The (Un)Associated Student Union

The (Un)Associated Student Union
Valley Star , CA (The Los Angeles Valley College)
May 7 2005
The Associated Student Union announced the results of its election last
week, revealing that all but two of the nine winners are Armenian. Not
soon after the election, some students said that this year’s winners
benefited because students voted along ethnic lines.
This issue was also raised at last year’s ASU presidential election.
Levon Bagramian earned the most votes but was not the candidate favored
by the sitting ASU officers. Bagramian brought his own flaws to office,
part of the reason the ASU Executive Board recalled him last month,
but ASU members said he only won the election because he was Armenian.
Not a great way to start a relationship among the president and his
fellow officers.
And so what if every Armenian on campus voted for Bagramian last
year or voted for this year’s ASU officers. Maybe those accusing the
Armenians of voting along ethnic lines should take a lesson from them
on organization. In addition, many of this year’s Armenian candidates
ran unopposed. Should they be charged with finding candidates to run
against themselves?
The problems with the ASU elections are not students voting along
ethnic lines, it’s the voting process. Candidates are relatively
unknown to the 18,000 students on this campus, a fact highlighted by
the less than 500 students who voted in this year’s election.
What was missing from this campaign is a campaign. Students weren’t
given the opportunity to “know” their candidates and what they
stand for.
Where is the exposure? Where were the debates that would have not
only familiarize the students with the candidates but would also
generate enough interest among them to possibly decrease the apathy
at the polls?
Without candidate information, all that students have left to
base their opinion on is their already existing information of the
candidates. And it’s not surprising that they are more likely to know
more about the candidate of their ethnicity, being a part of the same
community and all.
But unfortunately, ASU has been so caught up in their petty arguments
that the needs of the Valley students have taken a back seat to the
internal conflicts within the ASU.
ASU should instead busy themselves with increasing the student turnout
at the polls, which would result in a more balanced ethnic voting body,
minimizing the ability of one community to dominate the election.
So if the Armenian community takes it upon themselves to go out and
vote as an organized body…more power to them. There is nothing wrong
with exercising your democratic rights, even if it doesn’t fit with
someone else’s agenda.

The Guide: Radio: Friday 13 May

The Guide: Radio: Friday 13 May
WILL HODGKINSON
The Guardian – United Kingdom
May 07, 2005
The miracle of the Holy Fire has, it is claimed by Orthodox Christians,
been occurring in Jerusalem’s The Church Of The Resurrection on the
first Sunday after the Jewish Passover for the last 1,000 years. A
fire is said to emerge from the stone where Jesus rose from the dead,
but since the miracle occurs behind locked doors in front of only one
witness (an Orthodox patriarch) we’ll have to take his word for it. On
The Holy Fire ( 11am, R4 ) Stewart Henderson travels to Jerusalem
to talk to devout pilgrims, sceptics, and the Israeli police that
ensure the security of the ceremony, where tempers have been known to
fray. In 2002 a Greek Orthodox patriarch and an Armenian priest came
to blows over who should be overseeing the ritual. A shoe was lost.

