AZERI PRESSURE GROUP CALLS FOR WAR WITH ARMENIA OVER KARABAKH
ANS TV, Baku
30 Aug 06
The Karabakh Liberation Organization demands that the authorities
start a war against Armenia.
The organization has issued a statement which demand that the
Azerbaijani authorities start a war to ensure the country’s territorial
integrity and to expel the aggressors from its lands. The peace
talks are totally pointless and Azerbaijan can free its lands from
occupation only by means of military operations.
The statement also denounced the celebrations in the self-proclaimed
Nagornyy Karabakh republic to mark its 15th anniversary [on 2
September].

AZERI MINISTER SAYS DISPATCH OF PEACEKEEPERS TO LEBANON NOT ON AGENDA
Ekspress, Baku
31 Aug 06
Excerpt from unattributed report by Azerbaijani newspaper Ekspress
on 31 August headlined “The dispatch of soldiers to Lebanon is not
a subject of discussion”
“The dispatch of Azerbaijani peacekeeping forces as part of the
international peacekeeping contingent to Lebanon is not a subject
of discussion,” Azerbaijani Defence Minister Safar Abiyev has told
journalists. The minister said that Azerbaijan had been made no
proposals about the dispatch of its peacekeeping contingent to Lebanon.
Abiyev said that the Azerbaijani army would not need help of
the Turkish armed forces should war starts [with Armenia]. “The
Azerbaijani army is able of doing everything and can itself conduct
all operations,” he said.
[Passage omitted: Abiyev did not give details of discussions about
GUAM armed forces]
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

“HAI STARS” ENSEMBLE PERFORMS IN BUENOS AIRES CONCERT DEDICATED TO 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE OF ARMENIA
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Aug 30 2006
BUENOS AIRES, AUGUST 30, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. “Hai Stars”
youth pop ensemble, enjoying sympathy of the Argentinian Armenian
community, performed its first gala concert in the hall of the Buenos
Aires “Armenia” cultural association. According to the information
submitted to Noyan Tapan by the RA Foreign Ministry’s Press and
Information Department, the ensemble dedicated its first staged
concert to the 15th anniversary of the independence of Armenia. At
the end of the concert held on August 27, under the patronage of the
RA Embassy to Argentina, Ambassador Vladimir Karmirshalian wished in
his welcome speech new successes to the Argentinian Armenian youth
pop ensemble. “Hai Stars” plans to perform concerts not only for
the Argentinian spectators but also to go on tours to neighboring
countries. The ensemble envisages to pay a visit to Armenia soon.

KAREKIN II “SILVA KAPUTIKIAN PUT ALL FORCES OF HER SOUL IN HOLY GOAL OF RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF OUR INDEPENDENT STATEHOOD
Noyan Tapan
Aug 30 2006
YEREVAN, AUGUST 30, NOYAN TAPAN. Silva Kaputikian put all forces
of her soul in the holy goal of re-establishment of our independent
statehood, she saw the free life of Armenia and Artsakh and devotedly
served for the cherished affair of reorganization and strengthening
of our public life. Karekin II Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of
All Armenians mentioned about it in his speech made at the August
29 funeral of the prominent Armenian poetess. “God blessed the late
prominent poetess, gifting her long life and fruiful pen, which she
used with love and devotion to serve her Fatherland and people. We
all know from childhood Silva Kaputikian’s name which is identified in
every Armenian child’s soul with the precept giving him the Armenian
language. … The precept to love the Fatherland, to love the nation,
to be the owner of our ancestors’ hopes and dreams, the precept
to look with belief towards the future, towards the eternity,” His
Holiness said. In words of His Holiness, Silva Kaputikian presents
a rich and important epoch of the Armenian literature and culture
with numerous cultural figures of her generation, who kept beating
the pulse of the Armenian literature and culture in difficult times,
lived and created with belief in the Armenians’ rebirth, freedom of
Armenia, the Armenian people’s joint bright future. “The prominent
poetess’ memory will always live brigthly with her love towards
the church, with her constant presence in the church life as Silva
Kaputikian was one of those intellectuals who were always tied by a
filial love with the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, were near late
Vazgen I Patriarch. … We pray for the God, in His dreamt heights,
receives in lights and peace the soul of His servant and gifts by
Holy Spirit’s favour consolation to her grieving relatives,” Karekin
II said in his speech.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

WITHIN FRAMEWORK OF “ARMENIAN BUILD ON FAITH” PROJECT, 37 HOUSES TO BE DELIVERED OVER FOR OPERATION THIS YEAR
Noyan Tapan
Aug 30 2006
YEREVAN, AUGUST 30, NOYAN TAPAN. Within the framework of the
“Catholicos Karekin II Work Project – Armenian Build on Faith”
construction program, the Habitat Armenia organization will finish
this construction of 37 houses which will symbolize the Mother
See of the Armenian Apostolic Church with its 36 dioceses. Noyan
Tapan was informed about it by the Habitan Armenia Public Relations
Department. Within the framework of the “Armenian Build on Faith”
project, a series of international volunteers will participate
on September 4-9 in the final stage of construction works of a
24-apartment building in Gavar.
Karekin II Catholicos of All Armenians will participate in the opening
ceremony of the event. Start of volunteer works will be announced
by the blessing of His Holiness on September 4, during the opening
ceremony of the project in the “Armenia Marriott” hotel. On the next
day, September 5, works will start in the city of Gavar where all
international and local volunteers will join to beneficiary families
of Armenian Habitat to bring to end construction of the latters’
flats. The house blessing and opening ceremony of the building will
take place on September 9. “Catholicos Karekin II Work Project –
Armenian Build on Faith” construction program was created this April
20, based on a Memorandum of Understanding signed at the Mother See
of Holy Etchmiadzin between International Habitat and the Armenian
Apostolic Church. Under leadership of Karekin II, the Armenian
Apostolic Church was for the first time involved in the Habitat
activity in 2005, within the framework of the Jimmy Carter Work
Project in the U.S. state of Michigan. And the cooperation between
the Armenian Apostolic Church and International Habitat was stated
just during that period of time. The Armenian Habitat organization
started functioning in 2000. It has built 209 houses by now, for more
than 1000 needy people.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

SAMVEL PETROSIAN: “WE HAVE A GOAL TO WIN NORWEGIANS WITH SUPERIORITY OF 2 BALLS”
Noyan Tapan
Aug 30 2006
YEREVAN, AUGUST 30, NOYAN TAPAN. By group tournament program of
the second stage of the Europe football youth championship, the
national team of Armenia will receive the combined team of Norway
in Yerevan. Armenian football players pursue a goal to win. Armenian
football players, headed by Samvel Petrosian, the senior trainer of
the team, started to preparatory educational-sporting gathering from
August 29. 18 football players are involved in the trainings.
They have some experience of juvenile and youth championships of
Europe. In S.Petrosian’s words, the main goal of the team is to win
Norwegians with superiority of 2 balls.”

GRAND MASTER SMBAT LPUTIAN GETS INTO CAR ACCIDENT ON ARTASHAT-YEREVAN HIGHWAY
Noyan Tapan
Aug 30 2006
YEREVAN, AUGUST 30, NOYAN TAPAN. Grand Master Smbat Lputian, a
World Olympic champion of chess, the Deputy Chairman of the RA Chess
Federation, a member of the executive committee of the National Olympic
Committee of Armenia, Director of the Chess Republican Academy, got
into a car accident with his personal car on August 27. Members of
his family were also in the car. The suffered members of the family
were moved to the Erebuni hospital of Yerevan.
S.Lputian’s family members got comparatively mild bodily injuries. The
grand master suffered most of all: his ribs were injured. S.Lputian
said in the phone conversation with the Noyan Tapan correspondent
that his health state is good, and in the doctors’ words, he will be
fully recovered in 1-2 weeks.

REGULAR STAGE OF RE-TRAINING COURSES FOR TEACHERS OF ARMENIAN LANGUAGE FINISHES IN AKHALKALAK
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Aug 30 2006
AKHALKALAK, AUGUST 30, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Implementation
of the project entitled “Assistance to Teaching Armenian Language
in Samtskhe-Javakhk Armenian Schools” of the Ministry of Education
and Science of Georgia finished in Akhalkalak. The program was
implemented with the assistance of the OSCE High Commissioner for
National Minorities Issues. According to the A-Info agency, a year
before this project, a similar project was implemented within the
framework of which education programs on the Georgian language
for non-Georgian language schools were formed, a competition was
announced, teachers were chosen, trainings were held, after what
teachers, who had already undergone the training, themselves held
trainings for all teachers of the Georgian language of non-Georgian
language schools. In words of Zoya Mkhitarian, the project expert, a
lecturer of the Armenology Department of the Tbilisi State University
and the Armenian Language Department of the Pedagogical University,
the OSCE experts also found it proper to implement similar programs
to assist teachers of the native language in Armenian schools. During
this summer, more than 20 Armenian language and literature specialists
of the region underwent twice corresponding trainings in Kobuleti,
after what about 200 teachers underwent methodical new trainings in
Akhalkalak. Within the framework of the project, the Armenian language
and literature teachers got acquainted with new standards of teaching
the school subject. In Z.Mkhitarian’s words, not only trainings but
also publication of corresponding text-books will be in the next stage
of the project. A competition for text-books and methodical handbooks
will be announced in Armenia in December. Winners of the competition
must take into account standards fixed by the Ministry of Education
and Science of Georgia, while forming books for Armenians schools
of Georgia.

PRESENCE OF TURKISH PEACEKEEPERS IN SOUTH OF LEBANON IS MORALLY UNACCEPTABLE, CATHOLICOS ARAM I SAYS
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Aug 30 2006
ANTELIAS, LEBANON, AUGUST 30, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Expressing
the concern of the Armenian community of Lebanon in a letter
addressed to Mr. Kofi Annan, the General Secretary of the United
Nations, His Holiness Aram I, the Armenian Catholicos of Cilicia,
strongly questiond the presence of Turkish forces as part of the UN
peacekeepers in south of Lebanon. “How can a state play a peacekeeping
role when the culture of massacre and the ruthless killing of innocent
women and children are part of its political culture? How can a nation
that denies its illegitimate occupation of one part of Cyprus come to
defend the land and the people of Lebanon?”, Catholicos Aram I said,
in particular. His Holiness considers the Turkish participation in a
peacekeeping mission “morally unacceptable”. His Holiness has reminded
the General Secretary that the Armenian community, which was settled
in Lebanon after the Armenian Genocide in 1915, will never accept
“the eligibility of the army of a country that has a profoundly
negative record on implementing justice and human rights”.

LACK OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL EXISTS IN MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS OF KOTAYK MARZ
Noyan Tapan
Aug 30 2006
HRAZDAN, AUGUST 30, NOYAN TAPAN. Lack of some doctors- specialists
exists in medical institutions of the marz of Kotayk. As Karen
Margarian, the Kotayk Regional Governor’s Press Secretary informed the
Noyan Tapan correspondent, today the marz needs doctors-therapeutists,
anesthesiologists and reanimatologs, laryngologists, psychiatrists,
surgeons, oncologist, traumatologists, pediatricians, etc. In
K.Margarian’s words, 26 medical institutions, including 4 hospitals,
7 polyclinics, 3 health centers, 10 rural medical out-patients
departments, function today in the marz. It was mentioned that the
Argel Health Center, Tsaghkadzor, Bjni, Arzakan, Jrvezh, Balahovit
and Arzni out-patients departments have satisfactory building
conditions. Works of fundamental construction were done in those
institutions, within the framework of the World Bank financing,
during the recent years.