RA PRESIDENT TO VISIT KAZAKHSTAN
ArmRadio.am
30.10.2006 17:37
November 6-7 RA President Robert Kocharyan will pay an official visit
to Kazakhstan, official representative of the MFA of Kazakhstan said
in a briefing today, “Kazinform” agency reports. In the framework
of the visit Robert Kocharyan will have e meeting with his Kazakh
counterpart Nursultan Nazarbaev.
A number of documents will be signed in the result of negotiations.
The second sitting of the Armenian-Kazakh Trade and Economic
Cooperation Commission will be held on November 6. Issues related to
the expansion of cooperation in the spheres of trade, investments,
transport, agriculture and education will be discussed.

GEORGY PETROSYAN: EVALUATING THE RESULTS OF THE FOREIGN MINISTERS’ MEETING PREMATURE
ArmRadio.am
30.10.2006 17:52
“Currently it is premature to evaluate the results of the October
24th meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan
Vartan Oskanian and Elmar Mammadyarov. According to the results of
the meeting, the Ministers have arranged to hold another meeting on
November 14 in Brussels. At the same time I consider it necessary to
stress once again that bases should be created for achieving success
in agreeing upon the pivotal questions of conflict resolution. These
include an atmosphere of trust, refusal from application of force,
reinforcement of the regime of non-resumption of military actions,
talks in the full format,” said NKR Foreign Minister Georgy Petrosyan
in response to the request of the electronic newspaper to present
his evaluation of the latest talks between the Foreign Ministers of
Armenia and Azerbaijan.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

MINISTRY OF NATURE PROTECTION BASIN MANAGEMENT OFFICE OPENS IN THE AKHURYAN BASIN
ArmRadio.am
30.10.2006 18:03
On October 31, the USAID, with support from its implementing partner,
PA Government Services Inc. (PA), will hold an opening ceremony at the
newly rehabilitated offices of the Akhuryan Basin Management Office
(BMO). The ceremony will be presided over by Deputy Minister of Nature
Protection Hakob Matilyan and USAID Project Management Specialist
Marina Vardanyan.
The Akhuryan BMO is one of five BMOs in Armenia established in 2003
under the Water Resources Management Agency (WRMA) of the Ministry of
Nature Protection. USAID and PA, through the “Program for Institutional
and Regulatory Strengthening of Water Management in Armenia,” have
been working closely to assist with development of the Akhuryan,
Sevan-Hrazdan, Ararat, and Southern Basin BMOs. The Akhuryan office
opening marks a major step forward in water resources management for
the country.
As fledgling organizations with an important mandate and diverse
responsibilities, the BMOs have developed and become fully
operational. To assist with BMO development the USAID Program has
provided numerous strategic interventions in the form of training
courses and technical expertise while also providing commodity support
in the form of office rehabilitation, computer and office equipment,
furnishings, technical equipment.
Soon this will be followed by a vehicle for the BMO’s field use. BMOs
are designated to play a critical role in water sector management in
Armenia. They are tasked with developing and implementing water basin
management plans under the National Water Policy and the National
Water Program. They also accept water use permit applications
and record water use permits issued by the WRMA while assuring
water users’ compliance with conditions set forth in the water use
permits. Developing water extraction regimes and ensuring water
resource protection are other BMO responsibilities.
One of the BMO’s new and expanding roles is to serve as a direct link
between the WRMA and the local water users served by the BMO. This
function is nascent but as the BMO grows and develops, community
and water user relations will become a core function of the BMO and
its staff.
USAID looks forward to future BMO office opening ceremonies in the
Southern, Ararat, and Sevan-Hrazdan BMOs.

ARMEN LILOYAN APPOINTED RA CONSUL GENERAL IN LOS ANGELES
ArmRadio.am
30.10.2006 14:35
According to RA Foreign Minister’s decree of 30 October, Armen Liloyan
has been appointed RA Consul General in Los Angeles.
Armen Liloyan was born in 1971 in Yerevan. He graduated from the
Department of Oriental Studies of the Yerevan State University. He
studies also in the Diplomatic Academy of London, receiving Master’s
degree.
Armen Liloyan has been working in the system of RA MFA ever
since 1995. He occupied different positions in the Department of
Europe. 1998-2002 he worked in RA Embassy in Great Britain. Since
2002 he has headed the EU Department in the MFA.

DAVID NALBANDIAN RANKS 3RD AMONG BEST TENNIS PLAYERS
ArmRadio.am
30.10.2006 15:19
Argentinean Armenian tennis player David Nalbandian is again the third
in the list of best tennis players of the world with 2850 points. With
8120 Roger Federer of Switzerland leads the list issued today by the
Professional Tennis Association. The second is Spanish Rafael Nadal
with 4270 points.

