ISSUE ON ELIMINATION OF OVERDUE MEDICINES DISCUSSED
Armenpress
YEREVAN, AUGUST 8, ARMENPRESS: The head of the National Assembly’s
social, health and nature protection commission Mnatsakan Petrosian
received today the director of the Belgian organization of the
“Doctors without Limits” Krist Terling. During the meeting the sides
particularly discussed issue on elimination of overdue medicine which
is the current serious problem in the country.
NA press service told Armenpress that during the meeting Petrosian
informed that at present draft law on medicines is in the parliament
and it also refers to the ways of elimination of overdue medicines.
Krist Terling informed that by a partial support of their organization
a special place was constructed in Bosnia where the overdue medicine
is being burnt without any consequences.
After the joint discussion Petrosian suggested that a joint project be
developed with the partial support of the “Doctors without Borders”
Belgian organization and a special place be created in Armenia
where the overdue medicine will be eliminated. The director of the
organization expressed readiness to support the project.

APPLICANTS FAIL TO EXCEL IN HISTORY OF ARMENIA
Panorama.am
14:12 08/08/06
Ruben Topchyan, head of calculation center at the Republican Acceptance
Committee (RAC), said 8 percent absenteeism is observed among the
applicants who registered for the examinations. He said this is a
normal indicator and is even lower than last year.
Topchyan summed up the results of the first 20 days of examinations
at the higher educational establishment together with Sasun Melikyan,
RAC responsible secretary. They said there is a tendency to apply
more to social sciences instead of exact sciences. Besides, students
apply to those departments where the tuition fee is low.
No student has got 19 or 20 from the History of Armenia as of
today. Higher scores are observed from the Armenian language and
English language. No student has also received 20 from Chemistry,
General History, French (oral), Italian (oral and written), Geography,
Russian (oral).
Several cases of plagiarism were reported. Under such cases, the
examination is stopped and the applicant receives the lowest possible
score – 0. /Panorama.am/

APPLICANTS HAVE TWO CHANCES OT APPEAL
Panorama.am
14:22 08/08/06
“If the applicant is not satisfied with the first phase of appeal
which is considered at the higher educational establishment, he/she
may appeal to the Republican Acceptance Committee (RAC) comprised of
independent experts in all subject lines,” Sasun Melikyan, responsible
secretary of RAC told a press conference today.
In his words, as of August 4, RAC has received 95 double appeals. In 75
of the cases, the grade has not been changed. Grades were raised for
16 cases and lowered for 4 other cases. RAC has received applications
mainly from Mathematics, Armenian language, English language and
History of Armenia.
The committees at the higher educational establishment have received
1238 application-appeals. The committees have raised the grade
for 251 cases and lowered for 1 case. Melikyan said, very often,
examination committee members make technical mistakes, and the grade
may be raised by 2.5 points only because one of the exercises was
not checked. /Panorama.am/

“ASALA IS NOT A TERRORIST STRUCTURE” HISTORIAN VLADIMIR PETROSIAN IS SURE
YEREVAN, AUGUST 8, NOYAN TAPAN. “I came to the conviction that there
is no international terrorism: who did not like a national-liberation
movement, he called it “terrorism.” Vladimir Petrosian, Doctor of
History, Professor made such a statement at the August 7 presentation
of his “Let’s not Forget…”
(“Chmoranank…”) book. According to him, “the main author and
organizer of terrorism is the United States of America which,
to mask their own terrorism, ascribe it to others just at the
beginning.” According to V.Petrosian, when writing the “Let’s not
Forget” book, he made an attempt to find out if the Armenian Secret
Army, ASALA (Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia),
is a terrorist organization. Studying the ASALA activity of the last
three years, the author came to conviction that one may not qualify
this organization as a terrorist structure as the Armenian Secret Army
was created based on patriotic ideology and led a national-liberating
struggle. Even more, according to V.Petrosian, the ASALA ideology
may be put in the basis of today’s state foreign policy.

1797 EMERGENCIES REPORTED IN YEREVAN IN 1ST HALF OF 2006
ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Aug. 8, 2006
YEREVAN, August 8. /ARKA/. About 1800 emergencies were reported in
Yerevan in the first half year of 2006.
The Vice-Chief of the Rescue Service Vrej Gabrielyan told journalists
that 946 cases were man-caused situations, 31 – natural disasters,
and 867 – cases of social-life nature. He said during the reported
period as a result of emergencies 69 people were killed, and 1147 –
were hurt, 1078 people were wounded.
“Analysis show that majority of people, 59,4% are victims of man-caused
catastrophes”, Gabrielyan said. S.P.–0–
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

4,378 NEW RUSSIAN CARS SOLD IN ARMENIA IN 2005
Yerevan, August 7. ArmInfo. 4,378 new Russian cars were sold in
Armenia in 2005.
The press secretary of the State Commission on Economic Rivalry
Protection Armine Udumyan says that 11 companies sold Russian cas in
Armenia last year – the biggest ones are Armenia Lada and Karkomavto,
in fact, one legal entity who sold 95% of Russian cars in Armenia.

