Author: Virabian Jhanna

BERNARD FASSIER: FORMAT OF THE SETTLEMENT OF NAGORNO KARABAKH CONFLICT CAN NOT CHANGE AT PRESENT DELICATE STAGE OF NEGOTIATIONS

APA
[ 18 Sep 2007 20:51 ]

Format of the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict can not change at
present delicate stage of negotiations. OSCE is the only organization
which can solve Nagorno Karabakh conflict, OSCE Minsk Group co-chair
(France) Bernard Fassier said briefing in Baku, APA reports.

Mr. Fassier refuting reports on co-chairs~R proposal on changing format
said that there is no need to change format. Co-chair commenting on
involving Armenian community of Nagorno Karabakh to negotiations said
that he did not express any opinion on that side~Rs participation in
the format of negotiations. ~SArmenian and Azerbaijan communities
would better attend negotiations process in the composition of
Armenian and Azerbaijani delegations. I expressed my opinion so and
there is no sensation. Azerbaijani press reports that as if we will
have continuous meetings with Armenian community. It is not right.
Azerbaijan and Armenia should continue intercourse,~T he said.

TRANSEURO ENERGY STARTS NATURAL GAS DRILLING OPERATIONS IN ARMENIA

HULIQ, NC
Mon, 2007-09-17 13:48.

Transeuro Energy Corp. (TSX VENTURE:TSU)(OSLO:TSU) is pleased to
announce the commencement of drilling operations in Armenia for
natural gas exploration.

– Karmir-1 exploration well spudded in Block 2, Armenia

– Well targeting two horizons in the Karmir gas prospect

– Drilling results of natural gas expected by end year

Drilling has started on the Karmir prospect in the Armavir region
of Block 2, Armenia. Karmir-1 is the first exploration well to be
drilled in the country for ten years.

The well is targeting two horizons in the Karmir gas prospect, the
Lower Sand Clay (LSC) and the Lower Multicoloured Suite (LMS), and
is planned to have a total depth of 2200 meters. Drilling operations
will be followed by flow-testing should hydrocarbons be discovered.

The well is located less than 3km from a new gas pipeline route forming
part of a recently installed domestic gas distribution system, and
the Company is in discussion with the Government of Armenia regarding
early hook-up of the well in the event of a commercial discovery.

Harold Hemmerich, President and CEO, Transeuro Energy Corp. commented,
"I am very pleased that Karmir-1 has spudded. The Company has entered
an exciting operational phase and is now simultaneously drilling in
Canada, Armenia and Ukraine, and is planning a drilling operation in
PNG. The drilling results are keenly anticipated and will generate
important information for the Company."

Transeuro Energy Corp. is involved in the acquisition of petroleum and
natural gas rights, the exploration for, and development and production
of crude oil, condensate and natural gas. The Company’s properties
are located in Canada, Armenia, Papua New Guinea and Ukraine.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

Harold Hemmerich, President and CEO

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation
of an offer to sell any of the securities in the United States. The
securities have not been and will not be registered under the United
States Securities Act 1933, as amended (the "U.S.

Securities Act") or any state securities laws and may not be offered
or sold within the United States or to a U.S. Person unless registered
under the U.S.

Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption
from such registration is available.

The statements contained in this release that are not historical facts
are forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from the targeted
results. The Company relies upon litigation protection for forward
looking statements.

Barrel of oil equivalent ("boe") amounts may be misleading,
particularly if used in isolation. A boe conversion ratio has been
calculated using a conversion rate of six thousand cubic feet of
natural gas to one barrel and is based on an energy equivalent
conversion method application at the burner tip and does not
necessarily represent an economic value equivalent at the wellhead.

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responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the content of this
news release.

WAR CAN’T BE A MEANS FOR KARABAKH CONFLICT RESOLUTION

PanARMENIAN.Net
17.09.2007 20:20 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ War cannot be a means for resolution of the Nagorno
Karabakh conflict, OSCE MG French Co-chair Bernard Fassier told
reporter in Yerevan today.

"I have numerously warned of negative consequences of war and will
not repeat them again," he said.

For his part, Russian mediator Yuri Merzlyakov said militaristic
statements do not promote the settlement process.

MAJORITY VOTED FOR ARA HARUTIUNYAN

Lragir.am
14-09-2007 13:44:59

A few hours ago the meeting of the NKR National Assembly ended,
which affirmed the nomination of Ara Harutiunyan, Karabakh-open.com
reported. The president had nominated Ara Harutiunyan for the post
of prime minister a few days ago. The president and the nominee met
with the representatives of the three parliament factions over the
past few days, who said to endorse him.

32 of 33 members of parliament voted for Ara harutiunyan. Gegham
Baghdasaryan, ARF Dashnaktsutyun – Movement 88, did not show up.

By the end of the meeting of parliament Ara Harutiunyan said after
the appointment he will resign from the post of the leader of the
Azat Hayrenik Party and the mandate of member of parliament.

Ara Harutiunyan was elected to parliament in 2005 from a constituency.

According to the law, after his appointment election to parliament
must be held in his constituency.

ARTHUR BAGHDASARYAN MET AMERICAN DIPLOMATS

Lragir.am
14-09-2007 16:30:08

Today the leader of the Orinats Yerkir Party Arthur Baghdasaryan met
with the director of the U.S. State Department’s Caucasian Bureau
Paul Waller and Rudolf Perina, U.S. Charge d’Affaires, a.i., the
press service of the Orinats Yerkir Party reported.

They discussed promotion of democracy and U.S.-Armenian cooperation,
as well as the upcoming presidential election and the regional
developments.

PUTIN SHUFFLED THE CARDS

Lragir.am
13-09-2007 12:00:03

Yesterday the Russian President Putin accepted the resignation
of the parliament and nominated Zubkov, the head of the financial
intelligence of Russia, for the post of prime minister. There is no
doubt the parliament will affirm Zubkov’s nomination on September 14.

Analysts say regarding this move the Kremlin is still uncertain
regarding the "heir" of the Russian president. Although Sergey Ivanov,
vice prime minister, had been said likely prime minister, Putin showed
he is not a lame duck, the Financial Times wrote.

On the other hand, analysts believe that after nomination for the post
of prime minister Zubkov will hardly become an heir. He is close to
Putin, works silently and without dust, has no political ambitions.

The analysts do not rule out that by appointing him Putin solves his
problem of returning to power in 2012 either personally or through
the option of collective Putin.

For its part, these developments regarding the Russian government
will certainly affect the Armenian government. The point is that the
problem of the candidate of the government has not been solved yet.

For Serge Sargsyan Sergey Ivanov’s withdrawal may be crucial because
he was Serge Sargsyan’s political "roof" and mediator with Putin,
who was said not to approve the aspirations of the Armenian prime
minister to presidency.

BELMONT HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY VOTES TO SEVER TIES WITH ADL

armradio.am
11.09.2007 14:39

Over 100 residents applauded the Belmont, MA Human Rights Commission
decision to unanimously call on the local Board of Selectmen to sever
ties with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), citing their ongoing
opposition to Armenian Genocide recognition, reported the Armenian
National Committee of Eastern Massachusetts (ANC-EM).

Belmont Human Rights Commission (BHRC) Chairwoman Laurie Graham
presided over the town hall meeting which featured a groundswell
of poignant statements by residents of Armenian, Jewish and diverse
backgrounds citing that opposition to Armenian Genocide recognition
is offensive to local citizenry and runs counter to the most basic
principles of a local program promoting tolerance and human rights.

ï~^"We applaud the Belmont Human Rights Commission for standing
up for truth and human dignity by rejecting ties with the ADL –
an organization against Armenian Genocide recognition,ï~^" stated
Aram Kaligian of the ANC-EM. ï~^"In Belmont and cities across
Massachusetts, we are seeing democracy in action ï~^- our diverse
communities speaking out, collectively, to support U.S. reaffirmation
of the Armenian Genocide, in our ongoing struggle to stamp out genocide
around the world.ï~^"

Belmont Armenian American community activist Lenna Garibian, a grand
daughter of genocide survivors, stated that the question at hand was
not about the reality of the Armenian Genocide but about the moral
imperative to speak openly and honestly about this crime against
humanity. ï~^"No Armenian should sit with a revisionist Turkish
historianï~^… to discuss whether the genocide happened or not. The
world knows. Turkey knows. [ADL director] Abe Foxman knows. This was
a genocide," explained Garibian who went on to note that HRC decision
ï~^"sets a good tone moving forward, that Belmont will not tolerate
an equivocation of the truth, of justice."

That sentiment was echoed throughout speeches given during the
evening, with emphasis on ending Genocide and Holocaust denial in all
forms. Massachusetts State Assemblywoman Rachel Kaprielian cited the
resurging trend of Holocaust denial worldwide as survivors pass away
and a political gap between the younger and older generations widens.

ï~^"The survivors see what is coming down the road, just as their
parents saw it,ï~^" explained Kaprielian. ï~^"You have so much power
and ability to say to our government, ï~^’This is factï~^’, while
there are still survivors alive,ï~^" continued Kaprielian.

Speakers also focused on U.S. affirmation of the Armenian Genocide,
and overall commitment to ending this crime against humanity. Belmont
resident Joyce Barsam quoted author Samantha Powers from her Pulitzer
Prize winning book A Problem From Hell,stating ï~^"If only America
had been made of more upstanders, instead of bystanders- America
would be in a very different position today.ï~^" Barsam continued,
stating ï~^"I am asking this committee to be upstanders instead of
bystanders of the Armenian Genocide. We hope you stand up for the
truth and the human rights that you are commissioned to support.ï~^"

Expressing concern about the ADLï~^’s opposition to Armenian Genocide
legislation citing the safety of Jews in Turkey, Belmont resident
Lisa Sedrakian argued that ï~^"if Jews are affected in Turkey, it
will be the Turks to blame, not the Armenian-American community.ï~^"

Watertown Town Council Member and sponsor of the resolution severing
her townï~^’s ties with the ADL Marilyn Petitto Devaney was forceful
in her demands that the National ADL end its campaign against the
Armenian Genocide Resolution. ï~^"I want the National ADL to stop
lobbying to kill the Genocide Resolution [in Congress and the House],
as they have done for years. This could be the year we prevail.ï~^"

Dr. Jack Nusan Porter, former Rabbi, Director of the Spencer Institute
and a treasurer of the International Association of Genocide Scholars,
who has been an outspoken opponent to the ADL’s opposition to Armenian
Genocide recognition, stated `I fear for the future of the ADL. I
think this could tear it apart. You must send a powerful message to
sever ties with the ADL now.’

ANC Eastern Massachusetts Representative Aram Kaligian was clear in the
Armenian American communityï~^’s request of the BHRC members. ï~^"We
urge you to stand with the Armenian American and Jewish American
communities in helping the ADL national leadership come to the right
side on this issue,ï~^" explained Kaligian, calling for unambiguous
affirmation of the Armenian Genocide and support for Armenian Genocide
legislation. Kaligian went on to urge attendees to ï~^"get the phone
numbers of the Town Selectmen here, and call them and let them know
how you feel about the ADLï~^’s attempts to cast doubt on the tragic
events of 1915. . . And if you think that you might feel a little
uncomfortable calling up a stranger and telling him how you feel
about the denial of the Armenian Genocide, I want you to remember the
stories your grandparents told you about how they walked through the
desert. . . They had the courage to live through these atrocities,
the least we can do is have the courage to pick up the phone and
call our Town Selectmen and demand that they not tarnish the memory
of our grandparents.ï~^"

The BHRC voted overwhelmingly to sever ties with the ADL ï~^-
a decision considered seriously by two Belmont Selectmen present
at the proceedings. According to the Belmont Citizen Herald,
Selectman Paul Solomon said ï~^"he was in total support of the HRC’s
position. ï~^’This is in advance of the [selectmen’s discussion],
but I will support their stand.ï~^’ï~^" Selectman Dan Leclerc stated
he was ï~^"in the process of processing [the decision.]ï~^"

The BHRC vote to sever ties comes as cities affiliated with the
ADLï~^’s ï~^"No Place for Hateï~^" tolerance program throughout
Massachusetts reconsider their ties to an organization with a history
of Armenian Genocide denial and which continues to oppose Congressional
Armenian Genocide legislation (H.Res.106 /S.Res.106). Watertown was
the first to disaffiliate with the tainted NPFH program, followed by a
suspension of ties by Arlington, and decisions by the towns of Newton,
Needham, Newburyport, Bedford to cut ties if the ADL does not alter
its policies on the Armenian Genocide.

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ARMENIA MUST RECOGNIZE NKR INDEPENDENCE BUT LATER

Lragir.am
11 Sept 2007

We offered our readers to answer the question "Do you think Armenia
must recognize the independence of NKR?" from August 28. About 40.3
percent of our readers think Armenia must recognize the independence
of NKR, but not now. About 40 percent are for the recognition and
19.6 percent are against the recognition of the independence of NKR
by Armenia.

20 ARMENIAN SCHOLARS TO ATTEND CONGRESS IN ANKARA

PanARMENIAN.Net
10.09.2007 17:06 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkey next week will host the International Congress
for Asia and North Africa Studies (ICANAS 38). Speaking to reporters,
Sadik Tural, head of the Ataturk High Board of Culture, Language and
History, said that 800 scholars from 67 countries would attend the
gathering in Ankara.

Stressing that the gathering marks the first time ever that some
20 Armenian scholars from Armenia will participate in a congress
in Turkey, Turol said that the meeting will have two panels on the
Armenian issue, but the Armenian scholars are not slated to speak,
Milliyet newspaper reports.

ARMENIA PLANS ONE MORE NUCLEAR PLANT NEAR TURKISH BORDER

Journal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey
Monday , 10 September 2007

A new nuclear power plant being built in Armenia on the site of an
existing facility will end up costing about $2 billion, Armenian
Energy Minister Armen Movsisyan has said.

"The project’s feasibility study is being carried out by Armenia,
Russia, the US and the International Atomic Energy Agency [IAEA]. The
old nuclear power plant is to be rebuilt within four-and-a-half years,"
Movsisyan was quoted as telling the Parliament on Friday.

He said the construction of the new plant, located in the town of
Metsamor, near the Turkish border, would require a complex refit,
including the installation of seismic safeguards.

The Metsamor nuclear reactor, which is composed of two WWER-440-230
units, each with power levels of 408 megawatts, is located not far
from the capital of Yerevan, 16 kilometers from the Turkish border.

The Armenian government decided to open the second unit in the
reactor in 1993, due to high energy needs, and thus the second unit
was started up in 1995.

The Metsamor reactor provides up to 40 percent of Armenia’s electricity
needs and is predicted to continue doing so until 2016. Since Yerevan
decided upgrade the reactor the Turkish Atomic Energy Agency (TAEK)
has been involved in following related developments and taking the
necessary precautions from the Turkish side.

Movsisyan also stressed that Armenia must have a permanent source of
nuclear power and that the new Armenian nuclear power plant must be
operational until alternative sources are found. He said that "many
foreign countries now understand that Armenia must have a nuclear
power plant." "Only a new Armenian [nuclear power plant] can become
an alternative to the one now in use," he said.

Armenia has serious problems with almost all neighbouring countries
including Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey. About 20 percent of Azeri
territories have been under Armenian occupation. In addition, Armenia
does not recognise Turkey’s unity and borders.