OSKANYAN REPRESENTS ARMENIA
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[12:13 pm] 22 September, 2006
Today RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan will leave for Berlin to
participate in the international forum “Bertelsmann”.
Minister Oskanyan will leave Berlin for New York in order to
participate in the session of the UN 61st Assembly General. On
September 25 the Foreign Minister will make a speech.
In New York Minister Oskanyan will meet a number of officials, as
well as the OSCE Minsk group co-chairs.
Oskanyan will return to Armenia on September 27.
By the way, in the international forum “Bertelsmann” Azerbaijan will
be represented by President Ilham Aliev.

ALIEV WILL LEAVE FOR GERMANY
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[04:22 pm] 21 September, 2006
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliev will leave for Germany on a
two-day business visit on September 22-23. He will participate in the
international conference titled “Bertelsmann” in which delegations
from a number of countries will take part.
According to day.az, within the framework of the visit Aliev will
meet federal chancellor Angela Merkel.
Novruz Mamedov, the head of the Azeri President’s administration,
announced that the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict will be
one of the main themes of discussion. He mentioned that in comparison
to the other European countries “Germany is more unbiased when it
comes to the Karabakh conceit”.
During the visit a document will be signed about the cooperation of
Azerbaijan with the EU.

THE RAILWAY WILL NOT BYPASS ARMENIA
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[01:01 pm] 22 September, 2006
Washington, DC – The Armenian Assembly today praised a key Senate
committee for affirming U.S policy in the South Caucasus by prohibiting
funding for a bypass rail link sponsored by the Turkish and Azerbaijani
governments and aimed at excluding Armenia from economic and regional
transportation opportunities.
“Armenia is a valued friend of the United States and our government
ought not to be supporting programs or initiatives in the South
Caucasus that exclude that country from participation,” said
Santorum. “The manager’s amendment adopted today by the Committee on
Banking will make sure such a scenario does not happen.”
“We cannot continue to stoke the embers of regional conflict by
supporting projects that deliberately exclude one of the region’s most
important members,” said Menendez. “Fundamentally, this amendment is
about fairness and about inclusion, rather than exclusion.
With this amendment, we are sending a simple message — that we believe
that the United States should support an integrated and inclusive
approach to economic and regional development in the Caucasus region.”

KOCHARYAN RECEIVED CHAYKA
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[01:12 pm] 22 September, 2006
Today Robert Kocharyan received Attorney General of the Russian
Federation Yuri Chayka.
The sides discussed the reforms in the prosecution systems of both
countries and the necessity to develop mutual cooperation.
Robert Kocharyan said that the successful experience of cooperation
of the Armenian and Russian police and special service shows that
there can be efficient cooperation in the prosecution system too.
Yuri Chayka said that during his visit to Armenia he has had agreements
with Armenian officials about further cooperation.

ROOF ABLAZE
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[02:30 pm] 22 September, 2006
On September 21 at 03:10 p.m. a fire broke out in village Karbi,
Aragatsotn region. The fire was put out at 04:30 p.m. The roof of
the house of M. Haroutyunyan with an area of about 120 square meters
burnt to ashes.
At 07.38 another fire broke out in village Berdik, Ararat region. It
was put out at 08:40 p.m.
The information was given by the RA rescue service.

PEOPLE COMMENT ON INDEPENDENCE
Panorama.am
15:58 21/09/06
Armenia is celebrating its 15th anniversary of independence and the
leadership of the country has taken every effort to make the holiday
a real festivity. Various events and concerts are organized at the
communities of Yerevan. At 10.30 p.m. a salute will be fired in
Yerevan and all regional centers.
Tigran Mets Avenue was closed from Agatangeghos and Khanjyan crossroad
for traffic. Dozens of people headed to Republic Square to be present
at the military parade. The square was full of people already in the
morning and it was impossible to watch.
70-year old Hrach Basentsyan complained he cannot see and shared
his impressions from independence saying, “Everything is sold to
Russians. Is this independence?
These officials are independent but we are given only pennies to live
on. How should we live on that?”
Haikaz Grigoryan, a psychiatrist from New Jersey, USA, said, “I am
sorry Armenia is not independent financially. People are in dire
social conditions.”
19-years old Sabet Hambarzumyan is more optimistic. In her words,
our republic is a 15-year old teenager.
Little Mary is also happy about the independence.
“Independence is when Armenians are in charge of the republic. It is
when people are happy.”

“ON THE ROAD TO TRUTH AND RIGHT”
Raffi K. Hovannisian (Founder) Vardan Khachatrian (Chairman)
Panorama.am
16:40 21/09/06
The fifteen-year anniversary of Armenia’s independence is a fitting
occasion to reassess the watershed significance of sovereign
statehood. This opens before our nation vast horizons to live and
create in freedom and without shackles, to make the Republic prosper,
and to build a bright future for the generations next in line.
Armenia’s independence has other implications and lessons as well. This
liberty was achieved after a long-lasting intermission in statehood
and the sacrifice of thousands of patriots, thus further underscoring
its historic mission and modern meaning.
Real sovereignty and democracy, respect for human rights, and other
universally accepted values-which we certainly shall attain through
our united and devoted work-will turn Armenia into a cradle of civil
freedoms and equal protection, rule of law and due process, and a
country liberated from the parochial arbitrariness of ruling cliques
and extralegal permissiveness for the privileged.
The duty of building a new and strong Armenia has fallen to our
generation. We must place its cornerstone with a firmness of will,
a trueness of conscience, and a nobility of commitment so that the
preeminence of right, the letter and spirit of legal and ethical
benchmarks, and the expectation and conduct of a dignified life may
long endure.
Let us once again become the masters of our rich history and
civilizational heritage, adding our contemporary share to them and
faithfully passing them on to those yet to come. This is the paramount
order of the day.
On the occasion of this glorious anniversary for Armenia and the
entire Armenian nation, we extend our hearty best wishes to all
members and supporters of the Heritage Party and, more importantly,
to the children of Armenia the world over, whose might and mind,
in our deep conviction, will continue to discover ever-new avenues
toward the Homeland of our dreams.

ARMENIAN CEASEFIRE VIOLATION KILLS AZERBAIJANI SOLDIER
Azeri Press Agency
[ 22 Sen. 2006 10:48 ]
Armenian Armed Forces violated the ceasefire again killing Azerbaijani
Army soldier. APA’s Garabagh bureau reports Armenian Armed Forces
have broken the ceasefire more intensively recently in Agdam front.
The enemy from the positions in occupied villages of Gulchuluk and Bash
Garvand of Azerbaijani region of Agdam fired on opposite positions of
Azerbaijani Army at the night of September 20 to 21. Armenian forces
targeted Azerbaijani Army positions from the occupied Yusifganli
village of Agdam. As a result of the ceasefire violation, Azerbaijani
soldier Seyidaliyev Vusal died heroically while resisting the enemy’s
attack.
Azerbaijani Defense Ministry’s press service confirmed the report
on soldier’s death. It said Azerbaijani Army soldier was killed as
a result of Armenia’s violation of the ceasefire.

SENDING A MESSAGE OF PEACE TO THE WORLD
By Nino Gvalia
Messenger.ge, Georgia
Friday, September 22, 2006, #180 (1200)
The Caucasian Chamber Orchestra is on tour
Art crosses all borders, and dares people to live in harmony and
love. It must come as pleasant news that last year the German
conductor composer and pianist Uwe Berkemer founded the Caucasian
Chamber Orchestra.
The orchestra, under the patronage of the first lady of Georgia Sandra
Roelofs, features musicians from Georgia, Armenia and Russia. As
Berkemer told The Messenger musicians are working in peace and
agreement.
“Music is the universal language and can bring people together,”
said the conductor, adding that the main purpose of the orchestra
is to send a message of peace to the world and show that Caucasian
people can work with each other without fighting, in harmony. “We
also want to popularize music by Caucasian composers, because people
internationally know very little about them,” admitted Berkemer.
When asked why he worries about this region so much, the German
musician replied that he has an intense relationship with Caucasian
people, as since 2000 he is married to a Georgian violinist. “This
region is close to my heart,” said Berkemer smiling.
At present the Caucasian Chamber Orchestra is on tour, they played
a concert in Vienna, then in Brussels and, from September 23rd, the
Caucasian musicians will participate in a festival in the south of
France. The orchestra has also various interesting plans after coming
back home. The line up looks busy: performing at the Shostakovich
Jubilee in Tbilisi on September 29th, concerts in Shida Kartli, the
North Caucasus including Vladikavkaz and Beslan, Iran and finally,
maybe even in Sokhumi, to prove once again that music can make people
forget about ethnic or political conflicts.

AZERI FM RECEIVES DEPUTY CHIEF OF U.S. EUROPEAN COMMAND
Author: V.Sharifov
Trend
Today 22.09.2006
On 21 September the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov
received the Deputy Chief of the U.S. European Command, General
William Ward.
The Foreign Minister praised the co-operation between Azerbaijan
and the U.S. in the defense sector. The Minister also applauded the
bilateral bonds under the Azerbaijan’s Euro-Atlantic integration.
Mammadyarov noted the importance of the repeal of Section 907 of the
Freedom Support Act for more expansion of relationships.
General Ward voiced his satisfaction regarding the relationship
between the United State and Azerbaijan and the level of Azerbaijan’s
Euro-Atlantic policy. He estimated the current growth rate and
Azerbaijan’s future plans as ideal.
Speaking about Armenia’s belligerent policy, Mammadyarov noted its
negative aspects for the entire region. The Armenian aggression will
be discussed at the 61st session of the UN General Assembly. During
the meeting they discussed issues of mutual interests.
From: Baghdasarian