Author: Ekmekjian Janet

QUESTIONS TO THE NKR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MASIS MAILIAN

Azat Artsakh Daily, Republic of Nagorno Karabakh [NKR]
July 17 2007

-Mr Mailian, being absolutely young and liable to levy during
the Karabakh movement and generally in the years of struggle for
existence, how were you a success to avoid of serving in Defence Army
and all the more as participating in fighting operations? Perhaps you
had problems with health? Araik Akopian, the invalid of 1st group,
Stepanakert. –Before answering the questions of the "readers" of
the newspaper "Azat Artsakh", I would like to emphasize the following.

The tend and genetics of questions once again testify that in our
country there is an actual necessity of basic reforms in all spheres,
including also the sphere of information. And we shall by all means
realize these reforms. There is a lot of work in the sphere of public
mass-media. The information field should reflect the real position
of the country and carry out the basic function – informing the public.

Public mass-media shoul serve the people, instead of the interests of
individuals clan groupings. It’s a pity, that the official body "Azat
Artsakh" is involved in games incompatible with its public mission.

Artsakh tax-payers finance the newspaper not for this purpose.

Anyhow, I shall frankly answer the question, as in my biography there
is nothing hidden or forged. I participated in Artsakh struggle for
existence from 1989, when I was involved with my comrades in defense
of Artsakh western settlements. In 1992 the head of the NKR State
Commitee of Defence Robert Kocharian has considered purposeful that
I have worked in the Department of information and press attached
to the NKR SCD taking into consideration my abilities and knowledge
of foreign languages. I think, each conscious person understands the
important role of Department of information and press in the struggle
for existence, understands also, that it was also the information war,
which was one of the main components of the war. Then from 1993, I
worked in the NKR Ministry for Foreign Affairs. At a solving final
stage of military-political negotiations important for the country
I was the advicer of the commander of the NKR Defence Army. Each
conscious person understands also, that alongside with the fighting
operations there was a complex information and diplomatic war, that’s
also the component of Artsakh struggle for existence. In general, all
the population of Artsakh participated in the struggle for existence,
everyone – on its place. It is necessary to appreciate the contribution
of everyone. We have won with general efforts. My basic "front" was the
information and diplomatic sphere, the value of which for the statehood
of independent Artsakh unconscious people can underestimate only. I
shall note also, that working in diplomatic sphere, I constantly kept
in contact with Artsakh Defence Army combining the work of our spheres
and collaborating in the interests of our state. And it is not casual,
recently, the Minister of NKR Defence has awarded me with a special
commemorative medal as a token of gartitude for merits before the
native land and close cooperation with the NKR Ministry of Defence. As
to a question concerned to health, I shall tell, that , thank God,
I have never had any serious problem with health.

ARMENIAN PUBLIC TV ADVERTISES TURKISH PRODUCTS

APA
[ 13 Jul 2007 15:59 ]

Products of Turkish companies are being advertised in Armenian Public
Television (APT), APA reports.

Our compatriots living in Georgia stated that the products of "Beko",
"Ardo", "Kent", "Algida" are being advertised by the TV channel. This
factor shows that those firms have allocated funds for the activity
of APT which propagates against Azerbaijan and Turkey.

Armenian press writes that nearly 20 Armenian-Turkish firms are
operating in the country under the name of a third country.

LEGAL SUCCESSORS OF ARMENIAN DEPOSITORS, WHO ARE VICTIMS OF GENOCIDE, CAN FILE THEIR CASES AGAINST FRENCH AXA INSURANCE COMPANY UNTIL OCTOBER 1, 2007

Noyan Tapan
Jul 11 2007

YEREVAN, JULY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. The legal successors of the Armenians,
who invested insurance deposits or other credits in the French AXA
company, which operated in the territory of the Ottoman Empire, can
file their cases against AXA by
internet site until October 1, 2007. The case will be upholded on the
basis of the agreement signed within the framework of the group trial
of the U.S. Regional Court of the Central region of California. This
statement was made by Parsegh Kartalian, the Head of the AXA Settlement
Claim Fund at the July 10 press conference. The fund unites three
law offices , which are engaged in the defence of the interests
of the legal successors of the victims of the Armenian Genocide:
"VARTKES YEGHIAYAN AND YEGHIAYAN & ASSOCIATES," "BRIAN S. KABATECH &
KABATECK BROWN KELLINER", and "MARK GERAGOS & GERAGOS & GERAGOS."

According to Parsegh Kartalian, 17.6 million U.S. dollars are liable
to payment by the AXA Insurance Company with the above-mentioned
agreement, according to approximately 7 thousand insurance
policies. However, the legal successors of those insured will be
given 11 million dollars, and the rest of the sum will be given to
Armenian charitable organizations and lawyers.

In his opinion, at least 10 thousand people will apply in order to
get the repayment sums.

The head of the fund mentioned that after the trial won by the "Vartkes
Yeghiayan and Yeghiayan & Associates" lawyers’ company against the "New
York Life" insurance company the latter paid 7.2 million dollars to
the legal successors of the depositors, who are victims of the Armenian
Genocide, and 3 million dollars to lawyers and charitable companies.

TURKISH DAILY NEWS ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE BILL: TROUBLES THREATEN TURKEY

PanARMENIAN.Net
09.07.2007 14:24 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Cuneyd Zapsu, a top adviser to Turkish Prime
Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, stated that a secret meeting was held
with Democratic Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy
Pelosi this February on H. Res. 106 – the Armenian Genocide bill.

Richard Holbrooke, a Democrat and a former top diplomat, arranged
and attended the meeting. Holbrooke is known for his role in putting
an end to the war in Bosnia as assistant to the Secretary of State
in former president Bill Clinton’s administration, Turkish Daily
News reports. Zapsu voiced the Turkish government’s concerns over
the resolution, saying its passage by the House would seriously hurt
bilateral ties with Ankara. The Pelosi-Zapsu meeting took place shortly
after Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul also visited the U.S. capital in
early February. But neither Gul nor three Turkish parliamentary teams
visiting Washington one after another succeeded in their "struggle"
against the bill and had talks with the House speaker.

At the same time the newspaper reminds that a number of worrying
developments are taking place in recent weeks for Turkey, since
the number of representatives cosponsoring the measure in late June
rose to 218 in the 435-member House. "Obtaining the support of 218
lawmakers does not automatically enable the Armenians to force a
House floor vote for the resolution, but means the overcoming of a
psychological threshold. The resolution likely would reach the House
floor agenda any time after early September, when Congress returns
to work after a summer recess in August. But still this would come
after critical parliamentary elections in Turkey on July 22," the
newspaper underlines.

OBAMA SUSPECT LIVED IN FAIRFIELD

Middletown Journal, OH
July 7 2007

Man had knife in his car when arrested at Barack Obama’s Iowa hotel.

FAIRFIELD – The man arrested for having a knife outside the hotel of
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama had local ties.

Davit Zakaryan, 24, of Cincinnati, was arrested Wednesday morning in
Ottumwa, Iowa.

Zakaryan, who is from Armenia, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor
unauthorized use of property in a Hamilton County court in 2005. In
November 2006, he received a traffic ticket and listed his address as
4670 Dixie Highway in Fairfield, which is the Econo Lodge, according
to the Hamilton County Clerk of Courts office.

Ottumwa Police Lt. Mike McDonough said Obama’s security crew became
suspicious as Zakaryan paced outside his car Wednesday morning. They
thought his car looked familiar and may have been at another stop.

Police said an ornamental knife with a blade exceeding 8½ inches
was found in the car. The knife was easily within Zakaryan’s reach,
and the local prosecutor determined it violated a state law banning
blades longer than 8 inches.

Zakaryan was arrested after authorities determined he did not have
a valid driver’s license and the car was not registered to him,
McDonough said. Zakaryan never made a threat against Obama, police
said. A Cincinnati businessman said Zakaryan was in the area to sell
political novelties.

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"’KGB-IZATION’ OF ARTSAKH IS DANGEROUS FOR ARMENIA," STEPHAN SAFARIAN
BELIEVES

Noyan Tapan
Jul 6, 2007

YEREVAN, JULY 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The two real candidates for the post of
the President of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh, between whom the
main struggle is developing, enjoy unequal campaign resources. This
point of view was expressed by Sergey Minasian, an expert of the
Caucasian Media Institute, during the debate with Stephan Safarian,
the Head of the National Strategic Investigation Center and the
Secretary of the Zharangutiun (Heritage) faction of the RA National
Assembly, held on July 6. According to Sergey Minasian, Bako Sahakian,
the former Head of the National Security of the Republic of Nagorno
Karabakh, uses the whole administrative resource of the country,
whereas, Masis Mayilian, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs,
is deprived of such an opportunity.

Stephan Safarian declared in his turn that the fact that opposition
parties support Bako Sahakian, the candidate from the authorities,
speaks not about political solidarity, but about the absence of an
alternative. In addition to this, according to him, the scenario
conducted in the parliamentary elections of Armenia can be made
use of in Artsakh as well. By this scenario the Bargavach Hayastan
(Prosperous Armenia) party, which was created by the authorities,
became the main rival of the Hanrapetakan (Republican) party.

The NA MP mentioned at the same time that he is personally acquainted
with Masis Mayilian and excludes the fact that the latter can be
"a henchman."

Stephan Safarian also added that they should do everything in order
to hold elections in harmony with democratic standards in Artsakh,
since, according to him the world community has already made harsh
statements about this occasion. He also mentioned that the possible
"KGB-ization" of Artsakh is dangerous for Armenia.

VARTAN OSKANIAN DEPARTED FOR SAN FRANCISCO TO PARTICIPATE IN ARMTECH-2007 FORUM

PanARMENIAN.Net
06.07.2007 13:44 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian departed
for San Francisco to participate in ArmTech-2007 forum dedicated to
development of high technologies in Armenia. Minister Oskanian is
expected to address the forum July 7, the RA MFA press office reported.

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WHO DO THE FINGERPRINTS BELONG TO?
[05:05 pm] 04 July, 2007

On July 4, Levon Gulyan’s advocate Hrayr Ghukasyan presented the
conclusions of local and international experts. There are differences
in the description of injuries, the advocate said.

To remind, according to official sources, Levon Gulyan was invited to
an interrogation. His attempts to flee were doomed to failure as he
fell down from the second floor.

The local experts hardly touched upon the question. They ignored the
injuries in the right part of the body, and the bruises on Gulyan’s
shoulders and jaw. The experts didn’t answer a most important
question, whether there were bodily injuries on the body inflicted
before the fall. According to international experts some bodily
injuries might have been caused before the fall, noted Hrayr
Ghukasyan.

Another serious argument is that Gulyan’s body didn’t s hit the pipe
sideways, as it was presented in the preliminary conclusion, but on
the back. According to Hrayr Ghukasyan this fact can be deemed as
starting point. `The international experts expressed readiness to
review the case,’ Ghukasyan noted.

The advocate is concerned over a few issues. Gulyan’s relatives don’t
have international experts’ official conclusion. They got acquainted
with the electronic version.

A number of issues still remain mysterious. During the dactyloscopic
examination the fingerprints found on the window of Investigator
Tadevosyan’s office, proved to belong neither to Tadevosyan, nor to
his deputy Mgoyan. This gives ground for serious contemplations.

Trend News Agency, Azerbaijan
July 5 2007

Head of PACE Assures Forthcoming Elections in Nagorno-Karabakh will
Not be Recognized by International Community

The forthcoming elections in Nagorno-Karabakh will not be recognized
by the international community, the Chairman of the Parliamentary
Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Rene van der Linden, stated
at a press conference in Yerevan, Armenia, on 4 June, Novosti-Armenia
quoted.

`Frankly speaking, the elections in Nagorno-Karabakh cannot be
recognized by the international community,’ he said.

The so-called presidential elections in fabricated Nagorno-Karabakh
Republic (NKR) may possibly take place on 19 July. Currently five
candidates are battling for the position namely, Bako Saakyan, (the
head of the National Security Service of the NKR), Masis Mailyan,
(the Deputy Foreign Minister of the NKR), Armen Abgaryan (a deputy
with the National Assembly of the NKR), and Vanya Avanesyan (a
tutor).

ANCA HELD 24-HOUR "CALL FOR JUSTICE" CAMPAIGN IN SUPPORT OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION

PanARMENIAN.Net
02.07.2007 15:15 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Thousands of Armenian Americans and human rights
advocates participated in the ANCA National Call-In Days this
week calling for increased bipartisan backing for the adoption of
the Armenian Genocide Resolution (H.Res.106) by the U.S. House of
Representatives, reported the Armenian National Committee of America
(ANCA).

The June 27th campaign, titled "Call for Justice", was extended by
24 hours, following community requests to expand the program due to
overwhelming interest from local activists.

Over 12,000 visited the ANCA Call-in webpage and more than 2,000
submitted call-feedback forms reporting their conversations with
Congressional offices. The effort is a follow up to April’s successful
"Click for Justice" ANCA WebFax campaign to Congressional offices,
touted as the internet’s largest on-line genocide protest.

"The ANCA’s national congressional call-in day, "Call for Justice",
is a great demonstration of the power of grassroots advocacy," said
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), sponsor of H.Res.106. "These calls are a
useful tool in the fight to get the Armenian Genocide resolution
passed. I thank the ANCA and all their supporters for making these
important calls."

"We want to thank the thousands of our friends – Armenian and
non-Armenian – who took part in National Call-In Day," said Aram
Hamparian, Executive Director of the ANCA. "This type of authentic
grassroots activism is vital to building the support we will need
to overcome the deniers who continue to stand in the way of America
speaking with moral clarity on the Armenian Genocide."

The Armenian Genocide Resolution has already gained support of 218
Representatives. It urges the U.S. President to use term ‘genocide’
in his annual April 24 statement.