BAKU: Address To The People Of Azerbaijan On 60th Anniversary OfVict

ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF AZERBAIJAN ON 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF VICTORY OVER FASCISM
AzerTag
[May 07, 2005, 17:34:45]
Dear country-fellows,
Esteemed war veterans,
This year, 60 years have elapsed since the victory over fascism in
the World War II. This war, for its scale, number of the involved
states and troops, for the caused material damage and human loss has
been the greatest and most terrible of the wars in the history of
mankind. The militarist forces claiming to rule the Earth, first of
all, the fascist Germany unleashed the WW II. Unleashed in September
1939, the war in short time has enveloped the entire Europe, then,
extending to other continents, has lasted six years. On 22 June 1941,
the fascist Germany attacked against the Soviet Union, of which,
Azerbaijan was a part at that time, and the sanguinary war known as
the Great Patriotic war commenced.
In the course of war, the aggressors have massacred millions of
people, erased cities and villages, destroyed production enterprises
and cultural monuments. Disastrous crimes of the fascists against
humanity could not but last long. As a result of joint efforts
of the anti-Hitler coalition formed during the war, in 1945, the
fascist Germany and its allies were defeated, and the Word War II
ended. Victory in this war was the triumph of the progressive forces
over the aggressors, of the civilization over barbarity, of humanism
over the inhuman ideology.
And the people of Azerbaijan have made its worthy contribution to
the victory over fascism. IN liberation of Russia, Ukraine, Moldova,
Belarus, the Baltic, as well as the Eastern European countries,
in success of the Resistance Movement in the Western Europe, our
compatriots have played important role. In 1941-1945s, 700 thousand
of our country-fellows were sent to forefront, and they courageously
fought against the cruel enemy. Half of them died at the battlefields.
Along with courage and heroism at the forefronts, the Azerbaijanis
also demonstrated unprecedented selflessness and in the back areas,
provided the fighting troops with fuel, arms, food and cloths. Unlike
the previous wars, the World War II was not the war of cavalry and
infantry, but, first of all, of motor-tanks, fighter-bombers, and
other battle machines. Without oil and oil products, the troops would
not be able to steer the techniques and overcome the enemy. During the
years of war, the Azerbaijani oilmen, despite all difficulties, have
demonstrated unprecedented fortitude and selflessness and provided the
armed forces with sufficient fuel. Today, every Azerbaijani is proud
that at that time 70 percent of the oil produced then in the Soviet
Union fell on share of Azerbaijan. In those years, the Azerbaijani
oilmen not only provide the forefront with oil, but also developed
new oil deposits, which later in the history of oil industry was
called as the “Second Baku”.
History of the WW II, too, shows that the policy and ideology basing on
force, aggression and occupation, hate for other peoples and enmity,
finally, doom to defeat and collapse. Our people, who witnessed the
hardships and deprivations of war, and nowadays facing its miseries,
are decisively against new sanguinary wars and conflicts. We have
been for over teen years stated our adherence of settlement of the
Nagorno Karabakh conflict, which was unleashed as a result of the
Armenian territorial claims and military aggressions, peacefully
and by negotiations. And today, we use every chance given by the
international law and diplomacy for liberation of our lands from the
Armenian occupation.
The leadership of Azerbaijan believes in complete restoration of the
sovereign rights and territorial integrity of our country, trusts
in triumph of justice and truth. Our powerful National Army, active
attacks of the Azerbaijan diplomacy in all fronts and the growing
economic potential of our country ensure success in our fair cause.
On this day, we pay tribute and respect to memory of all our sons
and daughters who gave their lives in the name of achievement of
victory over fascism and victims in fights for territorial integrity
and sovereignty of Azerbaijan, let Allah rest their souls in peace. I
cordially congratulate the veterans of war who fought at the forefront,
and also those who demonstrated selflessness in rear, all citizens
of Azerbaijan on this significant event – the 60th Anniversary of
the Victory, I wish our nation peace, tranquility and welfare.
Ilham Aliyev,
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Baku, 6 May 2005

ANKARA: Murder Of Turkish Consul General Gunduz By Armenians To BeAn

Murder Of Turkish Consul General Gunduz By Armenians To Be Announced To World
Turkish Press
May 7 2005
IZMIR (AA) – Friends of Turkish Honorary Consul General in Boston Orhan
Gunduz, who was murdered by members of an Armenian terror organization
in the United States on May 4th, 1982, started an initiative to remind
this murder to the whole world.
Prof. Dr. Sedat Isci of Aegean University American Culture & Literature
Department said, “friends of Gunduz who are prominent scientists in
various universities in Turkey and the United States are determined
not to forget this murder.”
“Armenian terrorists killed many Turkish diplomats and personnel in the
past. However, murder of Gunduz has a different meaning because it was
committed at the headquarters of Armenian Tasnaksutyun organization,
and terrorists had close connections with that organization,” he added.
Isci said, “friends of Gunduz gave me an archive comprising of many
photos and documents. I will publish this archive and not allow people
to forget the murder of Gunduz.”
Gunduz was murdered by Armenian terrorists in Cambridge, USA, on May
4th, 1982.
Attacks started on January 27th, 1973 with the murders of Turkish
Consul General in Los Angeles Mehmet Baydar and Turkish diplomat
Bahadir Demir by an Armenian. As of 1975, 34 Turkish diplomats and
their relatives were killed and nearly 100 Turks and foreigners were
injured. Thus, attacks turned to be organized crime. Armenian people
and organizations having connection with Tasnaksutyun staged armed
and bomb attacks in 38 cities of 21 countries during that years.

In the name of Republic of Armenia

IN THE NAME OF REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
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| 13:09:47 | 07-05-2005 | Politics |
Deputy representing the ARFD in the Armenian National Assembly Vostanik
Marukhyan considers that the clauses on court formation have undergone
long discussions and do not conflict with the international norms.
The coalition’s draft notes that the Constitutional Court, the Courts
of Common Law and First Instance, the Court of Appeal, the Court of
Cassations as well as other specialized courts provided by the law
are functioning in Armenia. The creation of extraordinary courts
like military tribunal is forbidden. The Administrative Court in
Marukhyan’s opinion can be referred to the category of “other courts”
and its formation can be determined by the law.
The independence of the courts is guaranteed by the Constitution and
laws, the authority of the court, the order of their formation and
activities are determined by the Constitution and laws as well. The
coalition’s draft as a matter of fact does not include the item on a
judge’s withdrawal. It is possible only in case the judge is charged
of a crime. “The norms of the withdrawal can be fixed in the law but
not in the Constitution”, Vostanik Marukhyan says.
In Arshak Sadoyans’ opinion not only the order of the court
formation but also the formation of the Council of Justice is very
important. “The composition of the Council and the independence of this
body are very important. In our draft the Council is independent while
the coalition makes it dependent. Nevertheless Arshak Sadoyan considers
that the Council should be appointed by Council of Judges. “The
council elects 9 judges and the NA -3. As for the present three-step
juridical system, in his opinion it should be preserved and in future
other courts can be formed”, he says.
According to the ULP as the President is the head of the state he
should be empowered to appoint and dismiss the judges. The ULP draft
also bans the formation of extraordinary courts.
Diana Markosyan
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

USD Sharp Fluctuations In Armenia Caused By Conflict Of EconomicInte

USD SHARP FLUCTUATIONS IN ARMENIA CAUSED BY CONFLICT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS: ARMENIAN MPs
YEREVAN, MAY 6. ARMINFO. Armenia’s Parliament is concerned over the
sharp fluctuations of USD in the country.
Many MPs believe this to be the result of conflicting economic
interests. ARFD MP Levon Lazarian says that this may be due to
financial speculations but as well to the current processes in the
world economy. Some experts believe that the government is able to
control the fluctuations, says Lazarian noting that the most negative
consequence of this situation is that the people is losing confidence
in the government.
Republican Party MP Galust Saakyan calls the situation strange and
sees no convincing explanation to it. MP from People’s Deputy group
Mkrtich Minassyan says that unless the current USD machinations are
stopped his group will raise this issue in the parliament.
MP from State of Law party Mher Shahgeldyan supports this initiative
noting that Parliament wants to know if the situation is natural or
artificial. He says that fluctuating USD is having a negative impact
on Armenia’s economy and exports while opposition MP Viktor Dallakyan
notes that this process has gained “some influential entities” over
$290 mln in the last year alone.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Students-Architects From France Note Contrast Of Yerevan Architectur

STUDENTS-ARCHITECTS FROM FRANCE NOTE CONTRAST OF YEREVAN ARCHITECTURE
YEREVAN, MAY 6. ARMINFO. Demonstration of work projects of students
of both architectural school of Klermon-Feran (France) and Yerevan
State University of Architecture and Construction (YSUAC) took place
today in Yerevan.
12 projects were presented there, 6 of which were elaborated by 18
French students on the base of Yerevan photos. The other 6 projects
were elaborated by Armenian and French students in Yerevan. As deputy
dean of the YSUAC architecture department Nune Chilingaryan informed
ARMINFO, 18 Armenian students will be sent to Klermon-Feran in 2006.
French students noted that Armenian architecture is very differ from
French. They mainly could see ancient churches in country’s regions.
They also noted that the architecture of Yerevan is very contrast.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

System of a Down ready to ‘Mezmerize’ fans

System of a Down ready to ‘Mezmerize’ fans
By Todd Martens
Reuters
May 6 2005
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) – Few acts can trot out a Peter Jennings
newsreel before a concert and have a hard-rock audience of 6,000
erupt in cheers. For fans of System of a Down, however, a pre-show
report on genocide is as fitting as a guitar solo.
It is a Sunday night in late April, and System of a Down is staging
its third hometown concert to benefit human rights and genocide
awareness organizations. The group is about to embark on a world tour,
and the L.A. crowd has gathered not to see the band off or hear a
glimpse of its upcoming material. Instead, the atmosphere at the
Gibson Amphitheater (formerly Universal Amphitheater) is that of a
family reunion, where high schoolers and adults stand and cheer a
heavy metal guitar line — or an ABC news clip from 1999 — all in
the name of Armenian heritage.
Fans drape the Armenian flag over the balcony, and the mosh pit near
the front of the stage is a blur of red, blue and orange as fans
brandish flags in the crush. A fan in the back yells “f— Turkey”
— a remark directed at the country that perpetrated the Armenian
genocide of 1915 — and the audience explodes in cheers that rival
anything the band received at Ozzfest in 2002.
“This band didn’t start to change the world,” guitarist/songwriter
Daron Malakian later says from the stage. “This band didn’t start to
change your mind. This band started just to make you ask questions.”
BRINGING ITS OWN OPINION
System of a Down’s ethnic appeal and political directness are not
the typical qualities of today’s megastars, and that says nothing
of the band’s music: a metal-laced mesh of off-the-wall rhythms and
whiplash shifts in direction.
The American/Columbia act has sold nearly 6 million albums in the
United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The group’s 2001 effort,
“Toxicity,” is its most successful so far, scanning 3.5 million copies.
On May 17, System of a Down will release the first half of its most
ambitious project, a double-album that will be issued as two separate
discs nearly six months apart.
The first disc, “Mezmerize,” was introduced in March with first
single “B.Y.O.B.,” a thrashy, Black Sabbath-inspired anti-war anthem.
The song is highly critical of U.S. policy in the Middle East. (“And
we don’t live in a fascist nation,” Malakian sings with far from
subtle sarcasm.)
Loaded with four-letter words, it is not the obvious choice for a
radio cut. Singer/songwriter Serj Tankian says the band chose the
song with hesitation.
“It’s such a heavy and aggressive song, and we didn’t want a political
song as our first single,” he says. “But it’s so powerful and so
different from everything else on the radio, we thought we could
get away with it, even though we don’t want to be pigeonholed as a
political band.”
Yet Tankian can’t escape politics. As the co-founder of Axis of
Justice, the activist Web site he runs with Audioslave’s Tom Morello,
Tankian is the most politically active member of System of a Down.
Mild-mannered and articulate, Tankian chooses his words with the
conscientiousness of a scholar. He shows up for an interview in a
suit, while Malakian slouches next to him in jeans and a T-shirt. In
the words of producer Rick Rubin, Malakian is the “darker, more aggro
character, and Serj is the poet.”
“The word ‘politics’ is a funny thing,” Tankian says. “A lot of
people say, ‘Hey, I’m not political,’ and they don’t realize that,
in today’s world, economics, politics, class struggle and social
structure, are all tied together. It affects us directly, whether we
like it or not, or whether we want to pay attention to it or not. Our
lives are political, and System of a Down is a band that talks about
politics and has very strong points of view.”
System of a Down is also the band Columbia Records Group chairman
Will Botwin describes as the company’s “flagship.” He says the label
is counting on “Mezmerize,” and follow-up “Hypnotize” — which is
planned for a November release — to surpass the sales of “Toxicity.”
“We sold more than 5.5 million worldwide, and our expectations are
that this upcoming record is going to exceed that,” he says. “We look
at what happened last time as a barometer for what our goals need to
be for this record.”
Fans first got a taste of “Mezmerize” when the track “Cigaro” was
leaked to the Internet. At the time, the band’s representative claimed
the cut got out against the group’s will.
But that was not the case.
“It was our choice to put it out,” Tankian says. “Everyone made it
sound like it leaked. Marketing efforts get more interesting day
by day.”
The cut — in which Malakian turns a reference to the size of male
anatomy into a statement about the egoism of the ruling class — made
it onto the airwaves. Despite not being officially worked at radio,
“Cigaro” peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart.
Like all of its previous work, the act recorded the albums with Rubin,
who signed the band to his American Recordings imprint in 1997. If
there is a noticeable difference between “Cigaro” and past System of
a Down songs, it is that the first voice one hears is that of Malakian
and not Tankian.
Tankian is still the group’s primary vocalist, and Malakian has always
composed essentially all of the band’s music — coming off as hard
rock’s answer to Frank Zappa. Yet “Mezmerize” and “Hypnotize” see
Malakian writing more lyrics than he has before. Malakian even splits
vocal duties more evenly with Tankian and sings lead on a few cuts.
Tankian and Malakian run their own record labels, but Tankian’s Axis
of Justice Web site is becoming more visible, and in 2003 he recorded
an album of largely experimental instrumental music with Armenian
musician Arto Tuncboyaciyan. With Malakian taking on a more active
vocal role, one gets the impression that Tankian is taking a step or
two back from band.
“I’m starting to compose music for films,” Tankian says, “and I don’t
like being committed to one thing, whether it’s the singer of a band
or one band in general. System of a Down is part of what I do, but
it’s just part of what I do. I don’t define it, nor does it define me.”
Malakian, however, notes that only those outside of the band’s inner
circle will be surprised to hear him sing more. “I’ve always been
vocally involved with System of a Down, not necessarily as a singer,
but I’ve written a lot of the melody lines and the vocal patterns.
When I wrote something before, I had Serj in my head, but this time
I had both of us in my head.”
In discussing the new albums, Malakian and Tankian always refer to
them as a single project. To the band, “Mezmerize” and “Hypnotize”
are one album released in two parts, with both topping off somewhere
between 35 and 40 minutes.
“You don’t have a bunch of kids dropping acid like they used to,”
Malakian says. “You can’t just release double albums and expect
people to sit there and devote their time to it. Our songs are tough
to digest, and I would feel really uncomfortable handing someone a
CD with 25 songs staring them in the face.”
Rubin agrees, saying he recorded about 35 songs with the band and was
unable to get it down to a number that was manageable. “Everything
in today’s culture is short term and disposable,” Rubin says. “We’re
living in a time when people don’t seem to even listen to one full
album, so we felt the only way for it get properly heard was to spoon
feed it.”
The group is in the midst of a 10-city “guerrilla tour” that began
April 25. The band is playing small venues in major markets, with
ticket information and show locations being announced just days before.
It will make its first major national TV appearance May 7, performing
two songs on “Saturday Night Live.” System of a Down has generally
stayed away from the late-night talk-show circuit, and the band will
nix anything too commercial.
“We recently received an e-mail from a documentary filmmaker in
Israel,” Tankian says. “He wants to use ‘Aerials’ for making a film
about hats. He saw these Armenian monks listening to and singing
‘Aerials’ in Jerusalem. He’s not paying anything, but I think that’s
cool. That’s more our cup of tea than a football commercial.”
This month the group will head overseas to perform at European
festivals, and then launch an arena tour of North America with the Mars
Volta in late summer. It will be System of a Down’s first large-scale
U.S. tour since Ozzfest in 2002.
“We could have put out another record really quick and played on the
fact that ‘Toxicity’ did really well,” Malakian says. “But we were
determined to make another record instead. I want to stay a fan of
System of a Down. We can’t become everyone’s favorite band.”
Reuters/Billboard
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

UPI Energy Watch…

UPI Energy Watch
Washington Times, DC
May 6 2005
Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Markaryan and Iranian Deputy Oil
Minister Asadollah Salehi-Foruz held talks Thursday to discuss the
construction of the Armenia-Iran gas pipeline in Yerevan. Markaryan
and Salehi-Foruz also discussed strengthening energy cooperation
between Iran and Armenia and stressed that the two countries could
deepen the potential for bilateral economic relations.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Citizens of both Armenia and Azerbaijan are against war

CITIZENS OF BOTH ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN ARE AGAINST WAR
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| 20:01:01 | 06-05-2005 | Politics |
This is the opinion of Ilham Hasanov, head of the Azerbaijani Court
of Appeal Board.
“I do not give interviews even to Azerbaijani journalists. Usually
questions are asked to famous people – Presidents, Prime Minister,
Ministers, delegates, stars. I am not an interesting person”. Thus
during the 3rd International Judge Conference organized in Georgia
Azerbaijani Court of Appeal Criminal Affairs and Administrative
violations Board head Ilham Hasanov tried to avoid our question.
Although Mr. Hasanov’s obstinacy, we manages to convince him that he
is a well-known person in his fatherland at least because of the fact
that many famous people in Azerbaijan – ex-prosecutor Safar Ghazin,
ex-Prime Minister Suret Huseynov and others have been imprisoned as
a result of his decisions.
By the way, at the beginning of the interview Mr. Hasanov announced
that he will answer only the questions referring to his profession.
– Mr. Hasanov, about 120 political prisoners have been finally set free
in Azerbaijan. Does it mean that they had been imprisoned groundlessly?
– No. They are called “political prisoners” but it is not so. Among
those set free there are famous names but it does not mean that they
had been imprisoned groundlessly.
– What changes have there occurred in the Azerbaijani court system
under Ilham Aliev?
– On December 28, 2004 in Azerbaijan within the framework of the
Azerbaijani commitments before the EU a Law has been adopted about
Courts, and we have also created a Security Council, like that
of Armenia.
– Can you say that the Azerbaijani Court system is really independent?
– There is not a single country which can say that its Court system
is fully independent. Not only Azerbaijan but also the CIS countries
cannot say that they have independent court systems. In comparison
with the Soviet times, the court system is taking its first steps,
like a small child.
– Which are the major hinders of an independent court system in
Azerbaijan?
– The reasons are numerous – political, economical, financial. For
example, almost all the judges of the Court of Appeal get a salary
of about 1100 UA dollars.
– Is in enough to make unbiased decisions and not to be bribed?
– If you are not invited to weddings and other events, if you don’t
buy expensive presents and don’t take care of your relatives, then
it is enough.
– Your name is actively used in the political field. Aren’t you going
to be more active in the political field?
– No. I like my profession.
– When the Declaration of Independence was adopted in Azerbaijan
in 1991 August, the authorities announced that from 1920 to 1991
Azerbaijan has been an occupied country and annulled the 1922 treaty
about the creation of the USSR. NGK has been included in Azerbaijan
only n 1923. That is, this way or that, Karabakh has never been part
of Azerbaijan. How do you appreciate this fact?
– It is history, politics, and I’m not engaged in politics. I can
answer the question from the legal point if view, but I am not
acquainted with the documents in detail.
– The international structures and the people connected with the
settlement of the Karabakh conflict announce by fits and starts
that the conflict cannot be settled without compromise. What do they
understand in Azerbaijani saying «compromise»?
– As citizen of Azerbaijan it is a very painful issue for me. I
am sure that there will come a time when the NKG conflict will be
settled, but I cannot say how. My desire is that it be settled by
way of peaceful negotiations.
– In contrast to you, in Azerbaijan threats of starting war sound
from time to time. Is it possible?
– I am sure that the citizens of both Azerbaijan and Armenia are
against war. The authorities announce about war having different aims.
– Up to now the RA authorities have made no announcement on the
restarting of war. According to you, what is the aim of Azerbaijani
authorities?
– I’m not engaged in politics.
– As a lawyer, how do you imagine the settlement of the Karabakh
conflict?
– It must be solved not in the international structures but between
the two nations contacting each other. The conflict must first of all
be settled between the Azerbaijani and Armenian resident of Karabakh,
after which the Azerbaijani and RA authorities can also join.
– There is an opinion that the Karabakh conflict can be solved till
the end of 2005. What do you think about it?
– I think the negotiating parties do not have enough desire to settle
the conflict now.
– During the previous conference the Lachin Judge was also included
in the Azerbaijani delegation whose residence, as he said, was in
Baku. Today the name of the Aghdam Judge is mentioned who is not
present. Who is he and where is his residence?
– Again in Baku. I cannot say why he did not arrive, but like the
Lachin Judge, he too minds the problems of the refugees as the areas
are in control of Armenians.
– Aghdam and Lachin Judges were appointed in 2000. If it does not
have purely political aims, why wasn’t Azerbaijan interested in the
judicial cases of its refugees before that?
– We restore all the structures of our occupied areas.
– Have you ever been to RA?
– Yes, at the beginning of 1980s before the movement I was in charge
of a civic case and I could not summon to court an Azerbaijani man
who was in Armenia. I came and examined him.
– And have you been to NKR?
– Yes, when I was at school. I took part in a sport competition
in Stepanakert.
– Doesn’t the NKR conflict bother you while contacting with the
Armenian colleagues?
No. By means of contacts any conflict can be settled. I had Armenian
friends in Baku who although have left Baku but we still keep contact
with each other.
Viktoria Abrahamyan
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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress