Author: Emil Lazarian

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
Aug. 11, 2006
NATO Parliamentary Assembly president makes remark to Armenian
parliament president
[ 11 Aug. 2006 19:07 ]
NATO Parliamentary Assembly president Pierre Lellush has written to
Armenian Parliament speaker Tigran Torosyan calling him and his
country to treat official representatives correctly, NATO PA 1st
vice-president, Turkish ruling AKP parliamentarian Vahit Erdem told
the APA’s Turkey bureau.
`Mr Lellush expressed his remarks to Tigran Torosyan for not allowing
Turkish parliamentarian to use his service car and bodyguards,
checking him despite of his diplomatic passport while in Yerevan. I
agree to the President’s position, though it was polite,’ said Vahid
Erdem.
He also said, Tigran Torosyan has sent a letter containing false
information to the NATO PA, and therefore, he will send a response
letter./APA/

TREND Information, Azerbaijan
Aug. 11, 2006
Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia and Russia to Establish Caucasian
Mountain Villages Alliance

Source: Trend
Author: M. Karimova

11.08.2006

In the mountain village of Chiora of the On District of Georgia the
representatives of municipalities and district administrations of
eight pilot Caucasian villages of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, and
Russia have adopted the Memorandum on Intention of Establishment of
the Alliance of Mountain Villages (Communities) of the Caucasus.

The meeting was held within the Project of Steady Development of
Mountain Regions of the Caucasus; the Local Agenda for the XXI
Century of the Regional Ecological Centre of the Caucasus, Trend`
reporter reports.

According to the initiators of this process – the Director of the
Regional Ecological Centre of the Caucasus Nato Kirvalidze and the
representative of the Ministry of Environment and Radiation
Protection of Germany Silvia Reppe who is a donor of the Centre`s
projects, the Alliance of Mountain Villages of the Caucasus that was
established on the example of the Alliance of Villages of the Alps
could further the development of mountain villages, the solving of
many problems of the villagers, and the join working out of efficient
methods of self-governing. Experts point out that today the
population of mountain villages of the Caucasus lives a separate life
apart the World and the government of a country they live in, and
sometimes they cannot cope with problems they face with in the
mountains.
The population of mountain villages often lives without elementary
life conditions such as electricity, infrastructure of roads, medical
care, telecommunications, etc. All the above-mentioned was told
during the meeting by the representatives of the regional
administration of the four countries.

The leaders of the Centre of all the four countries told their own
vision of the Alliance, and determined the fields the Alliance should
act first. Speaking about the mechanism of launching of such an
alliance, the participants` attention was focused on the proposal of
the coordinator of the mentioned mountain project in Azerbaijan Azer
Garayev, who suggest starting works on the 8+4 principle, i. e. the
eight pilot villages start working on the establishment of the
Alliance by the support of the four villages of the Alps Alliance
which has existed for nearly 50 years, and unites 150 villages of the
mountains. The experience of this alliance could help to establish
the same alliance in the Caucasus faster.

It should be noted that in 2003 the Alliance of Mountain Communities
of Central, to which 37 villages have already entered was
established.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

TREND Information, Azerbaijan
Aug. 11, 2006
Armenians violate ceasefire regime in contact line

Source: Trend
Author: E.Javadova

11.08.2006

On 11 August the units of the Armenian armed forces dislocated in 4km
northwest of Chayli village of Terter District fired with guns and
gun-machines from 01:25am to 02:00pm the positions of the Azerbaijan
National Army in the opposite, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry told
Trend.
On the same day the Armenian troops fired from 01:40 to 02:00 from
their position in 4km east of Tapgaragoyunlu village of Goranboy the
Azerbaijani positions located in Borsunlu village.
No causalities were reported.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

The Express, UK
August 11, 2006 Friday
U.K. 1st Edition
Inexcusable absence of likeability;
Weekend BOOKS
PETER BURTON
INEXCUSABLE By Chris Lynch Bloomsbury, GBP 6.99
WHEN JD Salinger’s The Catcher In The Rye was first published some 55
years ago, it launched on the world a character who was to become a
literary archetype.
Holden Caulfield was one of the earliest fictional characters to
express their teenage angst in a pacy, colloquial first person
narrative. Keir “Killer” Sarafian in Chris Lynch’s Inexcusable is a
direct descendant. However, it needs to be made clear that there is
one major difference between them. Salinger’s hero is an intelligent
and articulate youth; Lynch’s protagonist is none too bright or
articulate.
If the latter had at least some of the attributes of the former,
Inexcusable might be a more compelling book.
Keir’s rambling monologue is essentially a confession in which his
dark secret isn’t exposed until the concluding pages of the novel.
Not that it’s hard to work out what he’s done and even the dimmest of
the teenaged readers at whom the book is aimed will quickly guess
what is coming.
After too many drugs and too much alcohol on the night of his high
school graduation, Keir has raped his date, Gigi Boudakian, who, like
him, is of Armenian extraction.
For most of his confession, Keir meanders on about his life with his
alcoholic father and his own responses to the repercussions to the
football incident which has earned him his macho nickname.
Perhaps understandably, Keir doesn’t have a lot to say about the rape
that isn’t simple self-justification. What the reader has to decide
is just what has happened between Keir and Gigi and to come to their
own conclusions about Keir’s guilt – or otherwise.
After all, did Gigi lead him on?
Unfortunately, Lynch has rather thrown his novel by building it
around a character who is one-dimensional and rather unlikeable.
Thus, however much Keir rehearses the events that have led up to his
dilemma – awaiting retribution from Gigi’s father and her long-term
boyfriend – it is almost impossible to sympathise and wish him
anything but ill.
Inexcusable is a flat book which serves to remind British readers
that American culture is utterly alien. Here’s an important theme
that’s almost entirely wasted.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

AssA-Irada, Azerbaijan
August 9, 2006 Wednesday
AZERBAIJAN TO OPEN EMBASSY IN SWEDEN SOON
The embassy of Azerbaijan will open in Sweden by the year-end,
Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said in a meeting with his Swedish
counterpart Jan Eliasson on Tuesday. Eliasson, who is also the
president of UN’s General Assembly, voiced concerns over the terrible
arsons committed by Armenians across the occupied Azerbaijani
territories. He vowed to continue closely following the developments.
The two discussed the world communitys efforts to settle the
Armenia-Azerbaijan Upper (Nagorno) Garabagh conflict, prospects for
Azeri-Swedish cooperation, the two countries relations within the
European Union and the EU New Neighborhood Policy, and issues
relating to Azerbaijans role in the region and its relations with
neighboring states. Also on the agenda were reforms in the United
Nations, the developments ongoing in the region, as well as the
Middle East crisis and the Israel-Lebanon stand-off. The ministers
also mulled ways of increasing the role of international
organizations, in particular, the UN, OSCE and the EU in reaching a
solution on Garabagh. Mammadyarov said his country is interested in
establishing legal framework to develop bilateral economic relations,
attracting Swedish investment and businesspeople to Azerbaijan,
conducting joint business forums and setting up an inter-governmental
economic commission. Minister Mammadyarov started his official visit
to Sweden on Monday.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Libération
10 août 2006
L’histoire veut être hors la loi;
Livre. Deux retours sur la controverse autour des législations
“mémorielles”.
p ar VAULERIN Arnaud
Tout est figé. Le débat sur les lois mémorielles qui, en début
d’année, a opposé parlementaires, historiens et minorités oubliées
n’a pas abouti. Trop de passions, de pressions, d’empressements.
Quelques mois après la vive polémique, René Rémond, président de la
Fondation nationale des sciences politiques, revient sur la
controverse dans un entretien alerte et serein mené par l’historien
François Azouvi. Il examine les pièges laissés par les “lois
relatives à l’histoire” : c’est-à-dire la loi Gayssot du 13 juillet
1990 sur le négationnisme, la loi du 29 janvier 2001 sur la
reconnaissance du génocide arménien, la loi Taubira du 21 mai 2001
sur la traite négrière et le texte du 23 février 2005 reconnaissant
un “rôle positif” à la colonisation que le Conseil constitutionnel
déclassera sur injonction du président de la République.
René Rémond retrace la mobilisation des historiens qui a suivi la
mise en accusation d’un des leurs, Olivier Pétré-Grenouilleau. Au
titre de la loi Taubira, il était poursuivi pour avoir déclaré lors
d’une interview que les “traites négrières ne sont pas des
génocides”. Une pétition avait été lancée, une association créée –
Liberté pour l’histoire -, les plaintes ont finalement été
abandonnées. Mais le malaise demeure, tout comme subsiste la
“contradiction objective entre l’application de la loi et
l’établissement de la vérité”.
“Est-ce le rôle des représentants de la nation de se prononcer dans
un tel débat ? Sont-ils qualifiés à cette fin ?” interroge René
Rémond. Dans un “mouvement de longue durée qui vise à réécrire
l’histoire en fonction des minorités oubliées”, il milite pour que la
discipline ne succombe pas au “péché d’anachronisme”, ne verse pas
dans le “relativisme culturel”. En chercheur prudent, René Rémond se
fait l’apôtre de l’ambivalence que “l’histoire nous apprend et que
l’enseignement doit mettre en lumière”. Ainsi, “la colonisation a
produit des effets positifs et négatifs”, dit-il, soulignant que le
“législateur ne rend pas justice à cette complexité”.
Pis, avec la multiplication des lois particulières, celui-ci
participe insidieusement au délitement du corps social.
Dans un texte lapidaire, Emmanuel Terray se saisit, lui, avec fougue
de cette “contemplation du passé”. L’anthropologue, directeur
d’études à l’Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales, étrille
les “militants de la mémoire” et leur “exaltation”. Et s’agace de la
prolifération des victimes indirectes qui ont tendance à “s’abriter
derrière les morts pour présenter leur propre cas”. Certaines de ses
saillies sur la transmission des souffrances sont discutables.
D’autres réflexions comme le “devoir d’oubli” que prône Terray sont
plus étayées.
Quand l’Etat se mêle de l’histoire entretiens de François Azouvi avec
René Rémond, Stock, 108 pp., 12 euros.
Face aux abus de mémoire d’Emmanuel Terray, Actes Sud, 74 pp., 12
euros.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

PRESS RELEASE
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E-mail: [email protected]
Web:
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
Armenian version:
&quo t;A LEBANON OF CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM COEXISTENCE IS A GREAT ASSET
FOR THE WHOLE OF THE MIDDLE EAST”
SAID HIS HOLINESS ARAM I
In a context of an interview with the representatives of French TV channels
and newspapers, His Holiness said: “It is not possible to impose political
solution through military means. It is a plain fact that there is a problem
between Israel and Lebanon. This problem must be seriously addressed by both
states on the basis of security, justice and peace for all. Therefore, a
ceasefire is a conditio sine qua non to embark on political negotiation”.
Referring to the declaration made by Christian and Muslim spiritual leaders
Catholicos Aram I said: “The internal unity of Lebanon is solid. More than
ever all the communities and political parties are united. As religious
leaders, we gave our full support to the project of the government aiming at
a comprehensive settlement of the conflict”. His Holiness once again
criticized the failure of the international community to stop the violence:
“The repercussion of the ongoing violence is terrible in terms of loss of
human lives and destruction of infrastructures of Lebanon. Violence
generates more violence. What is needed now is the creation of an atmosphere
of mutual understanding. I believe that religion must play an instrumental
role in promoting mutual respect and tolerance”.
His Holiness emphasized the unique importance of Lebanon as a “country of
coexistence, tolerance and mutual trust. Such a Lebanon is a great asset for
the whole region. We must support Lebanon to recover itself from this
tragedy”, said Aram I.
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The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the two Catholicosates of
the Armenian Orthodox Church. For detailed information about the history and
mission of the Cilician Catholicosate, you may refer to the web page of the
Catholicosate, The Cilician Catholicosate, the
administrative center of the church is located in Antelias, Lebanon.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

EMPLOYEE OF MINING ENTERPRISE STOPS DEMONSTRATION OF COMPLAINT
Noyan Tapan
Aug 10 2006
KAPAN, AUGUST 10, NOYAN TAPAN. Vladimir Badalian, a 61-years old
employee of the “Dino Gold Mining Company” (former mining conglomerate
of Kapan) stopped on August 9 the demonstration of complaint started
the previous day at the building of the Syunik Regional Governor’s
Office. To recap, he demands to pay his disability benefit of few years
the total sum of which makes about 800 thousand drams (about 2 thousand
U.S. dollars). But the present administration of the enterprise does
not consider itself the right successor of the mining conglomerate and
refuses to pay that money. V.Badalian stopped the individual action of
complaint, listening to the call of Khachik Asrian, the Chairman of the
“Syunyats Artsivner” (“Eagles of Syunik”) youth public organization.
The latter informed that the mentioned organization will start a great
action of complaint against the English owners of the conglomerate
in the first ten days of September. Kh.Asrian mentioned in the
interview to the Noyan Tapan correspondent that “that this is not
the authorities’ but the society’s problem,” and many organizations
must join the action of complaint. The “Voghji” public organization
of invalids has already made a decision on participation in the
joint action.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

SURB ASTVATSATSIN CHURCH OF SOLAK TO BE RE-CONSECRATED
Noyan Tapan
Aug 10 2006
HRAZDAN, AUGUST 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The solemn ceremony of re-consecrating
the Surb Astvatsatsin (Our Lady) church of the village of Solak,
the marz of Kotayk, will take place on August 11. As Badal Sargsian,
the Solak village head informed the Noyan Tapan correspondent, it is
expected that Karekin II Catholicos of All Armenians will head the
ceremony, and Bishop Arakel Karamian, the Kotayk diocese primate will
celebrate the surb liturgy. The Surb Astvatsatsin church was built
in the 12th century. It was restored during the last two years with
the finances given by Frunzik Gevorgian, a businessman from Solak.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

ARMENIAN WEIGHT-LIFTERS PREPARES IN TSAGHKADZOR FOR EUROPE YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP
Noyan Tapan
Aug 10 2006
TSAGHKADZOR, AUGUST 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The weight-lifting youth team
of Armenia, which prepares for the Europe Championship to start in
the city of Palermo of Italy on September 2, started its regular
educational-sporting gathering on August 9 at the olympic sports
shelter of Taghkadzor. Headed by trainers Ashot Mikhitarian and
Artashes Nersisian, 8 sportsmen (5 boys, 3 girls) improve their
physical readiness. The team will continue trainings at the newly
built sports shelter of Abovyan starting from August 21.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress