Author: Jabejian Elizabeth

RA NA Vice-Speaker: Various States Try to Join OSCE MG Format

PanARMENIAN.Net
10.07.2006 16:48 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The situation with the Nagorno Karabakh conflict
gives a possibility to some states to join the format of the OSCE
Minsk Group, Armenian National Assembly Vice-speaker Vahan Hovhannisian
stated a news conference in Yerevan today. In his words, such attempts
are obvious from the direction of the UK as well as some other states
and parliamentary structures.

"If the talks under the immediate patronage of the three Co-chair
states fail, activities will be launched at different levels including
the parliamentary one," Vahan Hovhannisian said adding that the NATO
PA shoes interest in the problem. At that he remarked that if the
Karabakh issue is discussed in other structures Armenia should not
hope for easy success. "With the joining of new instances everything
will be started from the very beginning," he said.

In his words, three proposes submitted by the OSCE MG since 1998 prove
that the more the investigating body deepens in the core of the problem
the more pro-Armenian become the proposals, reported Novosti-Armenia.

11.3 % of Georgians trust President Mikhail Saakashvili

ArmRadio.am
08.07.2006 13:40

July 5 the Tbilisi based Russian "Free Georgia" newspaper published
the results of the survey conducted by the Scientific Center for
National Strategy of the Tbilisi State University after Ivane
Javakhishvili. The survey was carried out among 1500 people over
Georgia. 11.3 percent of the interviewee trusts Presidnet Mikhail
Saakashvili. The rating of other political figures is lower. 7.81
percent trusts Republican MP Levan Berdzenishvili, 7.3 percent favors
member of the "Democratic Front" Party Koba Davidashvili, another
7.14 percent supports ex-Foreign Minister Slome Zurabishvili.

Although President Saakashvili enjoys the greatest trust among the
population, only 12.3 percent of the interviewee is going to cast
their vote in his favor in the presidential elections. Only 14.65
will vote for Mikhail Saakashvili.

Karabakh leader denies Azeri reports of arson attacks

Arminfo, Yerevan
3 Jul 06

Stepanakert , July 3: The president of the Nagornyy-Karabakh republic
[NKR], Arkadiy Gukasyan received the personal representative of the
OSCE chairman-in-office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, yesterday.

The sides discussed a number of issues concerning the Nagornyy Karabakh
problem and situation on the contact line [between the Armenian and
Azerbaijani armed forces], the NKR presidential press service has
told Arminfo.

They also touched on the Azerbaijani reports that the Karabakh side
allegedly set fire to villages in the border zone.

Arkadiy Gukasyan said that Baku’s efforts to mislead the international
community do not promote the establishment of mutual trust between
Armenian and Azerbaijani societies.

8TH CHAMPIONSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL GAMES OF SOUTH CAUCASUS TO START IN GEORGIA

ArmRadio.am
07.07.2006 10:38

The 8th championship of intellectual games of South Caucasus will
start today in Georgia. 30 teams from Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan,
as well as from South Ossetia and Abkhazia will participate in the
contest to be held at the " Kalkheti" hotel of Kobuleti.

TIGRAN TOROSIAN: DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS IS FIRST OF ALL IN ARMENIA’S INTERESTS
By Nana Petrosian

AZG Armenian Daily
07/07/2006

Tirgran Torosian, Speaker of RA National Assembly met with, Brian
Ardouni, executive director of the Armenian Assembly of America.

The press service of RA Parliament informed that in the course
of the meeting, B.Ardouni stated that AAA is aimed to contribute
to strengthening of the Armenian-American relations. He emphasized
the importance of holing the coming parliamentary elections in 2007
in accordance with democratic values. In his turn, T. Torosian said
that holding democratic elections is first of all in the interests of
Armenia and its people. He emphasized the importance of unification
of the political forces and shaping the atmosphere of tolerance
in Armenia.

Torosian highly estimated the activities of AAA and added that this
organization greatly contributes to the democratic developments
in Armenia. In the course of the meeting the sides discussed the
relations of Armenia with its neighbors, as well as the Nagorno
Karabakh conflict settlement process.

TEYMOURIAN ON TRIAL WITH BOLTON
Author: Dariush

IranFootballOnline, CA
July 5 2006

Rising Iran star Andranik Teymourian will be joining English Premier
League club Bolton Wanderers on trial, announced his club Abo Moslem
on Tuesday.

