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Manifestazione degli armeni di Francia

La Padania, Italia
Nov 12 2004

PARIGI – Gli armeni di Francia manifesteranno il prossimo 17 novembre
per richiedere il riconoscimento del genocidio armeno da parte della
Turchia. Per 18 ore saranno a Marsiglia, al porto vecchio, e a Parigi,
davanti all’Assemblea nazionale (la camera dei deputati francese). Nel
corso della manifestazione i deputati francesi saranno invitati a
esprimere un proprio voto, simbolico, per dire sì o no all’entrata
della Turchia nell’Unione Europea.

–Boundary_(ID_eHKWKPMX8xzNJvnEvk9UzA)–

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

ARKA News Agency
Nov 12 2004

ISC-Star Company does not plan to stop its activity at
telecommunication market of Armenia

Today Armenian IP telephony companies hold protest action near
armenian Parliament building

Estonian President to arrive in Armenia with official visit on
November 13-16

The exhibition of Armenian goods and services to be held in Tbilisi
on March 16-18, 2005

Armenian Government allocates AMD 40 mln for providing accommodation
to 66 families in village of Lernadzor of Syunik marz

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ISC-STAR COMPANY DOES NOT PLAN TO STOP ITS ACTIVITY AT
TELECOMMUNICATION MARKET OF ARMENIA

YEREVAN, November 12. /ARKA/. ISC-Star Company does not plan to stop
its activity at telecommunication market of Armenia, press service of
the company told ARKA. According to the statement of the company,
ISC-Star plans to realize its projects using high professional
potential of personnel and acting in the frames of RA Constitution
and international law. “We don’t participate in political games and
do not have any geopolitical or party orientation. We were dealing,
are dealing and will be dealing only with business”, press release
states.
Note ISC Star planned to submit application for participation in the
tender for provision of mobile communication services.
On Nov 4, 2004 RA Government recognized K-Telecom the winner in the
contest for provision of mobile communication.
Armenian-Russian JV ISC Star was registered in Armenia on September
24, 2001. The founders of the JV are both juridical entities and
individuals from some foreign countries, including Russia (Komin LLC
and LanRusinvest OJSC), as well as the residents of RA. The unified
system of Star (ISC Star) includes over 100 nets of IP communication
and paging all over the world. L.D. –0–

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TODAY ARMENIAN IP TELEPHONY COMPANIES HOLD PROTEST ACTION NEAR
ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT BUILDING

YEREVAN, November 12. /ARKA/. Today Armenian IP telephony companies
held action protest near the building of RA Parliament.
Representatives of about 200 IP telephony companies demanded audience
by the Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Arthur Baghdasaryan for
delivering him an open letter signed by circa 10 thou Armenian
citizens. As Armenak Khachatryan, Representative of organizational
committee of IP telephony companies, Director of Deltacom told ARKA,
the protesters demand that the Parliament reviewed license of
ArmenTel, which was granted IP telephony monopoly. The
representatives of the organizational committee were received by
Tigran Torosyan, the RA NA Vice-Speaker, who promised to pass the
letter over to the Speaker and to intercede for their meeting with RA
Prime-Minister. The IP telephony companies plan to hold a rally on
Liberty Square, if approved by the Municipality.
To remind, the Armenian IP telephony companies started a one-day
strike in protest against granting ArmenTel with IP telephony
monopoly. 95% of companies on IP market take part in the strike.
On November 3, RA Government made a decision on making amendments to
the licence of ArmenTel Telecommunications Company. According to the
amendments, ArmenTel is deprived of its monopoly right to provide
GSM-services and portable satellite communications services. Also,
the company is deprived of its monopoly right to Internet traffic in
Armenia. At the same time, the company is given monopoly right to
IP-telephony, which will bring to closing down 250 companies
operating in that sphere. L.V. –0–

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ESTONIAN PRESIDENT TO ARRIVE IN ARMENIA WITH OFFICIAL VISIT ON
NOVEMBER 13-16

YEREVAN, November 12. /ARKA/. On November 13-16 Estonian President
Arnold Ruutel and his spouse will arrive in Armenia with official
visit. As Armenian President Press Service told ARKA, the main
purpose of the visit is fostering of development of inter-state
relations, deepening of bilateral cooperation, defining of further
economic interrelations as well as discussion of a number of issues
of mutual interest. On November 15 the presidents will have
tete-a-tete conversation after which the bilateral negotiations will
be continued in enlarged format.
During his visit Arnold Ruutel will meet the Armenian Speaker Arthur
Baghdasaryan, and PM Andranik Magarian. As it is mentioned in the
press release, the Estonian President will meet Catholicos of All
Armenians His Holiness Garegin II in Holy See of Echmiadzin as well
as will lay a wreath to the Memorial of the Armenian Genocide of
1915. During Ruutel’s official visit there will be held
Armenian-Estonian business forum. The Estonian President also will
meet lecturers and students of the Yerevan State University. He also
will visit historical sites of Armenia. On November 16, the
delegation headed by Estonian president will leave Armenia. T.M. –0–

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THE EXHIBITION OF ARMENIAN GOODS AND SERVICES TO BE HELD IN TBILISI
ON MARCH 16-18, 2005

YEREVAN, November 12. /ARKA/. On March 16-18, 2005, the first
exhibition of Armenian goods and services “Armenia today EXPO 2005”
will be held in Tbilisi. According to LOGOS EXPO Center, products of
food, machine-tool, stone-working, chemical industries and products
of electrical technice and electronics industry, building materials,
paints and varnishes of Armenian production, services in the sphere
of cargo and passengers transportation will be exhibited. The main
goal of the exhibition is to advance export of Armenian products,
establish mutually advantageous business cooperation with Georgian
business circles and promoting the established relations.
According to the press-release, the area under the exposition will
make 450 square meters, and 38 companies already are willing to
participate in it as of November 10, 2004.
LOGOS EXPO Center is acknowledged for organizing the exhibition with
the general support of RA Ministry of Trade and Economic Development
and the official support of RA MFA and the Union of Manufacturers and
Businessmen (Employers) of Armenia. A.H.—0–

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ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT ALLOCATES AMD 40 MLN FOR PROVIDING ACCOMMODATION
TO 66 FAMILIES IN VILLAGE OF LERNADZOR OF SYUNIK MARZ

YEREVAN, November 12. /ARKA/. Armenian Government allocates AMD 40
mln for providing accommodation to 66 families in village of
Lernadzor of Syunik marz. As Armenian Government Public and Press
Relations Department told ARKA, the Armenian Finance and Economy
Ministry is instructed to allocate the envisaged by the budget lump
sums to deposit accounts of the agent banks of the mentioned
families. As the press release mentions that non-refundable financial
assistance will be directed at implementation of construction or
purchase of accommodation. (1 AMD – 503.47). T.M. –0–

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–Boundary_(ID_F30XQCSxhZ6w+527tuRS6w)–

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Ecumenical News International, Switzerland
Nov 12 2004

Christians mourn Arafat’s loss to Palestinians; see risk, opportunity

Michele Green
Ramallah, West Bank (ENI). Christian leaders in the Holy Land have
expressed sorrow at the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and
said they would be present at his funeral in Cairo and burial in
Ramallah.

In reactions from around the world, some church leaders noted that
Arafat’s death presented both opportunity and risk to the peace
process in the region.

Hailing Arafat as the man who put the Palestinian people on the world
map, Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah, the most senior Roman Catholic
cleric in the region, said his death due to an unknown illness at a
hospital in France on Thursday “was a great loss to the Palestinian
people”.

“He succeeded in the recognition of the rights of the Palestinian
people so today everyone, all the governments even Israel, is
convinced that one day a Palestinian state must be created for the
Palestinian people,” said Sabbah, the first Palestinian to head the
Catholic Church in the Holy Land.

He said Arafat had tried to help Palestinian Christians by attending
Christmas services at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem and
also by taking political measures to assist the stature of the
dwindling number of Christians in the Holy Land.

Cardinal Angelo Sodano, the Vatican secretary of state, said: “The
holy father [Pope John Paul II] prays to the prince of peace that the
star of harmony will soon shine on the Holy Land and that the two
peoples dwelling therein may live reconciled among themselves as two
independent and sovereign.”

Anglican Bishop Riah Abu El-Assal from St George’s Cathedral in East
Jerusalem, said, “The death of Yasser Arafat is a great loss
certainly to the Palestinian people but also to all who are after
peace with justice.” He noted, “We as members of the Christian
community feel the same loss if not more because of his real concern
for the Palestinian Christians, institutions and holy places.”

Bishop Arris from the office of the Armenian Patriarch in Jerusalem
said the Armenian community had always respected Arafat as the
elected leader of the Palestinian people. “He has always been a good
listener to the Christian requests and seemed to be the voice of
moderation in this regard,” he said.

Members of all the local churches said they would send high level
delegates to Arafat’s military-style funeral in Cairo and burial at
his battered compound in Ramallah on 13 November.

“Yasser Arafat was a man who will be remembered in radically
different and often contradictory ways,” said Lutheran World
Federation President Bishop Mark Hanson and General Secretary Rev.
Ishmael Noko in a joint statement.

“For many, he was the personification of the Palestinian struggle for
self-determination and independence, a freedom-fighter, an heroic
leader, a father figure,” they said. “For others he was an implacable
foe, an obstacle to peace. For Palestinian Christians, he was a
strong supporter of their religious rights and freedoms, and always
attentive to their place and their importance in the Holy Land.”

