Month: March 2007

AZERBAIJAN NOT TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN WAR AGAINST IRAN

PanARMENIAN.Net
01.03.2007 15:41 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Azerbaijan will not actively participate in the war
against Iran, but we should nod ignore the fact that Baku, as always,
will raise the problem of Iranian Azerbaijan (ancient Atrpatakan),
again and again underlining the same false and funny thesis that
their brothers live there, specialist in Persian philology Tadevos
Charchyan told in the interview to the PanARMENIAN.Net. He said,
it’s not a secret for anyone that residents of Iranian Azerbaijan
are Azeris, in other words, Turkish speaking Iranians.

"I thin, Baku will not take any actions, it will remain neutral,
since from the one hand Azerbaijan will not want to harm not so good
relations with Islamic Iran, and from thee other hand, it will not
dare offend the United States," he stressed.

In the context of Turkey Charchyan noticed that anyway it has
pro-American moods. "Though it is very difficult to predict. Let us
see how the events will develop," he underscored.

POLICE DISPERSED PROTEST IN FRONT OF ARMENIAN EMBASSY TO TEHRAN

PanARMENIAN.Net
01.03.2007 16:28 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ During the rally, which Azeris held in front of
the Armenian Embassy to Tehran, clashes took place with police, head
of the Movement of National Awakening of South Azerbaijan (MNASA)
Agry Garadagly told. He said, currently 4 detainees have been freed
for a pawn.

Garadagly said, the law enforcement bodies forced protesters out
to the nearby Park of Students but the rally continued there. When
the resolution of the protest was read, police and special service
workers arrested 6 activists of MNASA. 4 of them were freed on the
security of $6 thousands. And the case of Akbar Azad was passed to
the revolutionary court, "Novosti Azerbaijan" reports.

ARMENIA’S ISOLATION DEEPENS, SAYS "ECONOMIST" MAGAZINE

PanARMENIAN.Net
01.03.2007 16:49 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenia’s isolation will deepen more and more because
Armenia does not participate in the Baku-Tbilisi-Akhalkalaki-Kars
railway project, says the report of "Economist" analytical center
February edition. "Armenia just another time occurs out of profitable
regional projects. With the beginning of railway’s functioning
Azerbaijan can transport more than 500 million tons of freight to
Turkey annually.

Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey already now closely cooperate in
transportation of Caspian energy resources to Turkey.

Armenia tried to hinder the railway project. There is a strong
Armenian community in the U.S.A., which could achieve a decision by
the Congress, which bans American banks and government to finance the
Baku-Kars railway construction. The magazine says that despite the
fact that Armenian side offered to reconstruct the existing Kars-Gyumri
railway and open Armenian-Turkish border with favorable customs regime,
construction of Baku-Kars railway continues.

Experts of "Economist" think that the closed borders and absence of
energy resources makes Armenia dependent on Russia very much. And the
later does not pay attention to interests of Armenia, which arouses
anger among pro-Western political figures.

"Nevertheless, the greater part of Armenian population continues
to accept Russians as security guarantee in the context of threats
proceeding from Azerbaijan and Turkey. But it is not quite clear, if
Russian will rally interfere, if say, Azerbaijan will launch military
actions in Nagorno Karabakh," the magazine writes, RFE/RL reports.

ARMENIAN AND IRISH FMS DISCUSSED SOLUTION OF NORTH IRISH AND KARABAKH PROBLEMS

PanARMENIAN.Net
01.03.2007 18:12 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ During his working visit to Ireland Armenian Foreign
Minister Vartan Oskanian met with his Irish counterpart Dermot Ahern,
the RA MFA Press Office reports. At the meeting D. Ahern said that
Armenian FM’s first visit to Ireland gave a possibility to discuss
perspectives of bilateral cooperation. The two sides presented
priorities of foreign policy both countries and their stances
concerning various international problems.

Possibilities of bilateral cooperation were discussed at the meeting,
particularly in the framework of the European Neighborhood Policy. The
FMs stressed that Armenia-EU Action Plan gives an excellent chance
both for multilateral and bilateral cooperation.

