Spezzatura

На самом деле все было проще чем платформа АНК. Один еврей (да, это был он) придумал финансовый инструмент под названием CDO ( Collateralized Debt Obligations) путем которого чуть ли не из воздуха финансовые организаци начали грести не хилое бабло. Ну а когда была достигнута точка кипения, случилось то что случилось.

Максимум что грозит Акопычу в плане очередной карьеры, так это руководить хором мальчиков в синагоге Людмилы Натановны. Они видите ли "предсказывали" что ситуация в экономике ухудшится Милтон Фридман вообще в ауте от такого судеп дупер foresight.

Я вижу тофики зашустрили с вопросами прямо с энтузиазмом сперматозоидов оказавшихся во влажной среде.

Дашнаки ушли Но остались Dashnaks Offered To Keep Parliament Posts Armenia’s leadership offered the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) on Wednesday to continue to control two major posts in parliament despite its departure from the governing coalition. Dashnaktsutyun leaders strongly hinted at their likely acceptance of the offer publicly voiced by parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamian. In a accordance with its March 2008 power-sharing agreement with President Serzh Sarkisian, the influential nationalist party was given three ministerial and several vice-ministerial portfolios in the government. Dashnaktsutyun leaders also continued to occupy one of the two posts of deputy speaker and to chair two standing committees of the National Assembly. Dashnaktsutyun pulled out of the four-party coalition on Monday in protest against Sarkisian’s diplomatic overtures to Turkey. All of its members holding positions in the executive and legislative branches tendered their resignations as a result. Speaking on behalf of the Sarkisian administration, Abrahamian urged Dashnaktsutyun to allow Armen Rustamian and Artur Aghabekian to continue to serve as chairmen of the parliament committees on foreign affairs and defense respectively. He cited a 2008 legal amendment that entitles opposition lawmakers to heading some of the National Assembly panels. “True, this change will apply to the next parliament,” Abrahamian said during a parliament session. “Nevertheless, the political coalition is urging the Armenian Revolutionary Federation faction to withdraw, while being in opposition, Armen Rustamian’s and Artur Aghabekian’s resignations.” Vahan Hovannisian, Dashnaktsutyun’s parliamentary leader, thanked and praised the ruling coalition for the offer. “We will discuss the proposal and present our response to the National Assembly chairman,” he said. Dashnaktsutyun’s governing Supreme Body in Armenia was expected to meet and discuss the matter later on Wednesday. Rustamian, who is also the de facto head of the body, indicated that he is in favor of accepting the government offer. “It would be good if we laid the foundation of a new [government-opposition] relationship,” he said. Artashes Shahbazian, another Dashnaktsutyun lawmaker, took a similar view, citing the need to “form a new political culture” in the country. “It was not a wrong proposal, especially given that we wished the coalition success in our statement,” he told RFE/RL. Shahbazian insisted that by retaining the two parliament posts his party would not give more ammunition to those opposition leaders who say that Dashnaktsutyun will continue to secretly cooperate with Sarkisian despite its exit from the government. “We have abandoned our government posts that were given to us as a result of political agreements,” he said. “But we didn’t enter the parliament as a result of political agreements.” ссылка

Сейчас недели на две пойдет поток рехмет элясинов, потом выяснят что у маньяка бабушка была армянка, внучкой Амазаспа.

Как икидовлятные брадиа Азербайджан в унитаз сливали. Columnist Hasan Kanbolat, an expert on Caucasian politics, disagrees. He explained to Today's Zaman that the opening with Armenia has reached a point where backpedaling is no longer possible. "I think stability and security in the Caucasian region has become a transatlantic issue and both the US and the EU want the problems resolved," he said. Kanbolat believes the ongoing diplomatic process will stay on course despite the public backlash, which he thinks could have been handled much better. After Russia's invasion of Georgia last year, the West has learned its lesson and will try to nudge both Armenia and Georgia to accept the protective custody of NATO and even of the EU, Kanbolat argued, noting that Turkey has little room to maneuver under the present circumstances. "Even that maneuverability will be limited to conjecture," he stressed. Commenting on his recent fact-finding mission to Azerbaijan, Yılmaz Ateş, deputy chairman of the CHP, told Today's Zaman that he found Azerbaijan fuming over the prospect of Turkey opening its border with Armenia. "They are very frustrated with the Turkish government because they claim Ankara has kept Baku in the dark on the content of secret talks being held since 2004 through a Swiss intermediary," Ateş noted, saying Azerbaijani officials felt they had been betrayed by a friend. Ankara has long claimed that Azerbaijani officials are well informed about the talks and have been kept abreast of the latest happenings. Both President Abdullah Gül and Prime Minister Erdoğan have repeatedly made assurances that Turkey would never agree to any settlement with Armenia without resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh problem; however, this does not seem to be working well to alleviate the concerns of Azerbaijani officials. At a meeting with European Commission President José Manuel Barroso on Tuesday, Azerbaijani President İlham Aliyev warned Turkey, "We have the right to re-establish our policy in accordance with the regional realities, and we shall exercise our right." Explaining what went south in Azerbaijani-Turkish relations, Ateş pointed to the Russian factor. "Moscow handed the details of secret talks between Turkey and Armenia over to Azerbaijan. The details were turned over to the Russians by Armenia," he noted. "We constantly heard from Azerbaijani members of parliament who said, 'Turks should have let us in these secret talks and not gone behind our backs'," Ateş said, recalling his tour of Baku. остальное тут

