POLICE UNAWARE OF HOVASAPYAN’S KILLING MOTIVES
PanARMENIAN.Net
06.09.2006 13:23 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The RA Police made a statement over the killing of
the head of the operating and investigating department of RA State
Tax Service. As PanARMENIAN.Net came to know from the RA Police PR
Department, September 6 at about 9.35 the central department of
the Armenian Police received an alert on an explosion in Bayron
Street. The operative group that departed for the site found out
that the blast occurred in GAZ-31 car belonging to the RA State Tax
Service. As result Shahen Hovasapyan, the head of the operating and
investigating department of RA State Tax Service died immediately;
the driver was gravely injured and taken to hospital.
Police are not ready to announce the preliminary version of the
incident yet. The details are being investigated by the RA Office of
Prosecutor General.

RA PRESIDENT’S NAME TO BE INSCRIBED ON “KIND ANGEL OF PEACE” COMPLEX IN RUSSIA
PanARMENIAN.Net
06.09.2006 13:43 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Architectural and park complex titled “Kind Angel
of Peace”, that will be opened September 9 in the town of Novozybkov
(Bryansk oblast, Russia), will immortalize the names of 2.5 patrons
and organizations supporting philanthropy. These are leaders of 9
states, over 30 Ambassadors, heads of over 50 towns and 30 provinces,
politicians, businessmen, public figures and art workers. They are
all the laureates of Patrons of Century foundation.
Sheremetyev, Tretyakov, the Mamontovs are among 60 philanthropists
of the past. The list of honorary patrons of the present includes
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II, Chairman of the Council
of Muftis of Russia Ravil Haynutdin, Catholicos of All Armenians
Garegin II, Presidents of Armenia, Belarus, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan,
North Korea, Serbia and Ivory Coast.
The first stone will be laid in the foundation of the complex in
Pyongyang October 5. Besides, complexes will be constructed in Armenia,
Belarus, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Croatia, reported RIA Novosti.

DAYS OF YEREVAN TO BE CONDUCTED IN MOSCOW
Armenpress
Sept 06 2006
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS: As part of the Year of Armenia in
Russia “Days of Yerevan” will be held in Moscow from September 9 to
11. A delegation headed by the Yerevan mayor Yervand Zakharian will
leave for Moscow to participate in the event.
David Gevorgian, the head of the foreign ties department at the Yerevan
municipality, told Armenpress that within the framework of the event a
monument to great Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian will be erected
in Moscow and the annual “Golden Pomegranate” festival will be held
within the framework of which in the Red Square a fare of Armenian
products will be organized. Besides, “Old Town through the Eyes of
Contemporaries” photo-exhibition will be held.
David Gevorgian said the Armenian “Navy Band” will give concert in
Moscow. On September 11 the official meeting of the Yerevan and Moscow
mayors Yervand Zakharian and Yuri Luzhkov is expected to take place.
For supporting the organization of the Days of Yerevan the Armenian
government has provided 125 million drams from its reserve fund.

“EURO-2008” STARTS FOR ARMENIA TOO
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[12:30 pm] 06 September, 2006
Today at 09:00 p.m. the National football team of Armenia will host
the national team of Belgium in the “Hanrapetakan” stadium. This is
the first match of Armenia within the framework of the qualifying
round of “EURO-2008”, whereas the Belgians have already drawn with
Kazakhstan 0:0.
According to the bookmakers, the favorite of the match is Belgium. The
index of their victory is 1.3. The index of the victory of Armenia
is 8.4 which is rather high. The index of the draw is 4.3.
In the first qualifying group of “EURO-2008” where Armenia is included
the following matches will take place today:
Poland – Serbia
Azerbaijan – Kazakhstan
Finland – Portugal
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

ARMENIANS IN THE ISTANBUL TOURNAMENT
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[03:40 pm] 06 September, 2006
Armenian chess players play successfully in the international chess
tournament in Istanbul. David Qalashyan who represents Armenia and
David Haroutyunyan and Georgi Bagaturov who represent Georgia currently
share the second place with 5.5 points each.
The list is topped by Spartak Vysotskin from Ukraine who has 6.5
points.
There are 2 more rounds left.

