Author: Jagharian Tania

Sports Illustrated
Posted: Saturday September 4, 2004 12:16PM; Updated: Saturday September 4,
2004 12:16PM
Singapore tops Indonesia in Tiger Cup warmup
SINGAPORE (AP) — Goals from Noh Alam Shah and Indra Sahdan Daud
gave Singapore a 2-0 win over rivals Indonesia in the Tiger Beer
Challenge trophy as the two Southeast Asian nations began tuning up in
preparation for the Tiger Cup, the region’s premier soccer tournament.
The match was also the first international for Indonesia’s English-born
coach Peter Withe — since he took charge last month from Bulgarian
Ivan Kolev — who left after leading them to the Asian Cup finals in
China that ended in August. Withe made the switch to Indonesia after
leading Thailand for five years and guiding them to the 2002 Tiger Cup.
Played before 3,000 at the Jalan Besar Stadium, Noh Alam, unmarked
on the left, opened scoring for the hosts in the 38th minute through
a header after a good cross from naturalized Nigerian Itimi Dickson.
Indonesia, ranked 92nd in the world, earned a penalty on the stroke
of halftime when Elie Aiboy was fouled just inside the box by the
city-state’s Noh Rahman. But top striker Bambang Pamungkas’ low spot
kick to the bottom right corner was saved by keeper Hassan Sunny for
the final play of the first 45.
Indra scored Singapore’s second in the 49th minute after a neat turn
away from his marker outside the box to fire a crisp, low drive past
Indonesian netminder Hendro Kartiko.
Ranked 121st in the world just behind Armenia and Benin, the win was
Singapore’s first this year.
The Tiger Cup will be co-hosted by Vietnam and Malaysia in December
and also features Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, the Philippines,
Myanmar, Laos, Indonesia and debutants East Timor.
Singapore and Indonesia play 2006 World Cup qualifiers Wednesday
against Oman and Sri Lanka respectively but neither have much chance of
making the finals in Germany and are focusing instead on the Tiger Cup.

Detroit Free Press, MI
Sept 2 2004
About Chechnya
Population: 1.2 million; 85 percent are Sunni Muslim Chechens, the
remainder are Christians, mostly Russians or Armenians.
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Size: About 5,000 square miles.
History: Chechens have been fighting Russian occupation since the
late 18th Century. But the seeds of the current revolt go back to
World War II, when Chechnya was a semiautonomous republic within the
Soviet Union. While most Chechen males fought German troops, Soviet
dictator Josef Stalin ordered Chechnya wiped off the map. Secret
police burned villages and deported the entire Chechen population to
Kazakhstan and Siberia, accusing them and other Soviet Muslims of
collaborating with the Nazis.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, an independence movement
formed in Chechnya, but Russia refused to allow the secession. As a
result, Chechnya has undergone two civil wars, which have left most
of Chechnya under the control of the federal military. Chechen
separatists still claim an independent Chechnya and have orchestrated
attacks in Chechnya and other regions of Russia, including Moscow.
Some 150,000 people have died as a result of Chechen civil strife
from 1994 to 2003.
The rebel force: Military analysts estimate the number to be in the
low thousands. The rebels are thought to have the support of up to 30
percent of the Chechen population, although the vast majority of
Chechens say they are tired of the bloodshed. Apart from indigenous
Chechen fighters, the separatist force includes foreigners. Some top
commanders are from Saudi Arabia. Suicide bombers have notably
included so-called black widows — Chechen women who lost husbands in
fighting.

Armenian defence chief says US troops might be stationed in Azerbaijan
Mediamax news agency
27 Aug 04

YEREVAN
Armenian Defence Minister Serzh Sarkisyan “supposes” that US troops
might be stationed in Azerbaijan.
Asked about Yerevan’s reaction in case this scenario became a reality,
the Armenian defence minister said that “there is nothing special to
comment on, we think that this concerns solely relations between the
USA and Azerbaijan”.
“We cannot tell Azerbaijan what troops it should station on its
territory,” Serzh Sarkisyan said.

ARMENIAN NPP TO BE RESTARTED ON OCTOBER 4, 2004
YEREVAN, AUGUST 25. ARMINFO. The Armenian NPP, which is not operative
now, is to be connected to the energy system on October 4, 2004, RA
Minister of Energy Armen Movsisyan told reporters.
The NPP was shut down for maintenance repairs and re-fueling on July
31. The Minister pointed out that the work has been done 45-50 per
cent, and monitoring shows that it will be completed within 64
days. He added that fuel has for the first time been supplied on time
since 1995. The reactor is being repaired on the NPP’s internal
funds. Specialists of the Czech “Skoda” company are now testing the
strength of the metal case of the reactor in conformity with
international standards and technical requirements of the IAEA. This
work is to be completed within 5-6 days. To enhance the safety,
specialists intend to install 37 electro-gas circuit breakers. A
computer system will also be installed to register all the parameters
of the reactor, which will be filed for post-accident analysis.
In 2003, the NPP generated a total of 1.9bln. kw/h of energy, 36% of
the total energy output in Armenia. Last September, the NPP was
transferred to the management of the “Inter RAO EES” CJSC, a
subsidiary of the RAO “EES Rossii.”

ArmenPress
Aug 19 2004
MAMEDYAROV SAYS BAKU WILL STRIVE FOR PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF NAGORNO
KARABAKH CONFLICT
BAKU, AUGUST 19, ARMENPRESS: Baku will strive to the last point to
settle Nagorno Karabakh conflict peacefully, Azeri foreign minister
Elmar Mamediarov told a news conference today. He said that Nagorno
Karabakh “is the major conflict in the region and the oldest.” The
minister opposed the possibility of “freezing” the conflict. “We do
not believe that conflicts can be frozen,” he said. “International
community should understand that force is not a method for solution.
Armenian military forces have occupied territories,” Azeri foreign
minister said. “Such superpowers as USA, France and Russia should say
their word. The principle of territorial integrity is inviolable.”

Sportsnetwork.com
August 19, 2004
Ward wins Olympic boxing debut; Martirosyan falters
Athens, Greece (Sports Network) – Light heavyweight Andre Ward won his
Olympic debut Thursday, scoring a victory over Italy’s Clemente Russo at
Peristeri Hall. But welterweight Vanes Martirosyan wasn’t as lucky.
Martirosyan, a California native like Ward, dropped his second-round
bout with reigning world champion Lorenzo Aragon Armenteros of Cuba,
becoming the second American boxer in as many days to lose.
“He was the better fighter,” said the 18-year-old Martirosyan, who won
his Olympic opener Sunday, a lopsided 45-20 victory over Algerian
Benamar Meskine. “I hope he gets the gold.”
Martirosyan was never really in the bout, falling behind 8-2 in the
first round on the way to a 20-11 loss. Flyweight Rau’Shee Warren was
the first American to lose here when he dropped a decision to China’s
Zau Shiming on Wednesday.
For Ward, who hasn’t lost a fight since 1998, things went just as
planned. He opened up with a slim 2-1 advantage in the first round
before outpointing Russo 6-4 and 7-3 over the next two frames on the way
to a 17-9 triumph.
“Andre likes to feel his opponents out first,” USA coach Basheer
Abdullah said. “But he was more aggressive over the last rounds.”
Ward moved on to face two-time world champion Evgeny Makarenko of
Russia. He is just the eighth American boxer to win his Olympic debut.
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Armenian, Azeri foreign ministers’ meeting tentatively set for 29-30 August
Mediamax news agency
19 Aug 04

YEREVAN
The Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers are scheduled to meet
on 29-30 August in Prague, Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan
said in Yerevan today.
At the same time, he admitted that the date of the meeting might
change.
Speaking about Armenia’s approach to the negotiations, Vardan Oskanyan
noted that after a peaceful settlement of the problem, Nagornyy
Karabakh’s status should not differ much from the one possessed by
this country today.

Olympic Swimming Results
.c The Associated Press
ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Results for Sunday’s Olympic swimming competition at
the Olympic Aquatic Center:
Men
100 Backstroke
Qualification
1. Tomomi Morita, Japan, 54.41 (Q).
2. Aaron Peirsol, United States, 54.65 (Q).
3. Laszlo Cseh, Hungary, 54.80 (Q).
4. Markus Rogan, Austria, 54.87 (Q).
4. Lenny Krayzelburg, United States, 54.87 (Q).
6. Steffen Driesen, Germany, 54.92 (Q).
7. Arkady Vyatchanin, Russia, 55.17 (Q).
8. Keng Liat Alex Lim, Malaysia, 55.22 (Q).
9. Matt Welsh, Australia, 55.35 (Q).
10. Kunpeng Ouyang, China, 55.50 (Q).
11. Marco di Carli, Germany, 55.58 (Q).
12. Gerhard Zandberg, South Africa, 55.62 (Q).
13. Simon Dufour, France, 55.76 (Q).
14. Gregor Tait, Britain, 55.77 (Q).
14. Razvan Ionut Florea, Zimbabwe, 55.77 (Q).
16. Gordan Kozulj, Croatia, 55.80 (Q).
17. Aristeidis Grigoriadis, Greece, 55.85.
17. Josh Watson, Australia, 55.85.
19. Evgeny Aleshin, Russia, 55.91.
20. Ryan Pini, Papua New Guinea, 55.97.
21. Pierre Roger, France, 56.07.
22. Cameron Gibson, New Zealand, 56.14.
23. Adam Mania, Poland, 56.20.
24. Darius Grigalionis, Lithuania, 56.21.
25. Nicholas Alfred Neckles, Barbados, 56.32.
26. Derya Buyukuncu, Turkey, 56.34.
27. Lubos Krizko, Slovakia, 56.62.
27. Volodymyr Nikolaychuk, Ukraine, 56.62.
27. Matt Rose, Canada, 56.62.
30. Sung Min, South Korea, 56.78.
31. Ahmed Hussein, Egypt, 56.86.
32. Paulo Machado, Brazil, 57.07.
33. Eduardo German Otero, Argentina, 57.28.
34. Peter Horvath, Hungary, 57.29.
35. Aschwin Wildeboer, Spain, 57.35.
36. Matti Maki, Finland, 57.57.
37. George Gleason, U.S. Virgin Islands, 57.64.
38. Christopher Vythoulkas, Bahamas, 58.31.
39. Brendan Ashby, Zimbabwe, 58.91.
40. Igor Beretic, Serbia-Montenegro, 59.38.
41. Stanislav Ossinkskiy, Kazakhstan, 59.92.
42. Alexandr Ivlev, Moldova, 1:00.13.
43. Danil Bugakov, Uzbekistan, 1:02.28.
44. Omar Abu Fares, Jordan, 1:02.36.
NR. Donnie Defreitas, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, DNS.
Semifinals
1. Aaron Peirsol, United States, 54.34 (Q).
2. Markus Rogan, Austria, 54.42 (Q).
3. Tomomi Morita, Japan, 54.62 (Q).
4. Lenny Krayzelburg, United States, 54.63 (Q).
5. Steffen Driesen, Germany, 54.64 (Q).
6. Matt Welsh, Australia, 54.69 (Q).
7. Laszlo Cseh, Hungary, 54.86 (Q).
8. Marco di Carli, Germany, 55.03 (Q).
9. Arkady Vyatchanin, Russia, 55.20.
10. Razvan Ionut Florea, Romania, 55.27.
11. Ouyang Kunpeng, China, 55.28.
12. Gregor Tait, Britain, 55.31.
13. Gerhard Zandberg, South Africa, 55.76.
14. Gordan Kozulj, Croatia, 56.02.
15. Keng Liat Alex Lim, Malaysia, 56.08.
16. Simon Dufour, France, 56.15.
100 Breaststroke
Final
1. Kosuke Kitajima, Japan, 1:00.08.
2. Brendan Hansen, United States, 1:00.25.
3. Hugues Duboscq, France, 1:00.88.
4. Mark Gangloff, United States, 1:01.17.
5. Vladislav Polyakov, Kazakhstan, 1:01.34.
6. James Gibson, Britain, 1:01.36.
7. Darren Mew, Britain, 1:01.66.
8. Oleg Lisogor, Ukraine, 1:02.42.
200 Freestyle
Qualification
1. Ian Thorpe, Australia, 1:47.22 (Q).
2. Pieter van den Hoogenband, Netherlands, 1:47.32 (Q).
3. Emiliano Brembilla, Italy, 1:47.95 (Q).
4. Klete Keller, United States, 1:47.97 (Q).
5. Michael Phelps, United States, 1:48.43 (Q).
6. Simon Burnett, Britain, 1:48.68 (Q).
7. Grant Hackett, Australia, 1:48.90 (Q).
8. Jens Schreiber, Germany, 1:49.00 (Q).
9. Kvetoslav Svoboda, Czech Republic, 1:49.25 (Q).
10. Rick Say, Canada, 1:49.32 (Q).
11. Dominik Meichtry, Switzerland, 1:49.45 (Q).
12. George Bovell, Trinidad and Tobago, 1:49.48 (Q).
13. Yoshihiro Okumura, Japan, 1:49.54 (Q).
14. Brent Hayden, Canada, 1:49.56 (Q).
15. Andreas Zisimos, Greece, 1:49.60 (Q).
16. Andrey Kapralov, Russia, 1:49.91 (Q).
17. Olaf Wildeboer, Spain, 1:50.01. 18. Jacob Carstensen, Denmark, 1:50.15.
19. Stefan Herbst, Germany, 1:50.23.
20. Rodrigo Castro, Brazil, 1:50.27.
21. Saulius Binevicius, Lithuania, 1:50.50.
22. Peter Mankoc, Slovenia, 1:50.72.
23. Romans Miloslavskis, Latvia, 1:50.83.
24. Maxim Kuznetsov, Russia, 1:50.93.
25. Nicolas Rostoucher, France, 1:50.96.
26. Dominik Koll, Austria, 1:51.36.
27. Dmytro Vereitinov, Ukraine, 1:51.38.
28. Joshua Ilika Brenner, Mexico, 1:51.66.
29. Luis Monteiro, Portugal, 1:51.78.
30. Lukasz Drzewinski, Poland, 1:51.90.
31. Mihail Alexandrov, Bulgaria, 1:52.12.
32. Tamas Szucs, Hungary, 1:52.26.
33. Han Kyu-chul, South Korea, 1:52.28.
34. Damian Arthur Christopher Alleyne, Barbados, 1:52.89.
35. Aleksandar Malenko, Macedonia, 1:53.00.
35. Mahrez Mebarek, Algeria, 1:53.00.
37. Yahor Salabutau, Belarus, 1:53.03.
38. Albert Subirats Altes, Venezuela, 1:53.11.
39. Giancarlo Zolezzi, Chile, 1:53.18.
40. Juan Martin Pereyra, Argentina, 1:53.19.
40. Shaune Fraser, Cayman Islands, 1:53.19.
42. Miguel Molina, Philippines, 1:53.81.
43. Lin Zhang, China, 1:53.84.
44. Alexandros Aresti, Cyprus, 1:53.90.
45. Martin Kutscher, Uruguay, 1:53.91.
46. Andrea Beccari, Italy, 1:54.00.
47. Te Tung Chen, Taiwan, 1:54.14.
48. Igor Erhartic, Serbia-Montenegro, 1:54.21.
49. Stepan Pinciuc, Moldova, 1:54.56.
50. Anouar Ben Naceur, Tunisia, 1:54.69.
51. Jung Jun Mark Chay, Singapore, 1:54.70.
52. Aytekin Mindan, Turkey, 1:55.65.
53. Adil Bellaz, Morocco, 1:55.79.
54. Mario Delac, Croatia, 1:55.82.
55. Vitaliy Khan, Kazakhstan, 1:56.11.
56. Diego Mularoni, San Marino, 1:56.18.
57. Petr Vasilev, Uzbekistan, 1:56.93.
58. Zurab Khomasuridze, Georgia, 1:58.02.
59. Ruslan Ismailov, Kyrgyzstan, 2:01.53.
Semifinals
1. Pieter van den Hoogenband, Netherlands, 1:46.00 (Q).
2. Ian Thorpe, Australia, 1:46.65 (Q).
3. Michael Phelps Iii, United States, 1:47.08 (Q).
4. Klete Keller, United States, 1:47.28 (Q).
5. Grant Hackett, Australia, 1:47.61 (Q).
6. Simon Burnett, Britain, 1:47.72 (Q).
7. Emiliano Brembilla, Italy, 1:47.93 (Q).
8. Rick Say, Canada, 1:48.16 (Q).
9. Kvetoslav Svoboda, Czech Republic, 1:49.27.
10. Yoshihiro Okumura, Japan, 1:49.49.
11. George Bovell, Trinidad and Tobago, 1:49.59.
12. Andreas Zisimos, Greece, 1:49.76.
13. Brent Hayden, Canada, 1:50.00.
14. Dominik Meichtry, Switzerland, 1:50.02.
15. Olaf Wildeboer, Spain, 1:50.61.
16. Andrey Kapralov, Russia, 1:51.35.
4×100 Freestyle Relay
Qualification
1. South Africa, 3:13.84 (Q).
2. United States, 3:15.83 (Q).
3. Italy, 3:16.18 (Q).
4. Netherlands, 3:16.42 (Q).
5. Russia, 3:17.46 (Q).
6. France, 3:17.64 (Q).
6. Australia, 3:17.64 (Q).
8. Germany, 3:17.97 (Q).
9. Canada, 3:18.35.
10. Ukraine, 3:18.95.
11. Lithuania, 3:19.28.
12. Brazil, 3:20.20.
13. Croatia, 3:21.01.
14. Greece, 3:24.26.
15. China, 3:24.31.
NR. Sweden, DQ.
Final
1. South Africa (Roland Mark Schoeman, 48.17; Lyndon Ferns, 48.13; Darian
Townsend, 48.96; Ryk Neethling, 47.91), 3:13.17.
2. Netherlands (Johan Kenkhuis, 49.81; Mitja Zastrow, 49.25; Klaas-Erik
Zwering, 48.51; Pieter van den Hoogenband, 46.79), 3:14.36.
3. United States (Ian Crocker, 50.05; Michael Phelps, 48.74; Neil Walker,
47.97; Jason Lezak, 47.86), 3:14.62.
4. Russia (Andrey Kapralov, 49.27; Evgeny Lagunov, 49.17; Denis Pimankov,
49.25; Alexander Popov, 48.06), 3:15.75.
4. Italy (Lorenzo Vismara, 49.16; Filippo Magnini, 48.30; Michele Scarica,
49.21; Christian Galenda, 49.08), 3:15.75.
6. Australia (Michael Klim, 49.37; Todd Pearson, 49.07; Eamon Sullivan,
49.19; Ian Thorpe, 48.14), 3:15.77.
7. France (Romain Barnier, 49.65; Julien Sicot, 49.31; Fabien Gilot, 48.95;
Frederick Bousquet, 48.32), 3:16.23.
8. Germany (Jens Schreiber, 49.88; Lars Conrad, 48.72; Torsten Spanneberg,
49.24; Stefan Herbst, 49.34), 3:17.18.
Women
100 Butterfly
Final
1. Petria Thomas, Australia, 57.72.
2. Otylia Jedrzejczak, Poland, 57.84.
3. Inge de Bruijn, Netherlands, 57.99.
4. Jess Schipper, Australia, 58.22.
5. Jennifer Thompson, United States, 58.72.
6. Martina Moravcova, Slovakia, 58.96.
7. Alena Popchanka, Belarus, 59.06.
8. Junko Onishi, Japan, 59.83.
100 Backstroke
Qualification
1. Laure Manaudou, France, 1:01.27 (Q).
2. Reiko Nakamura, Japan, 1:01.39 (Q).
3. Natalie Coughlin, United States, 1:01.45 (Q).
4. Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe, 1:01.60 (Q).
5. Noriko Inada, Japan, 1:01.67 (Q).
6. Antje Buschschulte, Germany, 1:01.68 (Q).
7. Nina Zhivanevskaya, Spain, 1:01.75 (Q).
8. Stanislava Komarova, Russia, 1:01.84 (Q).
9. Ilona Hlavackova, Czech Republic, 1:01.95 (Q).
10. Giaan Rooney, Australia, 1:01.96 (Q).
11. Haley Cope, United States, 1:01.99 (Q).
12. Katy Sexton, Britain, 1:02.01 (Q).
13. Louise Oernstedt, Denmark, 1:02.17 (Q).
13. Sarah Price, Britain, 1:02.17 (Q).
15. Chang Gao, China, 1:02.19 (Q).
16. Shu Zhan, China, 1:02.39 (Q).
17. Sanja Jovanovic, Croatia, 1:02.47.
17. Erin Gammel, Canada, 1:02.47.
19. Iryna Amshennikova, Ukraine, 1:02.57.
20. Marieke Guehrer, Australia, 1:02.76.
21. Nikolett Szepesi, Hungary, 1:02.78.
22. Hannah McLean, New Zealand, 1:03.09.
23. Janine Pietsch, Germany, 1:03.13.
24. Shim Min Ji, South Korea, 1:03.14.
25. Sviatlana Khakhlova, Belarus, 1:03.25.
26. Alessandra Cappa, Italy, 1:03.50.
27. Gisela Morales, Guatemala, 1:03.72.
28. Anna Gostomelsky, Israel, 1:04.06.
29. Alexandra Putra, France, 1:04.13.
30. Hiu Wai Sherry Tsai, Hong Kong, 1:04.25.
31. Kiera Aitken, Bermuda, 1:04.37.
32. Chonlathorn Vorathamrong, Thailand, 1:05.15.
33. Eirini Karastergiou, Greece, 1:05.30.
34. Sadan Derya Erke, Turkey, 1:05.38.
35. Serrana Fernandez, Uruguay, 1:05.51.
36. Hanna-Maria Seppala, Finland, 1:05.55.
37. Hsiao Han Fu, Taiwan, 1:06.62.
38. Anastassiya Prilepa, Kazakhstan, 1:07.55.
39. Lenient Obia, Nigeria, 1:09.65.
40. Galindo Ana, Honduras, 1:11.80.
41. Olga Gnedovckaya, Uzbekistan, 1:15.33.
42. Yelena Rojkova, Turkmenistan, 1:15.48.
Semifinals
1. Natalie Coughlin, United States, 1:00.17 (Q).
2. Laure Manaudou, France, 1:00.88 (Q).
3. Antje Buschschulte, Germany, 1:00.94 (Q).
4. Louise Oernstedt, Denmark, 1:01.12 (Q).
5. Haley Cope, United States, 1:01.13 (Q).
6. Nina Zhivanevskaya, Spain, 1:01.19 (Q).
7. Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe, 1:01.21 (Q).
8. Reiko Nakamura, Japan, 1:01.24 (Q).
9. Giaan Rooney, Australia, 1:01.41.
10. Stanislava Komarova, Russia, 1:01.63.
11. Noriko Inada, Japan, 1:01.74.
12. Ilona Hlavackova, Czech Republic, 1:01.81.
13. Katy Sexton, Britain, 1:01.96.
14. Zhan Shu, China, 1:02.10.
15. Gao Chang, China, 1:02.17.
16. Sarah Price, Britain, 1:02.48.
100 Breaststroke
Qualification
1. Brooke Hanson, Australia, 1:07.35 (Q).
2. Leisel Jones, Australia, 1:07.69 (Q).
3. Tara Kirk, United States, 1:07.92 (Q).
4. Sarah Poewe, Germany, 1:07.97 (Q).
5. Amanda Beard, United States, 1:08.04 (Q).
6. Xuejuan Luo, China, 1:09.07 (Q).
7. Hui Qi, China, 1:09.29 (Q).
8. Svitlana Bondarenko, Ukraine, 1:09.35 (Q).
9. Rhiannon Leier, Canada, 1:09.38 (Q).
10. Masami Tanaka, Japan, 1:09.44 (Q).
11. Agnes Kovacs, Hungary, 1:09.51 (Q).
12. Vipa Bernhardt, Germany, 1:09.60 (Q).
13. Lauren van Oosten, Canada, 1:09.93 (Q).
14. Mirna Jukic, Austria, 1:09.99 (Q).
15. Elena Bogomazova, Russia, 1:10.24 (Q).
16. Chiara Boggiatto, Italy, 1:10.33 (Q).
17. Maria Ostling, Sweden, 1:10.45.
18. Ina Kapishina, Belarus, 1:10.66.
19. Majken Thorup Toft, Denmark, 1:10.97.
20. Smiljana Marinovic, Croatia, 1:11.00.
21. Madelon Baans, Netherlands, 1:11.10.
22. Marina Kuc, Serbia-Montenegro, 1:11.27.
23. Eeva Saarinen, Finland, 1:11.39.
24. Diana Gomes, Portugal, 1:11.40.
24. Emma Robinson, Ireland, 1:11.40.
26. Ilkay Dikmen, Turkey, 1:11.69.
27. Imaday Nunez Gonzalez, Cuba, 1:12.14.
28. Salama Ismail, Egypt, 1:12.20.
29. Javiera Salcedo, Argentina, 1:12.46.
29. Aikaterini Sarakatsani, Greece, 1:12.46.
31. Jaclyn Pangilinan, Philippines, 1:12.47.
32. Alia S Atkinson, Jamaica, 1:12.53.
33. Wei-Min Nicolette Teo, Singapore, 1:12.87.
34. Lee Ji Young, South Korea, 1:12.93.
35. Annabelle Carey, New Zealand, 1:13.21.
36. Yi Ting Siow, Malaysia, 1:13.30.
37. Valeria Silva, Peru, 1:13.52.
38. Adriana Marmolejo Vargas, Mexico, 1:14.35.
39. Tsz Wa Yip, Hong Kong, 1:14.53.
40. Iris Edda Heimisdottir, Iceland, 1:15.35.
41. Katerine Moreno, Bolivia, 1:18.25.
42. Varduhi Avetisyan, Armenia, 1:18.87.
43. Shrone Austin, Seychelles, 1:19.02.
44. Nataliya Filina, Azerbaijan, 1:20.21.
45. Melissa Ashby, Grenada, 1:22.67.
46. Pauline Keita, Mali, 1:30.40.
47. Nayana Shakya, Nepal, 1:32.92.
48. Pamela Girimbabazi Rugabira, Rwanda, 1:50.39.
Semifinals
1. Leisel Jones, Australia, 1:06.78 (Q).
2. Sarah Poewe, Germany, 1:07.48 (Q).
3. Tara Kirk, United States, 1:07.60 (Q).
4. Brooke Hanson, Australia, 1:07.75 (Q).
5. Amanda Beard, United States, 1:07.92 (Q).
6. Svitlana Bondarenko, Ukraine, 1:08.28 (Q).
7. Luo Xuejuan, China, 1:08.57 (Q).
8. Qi Hui, China, 1:09.06 (Q).
9. Masami Tanaka, Japan, 1:09.11.
10. Agnes Kovacs, Hungary, 1:09.12.
11. Lauren van Oosten, Canada, 1:09.45.
12. Rhiannon Leier, Canada, 1:09.46.
13. Vipa Bernhardt, Germany, 1:09.72.
14. Mirna Jukic, Austria, 1:10.06.
15. Elena Bogomazova, Russia, 1:10.41.
16. Chiara Boggiatto, Italy, 1:10.84.
400 Freestyle
Qualification
1. Laure Manaudou, France, 4:06.76 (Q).
2. Otylia Jedrzejczak, Poland, 4:07.11 (Q).
3. Camelia Alina Potec, Zimbabwe, 4:07.39 (Q).
4. Ai Shibata, Japan, 4:07.63 (Q).
5. Rebecca Cooke, Britain, 4:08.18 (Q).
6. Kaitlin Sandeno, United States, 4:08.22 (Q).
7. Linda Mackenzie, Australia, 4:08.46 (Q).
8. Sachiko Yamada, Japan, 4:09.10 (Q).
9. Claudia Poll Ahrens, Costa Rica, 4:09.75.
10. Kalyn Keller, United States, 4:09.83.
11. Simona Paduraru, Zimbabwe, 4:10.39.
12. Hannah Stockbauer, Germany, 4:10.46.
13. Elka Graham, Australia, 4:11.67.
14. Jiaying Pang, China, 4:11.81.
15. Eva Risztov, Hungary, 4:12.08.
16. Brittany Reimer, Canada, 4:12.33.
17. Hua Chen, China, 4:12.67.
18. Erika Villaecija, Spain, 4:13.03.
19. Monique Ferreira, Brazil, 4:13.75.
20. Zoi Dimoschaki, Greece, 4:13.96.
21. Joanne Jackson, Britain, 4:14.89.
22. Cecilia Elizabeth Biagioli, Argentina, 4:16.42.
23. Arantxa Ramos, Spain, 4:16.52.
24. Anja Carman, Slovenia, 4:17.79.
25. Daria Parshina, Russia, 4:18.24.
26. Kristel Kobrich, Chile, 4:18.68.
27. Vesna Stojanovska, Macedonia, 4:19.39.
28. Janelle Anya Monique Atkinson, Jamaica, 4:20.00.
29. Paola Duguet Duran, Colombia, 4:20.69.
30. Kristyna Kynerova, Czech Republic, 4:21.12.
31. Rebecca Linton, New Zealand, 4:21.58.
32. Ha Eun-ju, South Korea, 4:21.65.
33. Golda Marcus, El Salvador, 4:22.27.
34. Pilin Tachakittiranan, Thailand, 4:23.62.
35. Ozlem Yasemin Taskin, Turkey, 4:24.08.
36. Ivanka Moralieva, Bulgaria, 4:25.92.
37. Anita Galic, Croatia, 4:26.09.
38. Olga Beresnyeva, Ukraine, 4:26.30.
Final
1. Laure Manaudou, France, 4:05.34.
2. Otylia Jedrzejczak, Poland, 4:05.84.
3. Kaitlin Sandeno, United States, 4:06.19.
4. Camelia Alina Potec, Romania, 4:06.34.
5. Ai Shibata, Japan, 4:07.51.
6. Sachiko Yamada, Japan, 4:10.91.
7. Linda Mackenzie, Australia, 4:10.92.
8. Rebecca Cooke, Britain, 4:11.35.
08/15/04 14:11 EDT

Armenian defence minister wants normal relations with Turkey
Arminfo
5 Aug 04
Yerevan, 4 August: The secretary of the Security Council under the
Armenian president , Defence Minister Serzh Sarkisyan, is for the
normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations. The minister said this at
a meeting with participants in the All-Armenian youth gathering
Baze-2004 in the resort town of Dilizhan.
The minister stressed there are no Armenian-Turkish diplomatic
relations and ties between the two countries today appear only in the
international foreign policy arena. “My personal opinion is that one
certainly needs normal relations with every neighbour. I support the
resumption of relations with Turkey,” the minister said.
Sarkisyan said that relations should be established in those fields
where Armenia and Turkey could cooperate. “The more normal their
attitude to us, then the more normal our attitude to them, but not
violating norms of national security at the same time,” he said.

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The 57th Annual Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs),
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Wednesday to Friday, 8 to 10 September, 2004. The Conference, the
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organized by the NGO Section of DPI (Department of Public Information)
together with the Executive Committee of NGOs associated with DPI.
Secretary-General Kofi Anan will open the Conference on 8 September in
the general Assembly Hall. In addition to the opening and closing
plenary sessions, which will feature keynote speakers, the Conference
will hold 5 morning and afternoon plenary panels, as well as 30 Midday
NGO Interactive workshops. Over 1,700 NGO representatives, associated
with the DPI and Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) from about 90
countries around the world, are expected to attend The Conference.
The Armenian Relief Society, Inc. will have a midday workshop
partnership with 2 other NGO’s: NGO Committee on Child’s Rights, and
NGO Committee on HIV/AIDS, on Thursday, September 9th, 2004, from
1:15pm to 2:45 pm in the Dag Hammarskjold Library and Auditorium in
the UN headquarter building. The workshop is entitled `HIV/AIDS
Education, Prevention and Care; an Emphasis on Engaging Boys and Men
as Full Partners of Women and Children’. A large number of ARS members
will attend this conference from Canada and the USA.