Vartan Oskanian and Dermot Ahern also discussed such issues as conflict
settlements. The Irish FM presented the process of the North Irish
problem settlement, underlining the latest developments in the
process. In his part V. Oskanian presented results of the latest
stage of talks of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement.

Earlier on February 27 in London Vartan Oskanian had a meeting with
Brian Fall, United Kingdom’s Special Representative in the South
Caucasus. At the meeting the sides discussed regional issues and
the current situation around Nagorno Karabakh problem. Alongside the
Armenian FM will visit Cambridge University, where he will deliver
a lecture on Armenia’s domestic and foreign policy.

TURKEY TO CONTINUE EFFORTS FOR HINDERING ADOPTION OF GENOCIDE RESOLUTION

PanARMENIAN.Net
01.03.2007 18:18 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ A Turkish parliamentary delegation currently in
Washington met with Matthew Bryza, the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary
of State for European and Eurasian Affairs. The delegation is in
the United States to discourage passage of the 1915 Armenian Genocide
resolution by the U.S. House of Representatives. Bryza told the Turkish
deputies that the Bush administration was opposed to the resolution.

The delegation of deputies includes MPs both from the ruling Justice
and Development Party and the main opposition Republican People’s
Party, Star reports.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

ARMENIAN OFFICIALS TO BE INVITED ON OPENING CEREMONY OF ST CROSS CHURCH IN AKDAMAR

PanARMENIAN.Net
01.03.2007 18:29 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Opening of the St Cross Church in Akdamar will be
a gesture to Armenians and the whole world, Yusuf Halacoglu, head
of the Turkish Historical Society stated. "We don’t have anything to
hide. I shall be present on the ceremony," he said.

Armenian officials, leaders and culture ministers from European
countries will be invited to the opening of the church, The New
Anatolian reports. The opening ceremony will be held not April 11,
as was scheduled before, but April 15.

The opening of the church located on Akdamar Island was delayed
until April 24 by the Culture Ministry, but under the pressure of
Turkish-Armenian community and Constantinople Patriarch Mesrob II
Mutafyan the ceremony was changed to an earlier date.

SUMGAYIT IS CONTINUATION OF GENOCIDE TOWARDS ARMENIAN NATION

PanARMENIAN.Net
01.03.2007 18:38 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "A tragedy in Sumgayit became the continuation of
genocide policy in relation to Armenian people," NKR Prime Minister
Anoushavan Daniyelian stated to journalists during the events,
dedicated to the 19th anniversary of Armenian massacre in Sumgayit. He
said, Karabakh conflict was imposed to Armenian people at the time,
when the nation was weak and has been rehabilitating from wounds. The
Premier noted that Karabakh national-liberation struggle was the
first response to the unjust things after the genocide relating
Nagorno Karabakh people.

Answering the questions on refugee problems, the Head of Karabakh
Government said, according to the decision of the government the
given category of citizens is in the center of attention the executive
body, and second year up compensation and dwelling have been given to
refugees from Sumgayit and whole Azerbaijan. The first large program
will be realized this year. "Presently 15 houses were built, which
will be put in commission in the near future. "Similar programs were
realized in the NKR regions as well", – Anoushavan Daniyelian noted.

On February 27, 1988 Armenian pogroms in Azerbaijani town of Sumgayit
were launched. During three days dozens of Armenians were killed,
exact number of victims is still unknown. Official sources informed
about 32 killed. Sumgayit events became the response to the decision
of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast from February 20, 1998 "On
petition before the Supreme Council of Azerbaijani SSR and Armenian
SSR to pass NKAO from the Azerbaijani SSR into the Armenian SSR".

TURKEY IS AN ASIAN STATE AND CANNOT BE MEMBER OF EU
By H. Chaqrian

AZG Armenian Daily
02/03/2007

On a press conference February 28, 2007 Internal Affairs Minister
of France Nicolas Sarkozy, who is considered the rival of Jacques
Chirac on the coming presidential elections, declared that Turkey is
an Asian state anc cannot become a member of the EU.

CNN-Turk informs that Sarkozy, speaking of Paris-Washington
relationships stated that the French approach to Turkey’s EU membership
question is quite different of that of the United States. "President
Buch tries hard to involve Turkey, which is already a NATO member,
also in the European Union. He always stresses the importance of
turkey’s membership. My own point of view is different. Turkey as an
Asian state cannot become an EU member. The EU must have its distinct
borders. The existence of this institution without borders can hardly
be imagined, " said the French Minister.

AZERI PROGRAMMERS HACKING THEIR OWN WEBSITES?
By Agavni Harutiounian

AZG Armenian Daily
02/03/2007

Yesterday, was hacked the website of the Public Television of
Azerbaijan, report azerbaijani mass media. The hackers leaved a
message on the website which told that this action was an aswer
to azeri hackers attacking armenian internet resources. "We don’t
wish to start a new war, as we are caucasians and must live in
peace. Caucasus is our common historical land… The events of
Karabakh are in the past. The war is the business of politicians,
and we computer programmers should respect each other," says the
message. It ends with words of respect to the azeri hackers who
"proved that they are the best", and is signed "Yerevan, Armenia".

"Day.az" of course suspects the Armenians, but also admits that this
is a provocation action by azerbaijani hackers.

NATIONALISTES TURCS GENANTS

Le Matin
01 mars 2007 jeudi
Edition Semaine

GENOCIDE ARMENIEN. Le procès d’un leader turc negationniste inquiète
la police

LAUSANNELes supporters du negationniste turc Dogu Perincek, en procès
dès le 6mars a Lausanne, sont interdits de rassemblement. Ils denoncent
les mesures de securite de la policek Gregoire gregoire.

Ils se disent victimes d’un mauvais procès d’intention. C’est le cas
de le dire. A cinq jours de l’audience qui verra comparaître un leader
politique turc, mardi6 mars a Lausanne, pour avoir nie la realite du
genocide armenien, ses supporters enragent. "La police a refuse qu’on
manifeste devant le Tribunal de Montbenon. Qu’est-ce qui derange si
on est la pour soutenir pacifiquement Monsieur Perincek?"

s’interroge Hamdi Sahin, representant lausannois du Parti ouvrier
de Turquie. La tension est perceptible. Plusieurs centaines
d’intellectuels turcs negationnistes sont attendus dès lundi dans
la capitale vaudoise en marge du procès de Dogu Perincek qui, lors
d’une manifestation organisee a Lausanne deja en juillet 2005, avait
qualifie le genocide armenien de "mensonge international".

kRefus "diplomatiques"

Pour Hamdi Sahin, la police a decide de serrer la vis afin d’empecher
tout rassemblement politique. "Cela fait deux mois que je cherche
des salles. Chaque fois, on nous refuse diplomatiquement", denonce
le militant d’origine kurde, vendeur de kebabs installe depuis 24ans
a Lausanne. Mardi, Hamdi Sahin a recu une lettre explicite de la
commune de Renens (VD): "La Municipalite a decide de vous refuser la
location de sa Salle de spectacles", peut-on y lire. Meme echo negatif
auprès d’une multitude de restaurants, dont l’hôtel Beau-Rivage a
Lausanne. "Ils nous ont dit qu’ils etaient obliges d’annuler après
un contact avec la police", deplore Hamdi Sahin.

kManifestation maintenue

Hier, la police cantonale se refusait a tout commentaire sur le sujet,
admettant du bout des lèvres que "des contacts" avaient ete etablis. La
syndique de Renens, Marianne Huguenin, confirme avoir ete "alertee"
par les forces de l’ordre, "d’autant que nous ne connaissions pas
les gens qui ont fait la demande". Avant de lâcher: "Et sur le fond,
c’est vrai que nous n’avions pas envie de louer cette salle a des
militants appartenant a l’extreme droite turque nationaliste. " Extreme
droite? "Rien a voir", recuse Hamdi Sahin qui evoque des militants
de tous bords. Et de rassurer: "Nous ne sommes pas du tout racistes,
juste pas d’accord avec l’idee du genocide.

Nous manifesterons quand meme mardi prochain, mais pacifiquement,
sans toucher a une seule petite fleur."

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