ARMENIA TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONFERENCE ON HIV/AIDS ISSUES
ArmRadio.am
04.07.2006 11:31
August 29-30 a conference on issues of availability of measures for
HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care will be held in Tbilisi. The
conference will be attended by specialists from Armenia, Georgia
and Azerbaijan. Head of HIV/AIDS program of the WHO Armenia Office
Gayane Ghukasyan told “Armenpress” that representatives of the three
countries will report on the measures of prevention undertaken and
the progress achieved.
WHO specialists will present how to undertake effective preventive
measures with small expenses. German experts will present their
experience.
At the end of the conference a national plan of HIV/AIDS prevention
will be elaborated for every country.

RA PRESIDENT ROBERT KOCHARYAN TO LEAVE FOR IRAN
ArmRadio.am
04.07.2006 12:35
July 5 RA President Robert Kocharyan will leave for the Islamic
Republic of Iran on a two-day working visit. The delegation headed by
the President comprises RA Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Energy,
Head of Staff of the Office to the President, Ambassador of Armenia
to Iran, and other officials.
Robert Kocharyan will have a meeting with the President of the
Islamic Republic of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Later the meeting of
Armenian and Iranian delegations will continue in an enlarged format,
bilateral documents will be signed. Leaders of the two countries will
give a joint press conference.
In the framework of the working visit RA president will have a meeting
with the Foreign Minister of Iran Manouchehr Mottaki.
Robert Kocharyan will visit also the Armenian Embassy in Iran and
will meet representatives of the Iranian-Armenian community.

PRESIDENT ROBERT KOCHARYAN RECEIVED AAA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BRYAN ARDOUNY
ArmRadio.am
04.07.2006 13:47
President Robert Kocharyan received today the Executive Director of
the Armenian Assembly of America (AAA) Bryan Ardouny and the Regional
Director of the Assembly Arpi Vardanyan.
The President characterized the cooperation with the Armenian Assembly
of America as productive.
Bryan Ardouny presented the major directions of the Assembly’s activity
for the welfare of Armenia. The interlocutors exchanged views on a
number of issues on the agenda of Armenian-American relations and
regional questions.

AMENDMENTS TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN RA LAND CODE
ArmRadio.am
04.07.2006 14:33
July 3 RA President Robert Kocharyan signed the Law on implementing
amendments in the Land Code of the Republic of Armenia.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

TODAY IS TALENTED ACTOR MHER MKRTCHYAN’S BIRTHDAY
ArmRadio.am
04.07.2006 15:06
Today is Mher Lazarian’s birthday. He was a person who stayed a child
up until his death, a person for whom love was the most important
thing in the universe. Today at the Komitas Pantheon his friends and
relatives again remembered and told about this talented individual
and actor of our times.
In response to the question what talent is, Mher Lazarian had
responded, ” Talent is a burden, responsibility and obligation.”
“Is it worth saying how talented he was? Together with the word
“talented” we can use today all superlative adjectives having a
positive sense, and they all would suit Mher,” said actor Azat
Gasparyan.
In Albert Lazarian’s words, his characteristics of his brother are
extremely egoistic and non-objective, since for him, Mher Lazarian
was a God both as a talented person, a brother, an Armenian, and as
a father. Love was the highest value for him.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

RA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE TO FIGHT SHADOW EXPRESSIONS IN SCHOOLS
ArmRadio.am
04.07.2006 15:33
New officials of the Ministry of Education and Science are elaborating
new programs to resole the problems existing in the schools of the
Republic.
“From now on any headmaster or teacher, who will try to collect money,
will be severely punished,” declared Bagrat Yesayan, RA Deputy Minister
of Education and Science.
Hereafter the citizens can report about concrete shadow cases through
52-73-43 hotline.
Bagrat Yesayan assured that these cases will be definitely addressed.
According to the Deputy Minister, an unfair approach is dominating
in schools today, the respect for the teacher’s profession should
be retrieved.
“Cash payments in schools will be prohibited,” Bagrat Yesayan said.

