Author: Ekmekjian Janet

PanARMENIAN.Net

16 People Detained in Azerbaijan Accused of Coup D’etat
18.01.2007 18:36 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ As a result of actions carried out by the Ministry
of National Security of Azerbaijan some 16 people have been detained,
who are accused of organizing Coup D’etat, told AR MNS press officer
Arif Babaev. He stressed that the court has granted permission to hold
under arrest 15 of them. One more man has been arrested as a suspect.

The detained citizens are accused of a number of articles of the
criminal code: 218 (creating a criminal group), 274 (parricide), 28,
278 (preparation for forceful seizure and keeping of the power), 228
(illegal storage of weapons), 204 (production and selling of
counterfeit money and valuable securities). Because of continuation
of investigation and operative research actions the details are not
made public, APA reports.

AZG Armenian Daily #010, 20/01/2007

Armenian Genocide

CHARLES AZNAVOUR PARTCIPATES IN CONGRESS DIRECTED AGAINST DENIAL OF
ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

Charles Aznavour, the prominent French singer of Armenian origin, and
the group of cultural workers of France participated in the protest
processing – "Together Against the Denial" held in Paris yesterday.
The initiative was organized by the Council of Armenian Public
Organizations of France and a number of European organizations. About
1500 participants of the processing claimed that the French Senate
ratified the draft law on criminalization the denial of the Armenian
Genocide in the Ottoman Empire in 1915. The draft law was adopted by
the lower chamber of the French Parliament. MP Nicola Sarkozy
Devedjian, the Advisor of Foreign Minister of France and the candidate
for French Presidency, and Francois Roland, Representative of
Socialist Party of France, came out with speech. National Assembly of
France adopted the draft law on criminalization for denial of the
Armenian Genocide. They’ve adopted alike sanctions for denial of
Holocaust.

BAKU "DISCONTENT" AT POSSIBILITY OF ERECTION OF MONUMENT TO SHUSHI LIBERATION

PanARMENIAN.Net
17.01.2007 15:23 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "The Armenian side adheres to a destructive
position and tries, however in vain, to reduce the Karabakh issue
to the beginning of 1990-ies when the Armenian standpoint on the
settlement process used to prevail," said Tahir Taghizade, the head
of the department of press and information policy at the Azeri Foreign
Ministry when commenting on the contest on the best monument model to
Shushu liberation initiated by the Yerevan City Administration. "I
am hopeful that the Armenian leadership will not take such a move
taking into account the progress in the peaceful process," reports
Novosti-Azerbaijan.

The 15th anniversary of liberation of Shushi – one of the cultural,
educational and spiritual centers of Armenianhood of the 19th century –
is marked in 2007.

In this view, the Yerevan City Administration has announced an open
contest for a monument model symbolizing the liberation of Shushi
town (Karabakh) during the war with Azerbaijan. The memorial should
symbolize the liberation struggle of the Armenian people in Artsakh.

AZERI CAPTIVE PASSED TO AZERBAIJAN

PanARMENIAN.Net
16.01.2007 15:17 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On Tuesday an Azeri soldier, who was captured by the
armed forces of Nagorno Karabakh, was passed to the Azeri authorities
with assistance of International Red Cross Commission. The passing
operation took place in the front-line of Aghdam district.

According to its mandate the IRCC rendered assistance in passing the
released soldier and stood as neutral mediator on request and full
support of both sides.

IRCC delegates visited the soldier before the beginning of operation
to be sure he returns home willingly.

ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL FEES INTRODUCED ON IMPORT OF CARS

Panorama.am
19:54 16/01/2007

Customs state committee told Panorama.am that 26157 cars were imported
to Armenia 7302 of which of Russian trade mark and 18855 of foreign
mark. We could not find out how much customs duty was paid in the
course of last year at least in rough estimates. According to the law
on environmental payments, 5-10 years old cars have to pay additional
environmental fees in the amount of 2 percent of customs duty. Cars
10-15 years old have to pay 10 percent of the amount and 15 and more
years old cars pay 20 percent of the customs duty.

The ministry of nature protection explains that new cars are less
harmful for the environment and people will be encouraged to buy more
new cars, thus causing less environmental damage.

CHINESE GET INTO ARMENIAN LABOUR MARKET

Yerevan, January 16. ArmInfo. In several years, mononational Armenia
will need foreign labor force, Sona Harutyunyan, the head of the State
Employment Service Agency of Armenia, told an ArmInfo correspondent
at a press-conference, Tuesday.

She noted that today, not only Armenians of Diaspora, but also citizens
of China, India and Iran come to Armenia looking for a job.

The Agency doesn’t yet hold social research on tendency of the
migration rate of foreigners to Armenia. Nevertheless, S.Harutyunyan
noted that the number of the Chinese working in the merchandise markets
as salesmen has visually increased. But the number of Armenians
– citizens of Iraq and Lebanon, looking for a job in Armenia is
known. According to official data, this number doesn’t exceed several
dozens. S.Harutyunyan also told the example of Lithuania where several
years ago the rate of migration from the country led to the deficit
of labor force in the country.

Meanwhile, according to the Agency’s data for the beginning of 2007,
102 thsd people looking for a job were registered in Armenia. Over
84 thsd of them are unemployed.

GENOCIDE ISSUE REMAINS PAINFUL PROBLEM FOR TURKEY

PanARMENIAN.Net
15.01.2007 16:57 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Armenian Genocide issue is painful for Turkey
and the Turkish public should be aware of all the facts regarding
these tragic events, Co-chair of the Turkish-Armenian Business
Development Council (TABDC) Kaan Soyak told a news conference in
Yerevan. According to him, next year the Turkish Ministry of Education
intends to include that historical period in the curriculum. "The
Azeri lobby, that doesn’t wish normalization of the Armenian-Turkish
relations, hampers the issue badly alleging the unsettlement of the
Nagorno Karabakh conflict," noted he.

At that Mr Soyak underscored that presently the Turkish government
takes moves for the establishment of dialogue between the two
states and furnished the example of reconstruction of the Akhtamar
Armenian Church. "The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has addressed
an invitation to Armenian Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan to
take part in the opening ceremony of the Church of Saint Cross on
Akhtamar. We are planning to continue reconstruction of Armenian
historical churches," Soyak underscored.

ECONOMIC RELATIONS CAN INITIATE YEREVAN-ANKARA POLITICAL DIALOGUE

PanARMENIAN.Net
15.01.2007 13:10 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Normalization of economic relations between
Armenia and Turkey can initiate political dialogue, Co-chair of the
Turkish-Armenian Business Development Council (TABDC) Kaan Soyak
told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. In his words, economy is a priority
line for normalization of cooperation. "I do not know who will derive
greater benefit from opening of the Armenian-Turkish border. Istanbul
businessmen target at the West. They are not interested in cooperation
with Armenia. But it’s very important for the residents of near-border
regions. We work and do not lose hope that Armenia and Turkey will
come to agreement sooner or later. Our organization has appealed to
the Turkish Foreign Ministry. If you do not want to open the border
tell us not to make our work purposeless, we say. Nevertheless,
we do not lose hope," Soyak said.

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
Jan 13 2007

Teymur Rajabov to meet with Levon Aroyan on January 21

[ 13 Jan. 2007 13:27 ]

Azerbaijani chess master Teymur Rajabov today will join the struggle
in Corus super tournament commenced in Veyk Ann Zee, Holland, APA
reports.

Our compatriot will play with black figures in the first tour with
Luk Van Veli from Holland in the tournament where 14 grand masters
take place. On January Rajabov’s competitor will Ukrainian Sergey
Karyakin. In the third tour he will play with Aleksey Shirov (Spain),
in the fourth with Sergey Tivyakov (Holland). According to the
calendar, the chess players will have rest on January 17. The next
day, Rajabov will meet with David Navara(Czech ), on January 19 with
Ruslan Ponomaryov (Ukraine), on January 20 with Indian Vishvatan
Anand and on January 21 with Armenian Levon Aroyan. In the next
stages our grand master will play with Maqnus Carlson (Norwey), Peter
Svidler (Russia), Vladimir Kramnik (Russia), Aleksey Motilev (Russia)
and Veseslin Topalov (Bulgaria). /APA/

EARTHQUAKE MEASURING 5-6 ON RICHTER SCALE AND FOLLOWED BY AFTERSHOCKS
OCCURS IN ARMENIA ON JANUARY 12

GAVAR, JANUARY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. A 3.6 magnitude earthquake measuring
5-6 on the Richter scale in the epicenter occured in Armenia – 18 km
north-west of the city of Gavar on January 12 at 12:00 local
time. According to preliminary information of the RA National Seismic
Protection Service, shocks measured 5 on the Richter scale in Gavar
and 3-4 – in Yerevan, Sevan, Artashat, Vardenis and Karchaghbyur.

A 2.8 magnitude aftershock measuring 3-4 took place at 12:55. The
earthquake measured 3 on the Richter scale in Gavar.

Aftershocks with magnitudes of 2.5 and 2,9 and measuring 3-4 occured
at 15:57 and 16:24. The earthquake measured 3 in Gavar.

A 3.2 magnitude aftershock measuring 4-5 occured at 17:49. The shock
was felt in Gavar.