Author: Ekmekjian Janet

"NOR ZHAMANAKNER" PARTY TO SUPPORT LPPA CHAIRMAN HOVHANNES
HOVHANNISIAN IN ELECTORAL DISTRICT No5

YEREVAN, MARCH 9, NOYAN TAPAN. At the RA National Assembly elections
to take place on March 12, the "Nor Zhamanakner" (New Times) party
will support candidature of Hovhannes Hovhannisian, the Chairman of
the Liberal-Progressive Party of Armenia nominated at electoral
district No5 by the majoritarian electoral system. This is said in the
March 3 statement of the information service of the "Nor Zhamanakner"
party.

Agency WPS
DEFENSE and SECURITY (Russia)
March 7, 2007 Wednesday

WHAT AWAITS AZERBAIJAN IN A CLASH BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND
IRAN?;
Experts refuse to hazard a guess

by H. Gasym

AZERBAIJANI EXPERTS REFUSE TO SPECULATE ON THE EFFECT THE AMERICAN
WAR ON IRAN WILL HAVE ON THE SITUATION WITH THE CASPIAN SEA STATUS
AND NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT RESOLUTION; The Azerbaijanis do not
know what to expect from the American invasion of Iran.

The possibility of a war between the United States and Iran is the
talk of the day. For some reason, practically nobody is speaking of
what military action of the Americans, Azerbaijan’s strategic
partners, may mean for Azerbaijan itself. Will it help the status of
the Caspian Sea or the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict?
Or will it advance the Armenian-American rapprochement? Traditionally
enough, officials of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry decline
comments and refuse to speculate. Hazar Ibragim, Chief of the Foreign
Ministry’s Directorate of Information Policy and Press, only says
that the Foreign Ministry does not want another conflict in the
region.

Milli Mejlis deputy, Jamil Gasanly, points out that the potential of
negotiations with Iran is not yet exhausted.

Neither does Gasanly expect the installation of a new regime in
Tehran to have any effect on the Armenian-American relations which
are already fairly close. "Armenia is ahead of all other counties in
the southern part of the Caucasus in US aid programs," the lawmaker
said.

Political scientist Fikret Sadyhov thinks that the Americans’
appearance in Iran will lead to the installation of a democratic
government. "But not even that will facilitate solutions to the
problems of the Caspian status or Karabakh conflict resolution,"
Sadyhov shrugged. "The Americans display dual standards in the
Karabakh conflict resolution and force their will on us. Some changes
in the US foreign policy are nevertheless possible, and relations
between Azerbaijan and Iran may be somewhat corrected. It may have
positive results, but I’m not sure that the problems will be solved
any time soon."

Speaking of the future of Armenian-American relations, Sadyhov
recalled that Washington regularly issues statements on supporting
Azerbaijani territorial integrity, but these are only words, nothing
more. "All the same, I do not expect any serious changes in
Armenian-American relations," he said.

Source: Ekho (Baku), March 2, 2007, EV

PROCèS PERINCEK: BERNE DETOURNE LE REGARD

La Tribune de Geneve, Suisse
07 mars 2007 mercredi
Edition Tribune de Genève

Haltiner

SUISSE Diplomatie Le procès du nationaliste turc risque a nouveau
d’envenimer les relations avec Ankara.

SUISSE Diplomatie

Le procès du nationaliste turc risque a nouveau d’envenimer les
relations avec Ankara.

Le procès de Dogu Perincek (photo) s’est ouvert hier a Lausanne. Le
nationaliste turc, renvoye devant le Tribunal de police pour
discrimination raciale après avoir qualifie le genocide armenien de
"mensonge international", campe sur ses positions. Du côte armenien,
on considère le genocide comme un fait incontestable.

Alors que les autorites et les medias turcs ont les yeux rives sur le
procès de Dogu Perincek, a Berne le Departement federal des affaires
etrangères (DFAE) se refuse a tout commentaire. "Il est essentiel de
tenir compte de la separation des pouvoirs. Nous ne nous prononcerons
pas sur une procedure judiciaire en cours", explique Carine Carey,
porte- parole du DFAE. Rien ne filtrera donc de l’administration
federale. Et pour cause: le procès s’inscrit dans un contexte
international tendu et pourrait avoir de repercussions sur les
relations turco-suisses. Ce ne serait qu’un differend de plus, dans
une serie de rapports deja tumultueux: en automne 2003, les autorites
turques, fâchees que le Grand Conseil vaudois ait reconnu le genocide
armenien, annulent une visite officielle de Micheline Calmy-Rey.

Quelques semaines plus tard, le Conseil national reconnaît a son tour
le genocide, alors meme que le Conseil federal ne le fait pas. Ce
ne sera qu’en mars 2005 que la ministre se rendra en Turquie. Mais,
quelques mois plus tard, alors que les poursuites sont entamees contre
Dogu Perincek, c’est la visite de Joseph Deiss qui est annulee.

L’annee suivante, pour une raison inexpliquee, le Ministère de la
defense turc exclut l’avionneur suisse Pilatus d’un appel d’offres pour
de nouveaux avions d’entraînement. Plus recemment, en automne dernier,
Christoph Blocher, en visite en Turquie, provoque un tolle en remettant
en cause la norme antiraciste suisse. Enfin, ce week-end, lors de sa
rencontre avec son homologue turc, Cemil Cicek, le conseiller federal
a admis avoir evoque le procès. Il lui aurait explique que la Turquie
devait s’attendre a ce que Dogu Perincek puisse etre condamne. Verdict
d’ici la fin de la semaine.

–Boundary_(ID_12p3SiEDdOUOoXkd2vJLrQ)–

GEORGIAN PRINCIPALS IN ARMENIAN SCHOOLS

Panorama.am
20:36 05/03/2007

Nine out of 94 candidates for the post of principals of Akhalakalak
secondary schools passed the test, including one Armenian and eight
Georgians.

Bagin reports that the concern that the Armenian schools may have
Georgian principals have come true.

>>From now one, not the boards of trustees but Georgian education
minister will appoints school principals.

The Armenian candidates failed to pass the tests because they did
not know Georgian. Many have appealed the decision and the answer
will be clear in two weeks.

Panorama.am

17:54 03/03/2007

HHK APPLIES TO CENTRAL ELECTORAL COMMITTEE

Today the Armenian Republican Party (HHK) submitted the final list of
the party, comprising 112 persons with Prime Minister Andranik
Margaryan, Defense Minister Serzhe Sargsyan and NA Chairman Tigran
Torosyan in the first three places.

The list continues with the names of Hovik Abrahamyan, territorial
administration minister, Karen Karapetyan, Razmik Zohrabyan, Galust
Sahakyan, Hranush Hakobyan, Harutiun Pambukyan and Gagik Minasyan.

Source: Panorama.am

PRESS RELEASE
ARMENIAN AUTISM OUTREACH
c/o P.O. Box 10193
Glendale, CA 91209
Tel: 818-662-8847
Email: [email protected]

02-15-2007

ARMENIAN AUTISM OUTREACH PROJECT IS FORMED IN CALIFORNIA

GLENDALE, CA – The Armenian Autism Outreach Project (AAOP) consists of a
group of dedicated, volunteer Armenian professionals devoted to informing
and educating the Armenian community about the complex neurodevelopmental
disorder known as Autism. (See Attached brochure Armenian / English).

Today, Autism is considered an epidemic with 1 in 150 children affected by
it. Armenian children, as all children in the world, are not immune to this
disorder and more and more Armenian families are having children born with
this disorder or have children in their families with this disorder.

Having a child with Autism creates a multitude of challenges for families
and all those whom the families may need to turn to for information, advice,
services, treatment, or support. While information about this disorder and
the potential treatment options have been rapidly increasing over the past
decade, the most critical issue continues to be Early Identification,
followed by appropriate Early Intervention. Since Autism is not diagnosed
at birth, it falls on parents, early childhood educators, or pediatricians
to recognize its symptoms and seek appropriate management.

The mission of AAOP is to raise awareness about Autism in the Armenian
community; to inform parents and educators about what Autism is and how it
is diagnosed; and to provide information to parents, teachers,
administrators, and service providers about best practices in Autism
treatment.

AAOP, formed in August of 2006, has been an effort in the making for the
past several years, through the desire and efforts for outreach by the
Foothill Autism Alliance, Inc., (FAA), a parent-professional volunteer,
non-profit entity that has been providing Autism informational programs in
the Los Angeles area for the past nine years.

AAOP is seeking the assistance from Armenians who, like you, are considered
stakeholders — parents, educators, school administrators, or professional
service providers– on the issue of outreach to those in the Armenian
community affected by Autism.

Please contact us at [email protected] to hear your
thoughts and suggestions on how best to proceed towards accomplishing our
mission to raise awareness and to disseminate information about Autism
through culturally competent approaches. Your input is highly valuable to us
and will guide us in our efforts.

We thank you in advance for your valuable time and dedication to participate
in this important endeavor.

Sincerely,

The Founding Members of AAOP:
Sonia Konialian Aller, Ph.D, CCC
Houry Sosikian, M.A.
Taline Ashekian, B.S.
Nora Chitilian-Kalachian, M.S., IMFT
Mariam Tsaturyan, Psy. D.

ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SEEKS IRELAND’S HELP

Irish Examiner, Ireland
Feb 28 2007

Armenia will today seek Ireland’s help in achieving closer co-operation
with the European Union.

The former Soviet state’s foreign minister , Vartan Oskanian, is
expected to raise the issue during an address to the European Affairs
Committee in Leinster House.

The Armenian government is seeking bilateral cooperation with all EU
members as part of the EU Neighbourhood Policy.

Germany, which holds the EU presidency, recently sent its foreign
minister on a factfinding mission to Armenia.

Mr Oskanian, who recently visited The Netherlands, also received the
Polish foreign minister in Armenian capital Yerevan this month.

The European Affairs Committee includes TDs and Senators from all
parties and is chaired by Fine Gael TD, John Deasy.

ARF BUREAU MEETS WITH NKR PRESIDENT

Yerkir
27.02.2007 13:24

YEREVAN (YERKIR) – Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Bureau
members met on February 26 with Nagorno Karabakh Republic President
Arkady Ghukasian. NKR Foreign Minister Georgy Petrosian was also
present at the meeting.

At the two-hour-long meeting, the parties discussed issues related to
the Karabakh conflict settlement and cooperation in the international
arena. The parties agreed to make such meetings regular.

The ARF delegation was headed by ARF Bureau representative Hrant
Margarian.

Bureau members Karo Armenian, Albert Achemian, Mario Nalbandian and
Vigen Hovsepian as well as Bureau’s Hay Dat and Political Affair.

TURKISH PARLIAMENT REJECTS PM PROBE MOTION

Agence France Presse — English
February 27, 2007 Tuesday 4:31 PM GMT

The Turkish parliament on Tuesday rejected a motion to launch
an investigation into Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his
Interior Minister Abdulkadir Aksu for alleged poor management of the
security forces.

The proposal filed by the main opposition Republican People’s Party
(CHP), was easily defeated in the parliament where Erdogan’s Justice
and Development Party (AKP) holds a comfortable two-thirds majority.

The CHP alleged that Erdogan failed to ensure the efficient functioning
of the interior ministry.

It accused Aksu of tolerating the appointments and arbitrary actions of
political cronies in the police force and of mismanaging the security
forces, allegedly resulting in a series of violent incidents over
the past four years.

The murders of ethnic Armenian journalist Hrant Dink in January and
Italian Roman Catholic priest Andrea Santoro last year, as well as
four suicide bombings in Istanbul in 2003, blamed on al-Qaeda, were
among the incidents mentioned.

Tensions between the AKP and the CHP have shot up ahead of presidential
elections in April and parliamentary elections in November.

ARMENIA TO PARTICIPATE IN NATO’S "MEDCEUR- 2007" EXERCISE IN MOLDOVA

PanARMENIAN.Net
27.02.2007 18:47 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "Medceur-2007" multinational military-medical
trainings in the framework of Partnership for Peace NATO program will
be carried out in Moldova in "Bulboaca" training ground from July
28 till August 10. Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Moldavian
National Army Ion Savchuk said that representatives of U.S. Armed
Forces in Europe, troops of a number of NATO member-countries and
"partnership" program members will participate in the trainings.

Among those are servicemen from Albania, Armenia, Bulgaria, Holland,
Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Ukraine and Croatia.

During the trainings "skills of quick response by mobile medical
groups for liquidating results of natural disasters" will be worked
out," Savchuk said.

Moldova holds multinational trainings for the second time in NATO
framework. First trainings-" Cooperative Lancer – Longbow"- took place
on September of 2006 with participation of thousands of servicemen
from 21 countries, ITAR-TASS reports.