Month: July 2007

MIDI LIBRE, France
3 juillet 2007 mardi

Encore deux concerts à Vénéjan

Musique classique Les 24e Soirées musicales deVénéjan se poursuivent
aujourd’hui mardi, dans le superbe décor de la chapelle romane
Saint-Jean Baptiste. A 21 h 30, Vahan Mardirossian, pianiste, donne
deux pièces de Mozart (Fantaisie en ut mineur K.475 et la Sonate en
ut mineur K.457) et Les Trois nocturnes (Rêve d’amour) et la Sonate
en si mineur, de Franz Liszt. Cette soirée constitue une sorte de
clin d’oeil à l’"Année de l’Arménie" et ce, grce au grand talent
d’un artiste qui a fait ses premières études pianistiques à Erevan.

Vahan Mardirossian a ensuite fréquenté le conservatoire national
supérieur de musique de Paris dont il a été l’un des lauréats, en
1996. Il a notamment travaillé avec l’immense Rostropovitch et
collabore avec des compositeurs contemporains tel Yves Tanguy. Les
Soirées musicales organisées par l’association éponyme s’achèveront
jeudi 5 juillet. Elles accueilleront, à 21 h 30, Svetlin Roussev
(violon), François Salque (violoncelle) et Elena Rozanova (piano). En
première partie, le trio jouera Félix Mendelssohn (Trio pour piano,
violon et violoncelle, en ré mineur, opus 49), Sergeï Rachmaninov
(Trio élégiaque n°1 pour piano, violon et violoncelle) et Maurice
Ravel (Deux mélodies hébraïques). En seconde partie sera donné le
Trio pour piano, violon et violoncelle n°4 "Dumky", d’Antonin Dvorak.
Pour mémoire, Elena Rozanova a fondé le trio Rachmaninov piano.
François Salque se produit notamment avec Jean-Claude Pennetier alors
que Svetlin Roussev est violoniste super soliste au sein de
l’Orchestre philarmonique de Radio France. Concerts les 3 et 5
juillet, à 21 h 30 ; entrée générale : 20 euros. Réservations :
tél.04 66 79 94 35. Dans la superbe chapelle romane Saint-Jean
Baptiste.

RIA Novosti, Russie
4 juillet 2007

Haut-Karabakh: pas de progrès dans le règlement du conflit (président
de l’APCE)
22:06 | 04/ 07/ 2007

EREVAN, 4 juillet – RIA Novosti. Il n’y a pas de progrès dans le
règlement du conflit dans le Haut-Karabakh, a estimé mercredi le
président de l’Assemblée parlementaire du Conseil de l’Europe (APCE),
René van der Linden, rapporte le service de presse de l’Assemblée
Nationale (parlement) d’Arménie.

Lors de sa rencontre mercredi avec le président de l’Assemblée
Nationale d’Arménie, Tigran Torossian, le président de l’APCE a
notamment déclaré que rien ne se faisait toujours pour sensibiliser
l’opinion publique à un règlement négocié du conflit.

Tigran Torossian a pris note de cette observation de René van der
Linden, tout en déplorant que tous n’en faisaient pas de même.

Et d’ajouter que le principal indice dans la question relative au
règlement dans le Haut-Karabakh est cette prise de position qui est
en train de se former en Arménie, dans le Haut-Karabakh et en
Azerbaïdjan.

"Et cet indice témoigne du fait que nul ne cultive la haine à l’égard
de l’autre peuple et ne mène de propagande militariste ni en Arménie,
ni dans le Haut-Karabakh", a poursuivi le président de l’Assemblée
Nationale d’Arménie.

Selon Tigran Torossian, une situation tout à fait contraire est
cependant observée en Azerbaïdjan, et le preuve en est, entre autres,
la réaction à la visite d’intellectuels de l’Azerbaïdjan et de
l’Arménie à Erevan, à Stepanakert et à Bakou.

"En Arménie et dans le Haut-Karabakh, cette initiative a été
appréciée à sa juste valeur, alors qu’à Bakou, elle s’est
principalement heurtée à une condamnation et à des manifestations de
protestation, tant par le biais des médias qu’au cours même des
rencontres", a souligné le président du parlement arménien.

Cela dit, Tigran Torossian a fait remarquer que cela se trouvait en
contradiction flagrante avec la résolution 1416 de l’Assemblée
parlementaire du Conseil de l’Europe qui insiste sur
l’inadmissibilité absolue de la propagande de la guerre et de la
haine.

Selon le président de l’Assemblée Nationale d’Arménie, les
organisations internationales n’apporteront leur concours concret au
règlement du conflit dans le Haut-Karabakh que si elles accordent une
évaluation impartiale à l’attitude face au problème dans l’un et
l’autre pays.

"On ne doit certes pas lier aux élections les manifestations de la
haine et la propagande de la guerre. Quoi qu’il en soit, lors des
élections parlementaires et à la veille des présidentielles en
Arménie, il n’y avait rien de pareil dans le pays", a déclaré Tigran
Torossian.

Le président du parlement arménien a tout particulièrement insisté
sur l’importance d’une évaluation objective qui permettrait de voir
correctement la situation et de faire des conclusions pertinentes, ce
qui constituerait déjà une contribution de poids dans le règlement du
conflit dans le Haut-Karabakh.

MHER MKRTCHIAN HALL TO OPEN IN STATE DRAMATIC THEATER OF GYUMRI

YEREVAN, JULY 4, NOYAN TAPAN. A Mher Mkrtchian hall will open in the
State Dramatic Theater of Gyumri at the beginning of 2008 and
performances staged by the great artist, as well as new ones will be
performed there. According to the information provided to a Noyan Tapan
correspondent by Eduard Poghosian, the Head of the theater, the work
for which businessman Vahagn Hovnanian gave 25 thousand U.S. dollars
will be finished at the end of this year. According to Eduard
Poghosian, that is the very rehearsal hall, where Mher Mkrtchian played
his first role, that is, Baghdasar akhpar, in 1972.

Eduard Poghosian is convicted that the audience "is tired" of transient
shows and again returns to the theater: "The theater is like a black
suit, which is always in fashion," he mentioned.

It is important to have women in parliament

04-07-2007 12:26:15 – KarabakhOpen

`In the Caucasus man was always the head of the family and supported
it. But everything changed after the war. Now we often see men ride in
cars, and women carry heavy bags,’ said the chair of the Women of
Artsakh NGO Tsovinar Baghdasaryan.

`Perhaps that’s why our women have become stronger. They carry the load
of the family. They say women have two joys, family and job. If a woman
has one of these, she will not give up. We have worthy women who could
perform well on their jobs. And it would be desirable if they became
engaged in politics. Not many women in Karabakh want to be engaged in
politics. Either they do not fancy or they do not have a good `rear’.
But I assure you it is very important to have women in the parliament
because they have a special approach to everything. It will help solve
problems more easily.’

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
July 4 2007

UNESCO mission on cultural heritage due to visit Nagorno Karabakh

[ 04 Jul 2007 14:42 ]

UNESCO mission on Protection of Cultural Heritage is about to visit
the South Caucasus countries, Azerbaijani Culture and Tourism
Minister Abulfas Garayev told journalists, APA reports.

He said that the visit has not beet scheduled yet.
`We can say that our intellectuals’ visit also gave impetus to the
issue. We always state that our cultural heritage in the occupied
Azerbaijani territories is in bad conditions. We wanted international
observers to visit the region,’ he said.
The mission will monitor the monuments in the occupied part of
Nagorno Karabakh in the framework of the visit. /APA/

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Georgy Petrosyan: CoE representatives cast doubt on the institute of
elections

armradio.am
04.07.2007 14:50

Commenting on the recent statement by the President of the Council of
Europe Committee of Ministers, Foreign Minister of Serbia Vuk Jeremic
that the forthcoming elections in the NKR can not promote the conflict
settlement and even impede the negotiation process, NKR Foreign
Minister Georgy Petrosyan said: `It arouses regret that the
representatives of the Council of Europe, the organization, which is to
protect and propagate the ideals and principles of pluralistic
democracy, human rights and rule of law by means of integration
processes, censure the conduct of elections. Thus, they cast doubt on
the election institute itself as an important element of democracy,
which contradicts the CoE Charter. And if the European officials don’t
want to contribute to the democratic processes in the NKR then we have
the right to expect that they, at least, won’t impede the strengthening
of democratic institutes in our republic.’

`We are deeply convinced that the democratization is an important
precondition for the Karabakh conflict settlement, since the democracy
presupposes the creation of mechanisms, which allow solving any
conflict exclusively in a peaceful way. Namely to this the Nagorno
Karabakh Republic is striving for. It would be natural if the
representatives of various European str

Trend News Agency, Azerbaijan
July 4 2007

Azerbaijani State Committee’s Chairman Nazim Ibrahimov to Visit Germany

Azerbaijan, Baku / corr. Trend S.Ilhamgizi / Nazim Ibrahimov of the
Azerbaijani State Committee on Work with Azerbaijanis Residing
Abroad, has stated that he will visit Germany in July.

Ibrahimov will attend the Congress of World Azerbaijanis’ conference
in Cologne. Ibrahimov noted that since establishing the committee
they take part in all of the congress’s conferences.

`The policy of our organization is attached to protection of our
counterparts abroad. We do not want that activities of our
counterparts residing abroad to damage Azerbaijan’s interests,’
Ibrahimov said.

The chairman noted that he would visit Mainz, Germany, at the
invitation of the municipality’s head. According to the chairman,
many Azerbaijanis reside in Mainz and this visit may unite the
Azerbaijani Diaspora in the region.

Yeinz Boytel, the head of Mainz’s municipality, after his visit to
Azerbaijan addressed a letter to his country’s media. ‘In his letter
Boytel recognized that the Nagorno-Karabakh is inseparable territory
of Azerbaijan. Germany supports Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity,’
Ibrahimov added.

NKR FM: The fact that CE representatives condemn conducting of
presidential election in NKR arouses pity

arminfo
2007-07-04 14:39:00

"The fact that representatives of the Council of Europe condemns
conducting of presidential election in
NKR arouses pity", NKR Foreign Minister Georgy Petrosyan said
commenting on the statement of Chairman of CE Committee of Ministers
Vuk Jeremic on the forthcoming presidential election.

As G. Petrosyan said, they prejudice the election institute as an
important element of democracy that conflicts with CE Statute. "If the
European officials do not wish to contribute to the democratic
processes in the NKR, we have a right to expect for them not to impede
strengthening of the democratic institutes in our republic", G.
Petrosyan said. "We are deeply sure that democratization is an
important prerequisite for the Karabakh conflict settlement, as
democratization envisages creation of mechanisms which allow settlement
of any conflicts in a peaceful way. This is what Nagorno
Karabakh aspires to. It would be natural if representatives of
different European structures share this aspiration", NKR FM said. As
ArmInfo’s special correspondent in Stepanakert reports, Vuk Jeremic has
recently said that the forthcoming presidential election in Karabakh
cannot serve the conflict settlement. Moreover, they hamper the
negotiation process.

Institution of elections is questioned

04-07-2007 14:55:19 – KarabakhOpen

NKR foreign minister Georgy Petrosyan commented on the statement by the
president of the CoE Committee of Ministers Vuk Jeremic on the upcoming
NKR presidential election.

Mr. Petrosyan, recently the CoE officials have been making critical
statements on the upcoming NKR presidential election. A few days ago
the foreign minister of Serbia, the president of the CoE Committee of
Ministers Vuk Jeremic stated the upcoming election in Karabakh will not
be helpful to the settlement of the conflict and will complicate the
talks. What are your thoughts?

Unfortunately, the representatives of the Council of Europe, who are
believed to promote democratic ideas and principles through
integration, sustain human rights and the rule of law, are condemning
the election. Thereby they question the institution of elections as an
essential component of democracy, which contradicts to the regulations
of the Council of Europe. And if the European officials are not likely
to support the democratic process in NKR, we expect that at least they
will not hinder the establishment of democratic institutions in our
republic. We believe that democracy is a key precondition to the
settlement of the Karabakh conflict because it presupposes the creation
of mechanisms which enable reaching a peace settlement of any conflict.
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic follows this track. It would be natural if
the representatives of different European organizations supported it.

Nagornyy Karabakh is always for restoration of contacts with
Azerbaijan, the NKR president’s advisor says

arminfo
2007-07-04 16:36:00

Nagornyy Karabakh Republic has always been for restoration of contacts
with Azerbaijan, the NKR president’s advisor, Arman Melikyan told
ArmInfo correspondent when commenting on the latest visit by
Azerbaijani intellectuals to Nagornyy
Karabakh.

Saying that separate representatives of the Azerbaijani intelligentsia
assess this visit as "the necessity of having contacts with Azerbaijani
citizens", Melikyan added that . , – Melikyan said and added that
Azerbaijan is coming to understand that without participation of
Nagornyy Karabakh the conflict cannot be settled. , – Melikyan
concluded.