PanARMENIAN.Net
Turkish Court Found Pamuk Not Guilty
29.07.2006 14:00 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ A Turkish court on Friday dropped a lawsuit against
novelist Orhan Pamuk, rejecting a compensation demand by nationalists
from the author for claiming that Turkey had killed more than 1
million Armenians and more than 30,000 Kurds.
Nationalist lawyer Kemal Kerincsiz and five other nationalists were
seeking 6,000 Turkish Lira (US$4,500) each from Pamuk accusing him of
“insulting, humiliating and making false accusations.” Pamuk was
quoted as telling a Swiss newspaper that:
“Thirty-thousand Kurds and 1 million Armenians were killed in these
lands, and nobody but me dares to talk about it,” RFE/RL reminded,
referring to AP.
Kerincsiz had instigated an earlier high-profile court case against
Pamuk for the same comments, but those charges were dropped earlier
this year, under harsh criticism from the European Union, which Turkey
hopes to join.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

PanARMENIAN.Net
NATO Information Center to Open in Yerevan in October
29.07.2006 14:03 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ In early October a NATO information center will open
in Yerevan with the assistance of the Armenian Atlantic Association,
International Center for Human Development and European Integration
NGO.
The Information Center will acquaint the society with Armenia’s
Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) with the NATO, other
cooperation programs between the Alliance and Armenia.

PanARMENIAN.Net
Turkish Soldiers Invade Northern Iraq
29.07.2006 14:20 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ 200 Turkish soldiers entered two kilometers into
Northern Iraq on Wednesday. Passing the Iraqi border the Turkish
military advanced into the Dohuk region, where in the opinion of the
Turkish command the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) is headquartered.
Meanwhile, Turkish artillery troops bombed camps near Zaho, Cihan News
Agency reports referring to the Voice of Iraqi Radio.
It is also reported that a division of the Turkish military `entered
the Kveste village region in Ahmediye in order to conduct an operation
against the terror organization PKK.’

PanARMENIAN.Net
Turkish EU Membership Probability Very High, Turkish Expert Believes
29.07.2006 14:24 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The probability of Turkey’s membership at the EU is
very high, Turkish expert Gultekin Burcu told a PanARMENIAN.Net
reporter in Yerevan. In her words, firstly economic reforms are
necessary. «However, these should be in line with human rights and
freedom of expression reforms, reconsideration of some articles of the
Criminal Code. I am an optimist however and I believe that Turkey is
on a right way,» she noted.
At that she underscored that economy underlies everything. «If
countries of the region understand that trading is more profitable
than fighting, solution of conflicts may become a bit closer. I do not
say that development of economic ties is a panacea for all problems,
but these are necessary,» Gultekin Burcu stressed.

PanARMENIAN.Net
NATO Activation in South Caucasus Aimed at Attaining Peace
29.07.2006 14:27 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Activation of the NATO in the region is aimed at
attaining peace, stability and political dialogue between states,
which can speed up solution of protracted conflicts, Advisor of the
Section for Arms Control and International Security of the Armenian
MFA Armen Yedigaryan stated in Yerevan. In his words, one of the major
goal’s of Armenia’s cooperation with the NATO within the Individual
Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) is to create a defense system meeting
international standards.
«Our cooperation with the Alliance has several directions: constant
consultations and meetings with NATO political leaders, active
participation in the Partnership for Peace Program, participation in
peacekeeping operations in Kosovo as part of KFOR international
forces,’ Yedigaryan remarked.

PanARMENIAN.Net
Baku: Azerbaijan Will Not Be Ready to Military Operation in Karabakh
before 2008
29.07.2006 15:00 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict by
force is realistic in principle, stated political commentator of the
Zerkalo newspaper Rauf Mirkadyrov. In his words, this has to be a
short-term campaign. «Everyone knows that international interests
often conflict. There sometimes are forces interested in escalation of
conflicts. Exactly those forces can slow down, weaken the
international response. On these days we observe that trend in the
Middle East. While the US slows down the speed of making decisions in
international organizations, e.g. the UN, Israel is attaining its
goal. Thus, everything is possible,» he believes. In the commentator’s
opinion, in case of launching hostilities in Karabakh, Azerbaijan has
to determine its military potential and assess the international
situation. «Azerbaijan’s military budget currently exceeds that of
Armenia several times, however these were equal in 2003. I do not
think that within the past 3 years we were able to considerably
strengthen our army at the expense of additional funds. I do not thing
that before 2008 we will be ready to a military operation like that,»
he said, reports Analitika.az.
We note that according to the data of Azerbaijan’s Military Prosecutor
Hanlar Veliyev, 15 desertion cases were registered in the Azeri army
within the past 6 months.

PanARMENIAN.Net
Kocharian Met with OSCE MG US Co-Chair
29.07.2006 15:31 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian President Robert Kocharian today met with
US Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group for settlement of the Nagorno
Karabakh conflict Matthew Bryza, the Press Service of the Armenian
leader told PanARMENIAN.Net. During the meeting the interlocutors
discussed latest developments in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict
settlement.

Levon Aronyan to participate in an international chess tournament in
Dortmund
ArmRadio.am
29.07.2006 11:33
An international chess super tournament will start today in Dortmund,
Germany. Grand Master of Armenia Levon Aronyan will participate in the
tournament.
The contest will host also Russians Vladimir Kramnik and Pyotor
Svidler, English Michael Adams, Hungarian Peter Leco, Georgian Bahadur
Jobava, German Arkady Naydich and Israeli Boris Gelfand.

Armenia ranks 52nd in the mentality index list

ArmRadio.am
29.07.2006 12:18
Armenia ranks 52nd in the World Bank list of mentality index of the
countries of the world. When making the list, factors such as the
literacy of the population, the number of Internet and telephone
users, the legislative basis, the number of scientific periodicals,
etc were considered. The top three of the countries includes Sweden,
Finland and Denmark. Among CIS countries Russia ranks 41st, Ukraine is
49th, Georgia is 66th.

Armenia’s humanitarian aid has reached Beirut

ArmRadio.am
29.07.2006 15:25
The humanitarian aid of Armenia has already reached Beirut and
Armenian Ambassador to Lebanon Vahan Ter-Ghevondyan has already
submitted it to the Council coordinating the humanitarian aid. The
Ambassador told `Armenpress’ that the 509 boxes included medicines and
medical necessities. To remind, RA Government took the decision on
July 27 to provide 20 million drams for humanitarian aid to
Lebanon. According to Vahan Ter-Ghevondyan this step of the Armenian
Government received positive feedback on the part of the Lebanese
people and was largely covered by Lebanese media.