KARABAKH SOLDIER IS WOUNDED AS A RESULT OF ARMISTICE REGIME VIOLATION
ON CONTACT LINE OF AF OF NKR AND AZERBAIJAN
Yerevan, August 25. ArmInfo. A soldier of NKR AF is wounded as a
result of violation of armistice regime on the contact line of Armed
Forces of NKR and Azerbaijan.
As a competent source told ArmInfo correspondent, the soldier was
wounded in the shoulder. The armistice regime violation happened in
Martakert direction.

RA PARLIAMENTARIANS AND EXPERTS OF CE VENETIAN COMMISSION TO DISCUSS
REFORMS OF ARMENIA’S ELECTORAL CODE
Yerevan, August 25. ArmInfo. RA Parliamentarians and experts of the CE
Venetian Commission will discuss the supposed reforms of the country’s
electoral code.
As Galust Sahakyan, the leader of the Republican party of Armenia,
said in an interview to “Hayots Ashkhar”, the proposals of experts,
approved by Parliamentarians, will enter the draft changes. In
particular, the Venetian Commission proposed to bring back the
practice of using portable electoral boxes during elections, for
the invalids and the persons being in hospitals the election day,
could vote. This proposal is disputable, Sahakyan said as, in the
opinion of the opposition representatives, using of portable boxes
is an efficient mechanism for falsifications.
He also noted it would be interesting to know the opinion of
international experts regarding the issue of implementing a system of
electronic voting, which the opposition insists on. As for the issue
of ink marking of the voters’ fingers, Sahakyan said that it does
not protect the elections from a “roundabout” and delays the process.

Thursday, August 24, 2006
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If Beethoven is a revolutionary, Bach fully qualifies as a prophet. “Every piano concerto in the history of Western music,” writes James R. Gaines “has its antecedent in the fifth Brandenburg Concerto, when the lowliest member of the orchestra [the harpsichord] was turned loose to become Liszt.”
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In music as well as in all the arts, ideologies, and religions, the medium is not the message, in the same way that the vestments are not the man. To confuse the medium (the packaging, the style, the rituals, and mumbo jumbo) with the message may even be said to be the source of all evil.
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After saying all men are brothers, organized religions divide mankind into two camps, the Cains and the Abels. The message (all men are brothers) is thus perverted to: “Before the Cains kill us, let’s kill them!” In other words, after identifying themselves with Abel, the children of Adam adopt Cain as their role model.
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A crook in denial thinks of himself as an honest man, and Cain in denial thinks of himself as Abel. It follows, to say “God is great!” justifies behaving like swine.
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A few years ago an Armenian by the name of John Douglas published a book on Armenian history. When asked why the false name, he said out of fear of Turkish persecution. Shortly thereafter Vahakn Dadrian published his definitive study of the Armenian Genocide. What happened to him? His book was translated into Turkish and he was invited to Turkey.
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We share this in common with Turks: we identify ourselves with Abel, and when we say Turks are bloodthirsty Asiatic savages, they tell us we are confusing the medium with the message, the message being they are just people like any other people. So are we.
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Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, not only made history but, like Caesar before him and Churchill after him, he also wrote it. In a letter to a friend, he makes the following observation: “To write history is to compile the follies of man and the blows of fate. Everything runs on these two lines, and so the world has gone on for eternity.”
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The quotations above are from EVENING IN THE PALACE OF REASON: BACH MEETS FRDERICK THE GREAT IN THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT, by James R. Gaines (New York, 2005).
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Friday, August 25, 2006
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TWO SCHOOLS OF CRITICISM
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The two most popular schools of Armenian criticism are (one) censorship by editors, and (two) verbal abuse by faceless and anonymous bullies.