The Lutheran leaders said although the consequences of Arafat’s death
were unpredictable, it presented “opportunity as well as risk”. They
called on the Israeli and Palestinian leadership to grasp the
opportunity to renew active commitment to dialogue instead of
violence.

They also called on the US government and the other members of the
Quartet – the United Nations, European Union and Russia – involved in
shaping an international policy towards resolution of the
Israel-Palestine conflict, to re-engage in the search for peace.

Peter Weiderud, director of the World Council of Churches’ commission
on international affairs said: “In solidarity with the Palestinian
people, the World Council of Churches will continue to work for human
rights, sustainable livelihoods, medical care and basic freedoms, in
the days and years that lie ahead and until there is peace.”

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Armenian Speaker to attend Arafat’s funeral

Mediamax news agency
12 Nov 04

Yerevan, 12 November: The Armenian delegation headed by Armenian
Speaker Artur Bagdasaryan will leave for Cairo today to bid farewell
to the leader of the Palestinian Autonomy, Yasir Arafat.

Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Ruben Shugaryan will also be included
in the delegation, Mediamax reports.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

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MELKONIAN CYPRUS ALUMNI VOW TO FIGHT ON
=E2=80=A2 Fiery speech by guest of honour Jack Melkonian
=E2=80=A2 Melkonian students shamelessly forced indoors
=E2=80=A2 5,000 CYP pledged in a fund-raiser
(Nicosia – November 10 – Cyprus Alumni press release): More than 300
Melkoniantsis and friends turned up for the Cyprus Alumni lunch on Sunday,
November 7, also attended by a delegation from the Lebanon Alumni.
The biggest absence was that of the present-day Melkonian students who were
shamelessly forced indoors and not allowed to take part in an event that
aims to save their school.
Rev. Fr. Der Mashdotz blessed those present, after which the guest of
honour, Jack Melkonian, gave a fiery speech, condemning the actions of the
AGBU Central Board to close down the school his great uncles built 78 years
ago.
“This financial institution (the AGBU) is NOT the owner of the school — you
are, the Armenian Community and the Diaspora,” Jack said, with the crowd
roaring to applause.
He talked about his contacts with the AGBU executives and the deception
about the true plans about the Melkonian school. “Little did I know we would
come to this when I was here last for the school=E2=80=99s 75th anniversary,=
” said
Jack Melkonian, adding that he would help in the struggle to keep the
Melkonian open, as this has tremendous potential for the future generation
of Armenians.
The first prize was a gold ring donated by Avakian Jewelers of London and
Geneva, drawn from the entrance ticket. Some 30 other prizes, including
jewelery, airline tickets, electronic equipment and vouchers from shops and
restaura nts were drawn from the 3000 lottery tickets that were nearly
sold-out.
Cash donations and pledges are expected to exceed CYP 5,000.
The Alumni will be making an official announcement shortly with the full
financial details of the fundraiser.

ARMENIAN BEAUTY ANUSH GRIGORIAN 19, CROWNED QUEEN OF TOURISM 2004 IN CHINA
( )The Goris teenager (who was runner up for Miss Armenia
2003) was chosen over more than 30 other beauties in the competition that is
part of a tourism expo held for the past 11 years.
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 Since independence, Armenian girls have entered d=
ozens of pageants,
but this is the first time one has come home with the top prize.
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 =E2=80=9CAll this was so unexpected to me,=E2=80=
=9D said excited Anush upon her
return to Armenia. =E2=80=9CI took part in the contest very unexpectedly bei=
ng late
for 10 days, and my victory, just like my participation was a surprise.=E2=
=80=9D
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 For winning, Miss Tourism 2004 receives $10,000 a=
nd a cup made of
China porcelain. Second place went to a girl from Singapore, third to
Estonia and fourth, to Russia.
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 Anush says she was proud to be Armenia=E2=80=99s=20=
ambassador in China.
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 =E2=80=9CMy victory made many learn about Armenia=
, that it was the first to
adopt Christianity and is attractive for visiting,=E2=80=9D she says. =E2=
=80=9CBesides we
were representing our values. I was the face of Armenia, but even the name
of our country was unknown to many, and everybody was asking me where
Armenia is.=E2=80=9D
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 Contestants were judged on appearance, ability to=
communicate (Anush
speaks four languages), and other merits.
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 The beauty queen, a student at Brusov State Lingu=
istics University,
says pageants are just a hobby for her, and that upon her graduation she=E2=
=80=99ll
pursue her major interest, journalism.

