Author: Zakarian Garnik

MATTHEW BRYZA SAYS THAT THE RESIDENTS OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH WILL DECIDE THE FATE OF THE UNRECOGNIZED REPUBLIC THROUGH A REFERENUDM

arminfo
2008-08-02 12:13:00

ArmInfo. The residents of Nagorno-Karabakh will decide the fate of
the unrecognized republic through a referendum, US Deputy Assistant
Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Matthew Bryza
said during a press-conference in Moscow on Friday, Aug 1, after the
meeting of the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan.

There will be a referendum and the residents of Nagorno-Karabakh will
decide their fate themselves, Bryza said.

ACTIVITY OF MONETARY TRANSFERS SYSTEMS WESTERN UNION AND MONEYGRAM BLOCKED IN AZERBAIJAN

Today.Az
tics/46791.html
Aug 1 2008
Azerbaijan

A special resolution of the National bank of Azerbaijan blocked the
activity of the Western Union and MoneyGram monetary transfers systems
in the country.

In line with the decree, the transfers and receipt of money by
Western Union and MoneyGram systems were fully stopped in all banks
of Azerbaijan.

It should be reminded that on July 24 Today.Az posted a material
"Big monetary transfers system Western Union assists to Armenian
diaspora in transferring money to Nagorno Karabakh separatists" and
"Another bigger monetary transfers system MoneyGram assists to Nagorno
Karabakh separatists", in which we covered the problem of transfers
of money to Nagorno Karabakh from all countries of the world, which
is considered to be the assistance to separatists of the said area.

In these articles we called on all the authorized structures of
Azerbaijan to react to this fact in the duly manner.

Fortunately, the National Bank of Azerbaijan timely interfered with
this issue.

It should also be reminded that Day.Az informed the public that Migom
monetary transfers system promote money transfers to separatist of
Nagorno Karabakh.

After the material was posted, head of department of Migom monetary
transfers Lev Chugunov told Day.Az that respecting the sovereignty
of Azerbaijan, as well as the history and culture of our country,
Migom ceased monetary transfers in the direction of Nagorno Karabakh.

In turn, we are confident that we should not stop on it.

Day.Az calls on the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, Finance Ministry,
National Bank, Cabinet of Ministers, Banks Association to study the
details, connected with cooperation between the Russian VTB bank and
Artsakhbank and the "shutdown" of the VTB bank affiliate in Nagorno
Karabakh.

DARCHINYAN TO FIGHT KIRILOV

Special Broadcasting Service
Aug 1 2008
Australia

Armenian-born Australian Vic Darchinyan will challenge Russia’s Dmitri
Kirilov for his International Boxing Federation super flyweight crown
in Washington on Saturday.

Kirilov, 29-3 with one draw and nine knockouts, makes his second
defence of the title although he is still looking for his first victory
as champion. He fought Mexico’s Cecilio Santos to a draw last February.

Southpaw Darchinyan, 29-1-1 with 23 knockouts, is a former IBF
flyweight champion who defended that division’s crown six times before
losing the title to Filipino star Nonito Donaire.

Donaire stopped Darchinyan in the fifth round in July of last
year. Kirilov, trained by Freddie Roach, took the IBF crown by
defeating American Jose Navarro last October.

ARMAVIA PASSENGERS GET FREE OF CHARGE VOUCHERS

Panorama.am
19:53 31/07/2008

VivaCell Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (NYSE: MBT) announces that since
July 3 passengers of Armavia flights can receive VivaCell prepaid
cards free of charge, reported the press service of VivaCell.

In the framework of a joint innovative promotional action of Armenia’s
leading mobile operator VivaCell and Armavia air company, henceforth,
special vouchers will be distributed to all passengers on Armavia
flights to Armenia, during the flights. These can be redeemed against
VivaCell ALO prepaid cards, either with Menk or Barbar tariff plan,
at one of VivaCell Service Centers, at anytime.

Persons aged 18 or above can receive the card upon presenting their
passport. As for all other coming flights, passengers can get an
Alo prepaid card free of charge, from the Airport free zone arrival
VivaCell Service Center.

NOVRUZ MAMMADOV: WE HOPE THE MEETING OF AZERBAIJANI AND ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTERS WILL PRODUCE GOOD RESULTS

Azeri Press Agency
July 31 2008
Azerbaijan

Baku. Turan Huseynova – APA. "We expect that the meeting between
Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministers will be constructive,"
chief of international relations department of President’s Executive
Office Novruz Mammadov said, APA reports.

The department chief expressed his hope that the meeting will produce
good results.

"We hope that the talks will continue basing on the proposals put
forth in Madrid" he said.

The next meeting between Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia
will take place in Moscow on August 1.

SETTLEMENT OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT SHOULD BE BASED ON STRICT MAINTENANCE OF AZERBAIJAN’S TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY

State Telegraph Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan
July 31, 2008 Thursday

Settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh
must be based on strict maintenance of the territorial integrity
of Azerbaijan, Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Heikki
Talvitie said Wednesday.

According to him, continuation of the negotiation process provides
hope for the peaceful settlement of the dispute.

PRESS RELEASE
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: [email protected]
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PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon

Armenian version: nian.htm

HIS HOLINESS ARAM I WELCOMES THE
INCLUSION OF THE ARMENIAN CHURCHES OF IRAN IN THE LIST OF UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) this year officially registered the Monastery of Saint Tate in the
Armenian Diocese of Azerbaijan (Iran) in its list of internationally
recognized heritage sites. Included in the same list are the Monastic
complex of Saint Stephanos and the Saint Asdvadzadzine Chapel of Dzor Dzor.
On this occasion His Holiness Aram I in a letter to the President of the
Islamic Republic of Iran welcomed "this great spiritual and cultural
achievement and the important role of the Islamic Republic of Iran in this
respect".

Speaking about the importance of these religious sites, His Holiness
Catholicos Aram I said: "Among these historically valuable religious
structures, the Monastery of Saint Tate has a special importance and meaning
for our people and church. It is where one of the first Apostles that
brought Christianity to the Armenian nation, Saint Tateos, was martyred. The
annual pilgrimage to Saint Tate is a centuries-old tradition for our people.
On three occasions we have personally led the pilgrimage to Saint Tate".

Considering the presence of these religious sites within the borders of the
Islamic Republic of Iran "as a tangible expression of Christian-Muslim
coexistence", His Holiness emphasized the importance of deepening the
dialogue of religions, cultures and civilizations.

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The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the two Catholicosates of
the Armenian Orthodox Church. For detailed information about the history and
the mission of the Cilician Catholicosate, you may refer to the web page of
the Catholicosate, The Cilician
Catholicosate, the administrative center of the church is located in
Antelias, Lebanon.

NOT TO BRING ANY USE

Hayots Ashkhar Daily
Published on July 30, 2008
Armenia

HAYK BABOUKHANYAN, Head of the Constitutional Right Union, finds that
our country is facing a great deal of internal and external challenges,
and extraordinary elections will not be favorable in such situation.

"The extraordinary elections will not bring any use apart from new
tensions, new clashes and probably, new bloodsheds. A nation should
be engaged in solving its internal and external problems instead of
holding permanent elections," he announced yesterday.

CRIMEA MARKS 650TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIAN SURB-KHACH MONASTERY

NRCU – Ukrainian Radio
July 30 2008
Ukraine

Crimea hosted events timed to the 650th anniversary of the Armenian
Surb-Khach monastery that used to be a spiritual center of Armenians
and a pilgrimage destination for many centuries.

Participating in the solemnities were Armenia’s President Serzh
Sargsyan and Catholicos of All Armenains Karekin II. The Armenian
President was on an informal visit to Ukraine in frames of which he
partook in celebration of a jubilee of the Armenian sanctuary. The
medieval Armenian monastery Surb-Khach was founded in 1358. It is
located in the south-eastern part of Crimea, three kilometers from
the Old Crimea in a wood tract called the Holy Cross.

ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES MUST RELEASE POLITICAL PRISONERS: U.S. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE

Trend News Agency
July 30 2008
Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan, Baku, 30 July /Trend News corr. A.Gasimova/ The U.S. State
Department calls on the Armenian authorities to release political
prisoners and to conduct an investigation into the March 1-2 events
that followed presidential elections in Armenia.

"I urged the authorities to release all individuals detained for
engaging in opposition activities or for expressing their political
views; conduct a credible, independent investigation into the March
1-2 violence that left ten dead; fully restore freedoms of assembly
and media; and initiate a constructive dialogue with the opposition
and civil society," David J. Kramer, Assistant Secretary of State
for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor said Before the Commission on
Security and Cooperation in Europe.

Armenian opposition headed by country’s first president Levon
Ter-Petrosyan, who ran for presidency but lost to Serzh Sargsyan,
launched demonstrations in Yerevan on 20 February to protests against
the results of the voting. On 1-2 March, the protest resulted in
riots and clashes between police and demonstrators leaving 10 dead
and 265 wounded.

"Time is of the essence. Societal tensions will only increase if the
authorities fail to take swift, dramatic, and substantive measures
to heal the serious divisions in the country that the presidential
election and its violent aftermath exacerbated," said Kramer.

According to Kramer, While all elements of society have an obligation
to engage in constructive dialogue and to act responsibly, the
heaviest responsibility lies with those who actually hold power –
the government.

"It is in the interest of the U.S.-Armenia bilateral relationship and
in the interest of the Armenian people to see the new government in
Yerevan succeed in deepening Armenia’s democratic development. On a
positive note, I found the Ombudsman to be playing an important role
on behalf of democratic reform in the country," said Kramer.