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Armenian foreign minister says next meeting with Azerbaijan over
disputed enclave will be in May
Associated Press
April 19, 2004
YEREVAN, Armenia — Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian said
Monday that he planned to meet with his Azerbaijani counterpart in
May to continue discussions on resolving the countries’ dispute over
Nagorno-Karabakh.
Oskanian said that the meeting he held last week in Prague with
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov was useful but did not
break new ground.
Nagorno-Karabakh is an ethnic Armenian enclave within Azerbaijan.
Ethnic Armenian forces drove out Azerbaijan’s army from the region in
the 1990s and ethnic Azeris fled. Since a 1994 cease-fire,
Nagorno-Karabakh has been run by an internationally unrecognized
government.
Despite the cease-fire, shooting still breaks out sporadically across
the so-called “line of control,” a demilitarized strip separating
Azeri and Armenian forces.
The unresolved status of Nagorno-Karabakh keeps tensions high between
the countries and apparently discourages foreign investors fearful
of a new outbreak of fighting and instability.
The Armenian and Azerbaijani officials met under the auspices of the
“Minsk Group,” an arm of the Organization for Security and Cooperation
in Europe devoted to resolving the dispute. The Minsk Group is led
by a troika of diplomats from the United States, France and Russia.
The newly appointed top U.S. official for the group, Stephen Mann,
met on Monday with Armenian officials.
“What I will be doing in this position is representing the
U.S. national interests and it is in the American national interest
to work for a peaceful, negotiated settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh
issue,” Mann told reporters.

Azeri, Armenian foreign ministers agree to continue Karabakh talks
Trend news agency
19 Apr 04
BAKU
The main result of the Prague meeting of the Azerbaijani and Armenian
foreign ministers [on 16 April] was that the sides agreed to continue
their negotiations, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov
told ATV after returning to Baku on 19 April, Trend reports.
During the meeting, US diplomat Rudolph Perina handed over his
responsibilities as co-chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group to Steven
Mann.
There are no new suggestions yet and after meeting each other we
completed the meeting, the minister said.
Expressing his attitude to the current calls for a military solution
to the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict, Mammadyarov said that as long as
the potential for dialogue had not been exhausted, the military option
was not on the agenda.

Armenian poetess turns down award and urges leader to resign over rally
Noyan Tapan news agency
19 Apr 04

YEREVAN
Silva Kaputikyan, poetess and academician of the Armenian Academy of
Sciences, has sent back the Order of Mesrop Mashtots awarded to her on
her 80th anniversary. In an open letter sent to the mass media, the
poetess explained why:
“During all these years I wished to give back this order as I followed
every step of Robert Kocharyan who inflicted damage on the nation.
After the tragic night of 12 April [when the opposition rally was
dispersed], there remains no room for doubt,” the poetess wrote.
“Every Armenian living in Armenia, in Artsakh [Karabakh] and Spyurk
[the Diaspora] understands that in order to oppose the enemy who bears
a grudge against us on a daily basis, at this moment it is important
to have stability in the country and a strong state. But, the
stability gained by weapons and violence is an illusion and fraught
with heavy consequences,” the letter said.
The poetess expressed confidence that “there cannot be real stability
in a country where there is a precipice between the state and the
people, between the palaces and shacks with half-starving people and
where mutual abhorrence reigns”.
“If Mr Kocharyan thinks about the future of his state, if he wants the
spirit of unity that worked miracles in 1988 be restored between the
two parts of our nation, he should abandon the political scene,” Silva
Kaputikyan said.

OSCE co-chair vows to act “fully” responsibly in Karabakh solution
Mediamax news agency
19 Apr 04
YEREVAN
Armenian President Robert Kocharyan received the US cochairman of the
OSCE Minsk Group, Steven Mann, in Yerevan today.
Speaking at a news conference after the meeting, Steven Mann said that
he will act fully responsibly in his attempts to solve the Nagornyy
Karabakh conflict.
The US diplomat declined to go into the details of the Prague-hosted
talks on 16 April attended by the mediators and the Armenian and
Azerbaijani foreign ministers and said that it was confidential.