ALL AZERBAIJANI POWS WERE RETURNED WITHIN 2 YEARS AFTER CEASE-FIRE OF
1994: NKR HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST
Stepanakert, August 7. ArmInfo. “Being engaged in the problem of POWs
and the missing for already thirteen years, I can say that all the
Azerbaijani POWs were returned within 2 years after the cease-fire
established in the May of 1994,” Albert Voskanyan, Director of
Karabakh Center of Civil Initiatives (CCI) human rights organization,
told ArmInfo commenting on the last statements by Arzou Abdullayeva,
Chairwoman of Azerbaijhani National Committee of Helsinki Civil
Assembly.
A. Voskanyan said he personally exchanged or transferred to
Azerbaijani party several hundreds of POWs, dozens of bodies and
remains. As regards A. Abdullayeva’s statement on mass burial of the
Sumgait regiment fighters under Agder, A. Voskanyan said the place
of the burial is currently searched. He thinks it inexpedient making
suppositions and naming specific persons only on the basis of rumors
not to cause a new trauma to the relatives of the missing. Regarding
Abdullayeva’s statements on the penitentiary system in Karabakh, A.
Vskanyan said CCI, the only one among NGOs, has been engaged in
monitoring or NKR penitentiaries for several years. It makes reports
to international, regional and local structures. He said the Department
of Execution of Criminal Punishments attached to the NKR Police, which
is more known as Shushi Prison, was built yet in 1869. About 350
people can be kept at the establishment. There are 5 penitentiary
regimes at the prison. Over the years of the monitoring, the number
of prisoners fluctuated between 60-80 people. “At the moment when
Ms. Abdullayeva visited the penitentiary, the number of prisoners
totaled 78 people. Hence, the figure she mentioned, that is 300 people
kept on the ground floor alone, does not correspond to reality.
Moreover, the monitoring by CCI and the visits by foreign, including
Azerbaijani, human rights protectors, registered normal sanitary and
hygienic conditions at the prison, good catering and medical service
etc.. Although the cells are far from meeting European standards,
but their are being optimized and improved also with help of CCI,
(recommendations and technical assistance in terms of computers,
books, newspapers, medicines etc.. )A. Voskanyan said.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

AMD/USD EXCHANGE RATE FALLS ON ARMEX
ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Aug. 8, 2006
YEREVAN, August 8. /ARKA/. A 5.7 point fall in the AMD/USD exchange
rate has been recorded on the Armenian Stock Exchange – down to
AMD 399.94/$1.
According to the information reported to ARKA, a 10.81 point or 2.63%
fall in the USD average exchange rate has been recorded since the
beginning of August.
On August 8, 2006, the AMD/USD exchange rate was AMD 399.94/$1 against
AMD 405.67/$1 on August 7, 2006.
The largest fall in the USD exchange rate in 2006 has been recorded
during one session.
Forty-four transactions worth $5,551ths have been effected on ARMEX
today. $374ths demand for USD was recorded at an average exchange
rate of AMD 398.53/$1, and $150ths supply at an average echange rate
of AMD 401.53.
No transactions with EURO have been effected on ARMEX.
The CBA has set the following exchange rates: $1/AMD 406.13 and EUR
1/AMD 519.52. P.T. -0–

ANDRANIK MARGARIAN SENDS MESSAGE OF CONGRATULATION TO NEWLY APPOINTED
UKRAINIAN PRIME MINISTER
YEREVAN, AUGUST 8, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian President Andranik
Margarian on August 8 sent a message of congratulation to
Victor Yanukovich on the occasion of his appointment as the prime
minister of Ukraine. The message, which was submitted to NT by the
RA Government Information and PR Department, in particular reads:
“Dear Mr. Yanukovich. On behalf of the Armenian government and myself,
I congratulate you on appointment as the prime minister of Ukraine.
Attaching importance to the development of relations between the two
countries, I am convinced that the new Ukrainian government headed by
you will achieve a significant success in the country’s social and
economic development, and the multilateral and mutually beneficial
cooperation between Armenia and Ukraine will extend for the good of
the peoples of our two friendly countries.”
The Armenian prime minister wished Victor Yanukovich success in
his activities.
He also wished peace, happiness and prosperity to the Ukrainian people.

PUBLISHER FACES 3 YEARS IN “BARZANI” CASE
BÝA, Turkey
Aug. 8, 2006
Doz Publishing House editor Ali Riza Vural faces 3 years jail for
publishing a 2-volume book on Iraqi Kurdish leader Barzani. Publisher
charged with “insulting and ridiculing the Republic”. Next hearing
listed for November 20 at Istanbul court.
BIA News Center 08/08/2006 Erol ONDEROGLU
BÝA (Istanbul) – Doz Publishing House editor Ali Riza Vural faces
up to three years imprisonment if found guilty on charges of
“insulting and ridiculing the Republic” by publishing a two-volume
book on Iraqi Kurdish leader Mullah Moustafa Barzani and the Kurdish
national movement.
“Barzani and the Kurdish National Movement” was originally published
in February 2003 and an initial court case launched against it was
dismissed after a change in the law. A new investigation was launched
after its second print in May 2005, which had led to this case,
which was launched on April 6.
Vural is to appear at court for his next hearing listed for November
20 to be tried under article 301/2 of the Penal Code.
While the general content of the case is under question, its references
to Kurdish revolts during in the early 20th century are subject to
charges. The book evolved around the life and memoirs of Mullah
Moustafa Barzani (1903-1979) who was father of current Kurdistan
Democrat Party (KDP) leader Masoud Barzani.
“The Kurds rebelled one after another” says a section of the book.
“They revolted against the imperialists and the regional states
that robbed them of their rights. All of the uprisings were crushed
with violence, In Turkey, Mustafa Kemal crushed the Kurds in a very
hard way.”
Continues the excerpt subject to charges:
“Whereas he, [modern Turkey’s founder Mustafa Kemal] managed to
create the Republic, kick the Greeks our of Turkey’s soil and have the
allied forces recognize the Turkish state through the Kurds. At the
beginning Mustafa Kemal was making generous offers to the Kurds but
when his feet stood strong, he forgot all the promises he had given.”
Another part of the book refers to the Armenian migration in the
region, a particularly sensitive topic in Turkey and often subject
to court cases where expressed in a form that does not conform with
official history. (EO/AD/II/YE)
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