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Le Télégramme
15 juin 2004
Nécrologie : Jean Gouzoukian
Jean Gouzoukian, compagnon d’Alice Le Roy, est décédé, dimanche
matin, d’un malaise cardiaque.
D’origine Arménienne, mais né en Algérie, le 30 juillet 1929 à
Mostaganem, il était venu à Brennilis en retraite après avoir
travaillé en région parisienne.
Membre actif de plusieurs associations, Jean était très apprécié de
tous pour sa gentillesse et sa serviabilité. Passionné de timbres, il
était aussi membre du club de philatélie de Carhaix. Sa disparition
laissera un grand vide auprès de sa famille et de ses amis.
Ses obsèques seront célébrées cet après-midi, à 14 h 30, en l’église
de Brennilis.
GRAPHIQUE: Photo, Legende: Jean Gouzoukian, était membre actif de
plusieurs associations.

L’EQUIPE
June 15, 2004
Football; Euro 2004
Le premier penalty arrete dans le jeu;
Le penalty repousse devant Beckham contre l’Angleterre (2-1)
constitue une premiere dans la carriere de Barthez en equipe de
France, du moins dans le jeu. Le gardien aux 67 selections en avait
deja arrete un, mais durant sa seule seance de tirs au but en bleu.
C’etait celui d’Albertini, contre l’Italie, en quart de finale de la
Coupe du monde 1998 (0-0, 4-3 aux t.a.b.), tandis que R. Baggio,
Costacurta et Vieri avait reussi le leur, et que Di Biagio avait
trouve la barre.
A l’ultime seconde du quart de finale de l’Euro 2000, France-Espagne
(2-1), Raul avait tire au-dessus alors que Mendieta avait auparavant
reussi le sien. En comptant ce dernier, le gardien marseillais a donc
encaisse 6 buts sur penalty dans le jeu – il faut y ajouter ceux de
Stradli, Norvege (3-3), le 25 fevrier 1998 ; Laudrup, Danemark (2-1),
le 24 juin 1998 ; Shahgeldian, Armenie (3-2), le 8 septembre 1999 ;
Poborsky, Republique tcheque (2-1), le 16 juin 2000 ; R. Baggio, FIFA
World Stars (5-1), le 16 aout 2000.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

YEREVAN MUNICIPALITY MAKES STUNNING DECISION AUTHORISING OPPOSITION RALLY
A1 Plus | 21:00:27 | 14-06-2004 | Politics |
Artarutyun opposition bloc’s Press-Secretary Ruzan Khachatryan said
Monday Yerevan municipality had authorized a rally scheduled for
coming Wednesday.
This is the first time the municipality has given its authorization
to an opposition-staged rally. Before that, the opposition has been
repeatedly denied authorization.
The opposition activists explain such a precipitous shift in the
authorities conduct with the PACE approaching session and PACE
representative Yerzi Yaskernia’s visit to Armenia.

ARMENIAN PEOPLE HAVE TO DO WITHOUT NTV PROGRAMS
A1 Plus | 19:42:52 | 14-06-2004 | Social |
NTV, Russian TV channel, no longer will be retransmitted in
Armenia. Radio and Television National Commission decided Monday
to give 23 UHF, on which NTV were retransmitted once, to Armenian
government for retransmission of Russian Culture channel’s programs.
No tender has been announced for the frequency. It was given to the
government under an intergovernmental agreement made between Armenia
and Russia.
Paradise, a company that retransmitted the NTV on that frequency,
doesn’t dispute the decision and has no claims, the head of the
commission Grikor Amalyan says.
From: Baghdasarian

A1 Plus | 19:57:25 | 14-06-2004 | Official |
NAREK SARGSSYAN SACKED BY ARMENIAN PREMIER
Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan issued an order Monday
dismissing Narek Sargsyan from the post of Yerevan Vice-Mayor and
Architect General of Armenian capital.

YERZI YASKERNIA GETS FAMILIAR WITH DOMESTIC CONTROVERSY OVER CONFIDENCE REFERENDUM
A1 Plus | 19:16:02 | 14-06-2004 | Politics |
PACE Monitoring Commission member Yerzi Yaskernia, who arrived Friday
night in Yerevan to see how much Armenia has accomplished in complying
with the PACE resolution demands, has met with parliamentary groups
and fractions as part of his mission.
Yerzi Yaskernia wanted to hear opinions about confidence referendum.
The referendum couldn’t be conducted as it contradicts Armenia’s
constitution, MP Gagik Minasyan, a member the ruling coalition’s
Republican Party, said.
Members of the ruling coalition’s another party Orinats Erkir expressed
the same view.
Levon Lazarian, an MP from Dashnaktsutyun, the third member party
of the tree-headed ruling coalition, told Yaskernia people hadn’t
supported the idea of confidence referendum and the number of rally
participants had become scant because of little public support.
Dashnak Vahan Hovhannisyan said people distrusted the opposition
line and are unhappy about lack of clear program. In his opinion,
the Constitutional Court’s proposal to conduct a referendum leads to
a deadlock. The court has to confess that its proposal was nothing
more than a mere mistake.
Artarutyun fraction leader Stepan Demirchyan, MP of polar-opposite
political background and president Kocharyan’s key rival in
presidential elections, said the steps taken by the authorities to
comply with PACE demands are insufficient and aimed at deceiving PACE.
He also said criminal case against Artarutyun opposition bloc activists
are not dismissed so far, though they are released from detention.
Nothing has been done to prosecute officials having committed fraud
and violating the law during elections, despite abundant convincing
evidence.
The opposition another leader Artashes Geghamyan voiced his concern
about the situation in media field saying Armenia’s population is
deprived of receiving objective information: opposition-staged events
are not being covered in media outlets at all or distorted.
In his words, the opposition is even deprived of paid broadcasting
to air its views. He expressed regret about the fact of stripping A1+
TV Company of its broadcasting license and added today the opposition
can make public its opinion only on Azatutyun radio and through some
opposition-minded newspapers.

YASKERNIA RECEIVED BY ARMENIAN PRIME MINISTER
A1 Plus | 21:32:39 | 14-06-2004 | Official |
The delegation headed by Yerzi Yaskernia was received also by Armenian
PM Andranik Margaryan.
The premier said he found an uncompromising stance taken by the
opposition on confidence referendum absolutely illogical.
Margaryan expressed hope that after meeting with all political forces
the delegation would get a real idea about the situation and its
report at the summer session would be objective,

Armenian president receives PACE officials
Public Television of Armenia, Yerevan
14 Jun 04
Co-rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
[PACE] continues his meetings with the Armenian leadership and the
political forces represented in the parliament.
President Robert Kocharyan today received PACE’s co-rapporteur
on Armenia, Jerzhy Jaskiernia and the Commission Secretary David
Chupina. The process of fulfilling CE commitments by Armenia, in
particular the constitutional reforms and improvement of the Electoral
Code, were discussed during the meeting.
They also discussed the issues mentioned in the PACE April resolution.
Jaskiernia said that he would prepare a report on the situation
in Armenia.
Video showed meeting.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Armenian regulator stops Russian NTV relay, will reallocate the slot
A1+ web site
14 Jun 04
14 June: The Russian NTV channel will no longer be broadcast in
Armenia. Today the National Commission for Radio and Television [NCRT]
unanimously decided to hand over UHF channel 23, which previously
relayed NTV channel programmes, to the Armenian government for the
transmission of Kultura [Culture] TV programmes.
The frequency was not put out to tender as it was given to the
government within the framework of an intergovernmental agreement on
the transmission of TV programmes concluded between Armenia and Russia.
The frequency was transferred to the Transport and Communications
Ministry. It is not yet clear who will rebroadcast. “The company
Paradiz [Paradise], which rebroadcast NTV, has no claims on it,”
the head of the NCRT, Grigor Amalyan, said. “The government has the
right to use it at its own discretion.”
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Kirk’s new enterprise
Financial Times
Jun 15, 2004
Kirk Kerkorian has not lost his appetite for big rolls of the
dice. With one hand, the 87-year-old is inching towards a sale of
his Metro-Goldwyn Mayer film studio. With the other he is poised to
double up on his casino interests. MGM Mirage’s improved offer of
$71 a share – a 30 per cent premium to Mandalay Resort Group’s share
price before the approach – would catapult it to number one in the
US gaming industry.
There are regulatory concerns. MGM/ Mandalay would control 49 per
cent of hotel rooms, 44 per cent of tables and 40 per cent of slot
machines on the Las Vegas Strip. But if the market is interpreted more
broadly the combined share retreats to more reasonable levels. Any
issues are likely to be addressable through asset sales. The deal
is no knockout for Mandalay. It values the business at about 9.7
times earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation,
compared with MGM’s own rating of 8.5 times. But it would drag Mandalay
investors away from the table after a great winning streak. At $71,
its shares will have risen by 130 per cent since January last year,
compared with MGM’s 43 per cent.
MGM, meanwhile, can probably squeeze out $100m of cost savings. The
deal would broaden its portfolio with Mandalay’s lower-end resorts and
get access to more property development opportunities in the strong
Las Vegas market. MGM could probably stretch to finance the $7.9bn
transaction with debt. But with its track record on integrating deals
there is clearly a chance that it will tap shareholders for some of
the chips.