REGIONAL WRITERS PUBLISH BOOKS
Panorama.am
18:27 20/11/06
Presentation of three books were held at the Chamber Music House within
a program launched by ex-minister of culture and youth affairs, Hovik
Hoveyan, member of Orinats Yerkir party. 500 copies of each book were
published on state released funds and another 200 copes were a gift by
“Nshanak” publishing house.
Minister of culture and youth affairs, Hasmik Poghosyan, said the
state spent 3 million drams on the initiative. The program fosters
culture in the regions.

DOWNTOWN YEREVAN EXPOSES TO ECOLOGICAL DISASTER, ASSOCIATION HEAD SAYS
Panorama.am
18:29 20/11/06
“We can say that especially downtown Yerevan is close to ecological
disaster,” Karine Danielyan, president of “For Stable Human
Development” Association, told a parliament hearing today. She said
if 10 deputy mayors work to make Paris a stable city like Oslo,
we are going the other way. Studies show that desertification risks
are high in the capital. Yerevan is turning into a half-desert with
its unique fauna – scorpions and snakes. Official records say that
Yerevan has lost 12% of its green areas.

BLOCK OF NATIONAL DEMOCRATS TO ORGANIZE TRAINING COURSES
Panorama.am
19:19 20/11/06
Block of National Democrats (BND) party intends to organize educational
courses for persons empowered to act for deputies, Stepan Stepanyan,
BND administration board member, told a press conference.
In his words, the courses will be conducted in Artashat in December
in the office of Orinats Yerkir.
Stepanyan said at the moment election committee members undergo
trainings and many have failed the tests. He said funds are needed
to organize the trainings. Party members are sure these trainings
are the first step towards free and fair parliamentary elections in
Armenia.

A NEW PHASE OF RELATIONS BETWEEN ARMENIA AND CYPRUS
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[01:45 pm] 21 November, 2006
Robert Kocharyan will be in Cyprus on November 22-25 on the invitation
of Tassos Papadopulos, President of the Republic of Cyprus.
The two parties will discuss the intergovernmental ties as well as the
key issues and directions of bilateral economic co-operation. They
will also focus on a number of political issues and consider the
prospects of enhancing the friendship between the two countries.
The two presidents will render joint conference after private talk.
Later, the RA President will visit St. Astvatsatsin Church in Nikosia,
put flowers on the monument to the Genocide victims and meet with
the representatives of Armenian community.
Reminder: Cyprus recognized the Armenian Independence in the December
of 1991 and in 1992 the countries established diplomatic relations.
Armenia seeks to enter into commercial and economic ties with Cyprus
as the latter is considered a center of international banking and
business.
The number of Armenians living in Cyprus is currently 2740. They
are mainly craftsmen, small and medium businessmen, traders,
representatives of Intelligentsia and state workers.
From: Baghdasarian

ARMENIAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS STILL HAVE A CHANCE
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[01:44 pm] 21 November, 2006
Armenian Women’s Football team was beaten by the Israeli team 0:1 in
the qualifying phase of the 2009 Europe Cup.
Prior to it, the Armenian football players tied with the Bosnian
team 1:1.
It is noteworthy, that the Bosnian team beat the Latvian team 4:1 in
the second round. The Latvians were also beaten by the Israeli team
0:3 in the first round.
The next rival of the Armenian team will be the Latvian team on
November 23. Provided our team wins, it will have a chance to
participate in the next phase in case the Israeli team beats its
rival from Bosnian.

ARMENIANS OF JAVAKHQ ARE DISPLEASED WITH THE INDIFFERENCE OF ARMENIA
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[06:33 pm] 20 November, 2006
By order of the Georgian authorities a 100-man special police group
has been allocated in the Javakhq part of the Armenian-Georgian border
line to realize the check-up of the participants of the protest action.
Democratic alliance “United Javakhq” informs that the action was
organized within the framework of the struggle of the Armenians of
Javakhq for their rights.
The alliance condemns the policy of the Georgian authorities
threatening the Armenian population and warns about its possible
negative consequences.
At the same time the alliance expresses its discontent with the
Armenian Mass Media, “We demand to display strong will, to stop being
timid and to be decisive in raising public awareness about the struggle
of the Armenians of Javakh for their rights.
Today, on November 20, in the context of the presence of the
representatives of the Russian and Georgian Mass Media in the protest
action near Bavra, the absence of the representatives of the Armenian
Mass Media is a terrible shame”, the statement of the alliance says.

70-YEAR OLD JUMPS FROM 3 METER HEIGHT TO SAVE HIS LIFE FROM FIRE
Panorama.am
15:27 20/11/06
An emergency call was made early this morning reporting a fire at
house 75, Kond community of Yerevan. The fire has been on for some
30-40 minutes before the residents could notice it. A 70-year old has
been caught in fire and could not get out of house from the door or
window. He jumped from 3-meter high balcony saving his life and staying
without serious injuries. Houses of several resident were burnt out
when the fire service put the fire down at about 6 a.m.

FESTIVAL OF INTELLECTUALS IN GYUMRI
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[06:51 pm] 20 November, 2006
The eighth festival of the game “What? Where? When?”
was organized in Gyumri. It had participants both from the regions
of Armenia and from Artsakh.
Representative of the International Association of Intellectuals
Clubs Sergey Vivatenko was invited to festival, “I’d like to say that
I’m glad the traditions of the game are preserved in Gyumri. I’m
very pleased with the game and with the results, especially with
the pupils”.
By the way, Sergey Vivatenko’s participation can give the festival an
official status and a chance to participate in regional tournaments,
international festivals and world championships.
The winner of the festival was the team “Perezagruzka” from
Yerevan. The organizers believe that the festival will become
traditional and annual.
TV Company “Tsayg”, Gyumri

RAPA QUITS THE WORLD CONGRESS OF ARMENIANS
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[08:47 pm] 20 November, 2006
The Ramkavar-Azatakan Party of Armenia announced today that it quits
the World Congress of Armenians. “Just like the heads of the other
founding organizations, the authorities of the party were glad about
the foundation of the pan-Armenian organization. Being against the
fact that the pan-Armenian structure would be registered by the Justice
Ministry of Russia, we considered the priority of solving the problems
of the nation most important”, says the statement made by the party.
What happened next was disappointing, according to the administration
of RAPA. They mention that the activity of the World Congress of
Armenians is uncoordinated, unplanned and irresponsible. “The party
has applied the management of the organization more than once asking
for the annual report about the work carried out but has never received
an answer”, the statement says.
Taking into account all these facts, the RAPA has made the decision
of quitting the organization. It announces that it henceforth bears
no responsibility for the activity of the Congress.
It is noteworthy that the World Congress of Armenians was founded in
2003. It is headed by Ara Abrahamyan.
The RAPA was one of the founding members of the Congress.

WAVE OF VIOLENCE IN RUSSIA NOT TARGETED AT ARMENIAN PEOPLE
PanARMENIAN.Net
21.11.2006 12:52 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ I am satisfied with the quick reaction of the Russian
authorities to the killing of the Armenian teenager, RA Ambassador to
Russia Armen Smbatyan told the Armenian Public Television. “After the
murder the Armenian Embassy appealed to the Russian law enforcement
and to credit of the Office of Prosecutor General I should say that
a criminal case was initiated immediately,” the Ambassador said. At
that Amb. Smbatyan underscored that the wave of violence in Russia
is not targeted at the Armenian people, reports newsarmenia.ru.
November 11, 2006 a 15-year-old Armenian Nairi Kocharian, an
attendee of a hairdressing course, was killed on a railway platform
of the settlement of Ivanteevka (Moscow oblast). a criminal case in
compliance of Article 111.4 of the Russian Criminal Code (causation
of grave physical injuries that resulted in death over carelessness)
was initiated.
The Russian MFA stated the murder will be thoroughly investigated
and those guilty will be punished.