Author: Emil Lazarian

An exhibition to open at “Arshil Gorki’ Fund

ArmRadio.am
15.04.2006 11:44
An exhibition dedicated to the 102nd anniversary of famous artist Arshil
Gorki will open today at `Arshil Gorki’ Fund.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Turkish minister says nuclear energy is a must
Anatolia news agency, Ankara
14 Apr 06

Ankara, 14 April: “Nuclear energy issue is not only a preference; it
is a must,” said Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Hilmi
Guler.
Guler held today a meeting in Ankara with 150 scientists from Turkish
Atomic Energy Agency (TAEK) on nuclear energy.
Following the meeting, Guler told reporters, “Researches of TAEK and
related departments of universities on nuclear energy have been going
on for 56 years.”
Regarding the safety aspect of the issue, Guler said that they are
working on the safest and most modern methods.
On the other hand, TAEK Chairman Okay Cakiroglu said, “We have made a
preliminary study in Sinop. We haven’t still decided on the exact
place where the nuclear power plant will be built. Inceburun region of
Sinop is appropriate in geotechnical aspect. We will make our decision
within a year.”
Recalling that they can also build a nuclear power plant for civilian
use in Akkuyu (in southern city of Mersin), Cakiroglu said, “We did
not give up Akkuyu. We can build a power plant in Akkuyu any time if
necessary.”
He added, “However, we looked for another alternative because Akkuyu
is a tourist region. Thus we chose Sinop.”
When asked how long it will take to build a power plant, Cakiroglu
said that the construction may take 60 months.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday had selected Black
Sea city of Sinop as the city where the nuclear power plant will be
built.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

PanARMENIAN.Net
U.S. President Nominated Anne E. Derse for Ambassador
to Azerbaijan
14.04.2006 21:47 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The President intends to nominate
Anne E. Derse, of Maryland, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States
of America to the Republic of Azerbaijan, a White
House statement says. Ms. Derse, a career member of
the Senior Foreign Service, most recently served as a
Director for Bio Defense Policy at the Homeland
Security Council at the White House. Prior to this,
she served as Minister Counselor for Economic Affairs
at the United States Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. Earlier
in her career, she served as Minister Counselor for
Economic Affairs at the United States Mission to the
European Union in Brussels, Belgium. Ms. Derse
received her bachelor’s degree from Macalester College
and her master’s degree from the Johns Hopkins University.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

PanARMENIAN.Net
Arif Yunusov: Ramil Safarov’s Case Ordinary Murder for
Europe

14.04.2006 22:07 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ `Safarov’s defense was organized
incorrectly from the very beginning. Our society had a
wrong idea about the legal proceedings in Europe and
the Europeans’ attitude to cases of the kind. It’s an
ordinary murder for them,’ head of the Conflictology
Department of the Institute of Peace and Democracy
Arif Yunusov stated. In his words, Safarov should have
been presented as the victim of the Karabakh conflict.
`With availability of confession and some extenuating
circumstances Safarov’s sentence could be milder,’ he
said.
`However some politicians launched a gambling on Ramil
Safarov’s tragedy. Some declared him the Man of the
Year and set him as example for the Azeri youth. All
these statements reached the Hungarian court and
played a negative role for the decision. Unfortunately
these statements covered President Aliyev and our
Foreign Ministry’s statement that said we regret over
the incident,’ Yunusov said, reported Day.az.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

PanARMENIAN.Net
Safarov’s Sentence Consequence of Azerbaijan’s
Propaganda Hysteria
14.04.2006 22:18 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ `The decision of the Budapest court
is the consequence of the propaganda hysteria launched
by the ANS TV channel, KLO leader Akif Naghi and other
`patriots’, who used the tragedy of the young Azeri
officer for their own interests,’ editor-in-chief of
`Real Azerbaijan’ newspaper Eynullah Fatullayev
stated.
`I think it would be more correct to abandon
militaristic accents and apologize to Gurgen
Margaryan’s family. We offered to press for smoothing
the Armenian position on the issue, prevent the storm
of the Armenian Diaspora and succeed in Safarov’s
extradition to Azerbaijan. Unfortunately we failed.
The Azerbaijani authorities, which crawfished giving
ok to the ANS and `patriotic’ spirits in Azerbaijan,
are to blame for it first of all. I think these
`patriots’ should be glad to know that Safarov is
sentenced to life imprisonment,’ he said.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

PanARMENIAN.Net
Armen Ayvazyan’s Book on Karabakh Problem Presented in
Glendale

14.04.2006 23:37 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Director of Pan-Armenian
Commonwealth NGO, doctor of political sciences,
historian Armen Ayvazyan presented his book titled
`The Liberated Territory of Armenia and the Settlement
of the Nagorno Karabakh Conflict’ in Glendale. The
event was attended by representatives of the clergy
and intelligentsia, political workers and the Armenian
community. The book contains analytical and
documentary materials compiled by over 30 experts,
political scientists, lawyers, culture workers and
military reporters.
During the presentation Armen Ayvazyan familiarized
the attendees with the basic clauses of the book and
remarked its appearance was conditioned by the rumors
that emerged in late 2005 – early 2006 on the
possibility of signing of a preliminary document on
the fundamental principles of the Nagorno Karabakh
conflict. In Ayvazyan’s opinion, even if signed the
document cannot be implemented until a Big Treaty is concluded.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

PanARMENIAN.Net
Armenian Genocide: Polish MFA Went Back on Word
15.04.2006 00:23 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ `The Armenian Genocide Resolution
adopted by the Polish Seym doesn’t mean recognition of
the Genocide committed against Armenians. The
resolution should be viewed as an expression of
opinion,’ Polish Foreign Minister Stefan Meller stated
in Ankara.
In his words, the `Armenian Genocide Resolution
reflects the atmosphere on the Armenian issue in
Poland.’ `Historically Poland enjoyed good relations
with Armenians. There were many officials and art
workers of Armenian origin in the country. However
these relations should not tell on Poland’s foreign
policy,’ Stefan Meller said, reported Turkish Daily News.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

A1+
NEW VERGES OF ARMENIAN-GEORGIAN COOPERATION
[07:38 pm] 14 April, 2006
`There can be no judicial reforms in the country
without the will of the political leaders,’ announced
Constantine Kublashvili, the head of the Supreme Court
of Georgia, during a joint press conference in Yerevan
with the head of the RA Court of Cassation.
Before the press conference the two officials signed a
memorandum about `Mutual cooperation and exchange of
judicial information’. `The memorandum will contribute
to our cooperation, the organization of different
joint conferences and seminars, which will allow our
countries to use more efficient mechanisms while
realizing judicial reforms and to avoid the mistakes
made by the neighbors,’ said Hovhannes Manoukyan, head
of the RA Court of Cassation.
Hovhannes Manoukyan was interested in the experience
of Georgia in the combat against corruption.
Constantine Kublashvili informed that during the
judicial reforms in Georgia 15 decisions have been
made against high officials.
Mr. Manoukyan was also interested in the salary of the
Georgian judges, `The salary of the Georgian judges is
twice as much as that of the Armenian judges, but even
that is enough got the independence of the judges’.
By the way, at the end of April a joint seminar will
be held in Tbilisi with the participation of the court
system representative of the Transcaucasian countries
on the initiative of the German court system.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

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PARUYR HAYRIKYAN ADMIRES SAAKASHVILI
[06:05 pm] 14 April, 2006
Paruyr Hayrikyan, the head of the Union for National
Self-Determination, is convinced that in the closest
future the Armenians in Georgia and the Georgians in
Armenia will feel at home. According to him, this is
conditioned by the elimination of the Russian military
bases in Georgia. Hayrikyan claims that Armenia must
follow the example of Georgia.
The head of the Union for National Self-Determination
has sent a message to the Georgian President Mikhail
Sahakashvili which says, «I congratulate you on and
the Georgian nation on the liberation of the nation
from the last bases of the Russian imperialism». Mr.
Hayrikyan is convinced that the reason for the
conflicts in the Armenian-Georgian relations is Russia
whose `espionage activities have been revealed by
Georgia’.
As for the problems of the Armenians in Javakhq, the
desecration of the Armenian cemeteries and the
eviction of the Armenian living in Tbilisi from their
houses and the intolerance towards the Armenians in
general, Hayrikyan says, `It is done not by the
Georgian authorities but the criminal organizations’.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

AZG Armenian Daily #069, 15/04/2006

Armenian Genocide
`JOIN US TO RECOGNIZE THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE’
Lawn signs with this inscription are put up in the
streets of Mount Auburn and Arsenal of Watertown, USA,
inviting all states to join the countries that have
recognized the Armenian Genocide, Rosario Teksera of
The Armenian Mirror Spectator reports adding that
artist Daniel Varuzhan Hajinian organizes such appeals
on finances of his “The Work of Art” non-profit
educational organization.
Each year the voices of Genocide survivors are
accompanied with the voices of those denying the
Armenian Genocide. Hajinian said on this occasion: “I
wish the Genocide did not happen. I wish it were a
nightmare that would easily vanish and we would feel
safe in our ancestral land where the craftspeople
would continue their work, the fishermen would return
to the Lake Van, the churches would ring their bells
on Sundays, our intellectuals and writers would
compose until the old age and would show the world
their works. I wish it were not a mere desire. The
Genocide carries on so far as there are people who
deny it.”
He thinks it is extremely important to inform people
about it.
By Hakob Tsulikian
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