NKR DEFENSE MINISTER SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS OF MILITARY EXERCISES
ArmRadio.am
30.10.2006 16:10
NKR Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan is satisfied with the results of
the recurrent military exercises of NKR Defense Army, ArmInfo reports.
“Progress is evident, all the tasks presented to the participants
of the military exercises were accomplished. The exercises were
primarily directed at the improvement of Officers’ skills and rise
of the level of cooperation between different divisions. During
the military exercises we managed to raise also the level of field
preparedness of the staff,” NKR Defense Minister said.
“The process of the military exercises revealed the high level of
coordination of means and forces of military divisions in every stage,”
Seyran Ohanyan noted.

LEVON ARONYAN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TOURNAMENT AFTER MIKHAIL TAL
ArmRadio.am
30.10.2006 16:16
November 5 in Moscow leading Grand Master of Armenia Levon Aronyan
will participate in the tournament after legendary chess player,
ex-World Champion Mikhail Tal. Famous chess players like Pyotor
Svidler, Alexander Morozevich, Alexander Grishchuk, Peter Leko and
others will also participate in the tournament.

VARUZHAN VOSKANYAN HAD TO WITHDRAW HIS CANDIDACY
ArmRadio.am
30.10.2006 16:42
The European Commission expects Romania to suggest new candidacy
for European Commissioner. Primarily the Prime Minister of Romania
CÄ~Clin Popescu-TÄ~C riceanu had proposed the candidacy of Varuzhan
Voskanyan – Head of the Armenian National Union of Armenia. However,
the latter had to withdraw his candidacy after separate episodes of
his biography were revealed. Thus, according to European mass media,
Voskanyan is suspected of serving as agent of the ” Securitate”
special service and leading a rightist political party financed by
one of Romanian businessmen.
Voskanyan himself categorically refutes this kind of accusations.
President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barosso supports
the candidacy of Romanian Justice Minister Monika Makovey.
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LES TEMPS FORTS
Le Figaro, France
30 octobre 2006
Patrimoine Du 15 decembre au 18 mars. Les douze capitales d’Armenie
et leurs styles architecturaux. n La Conciergerie, 2, boulevard du
Palais, 75001 Paris.
Du 28 janvier au 25 mars. Livre armenien : cinq siècles de tresors. n
La Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF). 58, rue de Richelieu 75002
Paris. Du 17 fevrier au 15 mai. Armenia Sacra. Le Musee du Louvre
presente l’art sacre armenien. Du 19 avril au 31 mai. Tresors d’Armenie
: 30 livres precieux (de la Bibliothèque nationale d’Armenie). n
Bibliothèque municipale : 3, rue Kuhn, 67000 Strasbourg. Art moderne
et contemporain Du 13 fevrier au 31 mars.
Retrospective Martiros Sarian au Musee francais de la carte a jouer.
n 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux. De juillet a août. Peintures en Armenie
1830-1930. n Petit Palais, Musee des beaux-arts de Paris : av.
Winston-Churchill, 75008 Paris. Photographie Du 6 janvier
au 24 fevrier. 15 ans d’independance vus par les photographes
armeniens. n Musee archeologique : place de la Vieille-Eglise, 83701
Saint-Raphaël. Cinema Janvier 2007. Retrospectives Sergueï Paradjanov
n Cinemathèque de Toulouse 69, rue du Taur, 31000 Toulouse. n
L’Institut Lumière de Lyon 25, rue du Premier-Film, 69008 Lyon. Avril
2007. Hommage a Rouben Mamoulian. n Cinemathèque francaise, 51,
rue de Bercy, 75012 Paris. Musique Le 17 fevrier. Charles Aznavour
et ses amis n Palais Garnier, a Paris. Theâtre/Danse Du 7 octobre
au 10 juin (tournee en France). Parfums d’Armenie : creation de la
compagnie Yeraz.
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CHANNEL FIRST SHOOTING A FILM ABOUT ARTSAKH
ArmRadio.am
30.10.2006 11:19
The Armenian First Channel is shooting a serial feature film. For
one month the creative group of the film has been working in Artsakh.
The film titled “Don’t fear” will not present real characters and
events, but the film is about real life.
To the extent possible the authors are trying to present the historic
reality of 1991-1993. The shooting is carried out in the same places
where voluntary divisions were leading fierce battle.
The chief character of the film is Armen Aramyan – a young man from
Yerevan, who found himself in the center of military actions.
The character of a Diaspora Armenian soldier was embodied by a
Canadian-Armenian professional actor, who splayed also in Atom Egoyan’s
“Ararat” film.
Shooting of the film is due to be completed by June.