ARMENIANS EVICTED FROM KRASNODAR
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[01:40 pm] 20 October, 2006
Seven citizens of Armenia and eight citizens of Georgia will be
evicted from Krasnodar.
Movement “Migrant” in Kuban aims at finding foreigners with illegal
status in Russia, agency “Regnum” informs. The eviction takes place
within the framework of the movement.
The majority of the above mentioned foreigners are not registered;
they do not have passports and permission to work.

HAYASTAN All-ARMENIAN FUND DOES NOT CONSIDER PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTED IN NKR AS FAILURE
Noyan Tapan News Agency, Armenia
Oct 18 2006
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The Hayastan All-Armenian Fund does
not agree with the qualifications that the fund’s programs in Nagorno
Karabakh should be considered as a failure, Naira Melkumian, Executive
Director of the fund, stated at the October 18 press conference. She
said that the fund conducts a comprehensive international audit
twice a year. “If the board of trustees had any serious complaints,
it would express them,” N. Melkumian noted.
According to her, all documents of the fund were carefully examined
by the head of the fund’s New York local body on September 25-26.
As for accusations that the program-envisaged construction tenders
were held by false documents, N. Melkumian said that they hold such
tenders based on a definite procedure.
In her words, the cases concerning the collapsed sections of
North-South Highway were sent to the NKR Prosecutor’s Office and are
being examined. These sections have been repaired. According to her,
the fund does not bear responsibility for this. “May be it happened
because of bad maintenance of the road,” she said.

PERMISSION OF TURKISH SECRET SERVICES NEEDED FOR ASCENDING MOUNT ARARAT
Noyan Tapan News Agency, Armenia
Oct 18 2006
ISTANBUL, OCTOBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Henceforth special
permission of Turkish Secret Services is needed for ascending Mount
Ararat. The Turkish authorities put forward this demand after American
Armenian students hoisted the Armenian flag on the Ararat peak.
According to Marmara’s report, a protocol on Ararat was signed
among Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, General Headquarters
leadership, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Turkish Secret Services.
According to this protocol, those wishing to ascend Mount Ararat
should present the respective application at least two months ago and
in the circumstance of persons of foreign nationalities they should
get a permission from Turkish Secret Services.
Those ascending Mount Ararat will be prohibited to implement a
scientific study on the mountain. They should say that they ascend
the mountain just for the purpose of mountaineering and tourism and
after getting a permission they should buy the necessary instruments
that should be checked during the descent.

ART-LOVERS BID LAST FAREWELL TO SINGER VARDUHI VARDANIAN
Noyan Tapan News Agency, Armenia
Oct 18 2006
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. On October 18, art-lovers bade
their last farewell to well-known singer, laureate of a number of
international contests Varduhi Vardanian who died in a car accident.
Being gifted with an exclusive voice and diligence, V.Vardanian in
a short period gained fame and spectator’s sympathy.
“I have performed on tours abroad with V.Vardanian. Besides being a
good singer, she was a friendly, sociable person. Varduhi still had
much to do, though rather great work was done in this short time. She
was one of the single singers who was able to perform both variety
and folk songs: this was evidence of her talent. It is a pity that
this tragic incident happened to such a young, talented singer. Her
memory will always remain in all of us,” People’s Artist Ofelia
Hambartsumian said.
In the words of RA People’s Artist Ruben Matevosian, V.Vardanian was
a singer with a big range, which can be said about few singers. In his
words, the young singer was loved by everybody. “This is an irreparable
loss for all of us. Let this be a warning for us all, for us to be a
bit careful and think that we live not only for ourselves, but also
for the people that has come to bid its last farewell to its beloved
singer today,” R.Matevosian said.
RA Defence Minister Serge Sargsian, Yerevan Mayor Yervand Zakharian and
other high-ranking officials bade their last farewell to the singer.
V.Vardanian was buried at Yerevan town cemetery.

19-YEAR-OLD ARMENIAN SERVICEMAN DIES FROM SHOT FIRED FROM AZERBAIJANI SIDE
Noyan Tapan News Agency, Armenia
Oct 18 2006
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Term serviceman, private soldier
Alexander Papakhchian got fire-arms injury in the thorax tract from
a shot fired by an Azeri sniper on October 16. NT was informed about
it from RA Defence Ministry Press Service.
The 19-year-old serviceman called up for military service from
Vardenis military registration and enlistment office was taken to
Erebuni medical center where he died at 12:30.
Investigation is carried out.

NKR MOD REFUTES THE INFORMATION ABOUT FIRING AZERI POSITIONS
Public Radio, Armenia
Oct 18 2006
Head of the Press Service of NKR MOD Senor Asratyan refuted the
report of the Azeri Ministry of Defense that Karabakh forces have
fired Azeri positions in the direcion of Aghdam and Fizuli.
In an interview with Mediamax agency Senor Asratyan called this
information ~Drecurrent misinformation aimed at defame Nagorno
Karabakh.”
He did not rule out that such propagandistic steps are associated
with Azerbaijan’s failure to convince the international community
that Nagorno Karabakh was responsible for the fires on territories
under its control.

TURKS DEPRIVE THEMSELVES OF EATING “DANONE”
Public Radio, Armenia
Oct 18 2006
Turkish representation of the world leader of dairy production –
the French “Danone” Company – intends to launch a campaign against
the bill criminalizing the negation of the Armenian Genocide adopted
by the National Assembly of France. To prevent the adoption of a
corresponding law the Turkish representation of the company will send
letters to members of the French Senate.
Head of the Turkish representation of “Danone” Company Serpil Timurey
has declared that all in all 23 thousand people will sign the letter
under the “Danone Turkey Family” mark. IN his words, 700 employees of
the company, representatives of 600 branches of the company, as well
as 15 thousand farmers, from whom the company purchases fresh milk,
are ready to sign under the document.

ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MONUMENT MAY BE ERECTED IN LAS VEGAS
PanARMENIAN.Net
18.10.2006 17:56 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkish associations in Las Vegas, Nevada yesterday
protested the mayor’s allocation of land for the construction
of a monument commemorating victims of the Armenian Genocide. The
Assembly of Turkish American Associations (ATAA), an organization that
coordinates Turkish associations in Las Vegas, sent a letter of protest
to Mayor Oscar Goodman, in which they stated that such a monument would
distort historical truths and could only be described as a “lynching”
monument. ATAA head Vural Cengiz asserted that there is no evidence
proving that Turks committed genocide against Armenians. He urged
Goodman to withdraw his approval, reports The New Anatolian.

TOTAL LOSS OF ARMENIAN INSURANCE COMPANIES MORE THAN 26 BILLION DRAMS
Panorama.am
17:06 18/10/06
Central Bank sources told Panorama.am that insurance reserves made up
27.5 billion drams in the running year. The sharp rise of the indicator
is connected with the formation of company Grand which paid money
to the relatives of A -320 airliner crash. Large volumes of reserves
ended up in negative balance of own capital of insurance companies –
20.6 billion drams. Despite of the fact that each insurance company
has gained some profit, they totally demonstrated loss of 26 billion
drams.

DEPUTY SAYS ROBERT KOCHARYAN NOT INTERESTED IN ELECTION FRAUD
Panorama.am
17:13 18/10/06
Viktor Dallakyan, member of parliament, said the upcoming elections are
a good chance of power change by peaceful means. However, he believes
the acting power authorities will try to reproduce themselves in the
face of Republican Party and Serzh Sargsyan.
Dallakyan told a press conference today that if the elections were
free and fair, the authorities in power would gain 3-4 seat in the
parliament. The deputy forecasted the scenario for the peaceful power
change saying there will be a majority with a vote of people, a prime
minister who will represent that majority and a president who will
leave in couple of months.
Dallakyan thinks Robert Kocharyan is not interested in election fraud
in 2007 elections. He said Kocharyan’s term is close to end and he
“will try to leave crowned with laurels as a reformer and a guarantor
of free and fair elections.”
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress