PUTIN: RECOGNITION OF KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE MAY HAVE NEGATIVE IMPACT ON CONFLICT SETTLEMENT
PanARMENIAN.Net
12.09.2006 16:38 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ In case of declaring independence of Kosovo against
Serbia’s will, Russia will veto the decision of the UN Security
Council, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated at a meeting with a
group of scientists from foreign countries in Moscow last week-end. In
the opinion of the Russian President recognition of Kosovo independence
may have negative impact on conflict settlement in Nagorno Karabakh,
Transniestria, South Ossetia and Abkhazia. “We should think of the
regional consequences of recognition of Kosovo independence,” the
Russian President said.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

AZERBAIJAN HAMPERS OSCE FULL MONITORING
PanARMENIAN.Net
12.09.2006 16:58 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On September 12, in accordance with the agreement
achieved beforehand with the NKR authorities, the OSCE Mission
held a planned monitoring of the Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijani
armed forces’ contact-line near the settlement of Seysulan of the
NKR Martakert region, reports the Press Service of the NKR MFA. From
the positions of the NKR Defense Army, the monitoring mission was led
by Coordinator of the OSCE Office, Lieutenant Colonel Imre Palatinus
(Hungary) and Field Assistant of the OSCE PR C-i-O Irzhi Aberle (the
Czech Republic). The monitoring passed in accordance with the planned
schedule, no violations of the cease-fire regime were registered.
However, the Azerbaijani side once more did not lead the OSCE mission
to its front line. In spite of the fact that the dividing line between
the positions of Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan on the area where
the monitoring was conducted comprised less than a hundred meters,
the Azerbaijani party led the OSCE Mission to a point at a distance
of seven hundred meters from its front line, thus hampering the full
visual inspection of the mentioned zone. From the Karabakh party,
representatives of the NKR Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense
accompanied the OSCE monitoring mission.

AZERBAIJAN REJECTS KARABAKH ANY PROPOSAL ON COOPERATION
PanARMENIAN.Net
12.09.2006 18:12 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ “There were no requests for cooperation by Azerbaijan
and in general I do not think Baku aims at establishing cooperation and
forming a constructive atmosphere,” NKR President Arkady Ghoukassian
said. In his words, Azerbaijan has other purposes: to create problems
over Karabakh and attain the international community denouncing what
is going on in Karabakh. “If Azerbaijan had suggested cooperation,
we would agree with pleasure,” the NKR President said.
In the Karabakh leader’s words, NKR authorities have addressed
similar requests to the Azeri colleagues many times, but these were
in vain. “The more we are associated with Azeris, the more there are
chances to settle the conflict. We have many problems relating to
water, fires and other matters. I am sure that border area residents
of Azerbaijan are interested in contacts as well. However, Azeri
authorities were always against this,” Ghoukassian said, reports
KarabakhOpen.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

AZERBAIJAN HAS ONE GOAL: TO BLACKEN EVERYTHING RELATING TO KARABAKH
PanARMENIAN.Net
12.09.2006 18:09 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ “The proposal on monitoring over the fires was
our initiative and only after that Azerbaijan raised a clamor. It
is absolutely clear that this is artificial stir, as the Azeris are
the “authors” of the fires and propaganda,” NKR President Arkady
Ghoukassian said. In his words, the problem is that the NKR has
addressed international institutions for many times, asking to send
an expert group, as NK is interested for the international community
to have a clear notion of the situation in Karabakh.
“Azerbaijan has one goal: to blacken everything relating to Karabakh,”
the President said.
As of discussion of the Karabakh issue at the UN, the NKR leader
considered it a destructive approach. “It is absolutely clear that an
attempt to transfer the issue to international organizations other
than the OSCE will result in a mess, which is not favorable either
to the parties to the conflict or the peace process,” he remarked.
Ghoukassian regretted that NK is not represented in international
institutions. “Armenia has clearly stated its position and comes
against transfer of discussion to other institutions. In my opinion
diplomacy is the best tool, thus Armenian diplomacy should be more
active. Unfortunately, in the created situation the Azeri diplomatic
corps attacks constantly and we have to defend ourselves. I suppose
time has come for counter-attacking,” the NKR President underscored,
reports KarabakhOpen.

NEW SYSTEM OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTAL CIRCULATION IS APPLIED IN YEREVAN MUNICIPALITY
By Ara Martirosian
AZG Armenian Daily
13/09/2006
>From now on the new electronic system of document circulation will be
applied in the Yerevan Municipality. The system is meant to establish
a joint electronic database of the municipal departments and the
city community administration bodies. Grigor Melkoumian, head of the
Municipality’s Staff, informed about this at the press conference. He
said that the specialists began the elaboration of the new electronic
system in 2005. The system began functioning from June 25 this year.
According to Melkoumian, each citizen has the right to enter
the Municipality without any passport or other documents, write
an application and get familiarized to the response of the
application. The Municipality has also installed a Xerox copy
machine in the entrance hall so that the citizens may use it if
needed. The community administrations will also be included in the
joint network. Melkoumian promised that that will happen soon, but
didn’t specify about the details.

OSCE VOICES CONCERN OVER VIOLENCE AGAINST JOURNALISTS
AZG Armenian Daily
13/09/2006
“The OSCE Yerevan office is deeply concern with the recent cases of
violence and threats against journalists that hamper implementation
of their professional obligations and pose a threat to freedom of
speech,” the OSCE Yerevan office made this statement yesterday. The
office attaches great importance to proper investigation and punishing
of the guilty and promises to watch closely further developments.

“ROBERT KOCHARYAN IS THE PUPIL OF LEVON TER-PETROSYAN”
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[05:48 pm] 12 September, 2006
“There wasn’t any power change in Armenia in 1998. One wing of the
Armenian National Movement (ANM) passed the power to the other,”
announced Sergey Shakaryan, expert from “Caucasus” analytic centre in
club “Pastark” today. <>pHe claims that Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s greatest
mistake was his announcement in which the latter declared that Armenia
would not develop unless the Karabakh conflict was regulated.
“Turkey hasn’t given Northern Cyprus but the country continues to
develop regardless of that fact. Can anyone say that Turkey doesn’t
develop?”
The expert considers that rumors that the best and democratic party
in Armenia is the ANM, disseminated by Azerbaijan and Turkey, are
not accidental.
“Azerbaijan and Turkey hope that with the help of the USA, ANM will
again resume power, and they will take Karabakh and other territories
back,” said Mr. Shakaryan. The expert is not delighted with Robert
Kocharyan’s policy in connection with Karabakh conflict. “Levon
Ter-Petrosyan was a political puppet.
He hasn’t divulged yet what he was promised in 1997 in connection
with the Karabakh conflict. As for Robert Kocharyan, he is Levon
Ter-Petrosyan’s pupil and adherent.” Sergey Shakaryan is convinced
that the regulation of the Karabakh conflict doesn’t depend on the
will of the Armenian or Azeri authorities as the OSCE Co-chairs try
to present it to the world.
He thinks the USA is not concerned what the sides under question will
gain as a result of the conflict settlement. “The Karabakh conflict
is merely a stake for the USA. The USA urges Armenia to take its
army out from the territory of Karabakh which is apparently felt in
Mettew Bryza’s announcement. Thus, we can see that the USA wants to
use the Cyprus version to have an absolute right to send its troops
to the region.
The USA considers our region as a perfect place, a base for the war
against Iran.
In case the USA launches war against Iran Mr. Shakaryan is sure
nothing can be done to prevent the final collision of Christian and
Muslim countries.

TURKISH PM: INVENTED ARMENIAN GENOCIDE – AN ATTEMPT TO MAR GLORIOUS TURKISH HISTORY
Author: M. Taghiyev
TREND, Azerbaijan
Sept 11 2006
Certain forces will do everything possible to dishonor the glorious
history of the Turkish people, and statements on the so-called Armenian
genocide in the Ottoman Empire in 1915 are typical examples of this,
Turkish Prime Minister Rejeb Tayib Erdogan told journalists, Trend
reports referring to Turkish media sources.
“It is not easy to find a nation with such a vast historic heritage.
Being the Turkish Prime Minister, I personally proposed to Armenia
to establish a joint research commission to study the events of the
last years of the Ottoman Empire`s existence”, told Mr. Erdogan, and
stressed that his Government will do everything possible to support
the activity of agencies engaging in the study of Turkish history
and language.
“Both agencies are one of the key heritages of the period of the
establishment of Turkish Republic”, said the Turkish Prime-Minister.

PARLIAMENT SPEAKER LEAVES TEHRAN FOR YEREVAN
Fars News Agency, Iran
Sept 11 2006
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Gholam Ali
Haddad Adel, heading a parliamentary delegation, left Tehran for
Yerevan on a four-day visit to Armenia and Kyrgyzstan.
During his visit to the two northern neighbors of the country,
Haddad Adel who is also accompanied by the Deputy Foreign Minister
for Parliamentary Affairs Hamid Reza Asefi, is due to attend meetings
with senior Armenian and Kyrgyz officials to discuss bilateral ties,
and exchange views about regional and international issues .
Haddad Adel is also scheduled to make two speeches at the legislative
assemblies of the said two countries.
Prior to leaving Tehran, the top legislative official told reporters
that maintaining relations and developing cooperation with the
Middle-East and Caucasus countries sets a permanent agenda for
the Islamic Republic of Iran, adding that parliamentary ties with
the assemblies of the said countries constitutes a part of Iran’s
relations with such states.
He also said that during his visit which takes place at the invitation
of the Armenian and Kyrgyzstan parliament speakers, he is due to
discuss bilateral economic and political cooperation, and exchange
views about regional conditions and development of relations between
parliamentary friendship groups.
“Taking into account the Armenian minority population of Iran,
we will do our best to expand ties with the Republic of Armenia,”
Haddad Adel stressed.
The Iranian parliament speaker is accompanied by the representative
of Iranian Armenians at the Islamic Consultative Assembly, some other
MPs and Deputy Foreign Minister for Parliamentary Affairs.

CLERGY SPEARHEAD THIRD BOCA RALLY TO STOP DARFUR GENOCIDE
by Dale King
Boca Raton News
Sept 10 2006
A rally protesting the ongoing genocide in Darfur will be held Thursday
at 4 p.m. in Boca Raton.
The demonstration – the third to be held in Boca Raton this year –
will be conducted at the Genocide Memorial in front of St. David
Armenian Orthodox Church at 2300 Yamato Road. It is part of the
national Save Darfur Coalition’s Ten Days of Action.
The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of the Jewish Federation
of South Palm Beach County has announced its support for the community
rally to protest the deaths and displacement of residents in the
western Sudan area.
Clergy members will spearhead the 4 p.m. rally being sponsored by
the Save Darfur Coalition of South Palm Beach County.
“We’re doing everything we can to promote awareness of this issue in
the Jewish community,” said JCRC Director Elise Dolgow.
The JCRC is sponsoring the participation of Florida Atlantic University
sophomore Jaclyn Bergman in the “Save Darfur Now: Voices to End
Genocide” rally on Sunday, Sept. 17 in New York’s Central Park. The
rally will be the centerpiece event in a global day for Darfur as
individuals around the world call for the immediate deployment of
U.N. peacekeepers to Darfur.
Also scheduled to participate in the New York rally will be Sara
Agler, daughter of Rabbi Richard Agler of Congregation B’nai Israel
in Boca Raton, and Claire Chevrier, granddaughter of Rani Garfinkle,
a Federation board member. Sara Agler and Chevrier are seniors at
Spanish River High School in Boca Raton.
The Save Darfur Web site says that since 2003, the Sudanese
government-sponsored genocide has killed more than 400,000 men,
women and children, forced 2.5 million Darfurians from their homes
and left more than 3.5 million individuals reliant on humanitarian aid.
The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) is the public policy
and social-action arm of the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach
County, which covers the greater Boca Raton, Delray Beach and Highland
Beach areas.