Author: Jabejian Elizabeth

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| 14:45:43 | 06-07-2005 | Social |

THERE IS A DEMAND OF DIRECTORS

In the Yerevan State Theater and Cinematography Institute a new profession
has been opened – sound directing. There are professions which are opened
once in 4-5 years as, according to the dean of the faculty Narineh Sargsyan,
there is no demand, like – choreography directing, cinematology, etc.

At present there are 27 applicants in the Institute. The majority has
applied to the directing faculty, for which they must take 3 exams – acting,
directing and Armenian.

We tried to find out from the applicants themselves why they have chosen the
profession. Elen Brutyan said she loves it. And Gohar Poqrikyan wanted to
become a theater director.

The entrance applications are accepted till July 15, and the exams will
start on July 28.

By the way, Narineh Sargsyan assured that the exam committee will not
announce its staff till the exam day.

Journal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey
July 5 2005

Rehn: EU needs Turkey

source: Hurriyet

EU Commissioner in charge of expansion, Olli Rehn, has said that a
Turkish membership in the EU is necessary for the contuining
development of “democracy, stability, and prosperity” in the
organization. Speaking yesterday evening at a meeting of European
Parliament Foreign Affairs members, Rehn talked about the framework
document that had been prepared for the upcoming October 3 EU
accession talks with Turkey.

Rehn stressed that Turkish membership which be a strategic advantage
for the EU, and that the October 3 talks must by all means go ahead.
Rehn also said that he could confirm that Turkey was fulfilling all
of the Copenhagen Criteria, and that there should not be any more
prerequisites put before Turkey prior to the start of the accession
talks.

EU-Turkey civil dialogue

Rehn spoke also about the importance of strengthening the level of
dialogue between EU and Turkish universities, workers’ unions, and
other civil society organizations.

French call on Turkey to recognize Armenian claims

During the discussions at the European Parliaments Foreign Affairs
Commission, some French parliamentarians spoke about the need for
Turkey to formally recognize Armenian claims of genocide prior to
accession talks.

Olli Rehn for his part said that the Armenian genocide was not
mentioned at all in the criteria

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| 15:17:58 | 04-07-2005 | Politics |

1995. `YES OR NO TO THE CONSTITUTION’

`Yes or no’, a choice the RA citizen faced 10 years ago, no matter
consciously or not. This choice gave birth to the Constitution which is
called semi-presidential in the language of the Constitutional right, but is
in fact and super-presidential in its essence.

It is called semi-presidential as the main mandate had two subjects of power
– the President and the National Assembly. It is super-presidential as one
of them has super authorities. This system of governing is called `De Goll
regime’ after Charles De Goll, General of the French army who later became
President. It was under him that the present Constitution of France was
adopted.

In its classic interpretation it was neither super-presidential, as USD, nor
Parliamentary, as Great Britain. It was the synthesis of Monarchy with the
Republic in French interpretation.

The Constitutional reforms which are worked upon by the authorities of the
RA and the political power do not presuppose the change of the governing
system adopted by the 1995 Constitution.

AzerTag, Azerbaijan
July 2 2005

GERMANY INTENDS TO COOPERATE WITH AZERBAIJAN IN MILITARY SPHERE
[July 02, 2005, 14:54:15]

Germany is planning to cooperate with Azerbaijan in military sphere,
said Ambassador Detlef Lingeman at his meeting with Azerbaijan’s
Defense Minister Safar Abiyev.

As have informed in AzerTAj from the press-service of the ministry,
at a meeting had familiarizing character, colonel-general Safar
Abiyev has emphasized successful continuation of cooperation of
Azerbaijan with Germany both in a bilateral format, and within the
frames of OSCE, the Council of Europe and NATO. Minister has told: we
are measured to establish cooperation with Germany and in military
sphere. With this purpose in January of this year we have presented
the draft agreement on cooperation in military sphere and we look
forward to hearing.

Having noted, that Germany also is planning to cooperate with
Azerbaijan in military sphere, ambassador Detlef Lingeman has
informed, that the answer to the directed draft agreement one of
these days will be received. At a meeting the exchange of opinions on
present military-political conditions in the Caucasian region, the
Armenian-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has been lead.

The ambassador has told: during official visit of the President of
Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to Germany chancellor Gerhard Shroeder has
noted, that supports territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and supports
peace settlement of the Armenian–Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict on the basis of norms of international law.

Then, Minister Safar Abiyev has answered questions interesting the
diplomat.

Zaman Online, Turkey
July 1 2005

Evangelists Activities in Turkey Warned
By Omer Sahin
Published: Thursday June 30, 2005
zaman.com

Activities of Evangelists have caused discomfort in Turkey.

Turkish Foreign Ministry and the Intelligence Service (MIT) have
warned governors for not to hold any “official contacts” with German
Protestant Church that visited Southeastern Anatolia to “handle the
problems of refugees”. The Foreign Ministry also warned the Turkish
Parliament before a visit by the Church delegation to the Parliamentary
Justice Commission. A secret paper sent to the Parliament stated that
Evangelists support the terrorist organization Kurdistan Workers’
Party (PKK) and carry out activities to prevent Turkey to be included
into the European Union (EU) in case the so-called Armenian genocide
allegations are not accepted.

The German Evangelische Landeskirche Church had wanted to organize
a European Churches Conference in Istanbul between June 12 and 16,
2005, before its Turkey visit, but later gave up on this demand. An
11-member delegation of the Church came to Turkey on June 8-17.

Holding a series of talks, the delegation expressed that it wanted
to visit Van, Midyat town of Mardin and Diyarbakir before Ankara. The
Church also demanded to talk to Van’s gendarme commander and receive
information about Iranian and Iraqi refugees during their visit
to Van. This demand of Church and method of its visit have caused
discomfort. The Foreign Ministry gave directives to Berlin Embassy
to warn the Church for not acting in line with procedures for its
visit to Southeastern Anatolia. Governors of Eastern and Southeastern
Anatolia were also warned not to hold any official talks with the
Church delegation. The Berlin Embassy proposed the Church delegation
to call officials to Ankara and hold official contacts in Ankara.
Despite this warning, Evangelists visiting Turkey went to Van, Midyat,
and Diyarbakir and tried to obtain appointments through unofficial
ways, though they failed to have any contacts with province and
district governors.

The Evangelists came to Ankara later on and made contacts in Turkish
Parliament. The Turkish Foreign Ministry sent a “secret” note to the
Parliament before the church delegation’s visit. Informing the Human
Rights Commission, the Ministry dealt with this determination of the
Turkish National Intelligence Service (MIT): Evangelische Akademie
Bad Boll activating under the church’s control held meetings in 1997
and 1998 related to the lift of ban on the Kurdistan Workers’ Party
(PKK) in Germany and directly involved in anti-Turkish activities
like blocking access to EU in case of Turkey’s non-recognition of
the so-called Armenian genocide and support for Kongra-Gel.

Armenia expects no proposals from intermediaries

Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
June 29 2005

Baku, June 28, AssA-Irada — Armenia does not expect international
intermediaries to come up with new proposals on the Upper Garabagh
conflict resolution, its foreign minister Vardan Oskanian has said.

“We do not expect any proposals from the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs
either during their visit to the region in mid-July or at the meeting
of Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents Robert Kocharian and Ilham
Aliyev late in August”, Oskanian told a news conference on Tuesday.

“The subject of our talks with Azerbaijan on the Garabagh conflict
settlement is on the negotiating table. But if the sides reach an
agreement on a specific issue, it can be expressed in writing”,
the Armenian minister said.*

BENEDICT XVI BLESSES PERSONNEL OF ARMENIAN SAILING VESSEL “CILICIA”

YEREVA, JUNE 22. ARMINFO. June 21 Armenian Ambassador to Italy Ruben
Shugaryan sent the message of Roman Pope Benedict XVI to the personnel
of the middle age Armenian sailing vessel “Cilicia.” In his message,
Benedict XVI, in particular, blesses the personnel of “Cilicia”
praying the Virgin for new and new displays of heavenly assistance and
patronage.

A member of the personnel Armen Nazaryan informs ARMINFO that on the
invitation of Roman Pope Benedict XVI, Cilicia Captain Karen Balayan
and chronicler and sailor Zoriy Balayan participated in a mass held by
the Pontiff at the St.Peter Square in Vatican.

On May 9 2005 from the Armenian island of St.Lazar in Italy the second
stage of Cilicia expedition started. Within a 1.5 month, “Cilicia”
passed the Adriatic, Ionic and Tirrean Seas of the Mediterranean.
Reaching the northern port Genua, the expedition hereby fully outran
the Apeninian Peninsula visiting all the important sea ports of Italy,
visited by diplomats and merchants of the Armenian Cilician State. At
the beginning of both stages, the personnel was received and blessed
by His Holiness Karekin II. The tour of Armenian sailors was covered
by Italian mass media, including television.

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| 21:19:53 | 20-06-2005 | Politics | PACE SUMMER SESSION |

REPORT ABOUT MASS MEDIA AND TERROR

The attempts of Azerbaijan to blame Armenia of terrorism on any occasion on
PACE are not new for anyone. The speeches of the Azeri delegation members do
not differ from one another independent of what is being discussed.

During today’s discussion «Mass Media and Terrorism» the Azeri delegate
Rafael Huseynov repeated without any change his speech which has sounded
many a time in PACE, «Armenia has occupied 20% of the territory of
Azerbaijan. For already 13 years our refugees are not able to return to
their houses. We have spoken in the PACE about Armenia being a terrorist
propagandizing it by the Armenia Mass Media». Mr. Huseynov blamed Armenia of
new calls for terror and demanded that PACE take proper steps to punish
Armenia.

In answer to the Azeri delegate, representative of the Armenian delegation
Artashes Geghamyan advised everyone to open several numbers of the newspaper
`Zerkalo’ and to read how the Azeri Mass Media propagandizes the killing of
Armenians, especially in Karabakh. He also reminded those present about the
cruel assassination of the Armenian officer Gourgen Margaryan by the Azeri
officer.

Drawing parallels between Azerbaijan and Turkey, Mr. Geghamyan referred to
the offer of the Turkish Prime Minister Erdoghan to investigate the events
in Turkey during the first World War and said that it is ridiculous, as
everyone knows what has happened in Turkey.

Shavarsh Kocharyan too made the speech about the theme. In his speech he
called the Azeris, as well as the other PACE delegates not to forget that
the theme refers to international terrorism which is propagandized by the
Mass Media to spread terror in people. He also mentioned that terrorism in
anti-humanitarian phenomenon which does not praise the human life as the
highest value.

Pan Armenian News

OSCE MINSK GROUP TO VISIT SOUTH CAUCASUS MID JULY

20.06.2005 05:58

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group for the Nagorno
Karabakh conflict settlement are expected to arrive in the South Caucasus in
mid July, Yerkir Online reported. The agreement was achieved at the meeting
of the Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers Vartan Oskanian and Elmar
Mamedyarov.

SHOW OF ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS IN MEMORY OF REPRESSED CLERGYMEN OPENS AT NAA

YEREVAN, JUNE 16, NOYAN TAPAN. A show of archival documents, “I am
Alive and You will be”, dedicated to the memory of the clergymen
repressed from the 1920s to the 1950s opened at the National Archives
of Armenia (NAA) on June 16. The show was organized jointly by the
Archives of the Mother See of Holy Echmiadzin and the NAA. The show
presents over 150 documenst kept at NAA, including the personal
files of the repressed clergymen, as well as the letters written
by the Armenian Catholicoses of that time to the Soviev authorities
demanding that the violence and persecutions unleashed against the
Armenian Church be stopped. Recalling that period, Chief Priest Eghishe
Sarsgsian, an inspector of the Gevorgian Seminary of Echmiadzin,
noted that about 200 Armenian priests died during the Stalin regime,
including Bishop Artak Smbatian, Archimandrite Vrtanes Hakobian,
Bishop Aristakes Zuloyan, Archbishop Sahak Ter-Hovhannisian and others
who photos are featured at the show. Priest Astghik Karapetian,
the director of the Archives of the Mother See, said that “this
joint initiative of the NAA and the Mother See of Holy Echmiadzin is
definitely demand for justice and a spiritual duty since, as Catholicos
of All Armenians Vazgen I wrote years ago, “it would be unfair to bury
in oblivion the sufferings and destruction inflicted to the Armenian
Apostolic Church in those cruel times.” The vocal quintet “Luys”
(“Light”) performed spiritual works at the opening ceremony. The show
will last until late June.