Author: Emil Lazarian

LEVITIN MET FRENCH RESCUERS ENGAGED IN A-320 CRASH INVESTIGATION WORKS
PanARMENIAN.Net
04.07.2006 18:23 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ During a working visit to France Russian Minister
of Transport Igor Levitin met with the French rescuers, who were
engaged in the works carried out at the A-320 crash site in Sochi,
reported the RF Transport Ministry’s press service. To note, the
flight of the crashed Armenian jet is being modeled in France. It
will be accomplished on the basis of decoded flight recorders and
will help to reconstitute the flight trajectory.
To remind, on May 3 night Airbus-320 owned by Armavia national carrier
crashed in the Black Sea 6 km away from Adler airport killing all
of 113 people aboard, including 6 children and 8 crewmembers. June
17 the Inter-State Aviation Committee completed works on decoding
the records, registered by parameter recorder of A-320, as well as
synchronizing the objective control means aboard and on land.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

KOCHARIAN’S VISIT BOOSTS IRAN-ARMENIA COOPERATION
Fars News Agency, Iran
July 5 2006
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr
Mottaki stressed that the visit to Tehran by Armenian President Robert
Kocharian, which is to take place on Wednesday, would further develop
the two countries’ mutual cooperation.
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki met with Armenian deputy
Foreign Minister Armen Gragoursian here on Tuesday to discuss avenues
for consolidating the two countries’ ties and exchange views about
Armenian President’s visit to Tehran.
During the meeting, Mottaki assessed the two countries’ relations
as proper and stated that the visit to Tehran by the Armenian
President, Robert Kocharian could pave the ground for enhanced mutual
cooperation and exploration of new mechanisms for the two states’
further agreements.
Pointing to the two countries’ cordial ties, he said that the two
states enjoy abundant potentials for enhanced political, cultural and
economic cooperation and that continued exchanges of visits and view
points can prepare a new groundwork for the existing ties.
For his part, Armenia’s deputy Foreign Minister briefed Mottaki about
the programs to be covered during Kocharian’s visit to Tehran and
voiced his country’s preparedness to develop ties in all political,
cultural and economic areas.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

CONSTITUTION DAY CELEBRATED IN ARMENIA TODAY
PanARMENIAN.Net
05.07.2006 13:46 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Today Armenia celebrates the Day of
Constitution. July 5, 1995 the Organic Law of the state was adopted at
a national referendum. November 27, 2005 93.3% of the Armenian citizens
voted in favor of the amendments to the Constitution. The Constitution
of the Republic of Armenia consists of 117 articles. The Republic
of Armenia is a sovereign, democratic state, based on social justice
and the rule of law. In the Republic of Armenia power lies with the
people. The people exercise their power through free elections and
referenda, as well as through state and local self-governing bodies
and public officials as provided by the Constitution, it says.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

PLACE OF REPUBLICANIZATION IS HARSNAKAR HOTEL
Lragir.am
05 July 06
The Lragir.am has learned from a source, who is aware of the movement
inside the government connected with the 2007 and 2008 elections,
that a meeting of Republican heads of communities and Republican or
Republicanized businessmen led by Defense Minister Serge Sargsyan took
place in mid-June. According to the same source, they will round up
again till July 10 at the Harsnakar Hotel owned by businessman, Member
of Parliament Ruben Hairapetyan, who is ready to be Republicanized
for the sake of Serge Sargsyan.
The Lragir.am has learned that these meetings are in the context of a
general “mobilization” of Republicans. In particular, Serge Sargsyan,
who also knows that some people hesitate over whose instructions
to carry out, Robert Kocharyan’s or Serge Sargsyan’s, wants to get
clear guarantees. Besides, the heads of communities must report on
the process of Republicanization. Besides, the final scenario of the
extraordinary conference of the Republican Party will be confirmed
at the Harsnakar Hotel.
Finally, our source assures that Attorney General Aghvan Hovsepyan
will also show up at the “rendezvous” at the Harsnakar Hotel.
And it means that the activity of the Union for Armenia Party
he initiated will diminish, or this political party will run
for parliament together with the Republican Party, although in a
recent news conference Member of Parliament Vahram Baghdasaryan,
a representative of the Union for Armenia Party, sounded quite
indefinitely about cooperation with the Republican Party.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

CRIMINAL CASE ON DISAPPEARANCE OF LARGE SUM FROM ARDSHININVESTBANK MALATIA BRANCH INSTITUTED
Noyan Tapan
Jul 5 2006
YEREVAN, JULY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. Yerevan Investigation Department of
RA Police carries on investigation on the criminal case instituted
on the fact of disappearance of sums from the depository of the
Ardshininvestbank CJSC Malatia branch.
According to the information on the website of RA Prosecutor General’s
Office, from 19:00, June 30 up to 9:00 July 3, the above mentioned
branch was being guarded by the Malatia Department of RA Police
Patrol-Guard Service. At 9:00, July 3, the guard shift passed the
closed and sealed depository to the branch administration. The latter,
opening the depository door, revealed lack of 41 mln drams, 56 503
USD, 2 690 euros, 44 700 roubles and pawned gold wares, the amount
of which is being clarified.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

AMBASSADOR OF GREECE VISITS NOYEMBERIAN
Noyan Tapan
Jul 5 2006
NOYEMBERIAN, JULY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. On July 1, Panayota Mavromichali,
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Greece to the
Republic of Armenia, visited Noyemberian. Greeting the Ambassador
and expressing gratitude for accepting his invitation, Noyemberian’s
Mayor Seryozha Amiraghian mentioned that the five-year friendship
between Noyemberian and Virona, which makes part of the Greece’s
capital Athens, strenghtens year after year including new spheres
of cooperation. In his turn, the Ambassador suggested to organize
reciprocal visits of residents’ groups of both friendly cities.
The Ambassador had a meeting with the Greek community of the
Noyemberian region in the hall of the Noyemberian’s music school. A
small concert was held during which the pupils of Noyemberian performed
Greek songs and dances.
Then the Ambassador visited the “Olympus” center of Greek culture.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

AAA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRESENTS RA PRESIDENT MAIN DIRECTIONS OF WORK DONE BY THE ORGANIZATION
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Jul 5 2006
YEREVAN, JULY 4, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. On July 4, RA President
Robert Kocharian received Bryan Ardouny, Executive Director of the
Armenian Assembly of America (AAA) and Arpi Vartanian, Regional
Director of the AAA.
The President estimated the cooperation with the Armenian Assembly
of America as productive.
Bryan Ardouny presented the main directions of the work done by the
AAA in the United States in favor of Armenians.
As Noyan Tapan was informed from the RA President’s Press Office,
the interlocuters exchanged thoughts over a number of issues on agenda
of Armenian-American relations and over regional ploblems.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

NKR POPULATION OPINION CAN’T BE NEGLECTED
PanARMENIAN.Net
05.07.2006 15:57 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ “We stand for a peaceful settlement in the Nagorno
Karabakh conflict and the interests of the NKR people should certainly
be taken into consideration, AAA Executive Director Bryan D. Ardouny
said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net. “First I was in Stepanakert
in 1998, then in 2001. Considerable changes are taking place there:
the people have overcome incredible hardships and now build their
own state. As for the absence of NKR in negotiation process, this
is not correct. As I have already said any decision should be made
taking into account the opinion of the NKR population. Thus, its
participation in the talks is essential,” he said.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

AZERI MEDIA DISTORT INFORMATION ON FIRES IN KARABAKH
PanARMENIAN.Net
05.07.2006 16:22 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ There are no facts proving arsons in Nagorno
Karabakh, chairman of the permanent committee on defense, security
and order at the NKR National Assembly Rudolf Martirosyan stated in
Stepanakert today. In his words, presently the Fire Fighting Service
of the republic stands on duty round the clock to help the population
to reap harvest. “The NKR government assigned funds for the efficiency
of the Fire Fighting Service activities. We keep the situation under
control and being informed of all the local fires do our utmost to
prevent them,” Martirosyan said. As for the recent reports of the
Azeri media, in the deputy’s words, this information is completely
distorted. “Speaking of arsons set to Azeri houses is absurd,” he said,
reported Novosti-Armenia.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

KARABAKH MINISTER CONFIRMS TIES WITH OTHER CIS REBEL REGIONS
Arminfo
3 Jul 06
Stepanakert, July 3: “The Nagornyy Karabakh republic [NKR] does
not abandon its partners. We are building our policy taking into
consideration our own interests and the peculiarities around the
situation in Abkhazia, South Ossetia and the Dniester Moldovan
republic,” Nagornyy Karabakh’s foreign minister Georgiy Petrosyan has
told journalists, commenting on the establishment of a community in
Sukhumi “For Democracy and Right of People” and Nagornyy Karabakh’s
intention to carry out an independent policy to achieve recognition
of its independence.
“Our colleagues from the Dniester Moldovan republic, Abkhazia and
South Ossetia understand the position of the NKR very well. The NKR
foreign ministry is following very attentively the processes and
also the developments and the settlement processes of the relevant
conflicts. We are regularly communicating at various levels, exchanging
information and carrying out multilateral and bilateral consultations,”
Petrosyan said.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress