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His Holiness Karekin ii
catholicos of all armenians
In the western DIOCESE
his holiness pays pontifical visit
to st. james armenian church, sacramento
June 15, 2004

At 7:00 p.m. on June 15, 2005 His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of
All Armenians, accompanied by His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan
Derderian, Primate, His Eminence Archbishop Vatche Hovsepian, and
Vicar General Very Rev. Fr. Dajad Dz. V. Yardemian, paid a Pontifical
visit to the St. James Armenian Church in Sacramento.
Around 300 faithful were in attendance, anxiously awaiting the
arrival of His Holiness. The Catholicos entered the church while the
choir sang the hymns, `Hrashapar’, `Etch Miadzinn’, and `Oorakh Ler’.
Following the Prayer Service His Eminence welcomed the Catholicos
and invited him to address the faithful. His Holiness conveyed the
blessings of the Mother See and the greetings and love of our
brothers and sisters in Armenia, following which he commended the
efforts of the parish led by Pastor Rev. Fr. Yeghia Hairabedian. He
urged the faithful to remain loyal to their Christian faith and to
always protect their ties with the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.
Following the ceremony a reception took place in the church hall
hosted by the Parish Council, during which the Catholicos once more
created a spiritual enthusiasm within the faithful.
The faithful approached the Catholicos to receive his blessings,
during which the Pontiff distributed the newly published `I Confess
with Faith,’ recently printed in three languages by the Western
Diocese.

his holiness conducts
official groundbreaking of new center
for organization of istanbul ARMENIANS
June 15, 2004

His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, accompanied by
His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate, His Eminence
Archbishop Vatche Hovsepian, and Vicar General Very Rev. Fr. Dajad
Dz. V. Yardemian, arrived at the center of the Organization of
Istanbul Armenians (OIA) at 9:30 p.m. on June 15, 2005 where he was
greeted by the OIA Board and members. The procession of clergy was
led by the singing of hymns, following which HIS Holiness consecrated
a Stone Cross and conducted the Ground Breaking Ceremony.
Several members of the Organization of Istanbul Armenians provided
their remarks. The organization conveyed their heartfelt gratitude to
the Catholicos who took time out of his extremely busy schedule to
bring his presence to the ceremony.
In his address the Catholicos blessed the faithful in attendance and
commended the service of Istanbul Armenians within the Armenian
Church.
The address to the new OIA Center is:
19726 Sherman Way
Winnetka, CA 91306
Tel. 818-342-6378
OFFICE OF THE WESTERN DIOCESE
June 16, 2005
Burbank, California

Preliminary results of NKR parliamentary election announced
20.06.2005 15:52
YEREVAN (YERKIR) – According to the preliminary results made public by
the Central Election Commission of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic
(NKR), 78 percent or 66,774 voters cast their ballots in the June 19
parliamentary election, Armenpress reported.
In the proportional-system, constituencies Artsakh Democratic Party
received 22, 939 votes, (5 seats) followed by Azat Hayrenik (Free
Homeland) with 15, 931 votes (3 seats) and ARF-Movement 88, with 14,
535 votes (3 seats).
Under the single-mandate system, the following individuals were
elected to the parliament: Armen Abgarian, Zhanna Galstian, Valery
Harutiunian, Araik Harutiunian, Maxim Mirzoyan, Ararat Danielian,
Sergey Seyranian, Gagik Petrosian, Samvel Hakobian, Benik Bakhshiyan,
Ivan Avanesian, Armen Ohanian, Rudik Usunts, Rudik Martirosian, Seyran
Ohanian, Grigiry Gasparian, Garnik Mirzabekian, Artur Tovmasian, Oleg
Grigorian, Vahram Atanesian, Artsvik Sargsian and Karen Grigorian.
Seven of them were nominated by the Artsakh Democratic Party, seven
others from Azat Hayrenik. The final results will be reported in 5 or
6 days.