AZERI OFFICER KILLED IN LATEST BORDER CLASH
Associated Press Worldstream – November 8, 2004 Monday BAKU, Azerbaijan —
An Azerbaijani army officer was killed in firing along the no man’s land
separating the country’s military from ethnic Armenian forces in
Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding territory, Defense Ministry spokesman Ilgar
Verdieyv said Monday.
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 He said the officer died Sunday in the Agdam regi=
on. Agdam is a
destroyed, deserted city within territory occupied by ethnic Armenian
forces.
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 Armenian forces drove the Azerbaijani army out of=
Nagorno-Karabakh,
an ethnic Armenian enclave, in the 1990s and took control of several areas
outside the enclave as well. Since a 1994 cease-fire, the sides have been
separated by the so-called “line of control,” a demilitarized buffer zone,
but occasional shooting breaks out and each side accuses the other of
mounting small incursions.

NEWS IN BRIEF
*The trial of Azeri officer Ramil Safarov, who committed the=C2=A0 brutal mu=
rder
of Armenian officer Gurgen Margarian, will start in Budapest on November 23
in Budapest.

*The exodus continues. In the first eight months of 2004, 497,000 people
left the country against 450,000 who entered. Compared to 2003, the
emigration rate is up by 38% accounting for 13,000 new emigrants.

*The Armenian Relief Society (ARS) Summer Studies Institute, a three-week
program with intensive lessons in Armenian language, history, and
literature, will be held from June 5-June 25, 2005, at the University of
Connecticut campus in Storrs.

*Military cooperation between the United States and Armenia will expand
regardless of the outcome of the presidential elections in America, Armenian
Defense Minister Serzh Sarkisian said taking questions from journalists in
Yerevan on Wednesday.

*Chief of the state-run Russian Railway Company Gennady Fadeev said while
visiting Yerevan last month that the railway route linking Russia with
Armenia via Georgia can be put into operation within a year.

*The World Committee of the Pan-Armenian Games has requested that the
Armenian communities preparing to send teams for the 4th Pan-Armenian Games
should submit information on the sports categories in which they would like
and are able to participate. Gorik Hakopian – the former Deputy Direc tor of
Armenia’s National Security Service – has been appointed by President
Kocharian as the new chief of Armenia’s National Security Service.

This corner is reserved for local artist Tatiana Ferahian’s comic strips
which are amalgamations of Armenian-Cypriot social commentaries, painted
with her usual wry and ironic humour, to stimulate and encourage awareness
and interest toward our community’s everyday happenings.
(please visit ) to view cartoon strips

CD OF THE WEEK
Iakovos Kolanian was born in Greece in 1960, to an Armenian father and a
Greek mother. At the age of 13, influenced by the musical currents of the
time (pop, rock, as well as classical) he started his musical journey that
eventually led him to the National Conservatory of Athens. There, he studied
classical guitar with noted professors Evangelos Assimakopoulos and Lisa
Zoe, and graduated in 1985 with the top award and a special honor for
exceptional performance. Since that time, he has attended various special
seminars and master classes in Greece and abroad, broadening his knowledge
of the instrument from distinguished teachers such as Oscar Ghilia and Leo
Brouwer.
Throughout the years he has toured in Europe, Asia and Latin America, where
he has presented to audiences a large part of the classical guitar
repertoire. He also regularly takes part in important international
festivals (Vienna, Milan, Athens, Israel, Cyprus and Yerevan) by giving
individual recitals or acting as soloist with symphonic orchestras and
ensembles of chamber music. He has performed as a soloist with Athens State
Orchestra, Thessalonica State Orchestra, Symphonic Orchestra of Greek
Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), The Camerata Orchestra of Athens, Armenian
Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as with numerous ensembles of chamber music.
He has been regularly featured in well-known television and radio programs
such as BBC, ORF, Radio France, ERT, RIK. One of these collaborations, in
1991, resulted in the recording and release of a CD of Loris Tjeknavoria n’s
Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra with the Armenian Philharmonic
Orchestra?with the composer himself as the conductor in a production of the
Austrian Television (ORF).
Most recently, in 2003, Kolanian’s recording of the Lute Suites of J.S.Bach
was released on the Eros label to critical acclaim.
In addition to his career as a soloist and recording artist, Iakovos
Kolanian has been the head of the Classical Guitar Department at the
Contemporary Athens Conservatory since 1992, and is an honorary professor at
the Armenian Academy in Yerevan.

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*AYMA Food Bazaar. Click on the following link to view images from the
event: click on Vie=
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pictures

*Pre-Championship Friendly Football match between AYMA and Coopers on
November 13, 2004 at 3:00 p.m. at the Grounds of the English School,
Strovolos – Nicosia

*Lecture at T he Nareg Armenian School Hall of Larnaca, organised by The
Larnaca Armenian Club on Friday 12 November at 7:00 p.m. “Acupuncture” by
Razmig Azezian (specialised in China) from Beirut – Lebanon.

*Lecture at The Armenian Prelature Vahram Utudjian Hall – Nicosia. Organised
by A.Y.M.A. on Saturday 13 November at 7:00 p.m. “Acupuncture” by Razmig
Azezian (specialised in China) from Beirut – Lebanon.

