Author: Chalian Meline

AZERBAIJAN`S FOREIGN OFFICE SEES NO OBSTACLES FOR COOPERATION IN ISSUE ON FIRES PREVENTING ON OCCUPIED AZERBAIJANI TERRITORIES
Author: A. Ismayilova

Trend
11.09.2006

Azerbaijan`s Foreign Ministry sees no obstacles in cooperation
in the issues on preventing of fires on the occupied territories
of Azerbaijan, Tair Taghizadeh, Chief of the Press and Information
Department of the Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry told journalists today,
Trend reports.

Answering journalists` questions whether the destiny of the last UN
resolution concerning the situation on the occupied territories of
Azerbaijan will be those like four previous ones, Mr. Taghizadeh
said that the non-execution of documents adopted by UN and the
lack of mechanisms for it are problems not only UN, but also other
international organizations. That is why, Azerbaijan is a supporter
of UN reforming..

He pointed out that the mission`s dispatch to the region will be
the first step in the large-scale ecological operation. In its turn,
Azerbaijan will take all necessary measures for it. The first meeting
of the interdepartmental working group was held last week end.

Touching upon the information about China`s weapons of mass destruction
selling to Armenia, Mr. Taghizadeh told that Azerbaijan`s Foreign
Office gave commissions to their amabassadors in Beijing and Moscow
to investigate these issues. Only after that, the official Baku will
express its position.

Commenting recent frequent visits of Azerbaijanis to Armenia,
Mr. Taghizadeh told that after the completion of package solution
of the Nagorno-Karabakh issue by stages, such visits could be even
fruitful.

However, the efficiency of these visits at the existing stage is doubt.

Mariam Stepanyan
Armenian Library & Museum of America, Inc.
65 Main Street
Watertown, MA 02472
Contact Person: Mariam Stepanyan
Phone: 617-926-2562 ext. 3
Fax: 617-926-0175
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PRESS RELEASE

September 7, 2006

For Immediate Release

By popular demand, The Arts of Photography, Poetry, and Translation
exhibition returns to the Armenian Library and Museum of America’s
Terjenian-Thomas Gallery. It was first shown for two weeks in May.

The exhibition showcases Armenian women’s voices framed in images and
verse. Featured is photojournalist Armineh Johannes. Illustrating
the photography are selected poems from I Want to Live by Shushanik
Kurghinian, translated by Shushan Avagyan, and from the Other Voice:
Armenian Women’s Poetry Through the Ages, translated by Diana
Der-Hovanessian.

Dates: September 10 – October 8, 2006 during museum hours.

Special Program: Thursday, October 5, 2006, from 7:30 – 8:30 pm.

(video, poetry readings and discussion)

Armineh Johannes is an award-winning photojournalist whose
assignments and interests have taken her to Armenia for the last
seventeen years, and to some eastern and middle-eastern countries as
well. The majority of the photographs in this exhibition are from
her "Transitions" series where she tries to capture the elements in
these societies that may be in the process of disappearing. The
photos, rather than suggesting revolutions or upheavals of the overt
kind, evoke those internal question marks and hidden tumults that are
part of every woman’s and man’s life.

The poetry linked to the images varies. Kurghinian’s, from I Want to
Live volume, deals with social issues, feminism, and confrontation
with established values and oppressive norms. The poetry from the
"Other Voice" extends the spectrum considerably. Juxtaposition of the
photos with the selected poetry provides some unusual tensions.

Hopefully this exhibition will be a beginning exploration for the
viewer of how photography encapsulates thought, and how poetry
captures image content with a minimum of words.

To reinforce the fact that poetry can be accessible to all, a poetry
contest is an integral part of this exhibition. Three of
Kurghinian’s short poems are chosen to expose a lighter aspect of
this poet to the public. The Armenian comes with a rough, nearly
word-by-word translation into English. The best poetic or
literal/poetic translation of just one of three poems, as judged by
an academic jury of three, will receive a $100 (one hundred dollar)
award. Poems are available online on the publisher’s web site, AIWA
Press, For your convenience,
one poem is printed here:

Transliteration on the left, gives you the sound of the Armenian; the
rough translation to the right should be reworked by contestants.

Deadline for submission is October 1, 2006. Email to [email protected],
or mail to ALMA attention: Poetry Contest.

Doo oo yes You and I

Dtoo dsedzetseer doors pag, You knocked at my closed
door

Egar eents mod mets dzampits… Came to me from a great
journey…

goozem hangtsel hargit dag "I want to rest in your
home

dzonel kez eem cern anpits: — Gift you my love pure."

"Akh, dzet chga gantekhoom – "Ah, there is no oil in the
lantern

Tchem entouneer otchvoki… I don’t welcome (let in)
anyone…"

Gdrits antsrev e dezoom, From the roof rain is
pouring,

Veeshde shemkis gchokee: Sorrow on my thresh-hold
is kneeling.

Eesg doo batseer doors pag But you opened my closed
door

Oo ners mdar khisd hoknadz.. and entered in utterly
tired..

Arev dsakets hargees dag, The sun rose in my home,

Veeshs shemkitz oor knats… My sorrow from the
thresh-hold where did it go?

Take the opportunity to view this unusual exhibition once again. Try
out for the contest, deadline October 1st, winner to be announced on
October 5th, during the special program (7:30 – 8:30) at the
gallery. This program will also feature a brief video based on
elements in the exhibition, by art teacher Seda Matevosian, newly
edited by David Elizian, called "Bread Baking: scenes from the road
and villages of Armenia." Poetry readings and discussion will follow
the program.

The two poetry books, published in 2005, are available from AIWA,
information via aiwainc.com; and from NAASR bookstore in Belmont, MA,
as well as other bookstores in the United States and
elsewhere.

The exhibition is at ALMA, 65 Main Street, Watertown, MA.

617.926.ALMA (2562), 3rd Floor galleries are open
during museum hours, Thursday 6 – 9 PM, Friday and Sunday 1 – 5 PM,
Saturday 10 AM – 2 PM.

PHOTO CAPTIONS

Photo:

"Swaddled Armenian infant" Photo by Armineh Johannes.

ARMENIA TO COMMEMORATE SEPTEMBER 11TH VICTIMS

ArmRadio.am
11.09.2006 12:00

Armeni will mark today the 5th anniversary of the tragedy in New York
on September 11, 2001.

Press Secretary of the UN Embassy in Armenia Taguhi Jahukyan told
"ArmInfo" that the commemoration events will be held in Ararat
city. "The participants of the event will lay flowers at the memorial
to the September 11th victims and will pay tribute to their memory
with a minute of silence," she said.

E.P. ADOPTS REPORT ON TURKEY’S PROGRESS TOWARDS ACCESSION

Turkish Press
Sept 10 2006

STRASBOURG – The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European
Parliament (EP) adopted the report on Turkey’s progress towards
accession on Monday.

The report, prepared by Christian Democrat MEP Camiel Eurlings, was
passed by 52 votes. Six MEPs voted against it, while eight abstained.

The Committee added some paragraphs to the report which include
harsher expressions against Turkey.

By a motion adopted during the meeting, the Committee reiterated
their call to Turkey to recognize the so-called Armenian genocide
before it becomes a full member.

Before the vote, Eurlings said that Turkey has slowed down its reforms,
and noted that the EP should give a serious message to Turkey with
this report.

On the other hand, Turkey-EU Joint Parliament Committee Co-Chairman
Joost Lagendijk said that the EP should not give Turkey the message
that its negotiations can be suspended due to Cyprus problem, and
called on the EU to fulfil its commitments to Turkish Cypriots.

The report will also be voted at the Plenary Session to be held in
Strasbourg at the end of this month.

RA FOREIGN MINISTER HIGHLY ESTIMATES BRAZIL’S DECISION TO OPEN EMBASSY IN ARMENIA

Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Sept 08 2006

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. On September 8, RA
Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian was handed the copy of her credentials
by Ambassador of Brazil to Armenia Renate Stille. Minister Oskanian
congratulated Mrs Stille on the occasion of her appointment and wished
her succes in her responsible mission. During a tete-a-tete talk held
after the handing ceremony Vartan Oskanian touching upon the high
level of relations between the two countries especially mentioned that
Brazil was one of the first countries to recognize the independence
of Armenia. The Foreign Minister highly estimated the decision to
open Embassy of Brazil to Armenia that will be the first one in
the region and expressed confidence that it will be very favorable
from point of view of development of Armenian-Brazilian bilateral
relations. Minister Oskanian also informed Mrs Ambassador about the
Armenian side’s intention to found an Embassy in the capital of Brazil
in the near future. Mrs Stille in her turn expressed satisfaction
in connection with the current level of cooperation between the
two countries. The sides attached importance to strengthening and
extension of the legal field created between the two countries,
efficient cooperation at international organizations, activization
of trade and economic relations.

ANCA INTENDS TO KEEP OPPOSING RICHARD HOAGLAND’S COMING TO ARMENIA

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Sept 8 2006

YEREVAN, September 8. /ARKA/. Armenian National Committee Of America
– ANCA – intends to keep opposing Richard Hoagland’s appointment to
the post of U.S. Ambassador to Armenia.

Hoagland’s nomination was approved by the Senate’s committee for
foreign relations on September 7 by 13 votes. Five voted against. Now
the candidacy needs Senate’s approval.

ANCA Executive Director Aram Amparyan said in a statement issued on
Friday that ANCA is going to continue blocking Hoagland’s candidacy
until he admit publicly the fact of Armenian Genocide.

In his statement, Amparyan also expressed gratitude to those senators
who have cast their votes against Hoagland.

Before his new appointment, Hoagland were on diplomatic mission
in Tajikistan as the U.S. Ambassador. Hoagland has made it clear
that will stick to the stance taken by the U.S. President and his
administration on Armenian Genocide fact admission.

His predecessor, John Evans, has been recalled from his mission in
Armenia because of his repeated statements made in 2004 and 2005 in
California University about the genocide fact admission. Later the
ambassador said that he had expressed his own, not official view.

7TH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF DANCE FILMS TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN

Yerevan, September 8. ArmInfo. The 7th International Festival of Dance
Films "Movie Dance" will take place in Armenia for the first time from
September 28 to October 1. The best dance films provided by video
archives of 30 countries will be demonstrated during the festival,
Melik Karapertyan, a member of the Association of Movie Critics and
Journalists of Armenia, Director of the Movie Department, the National
Picture Gallery, told ArmInfo. The films to be demonstrated were
short from 1980 to 2006. In addition, professional teachers and film
directors Alla Cowgan and Alisa Cordon from the USA will give master-
classes and lectures for choreographers, dancers and cameramen. The
festival has no contest program, it just aims demonstrations of retro
films. The films by Armenian directors will be demonstrated during
the festival as well.

The dance movie has become popular in Armenia at the beginning of
1980s when choreographers from New York, Boston and Saint Petersburg
expressed a desire to show the world the methods, principles and the
rules of making a high-quality dance film. Since then, festivals of
dance movie were organized in these cities, and the films by Armenian
film director Artavazd Peleshyan "Inhabitants" and "Seasons of the
Year" took a good place during the festivals. The 4th International
Festival "Movie Dance" demonstrated a film by another American Armenian
film director Michael Demirijyan "Dancers go to Bowling."

Armenia unhappy about UN resolution on fires in Karabakh

Mediamax news agency
8 Sep 06

Yerevan, 8 September: The UN General Assembly has voiced serious
concern about the fires "on the occupied territories of Azerbaijan"
and said that an environmental operation should be urgently carried
out to put out the fires and deal with the consequences.

The UN General Assembly adopted by consensus a resolution "On the
situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan" submitted by
Azerbaijan without putting it to the vote on 7 September.

The Armenian delegation did not destroy the consensus but dissociated
itself from it.

[Passage omitted: details of the UN debate on the resolution]

Armenia’s permanent representative to the UN, Armen Martirosyan,
said at the debate that Armenia had been surprised that the draft
resolution had been submitted to the UN because all the conflicting
parties had agreed to the OSCE experts’ fact-finding visit to the
region. He said that the submission of the resolution to the UN had
pursued "some political purposes".

He said that although Armenia had supported the text of the resolution,
the country was still against discussing the issue at the UN and
for that very reason the Armenian side had dissociated itself from
consensus.

[Passage omitted: Azeri envoy to the UN says that the two countries
have for the first time agreed on a document]

AZERI FM TO MEET OSCE MG CO-CHAIRS IN LONDON

PanARMENIAN.Net
06.09.2006 18:36 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov will discuss
the current situation in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone with the
OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs. According to the Azeri FM, he has already
given consent to the meeting scheduled for September 13 in London.

He also said that he may not meet with Vartan Oskanian and supposed
that to all appearance of the Karabakh problem resolution will be
discussed by the Ministers and mediators separately, reported Day.az.

8 BOXERS FROM ARMENIA TO TAKE PART IN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Noyan Tapan
Sept 06 2006

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The youth boxing national team of
Armenia left for the city of Agadir, Morocco. 8 sportsmen included in
the national team will take part in the world championship. They are
Hayk Mkrtchian (48 kg), Derenik Gizhlarian (51 kg), Azat Hovhannisian
(54 kg), Robert Yeghisian (57 kg), Ara Pluzian (60 kg) Arman Hovikian
(64 kg), Tsolak Ananikian (81 kg) and Vagharshak Aslanian (heavy weight
category). The delegation is led by Secretary General of RA Boxing
Republican Federation Levon Hovhannisian. The world championship will
be held on September 6-17.