Author: Hambardsumian Paul

Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
posted Aug 22 2005

Azerbaijan will continue talks with Armenia – President

Baku, August 19, AssA-Irada

President Ilham Aliyev has said Azerbaijan will continue talks on
settling the Upper Garabagh conflict with Armenia. `As long as there
is hope, we should continue the negotiations.’
Aliyev said that the progress in talks achieved thus far is important
but provides no guarantees. `The parties still have serious
differences’, he said.
The President noted that the gist of the `Prague process’ is the
stage-by-stage conflict resolution, which envisions liberation of
occupied land first and then an accord between the two sides. Such
discussions may continue without any temporary restrictions, he said.

`In the conditions of globalization and enlargement of Europe,
separatism cannot exist. Armenia will face difficulties to live in a
modern world with this burden.’
Aliyev said that Armenia cites the safety of Armenian residents of
Upper Garabagh as the key issue in the talks, `but this cannot be at
the expense of Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity’.*

Today.az, Azerbaijan
Aug 19 2005

Vidadi Mahmudlu: “Assistance of the international organizations will
be used for obtaining elector’s lists from Khankendi”

19 August 2005 [10:57] – Today.Az

“The process of forming the Khankendi election constituency # 122
was already completed. Probably, this question will be solved for
the last time in the next meeting of CEC”.

This explanation was given to APA by the secretary of the Central
Election Commission (CEC) Vidadi Mahmudlu. According to his words,
the personnel of the commission consisting of 9 persons were defined.
So, the Yeni Azerbaijan Party will be represented in the election
constituency by Nazim Veliyev, Vugar Ahmadov and Zahid Alishov,
neutralists Svetlana Gorchiyeva, and Naila Guliyeva, Communist Party
by Arif Aliyev, Musavat Party by Arzu Khudayarov, Democrat Party by
Zakir Huseynov, and PFPA by Teyyub Khalilov.

We should note that Zahid Alishov was elected the chairman of the
Constituency Election Commission. The representative representing
Armenians in the commission is Svetlana Gorchiyeva.

V.Mahmudlu also noted that a building was determined for the Khankendi
Constituency Election Commission which acted in the building of the
Central Election Commission up today and this building is situated in
the territory of Khatai region. We should note that, according to the
information by midday, 2 candidates appealed from that constituency
for participating in the elections. Another 3 persons presented
their applications today.

It was mainly intended to use electron voting for participation
of citizens of Azerbaijan being Armenians by origin living in the
territory of the Khankendi Election Constituency. Besides, election
stations will be created in foreign countries and territories situated
near the battle-field. As to Azerbaijani electors, stations will also
be established in territories where they live.

V.Mahmudlu noted that it was not determined how many stations will be
formed for the constituency; this will depend on the number in the
constituency. “The list of Azerbaijani and non-Azerbaijani electors
in the constituency is determined at present. This process and forming
stations will be finished recently. But we consider that assistance of
the international organizations will be used for obtaining elector’s
lists from Khankendi”.

As to the question about that in which constituency Azerbaijanis
removed from registration in this territory after leaving Khankendi
will give their votes the CEC secretary said that they work on
this question, too: “The position of CEC is that those people
must be included in the elector’s lists on the Khankendi Election
Constituency”.

According to the words of the CEC secretary supposing that the
elections will be held in the mentioned constituency, assistance
of the international organizations will be used for the propaganda
campaign of the candidates in the territory of Khankendi. “Some
organizations were already appealed in this connection; definite
works must be realized in this direction. Some of these works were
already realized and consulting is conducted with the international
organizations. But participation in the elections is the right of
the citizen. They also have the right to renounce the elections in
parallel with putting their candidacies forward”.

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GTM’s TYRES ALREADY SOLD ON DOMESTIC MARKET

YEREVAN, AUGUST 18, NOYAN TAPAN. In the next few months, the company
GTM (former Doghadorts) will produce 80 thousand tyres monthly instead
of the current 15 thousand. GTM Director Ara Margarian told this to
NT correspondent, adding that it is envisaged to export over half
of the production, mainly to Russia, Georgia and Ukraine. It was
noted that natural rubber is imported from Indonesia and Malaysia as
raw material, which allows to produce low-cost tyres quite light in
weight, while the press moulds also imported from abroad are used to
produce durable tyres of modern design. According to A. Margarian,
the price of GTM tyres on the domestic market is lower by about 12%
than that of foreign tyres. A. Margarian said that the company is
now producing tyres for “Zhiguli” and “Gazel” cars, but also plans
to manufacture tyres for “Niva” and RAF in the future.

PRESS RELEASE
Diocese of the Armenian Church of Australia & New Zealand
10 Macquarie Street
Chatswood NSW 2067
AUSTRALIA
Contact: Laura Artinian
Tel: (02) 9419-8056
Fax: (02) 9904-8446
Email: [email protected]

17 August 2005

PRIMATE CELEBRATES THE FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD IN
THE PARISH OF MELBOURNE

Sydney, Australia – Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of
Australia and New Zealand, His Eminence Archbishop Aghan Baliozian
returned to Sydney this morning having celebrated Sunday’s Feast Day
at St Mary’s Armenian Apostolic Church in Melbourne, Victoria.

The Assumption of the Holy Mother of God is one of five Major Feast
Days in the liturgical calendar of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
Each year Archbishop Baliozian celebrates the Divine Liturgy at St
Mary’s Armenian Church in Melbourne assisted by parish priest Reverend
Father Hagop Cherkezian, Deacons and the Zvartnotz Church Choir.
On this day each year the faithful congregation gather in large numbers
to hear the Primate’s message honouring the significant role of the
Holy Mother of God in propagating the message of Christ and the start
of Christianity.

In his sermon, Archbishop Baliozian reminded the congregation how
God’s blessing of Mary, the honour of being the mother of Jesus,
would lead to much pain with the ridicule of being pregnant in an
unwed state and her son would be rejected and murdered. But through
her son would come the world’s only hope. Mary found favour with God
because her submission was part of God’s plan. She remained steadfast
beside her son, submitted to Jesus’ ways because she recognised the
he was more than her human son – he was the Son of God.

During Holy Mass, a requiem service was held in memory of past clergy,
benefactors, founders and those who had given long-standing service
to St Mary’s Armenian Church as well as for the souls of the late
Fr Terenig Tavitian and Fr Zaven Hakobian who were both tragically
killed in separate road accidents in Armenia over the past three weeks.

Following the church service, a memorial lunch was held in the church
hall that was attended by the Primate and congregation members in an
atmosphere of cordial welcome.

During his visit to the parish of Melbourne, Archbishop Baliozian
partook in a number of meetings. On Friday, 12 August he met with two
Anglican Bishops and an Archdeacon for a lunchtime meeting to discuss
matters of ecumenism specifically on relations between Anglican and
Oriental Orthodox Churches.

On Saturday, 13 August the Primate met firstly with Armenian students
preparing for high school matriculation, secondly with students of
the Aginian Armenian Saturday School and later with the Principal
of the School to discuss matters pertaining to the school, education
and the Armenian language. In the same evening, the Primate attended
a function organised by the Sahagian Sporting Club.

CRIMINAL CASE OPENED IN CONNECTION WITH FACT OF ILLEGAL TREE FELLING IN FORESTRY OF STEPANAVAN

STEPANAVAN, AUGUST 17, NOYAN TAPAN. The prosecutor’s office of Lori
marz opened a criminal case against Varaz Dokholian, a forestry head,
and Martun Vardanian, a forest-keeper, in connection with the fact of
illegal tree felling in the forest of Gyulagarak. Deputy Prosecutor
of the marz Misak Aroyan told reporters in Stepananvan on August
17 that the fact of illegal tree cuttings was revealed on August 5,
and the case was opened on August 16 – under the RA Criminal Code’s
Article 296 Part 2 Points 1 and 2. It was noted that the indicated
points envisage a fine in the amount of 300-500 minimal salaries, 1-2
years’ corrective labor or up to 2 years’ imprisonment. According to
M. Aroyan, the forestry head and the forest-keeper cut down 84 pines,
beeches and trees of other types, causing damage of 800,000 drams
(about 1.8 thousand USD) to the state. The trees were sold to the
community head of the Gyulagarak village Alexandr Grigorian who owns
a sawmill.

