Author: Badalian Vardan

NKR MINISTER OF SOCIAL MAINTENANCE

Azat Artsakh Tert, Nagorno Karabakh Republic
Sept 27 2007

Narine Azatian Narine Azatian was born in 1976, November 4th, in
Stepanakert. In 1993 she finished school number 3 of Stepanakert. In
1993 she graduated from Artsakh State University, economic faculty with
excellent marks and in 2003 – post-graduate course of the Institute
of economic researches of RA Ministry of Finance and Economics. In
1998-2000 she worked at the administration of economics and structural
reforms of the NKR Government’s Stuff. In 2002-2005 she was the chief
of the Department of the policy macroeconomical and state incomes of
the NKR Ministry of Finance and Economics. In 2005 she held a post
of the assistant of the NKR Minister of Finance and Economics. She
is not married.

JOINT USE OF GABALA RADAR BASE TO BE DISCUSSED IN MOSCOW OCT. 12

PanARMENIAN.Net
27.09.2007 15:21 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Russian Minister of Defense and U.S. Secretary of
Defense will discuss the possibility of joint use of the Gabala radar
base at a meeting in Moscow October 12, RF Ambassador to Azerbaijan
Vasily Istratov told a news conference in Baku.

"The issue will be a part of the Moscow-Washington dispute over the
anti-missile defense shield," he said, Novosti Azerbaijan reports.

"Certainly, Gabala will not be the only topic of discussion,"
Amb. Istratov added.

The first meeting of U.S. and Russian experts was held in Baku
September 18.

TURKEY DISAPPEARED FROM MAP OF EUROPE DESIGNED FOR NEW 1 EURO COINS

PanARMENIAN.Net
26.09.2007 15:53 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkey disappeared from a map of Europe designed
for new 1 euro coins. A common design for the "tails side" of euro
coins is to be rolled out in 2008 with an updated graphic showing an
enlarged EU and new countries, such as Cyprus, that are joining the
single currency.

Papers given to Euro-MPs under Brussels open information rules show
that the European Commission proposed a standard format map of Europe
extending as far as the Caspian Sea and including Turkey.

But, following the intervention of unnamed national governments,
Ankara was short-changed in the final design as Cyprus was moved
hundreds of miles west, to rest near Crete, while Turkey was cut from
the map altogether.

Marco Cappato, an Italian Liberal Euro-MP, is angry that Turkey, an
EU membership hopeful, has been removed from a design that includes
Moldova and Belarus, countries with poor human rights records.

He believes the omission is a deliberate "provocation" by euro zone
members, such as France, who are hostile to Turkish EU entry.

Current euro coins use an accurate map based graphic to depict the
15 countries that were EU members in 1999, before the Union grew to
its current 27 members, Telegraph reports.

SERZH SARKISYAN: "I DO NOT RULE OUT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT"

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
Sept 25 2007

"I do not rule out running for President. But everything will be just
clear at Republican Party’s November congress", Armenian premier Serzh
Sarkisyan told journalists in Moscow, APA reports quoting RIA Novosti.

Mr. Sarkisyan told that he would run for president just after being
Prime minister. He stressed that he would take part in the elections
as ruling party won half of the seats.

ARMENIA APPRECIATES IRAN’S ROLE

Press TV, Iran
Sept 25 2007

Iran-Armenia joint gas pipeline
Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan terms Iran-Armenia gas pipeline
deal as a key cooperation agreement between the two countries.

Speaking at a press conference in Moscow on Tuesday, he said that
his government attaches great importance to expansion of economic
relations with Iran.

The 144-km joint gas pipeline, which was commissioned in March 2007,
would promote the energy security of both countries, he added.

Turning to Iran’s decisive role in the development of Armenia’s
relations with other countries, he hoped that no war would be launched
against Iran.

He stressed that the relations between Iran and Armenia are not
against the interests of any third country and such ties contribute
to expansion of ties among sates in the region.

PRESS RELEASE
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: [email protected]
Web:

PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon

Armenian version: nian.htm

THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY VISITS ANTELIAS

The Head of the Anglican Church, Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Rowan
Williams, will visit Antelias next Friday. The Archbishop will first hold a
private meeting with Catholicos Aram I. The two spiritual leaders will then
be joined by representatives of the Catholicosate of Cilicia and the
Anglican Church. The Armenian Pontiff will organize a luncheon in the
evening in honor of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

The Archbishop’s visit to Lebanon falls within a series of official visits
to a number of countries including the United States, Israel, Palestine,
Armenian, Syria, Lebanon and other countries.

Historical ties bind the Catholicosate of Cilicia and the Anglican Church.
The predecessors of Archbishop Williams have visited Antelias previously.
Several of the Cilician Catholicoi have also paid official visits to the
Archbishops of Canterbury.

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The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the two Catholicosates of
the Armenian Orthodox Church. For detailed information about the Ecumenical
activities of the Cilician Catholicosate, you may refer to the web page of
the Catholicosate, The Cilician
Catholicosate, the administrative center of the church is located in
Antelias, Lebanon.

PRESS RELEASE
HayPost C.J.S.C.
Zara Tonapetyan – PR Coordinator
Address: 22 Saryan, 6th floor, Yerevan 0002
Republic of Armenia
Tel/Fax: +(37410)514-765
Email: [email protected]
Website:

HAYPOST SPONSORS ARMENIAN NATIONAL PHILATELIC EXHIBIT

Yerevan, Armenia ` September 24, 2007. HayPost will play a major role
as one of the primary sponsors for the national philatelic exhibit
scheduled from October 9 to 13, 2007 at the Citadel Business Center
(Teryan str. 105/1) by the Armenian Philatelists Union.

This philatelic exhibit will be devoted to the 15th anniversary of
first ever stamp issued by the independent Republic of Armenia. The
date of the inauguration (Oct.9) will also celebrate the World Post
Day as celebrated by all Universal Postal Union member states.

HayPost will be organizing a special event each day during the exhibit
in order to celebrate a cultural or educational landmark devoted to
Armenians. During the day of the inauguration, HayPost is planning to
issue the first Tsitsernakaberd (Armenian Genocide Memorial) miniature
sheet devoted to the World Post Day.

October 10, 2007 will be devoted to Armenian Youth. HayPost will
announce the results of the National Letter-Writing Competition
organized jointly by the UPU and UNESCO under the theme of `Write a
letter to someone to tell them why the world needs tolerance’, the
winner of which will be sent to Berne, Switzerland in 2008 to compete
in the international competition. On this same Youth Day, HayPost
foresees to put into circulation the Sparrow stamp, the author of
which is 8-year-old Eva Karapetyan.

HayPost will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Scout
Movement on October 11, 2007 during which it will issue a special
postmark in honor of the Scout Movement and the EUROPA 2007 stamp
which won the best stamp award during the PostEurop Europa 2007 stamp
competition on September 12, 2007.

October 12, 2007 will be devoted to the 50th anniversary of
Matenadaran the stamp of which is planned to be put into postal
circulation. A stamp devoted to Bagrat Nalbandyan, plenipotentiary of
the People’s Commissar of the USSR Communication, is planned to put
into postal circulation on October 13.

For additional information related to HayPost and the National
Philatelic Exhibition, please contact Zara Tonapetyan, HayPost
Communications Coordinator, at (374 10) 514-765, or electronically at
[email protected], or visit our web site at

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Armenia operating through its 900 post offices throughout
Armenia. Today HayPost is undergoing a number of organizational and
operational changes with the purpose to ensure sustainable efficient
services and serve its customers more proficiently. In compliance
with the agreement signed on November 30, 2006 with the Government of
Armenia, the Dutch HayPost Trust Management B.V. is currently
responsible for the operational management of the Armenian national
postal operator with the objective to strengthen HayPost as a viable
and credible postal and financial service entity, meeting all
international postal and bank standards.

QUEEN ELIZABETH II CONGRATULATED ARMENIAN PRESIDENT

Lragir.am
20-09-2007 16:41:06

The British Embassy informed that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
congratulated His Excellency Robert Kocharyan, President of the
Republic of Armenia, and the people of Armenia on the occasion of the
Armenian National Day on 21 September.

HM Queen’s message reads:

"I have much pleasure in sending Your Excellency my congratulations on
the celebration of your National Day, together with my best wishes for
the happiness and prosperity of the Government and people of Armenia
in the year ahead.

Elizabeth R."

Hindu, India

Saturday, Sep 22, 2007

Sushil wins Olympic quota

BAKU: Freestyle grappler Sushil Kumar booked himself yet another trip
to the Olympics as he finished seventh in the 66-kg weight category at
the World wrestling championship here.

After three bad days, Sushil won the first Olympic quota for India in
the wrestling competition.

Sushil made it to the quarterfinals, winning his first three rounds
with comprehensive margins before losing to Ukraine’s Andriy Stadnik
4-15.

In the first round, Sushil blanked Elar Hani of Estonia 4-0, then
defeated Ricardo Robertty of Venezuela 3-0 before getting past
Kyrgyzstan’s Bator Bazarov 9-1.

Turkey’s Ramazan Shahin won the gold medal beating Cuba’s Geandry
Garzon.

India’s super-heavyweight wrestler Palwinder Singh Cheema crashed out
in the 120-kg freestyle class. After getting a first round bye,
Cheema was sent packing by Ruslan Basiev of Armenia who won 4-0.

In the 96-kg category, Rohit Patel beat Vali Sheripov of Tajikistan
9-3, but lost in the second round to Stefan Kehrer of Germany 0-7.

Among the other freestyle wrestlers, Ramesh Kumar (74-kg) and Ramvir
(84-kg) also failed to make much progress.

Ramesh defeated Alexandr Burca of Moldova 5-1 in the first round but
lost to Azerbaijan’s Chansulvara Chansulvarayev 7-4 in the
next. Russia’s Mahach Murtazaliev claimed the gold beating Ukraine’s
Ibragim Aldatov.

Ramvir got a first round bye and then lost to Miroslav Guechev of
Bulgaria 0-2.

The Russians continued to hold sway as Georgy Ketoev secured the 84-kg
gold medal defeating Jousop Abdusalomov of Tajikistan.

Anil Kumar (55-kg), who lost in the second round to Besik Kudukhov,
had qualified for the repechage round and did reasonably well.

In the first round, he beat Mikhail Japaridze of Canada 6-2 before
losing to Freddy Serrano of Colombia 3-6 to finish 10th, the best
position for India after Sushil’s seventh.

Yogeshwar Dutt (60-kg) was 16th, Ramesh Kumar 19th and Ramvir 33rd.

The top-eight ranked wrestlers at the World championship qualify for
the Beijing Olympics.

Nirmala Devi (48-kg) has no answer to Russia’s Lilia Kaskarakova and
lost 0-7.

OPPOSITION LEADERS INSPIRED HOPE IN HAIRIKYAN

Lragir.am
20-09-2007 14:55:07

In a news conference on September 20 at the Hayeli the leader of the
National Self-Determination Union Paruir Hairikyan said in answer to
the question of Lragir.am regarding progress in the meetings of the
opposition leaders initiated by Paruir Hairikyan that the opposition
leaders meet almost every day, including on September 19. "I was
amazed. Yesterday I felt that something may come out of it," Paruir
Hairikyan says. According to him, he had never had this feeling
before. Paruir Hairikyan described his feeling and the reason for that
feeling by an example from football.

"When you see all the football clubs play and each team claim to send
their players to the national team, and when the other says something
else, it is criticized for ignorance, and so on. Then one day we hear
everyone say that in any case the best players must play in the
national team, even though the teams beat each others. I am telling it
figuratively. I witnessed something similar. They said this particular
one is not a politician, the other day they met together and I heard
them voice the same concern: our team is good, I love our team, but
the national team is more important and we want to offer our best
players if you agree to accept them. Yesterday I saw this and I think
it’s good," Paruir Hairikyan says. He noted that they have decided not
to speak about the meetings and process much.