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Editors exercise censorship because they have no choice but to follow a policy set by their publisher, whose aim is to maximize the number of subscribers and advertisers. If one or more readers or advertisers take a dislike at a writer or disagree with his views, that writer becomes persona non grata, that is, bad for business, and a publisher’s business, like America’s, is business. Gone are the good old days in Istanbul when an idealistic editor like Krikor Zohrab (1861-1915), who was also a highly respected author, statesman, lawyer, and a contemporary of Sultan Abdulhamid II and Talaat, who could say: “A newspaper is not a chameleon. It should not change its colors to please readers. It is bound to make enemies. I would measure the moral success of a newspaper by its willingness to make enemies.”
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As for faceless and anonymous bullies who are active mainly in discussion forums on the internet: the reason why they refuse to identify themselves is that they are afraid by other anonymous and faceless bullies who may do to them what they do to others, which may be interpreted as an awareness of the fact that what they are doing is worse than wrong, it is also cowardly. There is only one kind of coward who willingly admits to being one, namely, a coward who is also a self-satisfied fool. Next time these bullies think of verbally abusing someone anonymously, I suggest they ask themselves the following question: Why should anyone take seriously the words of a coward and a fool who is not embarrassed to admit to being both?
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Am I wasting my time on riffraff, as some of my friends like to remind me? Let me quote Zohrab again: “So-called important and unusual events leave me cold. I prefer to unmask the hidden meaning of every-day occurrences which tend to be ignored by the majority.”
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Saturday, August 26, 2006
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UNANSWERED QUESTIONS
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There is an old saying, “Even if a blunder were made of the most expensive fur, no one would want to wear it.” We don’t mind admitting that like all human beings we are fallible, but we hate to admit specific blunders, especially when they are of the catastrophic variant. This is true of all of us, including politicians. For a politician to admit an error amounts to admitting incompetence or bad judgment, both of which may be terminal to his career. This point is brilliantly dramatized in WITHOUT PRECEDENT: THE INSIDE STORY OF THE 9/11 COMMISSION, by Thomas H. Kean and Lee Hamilton (New York, 2006). The co-authors, who were also the co-chairs of the Commission, write: “The starting point for our report was that it would focus on facts. We were not setting out to advocate one theory or interpretation of 9/11 versus another.” But since the American people were polarized, the challenge they confronted consisted in reconciling two contradictory theories: “…there was no middle ground: either the response to 9/11 was heroic and as good as it could have been, or it was a terrible failure, and individuals had to be blamed.” In its efforts to cover up its failures, the Bush administration set up so many roadblocks that it soon became clear to the authors that the 9/11 Commission was “set up to fail.”
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No one denies the facts surrounding our Genocide, in the same way that no one denies the destruction of the Twin Towers and the death of 3000 innocent civilians. It doesn’t necessarily follow we have all the answers. “Once upon a time we shed our blood for freedom; we are now afraid of free speech.” These are not the words of a dissident or critic but a darling of our establishment, Hagop Garabents (Jack Karapetian). And in a letter to a friend, Gostan Zarian said this about our political parties: “Their greatest enemy is free speech.” Why? What are they hiding? What is it that they don’t want us to know? In the minds of many Armenians, these questions remain unanswered.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
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PRESS AND INFORMATION DEPARTMENT
Government House # 2, Republic Square
Yerevan 0010, Republic of Armenia
Telephone: +37410. 544041 ext 202
Fax: +37410. 562543
Email: [email protected]
PRESS RELEASE
24-08-2006
Minister Oskanian Meets with Jon Huntsman
On August 23, Minister Oskanian received a delegation headed by
philanthropist and entrepreneur Jon Huntsman, head of the US-based
Huntsman Corporation.
After welcoming guests, Minister Oskanian underscored with appreciation
the assistance provided to the Armenian people during the years since
the earthquake, by Jon Huntsman, his family and his corporation.
While Mr. Huntsman spoke of his impressions about the positive
changes he saw in Armenia, he also spoke about their future plans,
specifically regarding the opening of a cancer hospital and college
scholarships for United States education.
Minister Oskanian accompanied Mr. Huntsman to Gyumri in order to
visit the school and the residences which the Huntsman Foundation
had made possible.

PRESS RELEASE
“YERKIR”, UNION OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
FOR REPATRIATION AND SETTLEMENT
20 Bakunts str.,Yerevan, Armenia
Contact: Robert Tatoyan
Tel. +(374 1) 21 10 21
E-mail: [email protected]
Web:
THE RESULTS OF THE FIRST PHASE OF ARCHEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS OF THE CITY OF
TIGRANAKERT IN ARTSAKH
Yerevan, August 19, 2006
Through an initiative and the financing of the “Yerkir” Union of
Non-governmental Organizations for Repatriation and Settlement,
an expedition of the Institute of Archeology and Ethnography of the
National Academy of Sciences (headed by Hamlet Petrosyan) achieved from
August 3-18, 2006 the first phase of the archeological excavations of
the city of Tigranakert and its surroundings, built in Artsakh by the
Armenian king Tigran the 2-nd, better known as Tigran the Great. Prior
to the excavation works themselves, the same team of researchers had
visited and studied the area in March 2005, to determine the exact
location of the city of Tigranakert.
Excavation works led to the discovery of the fortified outer wall of
a citadel, as well as the supporting wall of one of the terraces,
a basilica of the 5-6 centuries, and hundreds of archeological
artifacts. A church complex carved in the rock has also been studied
in the valley of Khachenaget, in the vicinity of the city.
The preliminary study of the findings has shown that since its
foudation in the 1-rst century B.C. until the 13-14 centuries A.D., the
city of Tigranakert has continued to exist without interruption. The
discovered buildings and pottery are similar to the ones found in other
Armenian areas, and in particular, to those discovered in the plain of
Ararat, a fact which corroborates once more the testimony of Armenian
medieval historians concerning the Armenian ownership, the Armenian
nature of the city of Tigranagert and of its surrounding areas. The
excavations also confirm that this area is part of our Homeland,
or in other words, part of that territory, where the Armenian people
has been formed and has built its history.
The findings have an exceptional historical, cultural and religious
value not only for Armenians, but also internationally speaking,
in terms of mankind’s patrimony. For example, the remains of the
early medieval basilica of the 5-6th centuries found in the inhabited
neighbourhoods of the city and the church complex carved in the rock
prove that Tigranakert has been one of the centers of the oriental
christian civilization.
The study of the findings will follow the excavation works, and the
results will be published in an illustrated book.
“Yerkir” Union will ensure the pursuit of the excavation works in
Tigranakert, as well as of the study of the findings.
To get Tigranakert excavation photos, please, visit
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INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR GENOCIDE AND HUMAN RIGHTS STUDIES
(A Division of the Zoryan Institute)
Toronto, ON, Canada M3B 3H9
Tel: 416-250-9807
Fax: 416-512-1736
E-mail: [email protected]

PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Torrey Swan
DATE: August 24, 2006
Tel: 416-250-9807
Students at Zoryan University Program Explore
the Complexities of Genocide and Prevention
Toronto, Canada – Twelve instructors, many of them renowned scholars in
the fields of sociology, political science, history and international
law, and twenty international students were engaged in an intense
two-week graduate-level seminar on genocide and the challenges of
its prevention.
“How to prevent genocide is one of the most difficult, yet one of
the most crucial questions we face today,” stated Prof. Roger W.
Smith, Director of the internationally acclaimed Genocide and Human
Rights University Program. “It is influenced by the geo-politics
of the world’s major powers, their perceived national interest,
and a lack of awareness in society at large about the causes and the
terrible human toll of this crime,” he continued. “With backgrounds
from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North and South America,
the students came to realize that people are capable of committing
genocide in any society. Empowered by the knowledge imparted during
the course, the students wrestled with the task of trying to develop
effective ways and means for genocide prevention.”
One of Zoryan’s long-time supporters, Sara Chitjian, a second
generation survivor of the Armenian Genocide, made a special trip
from Los Angeles to assess the course and meet some of the students
personally. Moved by the breadth and depth of the program, and the
intense engagement of the students with the professors, she announced
to the class that as a retired teacher and genocide survivor she
understood the importance of this unique program and its potential
to bring about change in the hearts and minds of people to prevent
genocide. She then presented a cheque for $15,000 in support of the
work and publications of the institute.
Taner Akcam, Professor of Record for the University of Minnesota, the
GHRUP’s accrediting institution and partner with the International
Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies, felt strongly that
“this program should be made available in universities all over world,
as only through such informed consciousness and understanding can
societies influence governments and structures of power to intervene
and prevent genocide from occurring.”
Ziya Meral, a student from Turkey completing his MS in Sociology
at the London School of Economics, observed that “the GHRUP offers a
brilliant opportunity for everyone who is interested in deepening their
understanding of the phenomenon of genocide and ways we can work for
its prevention. Its high academic standard, friendly and encouraging
atmosphere provide a great setting to tackle and process one of
the most destructive sides of human existence. I would thoroughly
encourage anyone with a background in genocide, reconciliation, peace
and human rights studies, or with an interest in working in the field,
to consider applying to this program.”
Mariam Matevosyan, a MA student from Armenia specializing in Peace
and Conflict Transformation in Norway, stated that “the debate on
the French bill penalizing the denial of the Armenian genocide and
its political, psychological, and sociological impact for Armenians,
Turks and European at large, was especially of interest to me given
the incredible tension generated in the class due to the clashing
priorities between legal mechanism to deter denial verse the need
to protect freedom of speech and expression. These sensitive and
emotional issues were dealt with in an academic setting providing a
solid intellectual context which interconnected history, narrative,
identity, and politics.”
The mission of the Genocide and Human Rights University Program is to
help develop a new generation of scholars to engage in research and
publication in the field of genocide and human rights studies. This
goal is achieved through a comparative and interdisciplinary analysis
of such cases of genocide as the Jewish Holocaust, the Cambodian
Genocide, and the Rwandan Genocide, among others, using the Armenian
Genocide, the archetypal genocide of the 20th Century, as a point
of reference.
For support and/or more information, contact the International
Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies, 416-250-9807,
[email protected]

Armenian Library & Museum of America, Inc.
65 Main Street
Watertown, MA 02472
Phone: 617-926-2562 ext. 3
Fax: 617-926-0175
Website:
Contact: Mariam Stepanyan
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August 24, 2006
PRESS RELEASE
Contact Person: Mariam Stepanyan
Phone: 617.926.2562  ext. 3
Fax:  617.926.0175
Email: [email protected]
Armenian Library and Museum of America
65 Main Street
Watertown, MA 02472
Website:
ALMA PLANNING TRAVELING EXHIBIT ON WWI ARMENIAN LEGIONAIRES
October 2006 marks the 90th anniversary of the formation of the
Armenian Legion during World War I.  In celebration of this event,
the Armenian Library and Museum of America is preparing a traveling
exhibit, recognizing the volunteers of this unit.  The idea for the
traveling exhibit, which is scheduled to be completed next spring,
stems from the enthusiastic reception of an ALMA exhibit from the
fall of 2001, entitled, Forgotten Heroes: The Armenian Legion and the
Great War.
Recruitment In The Armenian Legion
  The Eastern/Armenian Legion (Legion d’Orient) was formed on
October 27, 1916, two years after the beginning of World War I,
through an agreement between Boghos Nubar Pasha, president of the
Armenian National Delegation, and the governments of England and
France.  Under the agreement, Armenian and Syrian volunteers were
recruited to fight alongside Allied forces.  At the same time, France
and Great Britain promised autonomy for the Armenians in central and
southern Turkey.  This area had been allocated to France according to
the secret agreements concluded among Allies to partition the Ottoman
Empire after the conclusion of the war.
  Armenian men from around the world, including 1,200 from the
United States, responded enthusiastically to the call for volunteers.
The most valuable contribution of the Armenian Legion during World
War I was its victory over German and Turkish forces at the Battle of
Arara on September 19, 1918.  This victory contributed to the success
of British General Edmund Allenby and the Allied Forces in Palestine.