*Jashgerouyt / Khraghjank at AYMA Saturday November 13, 2004, at 8:30 p.m.
Live Armenian music. Family atmosphere. Sign up with the members of the
committee. Limited seats available as the event is indoors.

*A.G.B.U Women’s Auxiliary Body. Armenian Food Bazaar. Sunday 14 November,
2004 starting from 12:00 lunch time at AGBU club premises.

*8th Exhibition of Armenian Books, under the auspices of Archbishop Varoujan
Hergelian, organised by the Armenian Prelature of Cyprus, with the
participation of Moufflon Bookstore. Opening Ceremony on Wednesday 17
November 2004 at 8:00 p.m. at Vahram Utudjian Hall of the Armenian Prelature
in Nicosia. You can visit the Exhibition every day from 9 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
& 5:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. except weekends. The exhibition will also travel to
Larnaca and Limassol.

*Shnorahantes of the book “The Armenian Church in Cyprus”, during the
opening ceremony of the Armenian Book Exhibition. The book will be presented
by Vartan Tashdjian.

*Holy Mass and Madaghornhnoutiun on Sunday 21 November 2004 on the
celebration day of Sourp Asdvadzadzin Church in Nicosia.

*Aghorhnek at 4:00 p.m. and Hsgoum at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday 20 November
2004.

*Traditional Preparation of Madagh on Saturday 20 November, 2004 starting
from 4:00 p.m. at Nare g School’s Canteen. Hyourasiroutiun to follow. Open
for all. On the occasion of Sourp Asdvadzadzin Church Day, you can make your
donations by calling the Armenian Prelature on 22 493560 or emailing
[email protected]

*Armenian Relief Society “Sosse” Chapter Fund Raising Tea for the ARS
Armenia Projects on Sunday 28 November, 2004 at The Holiday Inn Hotel at
4:00 p.m. Our children will participate in a Fashion Show by GRANT. There
will be Handicraft, Lebanese cookies and home-made delicacies on sale.
Proceeds to the “Sosse” Kindergarten of Stepanakert – Republic of Karabagh.

*Annual General Meeting of the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) on Sunday 21
November 2004 at 6:30 p.m. at AYMA.

*AYF Badanegan Miaoutian get-togethers have begun and will continue every
Saturday at 4:00 p.m. at AYMA. Contact Vartoog Karageulian on 24-659245.

*AYMA Chicco Football practices – now in their fifth week – have begun and
are taking place every Friday from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m children starting from
the age of 7. Contact Krikor Mahdessian on 99650897.AYMA Table Tennis
practices have also begun and will continue every Saturday from 6:00 – 9:00
p.m under the expert guidance of ex-Cyprus Champion Sirvart Costanian.
Classes and practice session for all ages.

*AYMA Football team practices are taking place every Tuesday and Thursday at
9:00 p.m. A.Y.M.A. will be participating in the Second Division Amateur
Football League and will be bidding for the Championship Title and
subsequent promotion to Division One. The Championship begins on Saturday
November 27, 2004.

*Marie Louise Kouyoumdjian sings @ Champs every Friday at at 9:30 p.m. For
reservations call 22873888.

*Bible Study Group organised by The Armenian Prelature of Cyprus. The Group
meets at the Sourp Asdvadzadzin Church on Armenia street, Nicosia. To
receive further details please call Father Momik Habeshian on 99 307966 or
at the Prelature office on 22 493560 email [email protected]

*AYMA Annual Ball at Hilton Park on January 8, 2004 featuring ANDRE.
Reservations a MUST! Book early.

*If you happen to be in London on Friday, 12th November don’t miss this Back
to Hye Skool Party. Time: 8pm-1am. Venue: The ultra-hip & funky Babushka 41
Tavistock Crescent, Notting Hill, W11 1AD. Tix:=C2=A35 before 10:30pm, =C2=
=A37 after,
Age: Strictly 18+ (No ID? No H YE party) Tube:Westbourne Park (Hammersmith &
City) – 1 min walk Notting Hill Gate (Central, District & Circle) – 5 min
ride (#27, 28 & 328 buses on Pembridge Road opposite WHSmith outside
station). Music:DJ Josey Kray & FBI Squad playing old skool tunes, as well
as the freshest tracks, Armenian and more. Xtra: Quality prize s for the
best dressed skool boy and skool girl. New surprises in store for all.
Contact: Raffi 07958 137 702, John 07961 166 969 [email protected]

*Armenian Radio Hour on The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation can be heard via
real audio on . Broadcast times 17:00-18:00 local Cyprus
time (14:00-15:00 GMT) New s bulletins at 17:15 local time on Sundays,
Tuesdays, Fridays. Armenian Cypriots can also tune in on the following radio
frequencies 91.1 FM (Mount Olympus – for Nicosia listeners) 94.2 FM
(Paralimni/Protaras/Agia Napa) 92.4 FM (Larnaca) 96.5 FM (Paphos).

