LISTS OF RUSSIAN CITIZENS WISHING TO LEAVE FOR RUSSIA COMPILED IN GEORGIA
PanARMENIAN.Net
04.10.2006 14:37 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Russian Embassy in Georgia starts compiling
lists of the Russian citizens who wish to depart for the homeland,
the Embassy said.
“The Russian Embassy in Tbilisi informs that Russian citizens can
appeal to the Embassy to discuss their wish to return to the homeland,”
it said.
Russia has suspended transport communications with Georgia since
October 3. According to RF Federal Aeronautical Service Alexander
Neradko, the suspension is conditioned by Georgia’s $3.6 million
overdue debt and $176 thousand current debt. Presently Russian
citizens can return to Russia via third states – Azerbaijan, Armenia
and Ukraine, reported RIA Novosti.
To remind, the relations between the two states tensed after the
arrest of Russian officers accused of espionage and terrorism. On
Monday the Georgian authorities conveyed four Russian officers to
OSCE CiO Karel De Gucht. Meanwhile Russia has applied a number of
sanctions against Georgia.

ARMENIA CHOSEN AS TRANSIT COUNTRY FOR GEORGIA-RUSSIA FLIGHTS
PanARMENIAN.Net
04.10.2006 14:47 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Georgian Ministry of Economic Development jointly
with the Aviation Department has worked out a new schedule of flights
from Georgia to Russia. According to the new schedule, Armenia was
chosen a transit country. The passengers will experience no problems,
they will freely travel from Armenia to Russia, the Georgian Aviation
Department says, reported Georgia Online.

SITTING OF PACE SUBCOMMITTEE ON KARABAKH POSTPONED
PanARMENIAN.Net
04.10.2006 17:19 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The sitting of the PACE Subcommittee on Nagorno
Karabakh has been postponed, said Ambassador Agshin Mekhtiyev, the
permanent representative of Azerbaijan in the CoE. To remind, the
sitting was scheduled within the framework of the PACE fall session
October 2006. The Ambassador also said that tomorrow Subcommittee
Chairman, Lord Russel Johnston is expected to meet with the heads
of the Armenian and Azeri parliamentary delegations to discuss the
regional visit of subcommittee members, reported Trend news agency.

ARMENIA TO SET CRIMINAL PUNISHMENT FOR GENOCIDE DENIAL
PanARMENIAN.Net
04.10.2006 18:39 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ A bill on introducing amendments into the RA Penal
Code was passed during the Armenian parliament sitting today. The
bill provides for criminal punishment for denial, justification or
support of genocide or any other crimes against humanity. A fine
from hundred up to three hundreds of minimal salary or deprivation
of liberty up to 4 years is expected to be fixed, reports Yerkir.

TURKISH CITIZENS – ETHNIC ARMENIANS – EXPERIENCE NO PROBLEMS IN TURKEY, ERDOGAN SAYS
PanARMENIAN.Net
04.10.2006 18:56 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is
on a visit to the U.S. at present, said at a meeting with the Turkish
community that the “Armenian Diaspora is the main problem for Turkey.”
According to Erdogan, religious leaders, NGO representatives and
citizens of Armenian origin experience no problems in Turkey and the
government hold regular meeting with them. Erdogan also remarked that
“the number of Armenians, who illegally work in Turkey, is not big,”
reported Trend.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

ARMENIA AND ROMANIA SIGNED SEVERAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL DOCUMENTS
PanARMENIAN.Net
04.10.2006 19:13 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Today Armenian President Robert Kocharian met
with Romanian leader Traian Basescu, reported the RA leader’s press
office. The interlocutors discussed the Armenian-Romanian relations and
cooperation within European structures, regional tasks and exchanged
views on some urgent international problems. The meeting was followed
by Armenian-Romanian talks in expanded composition.
Upon completion of the meeting Armenian and Romanian leaders signed
a joint statement. Intergovernmental documents on trade and economic
ties, scientific and technical cooperation, encouragement and mutual
protection of investments as well as a program on cooperation in
educational and scientific fields for 2006-2007 were also signed. The
Armenian and Romanian MFAs signed a memorandum on European and
Euro-Atlantic cooperation.

CARTOON OF ATATURK IN AUSTRALIA HOLDS PAPER READING ‘ARMENIAN GENOCIDE’
AZG Armenian Daily
05/10/2006
In mid-September when the Moslem world was furiously reacting to
Pope Benedict XVI’s offensive statement about Prophet Muhammad and
some extremist organizations were carrying out anti-Christian acts,
Australian finance minister Peter Costello pointed out to modern
Turkey.
In the cartoon that an Australian newspaper published, Ataturk was
holding a paper that read “Armenian genocide.” A caption under the
cartoon read, “He [Castello] raiseth up Ataturk… Secular Turkey
that was created by glorious hero of Gallipoli Battle Kemal Ataturk
is a model for the Moslem world. As a model it plays a role of leader
in that world. “, Zaman daily reports.
In the article accompanying the cartoon, the writer asserted Turkey
abolished most of the restrictions imposed by Ataturk. Dennis Altman,
writer of the article, indicated it was ironic of Costello to have
praised Turkey last week.
The article claimed Ataturk saw religion as a barrier against progress;
therefore, he attempted to prevent religion from holding a public
role in modern Turkey.
It was further asserted that Ataturk tried to impose his opinions in
a way that could shock both secular and pious Australians.

‘LET US MEET WITH THE ZORYAN INSTITUTE’
AZG Armenian Daily
05/10/2006
By Ozdemir Ince, Hurriyet, September 24, 2006, the following article
was translated from Turkish by the Zoryan Institute, which does not
necessarily agree with nor endorse the contents of the article
They all want to make me puke – Article 301 of the Penal Code, the
trial of Elif Shafak, the defense, the prosecutor, the people who
express opinions on the trial, all of them.
My poor Turkey, my poor bleeding country!
How come the Justice Ministry of this government does not prepare
an Implementation Guideline for Article 301, even though they do
everything in order to paralyze the Revolutionary Laws?
How come the EU and the mouthpieces of the European Parliament
do not want an Implementation Guide for Article 301 but insist on
the outright abolition of this Article? And our government keeps on
insisting that they won’t abolish it. I think there is a pre-meditated
cooperation here. The ones that really make me puke are our human
rights defenders, democracy apostles and their followers… This
group, which neglects criticizing the current AKP government but
instead targets the Republic when it comes to Article 301, labels as
Fascist and Kemalist all supporters of the Republic and its reforms.
There is also the group that really went to extremes like the SS as
court reporters in the name of nationalism and patriotism. They are
also the natural actors in this carnival!
When I was thinking and getting distressed about all this, I learned
from Ruhat Mengi’s editorial (Vatan newspaper, 20.09.06) that Article
301 defendant Elif Shafak had said: “When I went to the US, the
Zoryan Institute educated me, and I solved the Genocide problem.” I
had read something about this elsewhere, but I had forgotten. I
always get stressed when I see the name of the instigator Zoryan
Institute. Since this institute showed the true path to Elif Shafak,
let me give you some facts about it:
The Zoryan Institute (the Zoryan Institute for Contemporary Research
and Documentation) was founded in 1982 in Cambridge, Massachusetts
in the US. There is also a Canadian Zoryan Institute (The Zoryan
Institute of Canada), founded in 1984.
These two institutes form an academic centre to do research, archive
and distribute information and documents about the recent history of
the Armenians.
The activities of the Zoryan Institute are grouped into three areas:
Genocide project, Diaspora project, Armenia project. To this end, the
Institute supports multi-disciplinary academic research, documentation,
conferences and publications. This is what it is in appearance…
As a first service, in 1984 the Zoryan Institute contributed as a
sponsor of the Armenian Genocide Court, which was known by the term
“Permanent Peoples.”
According to its Internet website, the Zoryan Institute prepared a
convincing report in 1999 about the Armenian Genocide as requested by
the Canadian Parliamentary sub-committee. As you know, the Canadian
Parliament accepted the Armenian genocide, based on this report.
Again in 1999, the US House of Representatives requested the Zoryan
Institute to prepare a report deflating the statements of the Turkish
Ambassador in Washington, who had denied the Armenian genocide.
Taner Akcam’s books spewing hatred toward Turkey are among the most
important publications of the Institute. As I had written before,
aren’t there other publishers who would publish Taner Akcam? And
this is the kind of organization that trains Elif Shafak on how to
write novels.
ZORYAN INSTITUTE OF CANADA, INC., 255 Duncan Mill Rd., Suite 310,
Toronto, ON, Canada M3B 3H9, Tel: 416-250-9807 Fax: 416-512-1736,
E-mail: [email protected],
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

VARTAN KHACHATRIAN ON STAGE OF ALTO THEATRE
By Anahit Hovsepian in Germany
AZG Armenian Daily
05/10/2006
The ballet group of Alto Theatre in Essen, Germany, will have 8 new
names for the coming season one which is Vartan Khachatrian. The
Armenian artist, who was born in Born in Armenia and learned the nuts
and bolts of ballet in Yerevan, later horned his talent “Vaganova”
ballet school in St. Petersburg and then in Zurich, “Theatre and
Concert” magazine of Essen’s theatre and philharmonic society
writes. In 2000-2006 Vartan danced at Altenburg-Gera Theatre in
town of Gera, Turinberg. His role of prince in “The Sleeping Beauty”
was very remarkable.

PREFERENCES IN FINE ART
By Melania Badalian
AZG Armenian Daily
05/10/2006
The exhibition opened at the Albert and Tove Boyajian revealed another
aspect of scholar Aramayis Gevorgian’s talent, i.e his preferences
in painting.
Armamayis Gevorgian has defended a dissertattion in the histroy of
the Armenian Historical-Cultural Monuments of 11-12th Centuries. The
paintings included in the exhibition depicted the history of Armenia
and its neighbours, i.e. battle scenes. Gevorgian doesn’t depict
cultural monuments of his motherland, he tells the story of the foreign
nations’ struggle against their enemies or the heros of the Chinese,
Indian and Polish warriors.
Gevorgian considers the issue of our historical-cultural monuments as
a matter of nation- wide importance, responsibility and attention. “If
an evil force wants destroy an individual, a nation or a phenomenon,
it tempts that vivid force with additional wishes. As the latter
become an aim to attain,” he said.
Aramayis Gevorgian has his private attitude to the tales, as well. He
was also the illustrator of a number of tales. “The tales and eposes
are absolute truth like the philosophy is,” he underscored.