BROADCAST OF TWO VIDEO CLIPS PRESENTING ARMENIA TO START ON CNN FEW DAYS BEFORE RA INDEPENDENCE HOLIDAY
Noyan Tapan
Sept 06 2006
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. Broadcast of two video clips
presenting Armenia will start on CNN TV few days before the
Independence Day of Armenia, September 21. Tigran Tavtian, the Deputy
Minister of the RA Trade and Economic Development informed the Noyan
Tapan correspondent about it. In his words, the video clips prepared by
the “H2” and “ArmeniaTV” TV companies will be sent to the CNN London
office on September 7. It was also mentioned that the media plan of
broadcasting the two video clips presenting Armenia during the coming
4 months is being agreed with the CNN at present. “The broadcast
of the clips will solve the problem of making Armenia reconizable
in the world,” T.Davtian mentioned. In the Deputy Minister’s words,
programs on creating Armenia’s image will continue in 2007, with the
help of international TV channels.

8 BOXERS FROM ARMENIA TO TAKE PART IN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Noyan Tapan
Sept 06 2006
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The youth boxing national team of
Armenia left for the city of Agadir, Morocco. 8 sportsmen included in
the national team will take part in the world championship. They are
Hayk Mkrtchian (48 kg), Derenik Gizhlarian (51 kg), Azat Hovhannisian
(54 kg), Robert Yeghisian (57 kg), Ara Pluzian (60 kg) Arman Hovikian
(64 kg), Tsolak Ananikian (81 kg) and Vagharshak Aslanian (heavy weight
category). The delegation is led by Secretary General of RA Boxing
Republican Federation Levon Hovhannisian. The world championship will
be held on September 6-17.

ARMAVIA HAS OVERCOME CRISIS AND IS STABLY DEVELOPING
Yerevan, September 6. ArmInfo. The national air carrier of Armenia
Armavia, has overcome the crisis following the A-320 crash near
Sochi and the loss of another plane in Belgium and is quite stably
developing, the owner of the company, big Armenian businessman Mikhail
Bagdassarov says in an interview to Armnews.
He says that the company will continue attracting not only Armenian
but also foreign passengers and to successfully rival with the
foreign air companies operating in Armenia. The Sochi crash was a
strong blow on the company – not so much a financial as moral blow,
says Bagdassarov. He notes that he is not going to sell Armavia. On
the contrary, he will do his best to make it a worthy rival to its
foreign counterparts.

RA PRESIDENT GAVE ORDER TO LAW MACHINERY TO DISCLOSE MURDER OF HEAD OF OPERATIVE DEPARTMENT OF RA TAX SERVICE IN SHORTEST TIME
Yerevan, September 6. ArmInfo. The Head of the Operative Department
of RA Tax Service, Shahen Hovasapyan, was killed today morning in
Yerevan. In view of this, RA President Robert Kocharyan has ordered
the Law Machinery to disclose this murder in the shortest time,
RA President’s press-secretary, Viktor Soghomonyan, told ArmInfo
correspondent. According to him, R. Kocharyan has presented his
condolences to the relatives of the died. According to the President’s
estimation, this crime is aimed against the policy of authorities for
toughening the tax administration and creation of equal conditions
for everybody. Having condemned this crime, the President noted
impossibility of changing the state policy in this sphere.
To be reminded, the Head of the Operative Department of RA Tax
Service, Shahen Hovasapyan, was killed today at 10:00 AM as a result
of GAZ-31 car explosion in the center of Yerevan. His driver is
wounded. According to the eye-witnesses, an explosive assembly had
actuated when the driver started the car.

MANAGEMENT OF YEREVAN BRANDY PLANT DENIES RUMORS ABOUT SALE OF ENTERPRISE
Yerevan, September 6. ArmInfo. The Yerevan Brandy Plant (EBC) has
spread an open letter, on behalf of the YBC President and Director
General, Erve Karoff, addressed to the leader of the Democratic party,
the RA Parliament deputy, Aram Sarkissyan, in which he denies the
rumors, spread by the deputy, about the plant sale.
It is noted in the letter that the Yerevan Brandy Company is not
subject to sale. “We are very proud of this branch of the “Perno
Ricard” Group and we connect many ambitious plans with it. During the
last 8 years we have proved our strive to the a long-term development
and increase of the “ArArAt ” brand. Your recent statements in the
press contain serious and groundless accusations about our enterprise”,
it is said in the letter.
To be noted, the Yerevan Brandy Company was sold to Perno Ricard Group
in May, 1999 for $30 mln and, at present, it is The biggest exporter
of the Armenian brandy and a leader in the grapes storage.
The volumes of sales in 2005 made uop 4,4 mln l of brandy.

YEREVAN PUSHKIN PARK TO BE IMPROVED WITH FUNDS ALLOCATED BY DIASPORAN ARMENIAN BENEFACTORS
Noyan Tapan
Sept 06 2006
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. Improvement works of the Yerevan
Park after Pushkin will be implemented with financial resources
allocated to the “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund by Diasporan Armenian
benefactors Jean and Albert Boghossians. Fund Director Naira Melkumian
informed the Noyan Tapan correspondent about it. She mentioned that,
according to preliminary accountings, about 600 thousand U.S. dollars
are necessary for reconstruction works of the park.
N.Melkumian also assured that unlike other parks of Yerevan, there
will not be a great number of cafes here.

MURDER IN THE CENTER OF YEREVAN
Armenpress
Sept 06 2006
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS: The head of the Operative and
Investigation Department of a government-affiliated State Tax
Inspection Shahen Hovasapian was killed today in the morning after
a bomb placed in his GAZ-31 car exploded.
The law enforcement officials are at present working on the scene. No
other details are available presently. The President of Armenia has
instructed the law enforcement bodies to undertake all the necessary
measures to disclose the crime as soon as possible.
A spokesperson for the president Victor Soghomonian told Armenpress
that Robert Kocharian expressed his condolences to the family of
Shahen Hovasapian.
Soghomonian said the criminal way of acting, which is directed against
the efforts to improve tax administration and ensure equal conditions
for all must be condemned. He said it is not able to affect the
government’s policy to eliminate problems and shortcomings in tax
administration.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

WEB SITE OF STATE HEALTH CARE AGENCY OPENS
Noyan Tapan
Sept 06 2006
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The newly created web site
() of the State Health Agency (SHA) of the RA Ministry
of Health Care will support increase of the population’s awareness
level concerning principles, volumes and methods of organizing medical
assistance, guaranteed by the state. SHA Chief Ara Ter-Grigorian stated
about it at the September 5 presentation of the web site. In his words,
the site is built by separation of information envisaged for state
government bodies, for organizations functioning in the health care
system and for population. A.Ter-Grigorian mentioned that information
concerning SHA goals, functions, legislation and structure is placed
in the main page of the site. In his words, laws which are in force
at present in the health care system, government’s decisions as well
as other sub-legislative acts have a special place. The SHA Director
mentioned that information about the order of organizing and showing
free hospital, out-patient and polyclinical medical assistance,
of getting free medicine, in which the population is particularly
interested, is presented by a separate page.

CONCERT OF CHARLES AZNAVOUR AND OTHER FRENCH SINGERS TO HERALD THE BEGINNING OF YEAR OF ARMENIA IN FRANCE
Armenpress
Sept 06 2006
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS: A concert of world-famous Armenian
singer Charles Aznavour and a number of French singers will be held
September 30 at Yerevan Republic Square to herald the beginning of
the Year of Armenia in France.
An official from the “National Year,” a state non-commercial
organization steering these events, told Armenpress that at present
the list of the French singers is being specified. He said also a
famous singer Patricia Kaas is most likely to sing in Yerevan.
In front of the stage seats will be placed for those who would like
to watch the concert from a close range but they will have to pay
from 40,000 to 120,000 drams for a ticket. The rest can watch the
concert free.

RA PROSECUTOR’S GENERAL OFFICE EXAMINES CIRCUMSTANCE OF DEATH OF CHIEF OF INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT OF RA STATE TAX SERVICE
Noyan Tapan
Sept 06 2006
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Prosecutor’s General Office
starts examination on the explosion of the office car of Shahen
Hovasapian, the Chief of the Investigation Department of the RA State
Tax Service attached to Government, and on the latter’s death. As
Noyan Tapan was informed by the Public Relations and Information
Department of the RA Police, The RA Police Central Department got at
9:35, September 6 an alarm on the explosion in the Bayron street in
Yerevan. The operative group left for the accident place found out
that the explosion took place in the “GAZ 31” car with the “005LL03”
registration number, in the consequence of what Shahen Hovasapian,
the Chief of the Investigation Department of the RA State Tax Service
attached to Government, died. The car driver got bodily injuries. To
recap, according to non-official data, the explosive placed in the
car was the reason of the explosion.
Sh.Hovasapian’s son was also in the car, but he got no bodily injuries.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress