Author: Madatian Greg

Turkish Press
April 30 2005

Press Scan

GENOCIDE FILE SHELVED

VATAN- Polish Foreign Minister Adam Daniel Rotfeld described the
Polish parliamentary decision accepting Armenian genocide claims as
an ethical evaluation. Rotfeld said that he discussed the issue with
Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul and said that ”we decided to close the
issue, not discuss it anymore.” Rotfeld claimed that the decision
was not against Turkey, but it was just an ethical evaluation of the
incidents that took place 90 years ago.

CHILD RIGHTS ARE PROTECTED IN ARMENIA BUT THERE ARE STILL MATERIAL
PROBLEMS: UNICEF REPRESENTATIVE

YEREVAN, APRIL 29. ARMINFO. The Ministry of Labor and Social issues
and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) convened today a
high-level meeting to review progress one year after the adoption of
the Armenian National Plan on Action for the Protection of Child
Rights and to discuss additional measures needed to ensure its
successful implementation.

“The 2003 adoption of the NPA was a milestone in the development in
Armenia of an integrated long term governmental program to address the
rights and meet the needs of children in this country,” Mr.Sheldon
Yett, UNICEF Representative in Armenia said in his opening remarks.

The ten-year National Plan of Action for the protection of Child
Rights was adopted by the Government of Armenia in 2003 to realize
pledges made during the 2002 UN Special Session on Children. It lays a
solid foundation for the achievement of the millenium Development
Goals, and paves the way for the establishment of a “protective
environment” for children in this country.

“The National Plan of Action for the protection of Child Rights
recognizes and supports parents and families as the primary caregivers
of children of children and outlines needed measures to strengthen
their capacity to provide the optimum care, nurturing and protection,”
says Mr.Yett.

Armenia has already made steady progress in improving the situation of
children and women. In particular, the child mortality rate has
dropped dramatically since 1990, nine out of ten children in Armenia
are immunized and primary school enrollment rates have consistently
remaining high. Over the last several years new national laws have
been enacted and existing laws strengthened to better protect
children. However, this positive developments cannot be sustained of
the long term unless commitments to children are matched with state
budgetary resources and workable mechanisms for enactment and
monitoring of these measures are in place.

Without adequate financial investments and sustaining political will
at all levels it is impossible to effectively address such problems as
child poverty, children dropping out of school and persistently high
number of children in institutions.

According to data of UNICEF, there is a problem of unregistered
children, thus only in Gegharkunik region such children number 300,
mainly in the families of refugees. The meeting participants agreed to
carry out registration throughout Armenia next year.

To note, part of the program is financed by the Armenian Government on
the basis of UN Convention of Child Rights. UNICEF pledges to
implement the program within 5 years, allocating $200-250,000 for its
implementation every year. The Government-members presented a detailed
report on child rights, on the legislative and administrative measures
adopted in the country for protection of child rights. They mentioned
that the provisions of the national legislation did not proceed from
the social and economic realities of the country and did not
contribute to full protection of child rights.

To note, Armenia is in the 93rd place in the world as to the state of
children in 2004 , Georgia is in the 103rd and Azerbaijan in the 46th
places.

PRESS RELEASE
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CROSSROADS E-NEWSLETTER – April 28, 2005

APRIL 24 COMMEMORATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY
ATTRACT THOUSANDS OF ARMENIAN AMERICANS
The Joint Commemorative events which took place in New York City on
Sunday, April 24, brought out thousands of Armenian Americans for day-long
events which began at 9 am with Divine Liturgies celebrated at St.
Illuminator’s Cathedral and St. Vartan Cathedral, followed by the blessing
and distribution of the Madagh (Memorial meal). Services also took place at
St. Ann Armenian Catholic Church in Brooklyn, the Armenian Evangelical
Church in Manhattan, and the Armenian Presbyterian Church in Paramus, New
Jersey.
An estimated 8,000 people came to Times Square for a memorial gathering
and rally. Speakers included religious leaders and national leaders, as well
as appropriate dance interpretation by Antranig and Aghtamar dance groups,
and musical trio of duduk melodies. More than 50 buses came from outlying
areas, and a group of young people from Detroit made the long trip to be
part of the day’s events. Perhaps what was most significant was the
participation and attendance of a large number of young people at all of the
events.
The day concluded with an impressive and truly stirring ecumenical and
requiem service at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, with standing room only in the
rear of the large, majestic Cathedral, and an estimated 1,000 people
outside.
Description of the events, an extensive photo gallery, and a round-up of
press coverage will be posted on the joint committee’s web site,
early next week.
Congratulations to the Joint Committee, under the auspices of Archbishop
Khajag Barsamian and Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan, and the co-chairs, Ken
Sarajian and Roy Stepanian, for an exceptional effort.
The Joint Committee is composed of the following organizations: Diocese
of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern); Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian
Apostolic Church of America; Armenian Assembly of America; Armenian
Democratic Liberal Party; Apostolic Exarchate for Armenian Catholicos in the
U.S.; Armenian General Benevolent Union; Armenian Missionary Association of
America; Armenian National Committee of America; Armenian Relief Society of
the Eastern U.S.; Armenian Revolutionary Federation; Armenian Social
Democratic Hunchakian Party; Knights and Daughters of Vartan.
In addition the following organizations provided assistance: AGBU Young
Professionals of Greater New York; Armenian Network of America; Armenian
Students Association; Armenian Youth Federation of America; Homenetmen.

ARCHBISHOP OSHAGAN SAYS REMEMBERING IS NOT ENOUGH
IN THE FACE OF GENOCIDE
In a speech delivered in Times Square, Archbishop Oshagan emphasized
that remembering is not enough, that remembrance must be accompanied with
action. He especially called attention to the fate of the people of Darfur
who are currently facing a genocidal situation. His Eminence said in part:
“Ninety years. Nine decades. Some may ask, Why is it necessary to
remember after 90 years? It is necessary because a crime against humanity
cannot and must not ever be forgotten. To forget such an atrocious act would
be another crime, just as to deny the truth of the event is also a crime-a
further crime against the victims and a crime against their children,
grandchildren, and unborn descendants.
“But, as we have sadly witnessed, remembering is not enough. It is not
enough for us to remember that today genocidal acts are taking place in
Darfur, where villages that once had more than 50,000 inhabitants have been
reduced to less than 500. Remembrance is not enough. Action must accompany
remembrance, and it is our sacred duty to convey this message to our
government. We are a great nation not because we have a powerful army, not
because we have immense resources, but because our foundation is strong-a
foundation based on truth and justice.
“The threat of genocide, rather than diminishing in the 20th and 21st
centuries, seems to have retained its potential and its power. But genocide
must finally be stopped. The world must act in concert to prevent forever
genocidal acts. We here today resolve that the future will overcome the
past.”
To read the entire speech go to:

CATHOLICOS ARAM I, IN DEIR ZOR, CALLS FOR JUSTICE
Addressing thousands of Armenians from all parts of the world gathered
in the desert of Deir Zor, His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great
House of Cilicia, called for justice for the Armenian nation. His Holiness
began his remarks by first remembering the memory of the one and one half
million martyrs.
“It is a plain fact,” His Holiness said, “that the Armenian Genocide,
the first genocide of the 20th century, was carefully planned and
systematically executed by Ottoman Turkey. The relics that are displayed in
the church and in the chapel, as well as hundreds of thousands of relics
that were found in the sands of this desert are eloquent and tangible
evidence of the massacres committed in this very place by the Ottoman army
under the pretext of deportation.”
Leading thousands of pilgrims, His Holiness prayed for the Armenian
martyrs on the sands of Deir Zor, which in his words, are “imbued with the
blood and faith of the Armenian Martyrs.”
The chapel and monument in Deir Zor was constructed in 1991 through the
efforts of the Cilician Catholicate and the Diocese of Aleppo, at the site
of the mass graves of the Armenian victims.
In a symbolic gesture, His Holiness baptized two children in the
Euphrates River, and performed a water blessing ceremony. “In 1915 this
river, where thousands of children perished, became a symbol of the death of
the Armenian people. Today it symbolizes the renaissance of the Armenian
people,” the Catholicos said.

WCC CHURCHES COMMEMORATE THE GENOCIDE
Member churches of the World Council of Churches (WCC) commemorated
Sunday, April 24, as a day of remembrance of the Armenian Genocide.
“I am personally in communion with you in prayers and in solidarity with
the cause of your people,” said the WCC general secretary, Rev. Dr. Samuel
Kobia, in a letter addressed to His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch
and Catholicos of All Armenians.

PRESIDENT BUSH AGAIN FAILS TO
RECOGNIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Ignoring calls from a record 210 U.S. legislators, President Bush
failed, once again, to honor his pledge to properly characterize the
Armenian Genocide as a “genocide” in his annual April 24th remarks.
In a statement issued on April 24th, the President again used evasive
and euphemistic terminology to obscure the reality of Turkey’s genocide
against the Armenian people between 1915-1923. In retreating from his
promise, the President ignored the counsel of the 178 representatives and 32
senators who had written letters urging him to properly characterize the
Armenian Genocide.
>From update by Armenian National Committee of America

PRELATE OFFICIATES AT FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR GAYANE KANAYAN, WIDOW OF GENERAL DRO
Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan officiated over the funeral services
yesterday for Gayane Kanayan, widow of the famed General Dro. She was 104
years old and lived in the Boston area. The funeral took place at St.
Stephen Armenian Church in Watertown, Massachusetts. Clergymen of the New
England area parishes attended the service.
In his eulogy, Archbishop Oshagan offered the family the condolences of
His Holiness Aram I and the Catholicate of the Great House of Cilicia, as
well as condolences on behalf of the Eastern Prelacy. His Eminence said,
“Another chapter in Armenian history has come to an end. She represented the
survivors of the Genocide and the heroic struggles of our people. I express
heartfelt condolences to her son, daughter, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren and to the Armenian Relief Society, an organization she
strongly supported throughout her life.”

BEAST ON THE MOON OFFICIAL OPENING LAST NIGHT
Archbishop Oshagan attended the official opening of The Beast on the
Moon last night in a special performance for the press and sponsors. A
reception followed the performance. The play has been in previews since
April 12. For information go to

ARCHBISHOP OSHAGAN WILL BE IN PHILLY ON SUNDAY
The ordination of altar servers will take place Sunday, May 1, at St.
Gregory Church, Philadelphia, during the Divine Liturgy. Archbishop Oshagan
will preside. His Eminence will also bless the veils of the women in the
choir. A banquet in honor of the newly ordained altar servers will take
place immediately after the services. For information contact the church
office, 215-482-9200.

PLG MOTHERS DAY LUNCHEON MONDAY
A reminder that the Prelacy Ladies Guild’s annual Mothers Day Luncheon
and Fashion Show is this Monday, May 2, at the St. Regis, 55th Street at
Fifth Avenue. Neimann Marcus of Paramus, New Jersey will present their
“Spring 2005 Collection.”
The main attraction of the day will be the announcement of the “Mother
of the Year.” The reception begins at 11:30, followed by luncheon at 12:30.
For information about the luncheon contact the Prelacy office, 212-689-7810.

PRELATE WILL VISIT HOVNANIAN SCHOOL
Monday morning, May 2, Archbishop Oshagan will visit the Hovnanian
Armenian School in New Milford, New Jersey. He will be accompanied by V.
Rev. Fr. Anoushavan Tanielian, Vicar of the Prelacy; V. Rev. Fr. Shahe
Panossian, pastor of Sts. Vartanantz Church, Ridgefield, New Jersey; and
Rev. Fr. Nareg Terterian, assistant pastor of St. Sarkis Church, Douglaston,
New York.

ARCHBISHOP SEBOUH WILL BE GUEST OF PRELACY NEXT WEEK
Archbishop Sebouh Sarkissian, Prelate of Iran, will be a guest of the
Prelacy next week. Archbishop Sebouh is currently at Catholic University in
Washington, DC, where he is part of a nine-member delegation from the
Cultural Center and Islamic Relations Center of Iran.
On Sunday, May 8, he will celebrate the Divine Liturgy and deliver the
sermon at St. Sarkis Church, Douglaston, New York.

NEXT THURSDAY IS FEAST OF THE ASCENSION OF
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
Next Thursday, forty days after the Resurrection, the Armenian Church
marks the Feast commemorating the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ
(Hambardzoom). This feast is one of the most joyous celebrated by the
Armenian Church. It is the final dominical event in the life of Jesus as
described in the Gospel. Mark and Luke end their writings with the
Ascension. His final instruction to His 11 disciples was to remain loyal and
He advised the disciples not to begin their teaching until the Descent of
the Holy Spirit (Pentecost) at which time they would be given new power and
ability.
Various festivities, especially for young women, are associated with
this feast. Perhaps the one best known is fortune-telling (vijakahanoutiun),
which is beautifully portrayed in the opera Anoush.

TOMORROW IS ARBOR DAY
Tomorrow, the last Friday in April, is designated as Arbor Day. The
first Arbor Day took place on April 10, 1872, in Nebraska. The day was the
brainchild of Julius Sterling Morton, a journalist and politician.
Throughout his life he worked to improve agricultural techniques in the
United States, especially during his tenure as Secretary of Agriculture
during the administration of President Grover Cleveland. His idea was to set
aside a special day dedicated to tree planting. The idea spread to other
states and today Arbor Day is celebrated in all 50 states, although the date
may vary on a state level because of local climate. In 1970, President
Richard Nixon proclaimed the last Friday in April as National Arbor Day.
It is a good time to plant a tree on your property, or in your
neighborhood, or even someplace far away. The Armenia Tree Project has just
embarked on a new campaign, “Trees of Hope” for Armenia. For information go
to

TREES
In honor of Arbor Day we end with “Trees,” the best-known poem by Joyce
Kilmer (1886-1918). Kilmer was a poet, journalist, and critic who died while
serving in World War I at the second Battle of the Marne. He was born in New
Brunswick, New Jersey, and educated at Rutgers and Columbia universities.
“Trees” was originally published in Poetry magazine in 1913, and quickly
became one of America’s most-beloved poems.

I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast;

A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

A tree that may in Summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;

Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.

Poems are made by fools like me.
But only God can make a tree.

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Ottawa Citizen, Ontario, Canada
April 27, 2005 Wednesday
Final Edition

Armenians remember atrocities of 1915

by Jennifer Campbell, The Ottawa Citizen

Last weekend marked the end of several days of commemoration of the
Armenian genocide for Armenians across Canada, many of whom came to
Ottawa to remember the atrocities of 1915 that resulted in the deaths
of more than a million Armenians.

An ecumenical prayer service at Notre Dame Cathedral April 15
attracted 28 religious leaders from the Christian, Buddhist and Hindu
faiths.

Rabbi Reuven Bulka and Imam Gamal Suleiman could not attend the
Friday service because they were observing their Sabbath, but they
sent messages. Armenian Ambassador Ara Papian attended the service
with representatives from other embassies and high commissions
including Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Bulgaria,
Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Gabon, Greece, Holy See (Vatican), Ivory Coast,
Jordan, Latvia, Lebanon, Macedonia, Netherlands, Poland, Russia,
Rwanda, Slovenia, South Africa, Syria and Uruguay.

Ottawa-Centre MP Ed Broadbent, who spoke at the service, called the
events of 1915 “a clear, undisputed act of genocide,” adding, “While
it is hard to imagine anything worse than war, genocide is, because
people are selected for systematic murder, not for what they have
done or for the territory they occupy but simply for who they are.”

A vigil, organized and attended by Canadian Armenians aged 16-26,
took place Saturday evening at the Human Rights Monument. Besides
speeches, the event featured an outdoor presentation of a
documentary.

This year’s commemoration ceremonies also involved a peaceful protest
Sunday outside the Turkish embassy. The Armenians want Turkey to
acknowledge the crimes, but that country continues to deny what the
Canadian Parliament now recognizes as a genocide. Last year,
Parliament passed a private member’s bill acknowledging the events as
a genocide while the Senate had done the same thing two years
earlier. The Armenian community had protested the lack of recognition
in previous years but abandoned that battle after recognition came
last April. Survivors and their children still want cabinet to
recognize the events, but it has not done so.

Germany’s Pope

Although the appointment of Pope Benedict XVI represents the first
time in almost 500 years that a German has risen to the top job at
the Vatican, German Ambassador Christian Pauls doesn’t think the new
Pope’s country of origin is significant for Germany.

“He is the Pope, and he happens to be of German background,” said Mr.
Pauls. The Pope, he said, would be an important figure in Germany
regardless of his background, as more than a third of Germans are
Roman Catholic.

“For them, he’s a central figure,” Mr. Pauls said. That said, Mr.
Pauls said his government is pleased Joseph Ratzinger was named. He
also noted that it’s “rather surprising” to see a German elected Pope
only 60 years after the end of the Second World War.

France Honours Ottawan

French Ambassador Daniel Jouanneau gave a prestigious French award to
Louis Perret, professor and the University of Ottawa’s former dean of
civil law, last Wednesday. By decorating Mr. Perret with the
Chevalier de la legion d’honneur medal, the embassy hoped to
recognize him as “an unrelenting defender of the civil law tradition
and of the dialogue between legal cultures.” Mr. Perret has taught
civil law at the University of Ottawa since 1974 and was dean for the
past decade. The embassy noted that he made an important contribution
to civil law through the works he’s published and directed over his
long career.

IPS Wins Ceo Praise

The Martin government’s International Policy Statement, unveiled last
week, was welcomed by business leaders in the country who praised it
while urging the government to act quickly on the vision it outlined.

“The global challenges are clear,” said Thomas d’Aquino, chief
executive and president of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives.
“The strategic priorities the government has laid out are promising.
But if Canada is to live up to the policy statement’s goal of truly
making a difference in the world, plenty of hard work and hard
choices lie ahead.” His organization praised the strategy toward
North America. It further supported the plan to aggressively pursue
multilateral trade and investment, specifically with economic engines
such as China, India, Brazil and Korea while seeking bilateral
agreements with Japan and the European Union. It lauded a plan to
allow more skilled immigrants into Canada while recognizing their
credentials and approved of Canadian aid going to a list of 25 key
recipient countries and doubling the overall aid budget.

Vaccines Going to Yemen

Yemeni Ambassador Abdulla Nasher has been named to an international
advisory group that will educate developing countries about the
importance of the Hib (Haemophilus Influenza type B) vaccine, on
behalf of an organization created by Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization is planning a
$37-million U.S. program to explain its efforts to provide the Hib
vaccine to 63 countries, including Yemen. The governments are
hesitant about accepting the vaccine over concerns about the impact
and benefits of it, as well as the cost associated. Dr. Nasher will
serve as senior adviser for health care development and reform on the
group, which includes experts from South East Asia, Oslo, Stockholm
and Kenya.

27 Female Success Stories

Two international development trailblazers were here yesterday to
launch their book, Developing Power: How Women Transformed
International Development, which features the stories of 27 women who
fought to establish a global women’s movement.

Dorienne Rowan-Campbell, the first director of the Women and
Development Program of the Commonwealth Secretariat in London, is the
only Canadian contributor. She remembers developing a network of
women, all in clerical positions, who would inform her of important
meetings. “That way I didn’t get left out,” she said. She also
remembers when her boss cut funding for studies she’d initiated. When
New Zealand’s justice minister, Ann Hercus, visited her in her
office, Ms. Rowan-Campbell told her about the cuts. Ms. Hercus, later
New Zealand’s prime minister, told her she’d reverse that. And she
did.

Ms. Scott was the World Bank’s first adviser on women and development
and before that she was a pioneer in social planning at the United
Nations.

The International Development Research Centre was host of the launch.

Jennifer Campbell is editor of Diplomat and International Canada
magazine. Reach her at [email protected]

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Tres Bien!

French Ambassador Daniel Jouanneau gave the Chevalier de la legion
d’honneur medal to University of Ottawa law professor Louis Perret at
the embassy Wednesday.

Solemn Ceremony

Ottawa-Centre MP Ed Broadbent was one of the speakers at an
ecumenical church service at Notre Dame Cathedral on April 15 to
commemorate the Armenian genocide in 1915. The service attracted 28
religious leaders from the Christian, Buddhist and Hindu faiths.

Music Men

Austrian Ambassador Otto Ditz was host of a concert in his Rockcliffe
home Friday. The embassy’s cultural attache, Matthias Radosztics,
played clarinet.

Warm Welcome

Bangladeshi High Commissioner Rafiq Khan hosted a dinner last night
in honour of the three new heads of mission in Ottawa.

Stepping Aside

Slovenian Ambassador Veronika Stabej is stepping down after two years
as head of the Ottawa Diplomatic Association.

New Stamp

Irish Ambassador Martin Burke unveiled a postage stamp showcasing
UNESCO biospheres from Canada and Ireland.

Remembering Bravery and Sacrifice

The high commissioners for New Zealand and Australia attended a
ceremony on Sussex Drive Monday to mark ANZAC Day, a national
remembrance day to honour the bravery and sacrifice of the members of
the Australian and New Zealand army corps.

GRAPHIC:
Photo: Embassy of France; (1. Mr. Perret, left, with his medal and
Mr. Jouanneau.);
Photo: Martin Lipman, Lipman Still Pictures; (2. Mr. Broadbent
delivers his speech.);
Photo: Martin Lipman, Lipman Still Pictures; (3. Armenian Ambassador
Ara Papian attends the memorial service.);
Photo: Chris Mikula, The Ottawa Citizen; (4. Mr. Ditz, left, and his
wife, Maureen Evoy Ditz, with clarinet player Matthias Radosztics,
right, and piano player Walter Delehunt.);
Photo: Nicki Corrigall, The Ottawa Citizen; (5. Kuwaiti Ambassador
Musaed Al-Haroun, Japanese Ambassador Sadaaki Numata, Bangladeshi
High Commissioner Rafiq Khan and Chinese Ambassador Shumin Lu last
night at Mr. Khan’s home.);
Photo: Bruno Schlumberger, The Ottawa Citizen; (6. Ms. Stabej with
Bolivian Ambassador Carlos Antonio Carrasco, the new head of the
Ottawa Diplomatic Association, at the National Press Club last
night.);
Photo: Pat McGrath, The Ottawa Citizen; (7. Mr. Burke, left, with
John McCallum, minister responsible for Canada Post.);
Photo: Rod MacIvor, The Ottawa Citizen; (8. Australian High
Commissioner William Fisher, left, and New Zealand High Commissioner
Graham Kelley lay wreaths at the ceremony.)

Pan Armenian News

GERMANS RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAGEDY OF ARMENIAN PEOPLE

27.04.2005 04:07

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The leadership of Germany was from the very outset aware
of Turkey’s criminal plans for the extermination of Armenians but did not
try to prevent the carnage, Deutsche Welle reports. As the publication
notes, Adolph Hitler justified his policy of the mass killings of Jews with
the words `Who remembers the annihilations of Armenians today?’ However, the
developments in the world show that irresponsibility towards own past will
inevitably tell on future.

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NJDEH WAS RE-BURIED

Yesterday in Kapan Garegin Njdeh was reburied for the third time. The
funeral ceremony took place in connection with the 84th anniversary of the
Mountainous Armenia in the Njdeh monument on the slopes of the Mountain
Khustoup. In 1983 Njdeh’s ashes were brought to Armenia from the Russian
town Vladimir by linguist Varag Araqelyan, and as the participants of the
funeral informed, till 1987 it was kept in the cellar of Varag Araqelyan’s
country house after which it was buried in the Yeghegnadzor Spitakavor
Church.

But Njdeh who died in 1955 had mentioned in his will that he would like to
be buried on the slopes of the Mountain Khustoup. During the funeral Njdeh’s
words were spoken by those who made speech. According to NA delegate Serge
Lazarian, who was one of the organizers of the funeral, part of Njdeh’s
ashes was left in Spitakavor, `because it is a sacred place too’.

Sourik Khachatryan, governor on the Syuniq region, said, `If we had a
political body like Njdeh in Karabakh, it would long be independent’. `All
the residents of Syuniq are glad that Njdeh’s ashes are finally here’, told
the governor the journalists later. According to Galoust Sahakyan, head of
the NA Republican fraction, today all the Armenians of the world must live
with Njdeh’s ideas.

La Nouvelle République du Centre Ouest
25 avril 2005

Pour ne pas oublier le génocide des Arméniens

Pendant tout l’après-midi de samedi place Jean-Jaurès à Tours, ils
ont informé les passants : les membres de l’Union des Arméniens du
Centre ont ainsi commémoré le 90e anniversaire du génocide qu’ils ont
subi de la part des Turcs. « Dans la nuit du 23 au 24 avril 1905, les
Turcs ont raflé tous les intellectuels arméniens de Constantinople »,
explique Alain Garabedian, le président de l’Union des Arméniens du
Centre.

« Ce fut le début du génocide. Ce qu’il faut rappeler, c’est que ce
génocide a été subi par les Arméniens sur leur terre qu’ils
occupaient depuis plus de 2.000 ans. Ce sont les Turcs qui l’ont
envahie. Or, en Turquie, on n’apprend pas cela à l’école : les
enfants n’ont droit qu’à une histoire falsifiée. »

Dimanche, les membres de l’UAC ont pris le bus pour aller manifester
à Paris, une des trois villes avec Lyon et Marseille où des marches
étaient organisées pour commémorer le génocide.

GRAPHIQUE: Image: Les membres de l’Union des Arméniens du Centre ont
dialogué avec les Tourangeaux.

Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
April 26 2005

OSCE to hold frontline monitoring in Gazakh

Baku, April 25, AssA-Irada
Under the mandate of the OSCE chairman’s special envoy, monitoring
will be held on the contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian military
troops in Mazamli village of Gazakh District on Tuesday, the Ministry
of Defense told AssA-Irada.
The monitoring will be held on the Azerbaijani side by the OSCE
special envoy’s field assistants Miroslav Vimetal and Torsten Ahren.
The OSCE special envoy Andzhei Kaspshik and his field assistants Imre
Palatinus and Aleksandr Samarski will be in charge of the monitoring
on the Armenian side.*

Armenpress

NATO OFFICIAL DENIES RUMORS ABOUT NATO’S INTENTION TO STATION TROOPS TO
SOUTH CAUCASUS

TBILISI, APRIL 25, ARMENPRESS: Robert Simmons, a special envoy of the
NATO Secretary General to the South Caucasus and Central Asia told Sunday in
Georgian capital Tbilisi that the Alliance has not made a decision to deploy
its troops in any of the region’s country. Robert Simmons arrived in Tbilisi
on a two-day visit on Sunday.
In an interview to Rustavi TV channel he said NATO has not decided to
station troops in the region to protect the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline or
any other economic facility, but he added that this question could be
discussed later.
Simmons reacted this way to some media allegations that NATO wanted to
deploy troops in Azerbaijan to protect oil fields in Azerbaijan and the
pipeline.

Turkish Press
April 25 2005

REFERENCE BOOK OF TALAT PASHA

HURRIYET- Grand Vizier Talat Pasha of the Ottoman Empire recorded all
demographic statistics in his book during his term in office in 1915.
According to his reference book, 924,158 Armenians were forced to
migrate under the Relocation Law which was adopted by the Ottoman
government on May 27th, 1915; and 141,592 Armenian people were
relocated from central city of Sivas, and 4,381 others from Konya.