Everyone in Georgian separatist region to get Russian passports

Agence France Presse — English
August 17, 2005 Wednesday 1:34 PM GMT

MOSCOW Aug 17 — Everyone living in Abkhazia, a Russian-backed
separatist region of ex-Soviet Georgia, will have a Russian passport
within a year, the rebel president said Wednesday in Moscow.

“We need six months to a year for everyone in Abkhazia to become
Russian citizens,” Sergei Bagapsh told journalists.

Already an estimated 84 percent of people in Abkhazia carry Russian
passports and 70 percent of pensioners receive Russian pensions.

Georgia’s President Mikhail Saakashvili has vowed to regain control
over the Black Sea province, which broke away in a war following a
unilateral declaration of independence in 1992.

Russia officially recognises Georgian sovereignty in Abkhazia, but
Tbilisi accuses Moscow of backing, arming and financing the rebels.

Almost half the pre-war residents of Abkhazia were ethnic-Georgians,
most of whom fled along with retreating government forces. The
remaining population consists of ethnic-Abkhaz, Armenians and Russians.

The war also devastated the Abkhaz economy, which survives almost
entirely on tourism from Russia.

KAZAKH INSURANCE COMPANY “EURASIA” ENTERS INSURANCE MARKET OF ARMENIA

YEREVAN, AUGUST 12. ARMINFO. The Armenian insurance company Sil
Insurance has signed an agreement of cooperation with Kazakh insurance
company Eurasia today.

Speaking at a press-conference Acting Executive Director of Sil
Insurance Hayk Baghramyan said this agreement will allow the company
to provide new insurance services in the sphere of medicine and
financial sector. It is not known yet how the risks will be shared by
the companies as this issue is still discussed, Baghramyan said. In
her turn, Vice Chairman of Eurasia Board Larisa Slabkevich said the
company occupies the first place among 36 insurance companies in
Kazahkstan as to insurance premiums. In connection with dynamical
development of insurance market in Kazakhstan, the company has
accumulated much sum to invest part of it in Armenia to expand
the spheres of its services. Slabkevich did not mention the sum of
investment. She stated that Eurasia is ready to secure its presence in
Armenia either by opening of a branch or by attraction of investments
in Sin Insurance. Eurasia provides insurance services in the territory
of Russia, Ukraine and Georgia.

A. Baghramyan says as of August 1 2005 insurance premiums of Sil
Insurance were 72 mln AMD ($160,000) or 20% of Armenia’s insurance
market, with insurance payments totaling 52 mln AMD. On the whole,
the company established in 2000 with 231.5 mln AMD authorized capital
concluded 874 contracts on insurance of various types of risks for 18.5
bln AMD. 55% of these contracts was the share of property insurance,
45% – car insurance.

It should be noted that Eurasia was created in 1995. By the end of
2004, its authorized capital was $49 mln. In 2004 insurance premiums
totaled $51 mln or 300% of the total sum of insurance premiums in
the country.

