Author: Chavushian

PRESS RELEASE
Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America
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New York, NY 10016
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August 28, 2006

ELEVATION OF BISHOP ANOUSHAVAN TANIELIAN
WILL BE CELEBRATED ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1

NEW YORK, NY-Two months ago V. Rev. Fr. Anoushavan Tanielian, Vicar General
of the Eastern Prelacy, received his Episcopal ordination and was elevated
to the rank of Bishop in the Cathedral of St. Gregory the Illuminator in
Antelias, Lebanon, by His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of
Cilicia.
Bishop Anhoushavan’s dedicated service to the Armenian Church spans many
decades, and it is this service and his recent elevation which will be
celebrated on Sunday, October 1, by the Armenian American community, with a
gala celebratory banquet at Terrace on the Park in Flushing Meadows, New
York. The banquet, under the auspices of the Prelate, His Eminence
Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan, will begin at 3 pm. Prior to the banquet,
Bishop Anoushavan will officiate over the Divine Liturgy at St. Sarkis
Armenian Church, Douglaston, New York, where he served as parish priest for
more than a decade.
Bedros Givelekian, chairman of the committee organizing this tribute,
and the members of the committee, have been meeting during the summer months
to plan the event.
"Large numbers of the Faithful from the Mid-Atlantic area and beyond are
expected to attend and express personal congratulations, demonstrating the
high-esteem felt for him," said Mr. Givelekian . A commemorative booklet
will be published on this occasion and Bishop Anoushavan has requested that
all funds raised on this occasion benefit the Prelacy’s general fund for
Christian education.
Bishop Anoushavan was born in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1951. From an early
age he showed a calling to serve the Armenian Church. He attended the
Cilician Theological Seminary in Antelias, Lebanon, from 1963 to 1971. He
was ordained to the rank of Deacon in 1968 by Bishop Karekin Sarkissian, to
the rank of celibate priest by Archbishop Ardag Manougian in 1972. He was
bestowed with the Fourth Degree of Vartabed in 1974 by His Holiness
Catholicos Khoren I, and the Fourteenth Degree of Vartabed in 1988 by
Archbishop Mesrob Ashjian.
After graduation and ordination, he served in various capacities at the
Catholicosate , and later in the United States where during the past 22
years he has served as a Preacher at St. Gregory the Illuminator Church in
Philadelphia, Sts. Vartanantz Church in New Jersey, and St. Sarkis Church in
New York. In 1991 he was appointed pastor of St. Sarkis Church where he
served with great distinction until last year when he was appointed full
time Vicar General of the Eastern Prelacy, and Ecumenical Officer in the
United States for the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia. He was
the founder and continues to serve as the director of the St. Gregory of
Datev Institute, the popular and highly successful summer studies program
for high school and college-age students.
After many years of concentrated studies while serving as a full time
pastor, as well as part time Vicar General of the Eastern Prelacy, and
Chairman of the Prelacy’s Religious Council, His Grace was conferred with
the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree from Columbia University in May
2003. He also holds degrees from the Near East School of Theology, and
Princeton Theological Seminary. His doctoral dissertation explored "Nerses
Lambronatzi’s Commentary on the Wisdom of Solomon." This pioneering work was
accepted unanimously "with distinction" by the examining committee which
placed him among a highly select group of Columbia scholars.
The banquet on October 1 will bring together many of Bishop Anoushavan’s
friends, colleagues and supporters. Professor Hratch Zadoian, Vice
President-Emeritus of Queens College, has agreed to serve as the Master of
Ceremonies for the event. The Keynote Address will be delivered by Rev. Fr.
Nerses Manoogian, pastor of St. Gregory the Illuminator Church in
Philadelphia, who was a classmate at the Theological Seminary in Antelias.
For reservations and/or information please contact the Eastern Prelacy,
[email protected] or 212-689-7810.

ASIAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION TO INVEST IN LORI-BERD HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT CONSTRUCTION

ArmRadio.am
28.08.2006 10:46

The Asian Bank for Reconstruction has expressed preliminary readiness
to invest in the construction of Lori-Berd hydroelectric power plant,
Head of the Foreign Relations Development Agency of the Ministry
of Energy Levon Vardanyan told ArmInfo. In his words, the bank’s
mission will arrive in Armenian early September. Among others, the
opportunity of providing credit for Lori-Berd hydroelectric power
plant will be discussed.

The project will cost 80 million Euros.

International Journalist’s Network –
Aug. 25, 2006

Changing Channels: Journalism education in Armenia
Region :None
Country :Armenia
Topic :Basic Journalism

25/08/2006

Professor Lazarian works with his students in the school’s computer
room.
If universities move with glacial swiftness, then you might call
Professor Aram Lazarian the man who melts glaciers. In little more
than a year, he has persuaded Yerevan State University in Armenia to
adopt an entirely new approach to teaching journalism.

Journalism education at most universities in post-Soviet states has
not changed much since the fall of the Soviet Union. Curricula are
theoretically and historically based.

Margie Freaney, a former Knight Fellow in Slovakia and the founding
academic director of the Caucasus School of Journalism in Tbilisi,
Georgia says, "Few [university] instructors have any practical
experience themselves as journalists."

Typically, students don’t write and report or shoot and edit. They
simply listen to lectures, read, discuss and regurgitate. As a
result, says Freaney, "Students graduate with no useful professional
skills."

Aram Lazarian has dedicated himself to changing that.

Lazarian is a product of Yerevan State University, having gotten his
undergraduate and doctorate degrees there. But he’s traveled
extensively, and what he saw at western universities inspired him:
students writing stories, shooting video cameras, designing web
pages. When he saw colleges with their own radio and television
stations where students produced live newscasts, he instantly
recognized that journalism is a profession one learns by doing.

"It became one of my personal goals," says Lazarian, "to make a
drastic change [in the way we teach journalism]."

With funding from the International Center for Journalists and USAID,
along with approval from a dean who recognized the benefits of a
hands-on curriculum, Lazarian launched a journalism master’s
program. He adopted the model developed by Margie Freaney at the
Caucasus School. Instead of taking multiple classes, students in
Lazarian’s master’s program focus on specific topics for days or
weeks at a time.

The pilot program consists of six woman graduate students. All had
completed their undergraduate degrees at Yerevan State. And, all were
accustomed to the standard, hands-off curriculum. They were used to
90-minute classes, not daylong and weeklong projects where the
instructor gives immediate, continuous feedback.

Talk about academic culture shock.
The journalism school students used to study in this classroom.
Universities are slow and deliberative bodies. Adding or changing a
single course takes multiple levels of academic approval. Here was a
professor pushing for instant change who understood both the
possibility and enormity of the challenge.

As Lazarian says, these six students "became very quickly responsive
to these new methods." Instead of talking, they were doing.
Instead of writing papers, they were writing news stories. Instead
of reading about photography, they were shooting the camera. All six
give the program high marks.

"In the other [classes], we only speak about these things, but here
we go about doing everything by ourselves," says graduate student
Hasmik Lazarian (no relation to Prof. Lazarian).

Now the students enjoy this computer room to complete their projects.

And they can do it themselves for three reasons: small class size,
the necessary equipment, and qualified instructors. All instructors
recruited by Lazarian for the pilot year have extensive professional
experience, such as former NPR reporter Kelly McEvers and former
Knight Fellows Skip Isaacs, Margie Freaney and Tim Spence.

At Yerevan State University, the typical classroom has no computer,
no Internet connection, no video projector: only a blackboard and
chalk. Lazarian’s classroom is wired. Each student has an
internet-connected computer loaded with software.

"I don’t have to go to a computer room and wait," says Sara Khojoyan,
"I can do my work when I come to class."

Software provides the technological adjectives and adverbs essential
to today’s multimedia journalists. From Photoshop to Dreamweaver to
Adobe Premier, the students at Yerevan State University are learning
not only how to report but also how to design and deliver stories
across multiple platforms.

"For the first time in my life, I can do it," says Varduhi Azkaryan,
"I learned more than I imagined, and I am very happy."

Hasmik Lazarian is more than happy; she knows she’s developing
skills critical to future employment. Says Mkrtchayn, "Without this
equipment, we can’t work. Because it’s impossible to speak about
something – to imagine how to do it -and not to do it by your own
hands."

The bottom line for journalism education, however, is not whether
students are becoming technologically proficient but rather if the
program is producing better reporters.

Students like Siranouish Gevorgyan recognize that. Says Gevorgvan,
"I believe journalists can change things in this country."

"The market demands professionally trained journalists" says
Lazarian. "The ultimate goal of our program is to improve
professional journalism education in Armenia."

And he is certainly doing that.
Margie Freaney, who has trained journalists throughout the region and
taught the business-reporting component of this year’s pilot masters
program, says positive results are "already evident."

Freaney says, "The six students already have far superior skills as
journalists than their peers who have not had the advantage of a
rigorous professional program."

Thanks to Professor Lazarian, they are learning journalism by doing
journalism.

Professor Karl Idsvoog is a professor at Kent State University. He
taught the broadcast portion of Lazarian’s master’s program in June
2006.

KOCHARYAN CHANGED HIS MIND, ATTORNEY GENERAL INQUIRED

Lragir.am
25 Aug 06

The Lragir has learned from the source standing close to the president
administration that Robert Kocharyan prefers 100 percent proportional
system of election in the reforms of the Election Code. This certainly
sparked protests in the Republican camp, most probably determined by
the real perception of their own popular rating. The Republican Party
relies on constituencies where they hope to have their candidates
elected by "good old" methods. However, the president administration
has planned steps in case the Republican manages to vote down the
provision on proportional system of election. In this case, in the
period of the parliamentary election campaign the procuracy will
publish the files about the Republican candidates running under the
majority system.

SUSPENSION OF GAS SUPPLY TO GEORGIA BY "ITERA" COMPANY TO HAVE NO IMPACT ON ARMENIA

ArmRadio.am
24.08.2006 13:55

Suspension of gas supply to Georgia by "Itera" Company will have
no impact on the volume of Russian gas supplied to Armenia, Press
Secretary of " HayRusgazard" company Shushan Sardaryan told MEDIAMAX
Agency.

Shushan Sardaryan noted that Georgia receives gas not only from
"Itera" but also from "Gasexport," which is supplying gas also to
Armenia. "Gasexpo" pays for transferring gas to Armenia through
Georgian territory.

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1. Lebanon ARF Meets with Prime Minister on Turkish Troop Deployment
2. 1st Century Ruins Unearthed in Karabakh
3. Gul to Visit Syria on Lebanon Peacekeeping Force
4. Plans Underway for Armenian, Azeri Foreign Ministers Meeting
5. UNHCR Praises Armenia For Its Refugee-Related Policies

1. Lebanon ARF Meets with Prime Minister on Turkish Troop Deployment

BEIRUT (Aztag)–A delegation representing the Armenian Revolutionary
Federation
Lebanon Central Committee Saturday met with Lebanese prime minister Fuad
Siniora to express its opposition to a proposed deployment of Turkish
troops as
part of a United Nations mandated peacekeeping force to southern Lebanon.
Hovig Mkhitarian and parliament member Hagop Pakradouni were part of the
delegation, which initially applauded Siniora for his leadership and posturing
during the crisis and praised his decision to dispatch the Lebanese Army units
to the border with Israel.
The delegation went on to express the Armenian community’s collective
opposition to deploying Turkish troops on Lebanese soil, explaining that when
all Armenian religious leaders collectively are opposing this process, it
should signal a community-wide consensus on the issue.
It was emphasized agreement to deploy Turkish troops in Lebanon will create
across the board dissatisfaction and outrage within the community, which has
continuously and historically supported the government.
Siniora informed the delegation that he was grappling with the reality that
there were not sufficient international forces available to fulfill the needs
of the international peacekeeping force, but stressed that he fully
comprehended the expressed position of the delegation.
The delegation emphasized that the deployment of forces to Lebanon, under any
circumstances would endanger Lebanon’s stability.
At the conclusion of the meeting, parliament member Pakradouni discussed the
details of the meeting and announced that the delegation was firm in its
opposition to the deployment of even one Turkish soldier on Lebanese soil.
"We have continually worked toward bolstering Lebanon’s stability and
security. This Turkish issue will undoubtedly create instability in Lebanon,"
explained Pakradouni.
On a related note, during a joint press conference with United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Gutierrez, Armenia’s foreign minister Vartan
Oskanian stressed that Lebanon should decide which country can or cannot
participate within the peacekeeping force on its territory. This comment was
also reiterated by the UN leader.
Continuing its lobbying efforts on this matter, Pakradouni met with the UN
representative in Lebanon Georges Nasri and presented the ARF Lebanon Central
Committee appeal to UN Secretary General Kofi Anan.
Pakradouni extensively discussed the reasoning behind the vehement opposition
by the Lebanese-Armenian community on deployment of Turkish troops in southern
Lebanon.
Nasri explained that a final decision on the matter has not been made and
pledged that he would personally convey the concerns and deliver the appeal to
the Secretary General, adding that he fully understood the mindframe behind
the
Armenian community’s posturing.
Pakradouni was joined by Mkhitarian during a meeting with Iran’s
ambassador to
Lebanon Mohammad Rida Shibani and expressed the community’s opposition to the
Iranian diplomat.
The envoy highly praised the role of the Lebanese Armenian community in the
recent crisis, especially emphasizing the leadership role the ARF had assumed
in the process. He also pledged to present a detailed report on the meeting to
the Iranian government.
On a similar front, the Armenian Democratic League (Ramkavar Party) and the
Social Democratic Hunchakian party leadership separately issued announcements
over the weekend opposing the proposed deployment of Turkish troops in
Lebanon.

2. 1st Century Ruins Unearthed in Karabakh

STEPANAKERT (Karabakh Open)–The Yerkir Society presented a report Monday
pointing to the recent discovery of ruins dating back to the First Century, BC
from the Tigran the Great Era, in the Tigranakert region, which falls within
the liberated territories around the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, near Aghdam.
In Monday’s press conference, Hamlet Petrossian the leader of the
archeological dig announced that during excavations in the region from
August 3
to 18, several important artifacts, including a gate from a fortress, a
support
wall of a stairway, a 5th Century church, pottery and other pieces that date
back to the creation of Tigranakert in the 1st century BC.
"The preliminary analysis of the artifacts point to a constant existence of
Tigranakert from 1st Century BC to 14th Century AD. The unearthed buildings
and
pottery are similar to ones in other Armenian areas, especially those in the
Ararat Valley, all of which attest to historical accounts of Armenian life in
the area," announced Vahram Gevorkyan, a board member of the Yerkir Society.
"The ruins also reinforce that the region is Armenian and that the Armenian
civilization and history was developed in that region," added Gevorkyan.
The experts emphasized that based on the available information, "this
territory must be administered only by Armenians. This should be one of the
important issues for Armenians."

3. Gul to Visit Syria on Lebanon Peacekeeping Force

ANKARA (AFP)–Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul is expected to make a
brief
visit to
Syria to discus the conflict in Lebanon, his ministry has said. A statement
Monday said he would meet Tuesday Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his
counterpart Walid al-Muallem, returning to Ankara the same day.
Gul visited Israel Sunday and was in Lebanon last Wednesday where he
discussed
possible Turkish participation in an enhanced United Nations peacekeeping
force.
Turkey is ready to contribute to such a force, as provided for by United
Nations Security Council resolution 1701, but has taken no formal decision.
Turkey will clarify its decision on joining the international peace force to
be deployed in southern Lebanon.
Gul was scheduled to brief Monday’s session of National Security Council on
his visits.
It is reported that the Government will clarify its final decision on troop
deployment after Gul’s visits and the NCS meeting. However, Ministry of
Foreign
Affairs wishes the immediate announcement of the decision on the grounds that
it might help Turkish troops assume the task that Ankara prefers.
According to the information received, the military unit that may be sent to
Lebanon would not be a combatant force. General Staff conveyed its opinion
where within the blue line is appropriate for deployment of Peacekeeping
Forces.
Israel wants Turkish troops to join the international peace force. Defense
Minister Peretz, who met with Gul, expressed the Israeli view, saying that "I
want Mr. Gul to send Turkish troops to the region."
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who said, "Turkey is a country Israel has
faith in," also stated, "Turkey is performing an important role in the region.
Hopefully, it will."
Gul also met Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Tzipi Livni in Jeruselam
yesterday.
Gul said, "Ultimately, there will be peace, but it needs to be immediate and
permanent."
Stressing that the kidnapped Israeli soldiers should be released, he also
said
to the Israeli minister, "Release the elected Palestinian representatives and
ministers you arrested."
Gul said this will create "a new climate for peace."
It has been reported that Livni made no comment on the Hamas members in
Israeli prisons. By the time Gul voiced his demand, Israeli troops arrested
Hamas MP Mahmoud al-Ramahi in Ramallah. Gul then moved to Ramallah.
Gul, during his meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, reiterated
Turkey’s support. Gul criticized the Israeli attitude by saying that no viable
resolution will be achieved by unilateral decisions and use of force.

4. Plans Underway for Armenian, Azeri Foreign Ministers Meeting

YEREVAN (Armenpress)–Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian announced at a
press conference Monday that initial discussions regarding the organization of
a meeting of the Armenian and Azeri foreign ministers are being held, adding
that the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group are specifying time and place of
the
meeting.
Oskanian also announced that the Minks Group co-chairmen had not made new
proposals to Armenia, as was announced following the August 2 meeting of the
Russian, French and US co-chairmen of the OSCE body.
Oskanian was holding a joint press conference with the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Gutierrez also said that Armenia has not
received new proposals from the co-chairs.
Gutierrez said that while the UN was not involved in the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict resolution process, the international body, nevertheless, was
interested in its peaceful resolution.
During the press conference Oskanian announced that the Armenian side had not
understood the reason for Azerbaijan to appeal to the UN regarding the
wildfires in the bordering regions with the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
"It is necessary to find practical solutions to the issue, especially since
the personal representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk
said in his report that the fires were caused due to very hot weather. This
year the fires occurred more frequently and there have been difficulties by
Armenia to address the matter due to limited resources.," Oskanian said.
Oskanian said Karabakh officials had assured him that that the fires had been
extinguished and that there were only small fires, which do not present any
real threat to the region.
As for a recent statement by Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov that
Azerbaijan has applied to Armenia with concrete suggestions for preventing the
spread of fires, Oskanian said that the Armenian side has always been willing
to cooperate but it had not received any suggestion.
"I think the Karabakh authorities will also be ready to cooperate both with
international organizations and Azeris as it is a mutual issue of interest and
by helping each other it will be possible to extinguish the fires completely,"
the minister said.

5. UNHCR Praises Armenia For Its Refugee-Related Policies

YEREVAN (RFE/RL)–The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
has
praised the efforts of the Armenian government to create conditions that
promote the integration of refugees into society.
Antonio Gutierrez, paying his first visit to the region, reiterated on Monday
that granting citizenship is the best tool for protecting refugees if the
ultimate goal of the government is to ensure their full integration into
society.
"I hope it is the ultimate goal both in Armenia and Azerbaijan," he told a
press conference in Yerevan.
Gutierrez stressed the high level of his agency’s cooperation with Armenia
and
expressed his particular satisfaction with the efforts of the country’s
authorities to create a legislative and institutional framework for immigrants
and asylum-seekers, extending special thanks to the Armenian government for
accepting refugees from Lebanon.
For his part, Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian said that the UNHCR
Office has worked in Armenia for years and has been a great help to the
Armenian government to solve different problems connected with refugees.
"Although we are a non-political agency, we are extremely interested in the
peaceful resolution of the Karabakh conflict," Gutierrez said. "We think that
the agreements that will allow displaced people to return to the places of
their former residence can become an element of mutual trust that in turn can
promote an ultimate solution to the problem in the future."
Regarding the possibility of refugees recovering their lost property or
getting compensation for that, Gutierrez said: "We think that one of the
positive things of the peaceful solution could be the restoration of property
rights on both sides. If we speak about the return of refugees, it could be
the
restoration of their ownership rights. If the return is not on the cards, then
it can be solved through compensation."
Gutierrez denied the recent Azeri press reports that quoted him as calling
the
policy of the Armenian government related to refugees a failure.
He also denied having made a series of other statements that appeared in the
Azeri press and were ascribed to him.
In particular, the Azeri media quoted Gutierrez as saying that the situation
with forcibly displaced people in Azerbaijan was the gravest in the world.
"I couldn’t have said such a thing, as it is a common knowledge that this
problem is much bigger in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sudan or Colombia than in
Azerbaijan," he said.
Gutierrez said that instead of the word ‘excellent’ he used the expression
‘more mature’ to describe the UNCHR’s relations with Azerbaijan and stressed
that he was "careful enough never to use the word ‘Armenia’ in his press
conference in Baku.
To a reporter’s question to share his impressions of the refugee camps in
Azerbaijan, Gutierrez said: "The only thing that I can tell you is that
necessary investments are being made in Azerbaijan to create new homes for
refugees. There are still people who live in very poor conditions in both
countries, but I can say for Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia that the
governments in these countries take very seriously the necessity of improving
the situation of refugees living in extreme conditions."

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ZTE to Build CDMA Communications Network for Armenia

SinoCast
August 18, 2006 Friday 10:47 AM Eastern Time

China’s telecom equipment maker ZTE Corporation said it has inked
an agreement with ArmenTel to build the first CDMA communications
network for Armenia.

On the strength of its strong technology power and extensive
applications in CDMA field, ZTE solely won a bid by making use of
end-to-end CDMA450 WLL (Wireless Local Loop) network solution.

Targeting at improving ArmenTel’s original fixed-line communications
network to be a digital one and expanding its coverage, ZTE brought
forward a comprehensive solution combining CDMA450 wireless access
and microwave relay transmission technologies.

In 1998, Greece’s OTE, Europe’s top telecom carrier, acquired a 90
percent stake in ArmenTel and gain a 15-year operation right.

ArmenTel is the largest telecom operator in Armenia, which owns the
overall fixed-line phone users and over 60 percent mobile phone users
in the country.

By June of this year, ZTE had rolled out CDMA450 products in more
than 20 countries and territories worldwide such as Russia, Norway,
Argentina, Czech Republic and Pakistan.

>>From

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:

&quot ;WE MUST USE THE WEAPON OF EDUCATION
AND DIALOGUE TO FIGHT TERROR"
His Holiness Aram I

Speaking to a visiting delegation on Wednesday 16 August, His Holiness
Aram I said: "When the long-awaited ceasefire is established in
Lebanon, the dialogue of life will take on a new urgency and expression
by providing humanitarian assistance, facilitating family reunions,
embarking on reconstruction process, and overcoming the trauma of
the last 32 days".

He went on to say that he does not doubt the determination of the
Lebanese people to put their nation and their country back together
physically. He emphasized that "it is equally important for spiritual
leaders to work on strengthening the internal unity of Lebanon
by promoting moral and spiritual values as the solid basis of our
community life".

Expressing once again his disappointment with the inability of the
international community to act in time to stop violence, Catholicos
Aram I said that "it is time for the international community to go
beyond its humanitarian assistance to listen to the cries for justice
in the Middle East and to use the weapon of education and dialogue
to fight terror. "In fact", he added, "the most efficient ways to
overcome violence and combat terror in all of its expressions are
to promote mutual understanding and trust and deepen common values
through education".

In his recent public interventions and lectures, Aram I has vigorously
called attention to the importance of education and dialogue as
weapons to combat violence and to the particular role of religion in
this respect.

##

The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the two Catholicosates
of the Armenian Orthodox Church. For detailed information about the
history and mission 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.

OSCE MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRMEN TO MEET IN PARIS SOON

AZG Armenian Daily #145, 03/08/2006

Karabakh issue

The next consultation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmen is expected
to take place on August 2-4 in Paris. The main theme of the meeting
is going to be the results of Matthew Bryza’s visit to the region of
the South Caucasus. The Co-Chairmen will consider the attitudes of
the conflict sides to latest suggestions in the framework agreement
by the Minsk Group and will elaborate an action plan for the closest
future. They will also discuss the opportunity of the next meeting
between the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan.

EXHIBITION OF MODERN ART TO OPEN IN NPAK ON AUGUST 4

YEREVAN, AUGUST 1, NOYAN TAPAN. An exhibition of modern art: painting,
photography, mixed techniques, will open on August 4 at the Innovatory
Experimental Art Center (NPAK) of Yerevan. As Noyan Tapan was informed
from NPAK, 25 artists from Armenia, Georgia, Iran and Turkey will
participate in the exhibition. The exhibition was organized under the
patronage of the NPAK, Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation
as well as with the assistance of the "Cafesjian Museum," "Robert
Poghosian and Sons," "Sonya and Eduard Palasanians" foundations.