Steven Mann said that he will meet the foreign minister of the
Nagornyy Karabakh Republic, Ashot Gulyan, in Yerevan later today. The
mediator said that he is planning to visit Nagornyy Karabakh, but
refused to say when.
[Passage omitted: Steven Mann due to visit Tbilisi tomorrow and then
Baku]

ATP Tennis Masters Series-Monte Carlo Results
Associated Press
April 19, 2004
MONTE CARLO, Monaco — Results Monday from the $US2.92 million ATP
Monte Carlo Masters (seedings in parentheses):
Men
Singles
First Round
Nicolas Devilder, France, def. Goran Ivanisevic, Croatia, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2.
Taylor Dent, United States, def. Jiri Novak (12), Czech Republic, 6-4,
7-5.
Nicolas Kiefer, Germany, def. Hicham Arazi, Morocco, 6-3, 6-3.
David Sanchez, Spain, def. Bohdan Ulihrach, Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-4.
Agustin Calleri, Argentina, def. Sjeng Schalken (11), Netherlands, 6-1,
6-3.
Fabrice Santoro, France, def. Igor Andreev, Russia, 6-3, 7-6 (3).
Tim Henman (6), Britain, def. Vince Spadea, United States, 6-7 (5), 6-4,
7-6 (5).
Jean-Rene Lisnard, France, def. Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, 7-5, 6-3.
Max Mirnyi, Belarus, def. Fernando Gonzalez (13), Chile, 6-4, 6-3.
Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, def. Uros Vico, Italy, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.
Rainer Schuettler (4), Germany, def. Gustavo Kuerten, Brazil, 7-6 (3),
6-3.
Ivan Ljubicic, Croatia, def. Tommy Robredo, Spain, 6-4, 7-6 (2).
Nikolay Davydenko, Russia, def. Mariano Zabaleta, Argentina, 6-2, 6-4.
Felix Mantilla, Spain, def. Albert Costa, Spain, 6-4, 7-5.
Guillermo Coria (3), Argentina, def. Thomas Enqvist, Sweden, 6-0, 6-1.
Men
Doubles
First Round
Tomas Cibulec and Petr Pala, Czech Republic, def. Paul Hanley,
Australia, and Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Massimo Bertolini, Italy, and Robbie Koenig, South Africa, def. Mariano
Hood and Sebastian Prieto, Argentina, 7-6 (3), 6-4.
Agustin Calleri and Guillermo Canas, Argentina, def. Chris Haggard,
South Africa, and Sargis Sargsian, Armenia, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5.

Azeri politicians ambivalent on recognition of Turkish Cypriots
Zerkalo, Baku
17 Apr 04

Azerbaijani politicians are divided on possible consequences of
recognition of the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
for the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict. The issue came onto the agenda
following the Azerbaijani president’s remarks in Ankara. The
Azerbaijani opposition used to call for this recognition, but is now
criticizing the president’s stance, the executive secretary of the
ruling party said. The following is an excerpt from Teymurxanli’s
report by Azerbaijani newspaper Zerkalo on 17 April headlined “In the
wake of the statement” and subheaded “Azerbaijani politicians comment
on Ilham Aliyev’s remarks”; subheadings inserted editorially:
It probably will not be an exaggeration to say that the Azerbaijani
public’s attitude to President Ilham Aliyev’s recent statement was
ambiguous.
During the official visit to Turkey, Aliyev said [on 15 October] that
“in the event the Turkish Cypriots accept and the Greek community
rejects the reunification at the forthcoming referendum, Azerbaijan
may recognize the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus”.
Zerkalo newspaper contacted Azerbaijani politicians in order to learn
their stance on these remarks. Predictably, their views
diverged. Moreover, for reasons difficult to understand some
politicians simply refused to comment on Aliyev’s statement.
Misleading media coverage
Political analyst [and ex-Foreign Minister] Tofiq Zulfuqarov told
Zerkalo that journalists’ interpretation of the remarks was somewhat
misleading. He talked about two aspects of the statement. First, it is
about supporting the referendum, “i.e. supporting in effect the UN
plan”. Second, “Azerbaijan is ready to back the Turkish population of
the Northern Cyprus if they vote for the reunification of the two
parts of Cyprus”.
“If this is about supporting the idea of the referendum, it means
support for the UN plan which does not envisage creation of two
separate states,” Zulfuqarov said.
In turn, the leader of the Azarbaycan Milli Istiqlal Party, Etibar
Mammadov, said that such a statement could create a precedent for
recognition of Nagornyy Karabakh as an independent state. Should the
Greek community vote “no”, it will in fact reject Northern Cyprus,
Mammadov said. “By contrast, Azerbaijan has not conducted such a
referendum. Therefore, the situations are different and should not be
viewed as similar,” he said.
Hasty remark
Aydin Quliyev, the secretary for ideology of the Democratic Party of
Azerbaijan, described Aliyev’s remarks as hasty. This issue has to be
treated carefully since Armenia is actively conducting a policy to
make the international community recognize Nagornyy Karabakh as an
independent state, he said.
This statement has done tangible damage to Azerbaijan’s interests and
can be viewed as suiting the interests of Turkey’s official
circles. “Albeit Turkey is our strategic partner, their interests must
not be realized at the expense of ours,” Quliyev said.
He also reckons that Aliyev’s remarks will negatively affect relations
with Greece, “because Greece will not be delighted by these words”. It
can be expected that the Armenian lobby will start an intensive
campaign regarding the Greek community’s stance on the referendum. In
the event the independence of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
is recognized, this may create a dangerous precedent for recognition
of Nagornyy Karabakh as an independent state.
Ex-prisoner welcomes president’s statement
Isgandar Hamidov, ex-interior minister and chairman of the National
Democratic Party (Grey Wolves) who was recently released from jail,
said that “if there is an intention to recognize the independence of
Northern Cyprus, then I completely welcome it”. He does not believe
either that recognition of Northern Cyprus may result in recognition
of Nagornyy Karabakh’s independence. “There is a UN plan on Cyprus,
and it says that if one of the sides does not vote in the referendum,
then the other one will be recognized by international organizations,”
Hamidov said.
The situations around Northern Cyprus and Nagornyy Karabakh cannot be
compared, he said. “We are anyway unable to step on Karabakh soil,
regardless of whether the international community recognizes Nagornyy
Karabakh or not. And we have the legal right to liberate that
territory.”
Greek-Azerbaijani relations not to be affected
One should not expect any perceptible changes in Greek-Azerbaijani
relations, “since they were not especially friendly anyway”, Hamidov
said. “The Greeks have always sold weapons to Armenians,” he
said. “True, Greece says it supports Azerbaijan’s territorial
integrity, but Greek-Armenian companies are active in Armenia and
Nagornyy Karabakh.”
He ruled out the possibility of Greece recognizing Nagornyy Karabakh’s
independence in the event of such a statement. “Even if there is such
a threat, we still should recognize Northern Cyprus’ independence.”
Biased stance
In turn, the executive secretary of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party,
Ali Ahmadov, said that a biased stance should not be taken on this
issue. “At one time, opposition newspapers frequently carried calls
for Azerbaijan to recognize the independence of the Turkish Republic
of Northern Cyprus. And now they say that this was a mistaken
statement. I believe that everybody should do their best to resolve
this issue,” Ahmadov said. Should the UN plan fail, Azerbaijan will
not agree with violation of Turkish Cypriots’ rights, he said.
[Passage omitted: Minor details]

NEW YORK TIMES TO USE TERM “GENOCIDE” IN REFERENCES TO MASSACRES OF
ARMENIANS IN OTTOMAN TURKEY
19.04.2004 18:59
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ New York Times has lifted its long-standing policy against
the use of the term “genocide” in reference to the massacres of Armenians in
the Ottoman Empire. As reported by the Armenian National Committee of
America, the statement released by the newspaper’s editorial staff says:
“After careful study of scholarly definitions of “genocide” we have decided
to accept the term “genocide” in references to the Turks’ mass destruction
of Armenians in 1915″. To note, Boston Globe taken analogous decision in
July 2003.

HISTORIC RAISING OF ARMENIAN FLAG AT FRESNO CITY HALL
Armenian National Committee, Central California
Post Office Box 626
Fresno, California 93709
PRESS RELEASE
April 18, 2004
Contact: Hygo Ohannessian, Chairwoman
(559) 977-4894, E-mail, [email protected]
For the first time in Fresno’s history, to help commemorate the Armenian
Genocide, the City of Fresno will raise the Armenian flag to fly alongside
the United States and California flags in front of City Hall.
The flag raising ceremony is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on April 24, 2004, at
the flagpole area of Fresno City Hall (corner of “P” and Fresno Streets).
Steven M. Vartabedian, Associate Justice, 5th District, California Courts of
Appeals, is the guest speaker and Fresno City Councilman Tom Boyajian is the
master of ceremonies. After the presentation of the flag, the Homenetmen
Scouts will raise the Armenian Tricolor alongside the U.S. and California
flags. Hygo Ohannessian, Chairwoman of Armenian National Committee Central
California will also address the audience.
Over the years, the Fresno City Council has appropriately commemorated the
Armenian Genocide through proclamations citing April 24 as Armenian Genocide
Remembrance Day. This year, Armenian National Committee took the initiative
to have the Armenian flag flown over Fresno City Hall to honor the victims
of the Armenian Genocide.
“The US and Armenian flags are symbols of hope, freedom and justice. This
gesture of good will honors the legacy Armenian-Americans share with the
City of Fresno, and it conveys a message that we stand shoulder to shoulder
to help resolve historic injustices, most notably the atrocities that befell
the Armenian people” said Hygo Ohannessian, Chairwoman.
The community is urged to attend this historic flag raising ceremony.
Parking is free at the designated North and South City Hall lots.
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PRESS OFFICE
Contact; Deacon Hagop Arslanian, Assistant to the Primate
615 Stuart Avenue, Outremont Quebec H2V 3H2
Tel; 514-276-9479, Fax; 514-276-9960
Email; [email protected]
Website;
His Eminence Archbishop Bargev Martirosyan visits
Armenian Church Canadian Diocese
Upon the invitation of His Eminence Bishop Bagrat Galstanian, Primate
of the Armenian Church Canadian Diocese the Primate of the Diocese of
Artsakh His Eminence Archbishop Bargev Martirosyan will be visiting
Canada from the 22nd to 29th April 2004.
-On Friday night, 23rd April 2004 Abp. Martirosyan will participate in
the Martyrs Prayer and Ecumenical service to be held at St Gregory the
Illuminator Armenian Cathedral commemorating the 89th anniversary of
the Armenian Genocide. Present will be Montreal Church leaders and
eminent politicians.
-On April 24, Abp Martirosyan will be celebrating the Holy Divine
Liturgy at Holy Trinity Armenian Church of Toronto, where regional
Church Leaders and ecumenical representatives will be attending the
special requiem service dedicated to the victims of the Armenian
Genocide.
-On 25th and 26th April, Abp. Martirosyan will visit the Armenian day
school of Toronto and will meet with the representatives of the
Armenian Community of Toronto.
-Upon the instruction of His Eminence Bishop Galstanian, Primate of
the Armenian Church Canadian Diocese, a meeting will be held on the
27th April, 2004 with the Youth of Greater Montreal Area.
On 28th of April, a special reception will be held in honor of His
Eminence Archbishop Bargev Martirosyan, giving an opportunity to
Armenian Community members to meet with His Eminence Archbishop
Martirosyan.
His Eminence Abp. Martirosyan has been the spiritual leader of and an
active participant in the war of liberation of Mountainous Karabakh
(Artsakh province of Historic Armenia). His Eminence was one of the
first Armenians to enter Shoushi, the strategic stronghold that was
held by the Azerbaijani forces. Shoushi’s conquest became the turning
point of liberation of Artsakh. Abp. Martirosyan immediately cleaned
up the All Saints (Amenapergitch) Armenian Church of the city and
celebrated the Divine Liturgy, giving thanks to the Lord for the
liberation of the once vibrant Armenian city of Shoushi. The Primate,
Diocesan clergy, Diocesan Council members and faithful are delighted
and honored to welcome His Eminence Abp Bargev Martirosyan, Primate of
the Diocese of Artsakh.
DIVAN OF THE DIOCESE

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WEBSITE AT <;HTTP:// 1) New York Times Revises Policy on Armenian Genocide 2) New US Karabagh Envoy Visits Armenia 3) Turkey to Keep Border with Armenia Closed 4) Aram I Stresses Need to Condemn Genocide Perpetrators 5) Antelias Conference on Genocide, Impunity, and Justice 1) New York Times Revises Policy on Armenian Genocide ANCA WELCOMES HISTORIC MOVE BY NEWSPAPER TO PROPERLY CHARACTERIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE WOODSIDE, NY--The New York Times has lifted its long-standing policy against the use of the term "Armenian Genocide," reported the Armenian National Committee (ANC) of New York. According to a news release by the International Association of Genocide Scholars, The New York Times revised guideline for journalists states that "after careful study of scholarly definitions of 'genocide,' we have decided to accept the term in references to the Turks' mass destruction of Armenians in and around 1915." The policy goes on to note that "the expression 'Armenian genocide' may be used freely and should not be qualified with phrasing like 'what Armenians call,' etc." The New York Times guidelines continue, noting that, "by most historical accounts, the Ottoman Empire killed more than one million Armenians in a campaign of death and mass deportation aimed at eliminating the Armenian population throughout what is now Turkey." Finally, it advises journalists that "while we may of course report Turkish denials on those occasions when they are relevant, we should not couple them with the historians' findings, as if they had equal weight." "We welcome this decision taken by the New York Times as a meaningful step toward ending official US complicity in the Turkish government's campaign to deny the Armenian Genocide," said ANC of New York Chairperson Tony Vartanian. "We appreciate the tremendous contribution of all organizations, historians and activists who, over the years, worked to provide the necessary information to the New York Times so that they can make this informed, but long overdue decision. Armenian Americans feel a tremendous sense of pride that the Times--the paper of record--no longer actively participates in the denial of this great crime against humanity." The New York Times' recently released guidelines returns the newspaper to its policy of accurate reporting established during the years of the Armenian Genocide. Nearly 200 articles on the genocide were published by The New York Times between 1914 and 1922, all of which were compiled in a book by Richard Kloian titled "The Armenian Genocide-News Accounts from the American Press: 1915-1922." For more than two decades, the ANC, working with its network of grassroots activists around the country, initiated several nationwide campaigns to press The New York Times to end its practice of dismissing the Armenian Genocide as simply an Armenian historical claim. Armenian Weekly editor Jason Sohigian has written extensively to the New York Times, working to provide timely information and input to the editorial staff. Last year, the ANC of Eastern Massachusetts spearheaded the successful effort to urge the Boston Globe to suspend its policy against the use of the term "genocide" when referring to the Armenian Genocide. The decision was made in July 2003, setting a precedent for its parent company--The New York Times--to reexamine its policy. 2) New US Karabagh Envoy Visits Armenia YEREVAN (Armenpress/RFE/RL)--Ambassador Steven Mann, the newly appointed chief US negotiator on Mountainous Karabagh did not reveal details of his talks with President Robert Kocharian and other senior officials in Yerevan on Monday. Mann, who is on his first visit to the region in his current capacity as US co-chair of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group, said he had a "very useful and warm meeting" with Kocharian but refused to disclose details. "I want to preserve the confidentiality of our diplomatic dialogue," he told reporters. He was scheduled to meet with Ashot Ghulian, the foreign minister of the Mountainous Karabagh Republic, later in the day. The US envoy arrived in the Armenian capital three days after a meeting in Prague between Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian and his new Azeri counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov. The talks were mediated by the US, Russian, and French co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group. Speaking at a news conference in Yerevan, Oskanian said he and Mammadyarov spent most of their time in Prague familiarizing with one another and did not discuss any peace proposals in detail. He added that they reached a tentative agreement to meet again next month. Oskanian and Mann also met in Yerevan on Monday to discuss approaches to conflict resolution, and explore means to strengthening the peace talks. Deputy foreign minister of Armenia Tatul Margarian and US ambassador to Armenia John Ordway participated in the discussions. Mann also met with Defense Minister Serge Sarkisian who was quoted as saying that Armenia promotes a peaceful resolution of the conflict, and stressed the Minsk Group's essential role in the process of regulating the conflict. Before assuming his current position, Mann for years served as a special US representative to the Caspian Sea region, focusing on the development of its oil and natural reserves by Western multinational companies. He admitted that that his "familiarity with the region" played a major role in his appointment. "It has been 25 years that in one way or another I have been working professionally with the Caucasus region and the former Soviet Union," he said. In January 1992, Mann opened the US Embassy in Yerevan and served as the US charge d'affaires to Armenia. He served as US ambassador to Turkmenistan from 1998-2001. A career diplomat, Mann has also held posts in Moscow, Jamaica, Sri Lanka, and Mongolia. Mann said that he will head to Tbilisi on Tuesday "for consultations with the Georgian government" before proceeding to Baku later this week. He did not specify the subject of those consultations. 3) Turkey to Keep Border with Armenia Closed (AFP)--Turkey reinforced its ties with neighboring Azerbaijan on Monday when the Turkish foreign minister said his country would not re-open its border with Armenia. "For now, it is out of the question to re-open the Turkish-Armenian border," Abdullah Gul said, days after visiting Azeri President Ilham Aliyev. Turkey closed its border with Armenia in 1993 to support Baku in its war against Yerevan over the Mountainous Karabagh enclave. Azerbaijan had feared that Turkey would re-open its border with Armenia in a bid to please the European Union, which it is hoping to join. Aliyev said in a recent interview that relations with Ankara would suffer if Turkey again opened the border. While Turkey's foreign minister renewed his support for Azerbaijan on Monday, he also urged the two countries to find a solution over Karabagh. "We cannot let this question go into hibernation," he said. He said Ankara wants to organize a meeting "in the next few months" between Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to help find a settlement over the region. A Turkish diplomat told AFP that the meeting, the third of its kind in recent years, could take place on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Istanbul on June 29. Improvement of ties between Azerbaijan and Armenia carry significance for Turkey. Such a prospect can pave the way for a corresponding thaw in relations between Ankara and Yerevan. 4) Aram I Stresses Need to Condemn Genocide Perpetrators ANTELIAS--In his speech "Genocides in The 20th Century and Lessons to Humanity," delivered to the international conference "Lasting Peace in Africa," His Holiness Aram I, emphasized that taking a punitive approach is crucial in preventing genocides. Referring to the Armenian Genocide as "still awaiting justice," his statement stressed that neither negation nor denial would promote dialogue, or serve to restore justice, build peace, or achieve reconciliation." Teny Simonian, who accompanied the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches Dr. Sam Kobia, delivered the address on behalf of Aram I, who was unable to travel to Kigali, Rwanda for the conference. In another address to a public gathering at the Kigali stadium, His Holiness Aram I expressed extended support to the people of Rwanda in their process of renaissance and reconciliation. "The truth must be told and accepted; memory must be respected." That text was delivered by Very Rev. Krikor Chiftjian, the Communication Officer of the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia. Kobia and Simonian, on behalf of His Holiness Aram I, met with the President of Kenya and the Prime Minister, and referred to the Armenian Genocide in their official meetings and at public gatherings. 5) Antelias Conference on Genocide, Impunity, and Justice In commemorating the Armenian Genocide this year, the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia will hold an international conference, "Genocide, Impunity and Justice," in addition to religious and political functions marking April 24. The conference will take place April 22-23 in Antelias, Lebanon, under the auspices of His Excellency General Emile Lahoud, the President of the Republic of Lebanon. Composed of three panels, the conference will address Impunity: a Juridical Perspective: Impunity: a Religious Perspective; Overcoming Denial and Impunity. Several university professors, lawyers, and special guests will participate part in the conference, including French Court of Cassation Magistrate and Rapporteur of UN sub-Commission on Human Rights Louis Joinet, who will present a lecture on the United Nations and the struggle against impunity; Haigazian University President Dr. Paul Haidostian, who will present a Christian perspective on impunity; Professor of Sociology and Social Anthropology Dr. Abdallah El-Sayed, who will present a Muslim perspective on impunity; and Lebanese University professor Dr. Meguerditch Meguerditchian, who will present the Armenian experience on overcoming denial and impunity. 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