*The Armenian Prelature announces that the next permit for the Armenian
Cemetery visitation at Ayios Dhometios on the Green line, is scheduled for
Sunday 14 November, 2004.

*Every Wednesday from 7-8 p.m. (Cyprus time +2 GMT) on CyBC’s Trito, Puzant
Nadjarian presents the “History of the Blues”. You can also hear it on Real
Audio from the Internet edition of CyBC on A repeat program
can also be heard seven hours later at 2:00 a.m. local time.

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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

ARMENIANS INTEND CLAIM AGAINST AZERBAIJAN AT EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

12.11.2004 14:55

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Yesterday the philanthropic friendly association
Shahumian-Getashen spread a statement, which specifically says,
“Residents of Shahumian and Getashen regions, who were deported
by force, intend to claim against Azerbaijan at the European Court
of Human Rights.” The matter concerns territories, which are today
controlled by the Azerbaijani troops. The suit will specifically claim
against violation of the right of the deported residents for property
protection and respect of habitation. The Union has expressed readiness
to defend in authoritative international instances the interests
of thousands of Armenian families, who suffered from Azerbaijan’s
aggression in 1991.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Glendale News Press
LATimes.com
Nov 12 2004

Holiday business outlook positive

Retailers forecast between 3% and 6% growth in sales at Glendale
stores.

By Darleene Barrientos, News-Press and Leader

DOWNTOWN GLENDALE — At John Drayman’s store, where he fulfills orders
to restore and preserve old photographs, business has been very
healthy in October. And over the years, he’s learned a good October
in his store is a merry Christmas in the Montrose Shopping Park.

“In my particular business, Christmas orders have to go in early, and
it has been a very good October,” said Drayman, a member of the
Montrose Shopping Park Assn. “That usually means a very good
Christmas season. I think we’re poised for a terrific shopping season
up here.”

During a holiday economic and trend forecast this week at the
Glendale Galleria, retailers predicted healthy growth for this year’s
Christmas shopping season, both in sales and in trends that lean
toward more luxury and higher-end merchandise.

“We’re projecting a 3% to 4% increase over last year,” Galleria
Senior General Manager JoAnne Brosi said. “What we’re seeing now is
earlier holiday shopping. I think the season is starting already — as
of last weekend we have not had a parking spot on Saturday or Sunday.
I saw a lot more people with shopping bags, and there seems to be
more of an urgency about starting earlier.”

If the number of stores opening this year were any indication of
growth, the Galleria would be ahead of the game. New stores will
include Metropark, a retailer catering to hip, urban men and women;
Club Libby Lu; Melt Gelato; Biotherm; and 4 Love 21, an accessory
retailer from the creators of Forever 21, scheduled to open next
month.

To Jack Kyser, senior vice president and chief economist for the Los
Angeles County Development Corp., the optimism for Glendale is in
line with the brighter future predicted for the rest of the
Southland.

“Our forecast in Christmas in Southern California is for an 8.5%
increase,” Kyser said. And if mid-range department stores like
Robinsons-May fulfill their promises of providing more customer
service, the end result might be a jump in holiday jobs, he said.

“In Christmas 2003, there was an 11,500-increase in the number of
retail jobs during the Christmas season,” Kyser said. “We should
probably match that and probably exceed it if the mid-range stores
follow through.”

But because of the high gas prices, cost of housing and lines of
credit topping off, Armenian-American Chamber of Commerce President
Joe Dermenjian believes discretionary funds will be limited.

“It will probably be slower than last year,” said Dermenjian, a
financial planner. “Many consumers depend on credit and many are
maxed out on credit. All the prices are coming up, from food to
clothing and everything else.”

But because Dermenjian believes the job market is better than it was
last year, retailers can probably look forward to next year.

“It’s a tight time,” Dermenjian said. “[People are] going to have to
think twice before they spend money, but they won’t stop shopping.
Next year, it will probably be much better, and hopefully, the stock
market will pick up, too.”

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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

1939: That class had class
By Bob Kaprielian/ Guest Commentary

Watertown TAB & Press, MA
Nov 12 2004

A few months ago my daughters, Rachel and Myra, were strolling my
grandson, Will, down Marion Road, where they came upon a discarded
Watertown High School yearbook from 1939. Knowing of my inventory of
WHS athletic histories, they thought it might be useful to add to my
collection.

Upon receipt, I immediately went to the section of arguably the
best baseball team ever to play at Watertown High. This 1939 team,
coached by Dan Sullivan and captained by Oscar Khederian, went on to
be inducted into the Watertown High School Athletic Hall of Fame.
This truly great team had five Hall of Famers: Mike Calden, Bill
Shannon, George Yankowski, Bill Kearns and Khederian.

