ARMENIAN WRESTLERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP
ArmRadio.am
25.08.2006 13:08
Eight Armenian wrestlers will participate in the World Youth
Greek-Roman and Free-Style Wrestling Championships to be held August
29 – September 5 in Guatemala.
RA youth team of Grrek-Roman style wrestlers comprises Khosrov
Melikyan, Hrachya Hovhannisyan, Arsen Julfalakyan and Arthur
Shahinyan. The chief trainer of the team is Armen Babalaryan, the
trainer is Sokrat Petrosyan.
The team of free-style wrestlers includes Suren Adyan, Khachik
Amroyan, Edgar Yenokyan and Arthur Arakelyan. The chief trainer is
Araik Baghdasaryan.

FAMOUS POETESS SILVA KAPUTIKYAN PASSED AWAY
ArmRadio.am
25.08.2006 13:30
Around 6 o’clock in the morning, August 25, poetess, prose writer and
publisher Silva Kaputikyan passed away at the age of 87. She was an
Academician of RA National Academy of Science and member of the Union
of Writers of Armenia.
RA Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan sent a telegram of condolence,
in which he expressed compassion to her family and friends on behalf
of RA Government and himself.

NKR SERVICEMAN WOUNDED IN THE RESULT OF TRUCE BREAK
ArmRadio.am
25.08.2006 13:37
Serviceman of the NKR Armed Forces was wounded in the result of the
violation of the cease-fire regime at the contact line between the
Armed Forces of Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan.
Well-informed sources told ArmInfo that the soldier was wounded in
the arm.
The cease-fire was broken in the direction of Martakert.

PRESIDENT KOCHARYAN MET WITH THE MAYOR OF YEREVAN YERVAND ZAKHARYAN
ArmRadio.am
25.08.2006 14:57
Today President Robert Kocharyan had a working meeting with the Mayor
of Yerevan Yervand Zakharyan.
The Mayor presented to the President the process of accomplishment
of 2006 programs in different spheres. Particularly, reference was
made to the urban development programs and construction works.
The President draw special attention to the program of events connected
with the master plan of Yerevan.
The interlocutors dwelt on the improvement of the city roads and
regulation of transport.
The President gave concrete instructions regarding all the issues
discussed.

AZERI CLERICAL LEADER TO ANNOUNCE JIHAD IN KARABAKH “WHEN IT IS TIME” – AGENCY
Trend news agency
23 Aug 06
Baku, 23 August: “I am ready to announce a jihad to liberate the
occupied Azerbaijani territories when it is time,” the chairman of the
Spiritual Board of the Muslims of the Caucasus, Allahsukur Pasazada,
told journalists on 23 August in Baku.
“I think this time will come, but the potential for peace talks has
not been exhausted yet,” he said.
Pasazada noted that Nagornyy Karabakh occupies a key place in all
of his meetings with officials of different countries, as well as
prominent religious figures. Most of them fully support our right
cause and are ready to help Azerbaijan resolve the conflict, he said.

CORRUPTION IN ARMENIA HITS THE DIASPORA
Lragir.am
24 Aug 06
So far we have not responded to the letters of our readers. And not
because they are critical and we do not want to publish negative
opinions. And not because they are full of praise and we do not
want to appear immodest. Simply these letters were in the mode of
approval or debate, which, we thought, would not be interesting for
our other readers.
However, we decided to make an exception for a letter we got on August
24 and publish it. Moreover, our exception stems from the exception
of the letter in the sense that besides being a mere opinion the
letter contains interesting information connected with the topic
of the article “Million in Lobbyist Basket”. A reader from
Sweden wrote to us. We present the letter sent by e-mail fully and
without changes.
“Hello, I read the news every day from Sweden on you homepage.
I enjoy it a lot, Even if it is very depressing regarding the situation
in Armenia and I like that you report the truth…becouse only then
change can happen. But regarding you article MILLION IN LOBBYIST
BASKET I just want to say All THAT money spend. If it was sent to
Armenia it would not make a difference because the money in Armenia’s
mafia state corruption the money would just disappear.
The situation whit the corruption in Armenia, is not only hitting
the Armenians in Armenian but also the Diaspora I give you just an
example. In London the Armenian Diaspora owned a sporting facility
whit during the Gumry disaster the Armenians sold to send to Armenian
relief. They sold the complex then for! 1 Million pounds, they sold
it to Bangladeshis, today the sport complex I worth 20 million pound!
The Armenian in London don’t have any wear now to meet and have
different sporting and event activities! And so they slowly lose
contact and disappear and lose their culture and identity … This
is just an example of the destruction of Armenian corruption that
hits the Diaspora …because of the corruption in Armenian.
Yours sincerely
reader
Sweden

COMMUNIST SAYS SONG OF STRONGMEN WOULD MAKE ANTHEM OF ARMENIA
Lragir.am
24 Aug 06
The leader of the Communist Party Ruben Tovmasyan thinks that under
the present government of Armenia the song of the strongmen (“Vot
Takaya Dolya Vorovskaya”) could be national anthem of Armenia, and
everyone would sing it except for the Communists.
With regard to the Commission on the Anthem of Armenia, Mr. Tovmasyan
said, “Look at them, Aram Khachaturyan’s work is in the fourth
place. I wonder who is in the first place.” On learning from the news
reporters that Tigran Mansuryan’s work is in the first place, he added,
“Mansuryan and Amirkhanyan should have been more modest.”
The Communists think that all this fuss about changing the anthem is
a disgrace for people, and the national anthem should not have been
discussed at all. Ruben Tovmasyan says they conducted a survey among
1014 people and only 30 people said they are against the anthem of
Soviet Armenia by Aram Khachaturyan.
In case the old anthem is changed, the Communists accept the music by
Aram Khachaturyan with new lyrics, although he says, “Sarmen’s lyrics
have prospect.” If it is not chosen either, let Mikhael Nalbandyan’s
anthem remain. His poem “Freedom” would be enough to recognize him
as Mikhael Nalbandyan.

NATO INFORMATION CENTER TO OPEN IN ARMENIA IN SEPTEMBER
ArmRadio.am
24.08.2006 17:57
RA Government took the decision today, according to which t will
provide means from its reserve funds for renting the area for the
NATO Information Center in Yerevan, MEDIAMAX Agency informs.
In 2007 the rent will be paid from the state budget.
The NATO information center will be established and managed by the
“Armenian Center for Trans-Atlantic Initiative” NGO.

MONEY FOR CONSEQUENCES OF FIRES IN KARABAKH
Lragir.am
24 Aug 06
The Armenian government lends a hand to Nagorno Karabakh. This decision
was made on August 24. The government decided to allocate 300 million
drams from its reserve fund to the RA Ministry of Finance and Economy
to assist in recovering the damage caused to farmers by draft and
fires in the summer season in Nagorno Karabakh Republic.

TO RENT OFFICE FOR NATO
Lragir.am
24 Aug 06
The government of Armenia, which immediately finds place for cafes and
other public places, has been unable to find office space in the past
few months for the information center of NATO. This has been considered
since last autumn when Robert Simons, the special representative of
the Secretary General of NATO. It took the government of Armenia about
a year to settle the problem of office of the information center.On
August 24 the executive decided to allocate 3 m 200 thousand drams
to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the reserve fund to open the
Information Center of NATO in Yerevan to cover office expenses in
September-december 2006.