ARTASHES GEGHAMIAN DISPROVES RUMOURS ABOUT HIS BEING IN MONTE CARLO

YEREVAN, AUGUST 15, N0YAN TAPAN. “I came to disprove today’s
information in the “Aravot” newspaper about the issue that I and
Vazgen Manukian, the Chairman of the National-Democratic faction have
joined Serge Sargian, the Defence Minister; Hovik Abrahamian, the
Minister of Regional Governance, and Andranik Manukian, the Minister
of Transport, who are in Monte Carlo now. Artashes Geghamian, the
Chairman of the “National Unification” party informed journalists
about this, unexpectedly appearing at the August 13 press-conference
of Alexan Karapetian, his fellow party member in the “Azdak” club.
According to A.Geghamian, the publication in “Aravot” proves once more
that the authorities of Armenia are in agony. As for the position of
the chief editor of the newspaper, according to him: “Aram Abrahamian
is one of the most respectable editors who has just been tripped up.”

FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP OF VETERAN CHESS PLAYERS OF ARMENIA STARTS

YEREVAN, AUGUST 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The first championship of veteran
chess players of Armenia started the youngest participant of
which is 60 years old. The tournament has gathered a rather strong
staff, 4 participants of 32 ones of them are champions of Armenia of
different years. The championship also has an electoral character: the
participant taking the 1st place will get a right for participation
in the 2005 world championship of the veteran chess players as well,
besides getting the title of the champion of the country. 2 ronds
have already been held at the championship. Having 2 points each, 8
participants lead the competitive list. Only 9 rounds will be held at
the Central House of Chess Players of Armenia where the championship
is going on. The champion of the country and other prize-winners will
be known on August 18. The Chess Players Federation of Armenia defined
monetary prizes for participants played with success. The prize fund
is 245 thousand drams, 100 thousand of which will be given to the
champion of Armenia.

Schweizerische Depeschenagentur AG (SDA)
SDA – Service de base français
10 août 2005

Développement Négation du génocide arménien For unique pour les
procédures contre le Turc Dogu Perinçek

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Berne (ats) La justice vaudoise instruira toutes les procédures
ouvertes contre le politicien turc Dogu Perinçek pour négation du
génocide arménien. Le chef du Parti turc des travailleurs faisait
jusqu’ici l’objet d’enquêtes à Winterthour et Lausanne.

“Toutes les affaires liées à cette problématique sont regroupées
à Lausanne, sous l’autorité du juge d’instruction vaudois Jacques
Antenen”, a déclaré mercredi à l’ats Nicolas Cruchet, substitut de M.
Antenen. Il confirmait une information parue dans le quotidien
alémanique “Tages-Anzeiger”.

Interrogé par l’ats, un représentant du Ministère public de Winterthour
a précisé que cette instance restait compétente en ce qui concerne
l’enquête ouverte contre l’historien turc Yusuf Halacoglu, également
pour négation du génocide arménien.

Venu en Suisse à la fin juillet à l’occasion de la célébration du
82e anniversaire du Traité de Lausanne, Dogu Perinçek a critiqué à
plusieurs reprises, à Lausanne et à Glattbrugg (ZH), “le mensonge
international” à propos du “soi-disant génocide arménien”. Des propos
qui contreviennent à la norme pénale contre le racisme.

La justice vaudoise a par ailleurs ouvert à la mi-juillet une enquête
contre le chef du Parti des travailleurs turcs après le dépôt d’une
plainte de l’Association Suisse-Arménie concernant un discours tenu
en mai à Lausanne.

Les procédures contre MM. Perinçek et Halacoglu ont provoqué un
regain de tension dans les relations entre la Suisse et la Turquie.
Le ministère des affaires étrangères turc a notamment convoqué
l’ambassadeur de Suisse à Ankara le 27 juillet pour lui faire part de
“la mauvaise humeur des autorités et de l’opinion publique turques”
et lui demander de suspendre les enquêtes.

Quelques jours plus tard, le Département fédéral des affaires
étrangères (DFAE) convoquait à son tour l’ambassadeur turc à Berne
pour lui expliquer comment s’applique le droit suisse en matière
de discrimination raciale. Par ailleurs, Ankara a reporté sine die,
la semaine dernière, la visite prévue du conseiller Joseph Deiss à
Ankara, officiellement pour des raisons d’agenda.

NOTE: 3e paragraphe nouveau (enquête sur Halacoglu)

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