BAKU: Baku Admits Turkey Unlikely To Mediate On Karabakh

BAKU ADMITS TURKEY UNLIKELY TO MEDIATE ON KARABAKH

news.az
May 3 2010
Azerbaijan

Elkhan Polukhov The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has acknowledged that
Turkey is unlikely to become one of the OSCE Minsk Group mediators
on the Karabakh conflict.

‘The agreement of both sides of the conflict, i.e. Azerbaijan and
Armenia, is needed to change the format of the Minsk Group. In this
case Armenia is against the inclusion of Turkey in the format, as it
has repeatedly said,’ Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Elkhan
Polukhov told 1news.az on Saturday.

He was commenting on remarks by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman
Andrey Nesterenko that Moscow had not received a proposal to include
Turkey as an OSCE Minsk Group co-chair.

‘Anyway, the agreement of all parties is needed in order to make this
proposal reality. Considering that the ratification of the protocols
on the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations has been suspended,
such an agreement is unlikely,’ Nesterenko said.

Azerbaijan has recently criticized the work of the OSCE Minsk Group
co-chairs who are from Russia, the USA and France. The idea of Turkey
becoming a co-chair of the mediating group has been mooted by officials
in Turkey and Azerbaijan.

Armenia, China Interested In Further Development Of Bilateral Relati

ARMENIA, CHINA INTERESTED IN FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF BILATERAL RELATIONS

Armradio.am
03.05.2010 10:01

In the framework of his visit to the People’s Republic of China, on
May 2 President Serzh Sargsyan met with the President of the People’s
Republic of China Hu Jintao.

The President of Armenia expressed his gratitude to President
Hu Jintao for the invitation to participate at the opening of the
Shanghai Expo-2010 and congratulated his Chinese counterpart on the
successful commencement of the Exhibition.

President Sargsyan said that the enhancement of the relations
with China is a priority of the Armenian foreign policy and noted
that bilateral relations have already shown excellent dynamics of
development. The President of Armenia stressed that the high-level
political dialogue, active cooperation in social, political, economic,
cultural, and educational areas, reciprocal support in multilateral
formats increase mutual understanding and trust between Armenia
and China.

The two sides noted with satisfaction that multiple joint projects
in energy, chemical industry, agriculture, science and technology,
defense, culture and education spheres are being implemented with great
success. Serzh Sargsyan and Hu Jintao concurred that the accumulated
vast Armenian-Chinese experience would serve an excellent base for
raising the bilateral relations on a qualitatively new level.

The Presidents discussed issues related to China’s participation in the
construction of the Armenia-Iran railroad. They underscored that the
launch of the operations of the Armenian-Chinese Shanxi-Nairit joint
venture in Shanxi province of China proves that bilateral relations
were developing dynamically.

The Presidents of Armenia and China reiterated that they were ready to
undertake additional efforts for the further development of bilateral
relations.

NKR Pres address in connection with the International Workers’ Day

NKR President’s address in connection with the International Workers’ Day

armradio.am
01.05.2010 12:33

Dear compatriots,

I congratulate you on the International Workers’ Day.

This very holiday was traditionally celebrated with great luxury in
our country. Our nation has always been creative and has earned its
living through daily painstaking work.

By building independent statehood, today we keep on taking necessary
steps to develop the economy, stimulate domestic production and create
favorable conditions for business. Protecting rights and interests of
workers, raising wages and benefits, creating new workplaces,
improving living conditions of people are the pivotal issues that are
always in the spotlight of the authorities.

Dear friends, I congratulate you once again on the May Day and wish
peace, welfare and great success to your families and our common home
Artsakh.

BAKU: Azerbaijan, USA to hold joint military seminar

Turan news agency, Azerbaijan
May 1 2010

Azerbaijan, USA to hold joint military seminar

Baku, 1 May: US-Azerbaijani military cooperation continues. US and
Azerbaijani servicemen will hold a joint seminar for junior military
officers on 3-7 May in Baku, the press service of the [Azerbaijani]
Ministry of Defence has told Turan news agency.