Reflecting upon this discarded annual, I wondered about the
owner. The book was in pristine condition after 65 years, but
contained no indication as to who the owner was. My speculation is
that the owner was deceased, with no progeny to treasure this legacy.
My curiosity made me read this book of memories from cover to cover,
and to think about the teenagers pictured therein in the flower of
their youth.

Little did that generation realize that in mere months, Europe
would be at war and America would enter World War II in a year and a
half. This group of graduates had just lived through the Great
Depression which was beginning to abate. Roosevelt’s New Deal was
showing success with programs such as the Works Progress
Administration. The Daughters of the American Revolution refused to
allow singer Marian Anderson to perform at Constitution Hall in
Washington. First lady Eleanor Roosevelt arranged for the 37-year-old
Anderson to sing at the Lincoln Memorial. Dying Lou Gehrig gave his
“luckiest man alive” speech at Yankee Stadium. The World’s Fair
opened in New York. “Gone With the Wind” and “The Wizard of Oz” were
released that year.

The 1939 graduates would be now celebrating their 83rd or 84th
birthdays this year. There were about 400 Watertown High graduates in
1939. The principal was Herbert Archibald.

The aspirations for many of the female graduates typically
seemed to be for entering the business world, like Helen Avtgis of
Pleasant Street, who wanted to be a buyer. Dora Palladino, also of
Pleasant Street, wanted to go to business school. Phyllis Danner of
Common Street had her sights set on Wheaton College, and Betty Davis
of Oliver Street wanted to go to Lasell Junior College.

Stuart Newell, president of the class, was interested in going
to college. Varoujian “Juicy” Samuelian of Dexter Avenue went to
Harvard and later became the longtime editor of the Armenian Mirror
Spectator.

The Glee Club had 76 members. The band and the orchestra had
approximately 60 members each. Another sizable club was the Knitting
Club, advised by Miss Sweet. Each member was expected to complete two
sweaters or the equivalent during the year.

The girls basketball team was undefeated in its five-game
schedule, beating Winchester, 50-12, and Newton, 27-6. Their coach,
Sally Biggane, looked the same when I saw her 15 years after her
yearbook photo.

All these lives would change after Dec. 7, 1941, with America’s
entry into World War II. Bill Kearns would find himself in the Navy
through the war, and was present at the Japanese surrender in Tokyo
Bay in 1945. George Yankowski would be in the U.S. Army infantry, and
he fought in the Battle of the Bulge, where he was a sniper. Bill
Shannon was a Marine who fought at Iwo Jima, where he would receive
the highest decoration a Marine can receive, the Navy Cross.

These 1939 graduates faced the greatest of challenges in the
20th century: living through the Depression; fighting and winning in
the largest conflict in world history; and building America into the
greatest country in the world into the 21st century. These are the
reasons that these graduates are part of what is called “the Greatest
Generation.” Their deeds and accomplishments are truly remarkable. I
believe recent and current graduating classes can look to the 1939
graduates with admiration and resolve to follow their legacy of honor
and excellence.

Bob Kaprielian is the director of the Watertown High School
Athletic Hall of Fame and a local cable television host, among other
things. He lives on Mount Auburn Street.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

NEW STIPEND ESTABLISHED FOR STUDENTS

ArmenPress
Nov 11 2004

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 11, ARMENPRESS: The All-Armenian Youth Foundation
announced today about establishment of 25,000 drams ($50) stipend
for 130 students of state-run universities, excelling in their study.

Some 675 students have applied for the stipend, established together
with the Russian-Armenian Business Cooperation Association. Third year
students are eligible. The official presentation of the new stipend,
named Gitelik (Knowledge) will take place on November 17.

Institute for War & Peace Reporting
Nov 11 2004

Armenian Job Sharks Do Brisk Business

Much of Armenia’s job market remains in the shadows as an unofficial
labour exchange continues to flourish.

By Karine Ter-Saakian in Yerevan (CRS No. 261, 10-Nov-04)

Yerevan’s “black employment exchange” in the heart of the city pulses
with life early in the morning. Middle-aged men carrying materials
for the painting and building trades rub shoulders with younger men
who are busily making deals.

These young men are the brokers who run most of the business in the
market, getting here by six or seven in the morning. By eight, most
of the qualified workers have been snapped up and it is only the
unskilled labour that remains.

The market has existed since Soviet times, when the authorities
tolerated its presence even though it was strictly illegal. That
remains the situation now, with the Armenian government turning a
blind eye to a market that continues to do business because
unemployment is high.

Job-seekers say they came here because looking for work through the
official labour exchanges can be very hard.

Onik, 40, lost his job 15 years ago and is a regular at the “black
exchange”. “I’ve got a degree in civil engineering, and I worked as a
construction foreman until I lost my job,” he told IWPR. “I go to the
exchange to find work such as renovating flats or helping out on a
building site.”

According to a recent report from the Armenian National Statistics
Agency, nine per cent of working-age Armenians – 112,000 people – are
unemployed.

But Eduard Agajanov, an independent economist who used to head the
state statistics agency, warned IWPR, “This cannot be true. That’s
the unemployment level of a highly industrialised economy.

“The real figure is about two and a half times higher. Some analysts
actually put it at four or five times [the official number], which
translates into half of Armenia’s population being unemployed.”

Agajanov said these higher unemployment estimates included people who
did have jobs but should be counted as unemployed since they were
neither on a payroll nor paying taxes .

Experts say the shadow labour market is fed by people who are
frustrated with the bureaucracy of the official labour exchange, and
deterred by the high fees charged by recruitment agencies.

A source at Armenia’s welfare ministry insisted that it was not
difficult to find a job, but accepted that doing so through the
official route was difficult. “It’s true there are big queues at the
official employment exchange, especially if you are a qualified
professional. I believe the real unemployment level is at least
double the official figure,” said this source, declining to be named.

Onik agrees it is useless to expect the government to find you a job,
while private firms are too costly.

“One can go to an official job exchange, sign up and everything, but
they will ask you to bring reams of paperwork regarding your marital
status, your work career, residence and so on,” he said. “Then you
wait for many months. They will pay you unemployment benefit, but you
are likely to spend most of it on getting the paperwork they require
from you.

“On the other hand, a private recruitment firm will charge you half
your first monthly salary; that’s too much. At the black exchange,
the brokers charge 20 to 30 dollars, so it’s well worth the trip.”

The “black exchange” operates peacefully, with arguments between
brokers and prospective workers rare. The place is divided up, and no
one trespasses on anyone else’s patch.

The clientele ebbs and flows according to season, and is influenced
by the general situation in the South Caucasus.

Many of the job-seekers have recently returned from Russia and are
looking for work again.

“I left Armenia in 1992 and found a job right away in the Saratov
region [Russia] building houses and roads,” Ruben, 40, told IWPR.
“Then they started treating us badly and I decided to leave. The
money I had brought back is all gone. I’ve already found one job
here, renovating a private home. I hope I get lucky again.”

Many car mechanics and truck drivers have recently turned up looking
for work. The drivers have been hit hard by the recent closure of the
Georgian-Russian border, following the Beslan tragedy in North
Ossetia in September.

“Nowadays I consider myself lucky if I get to ship some potatoes or
cabbages from Tashir [in northern Armenia] or Javakhk [in southern
Georgia] once a week.” said Levon, a professional driver.

“Security is very expensive, but if you are driving to Russia, you
aren’t going to make it without a security escort. Guards have to be
hired from a professional security firm. They charge a lot, but it’s
worth it,” said another truck driver.

Ashot Mhitarian, an official at Armenia’s central tax office, said
there was an urgent need to regulate the recruitment firms exploiting
the job market. “Some of them get incorporated as a public
organisation or some kind of small business, in order to pay as
little tax as possible,” he said. “And then they go and rip off their
clients.”

Mhitarian is positive the “black employment exchange” will continue
for a long time to come. “When the unemployment rate really drops to
nine per cent like the government says it is, there won’t be any need
for this kind of unofficial job forum. But for the time being, all
the money that’s being made here is going to stay in the shadows,
where the government cannot tax it.”

At the job market, one community is managing to get jobs at a rate
quite disproportionate to its size.

These are the Molokans, a small Russian Christian community whose
ancestors settled in Armenia in the 19th century. There are just
2,000 of them in Yerevan.

“They work faster; they are neater and more responsible,” explained
Georgy Harutiunov, a Yerevan resident looking for workers to renovate
his flat. “Although they charge more than Armenian labourers, they
provide better quality.”

Major banks and corporations prefer to hire Molokan women to clean
their offices. “I’m not saying Armenians can’t do cleaning, but the
Molokans do it better,” one bank manager told IWPR.

Ashot Manukian, a foreman at a Yerevan construction site, agreed, “At
the exchange, you never know who you’re hiring. The majority of
private repair jobs are done by the Molokans these days. They are
rock-solid. You can leave them in your house, come back hours later,
and nothing will have been stolen. Great workers, too.”

Onik, competing for jobs at the unofficial labour exchange, thinks
the Molokans are a sort of mafia that claims all the best jobs.

“But I have nothing against them,” he added. “We’re all earning a
living as we can. But sometimes I wonder: are Armenian builders all
that bad? How come the Molokans get to do everything?”

A group of Molokans was standing nearby, keeping away from the rest
of the job-hunters. “They do that. Keep their distance. They’ll only
talk if it’s unrelated to their work. Theirs is a very different
life.”

Karine Ter-Saakian is a freelance journalist in Yerevan.

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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress