Author: Alex Jidarian

Pan Armenian News
ARMAVIA ACTION FOR GPW VETERANS
25.04.2005 03:26
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ April 25-May 15, 2005 on the occasion of the 60-th
anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War (GPW) Armavia airline
holds an action for privileged conveyance of veterans. Within the frames of
the action the company will provide the veterans with free air tickets to
all directions throughout the CIS. The tickets can be obtained in Armavia
offices April 25-May 15. The first flights are scheduled for May 1-15, the
ticket will be valid within a month since the first flight. The economic
class tickets will be provided for free but for some fixed taxes. It should
be noted that the fuel tax is not collected. Thanks to the action that is
being for the first time organized in Armenia the GPW veterans will have the
chance to meet their brothers-in-arms and visit memorable places. From this
year similar actions will become a tradition, AviaPort.Ru reports.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

CONFEDERATION OF WORKERS FROM TURKEY IN EUROPE CONDEMNS ARMENIAN
GENOCIDE IN OTTOMAN TURKEY
YEREVAN, APRIL 22. ARMINFO. The Confederation of Workers from Turkey
in Europe condemns the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey in 1915.
In its press statement CWTE says that not only the Turkish authorities
were responsible for the genocide of Armenians and the massacre of
Greeks and Assyrians in Ottoman Turkey but also Germany who actively
supported Ottoman Empire at the time. As a result 1.5 Armenians were
killed, thousands of Armenians, Assyrians and Greeks were deported
from their homes losing their cultural and historical legacy over the
territories they had lived for centuries. The Armenian Genocide was a
genocide not only against the Armenians as a nation but against the
ancient civilization they created in the territory of Anatolia.
The policy of Ottoman Empire is carried on by present-day Turkey this
time against the Kurds.
CWTE condemns Turkey’s Fascist policy and its denying the Armenian
Genocide. CWTE shares the pain of the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek
peoples and says that whole civilized humanity must apologize to the
Armenian nation.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

PRESS RELEASE
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services
Address: Vagharshapat, Republic of Armenia
Contact: Rev. Fr. Ktrij Devejian
Tel: (374 1) 517 163
Fax: (374 1) 517 301
E-Mail: [email protected]
April 23, 2005
His Holiness Karekin II Receives Lech Walesa
On April 21, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of
All Armenians, received Lech Walesa, former president of Poland and Nobel
Laureate for Peace. President Walesa was accompanied by Tomasz Knothe,
Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the Republic of Armenia.
His Holiness welcomed the former president to the Mother See of Holy
Etchmiadzin and spoke of the long history of friendship between the Armenian
and Polish peoples, referring specifically to the establishment of Armenian
communities in Poland nearly 800 years ago. “Our two peoples share more
than a common history of persecution and tribulations. More importantly,
what links us together is the strong faith in Christ which distinguishes
both of our nations, and the immense treasury of culture, art, literature
and unique identity which that steadfast faith has inherited to us in the
present day,” noted the Catholicos.
Through the former president, the Pontiff of All Armenians also thanked the
Polish government, authorities and people, for their recent act of
solidarity on the eve of commemorating the 90th Anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide. Last week, the Polish Sejm (Parliament) officially recognized and
condemned the Genocide of the Armenians during the First World War. His
Holiness stated, “Today, your presence here confirms once again the fact
that genocide is not limited to geography, ethnicity or time. It is the
worst of crimes which, when attempted or perpetrated, affects all of
mankind, wherever they live and whenever it occurs. As a result, every case
of genocide must always be condemned to prevent further acts of mass terror
and violence.”
Mr. Walesa, a famous Soviet dissident until his election as president of
Poland, thanked His Holiness for the reception and discussed the reasons for
his trip to Armenia, including his participation in the international
conference regarding the Armenian Genocide, which convened in Yerevan this
week. The former Polish president also spoke of his deep respect for the
Armenian Church and his strong belief that faith is the most important
element in creating desired changes in society and humanity.
The Catholicos of All Armenians and the former Polish president ended their
meeting with happy recollections of His Holiness Pope John Paul II, each
sharing a few memories of the former pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.
His Holiness Karekin II specifically reflected on the historic visit of the
Roman Pontiff to Armenia in 2001, and the joint communique they issued in
the Vatican, condemning the Armenian Genocide.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

OSCE mission monitors Karabakh front line – Armenian agency
Noyan Tapan news agency, Yerevan
12 Apr 05
STEPANAKERT
An OSCE mission held regular monitoring yesterday in the village of
Verin Chaylu of the Nagornyy Karabakh Republic [NKR] on the contact
line between the Nagornyy Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces, the
press service of the NKR Foreign Ministry has reported.
Monitoring was carried out by the field assistants of the personal
representative of the OSCE chairman-in-office, Miroslav Vymetal (Czech
Republic) and Olexandr Samarski (Ukraine), from the positions of the
NKR Defence Army.
On the Azerbaijani side, the monitoring group was headed by the
personal representative of the OSCE chairman-in-office, Andrzej
Kasprzyk.
Representatives of the NKR defence and foreign ministries accompanying
the OSCE mission registered shooting from the Azerbaijani side north
of Verin Chaylu. Monitoring continued after the sides had once again
received security guarantees. Monitoring went ahead as planned.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Armenians fired at our positions in the direction of Goranboy and Aghdam
07 April 2005 [15:55] – Today.Az
Divisions of Armed Forces of Armenia from their positions in 3.2 km to
the east of the occupied part of the village Tapgaragoyunlu of Goranboy
region machine-gunned at the opposite positions of the Armed Forces of
Azerbaijan located in the that territory at 20.30 till 21.25 yesterday.
Armed Forces of Armenia again from their positions in 0.4 km to the
east of the occupied village Namirli of the region Agdam fired at the
opposite positions of Armed Forces of Azerbaijan in the territory of
that village at 00.10 till 01.35 and from the positions in 1.6 km tom
the south of the village Ahmadaghali machine-gunned at the positions
of Armed Forces of Azerbaijan located in that village at 04.00 till
04.10 on 6 April.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

ROBERT KOCHARIAN AND HERMAN DE CROO EMPHASIZE NECESSITY TO EXTEND
ARMENIAN-BELGIAN POLITICAL DIALOGUE
YEREVAN, APRIL 5, NOYAN TAPAN. On April 5, RA President Robert
Kocharian received Herman De Croo, Chairman of the Belgian House of
Representatives, in his private house. The sides highly estimated the
level of Armenian-Belgian relations mentioning that the evidence of
this is also the fact that Belgium is Armenia’s main trade partner
among the EU countries. According to RA President’s Press Service,
the interlocutors attached importance to the necessity to extend the
political dialogue between the 2 countries, and the activization of
parliamentary cooperation may contribute to it. Issues concerning
Armenia’s integration to Europe, in particular, in the context of
European “New Neighborhood” policy, were also discussed. R. Kocharian
and Herman De Croo also touched upon regional problems and processes.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

