Author: Felekian Ara

Milliyet, Turkey
March 8 2009

Obama’s visit to thaw in relations with Israel

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton crowned her visit to Ankara
yesterday with her statement that US President Barack Obama would
visit Turkey almost one month later. Obama’s planned visit indicates
that the new administration in Washington and the AKP [Justice and
Development Party] have reached a general understanding and accord
about issues of mutual interest irrespective of the fact that Obama
will visit Turkey during a tour covering Europe and the Middle
East. But, indications that "Davos ice" has started to thaw were the
main factor which prepared the ground for the visit.

Remove those placards!

Hillary Clinton said that the final decision about the visit was made
in Washington on Friday. Foreign Minister Ali Babacan met with Tzipi
Livni, his Israeli counterpart, in Brussels where he was attending a
meeting of NATO foreign ministers. The meeting was intended to put
bilateral relations which have been derailed as a result of the
incident witnessed in Davos back on track. Thus, the diplomats of both
countries made the same comments by using carefully selected words:
bilateral relations were important, they had a strategic character,
and they were based on a solid foundation.

You can be sure that Obama’s visit to Turkey would not have been
announced if those statements reflecting a common stance had not been
made on last Thursday in a bid to mend bilateral relations which were
almost ruptured after the Davos incident. It is as simple as that.

A logical step has been taken in order to mend Turkish-Israeli
relations. Fortunately, those steps aimed at normalizing bilateral
ties were not postponed until after the local elections to be held on
29 March in a bid to achieve some trivial goals.

Now, they should remove those placards which read "Erdogan, the
conqueror of Davos" because it has become clear that the stand taken
in Davos cannot be maintained.

It is certain that he will not utter the word "genocide"

The joint statement issued by the Turkish Foreign Minister and his US
counterpart emphasized that the two countries were determined to
cooperate with regard to various issues, including the settlement of
the Palestinian question based on the existence of two states, energy
security, alternative energy routes, settlement of the Cyprus question
under the aegis of the United Nations, and lifting the current
embargoes imposed on Turkish Cypriots in that context.

A tacit reciprocity was ensured by emphasizing that Al-Qa’idah and the
PKK [Kurdistan Workers’ Party] were "common enemies" in the fight on
terrorism. Interestingly, it was noted that the United States was
considering how it could provide further support against the PKK in
addition to intelligence support which it promised to continue.

The joint communique also said that the United States was supporting
efforts aimed at normalizing relations between Turkey and Armenia.

It was announced that Obama would visit Turkey within the next thirty
days and this announcement implied that the US President would not
utter the word "genocide" in a speech he will make on 24 April. It
would be illogical to think that the US President who plans to use the
word "genocide" would pay a visit to Turkey. Thus, the "imminent
threat" to Turkish-American relations has been partly eliminated.

Emphasis laid on secularism and reforms

The joint communique stated that the United States was giving support
to Turkey’s accession to the EU and its reform process. It was as
interesting as remarks made by Clinton during her joint news
conference with Babacan. She listed common values shared by the two
countries as "democracy, a secular constitution, religious freedoms,
confidence in free market, and global responsibility."

This list also represents the moral ground of the bilateral relations
from the standpoint of the Obama Administration. You can add the
"annual report on human rights" issued by the US State Department
which was ignored by the pro-AKP media because it drew attention to
the rapid deterioration in Turkey to the list.

In that case, you will see that cooperation between the Obama
Administration and the AKP government cannot be squeezed into a simple
"given-and-take" relationship.

I hope that Obama’s anticipated visit will contribute to the revival
of our commitment to join the EU which we are inclined to neglect as a
result of the choice made by the ruling party.

[translated from Turkish]

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`Shant Harutyunyan needs no psychiatrist’
[02:03 pm] 09 March, 2009

Today the trial of the case against seven opposition activists resumed
without defendant Shant Harutyunyan. The police escort informed the
presiding judge, Mnatsakan Martirosyan, that the detainee was already
in the court but he couldn’t participate in the trial. Mnatsakan
Martirosyan was then given the statement of the Penitentiary
Department of the Ministry of Justice which ran: `Shant Harutyunyan
behaves rather aggressively and pours obscene expressions on
doctors. The defendant’s aggressive behaviour can be resulted by a
nervous disorder and psychological breakdown. Shant Harutyunyan has
been isolated.’

Another less prominent defendant Suren Sirunyan said he had been in
the same isolation ward with Shant Harutyunyan and stated that Shant
doesn’t need a psychiatrist. He only needs proper medical
examination. Sirunyan petitioned the court to take Shant Harutyunyan
to an ordinary hospital. Judge Martirosyan announced a recess to study
the petition.

In 20 minutes the court announced a break of 30 minutes.

As usual, proponents of the Armenian National Congress (HAK) have
crowded near the court building. They demand the court to release the
political prisoners.

IF THE HISTORY DOES NOT OBEY-ISSUE AN EDICT
Evika Babayan

Azat Artsakh Daily
09 March 09
Republic of Nagorno Karabakh [NKR]

Whether a real Armenian propaganda is developed in Azerbaijan on the
state level is not a secret, taking a character of a savage mass
hysteria. Anti-Armenian mood is underwent and supported by the
authorities who do not disdain of any means at the same time: fotgery,
historical falsification, frank lie and sometimes-absolute absurd
figments. It cannot do without a day of such kind of materials
practically in all the Azerbaijani media, which is a litmus paper of
the mood of a society, which, to all appearances, will not be able to
get out of the state of anti-Armenian hypnosis any time soon, in which
its own authorities have driven. With regret, I have to ascertain, that
the political course of the present Azerbaijani governing body
evidently does not correspond to the mood of the reconciliation and
peaceful co-existance of the two nations, expressing concernment in the
settlement of the Karabakh conflict. The most dangerous is in that by
means of school programs, textbooks and daily state propaganda
anti-Armenian spirits find acceptance to the Azerbaijani young
generation. In other words, time bomb is put on years forward. At that,
the tone of militarist revanchism the president of Azerbaijan himself
generally creates Armenian-phobia. In order to make sure of it, it is
enough to follow the rhetoric of Ilham Aliyev of the last years, which
is full of discourteous, frankly hostile utterances in address to the
Armenians and Armenian. The Azerbaijani president has undertaken
the Armenian propaganda, however not realizing that such statements may
draw only bewilderment or a mockery in academical circles, inasmuch as
the Leader of the neighbor country distorts obvious historical facts
and in attempts to become antiquated and to ennoble the history of
Azerbaijan per se the president debases and the culture of his own
nation. First Yerevan is seemed some ancient Azerbaijani city Irevan,
then Karabakh and Nakhichevan are turned into ancient Azerbaijani
lands. In short, there is a direct pathological, sickly aspiration `to
drive and to leave behind’ the Armenians in all spheres with every
possible method, alas they do not manage to do this with the history
and the historical heritage. If the history is not obeyed to the
Azerbaijani version, they may issue a presidential edict correcting
this history. On the other hand, at the worst, they may throw on the
culture. For example, we may take the recent interview of the
musical coordinator of the project of `Eurovision’ in Azerbaijan Zahra
Badalbeyli (Day.az). The last stroke shocking of a cynicism became the
question of the journalist, which is more like a revelation `You know
in our country in any international competitions the maintenance of the
principle is demanded from the participants `you may lose anybody, but
you are to win the Armenian’. The musical coordinator answered that she
even agreed the Armenians to be the second and the Azerbaijanis to be
the third: `If only they do not become the first, for then `Eurovision
must be held in Armenia’. Reviewing Azerbaijani media, there is an
impression that the Azeri journalists, political and cultural experts
lunched an unrevealed competition among themselves in building up the
image of an Armenian as an enemy and in inspiring their own nation with
a feeling of superiority over Armenians. All the Azerbaijani Press is
literally impregnated by anti-Armenianism. This is a state politics of
contemporary Azerbaijan making the country a range for various
informational, scientific and cultural manipulations. It remains only
to add that the nation of Azerbaijan themselves fell a prey to such
politics. Both in Armenia and in NK they have not pay serious attention
to such announcements for a long time, though any lie, any slander in
the address of our nation must be got a worth repulse. The Azerbaijanis
must prove their case but not to pin their hopes on that `the truth
will anyway be triumphed over’. The truth will not be triumphed over if
not to help it. The lie has been repeatedly reiterated, as is well
known, often sounds convincing.

PanARMENIAN.Net

BILGESAM tries to find new ways for Turkey on its way to EU
08.03.2009 01:52 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Wise Men Center for Strategic Studies
(BÄ°LGESAM) in Turkey, a think tank formed by retired soldiers,
ambassadors and academics, called for the preparation of a new
civilian constitution and enactment of judicial reforms to overcome
future challenges in a report made public.

The think tank’s report on Turkey’s current situation and future
challenges was penned by retired Ambassador Ä°lter
Türkmen, a former foreign minister, with contributions by
BİLGESAM Chairman Atilla Sandıklı, former Supreme
Court of Appeals President Sami Selçuk and retired Ambassador
Ã-zdem Sanberk. The report underlined that Turkey urgently needed
to reform its judicial system to eliminate its current flaws, to take
sound steps on the path toward full membership in the European Union,
to adopt a new civilian constitution to replace the current one, which
was prepared under military rule, and to provide its citizens with
broader rights, Today’s Zaman reports.

`Turkey has long been the target of harsh criticism from the EU due to
violations of freedom of expression and religion, which has made
judicial reform a must for the country. … Reforms implemented so far
as part of the EU accession process have not managed to eliminate all
the flaws of our democracy. The latest annual report on Turkey’s
progress toward full EU membership showed that little progress had
been made over the past year, raising serious concerns about freedom
of expression, the independence of the judiciary and the military’s
interference in politics, among other issues,’ read the
BÄ°LGESAM report.

The report said that because recent amendments made to the current
Constitution, which was drafted under military rule in the wake of the
Sept. 12, 1980 coup, have not adequately met the needs of the Turkish
nation, it is necessary to replace it with a new one.

The report also stressed that a recent amendment to the notorious
Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code (TCK) was superficial and had
cleared the way for new problems. The article, under which a number of
intellectuals and activists have been tried for `insulting
Turkishness,’ was amended last May.

`Keeping all these flaws in mind, judicial reforms should ensure,
first of all, that the principles of justice are internalized in a way
that would not lead to misinterpretation. The judiciary should not be
open to subjectivity, and its members should refrain from making
rulings based on their own ideologies,’ the report went on to say.

European Voice
March 7 2009

ErdoÄ?an vs. the media

By David Dadge
07.03.2009 / 07:00 CET

In a country where journalists’ blood has been spilt, Turkey’s prime
minister animus towards the media risks creating tragedies.
A Turkish leader’s visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos would
normally not be a headline-grabbing affair. But when Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip ErdoÄ?an stormed out of a discussion on Gaza,
leaving a stunned Israeli president and other panellists in the dust,
there was a blitz of international coverage and flattering media
attention at home.

The political theatre, and the hero’s welcome ErdoÄ?an received
back in Istanbul, may in part reflect the growing unease amongst
Turkey’s Muslim population about the country’s good relations with
Israel after its most recent offensive in Gaza.

But it also showed a side of the charismatic leader that many Turkish
journalists have come to know ` a politician who is prone to using the
public arena to vent his anger. He blasted the international news
organisations for a pro-Israel bias in their reporting on recent
events in Gaza, and for months he has used his political pulpit to
target journalists at home.

The crowd turned on journalists, attacking them in front of the prime
minister who did little to intervene.
If these were the casual remarks of a politician unhappy with the news
coverage he receives, they would be unremarkable. But in
ErdoÄ?an’s case, there has been a rising tempo of verbal
attacks, and he has urged his supporters to boycott media that are
deemed too critical. If you cannot silence the press, at least hit
them where it hurts, the rationale appears to be.

He has also not refrained from criticising outsiders. Just days before
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s scheduled visit this week,
ErdoÄ?an denounced a new State Department report on human rights
that raised concerns about numerous legal barriers to free expression
in Turkey, including those that criminalise insults to the state.

The US State Department, like many press freedom and human-rights
groups, question why Article 301 ` the notorious `Turkishness’ law
that has been used to charge journalists, writers and intellectuals `
remains on the books. It was watered down last year but remains a
weapon against free expression. (One prominent Turkish-Armenian
journalist convicted under this law, Hrant Dink, was murdered in 2007
by self-described ultranationalists, who are currently on trial.)
ErdoÄ?an has also publicly denounced the International Press
Institute, which is directed by the author of this article, for
imploring him to stop threatening media about their reporting.

The risks of a national leader attempting to incite public antipathy
to the press became apparent in January, one day after the incident in
Davos. The prime minister used something as benign as a ribbon-cutting
ceremony for a new Istanbul underground station as a platform to blast
reporters. A brief confrontation broke out during his speech, and as
news photographers homed in to get footage, the crowd turned on
journalists, attacking them in front of the prime minister who,
according to eyewitness accounts, did little to intervene.

Despite this incident, the prime minister’s criticism of journalists
has continued on the campaign trail as he canvasses the country in
advance of the 29 March municipal elections.

ErdoÄ?an’s anti-media campaign seems to stem from reports that
have linked him to a Turkish charity, Deniz Feneri, whose managers
were tried in Germany last year on charges of defrauding donors of
?¬16 million. The prime minister has denied any connection to
the charity, and German prosecutors have also said there was nothing
linking the defendants to ErdoÄ?an.

But he has lashed out at the country’s largest media company, the
Dogan Media Group, demanding that its editors reveal their motives for
reporting on the charity scandal. On several occasions, the prime
minister has urged his supporters to stop buying papers that, as he
told one rally, `stand by others, rather than stand by the prime
minister of the Turkish Republic’. There were also other troubling
actions. In December, the prime minister’s office refused to renew
press credentials for several long-time political reporters.

Then in February, Turkey’s finance ministry fined Dogan an
unprecedented ?¬380 million (826 million Turkish lira) for tax
evasion related to sales of foreign assets. While the Turkish
authorities insist that the fine had nothing to do with
ErdoÄ?an’s criticism of Dogan’s news coverage, the timing `
after months of criticism from the prime minister ` only raises the
spectre of a politically motivated campaign to bring the media company
to its knees.

The prime minister’s outbursts against the press are odd for a man who
himself was once unjustly banned from political office because of his
religious views. They also defy the laudable reforms he has shepherded
through parliament since he came to power in 2002, and his push to put
Turkish law in sync with the European Union.

ErdoÄ?an’s campaign against the media sends a message that they
are fair game for bullying and boycotts. But it also carries grave
risks for journalists. Questioning the media’s loyalty is dangerous in
a country where some individuals have already used perceived affronts
to `Turkishness’ as an excuse to commit violence and, in Dink’s case,
murder. The prime minister needs to step back. If he does not, this is
one piece of political theatre that risks moving from drama to
tragedy.

David Dadge is director of the International Press Institute, a
Vienna-based press-freedom organisation.

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TELLING IT LIKE IT ISN’T
By Viktor Posudnevsky

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Thursday, February 26, 2009, 17:58

Government-aligned TV and opposition-backed newspapers dominate
Armenia’s mediascape.

In 2002 Mark Grigorian, a freelance journalist in Armenia, was walking
in the street when somebody threw a grenade at him. The bomb exploded,
injuring but not killing him. He has since left Armenia and now lives
in London, where he works for the Russian BBC service.

Grigorian suffered the attack while on an independent investigation
into Armenia’s infamous "parliamentary shooting" of October 1999. In
an incident that made global headlines, six armed terrorists stormed
the Armenian parliament and shot dead the country’s prime minister
along with a number of other officials.

The story is now all but forgotten in the wider world, but in Armenia
it still dominates public discourse, almost ten years on. And most
are dissatisfied with the official version of events.

"The attack is still a big mystery in Armenia," says Emil Danielyan,
a journalist with the Armenian branch of Radio Free Europe (which is
funded by the US Congress).

There have been no independent investigations, and Grigorian could
be the only person to have come close to uncovering the truth about
the shooting which shocked his nation and the world.

Violence, mysterious character s, fear and a lot of unanswered
questions – these have become almost routine for at least some
of Armenia’a journalists. While the attack on Mark Grigorian was
definitely the most savage, it is by no means the only one.

Another Armenian journalist, Liana Sayadyan – deputy editor of Hetq,
an online publication and newspaper – compiled a list of attacks on
Armenian journalists between 2006 and 2007. There were 13 altogether,
and according to Sayadyan, none of these cases led to convictions
in court.

There has been no formal censorship in Armenia since it gained
independence from the Soviet Union in 1990. But self-censorship
prevails.

"Broadcasting and print in Armenia operate in very different
environments," explains Radio Free Europe’s Danielyan. "The extent
of freedom granted to them is very different."

Armenians don’t like reading newspapers, and the largest circulation
in this country of three million people is a paltry 6,000. TV is much
more popular and this media is subjected to the strictest government
control.

"The President, Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and a number of
leading business oligarchs allied with the government are shielded
from criticism," says Sayadyan in reference to public television.

"The two newspapers with largest circulation are controlled by the
opposition," adds Danielyan. "They are extremely critical of the
governme nt. They feel free to write whatever they want and the picture
they give is completely different to the picture on public television."

Nevertheless, these newspapers are not objective, and the quality of
their reporting is "quite low".

According to Armenians, one can almost feel like living in two
different countries due to great differences in coverage by various
media. Never was this more obvious than during opposition protests
in February 2008, which divided the nation.

After the ruling party won the presidential election in Armenia, its
political opposition mounted a big protest reminiscent of the Orange
Revolution in Ukraine. The mass protest was violently suppressed by
Armenian police on 1 March 2008.

"In the eyes of the tiny number of print media that supported the
opposition, all this was seen as a pan-national outburst in which
100,000-300,000 people participated," says Sayadyan. "But for the
pro-government media the protestors were only a few score homeless
and drug addicts who had been paid $10 to show up at the rallies and
to sleep out in the tent-city pitched in Freedom Square."

Christian Garbis was born in the USA to Armenian parents. He
moved to Armenia in 2004 and started one of the first blogs in
the country. Garbis says he trusts neither broadcast nor print
media. "Newspapers are biased," he says. "They offer commentaries
about current news, but usually a day or so after the fact.

"The best way to obtain current news is online, and there are numerous
news services. Another alternative, strange as it may sound, is by
word of mouth."

The dissatisfaction with Armenian media has contributed to the growth
of blogging. "Personal media – the blog – became very widespread and
turned into a real alternative to the traditional media outlets,"
says Sayadyan, speaking of the events of February 2008. "Each person
participating in the rallies recorded or photographed the events and
posted it on their blogs and chronicled each successive demonstration."

PUBLIC SERVICES REGULATORY COMMISSION RAISES ELECTRICITY PRICE IN ARMENIA

ARKA
March 5, 2009

YEREVAN, March 5. /ARKA/. Armenian Public Services Regulatory
Commission raised the price for electricity for consumers.

Under the Commission’s decision, the price for electricity supplied
by "Electric Networks of Armenia" closed joint stock company is set
at 30Drams per kilowatt-hour in daytime (from 7:00 till 23:00hours)
instead of previous 25Drams per kilowatt-hour.

Nighttime (between 23:00 and 7:00) price for electricity is 20Drams
per kilowatt-hour against the previous 15Drams per kilowatt-hour. The
new prices come into force as from April 1 2009.

Head of price policy management department of the Commission Armen
Arshakyan said that the review of the electricity prices is initiated
by the Commission taking into account the rise in gas price and the
substantial changes in energy production by Armenian enterprises.

As from April 2009, gas price is to be 96,000Drams per 1,000 cubic
meters.

Among other crucial factors is 35% increase in price of atomic fuel
used in the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP), Arshakyan said.

13bln Drams worth large-scale investments implemented in the country’s
energy system in 2008 should be reflected in the prices and nullified
depreciation costs of enterprises with state share should be recovered,
he said.

He also pointed out that necessity occurred to replenish special
funds of the20ANPP on decommissioning.

Loan repayment schedules and currency rate fluctuations have also
been taken into account.

Electricity consumption by population averages 180 kilowatt-hour
monthly, hence the 5Drams increase will bring to additional
expenditures of 900Drams per month on average or about 11,000Drams
per year, Arshakyan said.

The Public Services Regulatory Commission also raised the process for
the other participants of the energy market in Armenia. Particularly,
the new price for electricity produced by the Armenian NPP is to be
3.6672Drams per kilowatt-hour, for that generated by Hrazdan heat
station 22.2036Drams per kilowatt-hour, by Yerevan heat station –
21.5172Drams per kilowatt-hour, by Vorotan Cascade hydro power plant –
0.5496Drams per kilowatt-hour, by International Energy Corporation
– 1.164Drams per kilowatt-hour, by Vayots-Dzor hydro power plant –
3.294Drams per kilowatt-hour.

