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President Sargsyan Re-Elected As Chairman of the Republican Party 23 YEARS The # 41-42#29 Noah’s Ark (1129-30)(1117) 28 2November August 23 YEARS 2016 The #28 Noah’s Ark Published(1116) Since 1993 25 July Weekly Newspaper HIGHLIGHTS ÜáÛÛ³Ý î³å³Ý ß³µ³Ã³Ã»ñà (³Ý·É. / ýñ³Ýë.) 2016 Published PresidentArmenia Sargsyan standoff re-elected over: Since 1993 Weekly Newspaper HIGHLIGHTS ÜáÛÛ³Ý î³å³Ý ß³µ³Ã³Ã»ñà (³Ý·É. / ýñ³Ýë.) Membersas chairman of armed of the group Republican lay down Party arms Hostages Released In Yerevan The President of Armenia, Chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan on November 26 participated at the 16th Convention of the RPA at the Karen Demirjian Sport and Concert ComplexSee p. 4 where he made a summary report. In This Issue Journalist, Analyst, Armenian seeSee page p. 2 3 Armenia ready to invest in Intellectual Harutyun Khachatryan Iran's jewelry industry p.6 InIn ThisThis IssueIssue Noyan KickedTapan the Press-Center Bucket Resolution on Armenian Genocide recogni- Noyan Tapan Press Center holdsOn differentJuly 27, discussions,after a long pressand severe conferences, illness, U.S.Armeniantion Condemns submitted President Armedto Egypt’s Attack says Parliament ready on Armenian to p.10 round tables, teleconferences,Noyan seminars Tapan each Information week which Center are broadcast analyst Policemeet Azeri counterpart p.4p.5 live on the Internet. We invite you to take advantage of the Center, as well Harutyun Khachatryan passed away, at age 61. Knesset Education Committee recognizes as to place your banner in our Press Room. Tel: 060 35 11 22. 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Khachatryan was one of the journal- Protests continue in Yerevan p.12 ists who were working for the "outside world", CaliforniaVivaCell-MTS State Supports Board of theEducation “SOURCE” Noyan Tapanwho broke Printing the news blockade Houseof Armenia dur- adoptsFoundation expanded for Children Armenian with Next issue of The Noyan Tapan Highlights is offering coloured anding theblack Nagorno-Karabakh and white offset War (1991-1994). and digital GenocideDisabilities curriculum and Their Families p.10p.16 will be published at 5 september 2016 printing of books, brochures, booklets, journals,continued onetc page with 13 Victor Ambartsumian International Science high quality and low prices Tel: 060 35 11 22 ArmenThe Noyan Amiryan Tapan Invites Highlights His www.nt.am Prize not to be awarded this year p.16 Address: Isahakyan 28, 3rd 2floor, August Yerevan #29 (1117) 0009 2016 Predecessors for Advise p.11 The Noyan Tapan Highlights www.nt.am 25 July #28 (1116) 2016 2 POLITICS Armenia, China keen on deepening economic ties Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan received on November 25 Chi- na’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Armenia Tian Erlong. The Prime Minister attached importance to the continuous expan- sion and intensification of relations with China and stressed the need to take steps to utilize the existing potential. Karen Karapetyan emphasized the opportunities of attracting Chi- nese investments in a number of infrastructure programs and added that the Armenian government is ready to discuss any proposal. According to PM Karapetyan, Armenia can become an important platform for Chinese business, even as a route to third countries. Tian Erlong noted that his mission is aimed at contributing to the development of Armenian-Chinese relations and attached special importance to the deepening of economic cooperation in a number of spheres. Armenia, Moldova abolish visa regime Trade and industry Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nal- Armenia-EU framework agreement. Andrei cooperation high bandian had a meeting with Moldova’s Dep- Galbur, in turn, presented the latest develop- uty Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Andrei ments in the process of Moldova’s European on Armenian- Galbur. integration. Russian agenda Minister Nalbandian noted that Armenia The issue of peaceful settlement of re- attaches importance to the deepening of gional conflicts was also on the agenda of friendly relations with Moldova. the meeting. The interlocutors agreed that The parties held detailed discussions on all conflicts should be solved exceptionally issues on bilateral and multilateral agenda, in a peaceful way. In this context Edward urgent international and regional issues. Nalbandian presented the efforts of Arme- The interlocutors exchanged views on nia and the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing steps towards further development of coop- countries aimed at furthering the negotiation eration between the two countries, discussed process on the peacefull settlement of the the trade-economic ties, intensification of Karabakh conflict. scientific-technical and cultural exchange. At the end of the meeting the Ministers Edward Nalbandian and Andrei Galbur signed four documents on elimination of President Serzh Sargsyan received on No- referred to the intensification of inter-par- visa regime for citizens of the two countries, vember 22 Russia’s Minister of Industry and liamentary ties, conduct of consultations as well as agreements on cooperation in the Trade Denis Manturov, who has arrived in between the Foreign Ministries and deepen- fields of tourism, science and education. The Armenia to participate in the “Anti-Counter- ing of cooperation within the framework of parties also signed the 2017-2018 plan of feit -2016”4th international conference. international organizations. consultations between the Foreign Minis- President Sargsyan attached importance to The Armenian Foreign Minister briefed his tries of the two countries. the event dedicated to the state and perspec- Moldovan counterpart on the talks on a new tives of fight against illegal turnover of goods in the EEU area. “The fight against illegal turnover of goods is part of the great work we are doing in our countries to improve the business environ- ment,” President Sargsyan said. He added that “issues of cooperation in the field of in- dustry and trade are high on the agenda of Armenian-Russian cooperation.” The parties discussed issues related to the expansion of trade-economic ties and deep- ening of cooperation. 28 November #41-42 (1129-30) w 2016 www.nt.am The Noyan Tapan Highlights POLITICS 3 Summary report by President Serzh Sargsyan at the 16th Convention of the Republican Party of Armenia Summary Report of the President consistently strengthen the complex and plementation chain moves unacceptably of Armenia, Chairman of RPA Serzh multilayered party structure, to raise the slowly. I believe in this case the problem Sargsyan at the 16th Convention of the efficiency of its impact on the political is not the bureaucracy, which is emblem- Party processes in line with its program ob- atic for large structures but rather is the jectives. Only this year, the number of inconsistency, even their indecisiveness Dear Colleagues, the Party’s grassroot organizations has if you will, of the bodies called to move Distinguished Guests, increased by 22, also some some Party the issues forward. Existence of such ap- Ladies and Gentlemen, structures have been abolished. Along proaches is visible. In the coming year, in with augmenting the Party with new the organization of our internal works, we I salute you and wish efficient work members, we have also cleared the RPA will first of all act on this direction. during the 16th Convention of the Re- ranks from those who were using the We have obvious problems related to the publican Party of Armenia. Throughout Party “roof” for their personal ends. It is speech discretion of those Party members this day, we will have the opportunity to noteworthy that the Party members aging who carry out public activities. There is discuss works carried out after the previ- from 18 to 40 constitute over 35 percent no doubt that in recent years, the style and ous convention, to assess steps taken at of the total membership. At the same substance of the Party members’ public all directions of the Party’s activities, to time, women represent the majority and speech have improved dramatically. We disclose slipups and move forward giving constitute nearly 54 persent of all mem- have been very consistent in changing new signals to the party bodies and local bers. Certainly, the automated increased the speech manner adopted by some RPA structures. The RPA is the ruling party of the RPA membership is not our objec- in the past – contemptuous or derogatory and has assumed the responsibility to ad- tive. We have made considerable efforts exchanges with the opponents, speaking vance the political agenda of the country. to make the Party mechanisms to work from the position of strength, mocking, Thus, today we will also summarize how efficiently. With this regard, we certainly etc. Occurances like that have decreased we have been able to prepare the social have some achievements but as we have significantly. Not to see it is at least not and political field after the constitutional said on many occasions, we are still far fare. However one cannot help seeing amendments to act under the new laws of from the structure we have in our minds. that from time to time our colleagues are the game and how the ruling Party itself is Though the society-party grassroot struc- throwing around ideas, which have not ready to adjust to the requirements of the tures-local structures links in recent years been considered from every angle, which amended Constitution. have become stronger, the speed of circu- send erroneous signals to the public, dis- Now, point by point about everything. lation of the problems and their solutions tort the existing policies, and cast a blow First about the organization of our Party through the vertical hierarchy of the Party at the Party’s reputation. works. remains insufficient.
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