  A traveling committee has been assembled to prepare this
exhibit, which will be available for display in Armenian and
non-Armenian venues. Those who have an interest in this exhibit or in
the Armenian Legion are encouraged to contact the Armenian Library
and Museum of America, 65 Main St., Watertown, MA 02472; 617-926-ALMA
(2562), [email protected].
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WEBSITE AT <;HTTP://WWW.ASBAREZ. COM 1. Georgian Prime Minister Visits Javakhk 2. ARF Lebanon Continues Meetings in Opposition of Turkish Troop Deployment 3. Azerbaijan, Turkey to Fund Georgia Leg of Railway 4. Azerbaijan Considers Sending Mideast Peacekeeping Troops 1. Georgian Prime Minister Visits Javakhk AKHALKALAK (Armenpress)--Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Noghaideli Thursday visited the largely Armenian-populated region of Javakhk in southern Georgia. The A-INFO news agency reported that in Ninotsminda and Akhalkalak the prime minister got acquainted with the construction projects carried out by the funds released from the state budget. The prime minister said that the government is planning to construct new buildings for three local schools, one which is an Armenian school. Noghaideli also visited the Aspindza-Akhalkalak road construction site and expressed hope that in October the construction will be finished. 2. ARF Lebanon Continues Meetings in Opposition of Turkish Troop Deployment BEIRUT (Aztag)--The Armenian Revolutionary Federation Central Committee of Lebanon continued meeting with members of the Lebanese foreign diplomatic corps to express the vehement opposition of the Armenian community to the proposed deployment of Turkish troops as part of the United Nations mandated cease fire resolution. The delegation met with Patric Renault, representative of the European Union in Lebanon as well as ambassadors of Jordan, Spain, Argentina. The ARF appeal opposing the Turkish troop deployment has been sent to the ambassadors of Belgium, Switzerland, the Vatican, the Netherlands, United Aram Emirates and Congo. ARF representatives are expected to meet with other ambassadors in the coming days. The ARF appeal vehemently raises objections to the deployment of Turkish troops in southern Lebanon, arguing that the presence of Turkish forces would compromise the peace process since it would effectively impair the principle of impartiality of peacekeeping forces. The appeal being presented to foreign diplomat also points out that Turkey and Israel have signed several military agreements, which would contribute to jeopardize stability and the aims of the cease-fire resolution. In advancing the same issue, an ARF delegation Saturday met with Lebanese prime minister Fuad Siniora to express its opposition to a proposed deployment of Turkish troops as part of a United Nations mandated peacekeeping force to southern Lebanon. Hovig Mkhitarian and parliament member Hagop Pakradouni were part of the delegation, which initially applauded Siniora for his leadership and posturing during the crisis and praised his decision to dispatch the Lebanese Army units to the border with Israel. The delegation went on to express the Armenian community's collective opposition to deploying Turkish troops on Lebanese soil, explaining that when all Armenian religious leaders collectively are opposing this process, it should signal a community-wide consensus on the issue. It was emphasized that an agreement to deploy Turkish troops in Lebanon will create across the board dissatisfaction and outrage within the community, which has continuously and historically supported the government. Siniora informed the delegation that he was grappling with the reality that there were not sufficient international forces available to fulfill the needs of the international peacekeeping force, but stressed that he fully comprehended the expressed position of the delegation. The delegation emphasized that the deployment of forces to Lebanon, under any circumstances would endanger Lebanon's stability. "We have continually worked toward bolstering Lebanon's stability and security. This Turkish issue will undoubtedly create instability in Lebanon," explained Pakradouni The two ARF leaders met Tuesday with Lebanese defense minister Elias Mur, who hosted the meeting at his residence. The delegation praised the defense minister and the Lebanese army for their resolute posturing during the Israeli attacks and expressed their condolences for the soldiers who were killed as a result of the war. The two sides also assessed the current security and defense issues of the country, emphasizing the important role the Army will play in protecting the borders and ensuring the national security of Lebanon. The delegation also expressed its support for the United Nations cease-fire resolution and conveyed the ARF's vehement opposition to the proposed participation of Turkey as part of the mandated peacekeeping force to be deployed in southern Lebanon. Mur told the delegation that he was very familiar with the ARF position and the concerns that the Armenian community has regarding the deployment of Turkish forces in Lebanon. He emphasized the need for popular Lebanese consent for any troop deployment in the country. 3. Azerbaijan, Turkey to Fund Georgia Leg of Railway BAKU (Armenpress)-- Azerbaijan and Turkey will provide interest-free loans to Georgia to finance the construction of the Georgian leg of the proposed Kars-Akhalkalak-Baku railway, a high-level official at the Azeri transportation ministry Sadreddin Mamedov told Interfax-Azerbaijan news agency. "We made this decision last week during a meeting of the three transpiration ministers. Georgia asked for a long-term interest-free loan and Turkey and Azerbaijan agreed," said Mamedov, adding, however, that it was premature to discuss the exact amount of the loan. The official added that Georgia accepted plans drawn by a Turkish firm commissioned to design the railway. The US House of Representatives voted last month to block US taxpayer funding for an unnecessary and costly proposed railroad between Turkey and Georgia that would, if built, circumvent Armenia and, in the process, undermine the economic viability of the existing Caucasus railroad route through Armenia. The amendment, spearheaded by Representatives Joe Crowley (D-NY), Ed Royce (R-CA), and Brad Sherman (D-CA), and adopted as part of the Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2006, prohibits the Export-Import Bank from providing any assistance "to develop or promote any rail connections or railway-related connections that traverse or connect Baku, Azerbaijan; Tbilisi, Georgia; and Kars, Turkey, and that specifically exclude cities in Armenia." The measure was adopted unanimously by the House Financial Services Committee in June of this year. The Crowley Amendment is similar to the South Caucasus Integration and Open Railroads Act of 2006. This measure was introduced in both the House (H.R.3361), by Representative Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), and in the Senate (S 2461) by Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA). The House version has 85 cosponsors; the Senate version has been cosponsored by Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Paul Sarbanes (D-MD). Both measures stress that US policy should oppose the "The exclusion of Armenia from regional economic and commercial undertakings in the South Caucasus," noting that such actions "undermine the United States policy goal of promoting a stable and cooperative environment in the region." 4. Azerbaijan Considers Sending Mideast Peacekeeping Troops BAKU (Day.az)--Azerbaijan is considering contributing to the international peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said Wednesday. Mammadyarov said a final decision on whether to send peacekeepers with the UN force to southern Lebanon would be made after the troops' status and mandate were firmly determined, the Associated Press reports. "We must know for sure what the situation is like, with which mandate as well as how and where Azeri peacekeepers will be deployed - only after that can a decision be made," Mammadyarov told reporters. European Union nations are trying to raise troops for the 15,000-strong force, but many nations have been reluctant to commit soldiers without safeguards to ensure they don't get sucked into new violence between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas. The ex-Soviet, Caspian Sea nation has 150 troops serving in Iraq in support of the US-led coalition there. The troops mostly serve as sentries, on patrols and protecting a dam. Mammadyarov also said some Azeri citizens remain in Lebanon, and that Baku had sent humanitarian aid there. The statement came as President Ilham Aliyev hosted Jordan's King Abdullah II, on his first official visit to the oil-rich nation. All subscription inquiries and changes must be made through the proper carrier and not Asbarez Online. ASBAREZ ONLINE does not transmit address changes and subscription requests. (c) 2006 ASBAREZ ONLINE. All Rights Reserved. ASBAREZ provides this news service to ARMENIAN NEWS NETWORK members for academic research or personal use only and may not be reproduced in or through mass media outlets.

PRESS RELEASE Children of Armenia Fund (COAF) – Yerevan Office
53-55 Pavstos Byuzand Street, 375010
Yerevan, Republic of Armenia
Contact: Inessa Grigoryan
Tel: (+374 10) 522076; 562068
Fax: (+374 10) 522076
E-mail: [email protected]
Web:
Children of Armenia Fund – New York Office
630 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2100,
New York, NY 10111, USA
Contact: Mariam Dilakian
Tel: 212 – 994 – 8201
Fax: 212 – 994 – 8299
E-mail: [email protected]
Web:
For immediate release
“A, B, C” in the Words of the Children of Armavir
The Brusov Linguistic University and the Children of Armenia Fund
Completed the English Language Pilot Program in the Model Cluster
Armavir District, Republic of Armenia, August 24, 2006 ¾ The Cultural
Center of the village of Dalarik became the venue of the lively
performance by the students of the English Language Summer School.
Launched in July 2006, this pilot program of teaching English as a
Second Language intended to provide basic knowledge to the children
aged six to eight. The beneficiaries were 88 children from Argina,
Dalarik, Karakert, Lernagog, Myasnikyan, and Shenik, in Armavir marz.
The program was initiated and sponsored by the Children of Armenia
Fund (COAF) and implemented by a group of young tutors from the Brusov
Linguistic University (BLU).
At the conclusion of the one-month implementation, children from
one of Armenia’s most vulnerable regions gained basic knowledge of
English: the alphabet, songs and poems on daily routines, the colors,
the numbers, and a rich vocabulary of words delineating fruits,
vegetables, and animals.
In the words of parents and community members, the project was very
successful and must be continued. The young tutors were acknowledged
for their superb performance in teaching and working with children.
The teachers had successfully applied modern teaching methods and
psychological approaches in working with their young audiences. This
fact was witnessed by the enthusiasm the children showed at the
performance and words of appreciation addressed to young teachers
and COAF staff.
At the closing stage of the event, the children were presented
certificates of completion. As one of the parents noted, “We hope that
these first certificates in the lives of our children would open for
them a new era of opportunities and serve as cornerstones for them
to grow up as decent citizens and flourish as educated individuals.”
COAF will evaluate the completed pilot project and offer English
courses again in the Fall of 2006 expanding the program on the basis
of the results of the pilot and public demand.
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~U”Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund
~UGovernmental Building 3, Yerevan, RA
~UContact: Anush Babayan
~UTel: 3741 52 09 40
~UFax: 3741 52 37 95
~UE-mail: [email protected]
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25.08.06
Himnadram conducting bids and building
The Hayastan All-Armenian Fund continues conducting bids for
implementation of a number of projects in Armenia and Artsakh. In
particular, hospitals of Sisian and Artik will undergo basic
reconstruction. In the result of bidding, the works on the Sisian
hospital will be carried out by “Surham” LLC. The reconstruction is
thought to be completed at the early 2007. Thanks to this project
financed by Himnadram’s local committee of France, this medical
institution will have adequate conditions to render medical services
to nearly 40 000 people of Sisian and surrounding villages.
In the nearest few days the results of the bidding for Artik Hospital
will be announced after examination of the bid submissions of 5
companies already qualified. This hospital as well will serve the
population of not only Artik but also the surrounding villages –
about 60 000 people. The project is financed by the Himnadram’s
local committee of Great Britain.
The works have already begun in the framework of Martakert
development project
carried out in Artsakh, The construction of water pipelines is
underway in the town of Martakert and adjacent villages of Mets
Shen and Maghavuz. We have also started the construction of the
4,865m section of Drmbon-Martakert being a part of the North-South
Highway. In August several bids will be conducted to implement a gas
supply project for the villages Chldran and Aradjadzor of Martakert
region as well as for the construction of schools in Verin Horatagh
and Kochoghut villages. We have had the first bid for Kochoghut
village school in July which was announced invalid because the bidder
failed to appear. Another bid had been carried on for the restoration
of Vaghuhas water-main, which, however, was considered invalid as
well because of not receiving submissions. Once again it will be
conducted In August.
Soon a bid for construction of the bridge passage of the
Kichan-Drmbon section of the North -South highway will be conducted
too. The same bid had been carried on in July afterwards considered
invalid because the bidder failed to appear. In August, it will be
conducted for the second time.