Author: Chalian Meline

WINTER PREPARATORY WORK BEING DONE IN ALL YEREVAN COMMUNITIES

Noyan Tapan
Nov 12 2007

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. By the assignment of Yerevan Mayor,
winter preparatory work is being done in all communities of Yerevan. As
Vano Vardanian, the Deputy Mayor of Yerevan, said at the November 12
press conference, flat roofs with total area of 86 thousand square
meters and sloping roofs with area of 22 thousand square meters have
been already repaired, tubes of more than 18 thousand meters, doors
of 1264 house entrances have been placed. It was also mentioned that
in total, 520 tons of salt and 1452 cubic meters of sand has been
accumulated in 12 communities.

According to V. Vardanian, 20 tenement houses will be provided
with centralized heating in winter in Yerevan. And since next year,
according to him, centralized heating systems will be also relaunched
in the Avan and Davitashen communities.

The Deputy Mayor also said that elevator roofs of tenement houses are
being repaired with assistance of prefectures and condominiums. 76
out of 4261 elevators operating in Yerevan have been already repaired.

TURKEY ONE OF GLOBALIZATION’S WINNERS, SAYS EXPERT
Yonca Poyraz DoÐan

Today’s Zaman, Turkey
Nov 12 2007

Frederick Kempe, president and CEO of the Atlantic Council of the
United States, is optimistic about Turkey and its future despite its
having faced so many economic and political difficulties.

"I’ve seen this country go through economic ups and downs. I’ve seen
it go through periods of time when the democratic process was in one
way or another moving forward or not. Interestingly, at a time when
I’m worried about US-Turkish relations, at a time when I’m really
worried about Turkish-European Union relations, I’m less worried
about Turkey itself," he says.

Kempe, with more than a quarter-century of distinguished work at the
Wall Street Journal behind him when he joined the Atlantic Council
in 2006, stresses that Turkey’s best future still lies in its being
integrated in Europe and with the West: "That’s still the best place
for it to be. The problem with being a bridge is people blow up
bridges and bridges crumble. It’s much better to be connected within
a community. Turkey will also have more influence in its region if it
can leverage the size and influence of Europe and the West behind it."

During a work visit to Ýstanbul Kempe set aside some time for Monday
Talk, also evaluating the historic meeting between Turkish Prime
Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoðan and US President George W. Bush on Nov.

5 that resulted in a US promise of cooperation against terrorism
perpetrated by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

What’s different about US policy this time that means Turkey can rest
assured the US will take the PKK issue much more seriously?

What you see now is that the president put his personal prestige at
stake. I think you’ll see more decisive action — and intelligence
support. Much of it you won’t see, but it will happen. Turks may not
get what many of them want: the leaders of the PKK rounded up by
American military, or Apache helicopters firing on a pickup truck
filled with PKK terrorists, but one will certainly see much closer
cooperation than we have had thus far.

The United States administration still doesn’t desire a cross-border
operation by Turkey, right?

President Abdullah Gul was very wise when he said we have not only an
Iraqi neighbor, but we also have an American neighbor. It has never
happened in the past that a NATO country has executed an incursion into
territory where another NATO country’s troops are operating. It is a
sensitive issue from that standpoint. The US certainly should have
been more forthright in taking on the PKK problem in northern Iraq
much sooner. I understand all the reasons why it hasn’t happened. The
north has been a relatively peaceful part of Iraq and problems for the
US are greater elsewhere. Some may also believe Kurdish insurgents
might be useful against Iran, though they are not desired against
Turkey. However, any major cross-border Turkish operation into Iraq
would be a mistake. It doesn’t really fix the problem. It could
radicalize Kurds within Turkey at a time when the AK Party has really
done more for Kurdish minority rights than perhaps any government
before. It could push off European Union membership even further.

Looking from the United States, what do you see in Turkey?

We’re facing an historic turning point in Turkey — that is a turning
point in Turkey’s internal politics, a turning point in Turkey’s
foreign policy, a turning point in its relationship with the United
States, a turning point in its relationship with the European Union.

All of historic nature, all coming together at the same time. This
is of huge importance to the United States and to Turkey’s neighbors.

Richard Holbrook, the veteran diplomat, told me that he considered
Turkey to be the frontline state of our current period and he compared
it to the role Germany played during the Cold War. It’s on the fault
line between extremists and moderate Islam, it’s on the fault line
between Europe and the Middle East, it’s on the fault line between
chaos and order. It’s on a number of fault lines. First and foremost,
Turkey has to decide what it is.

What do you think Turkey is?

Following the elections there is a totally new situation, where it’s
less the military that is the guarantor for secularism and democracy
and it’s more the AK Party that is the guarantor for secularism and
democracy. The AK Party has never had this much influence and power
before. Now it has to decide what it’s going to do with this. What
course is it going to choose? Thus far, I’m optimistic — but this
is the beginning.

Do you see any vulnerability in the situation?

As it is with many historic turning points, the situation is fragile.

You have a whole group of leaders who in the next few years will show
whether they’re determined to keep this country on a democratic and
secular direction. If so, this country has an exciting possibility of
truly being something quite unique, an example for others. I’ve seen
this country go through economic ups and downs. I’ve seen it go through
periods of time when the democratic process was in one way or another
moving forward or not. Interestingly, at a time when I’m worried
about US-Turkish relations, at a time when I’m really worried about
Turkish-European Union relations, I’m less worried about Turkey itself.

Why are you so optimistic about Turkey’s future?

I’ll say, as someone who worked for the Wall Street Journal for a
long time and has been watching this economy develop for a long time,
I think the most pleasant surprise to the world business community is
that the AK Party leadership has made this a more interesting place
to invest and a healthier economy. After the 2002 elections I don’t
think people were universally convinced that would be the case. So
far Turkey has been one of the winners of globalization. There are
a lot of losers out there. For all the problems Turkey is facing,
it seems to be finding a way. I’m really optimistic about Turkey and
its future. I hope Turkey is smart enough to know that its best future
still lies being integrated in Europe and integrated with the West.

That’s still the best place for it to be. The problem with being
a bridge is people blow up bridges and bridges crumble. It’s much
better to be connected within a community. Turkey will also have more
influence in its region if it can leverage the size and influence of
Europe and the West behind it.

You mentioned Turkey’s foreign policy as another turning point.

We’re seeing a development of a Turkish foreign policy. It’s a mature
country saying, "We have our own interests."

Doesn’t this make it a difficult partner for the United States?

Yes, but it also becomes a more important partner for the United
States because of the closer relationship it’s building with its
neighbors. We’ve left the unipolar world where the US was by far the
dominant power. We’re in a multi-polar world where the US is coming
to terms with the fact that it has to manage a number of different
interests if it wants to achieve its policy goals.

Do you think Turkey’s relations with the European Union and the United
States will recover soon?

Relations are threatening to turn sour both with the EU and the US
at the same [time] for the first time. It needs attention. Strains
with the EU are far more important. Whatever we’re going through in
US-Turkish relations, we’ll get over and we’ll be friends and will
work with each other again. The larger question is, will Turkey become
part of Europe and become a member of the European Union?

Do you think it will happen?

It’s long way off. We’re talking about 2014. A lot can happen between
now and 2014. What I worry about is what Turks and Europeans will
decide before we’ve gone through the process. Turkey brings Europe a
vibrant, large economy, which it needs to be competitive on the world
stage. It brings a relatively youthful country — desperately needed
in aging Europe. It gives Europe reach into neighboring economies:
the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Middle East.

Do you think the US government is still supportive of Turkey’s EU
membership?

Senior US officials consider Turkish membership of the European Union
to be the most important geopolitical action that the European Union
could take — even though only 9 percent of Turks like us at the
moment, if you believe the polls.

Why do you think Turkish public support for the US is so low?

It surprises me. I think Turks have forgotten how much the US has
stood on their side vis-a-vis the European Union. I think Turks have
forgotten it was the Americans who turned over PKK leader Abdullah
Ocalan. I think what is driving the relationship at the moment is
the PKK issue, is the Iraq issue. Bush in general isn’t popular in
the world, but it’s a mystery to me that the Unites States is less
popular in Turkey than almost any other country in the entire world.

Turkish people believe that the United States has planned the
establishment of a Kurdish state in northern Iraq.

The US has been working very hard to keep an integrated, federal
Iraqi regime. The second-most-powerful politician in Iraq is Kurdish
— that’s the reality. In the United States there are many voices
who believe that Iraq, like Bosnia, will only work if you separate
the Sunnis and the Shias, because they are never going to get along
together — and that would then suggest that you will also need to
separate the Kurds. You may need a looser federal structure. Everyone
knows the most successful part of Iraq thus far has been the Kurdish
portion. It hasn’t been the conspiracy of the United States to move
things in that direction. It’s more of an outcome of a very ugly few
years in Iraq, where the Kurdish territory of Iraq has been the most
peaceful and most economically successful.

Why do you think this is so?

Partly because they were really acting quite separately from Iraq, even
during the period of Saddam. So this is not a totally new situation.

So the US wasn’t surprised by the situation in northern Iraq. Again,
Turkish people think that the reason the Kurdish leaders are so
powerful is because the US supports them.

If only the US was effective as the Turks give us credit for being!

If you look at the rest of Iraq and how ineffective the US has been
in trying to exercise its will, why would you think they would be any
more effective, then, in trying to create a Kurdish state? I don’t
think this has been the aim of US policy. The aim of US policy is to
make Iraq work, to reduce violence and to create a situation where
US troops can be brought home safely.

Does the ‘Armenian genocide’ resolution have a chance of coming to
the House floor?

The House committee’s approval of the resolution was the most
irresponsible thing that the newly Democratic Congress had done in
terms of foreign policy. It was irresponsible because we’re at such a
critical point in the US-Turkish relationship. And the relationship
between the United States and Turkey is one of the most important
bilateral relationships on Earth at the moment. This resolution has
been around forever. The fact that it’s being pushed forward at the
moment was irresponsible. It won’t now go to the House floor. Turkey
should give the Bush administration credit for bringing this to a dead
stop. So it gives Turkey an opportunity to look at its own history
and archives and to make conclusions, as the Turkish government said
that’s what it wants to do. And if Turkey does this, my view is that
the resolution will not come forward again.

[PROFILE]

Frederick Kempe

He became president and CEO of the Atlantic Council of the United
States in December 2006 after more than a quarter-century of
distinguished work at the Wall Street Journal, where he won national
and international prizes while serving in numerous management and
reportorial capacities. He is a Bloomberg columnist and a regular
commentator on television and radio in both Europe and the United
States. He has written three books that have been published in several
languages: "Divorcing the Dictator: America’s Bungled Affair with
Noriega," "Siberian Odyssey: A Voyage into the Russian Soul" and
"Father/Land, a Personal Search for the New Germany." He is currently
working on a fourth book, on the Cold War, in Berlin.

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FIRST PRESIDENT OF ARMENIA URGES HIS ADHERENTS TO TAKE PART IN MEETING SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 16

arminfo
2007-11-12 10:54:00

ArmInfo. Today, First President of Armenia Levon Ter- Petrosyan urged
his adherents to come to the meeting scheduled for November 16 in
the capital’s Liberty Square.

The first president’s call, received by ArmInfo today and signed also
by the "Republic" oppositional party leader Aram Sargsyan, notes
that employees of the power and tax structures will bear criminal
responsibility for all their actions against the first president’s
adherents. In his call, L. Ter-Petrosyan asked those, who were
recently persecuted by the authorities, to draw up a detailed report
on the occurrence and send it to the office of the "Armat" public
organization or the office of the Civil Initiative on nomination of
Ter-Petrosyan Armenia’s presidential contender. "Let no policeman,
tax inspector, the prefecture employee or a local authority doubts
that he will avoid the criminal responsibility in 4 months", it is
emphasized in RA first president’s call.

THREE CANDIDATURES PRESENTED FOR POST OF RA PARLIAMENT VICE SPEAKER

armradio.am
2007-11-12 13:48:00

ArmInfo. Three candidatures have been presented for the post of
RA Parliament vice speaker. By chance, all the three candidatures
are women.

In particular, representative of the "Prosperous Armenia" party Aram
Safaryan proposed candidacy of Chairman of RA Parliament’s Permanent
Commission on human rights Arevik Petrosyan for this post. In case
she is elected for RA Parliament vice speakers post, her place of the
Head of the Commission will be occupied by the "Prosperous Armenia"
faction member Mkhitar Mnatsakanyan.

To recall, the Armenian Parliament vice speaker’s post has become
vacant after the "Prosperous Armenia" faction member Ishkhan Zakaryan,
who was holding this post, was elected Chairman of the Audit Chamber
of Armenia.

As member of the "Prosperous Armenia" party faction Aram Petrosyan
said, taking into account the education Arevik Petrosyan received
and the work experience in the state administration, "we believe that
her experience is enough for successful performance of duties of the
Parliament vice speaker".

For her part, secretary of the "Orinats Yerkir" party, Heghine
Bisharyan said that the "OY" party proposes candidacy of Chairman of
the Permanent Commission on education, science and youth, member of
the Republican party faction Hranush Hakopyan for the vice speaker’s
post. "I am surprised that nobody proposes H. Hakopyan’s candidacy,
taking into account her multi-year experience in the Parliament",
Bisharyan wondered. Head of the "Heritage" party faction Raffi
Hovannisian proposed the "Heritage" faction member Anahit Bakhshyan’s
candidacy for the vice speaker’s post.

The voting on the vice speaker’s candidacy will be held a bit later.

Withdrawal of Russian troops from Georgia to be completed by December

ROSTOV-ON-DON. Nov 10 (Interfax-South) – Commander of the North
Caucasian military district Gen. Alexander Baranov told the press on
Saturday that the withdrawal of Russian troops and military hardware
from Georgia will be completed on December 1.

"Not a single Russian solider, nor a single kilo of materiel will
remain in Georgia by December 1," he said.

He reminded journalists that the withdrawal has been conducted since
2005. He said that 43 trains and 38 convoys pulled out over 1,500 units
of equipment and vehicles and over 5,000 tonnes of property to Russia
and Armenia from the bases in Batumi and Akhalkalaki.

"The last train with weaponry and equipment [of the Russian army] will
leave Georgia for Armenia on November 15," he said.

Besides, six remaining facilities will be transferred to the Georgian
side by the beginning of December, Baranov said. ml

ARMENIAN AND LITHUANIAN DEFENCE MINISTERS TO SIGN MILITARY COOPERATION PLAN FOR 2008

Noyan Tapan
Nov 9, 2007

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN. A delegation headed by the Lithuanian
defence minister Juozas Olekas will come on a three-day official
visit to Yerevan on November 12.

The ceremony of meeting the Lithuanian defence minister will take place
at the defence ministry on the same day, which will be followed by a
meeting of the ministers of the two countries. The military cooperation
plan for 2008 will be signed between the defence ministries of Armenia
and Lithuania.

During the official visit, the delegation will have official meetings
with the Armenian president Robert Kocharian, the prime minister Serge
Sargsian, the foreign minister Vartan Oskanian and the chairman of
the RA National Assembly Standing Committee on Defence, Security and
Internal Affairs issues Artur Aghabekian.

The delegation members will visit the History Museum, the Matenadaran,
the Military Institute after V. Sargsian, the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial
Complex.

The delegation headed by Juozas Olekas will return to Lithuania on
November 14.

ARMENIA TO HAVE SUPER MODERN BALLISTIC MICROSCOPE

Panorama.am
16:59 08/11/2007

The American government has donated today equipment costing about
$280.000 to the National Bureau of Expertise of the National Academy
of Sciences. Among the equipment, especially important is the ballistic
comparative microscope.

Thus, Armenia will have one of the super modern ballistic microscopes
that will enable the National Bureau of Expertise to engage in
different ballistic tests.

Until today, the U.S. government has provided assistance of more
than $630,000 to the National Bureau of Expertise. In addition to
the equipment, the building of the bureau has been renovated. Also,
bureau employees have passed training in Armenia and abroad.

One of the aims is to grant the National Bureau of Expertise of the
National Academy of Sciences with an accreditation as a laboratory
that complies with international standards. To accomplish the aim,
U.S. government is going to spend more than $2 million in the course
of coming few years.

NORWAY DUMPS VEDANTA RESOURCES FROM OIL FUND

Reuters
Wed Nov 7, 2007 10:41 AM GMT

OSLO, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Norway has dropped British mining and metals
group Vedanta Resources (VED.L: Quote, Profile , Research) from its
$350 billion oil fund at the recommendation of the fund’s ethics
council, which blamed it for environmental damage and human rights
violations, the finance ministry said.

Norway’s Government Pension Fund – Global, commonly known as the "oil
fund", invests Norway’s petroleum wealth in foreign stocks and bonds
to save for when the oil and gas run out. It is one of the world’s
biggest sovereign wealth funds.

At the end of 2006, the oil fund owned Vedanta Resources stock worth
about 81 million Norwegian crowns ($15.16 million), corresponding to
a 0.16 percent stake in the company, the finance ministry said.

The shares have all been sold, the ministry said.

"According to the recommendation (of the ethics council), the
Fund runs an unacceptable risk of complicity in present and future
severe environmental damage and systematic human rights violations
by continuing to invest in the company," the finance ministry said
in a statement late on Tuesday.

Vedanta Resources’ core business is mining and production of copper,
aluminium and zinc in India. It also has operations in Australia,
Zambia and Armenia.

"Vedanta Resources is accused of having caused environmental damage
and contributed to human and labour rights violations," the ethics
council said in its recommendation to the ministry.

"The Council finds that the allegations levelled at the company
regarding environmental damage and complicity in human rights
violations, including abuse and forced eviction of tribal peoples,
are well founded," the council said.

A Vedanta Resources spokesman said the company had no immediate
comment.

Vedanta Resources shares traded up 0.9 percent on the London stock
exchange at 21.32 pounds on the London Stock Exchange by 1032 GMT.

The council said its review extended to Vedanta subsidiaries in
India, Sterlite Industries (STRL.BO: Quote, Profile , Research),
Madras Aluminium Company (MSAL.BO: Quote, Profile , Research), Bharat
Aluminium and Vedanta Alumina, though the fund did not have direct
holdings in those companies.

The council said it had contacted Vedanta Resources in March asking for
its comments on its draft recommendation, and, after an extension,
had given it until April 20 to respond. But the company did not
respond to its enquiry by May 15.

Last month, thousands of tribal people protested against a Vedanta
Resources alumina refinery being set up in the Lanjigarh area of
India’s Orissa state and vowed to stop the $874 million project.

Norway has earlier excluded a number of arms manufacturers, miners
and the world’s biggest retailer, Wal-Mart (WMT.N: Quote, Profile ,
Research), from the fund for ethical reasons. (Reporting by John Acher,
additional reporting by Eric Onstad, editing by Will Waterman)

DAVID NALBANDIAN LOOKS TO CONTINUE TORRID RUN AGAINST RAFAEL NADAL IN PARIS FINALE

Tennis-X.com, MI
Nov 4 2007

Two impressive runs will collide in Paris today as the championship
final of the BNP Paribas Masters takes place in the French capital.

World No. 2 Rafael Nadal will try to remain perfect in Paris, having
gone 21-0 at Roland Garros (winning it the last three years) and now
4-0 here (in his first attempt at this tournament).

David Nalbandian, currently ranked No. 21 but formerly the world’s
No. 3-ranked player, is trying to become the first player to beat
Roger Federer and Nadal at the same tournament twice while the pair
is ranked No. 1 and No. 2 (he achieved the feat en route to winning
his first ATP Masters Series shield in Madrid two weeks ago). Perhaps
fittingly, that was the first time Nalbandian and Nadal had ever
played, and the Argentine was a straight-sets winner. On Sunday,
he will chase his second ATP Masters Series title while Nadal will
seek his 10th (and fourth of the year).

NALBANDIAN FASTFACTS

Making third appearance here; fell second round in 2002 (l. to Safin)
and 2005 (l. to Haas);this year, d. Almagro, No. 14 seed Moya, top
seed Federer, No. 5 seed Ferrer and No. 10 seed Gasquet en route to
his second consecutive AMS final 2007 Highlights: W: AMS Madrid (d.

Federer); QF: Barcelona (l. Ferrer).

Comes into final of AMS Paris with 30-18 season record (22-10 on hard).

Made best performance of season two weeks ago at AMS Madrid, becoming
just second player since Becker at 1994 Stockholm to d. Top 3 players
at same tournament (d. No. 2 Nadal in quarterfinals, No. 3 Djokovic
in semifinals and No. 1 Federer in final, snapping a four-match
losing streak against the Swiss superstar); was first AMS shield;
the next week, rose from No. 25 to No. 18 in ATP Rankings but fell
first round at Basel (l. to Wawrinka).

Had reached just one quarterfinal in 15 tournaments going into
AMS Madrid, at Barcelona (d. Moya en route; l. to Ferrer); has won
back-to-back matches at six other events, however, reaching fourth
round at Australian Open (l. to Haas), AMS Indian Wells (l. to
Ljubicic) and Roland Garros (l. to Davydenko), and third rounds at
Wimbledon (l. to Baghdatis), AMS Canada (l. to Djokovic) and US Open
(l. to Ferrer in five sets after holding match point).

Is 3-0 against Top 2 players this year, beating Federer and Nadal
at AMS Madrid two weeks ago and Federer again this week; he is 8-11
lifetime against the Top 2, five of those victories coming against
Federer, one against Roddick, one against Hewitt and one against Nadal.

Comes from Cordoba, the second-largest city in Argentina; his Armenian
grandfather built a cement court in his backyard, where David learned
to play against his two older brothers.

Compiled outstanding junior results, winning 1998 US Open title
(d. Federer) and finishing runner-up at 1999 Roland Garros (l. to
Coria); won 1999 Wimbledon doubles title (w/Coria).

Biggest of six career ATP singles titles came at Tennis Masters Cup
in 2005 (l. to Federer in round robin portion but made it to final
anyway, then d. Federer in fifth set tie-break after coming back from
two-sets-to-love down) and AMS Madrid two weeks ago (d. Federer in
final); has seven career wins over Federer (is 8-8 lifetime against
the Swiss, which began as 5-0 but Federer has won eight of their last
11 matches).

NADAL FASTFACTS

Making tournament debut; after first round bye, d. unseeded players
Volandri, Wawrinka, Youzhny and Baghdatis in second round, third
round and quarters and semis, respectively 2007 Highlights: W: AMS
Indian Wells (d. Djokovic), AMS Monte-Carlo (d. Federer), Barcelona
(d. Canas), AMS Rome (d. Gonzalez), Roland Garros (d. Federer),
Stuttgart (d. Wawrinka); F: AMS Hamburg (l. Federer), Wimbledon
(l. Federer); SF: Chennai (l.

Malisse), AMS Canada (l. Djokovic); QF: Australian Open (l.

Gonzalez), Dubai (l. Youzhny), AMS Miami (l. Djokovic), Queen’s Club
(l. Mahut), AMS Madrid (l. Nalbandian).

Another incredible season from the 21-year-old Spaniard, maintaining
his World No. 2 status throughout (has not budged from the No. 2 spot
since first rising to it on July 25, 2005).

Comes into AMS Paris final 68-12 on the year (29-9 on hard), with
six titles in eight finals.

Best results have come on clay courts, going 31-1 (capturing five of
his six season titles at AMS Monte-Carlo, Barcelona, AMS Rome, Roland
Garros and Stuttgart; his only loss on the surface came to Federer in
Hamburg final, snapping a record 81-match clay court winning streak;
has won 93 of 94 clay court matches since April 2005); won Roland
Garros for third straight year, becoming first to do so since Bjorn
Borg won four in a row from 1978-1981.

His only non-clay court title this year came at AMS Indian Wells,
his fifth career hardcourt title and breaking a 12-tournament drought
(hadn’t won a title since 2006 Roland Garros).

Two-time runner-up, at Hamburg (l. to Federer; see above) and Wimbledon
(l. to Federer).

Two-time semifinalist, at Chennai (l. to Malisse) and AMS Canada
(l. to Djokovic).

Five-time quarterfinalist, incl. Australian Open (l. to Gonzalez in
first career quarterfinal at Australian Open, completing his full set
of career Grand Slam quarterfinal appearances) and AMS Miami (l. to
Djokovic just two weeks after beating him in AMS Indian Wells final).

Has fallen prior to quarterfinals only three times in now 19 events,
two of the losses caused by retirement (Sydney first round, AMS
Cincinnati second round) and the other defeat after winning three
rounds (falling to Ferrer in fourth round at US Open).

Has ranked No. 2 for a record 118 consecutive weeks (since July 25,
2005).

Has a 133-13 career record on clay (18 titles) and 97-37 mark on hard
courts (5 titles).

In 2006, became the first Spaniard to reach Wimbledon final since
Santana won it in 1966.

In 2005, won a teenage record 11 titles and became first teenager
to finish No. 2 since Boris Becker in 1986 and highest year-end ATP
Ranking ever by a Spaniard.

Has a sparkling 23-5 career record in finals (9-2 in ATP Masters
Series) with four of the losses coming to Federer (’05 Miami,
’06 Wimbledon, ’07 Hamburg, ’07 Wimbledon). (ATP Digital Services)

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05.11.2007

The Armenia Fund Launches the President of the Republic Prize 2007

Yerevan, 05 November, 2007. The Armenia Fund announces launch of the
President of the Republic Prize 2007. The President of the Republic Prize is
an annual prize awarded as part of The Armenia Fund’s activities. The Prize
is sponsored by the Robert Boghossian and Sons Foundation (France). Winners
are granted with certificates, medals and monetary awards.
The Armenia Fund Executive Director Vahe Aghabegians noted the significant
input of the Robert Boghossian and Sons Foundation in promoting Armenia’s
cultural life. "The President’s Prize was and is a strong supporting factor
in developing Armenia’s scientific and cultural life. Works presented to the
competition are values in their own right," Mr. Aghabegians says.
In the nomination "Persons Having Made a Valuable Contribution to the
Recognition of the Armenian Genocide" two Prizes are awarded: one to a
citizen and/or persons with Armenian origin or Armenia-based organization,
the other to a foreigner or an overseas organization. Applications are
accepted from November 12, 2007 to February 22, 2008.
President of the Republic Prizes are also granted in the following
nominations: Natural Sciences, Technical Sciences and Information
Technologies, Physics, Medical Sciences, Arts (including architecture, fine
arts, theatre, film, photography, video art, multimedia art and art theory),
Literature and Liberal Arts and Activities Promoting Human Values.
Applications are accepted from December 3, 2007 to January 31, 2008.
The President of the Republic Youth Prize 2007 will kick off in December
2007. The Youth Prize is given in the Fine Arts and Film, Literature, and
Classical Music – Vocal and Instrumental Performance – nominations.
Applications are accepted from January 10, 2008 to February 28, 2008.
For more information visit The Armenia Fund website
( e_Prize_2007_ARM.pdf )

The Armenia Fund