Author: Nahapetian Zhanna

OFFICE OF LITERATURNAYA GAZETA’S CORRESPONDENT OPENS IN YEREVAN

Noyan Tapan

Se p 12, 2008

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The editor of Literaturnaya
Gazeta newspaper (Russia) Yuri Polyakov and several members of the
editorial staff are on a visit to Yerevan within the framework of
Days of Russian Speech in Armenia organized on the initiative of the
Society for Friendship and Cooperation with Russia.

At the invitation of the chairwoman of the Union of Journalists of
Armenia Astghik Gevorgian, the editor of this newspaper famous for
its literary and historic traditions met with representatives of
Armenian mass media on September 11. In the words of Yuri Polyakov,
in Russia the real admirers of arts and literature have already found
their viewers and readers.

"Commercial events are starting to lose their viewers. Real art
admirers have rediscovered their cultural centers," Y. Polyakov noted.

Over the past seven years, the circulation of Literaturnaya Gazeta
has increased from 23,000 to 100,000, with 6,000 copies being printed
in Frankfort for Russian-speaking readers in Europe. Besides, the
newspaper is also printed in Vladivostok.

Y. Polyakov said that some Soviet-time traditions of the newspaper
have already been restored, including the pages dedicated to national
literature.

"I think there were writers in those years, for example, Hrant
Matevosian, Silva Kaputikian, Chingiz Aytmatov, whose influence on
the literature of that period was enormous. It would be wrong not to
publish them," the editor said.

The office of the Armenian correspondent of Literaturnaya Gazeta was
opened at the Union of Armenian Writers on the same day.

Literaturnaya Gazeta was founded in 1830 by the great Russian
poet Alexander Pushkin. Later, in 1929, it was restored by another
distinguished writer Maxim Gorky.

WITH RESPECT FOR TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY, ARMENIA ADVOCATES THE RIGHT OF NATIONS TO SELF-DETERMINATION

PanARMENIAN.Net
12.09.2008 18:31 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The EU and Russia are holding talks and we are
hopeful that they will manifest reasonableness, Czech Senate President
PÅ~Yemysl Sobotka said during a joint news conference with RA NA
Speaker Tigran Torosyan.

"Czechia stands for territorial integrity of sovereign states. I do
not discriminate between small and big ones. Political consultations
and talks are important," he said.

For his part, Mr Torosyan remarked, "With respect for
territorial integrity, Armenia advocates the right of nations to
self-determination."

–Boundary_(ID_IvNpz AHR1ZH87bCu9BIslQ)–

U.S. AMBASSADOR TO AZERBAIJAN: "NAGORNO KARABAKH CONFLICT SHOULD BE SOLVED TAKING INTO ACCOUNT AZERBAIJAN’S TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY"

Azeri Press Agency
Sept 12 2008
Azerbaijan

Baku. Ramil Mammadli – APA. "Nagorno Karabakh conflict should be
solved taking into account Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity,"
U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Anne Derse told journalists, APA reports.

She said it was opportune time to solve the conflict.

"The process of the settlement should be peaceful. We consider
that OSCE Minsk Group will continue its work within the present
format",she said.

The ambassador underlined that the US was interested in the peaceful
solution to the conflict.

PRESIDENT GUL ARRIVES IN AZERBAIJAN

Anatolia News Agency
Sept 10 2008
Turkey

BAKU (A.A) -Turkish President Abdullah Gul has arrived in Baku at
1645 hours (Turkish local time) in his private jet "ANA".

Gul was welcomed to the Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport by
Turkey’s Ambassador in Baku Hulusi Kilic and other dignitaries.

Asked, during the flight to Baku, if his recent visit to Armenia
offended Azerbaijan, President Gul said that "Azerbaijan should not
have been offended. Such an act would be unfair. Turkey sacrificed
its interests and gave huge support to Azerbaijan. We are part of the
same nation (with Azerbaijan). I do not think that such a reality has
been weakened. Just as in Turkey, there could be different thinkers
in Azerbaijan. We have respect for all views."

Gul stressed that he received no "suggestion either from the United
States or the European Union on his recent visit to Armenia."

President Gul would return back to Turkey on Wednesday night after
holding talks with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev.

EDWARD NALBANDIAN TO VISIT IRAN

PanARMENIAN.Net
11.09.2008 19:38 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met
with Iranian Ambassador Seyed Ali Saghaeyan to discuss details of
his impending visit to Tehran, the RA MFA press office reported

The visit will be held on invitation of Iranian FM Manouchehr Mottaki.

ARMENIAN DRAMATIC ARTS ALLIANCE HOLDS A GREAT CELEBRATION

Noyan Tapan

Se p 9, 2008

GLENDALE, SEPTEMBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian Dramatic Arts
Alliance (ADAA) held its third annual Celebrity Gala at Stars Palace
in Glendale.

According to those present, it was a night of glamorous performances,
awards, music and festivity. The classic restored theater welcomed
200 people from the Armenian and American theater and film
communities. The Master of Ceremonies for the evening was Richard
Horvitz, actor. Presenters included correspondents Jill Simonian
(ReelzChannel) and Anita Vogel (FOX News Channel) and president of
the William Saroyan Foundation, Haig Mardikian. The evening also
featured a performance by comedian Sam Tripoli and a special video
tribute to William Saroyan. The audience was also treated to anecdotes
about Saroyan by his nephew Hank Saroyan, an Emmy-winning director,
who told of the humor that permeated his uncle’s life and work.

Armenian National Committee – Sacramento
Sacramento, California
[email protected]

PRESS RELEASE

September 9, 2008
Contact: Hovannes Boghossian

ANC Sacramento Activists and Congressman Lungren Discuss Armenian
American Issues

Sacramento, CA – The Armenian National Committee of America – Western
Region (ANCA-WR) and the Sacramento ANC Chapter recently met with
Congressman Dan Lungren (R-CA) at his office in Gold River, CA.
ANCA-WR Board Member Hovannes Boghossian and ANC of Sacramento
activist Gagam Adamian thanked the Congressman for his support of the
Armenian American Community, particularly his efforts regarding House
Resolution 106 (the Armenian Genocide Resolution).

"It is always a pleasure to meet with Congressman Lungren to discuss
issues that are important to the Armenian American community," stated
ANC-WR Board Member Hovannes Boghossian. "The Congressman has been a
long time friend and supporter of our community and we look forward to
his support when a new Genocide Resolution is introduced," he added.

Boghossian and Adamian spoke at length with the Congressman regarding
H. Res. 106 and the Turkish government’s continuous denial of the
Armenian Genocide. The adoption of the resolution by the House
Foreign Affairs Committee on October 10, 2007 sparked a firestorm of
media coverage over the Turkish government’s threats to retaliate
against America if the measure were approved by the full House of
Representatives. Turkey has poured millions of foreign dollars into
the U.S. political system, paying former Members of Congress to make
its case and public relations firms to spin the media coverage against
this human rights legislation.

During the meeting, Boghossian and Adamian informed the Congressman
regarding the recent controversy at the Institute of Turkish Studies
(ITS). Professor Donald Quataert, director of ITS, was forced to
resign after changing his long held position of denial by
acknowledging the historical veracity of the Armenian Genocide in a
recent book review. The ANC representatives also discussed the
Southern Poverty Law Center’s recent investigative feature on the
Turkish government’s denial campaign in American academia.

Congressman Lungren reiterated his support for the Armenian American
community and reassured that he will once again support the Armenian
Genocide Resolution when it is introduced in Congress.

ANC of Sacramento advocates for the social, economic, cultural, and
political rights of the state’s Armenian American community and
promotes increased Armenian American civic participation at the
grassroots and public policy levels. It is the voice of this vibrant
community which advances and enriches Washington.

GORAN LENNMARKER: "TURKEY SHOULD OVERCOME ITS PAST, ACCEPTING THE FACT OF "GENOCIDE OF ARMENIANS", AND JOIN THE EUROPEAN UNION"

Today.Az
itics/47449.html
Sept 8 2008
Azerbaijan

Armenia has a historical chance to help Turkey become a modern
European country, said Goran Lennmarker, special representative of
the chairman of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on Karabakh conflict
and special rapporteur on the situation in Georgia and South Ossetia,
while meeting with speaker of Armenian parliament Tigran Torosyan.