fightnews.com
Harutyunyan tops Hayashida!
April 2, 2005
By Francisco Salazar at ringside
Photos: Marcus Lopez
For more photos,
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Eight months ago, Kahren Harutyunyan left the ring in disillusionment and
disappointment. He was in complete control and on his way to unanimous
decision victory when a cut over his eye caused by a punch prompted a
stoppage and a knockout loss against him.
Friday night saw a complete reversal of that outcome when Harutyunyan
controlled and dominated his way to a 12 round unanimous decision victory
over Tatsuo Hayashida before almost 1,100 at the Quiet Cannon in Montebello,
CA. With the victory, Harutyunyan wins the vacant NABO Junior Bantamweight
championship.
The bout headlined a six-bout “Battle of the Rising Stars” card, presented
by All Star Boxing.
It was an almost flawless performance by Harutyunyan, who boxed brilliantly
for the duration of the fight. Harutyunyan set the tempo of the fight by
landing strong combinations and getting in and out of Hayashida’s punching
range.
Harutyunyan scored a knockdown in the third round. Harutyunyan landed a
counter right cross that dropped Hayashida to the canvas. Undeterred,
Hayashida got up and fought on.
Hayashida turned up the pressure in the fifth round. He succeeded in landing
more punches and backing up Harutyunyan. However, it was not enough to
offset Harutyunyan’s offense.
The eighth round was the best in the fight. Harutyunyan put more pressure on
Hayashida and landed more vicious punches than he had in previous rounds.
Hayashida bravely fought back, despite the fact he suffered a cut over his
left eye from a headbutt.
After a right hand staggered Hayashida in the 10th round, Harutyunyan boxed
well until the final bell. Harutyunyan let up on the pressure, but did
enough to score to win the last couple of rounds.
All three judges scored the bout in favor of Harutyunyan, 120-107, 120-107,
and 119-108. Fightnews.com scored the bout in favor of Harutyunyan, 120-107.
Harutyunyan felt blessed with the support he had from family and friends who
were at the fight. It was great sharing a dream of becoming champion. Still,
he has higher aspirations.
“I am working hard to become a world champion,” said Harutyunyan, who has
contributed to Fightnews.com before. “I am a thinking person. I was ready to
go all of the way. I wasn’t content with a decision because I had him down.
I was going for the KO if it was there. But, my main focus was staying with
my game plan throughout the fight.”
Harutyunyan was down after the bout in August, which he was winning against
Gilberto Bolanos. A cut over his eye allegedly caused by a punch prompted
the ringside physician for that fight to stop it with a round to go, giving
Bolanos the victory over Harutyunyan.
Now, he is content. All of that hard work paid off and earned him a title.
“I was winning the Bolanos fight until they stopped it. But, my management
made this fight for me. I became more motivated and I put everything behind
me.”
Harutyunyan, from Glendale, CA by way of Yerevan, Armenia, improves to
12-2-3. Hayashida, from Tokyo, Japan, drops to 17-6-1, 8 KO’s.
In the co-feature, Super Welterweight Santiago Perez outworked Felipe
Santana over six rounds to win a unanimous decision.
Perez was the busier fighter who landed the more effective punches
throughout the fight. Perez was content to allow Santana to come towards
him, thus allowing him to counter Santana.
Santana was busier in the third and landed more punches than in previous
rounds. He was finally able to get in Perez’ range and land straight right
hands.
However, Perez controlled the action in the rest of the fight Santana
suffered a cut in the fifth round, prompting Perez to come straight at
Santana and land more punches in the round.
Perez finished the bout strong as Santana slowed down considerably. Due to
him not being in the ring for years, Santana rarely landed a punch and
allowed for Perez to press the action.
All three judges scored the bout 60-54 in favor of Perez. Fightnews.com
scored the bout the same for Perez.
Perez, from El Monte, CA by way of Copala, Guerrero, Mexico, goes to 9-0-1,
2 KO’s. Santana, from Yucatan, Mexico, falls to 2-1.
Super Middleweight Joey Aragon knocked down Chris Moorings once and settled
for a four round unanimous decision.
Aragon used angles throughout the fight to avoid any of Moorings punches.
Aragon would tie up Moorings as he would charge into him.
The stockier Aragon found a home for wide right hands to the head of
Moorings. One of those right hands was an uppercut that landed flush on
Mooring’s chin, dropping him to the canvas in the second round. Moorings got
up immediately and was not visibly shaken.
Moorings, a former kickboxing champion, came out more aggressive in the
third round. Moorings came straight at Aragon, but could not put his punches
together. Aragon still found a home with a right hand, with left hooks.
Moorings landed more punches in the fourth round. Aragon slowed down and was
able to clench whenever he felt Moorings would have had the upper hand.
All three judges had Aragon winning the bout, 40-35, 39-36, and 38-37.
Fightnews.com had Aragon winning 39-36.
Aragon, from Rosemead, CA, improves to 6-2, 2 KO’s. Moorings, from Long
Beach, CA, loses his professional debut.
Welterweight George Moreno scored an upset when he knocked down Francisco
Zepeda twice, the last one for good in the first round of a scheduled six
round bout.
A left hook to the head dropped Zepeda to the canvas. Zepeda got up and
fought back bravely. During an exchange, a right hand by Moreno dropped
Zepeda to the canvas again.
Dazed, Zepeda stood up, but referee Raul Caiz, Jr. stopped the bout at 1:38
of the first round.
Moreno, from Azusa, CA, improves to 3-7, 2 KO’s. Zepeda, from Los Angeles by
way of Michoacan, Mexico, drops to 3-3-2, 1 KO.
In other bouts:
– Super Featherweight Jorge Espinoza knocked out Shane Langford with a left
hook to the head at 18 seconds of the first round. Langford had gotten up
from the knockdown but fell in the arms of referee Tony Crebs. Espinoza,
from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, goes to 3-0, 1 KO. Langford, from Los
Angeles by way of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, drops to 1-7-1.
– In the walkout bout of the evening, Super Welterweight Aaron Martinez won
a four round decision over Salomon Tellez. Martinez, from East Los Angeles,
CA, goes to 2-0. Tellez, from Anaheim, CA, drops to 2-2.
Notes:
– Faces in the crowd: former world champion Bobby Chacon, Middleweight
Sergio Mora (also on NBC’s “Contender”), undefeated fighters Z Gorres and
Rey Bautista.
– All Star Boxing is back at the Quiet Cannon in Montebello on Friday, May
20th with another installment of “Battle of the Rising Stars.” To purchase
tickets, call All Star Boxing at (323) 816-6200.
– Harytyunyan is being trained by Freddie Roach.
– Ring announcer was Jim Fitzgerald.
Questions? Comments? Email Francisco Salazar
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

PanArmenian News
March 29 2005
PHILIP KIRKOROV WILL TRY TO SMOOTH AWAY MISTAKES
29.03.2005 04:09
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Russian singer Phlip Kirkorov considers the project
of performing Turkish songs to be a rash decision, press secretary of
the company-initiator of Kirkorov’s concert tour in Armenia Termine
Ayrumian stated. She reminded that these songs were performed 4 years
ago and it is a bit late to speculate in this subject. When
commenting on the incident with the Armenian journalist she said that
Kirkorov has already apologized to the young woman. Meanwhile,
Termine Ayrumian informed that Philip Kirkorov and his father Bedros
Kirkorov, who will arrive with him, are going to visit the Memorial
to Armenian Genocide victims and the Genocide Museum. Besides, Bedros
Kirkorov promised to make a surprise for the Armenian audience and
sing some favorite Armenian songs.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Arab tribal leaders pay tribute to Genocide victims
29.03.2005 14:27
YEREVAN (YERKIR) – A delegation of 12 Arab tribal leaders, accompanied
by National Assembly’s Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) faction
and theARF Armenia Supreme Body members, visited Tuesday the
Tsitsernakaberd Memorial to pay tribute to the victims of the Armenian
Genocide.
The delegation members prayed for the victims’ souls. Speaking to
reporters, they pointed out that no one can deny the reality of the
Genocide that is proven by numerous documents.
The Arab tribal leaders of the northern Syria are in Armenia to take
part in the events commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide. The trip has been organized by the Armenian community of
Syria.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Celebrate Persian New Year at Glendale College
Valley Sun, CA
March 24 2005
IN TRADITION – A Nowruz (Haft-seen) table is a display of seven
articles placed on the table representing life, health, happiness,
prosperity, love, joy and beauty.
The Glendale Community College Persian Club presents a Nowruz Baazar –
a celebration of the Persian New Year – on March 29 from 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. in San Rafael Plaza on the GCC campus, 1500 N. Verdugo Road
in Glendale.
The club will have several booths to represent the different aspects
of the Persian culture such as a Haft-seen table, a beautiful display
of seven articles with their names starting with S to represent life,
health, happiness, prosperity, love, joy and beauty; and a Chay Khaneh,
a traditional tea house that is a place to relax, eat, drink and talk –
mostly for men. The strings of history, philosophy, music, culture and
art are all attached to the walls of this cozy yet profound setting.
The Persian Club will also host Persian artist Badri Borghei for
the Nowruz Festival. In 1997, Borghei was recognized by the YWCA of
Greater Los Angeles and received a proclamation from former Mayor
Richard Riordan. Her artworks have been used in lectures by professor
Michael Hillman at Texas State University at Austin. More information
about her work can be found at
Displays of Persian musical instruments such as the tombak, tar, daf,
darieh and santoor will also be featured.
A display of Persian hand crafts, miniature frames, statues, Persian
rugs and samovar will also be featured.
Shiraz, one of the most beautiful and historical cities of Iran,
will have its own booth with a display of artwork, foods and pastries.
Books such as “Iran, the Ancient Land,” with beautiful pictures of
different parts of Iran, “Shahnameh” by Ferdowsi, in English and
biographies of great Armenian characters as Hafez and Khayam willbe
available.
Children are an important part of the Nowrus celebration. The
Persian Club will have Haji-Firuz, a disguised face character in
bright red clothes, singing and entertaining the children. His red
costume symbolizes the blood and tragic fate of the legendary Prince
Siavush and the rebirth of the god of sacrifice, while his happiness
and singing represent his joy at being reborn.
Persian foods will also be be sampled, such as Basmati rice with
safran, kabob, chicken, ashe-reshteh (traditional Persian soup),
ashe-balghoor, and more. For dessert, a traditional Persian ice cream
will be served as well as Persian pastries.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress