matic grenade launchers and antitank grenade The NKR Defense Ministry shares the sor- launchers in the northeastern (Talish) direction row of the heavy loss and expresses its support of the line of contact, the Ministry said. to the soldier’s family and friends. 1 November #38 (1126) w 2016 www.nt.am The Noyan Tapan Highlights POLITICS 3 Minsk Group Co-Chairs to meet with Armenian, Azerbaijani FMs in December The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group violence last April, and to clarify positions on tive of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, and have issued the following statement: the negotiation process. operational details are still being discussed. The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group During the meetings, the sides confirmed The Co-Chairs plan to meet with the Minis- (Ambassadors Igor Popov of the Russian Fed- that the situation on the ground remains rel- ters including on the margins of the December eration, James Warlick of the United States of atively calm. The Co-Chairs underscored 2016 OSCE Ministerial Council meeting in America, and Pierre Andrieu of France), to- that respect for the ceasefire provides a criti- Hamburg to discuss a possible meeting of the gether with the Personal Representative of the cal foundation for ongoing negotiations, and Presidents at the earliest opportunity. Such a OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Ambassador stressed the importance of fully implementing dialogue at the highest level is necessary to Andrzej Kasprzyk, traveled to the region from decisions taken in Vienna and St. Petersburg. make progress towards a settlement. 23 to 25 October 2016. The Co-Chairs also discussed current work- While in the region, the Co-Chairs also met The Co-Chairs met with the Presidents and ing proposals to advance substantive negotia- with the International Committee of the Red Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia, tions towards a lasting peace. The Presidents Cross (ICRC) to discuss the work the organi- Armenia’s newly appointed Defence Minis- each expressed their views on how to move zation has undertaken on the exchange of data ter, and de facto authorities in Nagorno-Kara- the settlement process forward. The Presi- on missing persons, a humanitarian measure bakh. The purpose of the Co-Chairs’ visit was dents also reaffirmed their agreement to ex- which the Co-Chairs have fully supported in to discuss the situation after the unprecedented pand the Office of the Personal Representa- meetings with officials at all levels. Armenian PM Meets with Russian Counterpart, addresses EEU gathering Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan with other countries.” lead to additional tax and customs encumbranc- met with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Med- “Taking into account the work on the con- es, higher prices for goods and services and, at vedev in Minsk on the sidelines of a Eurasian clusion of a possible free trade zone agreement the same time, would not adversely affect the Intergovernmental Council session held in the with the Republic of India, it seems reasonable Member States’ investment attractiveness and Belarus capital on October 27. that the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council macroeconomic indicators,” Karapetyan said. According to the press service of the Arme- should also consider the question of starting “This mechanism needs to be introduced in nian government, the two premiers held “pri- talks over the EEU-India track in December such a way that its activation would not lead in vate talks” during which they stressed the “stra- 2016 without linking it to the issue of cooper- any way to the opposition of one of the pillars tegic allied relations” that connect Armenia and ation in the multilateral EEU-SCO format,” of our Union – the free movement of goods. Russia. Karapetyan continued. Therefore, we are ready to actively cooper- “Prime ministers Karen Karapetyan and “I believe it to be in our common interest ate with the countries in a bid to work out the Dmitry Medvedev stressed the need to take to conclude a relevant agreement with Iran. problems existing in this regard. I believe that steps to further expand bilateral trade and eco- We believe that there is an opportunity to si- the joint efforts to implement the agreements nomic relations, considering that the involve- multaneously work on the scheme ensuring reached today will allow significant progress ment of Armenia and Russia in the Eurasian the implementation of an interim agreement on the integration path.
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