The talented 23-year-old midfielder received a slew of offers after
his impressive performance for Team Melli in the World Cup.

"We received offers from several clubs in Qatar, Turkey, Bundesliga
and Bolton," a club spokesman told "But we decided
in favour of Bolton as they gave the highest offer."

"We also prefer to see him play with a European club."

If Teymourian, who is of Armenian descent, gets the vote from Bolton
coach Sam Allardyce he could find himself stepping into the Asian
shoes of Japanese Hidetoshi Nakata, who announced his retirement from
professional football on Tuesday.

The only hitch, if any, is that Teymourian has appeared just eight
times for Iran so far and FA regulations state that a player is
eligible to join an EPL club only if he has appeared at least 70 per
cent in two years for the national team. But a way out is to lodge
an appeal with the appeals committee.

Bolton finished eighth in the standings last season.

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RA PRESIDENT ROBERT KOCHARYAN TO LEAVE FOR IRAN

ArmRadio.am
04.07.2006 12:35

July 5 RA President Robert Kocharyan will leave for the Islamic
Republic of Iran on a two-day working visit. The delegation headed by
the President comprises RA Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Energy,
Head of Staff of the Office to the President, Ambassador of Armenia
to Iran, and other officials.

Robert Kocharyan will have a meeting with the President of the
Islamic Republic of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Later the meeting of
Armenian and Iranian delegations will continue in an enlarged format,
bilateral documents will be signed. Leaders of the two countries will
give a joint press conference.

In the framework of the working visit RA president will have a meeting
with the Foreign Minister of Iran Manouchehr Mottaki.

Robert Kocharyan will visit also the Armenian Embassy in Iran and
will meet representatives of the Iranian-Armenian community.

TOROSIAN: THESIS ON RIGHT OF PEOPLES TO SELF-DETERMINATION BECOMES ADMISSIBLE FOR PACE

PanARMENIAN.Net
03.07.2006 17:51 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ During the debates held in Strasbourg on the report
on the Montenegro referendum some members of the Parliamentary Assembly
of the Council of Europe tried to avoid drawing parallels with Nagorno
Karabakh, Armenian Parliament Speaker, head of the Armenian Delegation
to PACE Tigran Torosian said at a meeting with NKR National Assembly
Chairman Ashot Ghulian. "However, undoubtedly the thesis on the right
of peoples to self-determination becomes admissible for the PACE,"
he underscored.

For his part Ashot Ghulian briefed on the outcomes of the
U.S. visit. The interlocutors also agreed on conduction of the
Armenia-NKR interparliamentary committee sitting in Yerevan this fall,
reported the RA NA press service.

Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, Kenya
June 30 2006

More revelation on Arturs’ identity

By Carol Gakii ( Saturday, July 01, 2006)

A close business associate of the recently deported Armenians
Rajendra Saghani Friday told the Kiruki commission of Inquiry that he
initially knew the two foreigners by different names and not as
Artur.

Saghani told the commission that the two were introduced to him as
James and Arthur and not Artur.

Saghani also revealed that he did business transactions worth
millions of shillings with the two alleged brothers without any
documentation.

He said the Arturs insisted on dealing with cash payments for all
their transactions.

Saghani told the commission that he sold three cars to the Arturs
worth over 7 million shillings, which they paid a deposit of 1.8
million shillings in cash but have never paid the balance todate.

Saghani also confirmed that he was the one who introduced the two to
Mwingi north MP Kalonzo Musyoka at a Nairobi hotel.

He said the two wanted to seek Kalonzo’s opinion on the various
investments of their interest.

G8 FOREIGN MINISTERS URGE ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN TO COME TO AN ARGEEMENT IN 2006

ArmRadio.am
30.06.2006 11:15

Foreign Ministers of the G8 countries called on Armenia and Azerbaijan
to come to an agreement over Nagorno-Karabakh in 2006.

They confirmed in the statement issued after the meeting in Moscow
that the G8 "supports the mediating efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group
Co-Chairs," ITAR-TASS reports.

"We emphasized the necessity of rapid agreement on main principles of
the peaceful resolution of the conflict. We call on Azerbaijan and
Armenia to demonstrate political will and come to an agreement on
the issue in the current year, and prepare their peoples for peace,
not for war," the statement of the G8 Foreign Ministers says.