Noyan Tapan News Agency, Armenia
Oct 13 2006
ARMENIAN DEPUTIES PREVAIL IN JAVAKHK SAKREBULOS
AKHALKALAK, OCTOBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Staffs of the
Regional Sakrebulos formed as a result of elections of the local
self-government bodies taken place on October 5 in Georgia were made
public, the A-Info agency states.
According to it, 27 Armenian, 5 Georgian deputies were involved in
the staff of the Akhalkalak Regional Sakrebulo, 19 Armenian deputies
and 1 Georgian in Ninotsminda, 8 Armenian and 17 Georgian deputies
were elected in Akhaltskha.

Noyan Tapan News Agency, Armenia
Oct 13 2006
“MIKA-YEREVAN” AGAIN WINS AT EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP
INNSBRUCK, OCTOBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. “Mika-Yerevan” again won at the
Europe chess club teams championship being held in the city of
Innsbruck, Austria. At the 5th stage held on October 12, the team
representing Armenia won with a score of 2.5:1.5 the Saratov
“Economist” and continues alone heading the tournament table with 9
points. The Georgian “Energy Invest Sakartvelo” has a pointer less
than the leader and occupies the 2nd horizontal.
At the men’s tournament, the Armenian “Bank King” played a drawn game
at the 5th stage with the RF “Tomsk – 400” and shares with 8 points
the 3rd-9th places.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Public Radio of Armenia
Oct 13 2006
NKR draft Constitution presented for public discussion
13.10.2006 17:35
Draft Constitution of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, adopted at first
reading in the Parliament on October 6, was published today in a
special issue of `Azat Artsakh’ newspaper. The newspaper published
also the address of the NKR National Assembly to people, which says
in particular, `We anticipate your active and interested
participation in the discussion of the Main Law of the country.’
NKR citizens can present their remarks and suggestions both to the
Parliament and the working group of the NKR Constitutional
Commission.

Public Radio of Armenia
Oct 13 2006
Azeri Milli Majlis to send a second protest letter to the French
Parliament
13.10.2006 16:15
Chairman of Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Oktay Asadov has condemned the
bill penalizing negation of the Armenian Genocide the French
Parliament adopted October 12, `Trend’ agency reports.
Asadov noted that the adoption of the bill `contradicts democracy and
human freedom.’ He said Armenians of France played a great role in
the adoption of the document.
It has been decided that on behalf of Milli Majlis a special
commission will prepare a second letter to the French Parliament. The
commission will be chaired by Vice-Speaker of Milli Majlis Bahar
Muradova.

Noyan Tapan News Agency, Armenia
Oct 13 2006
ARMENIAN FILMS RETURN FROM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALS WITH PRIZES

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenian films returned from
international film festivals with good results. Only at the New
Cinema (Novoye Kino) international festival held from September 29 to
October 7 in Smolensk, Armenian cinematographers gained three
“weighty prizes.” Ruben Gevorgiants, Chairman of the Armenian Union
of Cinematographers, said this at the October 13 press conference.
Film director Armen Khachatrian’s 63-minute documentary “Hope,
Belief, Love” was awarded the festival’s Grand Prix. Edgar
Baghdasarian’s “Mariam” feature film received the Best Script prize
and Arman Yeritsian’s documentary “How Do You Do Felini” was given
first-class diploma.
Earlier, animator Naira Muradian’s animation film “Small Soldier” had
received Grand Prix on the Best Experimental Film nomination at the
International Film Festival held in Belarusian city of Mogilev. And
Hrant Hakobian’s documentary “Inhabitants of Forgotten Islands” was
awarded first-class diploma at the Kinoshock International Festival
of Anapa.
In E.Baghdasarian’s words, works by cinematographers of different
countries of the world were presented at the festival, but most of
prizes were received by Armenia. As he affirmed, many people shoot
films today, this is not difficult. “If you have money, you can shoot
a film, but not any film is a real one. One shoult shoot good films.”

Public Radio of Armenia
Oct 13 2006
OSCE Mission revealed no cases of truce violation
13.10.2006 16:07
In compliance with an earlier agreement with NKR authorities, October
13 the OSCE Mission carried out planned monitoring at the contact
line of the armed forces of Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh near
Gyulistan settlement in Martakert region.
Press Service of NKR Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs that from
the positions of NKR Defense Army the monitoring group was headed by
the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej
Kasprzyk. The monitoring croup comprised Field Assistants of the
Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Peter Kii
(Great Britain) and Gunter Folk (Germany). The monitoring was held
according to the preset schedule. Different from the Karabakh side,
the Azeri party did not lead the OSCE Mission to its front positions.
The monitoring revealed no cases of truce violation. From Karabakh
side the monitoring mission was accompanied by representatives of NKR
Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs.

Public Radio of Armenia
Oct 13 2006
Foreign Minister Oskanian received CoE Commissioner for Human Rights
13.10.2006 15:52
October 13 RA Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian received Council of
Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Tomas Hammarberg, who arrived in
Armenia to participate in the 27th sitting of CoE Justice Ministers.
The interlocutors dwelt on the issue of Armenia’s joining the
international conventions in the sphere of human rights and the
process of ratification of the documents signed. Minister Oskanian
confirmed that the ratification of the latter will be completed as
soon as possible.
The parties discussed the legislative initiatives after the
Constitutional amendments and the opportunities of full
implementation of these.
At the request of the guest, Minister Oskanian generally presented
the process of settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

Public Radio of Armenia
Oct 13 2006
Things are heading toward resolution of the Karabakh conflict, Azeri
politician considers
13.10.2006 15:37
`The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs have started addressing their tasks
very seriously,’ member of the Political Council of the ruling `Yeni
Azerbaijan’ Party, Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee on
Security and Defense of Milli Majlis Aydin Mirzazade told `Trend’
agency. He noted that the visits of the Co-Chairs to the region have
got intensive. `The consistent nature of the Minsk Group mediators’
visits, periodic inclusion of issues in the agenda and increase of
objective aspects provides the basis to insist that the things are
heading toward resolution of the Karabakh conflict,’ Mirzazade
declared.

Public Radio of Armenia
Oct 13 2006
Scruffle between Armenian and Azeri football fans
13.10.2006 14:21
Azeri media report that about 200 Azerbaijan football fans had
arrived from some cities of Netherlands and Belgium to watch the
Belgium-Azerbaijan match in the framework of the qualification round
of Euro-2008. They stretched a huge flag along their stand. According
to Azeri media, two Armenians raised the Armenian flag, making
indecent gestures in the direction of Azerbaijani fans. Following
this several Azeris pierced into the Armenian stand where a scuffle
started.
Employees of Belgian security services took the participants of the
fight to Police Department, but soon after the end of the match they
were set free, `Echo’ newspaper reports.
It should be noted that the assistance of the Azeri fans did not help
their national team. Azerbaijan lost the match 0:3.

Public Radio of Armenia
Oct 13 2006
Monument dedicated to the Armenian Genocide and the Jewish Holocaust
to be raised in Yerevan
13.10.2006 11:50
Monument dedicated to the Armenian Genocide and the Jewish Holocaust
will be raised in Yerevan.
Head of the Jewish community in Armenia Rita Varzhapetyan told
`Armenpress’ that the opening of the monument will take place October
27 at the crossroad of Teryan and Moskovyan streets. It has been
created by the immediate assistance of RA Prime Minister Andranik
Margaryan.
The Jewish community of Armenia includes about 250 families, which
are under constant protection of RA Government and the Jewish
community. According to head of the community Rita Varzhapetyan, at
the initiative of the community special seminars will be held in
Armenian schools for teachers instructing Common History, following
which they will teach the students about the Holocaust of Jews
perpetrated by Fascist Germany during World War II. `The growing
generation must know about these crimes against Armenians, Jews and
other nations,’ said Rita Varzhapetyan.