STORMY WEATHER HINDERS SEARCH IN BLACK SEA
AZG Armenian Daily
12/05/2006
The search for Armavia’s A320 jetliner airbus has stopped, as the
weather forecast promises a storm of 4 degrees in the Black Sea
basin. RIA news agency informed that the French specialists arrived
in Sochi.
Their equipment will help carry out search works in deeper layers
of the seabed. The new equipment will be installed on “Navigator”
ship that arrived from Novorossiysk.
Several items are revealed on the seabed, where the French specialists
managed to get signals from. It is supposed that the signals come
from the “black boxes” that are in the dept of 400-450 meters.
The specialists believe that a more powerful equipment than they have
at present is required for carrying out more effective search.

BEST CONDITIONS FOR MATERNITY IN SOUTH CAUCASUS ARE IN ARMENIA
By Nana Petrosian
AZG Armenian Daily
12/05/2006
The mothers feel safe most of all in the Scandinavian states. In this
issue, Sweden is in the first place, then come Denmark and Finland,
Norway, Austria and Germany. Armenia is in the 37 position in the list
of the countries that render good conditions for maternity. Moreover,
according to the principle of the most beneficial conditions for
maternity, Armenia is in the first place among the South Caucasus
countries.
This data is revealed as a result of the research carried out
in 125 countries by “Save the Children” British benevolence
organization. Thus, Belarus is the first among the former Soviet
republics; it occupies the 16th place in the list. Ukraine is in the
21st place, Moldova in the 24th, Russia and Uzbekistan are sharing the
27th place. Tajikistan is in the 69th place, while Turkey occupies
the 74th place. According to the research, the worst conditions for
maternity are in Nigeria.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

A-320 FLIGHT RECORDERS TO BE LIFTED FROM BLACK SEA BOTTOM SOON
PanARMENIAN.Net
11.05.2006 15:39 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Fragments and flight recorders of A-320 Armenian
airplane will be lifted from the Black Sea bottom soon, Russian
Minister of Transport Igor Levitin reported to Russian Premier
Mikhail Fradkov.
“The commission hopes to get exact information on the location
of flight recorders and start lifting airplane fragments,” Levitin
said. Besides, he reported that all necessary assistance was provided
to victims’ relatives, who arrived in Sochi. Search for flight
recorders and fragments of the crashed plane continued in the Black
Sea today, Interfax reports.

‘CAUCASUS AXIS OF CONFRONTATIONS’ CONGRESS
By Marietta Khachatrian
AZG Armenian Daily
12/05/2006
Armenian Democratic Party spearhead, Aram Sargsian, has opened
National Center for A Dialogue of Civilizations NGO that will hold a
congress at the Armenia-Marriott Hotel on May 17-18 in concert with
the World Armenian Congress. In Mr. Sargsian’s words, the congress,
comprising experts from Armenia, Nagorno Karabakh, Georgia, Turkey,
Russia and EU states, will discuss issues of regional cooperation
and economic issues. Azerbaijanis refused to arrive in Armenia.
“This is the first regional structure of its kind, and the upcoming
congress ‘Caucasus Axis of Confrontations’ is its first step. All
participating experts are well aware of the issues facing the Caucasus
and know what should be our approaches to overcome the problems
inherited from the past. The main purpose is to find a way out from
the current deadlock,” Aram Sargsian said.

CILICIA TO PUT OUT AGAIN MAY 28
PanARMENIAN.Net
11.05.2006 17:28 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Today Armenian President Robert Kocharian met
with Cilicia vessel crew, reports the Press Service of the Armenian
leader. May 14 Cilicia crew will leave for London to prepare to the
final phase of their voyage. The Armenian President reported that talks
are held with foreign companies for building docks in the Lake Sevan.
We note that Cilicia will be put out of south England May 28 and will
head for Kale French port. Then, having passed the North and Baltic
Seas along the coastline of a number of states, Cilicia will arrive
in Saint Petersburg in August. From there it will go to Poti port in
the Black Sea. Then the ship will be transported to Armenia overland
and the Lake Sevan will host it next spring.

FRENCH EXPERTS SEARCH FOR BLACK BOXES AT BLACK SEA CRASH SITE
RIA Novosti, Russia
May 11 2006
SOCHI, May 11 (RIA Novosti) – French experts have left the Black Sea
port of Sochi in a bid to pinpoint the location of the flight data
recorders of an Armenian airliner that crashed last week killing 113
people, emergency services said Thursday.
The black boxes are seen as the key to understanding why the Airbus
plunged into the sea in stormy weather six kilometers (3.7 miles)
from the coast early on the morning of May 3.
Vladimir Yerygin, who oversees technological support for the operation
to recover the recorders, said the specialists from Toulouse-based
Airbus were planning to use advanced hydroacoustic equipment to find
the precise location of the black boxes and later recover them using
a deep-sea vehicle.
“The equipment brought by French experts consists of four buoys placed
on small speedboats,” Yerygin said. “They will help us to establish
the precise location of the black boxes.”
The official said the main group of French experts would set up a
data-processing center on board one ship, and another ship with the
Kalmar deep-sea craft would continue scanning the seabed for parts
of the A-320.

A DETACHMENT OF 50 MEMBERS IN JAVAKHQ
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[09:18 pm] 11 May, 2006
According to “A – Info” the Ministry of Defence of Georgia sent
a detachment of 50 members to Javakhq stating that their act is
determined by the fact they want to contribute to the safe removal
of military technics from the Russian military base of Akhalkalak.
The Georgian soldiers are in the regional police station premises
at present.
Let us add that the first group removal of military technics will be
held on May 15.

ROBERT KOCHARIAN MEETS UAE AMBASSADOR
Armenpress
May 11 2006
YEREVAN, MAY 11, ARMENPRESS: Armenian president Robert Kocharian
received today Khalifa Shahin Al-Marri, the ambassador of the United
Arab Emirates (UAE) to Armenia, who is seated in Tehran, Iran.
Kocharian’s press office quoted the president as saying that
he was satisfied with the dynamically developing bilateral
relations. Kocharian also singled out frequented various-level
reciprocal visits and contacts.
The two men also spoke about how to expand the frames of
cooperation. Kocharian underscored implementation of investment
projects, which he said should go parallel to intensifying trade
contacts.

THE JAVAKHQ SOLDIERS WILL NOT BE DEPRIVED OF THEIR HOMES
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[09:04 pm] 11 May, 2006
Head of Akhalkalak region Arthur Eremyan voices hope that the dwelling
buildings of the Russian military base 62 will be given to the city
municipality after the Russian soldiers release the premises.
Most of the above mentioned buildings belong to the Javakhq
soldiers. The authorities of the region voice hope that the Javakhq
residents will not be deprived of their homes after the military base
is given to Georgian Ministry of Defence and the Russian soldiers
release the buildings.
By the way, according to “A – Info” the regional board started to make
a list of Javakhq residents living in the military base in order to
apply to the Georgian central authorities with their request.

THE PERFORMANCE “TO FORGET HEROSTRAT” BEAT A RECORD
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[07:23 pm] 11 May, 2006
The Dramatic theatre after Hrachya Ghaplanyan celebrates the 30th
anniversary of the performance “To Forget Herostrat” staged on Grigori
Gorin’s play of the same name. The performance will be presented for
the 240th time at the Dramatic theatre on May 13.
According to actor Levon Mutafyan this is a record index as no
play was staged so long on the Armenian stage as this one. “This is
unprecedented phenomenon taking into consideration the crisis and
stagnancy of 70s when people were afraid to make free decisions
and were not encouraged to do such things, and there was severe
censorship. The performance “To Forget Herostat” was about evil and
its eternity and was an attempt to remind of reality and time.” Then
censorship prohibited to speak openly, and all of a sudden young
actor Ghandikyan threw down the gauntlet to theatretical world and
staged the play as his diploma work,” noted Levon Marutyan.
According to witnesses, they were disappointed by the performance
staged in Moscow as it was traditional, there were no new feelings,
passions in it and it resembled the original play. The Armenian
version of the play is more striking with its aesthetic principles;
allegories, symbols and implication which resulted in warm acceptance
by the audience. According to Armen Ghandikyan our theatres lack the
deep sense, implication and we go to simplicity.
In Armen Ghandikyan’s words the performance leads its second life
with new artistic personnel though the Vladimir Mseryan still embodies
the main character, Herostrat.
The performance was presented in many cities of the world and was
warmly accepted by the audience. Even when Gorin saw it he was
surprised, “What a wonderful performance, did I really write it? I
didn’t think I would become the author of such a great play,” recalls
Vladimir Mseryan. The latter also called on the Armenian youth to
attend theatres more frequently and to see perfect performances.