JORDANIAN KING HOLDS TALKS WITH AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT
Jordan News Agency (Petra), Jordan
Aug. 23, 2006
Baku, Aug. 23 (Petra)– His Majesty King Abdullah II on Wednesday held
talks at the Presidential Palace in Baku with Azerbaijani President
Ilham Aliyev focused on the relations between the two countries and
ways of strengthening them in all areas.
Talks touched to a number of issues of mutual concern and means of
fostering the bilateral cooperation.
The two sides discussed the challenges facing the Middle East and the
latest developments, particularly the Palestinian-Israeli conflict
in addition to the problem of the Armenian occupation of the of
Nagorno-Karabakh region, which is about 20% of the Azerbaijani
territory.
His Majesty King said his talks with the Azerbaijani President were
important, affirming that it was a real opportunity to build on the
strong political relations and develop relations of cooperation in
many areas.
In a statement following the talks, His Majesty said “We discussed
during the talks several issues of common interest, especially since
our two countries are facing the same challenges and can achieve a
great deal of interest through enhancing cooperation in a number of
priority areas for the two countries,”
“We discussed a number of issues in the region, which constitutes
a major challenge for our countries, where Jordan and Azerbaijan
will work together to face these challenges that face the region as a
whole,” King Abdullah said, stressing the importance of translating the
friendly relations between the two leaderships into strong relations
between the Jordanian and Azerbaijani peoples.
His Majesty pointed to the importance of the visit in supporting the
economic relations and in increasing the trade exchange between the
two countries, affirming that Jordan will pay much more attention to
the economic issue.
“We will work with the government and the embassy of Azerbaijan in
Amman to translate the results of the successful visit to achieve
the desired objectives into reality,” the King added, inviting the
President of Azerbaijan to visit Jordan in the near future.
Talks were attended on the Jordanian side by HRH Prince Ali Bin Al
Hussein, Director of the King’s Office Basim Awadallah, the Minister
of Foreign Affairs Abdel Elah Khatib, and Jordanian non-resident
Ambassador Fares Mufti. On the Azerbaijani side, Minister for Foreign
Affairs Almar Mamadiarov, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of
National Security Navroz Mammadov and the Azerbaijani Ambassador in
Amman Alman Arsli.

JORDANIAN MONARCH AND AZERI PRESIDENT HOLD TALKS IN BAKU
Bahrain News Agency, Bahrain
Aug. 23, 2006
Baku, Aug. 23, (BNA) Jordanian Monarch, King Abdulla II, on Wednesday,
held talks in Azerbaijan with Azeri President, Ilham Eliyev.
Talks were centered around bilateral ties and ways of reinforcing
them in addition to issues of common concern. Developments in the
region mainly those concerning the Palestinian- Israeli conflict and
Armenian occupation of Nagorno Karabakh that involves 20 per cent of
Azeri territories were also reviewed.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

RASIM MUSABEYOV: ARMENIA DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THAT AZERBAIJAN MIGHT REFUSE CURRENT PROPOSALS AFTER FIVE YEARS
Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
Aug. 23, 2006
A roundtable-“Principal of territorial integrity in solution of
conflicts” was held in Baku today, APA reports.
Political scientist Rasim Musabeyov said Azerbaijani territories have
been occupied during the Garabagh conflict.
“17 percent of Azerbaijani lands have been occupied as a result of
Armenian military intervention. Some sources exaggerate this figure
saying 20 percent has been occupied. At least 850,000 Azerbaijanis
have become displaced due to Armenian aggression,” Musabeyov said.
The political scientist also said Armenia violates international
laws and does not comply with the UN Resolutions on withdrawal from
Azerbaijani territorie.
“But Armenia does not understand that Azerbaijan’s military budget
will increase three times in five years. Azerbaijan might disagree
with the current proposals then,” he underlined.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

EDITOR GRILLED OVER ARTICLE ON ARMENIAN BROTHERS
By Bernard Momanyi
Capital FM, Kenya
Aug. 23, 2006
Kenya Times News Editor Chris Oyuga was arrested Wednesday morning and
released after recording a statement at the Criminal Investigations
Department.
He was arrested near the Kenya Times offices and questioned for
more than three hours over a story published by the newspaper two
months ago quoting a ‘classified document’ from the National Security
Intelligence Service [NSIS].
Oyuga says detectives wanted to establish the source of a letter
which the newspaper quoted, claiming it was a forgery.
The document in question bore a letterhead of the NSIS and was
addressed to the CID. It warned that the controversial Armenian
brothers ‘were of questionable character.’
A senior CID officer says detectives from the Criminal Intelligence
Unit are now scrutinizing Oyuga’s statement before they decide if to
take further action.

OSCE ACTING CHAIRMAN’S SPECIAL ENVOY ANDZHEY KASPSIK HEADING TO SLOVENIA
Author: À.Ismayilova
TREND Information, Azerbaijan
Aug. 23, 2006
Andzhey Kaspsik, OSCE acting chairman’s special envoy, is heading to
Slovenia upon completion of his visit to Yerevan and Nagorno-Karabakh,
Trend reports with reference to Kaspsik office in Baku.
On August 27-28 the international conference “Caspian-2008” is held
in Ljubljana.
At the conference are expected prominent political leaders and
international experts, among which President of Azerbaijan Ilham
Aliyev, Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansha, OSCE acting chairman
Karel de Gucht, deputy Prime Minister of Georgia Georg Baramidze,
Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan and so.
Fuad Ismayilov, Azerbaijani ambassador to Austria and representative
to OSCE, told Trend the meeting between Azeri President Ilham Aliyev
and OSCE acting chairman Karel de Gucht may take place for discussion
of fires at occupied grounds of Azerbaijan.
Mr Kaspsik is returning to Baku next week.
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IRAN COMPILING BOOK ON ARMENIAN PAINTERS
Mehr News Agency, Iran
Aug. 23, 2006
TEHRAN – The Iranian cultural attache to Armenia is compiling the book
“The Luminaries of Armenia’s Painting”.
The work is the 4th volume of the book series published on the
celebrities of Armenian art and culture.

DAMAGE CAUSED BY ARMENIAN ARSON IN FUZULI REGION CALCULATED
Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
Aug. 23, 2006
Armenian occupying forces continue to commit arson in the Azerbaijani
region of Fuzuli, near front line and far from it, Nebi Mukhtarov,
head of Fuzuli region executive power told the APA.
Stating that fires have spread to large areas in the lands controlled
by Armenians, Mukhtarov said it is difficult to calculate the inflicted
damage and define affected areas.
“Local residents and fire brigades put out the fire as soon as it
catches the areas under our control. The damage caused by fire in
the areas under the control of Azerbaijani Army has been calculated
and presented to the government,” Mukhtarov said.
He also said that new 2,100-house settlement will be constructed
for internally displaced persons in Fuzuli. Over 10,000 Fuzuli IDPs
settled in displaced-person camps in Imishli, Saatli and Sabirabad
will be transferred there.

BAKU GAVE CONSENT FOR NEXT MEETING OF AZERBAIJANI AND ARMENIAN FMS IN SEPTEMBER
Author: S.Agayeva
TREND Information, Azerbaijan
Aug. 23, 2006
Official Baku gave its consent to the next meeting of the foreign
ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia in September, Azerbaijani
foreign minister Elmar Mammadyarov told journalists on August 23,
Trend reports.
According to the minister, the next round of the consultations of
the conflict sides with the participation of the co-chairs of OSCE
Minsk Group has been scheduled for September. Mammadyarov stressed
that he has discussed this issue with French co-chair Bernar Face who
offered one-two variants of the meeting where the date and place were
suggested. We have already given our consent, the minister added.

PASHAZADEH: “I AM READY TO MEDIATE IN THE SOLUTION OF ISRAEL-LEBANON CONFLICT”
Today, Azerbaijan
Aug. 23, 2006
“I am ready to mediate in the solution of the Middle East problems,
including the conflict between Israel and Lebanon if there is a need,
and I am offered to do that,” Sheikulislam Haji Allahshukur Pashazadeh,
head of Office of Caucasian Muslims told journalists.
Stating that he is accepted by Sunnis and Shiites, Pashazadeh said
Israel has not asked him to help release captured Israeli soldiers.
“Israel did not take a right stance regarding this matter. It is not
Israel’s policy, official Tel Aviv was tricked,” he underlined.
The religious leader also said Muslim states failed to demonstrate
solidarity adding even Arab states did not support Lebanon, APA
reports.
‘Muslims did not react to the invasion of Islamic states. They do not
show a serious reaction with regard to the resolution of the Nagorno
Karabakh problem. We must be prepared for jihad. If potential for
a peace agreement for the resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh ends,
military way should be preferred,” he said.
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KARELIAN EVACUEES FEATURED IN BERLIN EXHIBITION
Helsingin Sanomat, Finland
Aug. 23, 2006
Karelians shown alongside Armenians and Jews
The 20th Century was a time when millions of people were forced
to leave their homes in mass deportations and other transfers of
population linked with wars and major conflicts.
Examples include the mass deportation and genocide of Armenians by
Turkey in 1915-1916, leading to the death of an estimated 1.5 million
people. In the 1920s Greece and Turkey “exchanged” population: a total
of 2.6 million had to leave their homes, and as many as 700,000 are
believed to have lost their lives.
The most extreme example was naturally the industrial-scale genocide
of millions of Jews by Nazi Germany.
The horrors of displacement are on display at an exhibition that opened
in Berlin recently, called Erzwungene Wege – Flucht und Vertreibung
in Europa des 20. Jahrhunderts (“Coerced Paths – Escape and Expulsion
in Europe in the 20th Century”).
One of the stories detailed in the exhibition is exceptional.
The fate of Finland’s Karelians in the Second World War was more
humane, and their escape route was no death-march. Nevertheless, more
than 400,000 Karelians had to leave their homes during the war years,
and in 1944 the displacement became permanent, when the territories
were annexed to the Soviet Union. The tragedy directly affected more
than ten per cent of the Finnish population.
“The fate of the Karelians is interesting in many respects”, says Dr.
Doris Muller-Toovey, who is responsible for the Karelian section in
the exhibition.
“The people left of their own free will. What is also exceptional is
that it all happened not once but twice.”
When studying the events, which were quite new to her,
Dr. Muller-Toovey was also impressed at how successful Finland was
at settling the Karelian population in other parts of Finland.
The exhibition places the Karelian displacement story within a European
framework in a completely new way. It is also exceptional that any
interest is shown in the Karelian issue in Central Europe.
“It is not known that anything like this would have happened previously
in exhibition activities”, says Mervi Piipponen, cultural secretary
of the Karelian Association.
Similar thoughts were expressed at the South Karelia Museum, the
Carelicum Travel and Cultural Centre in Joensuu, and the Äijala
Cultural Centre in Kangasala, all of which lent objects for the
exhibition.
The exhibition has sparked heavy controversy in Germany. The reason
for the political dispute is that the exhibition highlights the
expulsions of more than 14 million Germans from territory that is now
part of Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, which took place
in the late stages of the Second World War and immediately after the
fighting ended.
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