UN JOURNALISTE ARMENIEN DE TURQUIE A NOUVEAU POURSUIVI POUR SES DECLARATIONS
Agence France Presse
25 septembre 2006 lundi 2:48 PM GMT
Un tribunal d’Istanbul a decide de juger le journaliste armenien de
Turquie Hrant Dink pour “denigrement de l’identite turque” après que
celui-ci eut qualifie de “genocide” les massacres d’Armeniens commis
en 1915-17, a affirme lundi Fethiye Cetin, l’avocate de M. Dink.
Le directeur de la publication de l’hebdomadaire bilingue
turc-armenien Agos, qui encourt dans cette affaire jusqu’a trois ans
d’emprisonnement, pourrait, s’il est reconnu coupable, voir s’ajouter
a cette peine six mois de prison supplementaires auxquels il a ete
condamne avec sursis l’an dernier.
“Hrant a accorde en juillet un entretien a une agence de presse
etrangère sur les evenements de 1915, dans lequel il a utilise certains
mots”, a explique a l’AFP Me Cetin.
“C’est la reproduction de certains passages de l’entretien par Agos
qui a entraîne l’ouverture d’une enquete et a present de poursuites”,
a-t-elle poursuivi, indiquant ne pas encore connaître la date
d’ouverture du procès.
Interroge sur la nature des massacres d’Armeniens commis en Anatolie
lors de la Première guerre mondiale, M. Dink affirme dans l’entretien:
“Bien sûr je dis que c’est un genocide. Parce que le resultat identifie
ce que c’est et lui donne un nom. Vous pouvez voir qu’un peuple qui
a vecu sur ces terres pendant 4.000 ans a disparu.”
Le journaliste est poursuivi au titre de l’article 301 du code penal,
qui a servi de base a des procedures judiciaires contre de nombreux
intellectuels critiques de la thèse officielle sur la question
armenienne.
La question armenienne est particulièrement sensible en Turquie,
qui rejette l’emploi du terme “genocide” pour qualifier les evenements.
Le Premier ministre Recep Tayyip Erdogan a laisse entendre la
semaine dernière que l’article 301, très critique par l’Union
europeenne a laquelle la Turquie aspire a adherer, pourrait etre
amende prochainement.
M. Dink a ete condamne en octobre 2005 a six mois de prison avec
sursis pour avoir appele dans un article d’Agos les Armeniens a
“se tourner maintenant vers le sang neuf de l’Armenie independante”,
seule capable de les liberer du poids de la Diaspora.
Cette condamnation avait ete confirmee en appel en juillet.
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SENATOR OBAMA SPEAKS OUT ON IMPORTANCE OF RECOGNIZING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
PanARMENIAN.Net
25.09.2006 15:32 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ More than 200 Illinois constituents had an
opportunity to hear Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) speak out on the
importance of recognizing the Armenian Genocide and encouraged the
Turkish Government to end their campaign of denial, reported the
Armenian National Committee of Illinois. Sen. Obama stated that the
Armenian Genocide was one of the most horrific tragedies that occurred
during the 20th Century by the Turkish Government. He also stressed
the importance of working to end the campaign of denial and speaking
the truth, which in some instances has unfortunately jeopardized
peoples’ careers.
Following the meeting Birazian met with Harry Kruglik, the Legislative
Clerk for Sen. Obama and thanked the Senator for writing a letter to
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice expressing his concerns with the
Administration’s decision to recall the previous Ambassador to Armenia,
John Evans.

TURKISH COURT JUSTIFIES FEMALE WRITER WHO TOUCHED UPON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
AZG Armenian Daily
26/09/2006
Turkish court has justified writer Elif Safaq charged with having
“insulted Turkish dignity.” Reuters reports that Mrs. Safaq appeared
on the dock as the characters of her novel “Istanbul’s Illegitimate
Son” comment on the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey in 1915. Elif
Safaq gave birth to a child last week and is currently in hospital,
Reuters reports.

AFTER CHAYKA’S VISIT ONLY PRELIMINARY CAUSES OF A320 CRASH ARE SPECIFIED
By Marietta Khachatrian
AZG Armenian Daily
26/09/2006
Answering journalists question in Yerevan on September 22, chief
prosecutor of the Russian Federation, Yuri Chayka, said that the
investigation into the crash of A320 Armenian passenger plane is not
over yet. “The investigation is currently trying to answer whether
there was a technical breakdown, whether the crew violated flight rules
and whether the air traffic controllers did everything right. Now we
are waiting for experts to answer these questions after which we will
put the facts together we will be able to say who is to blame. It
hard to speak of anything specific as the investigation is still in
process,” Mr. Chayka said.
Aghvan Hovsepian, chief prosecutor of Armenia, added that the common
investigation into the causes of the crash is a good example of
cooperation between the two countries’ Persecutor’s Offices.
The main reason of the meeting was signing of an agreement on
cooperation between Armenian and Russian Persecutor’s Offices that will
make the fight against criminals more productive in both states. Yuri
Chayka thinks that friendly relations, culture and traditions that
are comprehensible for the two nations prepare a good atmosphere for
the implementation of the agreement.
Answering a question about the recent rampage of ethnic violence in
Russia, Mr. Chayka said that these crimes have no ethnic grounds,
as the criminal does not distinguish between nationalities, he does
not look at his victim’s nationality while murdering him.
Yet, he expressed regret that there indeed were cases of ethnic
violence; during the last year only 5 investigation cases were opened
that had elements of ethnic intolerance and that were labeled “inciting
interethnic hostility.”
A special department investigating such cases was set at the
Prosecutor’s Office of Russia that will supervise implementation
of federal legislature and laws concerning international relations,
Yuri Chayka appeased.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

ALI BABACAN SAYS TURKEY MAY RECOGNIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
ARMINFO News Agency
September 25, 2006 Monday
Turkish State Secretary Ali Babacan, who represents Turkey at the
membership talks with the EU, says that Turkey may recognize the
Armenian Genocide.
Tarcuman daily (Turkey) reports Babacan to say this in his Sept
9 interview to NRC Handelspad when asked if Turkey will recognize
the Armenian Genocide if any Turkey-organized commission concludes
that there was genocide. He said: “Yes we will have to accept such
a conclusion.”
The source says that Sept 24 the vice chairman of the Nationalist
Movement party Oktai Vural severely criticized Babacan for his words
while the leader of the Justice and Prosperity party, Prime Minister
Recep Erdogan said that “this is the first such pitiful and careless
statement and it has been a big blow on the Turkish people’s struggle
in this matter.”

A BOOK FOR ARMENIAN SCHOOLS OF JAVAKHK
AZG Armenian Daily
26/09/2006
On the eve of a new academic year in Georgian schools the Fund for
Armenian Relief (FAR) of America gave a good present to Armenian
pupils of Javakhk: it republished Levon Latchikian’s “Ode to Armenian
Language” anthology dedicated to 1600th anniversary of the Armenian
alphabet. The anthology includes works of Armenian classic poets and
selected abstract from Armenian scientists’ works on invention of
the alphabet.
This book published in 1.000 copies will be distributed in all
municipal and rural schools, libraries and culture houses of Javakhk
and Ninotsminda regions. New projects directed to strengthening
spiritual-cultural life of Javakhk and Armenian upbringing of the
new generation are yet to come.

ALMOST ALL SPHERES OF ARMENIAN ECONOMY EXHIBITED AT PAN ARMENIAN EXPO SECOND EXHIBITION
By Gohar Gevorgian
AZG Armenian Daily
26/09/2006
Third Pan Armenian Expo opened at Karen Demirchian Sports Cultural
Complex recently. Almost all of the spheres of the Armenian economy
were represented at the exhibition. Over 200 companies from Armenia,
Russia, Iran, Belgium, Indonesia, Germany, Greece, France and Georgia
participated at “Pan Armenian Expo.”
The expo included such spheres as furniture, carpets, hotel and
restaurants equipments, doors and windows, insurance services, travel
agencies, innovational and information technologies, construction
production, heavy and light industry, food, medical and educational
services and other goods. The exhibition lasted two days and was
broadcasted online.
In the course of the opening ceremony of the exhibition, Karen
Tchshmaritian, RA Trade and Economic development Minister, emphasized
the importance of the minor and medium enterprises, as well as that
of the newly opened branches of economy, including the information
technologies, for instance. Martin Sargsian, head of Ra Trade House,
stated that the exhibition covers all the branches of the local
economy. After the opening ceremony, Ra President Robert Kocharian,
Ministers Karen Tchshmaritian and Lokian visited the exhibition halls.
In the interview to “Azg,” the participants of the exhibition
emphasized the importance of establishing business relations and
cooperation with the local and foreign companies within the framework
of the exhibition.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

BRYZA SAYS TURKEY’S EU MEMBERSHIP PROCESS SHOULD CONTINUE
PanARMENIAN.Net
25.09.2006 15:39 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Matthew Bryza, the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary
of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, said that Turkey’s EU
membership process should continue. In a statement in the Greek
newspaper Eleftherotypia, Bryza put forward ideas that would help
the deadlocked talks between Turkey and the European Union and the
Cyprus issue.
Bryza said he found a positive atmosphere in both Ankara and Cyprus
as well as in the EU countries’ capitals on this issue during
his meetings. He believes in a compromise between Turkey and the
European Union, since nobody wants Turkey’s membership train to
be derailed. Bryza added that Washington supported the U.N. and EU
efforts on the Cyprus issue; however, there is not yet any “U.S. plan”
related to it, reported Zaman Turkish newspaper.

OLD AGE THROUGH THE EYES OF YOUNG PAINTERS
By Gegham Mkrtchian in Gyumri
AZG Armenian Daily
26/09/2006
“Armenian Caritas” charity organization organized an interesting
exhibition at the Theatrical Square in Gyumri. Titled “Old Age
Through the Eyes Painters”, pulled in dozens of talented youth from
city’s art schools who came here to express their thoughts on old age
through their canvases. Standing at their easels they were painting
for 1.5 hour.
The event was organized within the framework of “Home Care of the Old”
project that “Armenia Caritas” launched in 2002 with an aim to bring
the society’s attention to the issues faced by the old people. This
arrangement also was of an educational character for the young
participants some of whom depicted the old people surrounded by the
care of grandchildren… Best paintings will be put on an exhibition.

CHIEFS OF CIS ANTI-TERROR UNITS TO MEET IN ARMENIA
PanARMENIAN.Net
25.09.2006 16:26 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Chiefs of the CIS anti-terror units will meet in
Armenia September 26-29. Atom Anti-Terror 2006 staff command exercise
coordinated by the CIS Anti-Terror Center will be held within the
framework of the meeting.
Atom Anti-Terror 2006 is the continuation of South Anti-Terror,
South Anti-Terror 2, West Anti-Terror, Azov Anti-Terror and Caspian
Anti-Terror exercises, says the statement by the RA National Security
Council. Representatives of G8, CSTO Anti-Terror Secretariat, UN
Security Council Counterterror Department and Regional Anti-Terror
Department of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization were also invited
to the exercise as observers, reports newsarmenia.ru.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress