Author: Nanijanian Alex

ARMENIAN GAMES OF THE DINOSAUR
By Taha Akyol

Turkish Press
Oct 2 2006

MILLIYET- Newsweek International Editor Fareed Zakaria once described
French President Jacques Chirac this way: ‘Chirac, the tired old
dinosaur who seems increasingly uncomprehending of today’s world.’
Zakaria was explaining that Chirac couldn’t understand how China
has grown with its market economy. Doesn’t Chirac’s attitude on the
so-called Armenian genocide confirm this view? The tired old dinosaur
who can’t grasp the understanding of history, science and freedom in
today’s world is behind old-fashioned political games. He’s taking
steps to win over Armenia for France in the Caucasian region. This
region is of course very important with its geopolitics and oil,
but Chirac trusts Armenia and declares enmity against Turkey and
Azerbaijan.

Last December 19 French historians published a declaration on ‘Freedom
for History.’ About 700 scholars signed it. They repeated this when the
law on punishing denial of the so-called Armenian genocide was debated
in the French Parliament in May. The declaration said the following:
‘History is not a religion. The historian doesn’t accept dogma,
doesn’t have respect for any prohibition; this can be inconvenient,
but history is not ethics. Historians don’t condemn or glorify,
they explain. History is not the slave of current events.’ The same
law is being considered now. Historian Jean-Pierre Azema compares
the determination of history by law to the Soviet interpretation of
history. France has accepted a law that the good parts of colonialism
will be explained in history books.

Some will ask whether the Armenian question is being debated in
Turkey. As soon as the decision to cancel the conference on Armenia
was made, I criticized the decision on TV. Many people criticized it.

The issue is discussed in Turkey, but banned in France. French
politicians of Armenian origin said the following: ‘Turks massacred
Armenians because the Armenians cooperated with France. Don’t forget
that Armenia used to be a French colony.’ These words aim at French
people who like colonialism, but they are a big lie. Armenia was never
a colony of France. It is a lie, but important. It reflects the hatred
of Armenians and French arrogance. This hatred and arrogance is behind
the law on the so-called Armenian genocide.

AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER INSULTS ATATURK
By Anka, Sidney

Zaman Online, Turkey
Oct 1 2006

An Australian newspaper published a cartoon showing Australian Finance
Minister Peter Costello pulling Ataturk’s body from his grave.

In the cartoon, Ataturk was holding a paper that read "Armenian
genocide."

A caption under the cartoon read, "He [Castello] raiseth up Ataturk."

In the article accompanying the cartoon, the writer asserted Turkey
abolished most of the restrictions imposed by Ataturk.

Dennis Altman, writer of the article, indicated it was ironic of
Costello to have praised Turkey last week.

The article claimed Ataturk saw religion as a barrier against progress;
therefore, he attempted to prevent religion from holding a public
role in modern Turkey.

It was further asserted that Ataturk tried to impose his opinions in
a way that could shock both secular and pious Australians.

During a speech last week, Costello pointed to secular Turkey, founded
by Ataturk, who commanded Turkish forces in Gallipoli, as a model of
leadership for the Islamic world.

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AZNAVOUR LANCE PAR UN CONCERT GEANT A EREVAN L’ANNEE DE L’ARMENIE EN FRANCE

Agence France Presse
30 septembre 2006 samedi

Charles Aznavour a lance samedi soir "l’annee de l’Armenie en France"
par un concert geant sur une place de Erevan, auquel a assiste le
president francais Jacques Chirac en visite d’Etat dans ce pays.

Nana Mouskouri, Line Renaud, Danny Brillant, Isabelle Boulay,
Helène Segara et Michel Legrand – ces deux derniers etant d’origine
armenienne – ont precede sur la scène Charles Aznavour, veritable
star dans son pays.

De "La bohème" a "Emmenez moi" ou encore "J’me voyais deja", celui-ci
s’est lance sur la "place de la Republique" durant plus d’une heure
dans un tour de chant durant lequel il a interprete ses principaux
succès devant plusieurs dizaines de milliers d’Armeniens eblouis,
hurlant de joie dès le debut de chacun des tubes du chanteur de 82 ans.

Il a dechaîne regulièrement le public en lui parlant en armenien,
reconnaissant qu’il n’utilise jamais cette langue sur scène, "mais
ca va peut-etre changer", a-t-il lance.

"Merci de nous avoir donne Charles Aznavour, ce soir nous vous le
pretons", a declare Line Renaud a la foule en le presentant aux côtes
de Jean-Claude Brialy, l’animateur de la soiree.

M. Chirac et son epouse Bernadette, ainsi que les quatre ministres
qui l’accompagnaient, l’ancien ministre d’origine armenienne Patrick
Devedjian, plusieurs deputes et une dizaine d’hommes d’affaires
d’origine egalement armenienne, dont Alain Manoukian (textile) et
Amen Petrossian (caviar), ont assiste a ce concert, clos par une
chorale d’enfants d’Erevan chantant un "formi-formidable" revisite.

Ce concert ouvre l’annee de l’Armenie en France, "Armenie mon amie",
qui presentera jusqu’au 14 juillet prochain environ 400 manifestations
culturelles armeniennes dans une centaine de sites en France.

Monument de la culture francaise, meme s’il n’aime pas ce qualificatif,
Charles Aznavour, 82 ans, est aussi l’une des plus celèbres vedettes
internationales originaires d’Armenie, le pays de ses parents, avec
lequel il a entretenu des liens etroits tout au long de sa vie.

Le chanteur, dont le vrai nom est Aznavourian, fonde en decembre 1988
après le tremblement de terre qui devasta le nord du pays, le comite
"Aznavour pour l’Armenie" pour collecter des fonds.

Il est ensuite nomme ambassadeur permanent en Armenie par l’Unesco.

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ARMENIAN FM DOES NOT EXCLUDE POSSIBILITIES OF CONTINUING TALKS WITH AZERBAIJAN

TREND Azerbaijan
Sept 28 2006

The Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan does not exclude the
possibilities of continuing negotiations with Azerbaijan in the near
future, Trend reports quoting ARKA.

In his interview with "Freedom" Radio Station in New York, Oskanyan
stressed that the separate meetings with the Co-chairs of OSCE Minsk
Group regarding Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will always be held.

"Additionally, I do not exclude the visit of Co-chairs to the region,"
he emphasized, adding that after they make an appropriate decision as
a result of the 61st Session of the U.N. Assembly General, Armenia
intends to get into contact with the mediators and define future
steps to be taken.

According to Oskanyan, the renewal of direct negotiations between
Azerbaijan and Armenia with ministers and presidents is possible
and desirable for all. "However, at present this issue is still not
defined as yet," he underlined.

Presently the Armenian Foreign Minister is in New York to participate
at the 61st Session of the U.N. Assembly General.

ARMINFO News Agency
September 29, 2006 Friday

UNWILLINGNESS OF MEN TO FIGHT PROSTATITIS INCREASES DIVORCES IN ARMENIA

During the last 10 years, the cases of urinary bladder and prostate
cancer among the men at the age of 40-45 have doubled, Head of the
Urology Clinic, Professor Armen Muradyan, said at the 8th annual
congress of the Armenian Urology Association.

He said 70% of men apply to specialist only at the 3-4 stages of the
disease when efficient treatment is very difficult. In the 55% of
cases prostate cancer leads to impotence. Comparing the number of
prostatitis patients with general situation of cancer diseases, their
number in Armenia grew by 256 times. A. Muradyan says that in 60% of
cases, it is women that recommend their partners to apply to a
doctor. Moreover, married men live by 25% longer and happier than
singles, he said. In addition, during the last 6 years, the general
statistical level of divorces in Armenia has grown by 60.9%.
Specialists say just the unwillingness of men to solve their health
problems is the reason of the majority of divorces.

Among the factors influencing the origination of prostatitis,
specialists mention first of all the age, the genetic susceptibility
(by 8%), as well as a great quantity of meat (increases the risk by
98%) dairy products (by 80%). However, fish and tomatoes considerably
reduce the risk of prostatitis, by 26% and 33% respectively. During
the recent years, the country’s hospitals have been diagnosing
prostatitis through rectal examinations to determine the PSA level
(Prostate Specific Antigen) in the blood.

BAKU CONSIDERS COMPARISON OF KARABAKH ISSUE WITH KOSOVO FUTURE MODEL "GROUNDLESS"

PanARMENIAN.Net
28.09.2006 15:04 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Azeri Deputy FM, Special Representative of Azeri
President on NK Araz Azimov considers linking the Nagorno Karabakh
settlement with the future model of self-determination of Kosovo
population "groundless." "Observing and respect of territorial
integrity as a principle remains in effect. In any case, even if
there is a precedent, the principle remains a dominant one. Finally,
Armenia should know that territorial integrity of Azerbaijan will be
secured," the Azeri Deputy FM said.

"Russian President Putin is also known for his sympathy towards using
the Kosovo future status as a precedent for solving other ethnic
conflicts, including those in post-soviet space," Day.az writes.

RUSSIA GOING TO RELEASE MILITARY DETAINED IN GEORGIA AT ANY PRICE

PanARMENIAN.Net
28.09.2006 14:55 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Russian FM Sergey Lavrov stated Thursday that Russia
is going to attain release of the military detained in Georgia by
all means available.

"We demanded immediate release of our citizens and we will work firmly
to attain it by all means available," he said. In his words, "there
is cause for the UN Security Council to engage in that issue." Lavrov
was concerned over the incident in Georgia and called it "recurrent
provocation and demonstration of anti-Russian policy."

We remind that Russian military and Georgian citizens suspected of
espionage were detained in Tbilisi, Batumi and other towns of the
country on Wednesday.

According to the data of the Georgian Interior Ministry, another
Russian citizen, allegedly accomplice of intelligence activities, is
hiding in the building of the Group of Russian Troops in Transcaucasia
(GRTT). The building was encircled and Georgian Defense Minister Irakly
Okurashvili promised to continue the siege, until K. Pichugin is given
away to the Georgian party. Georgian law enforcers cannot get to the
GRTT territory, as it has diplomatic immunity, reports RIA Novosti.

RECOGNITION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE NOT PRECONDITION, BUT CONDITION FOR TURKEY EU ACCESSION

PanARMENIAN.Net
27.09.2006 17:30 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The European Parliament adopted the report on
Turkey by a vote of 429 for, 71 against and 125 abstained. As head
of the Hay Dat Office Kiro Manoyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter,
paragraph mentioning the Armenian Genocide as a precondition to
Turkey’s EU membership is withdrawn from the report.

However, recognition of the Genocide, as well as opening the border
with Armenia, remains a condition for EU accession. In his words, MEPs
insist on compulsory changing of article 301 of the Turkish Criminal
Code, which limits the liberty of expression in the country. Manoyan
also said that talks between Turkey and EU can last infinitely.

HEAD OF BRITISH "GLOBAL STEEL HOLDINGS" COMPANY IN ARMENIA
By Ara Martirosian

AZG Armenian Daily
28/09/2006

RA Government’s Press Department informed that RA Prime Minister
Andranik Margarian met with Promad Mital, chairman of the British
"Global Steel Holding" company’s board. He informed RA PM that his
company intends to carry out long-term investment programs in the
sphere of mining industry. He stated that, being rich in metals and
rock minerals, Armenia can provide big capacities and prospects
for a carrying out long term programs to a company that has the
experience of working in a dozen of countries of the world for about
50 years already. RA PM Andranik Margarian assured the readiness of
RA Government to assist "Global Steel Holdings" in realization of
its projects in Armenia.

NKR FM CONCERNED OVER AZERBAIJAN’S ATTEMPTS TO TRANSFER KARABAKH PROBLEM FROM OSCE MINSK GROUP TO UN

ARMINFO News Agency, Armenia
September 26, 2006 Tuesday

Foreign Minister of Nagorny Karabakh Republic Georgy Petrosyan
received Vice Speaker of the House of Lords of the British Parliament,
Chairman of the Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust, Baroness Caroline Cox,
Tuesday. Baroness Cox heads a delegation of British and American
philanthropists to Stepanakert.

The NKR Foreign Ministry press-service reports Georgy Petrosyan
as expressing readiness to support the program implemented by the
philanthropists in NKR. At the request of the guests, he dwelled
on the current stage of the Karabakh peace process. Particularly,
Minister Petrosyan expressed concern over Azerbaijan’s attempts to
transfer the problem from the OSCE MG to the UN. He stressed that
it is impossible to determine the fate of a people without taking
into account its will. "We have participated in the establishment of
cease-fire, so why we are now deprived of the right to strengthen the
peace,?" he said. Asked about the relations with Armenia, Minister
Petrosyan said that Armenia is a guarantor of NKR’s independence and
security. As regards the political sphere, he said the countries
are observing the principle of noninterference. Touching upon the
continuing information war, the minister mentioned the recent fuss
about the forest fires in the bordering zone. "We proposed OSCE to
monitor the situation, The country’s authorities are ready to receive
international experts," he said.