According to the source, courses on operating patrol boats will be
held on 5-12 May in the US city of San Antonio. Courses for officers
taking part in air operations will be organized from 5 May to 25
January 2011.

It should be noted that the Azerbaijani side cancelled joint military
drills with the USA. This move was seen as a realization of Baku’s
threats to halt military cooperation with the USA due to "USA’s
non-objective position in the settlement of the Nagornyy Karabakh
conflict". However, experts believe that this was Baku’s response to
US media reports about corruption and human rights violations in
Azerbaijan.

`Baker’ operates in Prosecutor General’s Office of Azerbaijan

`Baker’ operates in Prosecutor General’s Office of Azerbaijan

By Times.am
27 April, 2010, 12:53 pm

By Levon MELIK-SHAHNAZARYAN

Year after the bloody drama in Azerbaijan’s State Oil Academy (ASOA)
the criminal case went to the trail. Let’s recall, on April 30th, 2009
stranger went into the Education Building shooting all passersby
people rising from first to the sixth floor. 15 minutes later in one
of the empty audiences was found corpse of the alleged killer, later
body was identified as a citizen of Georgia, Azeri by origin Farda
Gadirov. Farther we’ll talk about the circumstances of murder and
killer’s identification, now let’s turn to the courtroom and
prosecutor’s charge.

Thus, in prosecutor’s indictment, after a lot of stories about the
dedicated work on identifying offender’s accomplices, was reported…
the customer of this mass murder in Baku’s State Oil Academy was
Armenian man Mardun Gumashyan. Mardun Gumashyan’s name already is in
the list of Interpol marked as internationally wanted. Not for the
first time Azerbaijan resorts to the Interpol services with unfounded
requests that are usually rejected by the authoritative organization
by the reason of weak and not appropriate evidence base. Undoubtedly,
Interpol will reject Azerbaijan’s request this time also. Here’s why.

Since April 30th, in Azerbaijan vigorously seek for the `Armenian
trace’ of this high-profile crime. Naturally, it was found. It turned
out that Farda Gadirov was born and grew in Dashtepe village of
Marnauli’s district in Georgia which is located… near the Armenian
village Shulaver of the same region. It was the first significant clue
of Azeri intelligence agencies. However, during the investigations
were found even more interesting details: it turned out that Farda
Gadirov four months – from April to August 2008 – worked as auxiliary
worker in the parquet factory shop of Podolsk city. This not
remarkable fact in Farda’s biography turned into a major `exposure’:
Prosecutor General’s Office of Azerbaijan earnestly declared that
General Manager and Head of shop in the above-mentioned factory were
Armenians Alexander Kocharov and Edward Mkrtumyan. That is not all:
Azeri investigators managed to count 28 more Armenians among the
workers of the same factory. Here of course, it’s easy to get cranky
from all of the mentioned facts. Returning in Dashtepe Farda recorded
the video message on mobile phone’s camera describing his desire to go
to Baku and kill there passerby people. `Wait Baku I’ll come!’

But even in Dashtepe Farda found an Armenian! Azeri investigators
maniacally looking for the `Armenian trace’ in the mass shooting of
students found that the killer was familiar with the Armenian man
Sergey Grigoryan, and even once took a trip to the capital of Georgia
with him. In the previous reports of the Prosecutor General’s Office
of Azerbaijan, the list of Armenians in any way connected with Farda,
terminated on Grigoryan. However, in the indictment appeared Mardun
Gumashyan, Shulaver’s baker, he together with his schoolboy-sons,
`mainly concerned with: the baking bread in the bakery (built in their
house), and selling it from their own bakery to stores’. As contends
prosecutor `the big shot’ Mardun promised to pay Farda Gadirov and
other Azeris: Djavidan Amirov, Najaf Suleymanov, Nadir Aliyev etc.
`others are not identified yet’ $50000 for committing of mass
terrorist act in Baku city. Exclusively `based on the national
hatred’.

Further events are like clockwork: Azeris hankered for `easy money’
agreed to kill their tribesmen, it happened on April 30th of the last
year. However, the defendants Djavidan Amirov, Najaf Suleymanov, Nadir
Aliyev refused to plead their guilt, covered their ears and turned
back to the court during reading of indictment, even so, nothing was
changed. Prosecutors, concocted the indictment `based on the national
hatred’, made their work. Now everyone in Azerbaijan knows: one
Armenian village baker is able not only to buy the group of Azeris but
also to force them to kill dozens of their tribesmen in center of
Baku.

Of course, Azeris are free to believe to their prosecutors: like
priest, like flock. We won’t bother them by our questions, although it
is very interesting, why would anyone search for the man with Interpol
aid’s, if his residence place is well known? However, abstaining from
questions, let’s try to restore year ago events.

Thus, April 30th, 2009, at 9:30 am unknown man entered the second
building of Baku’s Oil’s Academy and opened fire to kill. Climbing the
stairs he shot everyone, who had the misfortune to be on his way.
Approximately after 13 – 15 minutes the shooting ceased. 10 more
minutes later, came police without clue whom should they disarm. 15
minutes after that police found the body of a young man in the empty
audience. Almost immediately thereafter head of the press service of
the Prosecutor General’s office of Azerbaijan Eldar Sultanov stated
that the offender destroyed; (!!! L.M.-Sh.) and that it was the
citizen of Georgia Nadir Shirhan-oglu. Three hours later was
announced, that the offender is the citizen of Georgia, Azeri by
origin Farda Asad-oglu Gadirov. Few hours later was arrested…Nadir
Shirhan-oglu Aliyev. He was alive and unharmed. As it turned out Nadir
Aliyev together with Farda rented the room in Baku.

The fact that Nadir Aliyev’s name appeared in publication right after
the corpse finding of the alleged killer is enough to accuse
Azerbaijani law-enforcement agencies, at least, in failing to prevent
the mass shooting of students. In Azerbaijan knew about the
conspiracy!

We won’t declare that Azerbaijani law-enforcement structures prepared
this crime – submitted video to a certain degree proves Farda
Gadirov’s independent decision – but we have reasons to declare: the
Prosecutor General’s Office of Azerbaijan at least, was informed about
the impending assault. According to its organization’s information (or
according to its plan) precisely Nadir Aliyev had to commit the
suicide, or to be killed. Cold-blooded killer shot people without the
mask; it’s evident from the testimony. Farda’s corpse, found in the
empty audience, was wearing mask! Hard to assume that before the
suicide Farda put on mask. Rather, his murderer pulled the mask over
the face. Azeri inspectors preferred do not explain how and why on
Farda Gadirov’s face appeared mask; however, this circumstance
asserts: the mask misled prosecutors, who stated that Nadir Aliyev is
offender.

Let’s recall to some of other interesting indications of those days.
Thus, the high-ranking officer of Azerbaijani police stated to
journalists that his colleagues `followed Farda (!!! – L.M.- Sh.) and
he escaping the unavoidable arrest, ran into the building of Oil
Academy, where he began to shoot people’. Another officer told, that
`thanks’ to police efforts Farda’s terrorist attack in the subway, was
averted (!?- L.M.-Sh.) it could lead to more numerous victims’.
However, even if we would assume that Azeri policemen preferred to
invent in intrinsic to them manner some kind of the mythical events,
in order to preserve MVD’s `esprit de corps’, then the story of a
certain unnamed instructor cannot be ignored.

Academy’s instructor described to the APA journalists that at the Oil
Academy entrance she saw two black cars; people inside didn’t react on
the confusion and shots inside. These cars drove off before the police
arrival but after the firing calmed down, as soon as the tall young
man came out of the Academy and sat in one of them. Hard to believe
that these cars were also purchased on the money of Shulaver’s baker.

Comparing all facts, there are no reasons to doubt: tragedy in the
State Oil Academy was prepared and cold-bloodily carried out by
Azerbaijani intelligence agencies. Another question is: why would they
need it? As it appears to be, this entire story directly referred to
the initialed one week earlier the tragedy Armenian-Turkish protocols,
as well as to the speech of US President Barrack Obama on April 24th,
2009. As we know, B. Obama called the Armenian Genocide of 1915-23
years in Ottoman Turkey by the Armenian equivalent of the term
`genocide’ – Mets Ehern. Let’s also recall that shortly before the
tragedy the ex-minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Ali Babadjan,
commenting the approach of presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan to the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict stated: `major barrier overcame –
demonstration of the political will by the parties’.

Undoubtedly: after the signing of protocols and Obama’s speech
Azerbaijan had to demonstrate its own political will. As we know,
it’s, usually determined by the fear degree and population will’s
paralyses. Regarding managers, car drivers and bakers, all of these
characters must be sought in the depths of Azerbaijani intelligence
agencies. In any case, one `baker’ operates in the bowels of
Prosecutor General’s Office of Azerbaijan Republic.

/Times.am/

R.Petrosyan: A juridical base of Armenian`Turkish reconciliation

Aysor, Armenia
May 1 2010

R.Petrosyan: A juridical base of Armenian`Turkish reconciliation

In the very first stage of the normalization process of the Armenian `
Turkish relations the ratification process was failed because of
Turkey, thinks the NA ARP member Rafik Petrosyan.

Today on the press conference he said that in this stage of the
normalization of the relations the diplomatic actions of the RA
President and the participation of the big states to the process gave
their positive results, in particular was created a juridical base for
the further continuation of the normalization process of the Armenian
` Turkish relations.

`If Turkey changes its mind and wishes to establish relations with
Armenia we will have a juridical bas already, the protocols in that
number, based on which the relations will continue,’ the speaker said
and stressed that Armenia has not rejected its signature but has
halted the ratification of the protocols. He also mentioned that the
NA order doesn’t put any ratification time limit.

According to the deputy the Armenian ` Turkish relationshelped Armenia
and the Armenian Diaspora to have a united viewpoint and become
together. According to the speaker it also accelerated the process of
the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the international
community.

Defile des communistes d’Armenie le 1er mai a Erevan

Défilé des communistes d’Arménie le 1er mai à Erévan
« En avant, Camarades ! »

ARMENIE

dimanche2 mai 2010, par Krikor Amirzayan/armenews

Ce matin à l’occasion de la fête du Travail, quelques centaines de
Communistes d’Arménie se sont réunis au centre d’Erévan. Rassemblés
dès 11 heures près de la statue de Sarian, armés de drapeaux rouges et
de nombreuses banderoles, ils défilèrent sur l’avenue Machdots,
Khorénatsi et Chahoumian, malgré la pluie incessante. Une
manifestation dans la liesse avec musique désirait rappeler aux
citoyens de la République d’Arménie, les « jours heureux de la période
de l’Arménie communiste » avec des slogans empreints de nostalgie.

Près de la statue de Stepan Chahoumian l’une des plus importantes
figures communistes du début du XXe siècle, Roupen Tovmassian le
Premier secrétaire du Parti communiste d’Arménie a pris la parole pour
affirmer que seul de communisme pouvait donner sa juste place au
travailleur. Note d’humour : lors du défilé, un slogan « En avant
l’Arménie ! » revenait sans cesse. En avant vers le passé communiste
de l’Arménie ?

Dedication of Apricot Tree as Monument in London in Remembrance

DEDICATION OF APRICOT TREE AS MONUMENT IN LONDON IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE
1.5 MILLION VICTIMS OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

An Apricot Tree (Prunus Armeniaca) was dedicated as the first public
monument in England in memory of the 1.5 Million Victims of the
Armenian Genocide of 1915. The dedication took place in the London
Borough of Ealing on Saturday 17th of April, 2010, in a prominent
position in a green along the Ealing High Street.

The Dedication Ceremony was conducted by the Primate of the Armenian
Church in the United Kingdom, the Very Rev. Vahan Hovhanessian and a
message was delivered on behalf of the British Armenian community by
Mr Ara H Palamoudian, Chairman of the Armenian Community & Church
Council of Great Britain. Also present was a member of the Armenian
Embassy representing the Ambassador, Dr Vahe Gabrielyan.

