For 15 Years Baku Is Deprived of Opportunity to Propose Any Status to Sovereign NKR
PanARMENIAN.Net
27.07.2006 15:51 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Elmar Mammadyarov either knows history bad or,
more probably, pretends not to know it, political scientist Levon
Melik-Shahnazaryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, when commenting
on the interview of the Azeri FM. The Armenian political scientist
reminded that “today, in the beginning of the 21st century” Triest
free territory does not exist any more. “It was divided between Italy
and former Yugoslavia already in 1974. Nevertheless, in that statement
of Mammadyarov Azeri mentality, when economic welfare is regarded as
of paramount importance in any contradictions, is notable.
Mammadyarov believes that having become rich Azerbaijan will become
attractive to Karabakh Armenians. The Minister does not want to think
that there are things more important that oil and dollars.
I say nothing that only a small group of leaders, not all of the
population, profit from oil dollars,” Melik-Shahnazaryan said.
As of Bashkortstan and Tatarstan examples, the political scientist
underscored that the Constitution of those subjects of Russia
allows them leaving Russia via referendum. “These developments will
hardly suit Baku. However, these conversations have only theoretical
value. Azerbaijan is deprived of opportunity to propose any status
to sovereign NKR for 15 years already.”

Azerbaijan in Its Time Violated USSR Territorial Integrity
PanARMENIAN.Net
27.07.2006 15:57 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The thesis that the self-determination principle
does not mean violation of territorial integrity, announced by Azeri
FM Elmar Mammadyarov is not serious at all, political scientist Levon
Melik-Shahnazaryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. In his opinion,
actually there are many examples of the kind in the world, however
this only means that self-determining people either cannot or do not
want to build their own sovereign state. “It is more comfortable to
it to remain part of the mother country state, like Komi. Opposite
examples, when self-determining peoples left the mother country
and built their own state, are not less in number. By the way,
Azerbaijan’s self-determination followed that way. It announced
sovereignty by breaking the international and soviet law, violating
the territorial integrity of the USSR. However, this is all theory,”
Levon Melik-Shahnazaryan stressed.

Some Russian Citizens Want to Move to Armenia for Permanent Residence
PanARMENIAN.Net
27.07.2006 16:04 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ In 2005 over 400 families of Armenian citizens, who
temporarily lived in the territory of the Southern Federal District of
Russia, returned to the Fatherland, stated Consul General of Armenia
in the Southern Federal District of Russia Ararat Gomtsyan, reports
the Yerkramas, the newspaper of Armenians of Russia. In his words,
these families moved to Russia in different times and lived in the
south of Russia 3-7 years. Ararat Gomtsyan specially stressed that
Russian citizens, willing to move to Armenia for permanent residence,
also address the Consulate General.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

NATO Turkish Representative Complained of Armenian Speaker Again
PanARMENIAN.Net
27.07.2006 16:47 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ First Vice-President of the NATO Parliamentary
Assembly (PA), Chairman of NATO Group of the Grand National Assembly
of Turkey, MP representing Justice and Development ruling party Vahid
Erdem has send a second letter to the Assembly, complaining of Armenian
NA Speaker Tirgran Torosyan.
As Tirgran Torosyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, he did not receive
the second complaint. “I consider the accusations of the Turkish
deputy unfounded. Turks complain of Armenians, Azeri media reprint it,
everyone is content. I can reaffirm that I did not say that V. Erdem
does not have the right to speak as a Turkish MP. I only underscored
that the NATO floor should not be used for propaganda,” Torosyan said.
We noted that in mid-June a 20-member NATO PA delegation, led by
V. Erdem, was in Yerevan on a visit. At a meeting at the Parliament
of Armenia Erdem denied statements on the Armenian Genocide.

Azerbaijan Wants to Follow Georgia Example in Karabakh Issue
PanARMENIAN.Net
27.07.2006 18:19 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ “To return its lands Azerbaijan can launch wider
military operations, than those held in Kondor gorge of Georgia,”
stated member of the Political Council of Eni Azerbaijan ruling party,
political scientist Aydyn Mirzazade. In his words, Azerbaijan has the
right and capacity to hold a more significant operation that this
one. “Azerbaijan intensely struggles for return of the lands. All
resources of the state are aimed for that. Today official Baku mainly
prefers talks. The OSCE MG can support Azerbaijan in securing its
sovereignty over those lands,” he said. A. Mirzazade noted he does
not rule out “return of lands by force.” “This is our right and
we can exercise it at any moment,” the political scientist noted,
reports Trend.

NKR MFA: Karabakh Talks Current Format Does Not Reflect Core of Conflict
PanARMENIAN.Net
27.07.2006 17:47 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The negotiations over Nagorno Karabakh are not
an end in itself, however the NKR authorities are ready to discuss
any issues, which do not infringe upon Karabakh people’s rights and
do not threaten their security, Nagorno Karabakh Republic Foreign
Minister Georgy Petrossian stated at a meeting with Vice Speaker of
the British Parliament House of Lords Baroness Caroline Cox.
“The Nagorno Karabakh conflict is a complicated one, as a large number
of interests are coming into collision here. These have special
urgency in the light of the latest developments in the region and
in the world on the whole”, – Georgy Petrossian said. The Minister
noted that the existing format of the negotiations on the Karabakh
conflict settlement did not reflect the core of the conflict.
“Unfortunately, today, the mediators focused their attention
not on the essence of the conflict but on the liquidation of its
consequences. We emphasize once more that without the participation
of Nagorno Karabakh – the most suffered party to the conflict –
the achievement and realization of any agreements are impossible”,
– Georgy Petrossian said. “Today, we face a task of development
but not a survival. In this connection we attach great importance
to democratization processes. The freer are the people, the more
protected are their rights in our country the stronger we shall
be. It is a strategic way for us”,- Georgy Petrossian emphasized,
reports the NKR MFA Press Service.

Call on Laid Bomb Received at French Embassy in Armenia, Alarm Was False
PanARMENIAN.Net
27.07.2006 18:44 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ A telephone call was received at the French Embassy
in Armenia July 27 afternoon, which reported a bomb was laid in the
building. Arriving there, policemen of Center community evacuated the
workers of the diplomatic mission. No explosive assembly was found
resulting from search. The Embassy continued work in its usual regime,
reports IA Regnum.

RA GOVERNMENT TO RENDER HUMANITARIAN AID TO LEBANON
AZG Armenian Daily #141, 28/07/2006
War in Lebanon
RA Government has adopted the decision at today’s special session
on rendering a humanitarian assistance to Lebanon that is currently
engaged in military actions.
RA Government press-office informed that it was decided to to send
medicaments, tents and preparations to Lebanon as a humanitarian
assistance. It was also decided to send a humanitarian cargo on July
27 evening by Yerevan- Allelo charter route.
Gagik Yeganian, the Head of the Migration Agency, informed that 550
people from Lebanon and 54 people from Israel have arrived in Armenia
during these days. He also said that 120 people more will arrive to
Armenia from Allepo on July 27 by a charter flight. According to him,
the majority of the evacuated people are citizens of Armenia. However,
he noted, there are citizens of other countries among them: 49
Lebanese and 2 Israeli. It was noted at the session that the number of
evacuated people is growing day by day. Meanwhile, many of them have
no relatives in Armenia. In view of this, the Government has discussed
the issue of rendering a necessary assistance to these persons.
By Gohar Gevorgian

Armavia Disagrees with Inter-State Aviation Committee Conclusion on Causes of A-320 Crash
PanARMENIAN.Net
27.07.2006 16:54 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armavia Armenian national carrier disagreed with
the conclusion of the Inter-State Aviation Committee on the causes of
A-320 crash over the Black Sea on May 3, 2006. Company owner Mikhail
Baghdasarov stated he disagreed with the conclusion of the Inter-State
Aviation Committee, according to which the liner crew was considered
guilty of the death of 113 passengers. “The Inter-State Aviation
Committee conclusion can be appealed against,” he said.
Besides, a representative of the Central Board of Civil Aviation
of Armenia stated that, “the Inter-State Aviation Committee had
probably made a political decision and Armenia has nothing to add
to it.” Yesterday, after making public the official outcomes of the
research of the causes of A-320 crash, the Central Board of Civil
Aviation agreed with the decision of Inter-State Aviation Committee
specialists.
We remind that July 26 Russian Minister of Transport Igor Levitin,
who leads the Government Commission for investigation of causes of
crash Armavia’s A-320, called crew mistake as the cause of the plane
collapse, Gazeta.Ru writes.

IAC CONCLUDES THAT PLANE CREW AND PILOTS WERE GUILTY FOR MAY 3 CRASH OF A-320 AIRBUS
AZG Armenian Daily #141, 28/07/2006
A-320 Air Crash
As a result of the investigation of the causes for the A-320
“Armavia” liner May 3 crash, it became clear that the airplane,
which was carrying out an automatic process of landing, was on the
exact landing line when, by the air controller instruction, caused
by the meteorological conditions, the plane crew stopped landing
and started the right turn with climb at the height of about 340
m. This is said in the official conclusion of the Intergovernmental
Aviation Committee. According to the conclusion, the pilot-in-command
switched off the autopilot system during the right turn and, after
a short period of climb under conditions of horizontal position loss
by the airplane, he put the liner in a landing position again. Under
conditions of such inadequate actions of the captain, there could
be no proper control by the second pilot taking into account the
landing parameters: steering incline, height, speed. Further actions
of the crew were dictated by signals of the warning system about the
threat of approaching the land, they were not coordinated and not
aimed at the airplane withdrawal from the landing regime. According
to IAC, no wrecks were fixed in the airplane engines and systems,
it was responding to both the autopilot commands and to the crew
instructions and the quantity of aviation fuel was quite enough for
successful completion of the flight.
According to IAC, the crash happened May 3 at 2:13 AM by Moscow time.
The investigation was carried out in compliance with the rules of
the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the Interstate
Agreement, signed between the 12 states, including Armenia and Russia.
During investigation, all the documents concerning the airplane,
the screw and the airplane-maintaining services, underwent study. The
Commission has also prepared recommendations for prevention of such
air-crashes in the future, it is noted in the conclusion. It’s worth
mentioning that Mikhail Baghdasarov, the owner of “Armavia” company,
stated in the interview to “Liberty” Radio Station that he disagrees
with the conclusion of IAC and is going to appeal against that as soon
as he returns to Armenia. He is currently at a hospital in Germany.
By Marietta Khachatrian