Azerbaijan seeks alternative gas export routes: sending a signal to Ankara

15:21 | Armenia ICRC representatives visit Azerbaijani POW in NKR

The POW has been delivered a letter from parents and handed in a letter to ICRC representatives.
Source: Trend
15:01 | Armenia Hasmik Poghosyan: Armenia must take part in Eurovision 2012

Minister of Culture said kanon virtuous Narek Kazazian will present Armenia in “Classical Eurovision.”
Source: Panorama.am
14:20 | Armenia S. Nikoyan: Armenian-Turkish protocols under president’s jurisdiction

Head of “Heritage” Party faction Styopa Safaryan has again raised the issue of Armenian-Turkish protocols which are maintained in National Assembly agenda.
Source: Panorama.am
13:44 | Armenia H. Bisharyan: Time needed for 100% proportionate elections

Referring to proportionate list of Rule of Law, H. Bisharyan has ensured the party is seeking to exclude involvement of businessmen in it.
Source: Panorama.am
13:17 | In the world European Parliament members condemn Hrant Dink case verdict

Ria Oomen-Ruijten, European Parliament’s rapporteur on Turkey, said in Brussels that Turkey had failed a favorable chance.
Source: Sondakika.com
12:34 | Armenia Levon Aronian in Grand Slam

Aronian’s rivals will be Carlsen, Kramnik, the winner of Anand-Gelfand match and the winners of the tournaments being held in Linares and Bazna.
Source: armchess.am
12:10 | In the world Iranian media: Official Baku to restrict Iranian missions’ activities

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Affairs Ministry has officially declared that representatives of Iranian culture centers in their country won’t be provided visa.
Source: arannews.ir
12:07 | Armenia Vladimir Akopian, Hrant Melkumyan in Moscow Open

Armenian chess players will have 80 GMs as their rivals, Tomashevsky, Caruana, Le Quang Liem, Jobava, Vallejo Pons, Sasikiran are among them.
Source: Armenian Chess Federation
11:44 | Armenia ‘Armenian bread’ in Radonezh film festival

“Moscow House” will host on Tuesday presentation of “Armenian bread” documentary film and award giving ceremony as the film has won a silver medal in “Radonezh” 16th international festival in “Best cinematography” nomination.
Source: Russian Cooperation Agency
10:58 | Armenia H.Naghdalyan: President not to name candidates of proportionate list

Naira Nahapetyan, RPA member of council of elders’ of Yerevan, has said President signifies the potential of women and has highlighted this issue in a meeting with the women.
Source: Panorama.am
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There is black ice in Selim Mountain Pass, in some parts of Alaverdi, Dilijan and Goris roads.
Source: Ministry of Transport and Communications
10:15 | Armenia National Assembly back from winter holidays

137 issues and 20 international treaties are included in the agenda of NA eleventh session
Source: Press service of NA
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will have meetings on the sidelines of Munich Security Conference with Armenian FM Edward Nalbandian and Azerbaijani President Ilham Alyev.
Source: US State Department
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“For the fans, I ask to stay close to Roma, because we always need their help and affection, especially at this time.”
Source: Football Italia
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13:35 | Armenia Bako Sahakyan signs decrees

President signed a decree according to which the terms in office of judge of the NKR Supreme Court Shura Ohanyan were terminated ahead of schedule upon her own request.
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There is black ice on the roads of Alaverdi and Diljian.
Source: Ministry of Transport and Communication
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Source: Hraparak
10:19 | Armenia RPA Women’s Council takes women to Tsakhkadzor

Source: Haykakan Zhamanak
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Source: BBC
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Yerevan will host Euronest Parliamentary Assembly session for Social, cultural and education commissions in three weeks, Vahan Hovhannisyan said.
Source: Panorama.am
18:23 | Armenia Munich Security Conference kicked off

Armenian FM Edward Nalbandian will present Armenia in the conference.
Source: Munich Security Conference
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Source: “Turkiyegazetesi.com”
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Source: The Australian
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Presenting the priorities of developing the capital, Taron Margaryan has stated that Yerevan and Tbilisi have variety or potentials to develop relations in culture, education, tourism and other fields.
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Source: Panorama.am
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Source: Panorama.am
14:23 | Armenia Hrayr Zoryan to replace Gohar Poghosyan as NA spokesperson

Source: Panorama.am
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All roads and mountain passes are passable in Armenia.
Source: Ministry of Transport and Communication
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Snow clearing is underway across the country.
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I’d like to inform you that general atmosphere in Azerbaijan and continuous tensions between our countries make my participation in such high ranked tournament in Azerbaijan impossible.
Source: Armenian Chess Federation
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16:03 19/11/2009 » Politics

Azerbaijan’s recent gas export agreements with Russia, Iran and Bulgaria were serious signals sent to Turkey, an American analytical center said in Eurasia Daily Monitor, according to the Turkish Cumhuriyet daily.

Azerbaijan is seeking alternative gas export routes. “We are interested in exporting our resources through different routes,” Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev stated during his visit to Bulgaria on November 13. On the same day, he paid a short working visit to Sofia to meet his counterpart Georgi Parvanov and to sign an inter-governmental agreement on the transit of Azeri gas to Europe though the Black Sea. This was the third agreement signed with a foreign country during the past month. Previous agreements were signed with Russia and Iran. Analysts believe that these latest developments hint at Baku’s plans to diversify its export options and reduce its dependence on the so-called “Turkish route”.

For most of the 1990’s, Azerbaijan tied the export of its rich energy resources to the Turkish route. Turkey, Azerbaijan’s strategic partner, was considered to be the most reliable transit country, and thus it could reduce Baku’s dependence on Russia. As a result of this strategic vision, the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil and Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum gas pipelines were conceived. Subsequent steps were taken to further strengthen this route by launching the construction of the Baku-Kars railroad and starting negotiations on the transit of Azeri gas from the Shah Deniz field to Europe via Turkey. Unfortunately, this is the point at which progress stopped.

Despite several years of negotiations, Azerbaijan and Turkey have failed to agree on the transit terms for Azeri gas to European markets. This disagreement centers on the transit fees that Ankara demands as well as its proposed purchase price for Azeri gas. Ankara’s price offers have proven unsatisfactory to Baku. During his October 16 cabinet meeting, President Aliyev once again highlighted the remaining disagreements with Turkey and indicated that Azerbaijan would start looking for alternative options to export gas.

Source: Panorama.am