Lennmarker appreciated Armenia’s policy in the region, noting that
he expects progress in the Armenian-Turkish relations following
the visit of Turkish President Abdullah Gul to Yerevan to watch the
Armenia-Turkey football match.

"Armenia has a historical chance to help Turkey, where powerful forces
want to turn it into a modern European country, but face problems in
this issue", sources in the public policy department of the Armenian
parliament reported with reference to Lennmarker.

He said Turkey, which is a Muslim country, often do not separate
state and religion, while the working government, whose members are
religious people, wants it, which is important in the sense of closing
to the European policy.

"Turkey should overcome its past, accepting the fact of "genocide
of Armenians", and become EU member, when the country will have
the standards, generally approved in the EU members, including
protected human rights, democracy, absence of corruption", said OSCE
Parliamentary Assembly representative.

Goran Lennmarker stressed importance of establishing Armenian-Turkish
relations. He said the first step for it should become the opening of
the border between the two countries, blocked by Turkey unilaterally.

He noted that normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations may have
a psychological influence of Turkey which will not allow nationalistic
powers to occupy a dominating position and enable Turkey to become
a really European country.

The Armenian speaker in turn noted that Armenia always stressed
readiness to establish relations without preconditions, yet Turkey
sets some provisions.

"Nevertheless, it is now necessary to eye the future with hope. There
are serious clashes of interests of different countries in the region,
yet the regional countries should display interest in cooperation
for establishing peace, security and welfare", noted Torosyan.

PRESIDENT OF ARMENIA LEFT FOR MOSCOW TO PARTICIPATE IN CSTO

arminfo
2008-09-05 11:10:00

ArmInfo. Today, RA President Serzh Sargsyan left for Moscow to
participate in CSTO Summit. Armenia will assume CSTO rotating
presidency at the Summit.

The presidential press-service reports Serzh Sargsyan’s delegation
comprises Secretary of Presidential National Security Council Artur
Baghdasaryan, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan, Defense Minister
Seyran Ohanyan, Armenian Ambassador to RF Armen Smbatyan and other
officials.

CSTO signatory-states will exchange opinions on the trends of
military-political situation, neutralization of the challenges and
threats to the CSTO, as well as implementation of the decisions
adopted at previous meetings of CSTO.

Prior directions of activity will be discussed and a series of
documents extending the contractual base for cooperation of CSTO
signatory-states will be signed at the plenary session.

The same day the delegation headed by Serzh Sargsyan will return
to Yerevan.

MEMBER OF ARFD SUPREME BODY IS SURE ATTEMPTS ARE TAKEN TO TURN INTENTION OF ARFD TO ORGANIZE PROTEST ACTIONS AT THE DAY OF ABDULLAH GUL’S ARRIVAL INTO PROVOCATIONS

arminfo
2008-09-04 16:29:00

ArmInfo. ‘The attempts are taken to turn intention of ARFD to
organize protest actions at the day of Abdullah Gul’s arrival into
provocations’, – representative of ARFD Supreme Body Armen Rustamyan
said at today’s press-conference in National Press Club.

He also added ARF Dashnaktiutyun is not at all going to protest against
arrival of the Turkish president to Armenia. ‘The main purpose of
our protest is to emphasize once again the problem of international
recognition of the Armenian genocide. Security of Armenia is not
ensured without recognition of the genocide’, – Rustamyan said and
added that all the ARFD structures are charged not to give way to
provocations and be watchful. ‘On 6 September, at the airport we
shall present our demands to Turkey’s president. A big mob will be
waiting for him. We should visit the memorial to the victims of the
Armenian genocide before the beginning of the football match between
the national teams of Armenia and Turkey…I am calling our people
to join us’, – Rustamyan said. ‘If we receive Gul calmly without
any actions, Turkey will not understand us. In that case we shall
find ourselves under the Turkish anti-Armenian propaganda. Everybody
should understand, this is first of all our dignity’, – he said and
added that an intention to hold actions was discussed with Armenian
President Serzh Sargsyan.