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TO HOLD AN EXTRAORDINARY SESSION
ArmRadio.am
04.07.2006 15:42
Chairman of RA National Assembly Tigran Torosyan signed a decree,
according to which under Article 70 of RA Constitution, at the
initiative of the Government of Armenia an extraordinary session of
the National Assembly will be called at 10.00, July 6, 2006.

MP ARMEN ASHOTYAN CALLS ASHOT BLEYAN TRAITOR TO THE NATION
ArmRadio.am
04.07.2006 16:38
The interview of the US Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Matthew
Bryza and the famous statement of the mediators continue to stay in
the center of attention and become subjected to various comments. A
dispute over the current state of the Karabakh conflict was launched
today between President of the “New Way” NGO, former Deputy Ashot
Bleyan and young Republican Armen Ashotyan.
According to Bleyan, Yerevan should establish friendly relations with
neighboring Baku, thus promoting Armenia’s development.
Republican Armen Ashotyan assimilates Ashot Bleyan’s suggestion with
a conspiracy.
“You have blurred the Karabakh issue, now go and find edges of
peace with Baku,” suggested Ashot Bleyan, who considers Azerbaijan
a potential strategic partner and wants to go to Baku not through
Vienna, but via a direct Yerevan-Baku highway.
Armen Ashotyan sincerely confessed that he is very surprised with
the on-line contact with Bleyan and named him a traitor to the nation.
“We should respect our neighbor Azerbaijan,” Bleyan confirmed. In
his opinion, Armenia is a loser in the Karabakh issue, and out loss
is irretrievable.
For Armen Ashotyan maintenance of the status quo in Karabakh is
acceptable.
He will stand for the deployment of peacekeeping forces if a referendum
is held in Karabakh parallel to the withdrawal of our forces.

EXHIBITION OF CULTURE OF ETHNIC MINORITIES OPENED IN YEREVAN
ArmRadio.am
04.07.2006 16:55
Exhibition of painting and decorative-applied art of ethnic minorities
of Armenia dedicated to the 15th anniversary of declaration of
independence of the Republic of Armenia opened today in RA State
Museum of Folk Arts.
The exhibition was organized by RA Ministry of Culture and Youth
Affairs and will continue till July 8.
10 out of 11 ethnic minorities of Armenia presented their culture
at the exhibition. These included the Yezidi, Kurdish, Russian,
Greek, Assyrian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Jewish and Georgian
communities.
According to the coordinator of RA Ministry of Culture and Youth
Affairs Armenuhi Demirchyan, the German community did not participate
in the exhibition because of a good reason.
Armenuhi Demirchyan noted that the objective of the exhibition is to
demonstrate that the ethnic minorities on the territory of Armenia
fully preserve their national peculiarities, culture and language.
The exhibition was attended by RA Minister of Culture and Youth Affairs
Hasmik Poghosyan and Adviser to RA President Sergo Yeritsyan. The
latter informed that a cultural center for ethnic minorities will be
opened in Armenia in the fall.

GAGIK HARUTYUNYAN: CITIZENS’ RIGHT TO APPLY THE CONSTUTIONAL COURT IS A STEP FORWARD
ArmRadio.am
04.07.2006 17:48
Constitutional amendments envisage that starting July 1st citizens
can apply the Constitutional Court. Four applications have already
been submitted to the Court.
President of the Constitutional Court Gagik Harutyunyan considers that
the receipt of individual applications is a progress. The procedure
of submission of applications is already ready.
“The citizens will face no obstacles in applying the Constitutional
Court,” Gagik Haruyunyan assured.
Today the Constitutional Court celebrated also the Constitution Day.
“Only the respect of every citizen for this important law can make
our country move forward,” Minister of Justice David Harutyunyan said.
From: Baghdasarian