Erdogan kritisiert Bundestagsbeschluss zu Armeniern als “hässlich”
Agence France Presse — Deutsche
Freitag, 17. Juni 2005
Istanbul, 17. Juni — Der türkische Ministerpräsident Recep Tayyip
Erdogan hat den Bundestagsbeschluss zur Armenierfrage als “falsch
und hässlich” kritisiert. Nach der Rückkehr von einem Besuch im
Libanon äußerte sich Erdogan am Donnerstagabend besonders enttäuscht
von Bundeskanzler Gerhard Schröder (SPD), wie türkische Medien am
Freitag meldeten.
Bei seinem kürzlichen Besuch in der Türkei habe sich der Kanzler
noch der türkischen Haltung in der Armenierfrage angeschlossen, sagte
Erdogan laut der Zeitung “Hürriyet”. Vor dem Bundestagsbeschluss hätte
der Kanzler seine Haltung erneut klarmachen müssen, sagte Erdogan. Das
habe Schröder jedoch nicht getan. “Ich schätze eher Politiker mit
Rückgrat”, sagte der Ministerpräsident.
Der Bundestag hatte am Donnerstag mit den Stimmen aller Fraktionen eine
Entschließung zum Gedenken an die türkischen Massaker an den Armeniern
im Jahr 1915 verabschiedet. In der Resolution selbst ist nicht von
“Völkermord” die Rede, wohl aber in der Antragsbegründung. Die Türkei
drohte mit Konsequenzen für die deutsch-türkischen Beziehungen. Die
türkische Zeitung “Vatan” meldete, Ankara werde aus Protest gegen
den Bundestagsbeschluss möglicherweise ihren Botschafter in Berlin
zu Konsultationen in die Türkei zurückrufen.
–Boundary_(ID_Bv5Vyx2cAHSvlYKCCyRaeA)–
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

FOREIGN MINISTERS OF AZERBAIJAN AND ARMENIA TO MEET IN PARIS
2005-06-17 09:30
Azerbaijan News Service
June 17 2005
Ministers of foreign affairs of Azerbaijan and Armenia Elmar
Mammadyarov and Vardan Oscanian is expected to meet June 17 in
Paris, deputy foreign minister Araz Azimov informed ANS. ~SAt any
case Azerbaijani side is ready for the meeting~T says Mr. Azimov not
excluding the possibility of the meeting. OSCE Minsk group co-chairs
Yuriy Merzlyakov, Bernard Fassier and Steven Mann has already arrived
in Paris and will hold meeting separately with foreign ministers.
Later foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia will meet with
co-chairs. According to Araz Azimov the issues determined within the
so-called Prague process will be negotiated during the meeting.

Armenier: Beck stellt sich hinter Piening
Berliner Zeitung
15. Juni 2005
Im Streit um die Broschüre “Armenier in Berlin” hat sich die
Migrationsbeauftragte der Bundesregierung, Marieluise Beck, hinter
den Ausländerbeauftragten Günter Piening gestellt. Sie wünsche sich
einen reflektierteren Umgang mit der schwierigen Geschichte des
osmanischen Reiches, sagte sie. In der Broschüre wird die Vertreibung
und Vernichtung von Armeniern durch die Türken während des Ersten
Weltkriegs als Völkermord bezeichnet, was bei türkischen Verbänden
auf heftigen Protest stößt. (dpa)
–Boundary_(ID_ASGzSmPWEqUQYtpozBD+0g)–

AZG Armenian Daily #109, 15/06/2005
Armenian Genocide
NEW VIEW ON FACTS OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
At the initiative of “Havatk” NGO and Congress of European Armenians
“The Armenian Genocide. View from 21st Century” international
conference was held in Riga, Latvia. Various NGOs, famous political
and cultural figures, as well as clergymen participated in the
conference. The Armenian Genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire was
introduced by means of many documentary materials, including photos,
memoirs or the survivors. Spartak Ter-Avetisian, founder of Riga’s
St. Gregory the Illuminator church held the opening speech at the
conference. David Gaunt, Swedish historian, genocide researcher, and
Daniel Muller, German historian, documentary facts of the archives that
had been studied in the archives of Europe and Turkey. Daniel Muller
stated that the number of Armenians had been constantly decreasing
since 18th century in Nakhijevan and Karabakh. Professor Andris
Prieden, clergyman at Latvia’s Catholic Church, touched upon the
historic relations between the Armenian and the Catholic Churches and
represented the position of Vatican concerning the Armenian Genocide
adopted in 2000. The participants of the conference condemned the
policy of Turkey and called on the Armenian people never to stop
their struggle for the truth.
They showed “Where the Humanity Was Saved” documentary film shot by
the members of the international expedition that climbed the Mount
Ararat and set the Armenian flag and khachkar (cross stone) there.
By the sponsorship of the Armenian Congress of Europe “Armenian
Architectural Monuments in South Caucasus and Near East” exhibition
is being held in a number of cities.
By Ruzan Poghosian
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Kiro Manoyan meets with Turkish deputy
13.06.2005 14:26
YEREVAN (YERKIR) – Kiro Manoyan, Director of Armenian Revolutionary
Federation (ARF) Bureau’s Hay Dat and Political Affairs Office,
met Sunday with Turhan Comez, a member of the Turkish Parliament,
representing the ruling party.
The one-hour meeting that took place in the lobby of the Marriott
Armenia hotel was also attended by Samson Ozararat, Armenia’s
representative in the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Council, and
Comez’s partners.
The parties discussed issues related to the Armenian-Turkish
relations. Manoyan pointed out that a dialogue is possible only when
it is genuine, and the sides should be honest with themselves. But
the facts indicate that in Turkey, no sincere environment for such
internal discussions is yet in place.
At the end of the meeting, Manoyan, speaking to journalists
accompanying the Turkish politician, pointed to the role of press in
the normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations, emphasizing the
need for responsible reporting

Turkish Press
June 10 2005
Press Review
AKSAM
AKP DEPUTY ARRIVES IN ARMENIA
Turhan Comez, a deputy from the ruling Justice and Development Party
(AKP), yesterday went to Armenia with a delegation of 12 upon the
invitation of a number of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and
parliamentarians from this country. Speaking before his departure,
Comez said that they aimed to help developing relations with Armenia.
Comez added that he would present a conference on `Turkish-Armenian
Relations from Turkish Deputies’ Point of View’ at Yerevan University
in Armenia and that he would also meet with Armenian Parliament
speaker and certain deputies. /Aksam/

Bundesagentur für Außenwirtschaft
bfai – Ausschreibungen im Ausland
10. Juni 2005
[English follows]
Medizin. Ausrüstung
Vorgesehen:
Lieferung und Installation medizin. Ausrüstung für 70 kommunale
Ambulanzstationen, für ein Schulungszentrum für Allgemeinmediziner
und div. Schwesternschulen
Ausschreibende Stelle:
Health Project Implementation Unit State Agency
Weitere Details entnehmen Sie bitte dem nachfolgenden Originaltext:
The Republic of Armenia has received a credit from the International
Development Association toward the cost of the Health System
Modernization Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds
of this credit to payments under the contract for procurement of
Medical Equipment No: CR/A-G/001-05.
The Health Project Implementation Unit State Agency now invites
sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for procurement and
installation of medical equipment for 70 community ambulatories in 10
Marzes (regions) of Armenia, Family Physicians Training Center in
Yerevan and Nursing Medical Colleges in 3 Marzes of Armenia (all the
project sites are 5 – 320 km from Yerevan).
Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive
Bidding (ICB) procedures specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines:
Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits (h) (May 2004), and is
open to all bidders from eligible source countries as defined in the
Guidelines.
Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from
Health Project Implementation Unit State Agency, Mr. Narek
Yervandyan, Procurement Officer (e-mail: [email protected]) and
inspect the bidding documents at the address given below from 1100 to
1700 hours (+004 GMT), Monday to Friday.
A complete set of bidding documents in English may be purchased by
interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the
address below and upon payment of a non refundable fee in AMD 45,000
or US$ 100. The method of payment will be transfer to the following
bank account:
(a) HSBC Bank Armenia 001-141472-004 – for AMD transfer.
(b) HSBC Bank Armenia 001-141472-104 – for USD transfer.
The bidding documents will be sent by airmail for overseas delivery
and surface mail or courier for local delivery.
Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 21 July 2005
at 1100 hours (+004 GMT). Bids will be opened immediately in the
presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend in
person at the address below on 21 July 2005 at 11:10 hours.
Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected.
All bids must be accompanied by a bid security of US$ 20,000 or an
equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.
A Pre-bid conference will be held at the address below on 27 June
2005 at 1500 hours (+004 GMT).
The address referred to above is:
Health Project Implementation Unit State Agency.
Mr. Narek Yervandyan, Procurement Officer.
2 Acharyan Str. (in the building of the Institute of Hygiene and
Occupational Diseases after N. Hakobyan; in front of “Avan Salt
Factory” State CJSC; the terminal station of micro-bus No: 10), 2nd
floor, Avan.
Yerevan 375040, Armenia.
Tel: (374-10) 622-310, 622-148.
Fax: (374-10) 622-334.
E-mail: [email protected]
Betrifft: HEALTH SYSTEM MODERNIZATION PROJECT; PROCUREMENT OF MEDICAL
EQUIPMENT
Vorgesehen:
– Lieferung und Installation medizin. Ausrüstung für 70
kommunale Ambulanzstationen, für ein Schulungszentrum für
Allgemeinmediziner und div. Schwesternschulen
Ausschreibende Stelle:
– Health Project Implementation Unit State Agency
Weitere Details entnehmen Sie bitte dem nachfolgenden Originaltext:
The Republic of Armenia has received a credit from the International
Development Association toward the cost of the Health System
Modernization Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds
of this credit to payments under the contract for procurement of
Medical Equipment No: CR/A-G/001-05.
The Health Project Implementation Unit State Agency now invites
sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for procurement and
installation of medical equipment for 70 community ambulatories in 10
Marzes (regions) of Armenia, Family Physicians Training Center in
Yerevan and Nursing Medical Colleges in 3 Marzes of Armenia (all the
project sites are 5 – 320 km from Yerevan).
Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive
Bidding (ICB) procedures specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines:
Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits
(h) (May 2004), and is open to all bidders from eligible source
countries as defined in the Guidelines.
Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from
Health Project Implementation Unit State Agency, Mr. Narek
Yervandyan, Procurement Officer (e-mail: [email protected]) and
inspect the bidding documents at the address given below from 1100 to
1700 hours (+004 GMT), Monday to Friday.
A complete set of bidding documents in English may be purchased by
interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the
address below and upon payment of a non refundable fee in AMD 45,000
or US$ 100. The method of payment will be transfer to the following
bank account:
(a) HSBC Bank Armenia 001-141472-004 – for AMD transfer.
(b) HSBC Bank Armenia 001-141472-104 – for USD transfer.
The bidding documents will be sent by airmail for overseas delivery
and surface mail or courier for local delivery.
Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 21 July 2005
at 1100 hours (+004 GMT). Bids will be opened immediately in the
presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend in
person at the address below on 21 July 2005 at 11:10 hours.
Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected.
All bids must be accompanied by a bid security of US$ 20,000 or an
equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.
A Pre-bid conference will be held at the address below on 27 June
2005 at 1500 hours (+004 GMT).
The address referred to above is:
Health Project Implementation Unit State Agency.
Mr. Narek Yervandyan, Procurement Officer.
2 Acharyan Str. (in the building of the Institute of Hygiene and
Occupational Diseases after N. Hakobyan; in front of “Avan Salt
Factory” State CJSC; the terminal station of micro-bus No: 10), 2nd
floor, Avan.
Yerevan 375040, Armenia.
Tel: (374-10) 622-310, 622-148.
Fax: (374-10) 622-334.
E-mail: [email protected]
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock)
June 5, 2005 Sunday
ListenUp Mezmerize No down time on CD for System’s new noggin pounder
A- System of a Down Mezmerize American It takes 63 seconds for System
of a Down to hit its stride on Mezmerize. Long enough for Daron
Malakian to strum an acoustic guitar. Long enough to croon alongside
Serj Tankian and welcome us to “the soldier side” where “people all
grow up to die.”
Consider that your in-flight warning, because Mezmerize is gonna
pound your noggin for the next 35 minutes.
System of a Down doesn’t waste a moment of tape. There isn’t time.
Too many riffs to bash out. Too many Armenian folk melodies to
cuddle. Too many wars committed by presidents “dancing in the desert,
blowing up the sunshine.” Gotta keep it going, gotta keep it moving.
Can’t slow down. More coffee at Table 5, please. Even the song titles
behave like a channel flicker. Click: “Radio/Video.” Click: “Violent
Pornography.” Click: “Question!” The band is incapable of letting up.
Mezmerize is the first in a two-disc set. Its brother, Hypnotize, is
due in the fall. Ought to give us plenty of time to come down from
the caffeine rush of Part 1.
– JEREMY M. DOHERTY BMike Jones Who Is Mike Jones
Swishahouse/Asylum/Warner Bros.
There are several annoying components to the Mike Jones (who?!)
phenomenon. The incessant bellowing of his name and phone number, his
nasally tone and the fact he always conducts interviews with an
iced-out grill piece that’s far too big for him and makes him sound
stupid. But, after checking out his major label debut, there’s a lot
more to like than loathe about this Clutch City native.
Who Is Mike Jones is a quaint collection of modest rhymes and dreams
fulfilled. Mike Jones credits his late grandmother with encouraging
him to stay on his grind and never give up on his dreams of becoming
a hip-hop star. The first single, “Still Tippin” features Paul Wall
and Slim Thug and rumbled through the underground and eventually
found light on MTV and BET.
It’s nearly impossible not to lean back in your seat and smile as you
crank up tracks like the amusing “Cuttin” remix and the
soon-to-be-Dirty South rida anthem “What Ya Know About.” The final
cut is a tribute to Jones’ grandmother that wraps up this project
nicely.
– SHON MCPEACE B- Various artists American Idol Season 4 The
Showstoppers RCA Records What’s really good about AI’s newest
compilation? What you’d expect: Carrie Underwood, whose version of
Martina McBride’s “Independence Day” proves that the Idol can most
certainly be country. Bo Bice, whose version of Gavin DeGraw’s “I
Don’t Wanna Be” sounds far more authentic musically than the
original. Nadia Turner’s gorgeous and understated “You Don’t Have to
Say You Love Me.” Constantine Maroulis’ jazz club jam version of “My
Funny Valentine,” though I’m still pining for a recording of his
“Bohemian Rhapsody.”
What’s really bad? Anthony Federov’s “Everytime You Go Away” proves
that the intersection of rhythm, cadence and emotion that made this
Paul Young classic stick in the head still escapes Federov (and
please get this version out of my head). And if it wasn’t enough that
she managed to be annoying in the liner notes, Mikalah Gordon’s
studio version of “God Bless the Child” (which wasn’t terrible live)
proves that the young Gordon doesn’t grasp its meaning.
Everything else? Average to good, but not really showstopping.
– BRENDA LOOPE R A- Shelby Lynne Suit Yourself Capitol One of the
strengths of Shelby Lynne’s last record, 2003’s Identity Crisis, was
the stripped-down sound and simple arrangements that allowed her
haunting and emotional voice to shine. That album had a living room
intimacy, a feeling that continues on this even better set. The sound
is still warm, essentially acoustic and restrained. The band includes
musicians from the Wallflowers and Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers. The
mood shifts from the reflective melancholy of tracks such as “I Cry
Everyday” to the wonderful Johnny Cash-June Carter tribute “When
Johnny Met June” (written the day Cash died) and the wonderful “Go
With It,” which kicks the album off in high gear with
Americana-textured electric guitar. But that burst (and the short but
lively “You and We”) are additions to the soulful, almost
closing-time-inthe-jazz/blues club feel. Her version of Tony Joe
White’s “Rainy Night in Georgia” is a wonder.
– ELLIS WIDNE R