Author: Emil Lazarian

PSYCHOLOGIST SAYS AZERIS ‘LOSE THE HOPE RETURNING KARABAKH’

AZG Armenian Daily
09/08/2006

"As years pass the hope of returning Karabakh vanishes away with
the pain of losing it," concluded Azerbaijani psychologist Azad
Isazade. According to Day.az the psychologist thinks that though it’s
hard to say about every one for an average statistical representative
"the occupation of lands by the Armenians was a serious trauma for us."

Azad Isizade finds that in 90s the Azerbaijani people had a hope of
returning Nagorno Karabakh, and the people pinned their hope either
on Russia, Turkey, Heydar Aliyev or petrodollars. "In general, our
nation is getting used to this state of things and keeps on living
with not that sharp pain for the lost."

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

THE ‘BENEFIT’ OF ARMENTEL’S MONOPOLY
By Nana Petrosian

AZG Armenian Daily
09/08/2006

Any work in Armenia done through the Internet is suffering damage
since August 4 because of a broken fibre optic cable passing though
the territory of Georgia. Two times since the breakdown Armenia
completely had no Internet connection.

Monopoly-holding ArmenTel provides a very unstable connection via
satellite and does not promise any change for at least one more week
assuring that repair is under way to fix the broken cable on the
bottom of the Black Sea. ArmenTel is currently providing only 5%
access to the Internet. The satellite’s connection capacity is 2
megabits. Cursing this no-way-out situation, experts also blame the
authorities along with the ArmenTel.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

PUTIN AWARDS ORDER TO GAREGIN II

ArmRadio.am
09.08.2006 15:50

Russian President Vladimir Putin has awarded an Order of Friendship
to Supreme Patriarch-Catholicos Karekin II of All Armenians, Interfax
news agency reported.

The Order of Friendship was conferred on Karekin II "in recognition
of his great contribution to the development and strengthening of
Russian-Armenian friendly relations," the Kremlin press service told
Interfax on Tuesday.

Karekin II is the 132nd Supreme Patriarch-Catholicos of All
Armenians. He is an honorary member of the Armenian Academy of Sciences
and holder of national awards of the USSR, Jordan, Rumania, Ukraine
and France.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

LET BILL NOT HEAR ANYTHING

Lragir.am
9 Aug 06

The leader of the Marxists of Armenia, namely the Marxist Party Davit
Hakobyan sympathizes with Hillary Clinton. He stated this at the
Pastark Club on August 9. The leader of the Marxist Party announced
that he does not doubt that Bush will be replaced by Hillary in 2008.

Hakobyan also thinks that if Hillary comes to power, they will come to
power in Armenia. Nobody managed to smile at Hakobyan’s idea because
he was the first to smile after these words, he smiled even while he
was uttering these words. Although, it is not clear what made Davit
Hakobyan laugh, the words about Hillary or the Marxists.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

NEWLY APPOINTED GERMAN AMBASSADOR TO AZERBAIJAN HOPES FOR PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF KARABAKH CONFLICT

Baku, August 8. ArmInfo. During his Aug 7 meeting with Azeri President
Ilham Aliyev, newly appointed Ambassador of Germany to Azerbaijan
Per Christopher Stanchina expressed hope for peaceful settlement of
the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh conflict, in the frame of
international principles, reports AzerTag.

Ambassador said he is aware of difficulties caused by delay of
settlement of the Armenia- Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh conflict
and without solution of this problem Azerbaijan cannot realize its
full potential.

The Ambassador expressed pleasure for diplomatic activity in
Azerbaijan. Noting that realization of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan project
and integration of Azerbaijan to world policy and economy is of great
importance the Ambassador estimated the economic action scheduled
for late this year in Germany as significant. ‘Germany will make any
effort to assist Azerbaijan to join New Neighborhood Policy of the
European Union’, the Ambassador underlined.

The German diplomat said he would try for expansion of relations
between Azerbaijan and his country.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

THERE ARE 100 LICENSED GUIDES IN ARMENIA

Yerevan, August 8. ArmInfo. There are over 100 licensed guides in
Armenia, says the head of the Tourism Department of the Trade and
Economic Development Ministry of Armenia Mekhak Apressyan.

License is given against higher education diploma or, at least,
three-years of experience in the sphere. Besides, a guide should know
well history, ethiucs, geography. A computer selects 100 questions
out of 1,000 and an applicant should answer them correctly to get
a license.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

WELL-KNOWN UNDERWORLD LEADER BY NICKNAME "HAY-HOOY" KILLED

Yerevan, August 8. ArmInfo. A well-known underworld leader, one of the
leaders of the Armenian organized criminal gang of Moscow Alexander
Givoyev by nickname "Hay-Hooy" was killed on highway Ashtarak-Gyumri
at 1:30p, today.

Armenian Prosecutor General’s Office official web-site says A.
Givoyev was driving from Yerevan to Gyumri with his family. When
he stopped his "Grand Cherokee" to make purchases in a nearby shop,
a red VAZ32109 with unknown state number plate approached the Jeep
and fired at A. Givoyev with a machine gun. Givoyev died in the place.

Accidentally, the seller Gyulnara Karapetyan was also killed.

Investigation is underway. A criminal case on the articles 104.2 and
235.1 was initiated.

To be noted, in 2002 A. Givoyev presented his candidature for the
office of Yerevan’s ‘Center’ community. In his pre-election program
he promised to solve all the social problems of the community and
later, of Armenia in general, due to organizing donations of Russian
Armenian businessmen. Alexander Givoyev was born in Yerevan, 1954,
and in the middle 1990’s was one of the renowned leaders of the
Russian organized criminal underworld. He had close relations with
certain Armenian underworld leaders, particularly ex-president of the
so-called ‘Armenian Assembly’ Serge Jilavian, opponent to the first
President of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosian.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

BELARUS NOT TO BE "ONLOOKER" IN CIS SECURITY BLOC, PRESIDENT SAYS

Belapan news agency
8 Aug 06

Minsk, 8 August: The Collective Security Treaty Organization [CSTO,
made up of Armenia, Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and
Tajikistan] has become a full-fledged member of the international
security system. Official information sources quoted [Belarusian
President] Alyaksandr Lukashenka as saying this at a conference with
newly appointed Belarus’s representatives to interstate bodies on
8 August.

"Our interests and our participation here are the Belarusian-Russian
group of forces in the western direction. This is our area of
responsibility in the CSTO. It is here where we will take efforts
to ensure security of the CSTO member states," the head of state
said. However, he added, Belarus will not take the attitude of an
"onlooker as far as it concerns other events in other regions –
in Asia, Russia, etc – that do not contradict our constitution".

Lukashenka said that the ability of the member states to adopt a
common approach and take coordinated actions is vital to the CSTO’s
efficiency. "That is why we expect our representatives to the CSTO
to work actively to further increase the level of coordination of
foreign political activities," the head of state said.

He emphasized the importance of pre-emptive response tools in the
present-day situation in the world. Therefore, the improvement of
information and analytical work within the CSTO framework should
become one of the main elements for the organization’s development,
Lukashenka said.

The head of state also named the creation and development of a system
of emergency response and military and technical cooperation as the
organization’s priority tasks.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

AZERI FOREIGN MINISTER HOLDS MEETINGS IN SWEDEN
Author: A.Ismayilova

TREND Information, Azerbaijan
Aug. 8, 2006

On August 8, the foreign minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov
who is in Stockholm with an official visit held a meeting with the
state secretary of Sweden, deputy minister of industry and trade
Sven Erik Seder. Besides, talks were held in the Trade Council of
Sweden and Russian-Swedish Trade Chamber, Trend reports quoting the
press-center of Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry. Mammadyarov met with
the vise-president of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, the member of
Swedish parliament Ms. Ton Finskard.

In the second half of the day, the Azerbaijani foreign minister is
expected to meet with the president of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly,
special envoy of the organization on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Karl
de Guhtom.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

PRESS RELEASE
Fund for Armenian Relief’s Fellowship Alumni Association
29 Rubinyants Street,
Yerevan, Armenia
Contact: Bella Grigoryan
FARFAA_Salzburg Medical Program Coordinator
Tel: (37410) 249677, 541128
E-mail: [email protected]
Web:

Seminar on << Shoulder Surgery>>

August 2nd, 2006

Yerevan

FARFAA (Armenia) together with the Salzburg Fellows on Bone and Joint
Surgery,with the technical support of the Institute of Traumatology
organized a Seminar on <<Shoulder Surgery>>.. The Seminar took place
on August 2nd in the Conference Hall of the Institute os Traumatology.
36 doctors from different Yerevan hospitals have participated.

Dr.Gerald R. Williams (USA) was the invited guest-lecturer.

Dr. Gerald R. Williams Jr. is a professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine as well as the Chief of
the Shoulder and Elbow Service, Dept. of Orthopedic Service in the
University of Pennsylvania Health System.

Dr.Williams is specialized in Shoulder Surgery and he presented
lectures on various interesting topics as Shoulder fractures, Rotating
Cuff Repair, Arthroscopic shoulder surgery. He shows the videos of his
most interesting cases and answered questions.

Dr. Williams kindly agreed to visit some hospitals in Yerevan and
answer any questions local orthopedists may have.

Additionally, within the next one – two years, Dr. Williams plans on
visiting Armenia with his partners to bring equipment, see patients and
train local surgeons in the most up-to-date surgical skills.

FAR FAA is a non-for-profit organization of medical professionals, aimed
at improving the health care system of the community and advancing
medical sciences in Armenia.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress