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June 13, 2015 19:48 The Fish Breeding Enterprise of Mataghis will export Fish Wholesale in 3 years In the fish-breeding enterprise constructed by the company “Golden fish” for black caviar production the first batch of fish has been laid. STEPANAKERT, JUNE 13, ARTSAKHPRESS: The company's director Ashot Chalian informed Artsakhpress, it is already 2 weeks that 200 thousands sturgeon caviar has been laid. "Generally black caviar production begins in 7 years, before that in 2-3 years large quantities of fish we'll put up for sale." Fish-breeders of the enterprise are being retrained by specialists from abroad. They assured that in 6-7 years the enterprise will be profitable.

http://artsakhpress.am/eng/news/20570/the-fish-breeding-enterprise-of-mataghis-will-export-fish-wholesale-in-3-years.html

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June 13, 2015 19:48 The Fish Breeding Enterprise of Mataghis will export Fish Wholesale in 3 years In the fish-breeding enterprise constructed by the company “Golden fish” for black caviar production the first batch of fish has been laid. STEPANAKERT, JUNE 13, ARTSAKHPRESS: The company's director Ashot Chalian informed Artsakhpress, it is already 2 weeks that 200 thousands sturgeon caviar has been laid. "Generally black caviar production begins in 7 years, before that in 2-3 years large quantities of fish we'll put up for sale." Fish-breeders of the enterprise are being retrained by specialists from abroad. They assured that in 6-7 years the enterprise will be profitable.

http://artsakhpress.am/eng/news/2057...n-3-years.html

Excellent news !!

Maybe we also can have a go at caviare diplomacy.

[Tsov]

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Karabakh Telecom expands internet services to more villages in Artsakh STEPANAKERT, June 17, /ARKA/. Karabakh Telecom company has expanded its internet coverage in the remote villages of the Republic of Arstakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). Effective today, high quality fast internet service delivered via Over-the-Air (Wi-Fi) technology will be available for the residents of Nor Haykajour and Nor Karmiravan communities of Martakert region. The official ceremony of the launch of this internet service in these villages was attended by the General Manager of Karabakh Telecom CJSC Karekin Odabashian, the Minister of Industrial Infrastructures of NKR Hakob Ghahramanyan, the Head of Martakert Regional Administration Vladik Khachatryan, the village Mayors and other dignitaries. "We attach great importance to the delivery of Internet services to rural communities, to ensuring smooth communication of its residents with the rest of the world, as well as to the promotion of commercial, educational and social development of these villages,' Karekin Odabashian said. A number of village residents signed subscription contracts on the spot. They also received various Karabakh Telecom souvenirs. It is worth mentioning that 159 villages and cities of the republic that is about 99% of the population have the opportunity to use internet service provided by Karabakh Telecom. Karabakh Telecom has been operating in Nagorno-Karabakh Republic since 2002, providing cellular coverage to 95% of its territory. It provides cellular, wireless and fixed-line telephony, as well as Internet services via ADSL, fiber-optic and wireless Internet service (Wi-Fi), as well as mobile Internet service through 3G technology -0- 18:30 17.06.2015

- See more at: http://telecom.arka.am/en/news/telec....xBv3Rwn1.dpuf

[Haykakan]

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AIDING NAGORNO-KARABAKH'S YOUNG TO STAY HOME AND MULTIPLY

Irish Times
July 8 2015

Nation-building: 'Big wedding' with 673 couples a major incentive to
settle down

Mary Boland in Stepanakert

As weddings go, Gayaneh and Avanes Grigoryan's day out in 2008 was
far more than a celebration of a union. Not because when they said
"I do", 673 other couples were exchanging the same words beside them
but because by taking their vows alongside 1,346 fellow citizens of
their native Nagorno Karabakh, they were declaring their love for
each other - and for their country.

"I adore my homeland. The worst thing in the world will be if we
will be made to leave Karabakh. I can't breathe without Karabakh,"
says Gayaneh (29) as she flicks through a magazine published to
commemorate the day in October 2008. "And having children means that
feeling is getting even 100 times more strong."

Nagorno-Karabakh's "big wedding" was organised to encourage ethnic
Armenian couples to settle down and multiply in this self-declared,
unrecognised republic. Sandwiched between the former Soviet states of
Armenia and Azerbaijan, which went to war over the enclave between 1991
and 1994, the de facto autonomous statelet is run by ethnic Armenians.

A shaky ceasefire is in place since the conflict, which cost some
30,000 lives and displaced a million people. Azerbaijan maintains its
claim to the mountainous territory, which lies inside its official
borders.

Almost seven years after the wedding, Gayaneh, now a mother of two,
personifies the statelet's nation-building strategy.

Sitting in her living room in the capital, Stepanakert, she is showing
her son Valerie (5) photographs of his parents as bride and groom.

She works in a government ministry and is on leave following the
birth of Tigran (17 months).

Avanes (30), while proud to have taken part in the wedding, is too
shy to feature in a newspaper, and has disappeared for the afternoon.

Smiling couples

"It was magic . . . Everyone wore the dress she wanted," Gayaneh
reminisces. "All of the wedding dress shops were cleaned out - you had
to order months in advance, or go to [Armenian capital] Yerevan. It
was the same for hairdressers, nail and beauty salons . . . people
worked through the night."

In the photos, row after row of smiling couples are seated at long
tables in Stepanakert's sports stadium, destroyed during the 1991-94
war and rebuilt for the occasion.

Earlier in the day they had split into groups for religious ceremonies
in churches at Gandzasar, in Martakert Province, and at Shushi,
near Stepanakert. There are shots of white lace, taffeta and chiffon
cascading down the arena steps, and of beaming newlyweds posing with
Levon Hayrapetyan, the Russia-based businessman and philanthropist
behind the event.

It was during a visit home in 2008 that Karabakh native Hayrapetyan
- who is under house arrest in Moscow since last year following
allegations of corruption - overheard a man saying his son wanted to
marry but had to wait until their calf was bigger so they could sell
it to fund the wedding.

Deciding that the region's dwindling population and ailing economy
needed a boost, the businessman offered couples an attractive incentive
to stay instead of leaving to find work in Armenia and beyond.

With monthly salaries averaging around â~B¬45 back then, he offered
$2,000 (â~B¬1,837) to each pair to marry. The enclave's statistics
office lists the current average monthly salary as â~B¬250.

He paid a further $2,000 to each of the 674 couples on the birth of
their first child and $3,000 (â~B¬2,755) on the arrival of a second.

The scale increases right up to $100,000 (â~B¬91,823) for child
number seven, and locals say that couples who have twins will get
an apartment. Those living in rural areas also received a cow. The
payments are in addition to lower grants from the government, available
to everyone, to marry and have children.

Popular man

Unsurprisingly, Hayrapetyan is possibly the most popular man in
the enclave. "I think that Levon is a person who really loves his
country, who really wants to see his country progress and be happy
and be peaceful," says Gayaneh. "I don't know anybody in Karabakh
who will say they don't love him."

The population has since risen from 139,000 in 2008 to some 147,000
today - still far short of its pre-war 200,000.

Whether Gayaneh and Avanes would like to continue to have children,
and perhaps even hit the $100,000 jackpot, is complicated by
Nagorno-Karabakh's unresolved situation.

"This problem is so close to me. My uncle was killed in the war," she
says. "I was only four or five at the time, but I remember strongly
two things about my childhood: I remember I was very afraid, and that
there was nothing to eat.

"So my lottery prize is my husband and my family life," she says,
smiling.

"We're not thinking about the money . . . We are people - we want to
have children; it's instinct.

"But when you have children in such a territory as Karabakh, where
you don't know is it peace or war, you worry for them . . . Maybe,
in some part of the world, there are places where life is easy and
there is no danger of war.

"It doesn't matter. The best place to be is Karabakh."

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/aiding-nagorno-karabakh-s-young-to-stay-home-and-multiply-1.2276633

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RESETTLING ARTSAKH

August 5, 2015 09:33
EXCLUSIVE

Photo: Marco Fleber

Since 2007, the Republic of Artsakh has registered considerable growth
of population. Over the 8 years, the population increased by 8%,
and 3.5% of them (about 4100 people) resulted from the resettlement
program.

Mediamax found out in which phase the repatriation program is now in
and what conditions of repatriation are offered by the government.

Settlers of 16 years

16 years ago, the Serobyans family left their house in Charentsavan
for moving to Artsakh. They decided to settle in Karvachar and start
a new life because of tough social situation.

"We had hopes for better life in Artsakh and our hopes were
justified. We are very happy to have come here", said the daughter
Roza Serobyan who after graduating from Artsakh State University
works as a teacher at the Karvachar school.

The start of the new life was no easy for the family. However, the
family were not intimidated by starting everything from scratch in
the post-war areas.

"When we moved in, we didn't have a TV set or phone, we had electricity
only for certain hours. We went from Karvachar to Vardenis to buy
food. We brought food for about a month as there was no transport. It
was very tough. We settled in a guesthouse. After a year or two,
we already built a house for us - of course, it's not in a good
condition. But it's ok, we build it ourselves", Roza Serobyan says.

According to her, comparing their previous and current conditions,
obviously now they live better. They are employed and it's easier to
earn a living.

Conditions of resettlement

Head of Territorial Administration and Resettlement Department of
the NKR government Zhirayr Mirzoyan assures they receive all the
Armenians who express the will to live there permanently.

In case of other countries' citizens, he notes that the issues of
citizenship, dual citizenship or permanent/temporary residence should
be settled.

"We have over 200 potential repatriate families who want to move here
for good", Zhirayr Mirzoyan says to Mediamax.

According to Territorial Administration and Resettlement Department,
growing families of 2 or more people get one-time money to move,
address social issues and settle as soon as possible.

According to the decision of the NKR government, a private house or
apartment is provided with the right of use within 10 years, and it
is handed over to the family in case the obligations are met (return
of loans and permanent residence) with the right of joint ownership.

Since 2009, the reconstruction program for building apartments with
the materials allocated by the state has been implemented.

Each resettled family is given 6000 square meters of area for permanent
use. The family is exempt of communal charges for 5 years.

As a reimbursement for electricity and wood, each family member is
allocated AMD 1100 on average monthly in Kashatagh and Shahumyan
districts of Artsakh.

Unlike previous years, now the repatriate families are allocated
budget loans with benefits to set up their own micro businesses.

Overall, the government of Artsakh spends around USD49 thousand on
each family (of on average 4 persons.)

Resettlement program today

According to Zhirayr Mirzoyan, repatriation as a strategic component
of state policy is dynamically developing.

"Today, we're faced with an issue of coordinating the repatriation
flow, improving the social conditions of repatriates and creating
normal living conditions for each family. Naturally, this principled
approach requires more financial and material means", he says.

Zhirayr Mirzoyan notes that Artsakh is now perceived as a safe area
beneficial for entrepreneurship.

Marie Taryan

- See more at:

http://www.mediamax.am/en/news/special-report/15028/#sthash.9kw91yNY.dpuf

[Haykakan]

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TIGRANAKERT ONE OF MOST VISITED TOURIST SITES IN ARTSAKH

August 14, 2015 - 16:23 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - According to the data provided by Tigranakert
tourist informational center, about 7000 people visited the site in
January-July 2015, which is 10% more against the same period of 2014.

Tigranakert is mainly visited by Armenian and Artsakh citizens,
but the number of foreign tourists keeps growing as well due to the
ongoing excavations and development of local infrastructure.

Currently, Tigranakert is considered to be one of the most visited
destinations in NKR.

http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/195979/

[Eddo211]

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We gonna pull a whole ancient Armenian city from under there.

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[Zeytun]

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This year's Telethon will raise funds to construct single family homes for families in Artsakh who have 5 children or more and lack adequate housing. There is a total of 466 families who fit this criteria and 211 are known to live in unacceptable housing conditions. Every home that Armenia Fund will build will cost around $50,000. It will be fully furnished and will also include major household appliances. The
homes will come with land plots of 10,000 sq. ft. of land each, where
the families can grow their fruits and vegetables and keep livestock.