Extracts from speech given by Mr A. H. Palamoudian, Chairman of the
Armenian Community & Church Council of Great Britain, at the
dedication ceremony of an Apricot Tree as a Monument in memory of the
1.5 Million Victims of the Armenian Genocide:

"Today is a momentous day for British Armenians.

Today we have taken another step in the journey towards securing
recognition by the British Government of the Armenian Genocide."

"We hear noises and protestations of denial today, as we have heard
for the past 95 years. But the truth and the reality of the Genocide
is well known even to those who deny the truth for their own political
expediency.

Denial of the Genocide is racist and causes distress and humiliation
to the Armenian people and it is a violation of our dignity.
We and our children and our children’s children refuse, and will
continue to refuse, to be humiliated any longer, and we reject the
deniers.

Jesus said on the Cross, " forgive them Lord for they know not what they do".

We now say to all those who are intent on denying the Armenian
Genocide: go and discover the truth !

Acknowledge the Holocaust that was perpetrated upon our parents and
our grandparents, and forgiveness is there to be had – for it is
divine to forgive.

However, GENOCIDE can never be forgotten.

This tree is a monument against Genocide, so that Genocide is never
forgotten and therefore never happens again. No matter against whom
perpetrated – be they Jews, Tootsies, Ruandans or Armenians.

This Monument will grow and will bear fruit and as it grows it will
even more forcefully remind the World that Genocide and the Victims of
Genocide can not be forgotten and that Genocide must never happen
again.

We are not here for a confrontation;

We are here to create a better world, a fairer world and a world where
Crimes against Humanity are condemned and purged, so that nations are
thus able to live together in harmony and neighbourly respect."

In his speech, Mr Palamoudian thanked the Council of the London
Borough of Ealing and said "This tree is a monument against Genocide,
so that Genocide is never forgotten and therefore never happens again.
No matter against whom perpetrated – be they Jews, Tootsies, Ruandans
or Armenians".

http://www.accc.org.uk/

Ministry Board Forum At The RA MoD

MINISTRY BOARD FORUM AT THE RA MOD

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On 23 April, 2010 in the RA MoD a ministry board forum took place.

During the forum diverse matters on armaments and military equipment
were discussed. Opening the sitting the RA Minister of Defence Seyran
Ohanyan informed the participants that the issues covered by the
agenda were important for ensuring the efficiency of the National Army.

In his report deputy chief of the RA AF GS Lieutenant-General Arshaluys
Paytyan stated that in the reported time-period considerable work
has been done to ensure the reliable and unfailing operation of
the armament and military equipment. Military equipment has been
recruited. The professional knowledge and capabilities of the staff
have been improved. New equipment has been given to detachments,
and methodological handbooks, etc. have been published.

Summarizing the sitting Seyran Ohanyan assigned the commander-staff
to increase the efficiency of the technical providing system of the AF.

The Minister of Defence also touched upon the steps that need to
be taken in order to increase the moral-psychological features and
marital spirit of the servicemen.

RA MoD Department of Information and Public Affairs

http://www.mil.am/eng/index.php?page=2&amp

BAKU; Ankara Warns Yerevan – Azerbaijani Analyst

ANKARA WARNS YEREVAN – AZERBAIJANI ANALYST

news.az
April 28 2010
Azerbaijan

Zardusht Alizade Political scientist Zardusht Alizade has commented on
Ankara’s position regarding guarantees of security of the Nakhchivan
Autonomous Republic.

‘The latest statement of Turkey about confirmation of guarantees of
security for Nakhchivan will cool down some hot heads in Armenia.

Thus, Ankara has warned Yerevan not even to speak about Nakhchivan,
otherwise it will see not only Azerbaijan but also Turkey’, said
political scientist Zardusht Alizade commenting on the statement of the
Turkish Ministry that it continues guaranteeing security of Nakhchivan.

‘Nakhchivan is an Azerbaijan and cannot be a subject of discussions.

Despite this, under the Kars peace treaty of 1921 Russia and Turkey
became guarantors of the security of this territory and continue
being this. Meanwhile, Ankara, actualizing this issue, has made it
clear that Turkey remains a regional superpower and it has a direct
link to all events in the Caucasus’, Alizade said.