TATUL MANASERIAN LEAVES “ARDAROUTIUN” FACTION
Noyan Tapan
Sept 05 2006
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The number of the RA National
Assembly “Ardaroutiun” faction members reduced by one more: Doctor
of Economy Tatul Manaserian, a non-partizan deputy, elected by the
proportional list of the mentioned faction left on September 4 the
faction rows, according to his own application. He will complete
the row of independent deputies. To recap, a month ago, faction
secretary Victor Dallakian also left the party, according to his
own application, and became an independent deputy. So, 12 deputies
are members of the faction. In the application addressed to faction
head Stepan Demirchian, T.Manaserian particularly mentioned: “Taking
into consideration the “Ardaroutiun” faction’s noticeable pasiveness
during the political activity, factual stopping of an active struggle
as well as my future programs, I inform with this about my leaving the
bloc and faction.” As Ruzan Khachatrian, the Press Secretary of the
faction and the People’s Party of Armenia informed the Noyan Tapan
correspondent, the deputy at the same time thanked “for the human
and working relations created in the joint political struggle” and
expressed readiness to cooperate “within the framework of legislative
and other important initiatves addressed to the country’s progress.” In
the August 25 interview to the Noyan Tapan correspondent, Stepan
Demirchian mentioned that he is not of the same opinion relating to
some estimations presented in press about the opposition’s pasiveness
as the faction, including the PPA, has always expressed publicly its
position concerning the processes taking place in the country and
issues of public interest. To recap, Tatul Manaserian still refuses to
speak about his future political programs, and particularly about the
recient roumors concerning his possible membership to the “Bargavach
Hayastan” (Prosperous Armenia) party.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

ARMEN JIGARKHANIAN INVOLVED IN TOP-LIST OF “BEST PEOPLE OF RUSSIA” FEDERAL ENCYCLOPEDIA
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Sept 06 2006
KRASNODAR, SEPTEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Everybody
may vote for publishing an article about famous actor and
director Armen Jigarkhanian in the “Best People of Russia” federal
encyclopedia. According to the “Yerkramas” (country) newspaper of
Armenians in Russia, the “Top Best” rate site consists of four parts:
“Culture,” “Science,” “Sports,” “Policy.” There is a sub-point in the
“Culture” part: “Armen Jigarkhanian (actor, director), and one may
vote here. Only those people, who will gather at least 5% of total of
votes as a result of the year, will be involved in the 6th edition
of the encyclopedia which will be published in April, 2007. Those
people’s names are now involved in the top list who are famous, but
the choice will be widen and changed during the year. One may vote
for future laureates of the federal encyclopedia in the
or internet site.

CHIEF OF OPERATIVE SECRET SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF RA STATE TAX SERVICE DIED IN CONSEQUENCE OF CAR EXPLOSION
Noyan Tapan
Sept 06 2006
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The official car of Shahen
Hovasapian, the Chief of the Operative Secret Service Department of
the RA State Tax Service attached to Government was blown up at about
9:30-10:00, September 6, in Byron street, Yerevan. Shahen Hovsepian
died in the car. As Noyan Tapan was informed by a reliable source,
the explosion took place when Sh.Hovasapian left the house and took his
car. According to the information not checked yet, an explosive placed
in the car was the reason of the explosion. There is no information
about other injuried people.

TURKEY CONDEMNS REPORT ADOPTED BY COMMITTEE OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Sept 06 2006
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Turkey condemned
on September 5 the report adopted on the previous day by the European
Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs, in which it is particularly
said that “Ankara’s recognition of the Armenian Genocide must be a
precondition for Turkey’s membership to the European Union.” Radio
Liberty states about it. “We are desperate from efforts of imposing
non-objective preconditions on issues demanding a serious scientific
study. Some elements of the report written for political reasons are
incoferent for such an authoritative organization of the European
Parliament,” according to Francepress, it’s said in the statement
spread by the Foreign Ministry of Turkey.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

“WE DISCREDIT OURSELVES NOT RE-ESTABLISHING WAY OF WRITING GRANTED BY GOD,” DIASPORAN ARMENIAN INTELLECTUAL IS SURE
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Sept 06 2006
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. “Betrayal of
the way of writing granted by the God is unworthy for our nation, and
we discredit ourselves, not re-establishing it. Our nation, cut off
real roots, is condemned to drying,” Tom Samuelian, a lecturer of the
American University of Armenia stated at the September 5 gathering
of members of the Union Mesropian Orthography Supporters. In the
Diasporan Armenian intellectual’s words, 15 years ago, the Armenian
people was not yet ready to refuse the language policy obliged
to him, but today it will become the best step on the threshold
of the 15th anniversary of the Armenian Independence. In words of
Khoren Palian, a senior lecturer of the Yerevan State University,
famous Armenian intellectuals, including linguist Hrachia Acharian,
poet Paruyr Sevak, etc., were sure in the necessity of passing to
the classic orthography. In his words, if the Armenian Genocide did
not take place, this issue would not exist, either, and the nation
would today be more healthy and united.