Price for electricity distribution by "High-Voltage Electric Networks"
is set at 1.0692Drams per kilowatt-hour. Monthly fee for services
of the Operator of electric power systems is now 66.8883mln Drams,
service of the settlement center – 0 13.3449mln Drams monthly.

($1=305.83Drams).

EX-SOVIET STATES PLAN JOINT AIR DEFENSE DRILLS AUG. 7- SEPT. 18

ArmInfo
13:05 | 04/ 03/ 2009

ASTANA, March 4 (RIA Novosti) – Members of the Commonwealth of
Independent States (CIS) will conduct joint air defense exercises from
August 7 until September 18, the first deputy commander of Russia’s
Air Force said on Wednesday.

"The biennial Combat Commonwealth exercises will be held from August
7 until September 18," Vadim Volkovidsky told a news conference
following a meeting of the coordinating committee for air defense
under the CIS council of defense ministers.

He specified that the exercises would be held in several stages and
on the territory of each member state.

The CIS, a loose alliance of former Soviet states, comprises Russia,
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Moldova,
Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Ukraine is a founding and participating
country, but technically not a member state. Turkmenistan holds
associate status.

An integrated air defense network was set up by 10 CIS member countries
on February 10, 1995.

The main purpose of the network is to ensure the protection of
the member-countries’ airspace, early warning of missile attacks
and coordination of joint efforts to neutralize potential air
threats. (Russian mobile surface-to-air missile systems – Image
Gallery)

BULLETIN OF INDICATORS OF ARMENIAN INSURANCE COMPANIES FOR Q1 2008 PUBLISHED BY ARKA AGENCY

ARKA
March 4, 2009

YEREVAN, March 4. /ARKA/. ARKA News Agency has published its quarterly
bulletin of performance indicators of Armenia’s insurance companies
for the fourth quarter of 2008.

The product is compiled based on the official financial reports of
insurance companies.

"Insurance companies of Armenia" quarterly bulletin contains about
42 pages of information presented in tabular form as per the various
performance indicators. It contains 11 main sections – 1. General
characteristics of insurance companies, 2. Assets, 3. Liabilities, 4.

Capital, 5. Financial performance indicators, 6. Structure and building
of technical reserves, 7. Financial flows, 8. Profitability indicators,
Total capital sufficiency, 10. Paying capacity and liquidity and
11. Insurance indicators.

The bulletin provides a general view of the financial state of
insurance companies in Armenia and a comparative analysis of their
activities. The bulletin is expected to have also a section with
indicators as per insurance kinds in the future.

The ARKA News Agency founded on May 1 1996 specializes in coverage
of financial, economic and political topics. ARKA started publishing
quarterly bulletin "Basic indicators of Armenian banks" in 1999,
the bulletin "Credit organizations of Armenia" in March 2005 and
the quarterly bulletin "Financial i ndicators of banks" in May 2006,
based on independent annual audits.

AN ARTICLE ON ARMENIA IN IRISH "METRO EIREANN" MAGAZINE

ARMENPRESS
March 4, 2009

YEREVAN, MARCH 4, ARMENPRESS: Irish "Metro Eireann" magazine has
published and article about Armenia in its last issue.

Media relations department of Armenian Foreign Ministry told Armenpress
that the Armenian ambassador to the United Kingdom Vahe Gabrielian’s
extended interview has been published there, in which the ambassador
referred to the most promising spheres and opportunities of development
of Armenian-Irish bilateral relations and issues connected with the
activity of small Armenian community in Ireland.

The Armenian middle-age manuscripts which are kept in Dublin Chester
Betty library as well as the notable support provided to Armenia by
the Irish people after the 1988 earthquake were especially signified.

Vahe Gabrielian in details referred to the roots of Karabakh conflict
and the negotiation process as well as the Genocide of Armenians in
the Ottoman Empire and the relations of Armenia with the Diaspora
which was formed as a result of the genocide.

Clarifications have been given over the issues the Irish readers are
interested in, particularly on priorities of Armenian Foreign Policy
in cooperation with CIS and European Union.

The interview with the ambassador V. Gabrielian is available from
the website of Armenian Embassy in London