Есть патриоты Есть националисты Есть (вернее были) национал-социалисты Не удивлюсь если эвфемизм национал-патриоты™ появился благодаря какому-нибудь кудеснику слова из зильбершухеров чьи соплеменики позже, в 1990-е через подконтрольные СМИ вбросили в лексикон Рассеи лицо кавказской национальности ® Пока Абрамыч и партнеры лихорадочно гребли под себя госактивы бывшего СССР отстегнув за них 1/32 рыночной цены. Таким образом на период эпохи ЕБН пока шло разграбление Рассеи, средне взятый Коля-Вася-Николай получил удобный громоотвод в виде кавказцев.

Ankara won’t allow Israel to use Turkish airspace in attacking Iran The prospect of a surprise Israeli air strike on suspected Iranian nuclear sites using Turkish airspace would have alarming implications in the region and would certainly invite the wrath of Turkey upon Israel, a senior analyst in Ankara has said. Speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue, he said Turkey would never signal its willingness to accept such an air strike by the Israeli Air Force (IAF) and would immediately shoot down any aircraft violating its own space en route to Iran, which he described as a neighbor and important trading partner. “Even tacit approval of such an operation would go against everything Turkey stands for and would throw the balance of power in the region into chaos,” he stressed. With the new administration in the US led by President Barack Obama, who openly advocates engagement and dialogue with Iran, the likelihood of such an air strike and the chance of getting US approval are slim to none. Former President George W. Bush also refused to let Israel take such an aggressive action. In his speech delivered in the Turkish capital last month, Obama attempted to pitch his policy of moderation in Iran and said Washington “seeks engagement based upon mutual interests and mutual respect.” by abdullah bozkurt, Although the US and Turkish opposition deem the strike an almost certain impossibility, even the remote chance of such an adventure is enough to raise concerns in Ankara as well as in numerous capitals in the Middle East. “Such an action would pit one Muslim state [Turkey] against another [iran],” says Yılmaz Ateş, a deputy from Ankara and the deputy chairman of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), the main opposition party. Ateş told Today’s Zaman that an Israeli air strike violating Turkish airspace would have disastrous consequences. “I do not envision Israeli aircraft in Turkish airspace without permission,” stressed Lt. Col. Rick Francona, who is a retired US Air Force intelligence officer that had worked for the National Security Agency (NSA) and the CIA. Speaking to Today’s Zaman, military analyst Francona said, “I don’t think the Turks will allow it, especially since the December 2008-January 2009 Israeli attacks in Gaza.” “That operation has put a real strain on Turkey’s relations with Israel,” he noted. Israel mulls Turkish route to attack Iran Israel has three routes to consider if -- a big “if” many argue -- it is willing to undertake an aerial attack on Iranian nuclear sites. The northern route entails flying from Israel to the north toward the corner of the Syrian-Turkish border, then turning east and hugging the Syrian border. The central route goes over Jordan and Iraq, while the southern route takes an attack squadron through Saudi Arabia and then to Iran via Iraq or even Kuwait. A report released by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a Washington-based think tank, in March 2009 suggests that a military strike by Israel against Iranian nuclear facilities is possible and that the optimum route would be the northern one along the Syrian-Turkish border, then over a small portion of Iraq into Iran, and back along the same route. The CSIS report argues that all of the other options are deemed too risky. Even for the northern route using Turkish airspace, the report underlines that the number of aircraft required, the logistics of refueling along the way and the ability to get to the targets without being detected or intercepted would be complex and very risky, and would lack any assurances that the overall mission would have a high success rate. The most significant challenge in terms of logistics comes from the aerial refueling, as the fuel capacity of Israeli aircraft does not allow a flight to reach a target in Iran on a single tank. According to a report last year by an Austin-based private strategic forecasting company, Stratfor, Israel already possesses significant aerial refueling capabilities. “Nevertheless, the Israeli Air Force would probably be extremely stretched in terms of these assets to attempt a bombing campaign against Iran,” the agency noted. Francona underlined that “if Israel uses Turkish airspace, the Israeli fighter-bombers will have to be refueled, either in the air or on the ground.” “Either option will require Turkish permission at the least [for aerial refueling] or Turkish cooperation [for ground refueling],” he emphasized. That seems very unlikely as Turkey would never agree to cooperate in an operation that would lead to hostile action against Iran. Turkey was furious at Israel in 2007 when Israeli warplanes attacked a target at Deir ez-Zor in northeast Syria, and exited Syrian airspace by traveling towards the Mediterranean via Turkey. After discovering that two Israeli fuel tanks had been dropped by the warplanes in Turkish territory, one near Gaziantep and the other near Antakya, Ankara demanded an explanation from Israel. Covering up the incident Turkish deputy Ateş remembers that he submitted a parliamentary inquiry motion in 2007, asking Minister of Defense Vecdi Gönül to respond to allegations of airspace violation. The copy of the documents obtained by Today’s Zaman shows the Ministry of Defense dodged questions that were raised by Ateş. Gönül simply referred the case to Foreign Ministry and said “the investigation into the allegations is still going on.” “I was very frustrated to see that the government declined to respond to any question, casting a shadow over what really happened on that day,” Ateş said. Turkish officials told Today’s Zaman that Ankara delivered a very strong protest note to Tel Aviv; then-Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Olmert publicly apologized for the incident in late October 2007 and stressed that they had never intended to violate the sovereignty of Turkey. When the question was asked on the issue, President Abdullah Gül said, “I consider the case closed.” The speculation was, however, that IAF fighter jets came under fire from Syrian air defenses and war planes jettisoned the fuel tanks to increase speed and maneuverability. In a more conspiratorial interpretation, one source told Today’s Zaman that Israel instigated the incident to pit Turkey against Syria and the planes had deliberately dropped the fuel tanks on Turkish territory to give the impression that Ankara gave a go ahead to the Israeli strike on Syrian targets. “Fortunately both Syrian and Turkish officials shared their intelligence and discovered the ploy and relations were not damaged,” the source noted. Military analyst Francona points out that the Gaza offensive in January represents a turning point in Israeli relations with Turkey. “Prior to that, using Turkish airspace would have been an option, but only with Turkish permission,” he said. “With the use of Turkish airspace, the Israelis would have the option of entering Iran either via Turkish airspace or via Iraqi [American-controlled] airspace,” he said, adding, “I would opt for using Turkey to get to Iraqi airspace in order to minimize the amount of time required to be in Iranian -- hostile -- airspace.” Still, many believe the operation is a very risky one as Israel could be required to hit more than a dozen targets, including sites like Natanz, where thousands of centrifuges produce enriched uranium; Esfahan, where 250 metric tons of gas are stored in tunnels; and Arak, where a heavy water reactor produces plutonium. According to CSIS estimates, the IAF needs at least 90 strike fighters and refueling airplanes to accomplish that. Francona warns Israelis that Turkey’s air surveillance capabilities are far more effective than anyone Israel has ever flown against. “To attempt to reach targets in Iran via Turkey without Turkish permission is virtually impossible, and I do not think the Israelis will attempt to do so,” he said. ссылка

Implicit 'genocide' threat lies behind Turkey-Armenia breakthrough ISTANBUL - The threat of a word is behind the breakthrough after years of diplomatic strife between Turkey and Armenia. President Obama’s insistence about the alleged genocide convinced Turkey to sign on to the road map declared just before the annual April 24 address, sources say An implicit threat by U.S. President Barack Obama to use the word "genocide" in an annual April 24 address to Armenians, followed by increasing frankness from diplomats, was pivotal to strong-arming Turkey and Armenia out of their deadlock. The muscle behind the highly emotional word was the main diplomatic stick, the Hürriyet Daily News & Economic Review has learned from sources familiar with the marathon negotiations that led up to the declaration of a road map for opening the Turkish-Armenian border. It was first used by Obama implicitly in an April 7 meeting with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and later U.S. negotiators were increasingly straightforward as they pushed their clout, sources said. The word "genocide" is just one divide between the two societies. Armenians use it to describe mass deaths of their kinsmen in the waning days of the Ottoman Empire. Many Turks take deep offense to this and cite conditions in 1915 and civil strife as reason for the deaths of many members of many ethnic groups and that it exacted a toll from Muslims as well as Christians. In the run-up to the April 24 commemoration of the tragedy, which in recent years has included a presidential address, lobbying efforts by all sides converged on the White House to seek use of the word or oppose it. To date, Turks have largely been successful in the annual ritual. But the dynamics changed with the new Obama presidency because he had pledged to use the sensitive word during his campaign. It is now clear that his pledge, and ultimately his nuanced breaking of it by using the Armenian term for the events, "Meds Yerghern" (Great Catastrophe), was the key to the tentative reconciliation. Just when and how the border will reopen has not been disclosed. Neither have other details of the accord, made in part with Swiss mediation, which all sides are now keeping secret. While the bilateral politics of language are one dimension, another is the Armenia’s seizure and occupation in 1992 of the Nagorno-Karabakh region in neighboring Azerbaijan. Turkey closed its land border to Armenia in 1993 in support of Azerbaijan, with whom cultural ties include a common language. The first use of the symbolic word as a pressure point came directly from President Obama during his April 7 visit. In his talks with Erdoğan, according to sources, he said Turkey should reach an understanding with Armenia prior to April 24. The message was not lost on Erdoğan after Obama departed and talks accelerated. In subsequent days, serious progress was made but a setback emerged following Azerbaijan’s reaction to a possible deal without progress on the Nagorno-Karabakh front. Prime Minister Erdoğan’s moved to assuage Azerbaijan with a statement that no deal would be concluded with Armenia unless it included prospects for resolution of Nagorno-Karabakh. The specter of a rupture in Turkish-Armenian talks brought the U.S. administration back into active negotiating. The deal was concluded on April 22 after lengthy negotiations in both Yerevan and Ankara, under the mediation of U.S. officials. Matt Bryza, U.S. assistant secretary of state, conducted 14 hours of marathon talks with the Armenians in Yerevan while talks in Ankara were conducted between the U.S. Ambassador to Turkey James Jeffrey and Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Ertuğrul Apakan. Withdrawal In those talks the Turkish side insisted on a reference to Nagorno-Karabakh. Ankara specifically sought a pledge to withdraw from at least five of seven regions surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh that Armenia had occupied in addition to the enclave, to use as a bargain chip. Armenians refused to bow to U.S. pressure, however, the Turkish side was asked to accept the deal without reference to the Nagorno-Karabakh problem. Turkey only swallowed the package after it was made clear that in the absence of a brokered deal Obama would use the word "genocide." Obama did not and that has angered many Armenians, including one political party that abandoned the coalition government in response. In Turkey, the alternative phrase, and his further words "one of the great atrocities of the 20th century," has not gone down well either, leading some to accuse the president of disingenuousness. Meanwhile a new set of talks is underway to solve Nagorno-Karabakh. The presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan will meet next week, and possibly again in June, to discuss the disputed enclave, mediators said Monday. Diplomatic sources told the Daily News that Armenia refuses to withdraw from five regions surrounding the enclave unless there is a complete deal. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenia's Serge Sarkisian will meet in Prague on May 7, envoys of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said, according to Reuters. They said they also hoped to organize a meeting in early June in the Russian city of St. Petersburg. Talks in Prague will concentrate on the vote for the final status of Karabakh as well as the interim status, sources told the Daily News. Armenians and Azerbaijanis disagree over the methods for the referendum that will take place on the status of the enclave. Armenia wants one referendum, whereas Azerbaijan insists on separate referendums conducted in the two communities. Ethnic Armenian separatists, backed by Armenia, fought a war in the 1990s to throw off Azerbaijan's control of the mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. An estimated 30,000 people were killed. Azerbaijan claims nearly 800,000 fled the enclave. A fragile cease-fire is in force but a peace accord has never been signed. Affecting efforts There has been an increase in diplomatic activity since last year's war in neighboring Georgia, when Russia repelled a Georgian assault on the rebel pro-Russian region of South Ossetia. However, there is uncertainty over how a thaw in relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan’s ally Turkey might affect efforts to resolve the conflict, reported Reuters. U.S. envoy Bryza said he expected developments between Turkey and Armenia to help the mediation efforts. "We believe that these two processes will develop separately, in parallel with one another, perhaps at different paces," he said, according to a report by Reuters. ссылка

Акопыч в праздничном одеянии бухарского еврея ? Я чуть было не откинулся Этот Артем Хачатурян случаем не мой клон Прочитал весь материал и скажу что написал бы 1:1 тоже самое.

В Баку ожидают Эрдогана Открытие турецко-армянской границы Азербайджан увязывает с решением карабахской проблемы Переговоры по нормализации армяно-турецких отношений и разработка «дорожной карты» стали предметом широкого обсуждения и в Азербайджане. Баку настаивает на том, чтобы процесс был жестко увязан с разрешением карабахской проблемы. Размолвка между стратегическими партнерами оказалась неприятной, и сглаживать шероховатости взялся премьер-министр Турции Реджеп Тайип Эрдоган. Рабочий визит Эрдогана в Баку ожидается в любой ближайший день – назрела острая необходимость консультаций с президентом Азербайджана Ильхамом Алиевым. Об этом со ссылкой на самого премьера сообщили практически все информационные источники Турции. В посольстве этой страны в Баку «НГ» подтвердили, что визит состоится, но когда – официальной информации на этот счет пока нет. При этом в пресс-службе посольства заметили, что ситуация прояснится после заседания Совета безопасности Турции, которое состоялось во вторник и было посвящено в том числе вопросу урегулирования отношений с Арменией. По данным турецкой газеты Today's Zaman, именно после этого заседания будут проведены консультации с Баку на высшем уровне. Пока же тема возможного открытия турецко-армянской границы стала предметом дискуссий и главной темой обсуждений на страницах местных газет. Как заявил журналистам депутат, член постоянной парламентской комиссии по экономической политике Панах Гусейн, «конечно, не хотелось бы, чтобы границы между Турцией и Арменией были открыты до достижения продвижения в нагорнокарабахском конфликте и освобождения оккупированных земель Азербайджана». «Но Турция – суверенное государство. И если она примет решение открыть границы, то о каких-либо санкциях против этой страны не может быть и речи», – заявил он. При этом депутат считает, что «потепление турецко-армянских отношений, ставшее причиной определенного расхождения Баку с Анкарой, не должно повредить дружбе и братству между Азербайджаном и Турцией». Активные контакты Анкары с Ереваном проходят на фоне интенсификации переговорного процесса по мирному урегулированию армяно-азербайджанского конфликта, о чем свидетельствуют челночные поездки в регион сопредседателей Минской группы (МГ) ОБСЕ. Накануне сопредседатель от США Мэтью Брайза заявил, что «решение карабахского вопроса возможно в течение ближайших месяцев». «Точно мы не можем этого предсказать, но я надеюсь, что в течение нескольких месяцев это возможно», – сказал дипломат. В то же время Брайза отметил, что «власти США, Франции и России всегда считали, что нормализация отношений между Арменией и Турцией станет полезным развитием для региона». По его словам, этот процесс «также будет способствовать решению карабахской проблемы». «Мы считаем, что оба процесса будут двигаться вперед параллельно, по отдельности, и скорости этого движения будут различными. Об этом свидетельствует то развитие, очевидцем которого становятся сопредседатели», – сказал Мэтью Брайза. «Оптимистичные выступления сопредседателей МГ ОБСЕ и московские заявления президентов Азербайджана и Армении внушают уверенность в скором решении проблемы... Если руководители Азербайджана и Армении выступают с оптимистическими заявлениями, то мы не вправе им не верить», – считает вице-спикер Милли меджлиса (парламента) Азербайджана Бахар Мурадова. ссылка

Чекисты пока озабочены вопросами транзита энергоресурсов и коллапса цен на коммерческую недвижимость в Москве. А их здесь всякие там Шамоевы теребят вопросами геополитики. Видали как державник Вова П. слил Абашидзе в унитаз ? А вы говорите...

У нас постсоветскую власть точно так избирали. Сначала была шумиха, потом неразбириха, потом раздача ярлыков davajan™ тем кто задавал неприятные вопросы. В результате посадили себе на голову спеца по пыльным манускриптам из Матенадарана и деревенского гангстера, по совместительству талантливого прозаика Смбатыча. Ну и конечно не забудем остальных участников команды Havayi Hachox Shner ® которые приехали на той же арбе что и те двое.

Turkish police under fire over civilian death in anti-terror operation ISTANBUL - Turkish media and experts criticized Istanbul police for failing to take the necessary precautions in Monday's anti-terror operation, which left three, including the militant, dead and nine injured. A police raid on an apartment building in Istanbul’s Bostanci neighborhood Monday ended in the deaths of three people, including a 16-year-old bystander, when the anti-terror operation turned into a six-hour-long shootout. Raids were conducted in 60 areas overnight against militants from a far-left organization called Revolutionary Headquarters suspected of planning to carry out "sensational attacks," according to officials. The casualties, however, have raised questions regarding the planning of the operation, with media and security experts criticizing security forces. Officials, on the other hand, have responded to them by accusing media outlets of engaging in a "speed race" with their competitors. Hurriyet daily said there were five important points of negligence in the operation. "The deaths of a high-level police officer and an onlooker, and the injuries of seven police officers, are indicators that there was not sufficient information prior to the operation. In such operations, the first thing to do is to secure the area nearby. But TV footage show this precaution was taken after the operation started," a security expert told Hurriyet. Police failed to weigh the possible risks and weapon capabilities of the targeted militant and therefore did not evacuate the apartment building before the operation, Hurriyet daily wrote Monday. They also allowed TV cameras to get closer to the raided house, which left a cameraman from private broadcaster NTV injured, but it also might have helped the militant take position inside the flat accordingly, the report added. Almost the entire shootout was broadcast live by various TV channels. The criticism of the operation focused on footage showing the militant randomly shooting. The NTV cameraman was hit by the random shooting, and 16-year-old Mazlum Seker was killed. The cameraman, Ilhan Kandaz, slammed Istanbul police chief Celalettin Cerrah and said he is going to sue Istanbul Gov. Muammer Guler over security forces' wrongdoings during the operation. This is a clear signal that the operation was not planned or managed well, a former member of Special Operations Unit, Recai Birgun, told Milliyet daily. "The security cordon was short. No civilians should be allowed to come closer to the cordon," he added. ‘MEDIA'S FAULT’ Authorities, however, did not accept any criticism, and they defended the way the security forces conducted the operation. Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and Interior Minister Besir Atalay blamed media outlets. Atalay said NTV's Kandaz was shot outside the secured area and said they cannot approve such risky behavior in competition with other media outlets. TV footage and pictures show about 100 meters between the militant and the security cordon. Erdogan urged television channels to act in accordance with international media principles and blamed the injured cameraman for getting too close to the shootout to get the best shots. ссылка

Armenian group expresses disappointment in Obama letter ISTANBUL - An influential U.S. Armenian organization has expressed disappointment about President Barack Obama’s decision to refrain from recognizing the 1915 incidents as “genocide” in a letter it sent to the U.S. leader, the group said late Monday. Obama, who pledged to recognize the Armenian claims regarding the 1915 incident during his presidential campaign, refrained from using the word "genocide" while describing the events in his annual April 24 statement to mark the "day of remembrance of the Armenian deaths." "Your use of Mets Yehern (Great Catastrophe) was an inadequate substitute for Armenian Genocide," Armenian Assembly of America Chairman Hirair Hovnanian said in the letter he sent to Obama. "It was a regrettable retreat from the expressed promises you made as a candidate … and in so doing, may have taken a step backwards in genocide prevention around the world," he added. The letter also pledged that the Armenian-American community will pursue the prompt passage of a "genocide resolution" already pending in Congress and pledged that the Armenian-American community will pursue the passage of the bill. Hovnanian added in the letter that actions resulting from the framework recently announced by Armenia and Turkey must be "distinct and separate from the issue of the Armenian Genocide." Obama's statement came a while after Turkey and Armenia announced that under Switzerland's mediation they have agreed on a comprehensive framework for the normalization of ties between the two neighboring countries that have not had diplomatic relations for more than a decade. Hovnanian also requested a meeting with the U.S. president to discuss problems and concerns of the Armenian-American community regarding relations with Armenia. The group also said U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden telephoned Hovnanian on April 24 and that they exchanged views on the history and status of Armenian-American community efforts to obtain affirmation by the U.S. government of the Armenian claims regarding the 1915 incidents. ссылка

Armenian FM says Obama's April 24 statement a step forward ISTANBUL - U.S. President Barack Obama's statement regarding the 1915 incidents is a "step forward" compared with the statements made by former U.S. presidents, Armenia's Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian said Monday. "There are very strong points in this statement. President Obama said that he has many times expressed his approach toward what happened in 1915, and he has not changed his opinion. President Obama used the ‘Meds Yeghern’ phrase, we – Armenians – use either the ‘genocide’ or ‘Meds Yeghern’ concepts," Nalbandian told the Armenpress News Agency. "But of course, all Armenians were waiting for the U.S. president to utter the word ‘genocide,’" he added. Obama, who pledged to recognize the Armenian claims regarding the 1915 incident during his presidential campaign, did not use the word "genocide" while describing the events in his annual April 24 statement to mark the "day of remembrance of the Armenian deaths." Instead, he used the Armenian term for the killings, "Meds Yeghern," which has been variously translated into English as the "Great Calamity" or "Great Disaster." He also branded the events as "one of the great atrocities of the 20th century." TURKEY-ARMENIA THAW Nalbandian also praised "the important personal assistance" Obama displayed for the normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia. Obama's statement came days after Turkey and Armenia announced that under Switzerland's mediation they agreed on a comprehensive framework for the normalization of ties between the two neighboring countries that have not had diplomatic relations for more than a decade. The U.S. president extended his support to the normalization process. Nalbandian said Armenia is seeking to fully normalize relations with Turkey without preconditions, including those connected with the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and recognition of the "genocide" claims. He said he hopes that once the two countries normalize their relations the leaders from Turkey and Armenia would attend the ceremonies commemorating the 1915 incidents together. "I hope that when we improve – normalize our relations – not only will the leadership of our country put flowers in Tsitsernakaberd but the Turkish leadership will join us. Why can we not do what Charles de Gaulle and Adenauer did ? I am sure that such a day will come and Armenian and Turkish leaders will make that step," he said. ссылка

В Стамбуле вооруженный боевик убил полицейского и случайного прохожего прежде, чем был сам ликвидирован сотрудниками спецслужб, сообщает AP со ссылкой на министра внутренних дел Турции Бесира Аталая (Besir Atalay). Также преступнику удалось ранить семерых полицейских и телеоператора. По данным министра, убитого боевика звали Орхан Йылмазкая (Orhan Yilmazkaya), он был одним из трех руководителей террористической группировки, связанной с сепаратистами из Рабочей партии Курдистана. При нем обнаружили множество боеприпасов, в том числе мины-ловушки. Боевик стал оказывать сопротивление силовикам, когда те проводили рейд в жилом доме в стамбульском районе Бостанджи (Bostanci). Террорист бросил в полицейских два взрывных устройства. В ходе пятичасовой перестрелки преступник связался с полицией по рации и сообщил, что принадлежит к организации "Революционный штаб" (Revolutionary Headquarters); эти переговоры транслировались по турецкому телевидению. "Я боец и буду сражаться до конца, - заявил боевик. - Меня, скорее всего, убьют, но наша борьба против фашизма и терроризма будет продолжаться". Он использовал выражение "братство людей", с помощью которого турецкие "левые" выражают свою солидарность с курдами. Министр внутренних дел Турции заявил, что экстремисты из "Революционного штаба" ранее совершали нападения на военные объекты и офис правящей Партии справедливости и развития. Всего в ходе 60 ночных рейдов, проведенных стамбульской полицией, были задержаны 40 человек, однако больше вооруженных столкновений не происходило. 11 задержанных также являются членами "Революционного штаба", заявил Аталай. Антитеррористические рейды были проведены перед Днем международной солидарности трудящихся: по данным властей, экстремистские группировки планировали провести в этот день теракты. В 1980 году 1 мая перестало быть выходным днем в Турции, однако на прошлой неделе правительство страны вновь объявило эту дату государственным праздником, уступив давлению со стороны профсоюзов. ссылка

Turkey Working to Improve Relations with Armenia Turkey says it has agreed on a plan to improve long-strained relations with its neighbor Armenia. The announcement is further fueling hopes that nearly a century of bilateral tensions and hostility could be coming to an end. Nineteen-year-old Ana is from the Armenian city of Yerevan, but she works as a nanny for a Turkish family in Istanbul. She is one of thousands of young Armenians, who have left home and now work illegally in neighboring Turkey. Ana says, "you can work here and buy things and do what you want. In Armenia you cannot live like this because there is no work and even if there is, they pay very little"The economy in Armenia is dead she says, "We live more comfortably here with my family." For the past 16 years Turkey has enforced an economic embargo against Armenia, following that country's war with its neighbor Azerbaijan. Armenia still occupies nearly of fifth of Azeri territory. The conflict against a key Turkish ally added fuel to historical tensions between Turkey and Armenia. Yerevan accuses Turkey of the 1915 Armenian genocide, a charge Ankara strongly denies. It says the killings of Armenians during the Ottoman Empire occurred in a civil war in which many Turks died as well. Despite the long-standing tensions, in the past few months there has been a thaw in icy relations. A football match between the two countries in Yerevan last September saw Turkey's President Abdullah Gul accept an invitation from his Armenian counterpart to attend. The match was the unlikely catalyst of the start of a rapprochement. In a matter of months, years of distrust appeared to have been cast aside, with intense discussions now focusing on ending the embargo. Turkish Minister for EU Enlargement Ergemen Bagis is optimistic about future relations. "There are up to 70,000 Armenians living in Turkey, mostly working illegally, mostly working as nannies or nurses for either new born children or very elderly," said Ergemen Bagis. "We are talking about 15 percent of Armenia dependent on the monies coming from the workers in Turkey. But also when I also think Armenians immigrants coming from Armenia, Turks are trusting the Armenian nannies and nurses with lives of most valued babies and elders. I see a light at the end of the tunnel, that peace is possible." To reach out to the Armenian people the Turkish state broadcaster earlier this month launched an Armenian radio channel. Unfortunately it broadcasts in a dialect not used by most Armenians. Despite the hiccup, the gesture was widely welcomed, as part of wider rapprochement, especially by the European Union, which Turkey wants to join, and also importantly by U.S. President Barack Obama. During his campaign for office, Obama committed to signing legislation recognizing the mass killings of Armenians as genocide. Although when he visited Turkey earlier this month, he indicated he was more anxious to see relations between the two countries improve. "What I would I like to do is to encourage President Gul to move forward with what have been some very fruitful negotiations and I am not interested in the United States in any way tilting these negotiations one way or another, while they having useful discussions," said President Obama. Analysts say those words caused a collective sigh of relief in Ankara. Turkish diplomatic sources warn any genocide recognition would wreck U.S. Turkish relations and scupper current Armenian rapprochement efforts. A Turkish Armenian, Sarop, says a thaw in tensions is more important than genocide recognition "I think Turkish people do not want to say genocide and I do not want to tell a name, I think Turkish people should feel the Armenian people who died in 1915 their pains, they have to feel," said Sarop. "It is important for me. Armenians want Turkish people have to share their pain only. And I think the border will open and the relations will get better." But such hopes may just remain that. Ending the Turkish embargo is now the source of numerous Turkish TV discussions. The issue is dominating much of the country's media and much is critical of the government, which is accused of bowing to international pressure and selling out its ally Azerbaijan. Political scientist and columnist Nuray Mert: "It is very big issue because the international system forces Turkey to normalize relations but also there is this internal pressure against it, and this internal pressure can easily be manipulated by opposition parties," said Nuray Mert. "And they are also using Azerbaijan, our brother nation, whatever. That we are cheating our brothers, their difficulties are not settled yet between Azerbaijan and Armenia, as you know. And all Turkish press and political opposition is using Azerbaijan issue against the government. So I think the government finds itself in very difficult position." The repercussions are already being felt. The Azeri president this month agreed to sell the country's huge gas resources to Russia, instead of Turkey. Gas analysts say that supply is crucial to a planned pipeline to run through Turkey to Europe. The Azeri agreement with Russia is non binding, but is seen as a warning to Ankara, not to open its border with Armenia until Yerevan withdraws its forces from Azerbaijan. Experts warn that is not expected to happen soon. But Washington is pressing Ankara to open the border as soon as possible, putting Turkey in an increasingly difficult position. ссылка

AZERBAIJAN: BEYOND ENERGY EXPORTS, THE GLOBAL DOWNTURN IS BATTERING LOCAL INDUSTRY Text by Shahin Abbasov The global downturn is punishing Azerbaijan’s third largest city, Sumgayit, a onetime center for the Soviet military-industrial complex that is still struggling to find its stride in the global economy. Sumgayit’s industrial base has been ravaged by the combined effects of sharply lower energy prices and the contraction of credit. Factory employees, who asked not to be named, told EurasiaNet that all five of the state-owned chemical company Azerkimya’s plants and the state-owned Azerboru pipe factory in the city stopped production in early March. Another industrial giant, Azeraluminum, which produces 70 percent of Sumgayit’s annual industrial output, is working at just 15 percent of its usual capacity, producing only 25 tons of primary aluminum per month. A worker from Azerkimya’s synthetic rubber plant said that more than 1,000 of its 1,400 employees have been sent on unpaid leave, adding that salaries have not been paid since January. "The situation is similar at the other four Azerkimya plants," he said. "We do not know how the situation will develop further and have no idea what we should do." Azerkimya employs more than 7,500 people in Sumgayit, a city of about 305,000 people located 30 kilometers from the Azerbaijani capital, Baku. Official statistics confirm that Azerbaijan’s chemical industry is experiencing a severe decline. Azerkimya’s production dropped by 72.5 percent between February 2008 and February 2009, while its exports decreased 8.5 times, according to the State Statistics Committee. Economist Rasim Huseynov claims that Azerkimya’s plants have four months’ worth of production left unsold, data that is confirmed by the State Statistics Committee. Representatives of Azerkimya did not respond to written questions from EurasiaNet about its troubles. Company officials originally requested the questions in writing after a EurasiaNet correspondent approached them with interview requests. At Azeraluminum, executives are predictably attributing the plant’s troubles to the worldwide economic crisis. A company employee told EurasiaNet that only 200 of the plant’s 1,000 Sumgayit employees are still working, although salaries have not been paid since January. Three-hundred-and-forty workers have been on unpaid leave since April 1 and all 700 of the company’s employees in the city of Ganja have also been laid off. Azerboru, the pipe-making factory, has sent all but 146 of its 1,146 Sumgayit employees on unpaid leave, according to several employees. They added that they had not been paid in months. Like Azerkimya, Azerboru management did not respond to submitted written questions about the factory’s situation. Even before the latest closures, Sumgayit had been familiar with economic hardship. So far, it does not seem as though surging local unemployment could produce social instability. Cameraman Vugar Mammadov, who lives in Sumgayit but works in Baku, said that no protests had taken place yet in the city. "It’s good that Sumgayit is located so close to Baku and a large part of the population works in the capital. It helps to reduce social tension," Mammadov said. Local workers, he added, have gotten used to delays with salaries and unpaid leaves. The risk of rising tension nonetheless persists, believes Zohrab Ismayilov, head of the Public Association for Assistance to a Free Economy, a Baku-based economic think-tank. "The simultaneous emergence of thousands of unemployed people is a serious problem for one city," Ismayilov said. Government support for low-interest loans and tax holidays, among other means would help create new jobs in Sumgayit, he suggested. Representatives of the Sumgayit city government stated only that the factories are not under their control and declined all further comment. Sumgayit’s woes are part of a larger unemployment problem. A source at the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijani Republic (SOCAR), Azerbaijan’s largest employer, told Turan news agency on April 23 that the government had ordered the company to dismiss men born in and before 1947 and women born in and before 1952. Salaries for the rest of SOCAR’s 65,000 employees will be slashed by 30 to 35 percent, the source said. SOCAR executives have not commented on the report. For now, official unemployment figures are comparatively modest, primarily because of the current preference for sending idle workers on unpaid leave. At an April 10 news conference, State Statistics Committee Chairman Arif Valiyev claimed that, technically speaking, only 6,000 jobs had been lost in Azerbaijan during the first quarter of 2009. He added that competition for jobs was also increasing; in February, five unemployed people were said to be competing for each job vacancy, compared with a three-to-one ration in September 2008. The government, for its part, has pledged support for the state-owned factories in Sumgayit. "The government should do its best to soften the social welfare problems of their workers," President Ilham Aliyev declared at an April 22 cabinet meeting. Wages, he added, should be paid "for several months ahead." The president did not identify the way to overcome the crisis in Azerbaijan’s chemical, aluminum and metallurgical industries, but pledged that "after the global crisis ends, the government will put additional investments into these industries." ссылка

Макиавелли вращается в гробу как пропелер. Я нахожу более правдоподобным "гипотезу" что Акопыч в действительности переметнувшийся в иудаизм ассириец (Благо ехать далеко не было нужды. Брадиа-семиты как не как.)

Bardak Harama впервые в истории американо-турецких отношений в стенах турецкого парламента бросил в лицо присутствующим вызов перестать прятать голову в песок по вопросу 1915 года. Bardak Harama будучи в Турции подтвердил что его оценка событий 1915 года именно как геноцид не претерпела изменений. Bardak Harama в своем обращении 24 апреля использовал армянский термин описывающий события 1915 года в знак солидарности с чувствами армянскoгo народa. Bardak Harama лишил турков возможности позже использовать "геноцидную" отмазку как повод для слива в унитаз текущего переговорного процесса по установлению без предусловий полноценных армяно-турецких отношений. Bardak Harama продолжая удерживать "геноцидную" кувалду над головой турков как мощный мотиватор к подвижкам на армянском фронте, сохранил себе свободу манёвра на будущее. Из альбома: Стакан Наполовину Полный

Хмм, а вроде говорили что Жиро увидел свет © В том плане что позже он дистанцировался от тусовки Акопыча

Clinton Hails ‘Historic’ Turkish-Armenian Agreement U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was reported to describe as “historic” a Turkish-Armenian statement on the normalization of bilateral relations in a phone call with Armenian Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian on Monday. The Armenian Foreign Ministry said Clinton phoned Nalbandian to discuss the latest developments in the Turkish-Armenian dialogue and the Nagorno-Karabakh negotiating process. “Secretary of State Clinton welcomed the [April 22] joint statement by the foreign ministries of Armenia, Turkey and Switzerland, describing it as a historic step towards the establishment of normal relations between the two countries,” the ministry said in a statement. In their joint statement, Ankara and Yerevan said they have agreed on a “roadmap” for establishing diplomatic relations and reopening the Turkish-Armenian border. The U.S. State Department was quick to welcome the announcement. “We urge Armenia and Turkey to proceed according to the agreed framework and roadmap,” a department spokesman said. Speaking at the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday, Clinton confirmed Washington’s involvement in the fence-mending talks. “The Turkish and Armenian governments have sought U.S. support and encouragement of their reconciliation efforts,” she said. According to Nalbandian’s press office, Clinton also expressed hope that the internationally mediated peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan will produce a breakthrough soon. No further details were reported. ссылка