IF WAR COMMENCES, ARMENIANS TO DEFEAT
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26.04.2006
According to Russian experts, Armenia will be lacking of fuel and oil
Defence & Security magazine published in Moscow disseminated detailed
information about Armenian Armed Forces. According to the magazine,
Azerbaijan military budget 2006 makes up $600 million, but Armenian
budget – $150 million.
Azerbaijan’s GDP is $12.6 billion, but Armenian’s – $4.3
billion. Magazine disseminated this information based on western
sources. There say that Azerbaijan Armed Forces compose of 69900 men.
Regarding defence technology, Azerbaijan has 259 tanks, 328 armoured
forces, 303 shells (122 mm), 49 war-planes, and 15 helicopters.
Armenian Armed Forces’ is numbered 52000 men. They have 102 tanks,
218 armoured forces, 225 shells, 6 war-planes and 9 helicopters.
Magazine says that the largest part of armed forces and defence
technology is stationed in Nagorno-Garabagh. Reportedly the same
sources, the Armenian Army in Garabagh is numbered 20000-25000,
besides, there they have 316 tanks, 324 armoured forces, 322 shells,
and 44 volley missiles.
Magazine underlines that all the above-mentioned is a part of Russian
defence technology handed to Armenia in second half of 1990s.
Thus, according to experts, if war commences, Armenia will defeat. As
they told, in a short time after the hostility Armenia will be lacking
of fuel and oil.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

THE LESSONS OF 1915
Aram Abrahamian
Aravot.am
22 April 06
The 91 anniversary of Genocide will be commemorated on Monday. Our
summons addressed to Turkey and the World about recognizing the
Genocide is fair. If our neighbors really want to build a modern
European country they are obliged to condemn the crime made by their
grand fathers. Otherwise Turkey will remain a wild Asian state.
And we, beside efforts made for recognition of the Genocide must find
out for ourselves whether the Armenian ruling clique of the beginning
of the 20 century did its best for not putting the Armenian people
on trial. The Armenian historians are sure that both revolutionary
and conservative branches of non-political thought were unequal to
the occasion. If the mistakes of our leaders of the beginning the
20th century isn’t forgiving they are understandable.
It’s another question when you lead a community and another when you
lead a state. The degree of responsibility and thought are different
not only at leaders but at common citizens, too.
The guarantee of avoiding of genocide, territorial looses and the
security in general is to have independent, democratic state. It’s
obvious that those two descriptions are characteristic for our state
partly. While being independent and democratic isn’t only the US or
CE demand but first of all, demand of national pragmatism. But our
authorities is pragmatic only in case of their posts and pockets and
just it makes them trust in Russia and pressure the freedom inside
the country.
The lessons we can take from our modern /and not only modern / history
become more obvious. In short those lessons can be formulated in the
following way; let’s fight where we can fight, where we have chance to
win. Let’s negotiate where we don’t have chances yet. In other words
we should have achievable problems. When problems become maximalistic
‘from sea to sea’ there is a danger to loose what we have already
had. Let’s don’t trust in anyone too much.
Let’s not have an illusion that Russia will solve our problems
instead of us. Each country is our ally as much as it solves
its problems. Understanding those elementary problems we can go
ahead. Otherwise we will regress.

THE US ARMENIANS AND TURKS ARE PREPARING FOR APRIL 24
By “Azatutiun” b/s.
Aravot.am
22 April 06
According to “Boston Globe” famous newspaper the US politicians and
different organizations of different communities join to the fight
of the US Armenians for teaching the history of Armenian Genocide in
the US schools.
The suit of a teacher of one of the schools in Massachusetts and
Turkish organizations is heard in the Boston Court demanding to
add Turkish standpoint in the part about Armenian Genocide in the
schoolbooks of history. The newspaper also informs that the Armenian
organizations of Massachusetts State held a demonstration of protest
in front of the Court of Boston. The representatives of local Jewish
and Irish communities, the Public Prosecutor and deputy Governor
of Massachusetts took part in it. They both fight for the post of
Governor. ”Boston Herald” newspaper also alludes to the Armenian
Genocide, which sites the opinion of the expert of the Institute of
Studying Genocides in Harvard Helen Fain; ”It was a Genocide with
all standards. It is even offensive and amusing to argue with those
who deny it”.
While the US Turkish and Azerbaijani communities are also active
these days.
They have decided to hold joint actions of protest till April 26
opposing the Americans who are going to commemorate the anniversary of
the Armenian Genocide. A group of Turkish and Azerbaijani activities
will gather in Washington at the Embassy of Turkey and will express
their complain against propaganda of Armenians. According to ”Trend”
the Azerbaijanis and Turks ask with those actions the arrangements
prepared by Armenians, including the concert of System Of A Down
rock group.
The agency mentions, “Turk diplomats have asked Turks and Azerbaijanis
to be patient and not to react to the Armenian slanders. The activists
of Azerbaijani-American organizations will gather in the Time Square
of New York and will hold a demonstration exposing the Armenians
as liars. The head of organization Tomriz Azeri informed about it
last month.
By his words “the Azerbaijanis intend to hold a conference in New
York and inform the American society about slaughter of Azerbaijanis
in Karabakah, in particularly in Khojalu”.
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PACE PRESIDENT CALLS FOR A NEW IMPETUS FOR A EUROPE-RUSSIA PARTNERSHIP
Lragir.am
26.04.2006
Strasbourg
On the eve of a visit to St Petersburg, the President of the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Rene van
der Linden, today called for a new impetus for a partnership between
Russia and the rest of Europe.
“When I became President of the Assembly in January 2005, I stressed
the importance of ensuring constructive and friendly relations
with Russia. Now is the time to give this an extra impetus. We
must strengthen mutual trust and confidence, cooperate on an equal
footing as the key to success, build on stability and durability,
shoulder our responsibilities in solving conflicts and consolidate
peace. A partnership is therefore absolutely vital”, Rene van der
Linden said today.
On 27 April, he will take part in a special session of the State Duma
of the Russian Federation to celebrate its first centenary. On this
occasion, the President will hold a series of bilateral meetings in
particular with the President of the State Duma, Boris Gryzlov, the
President of the Council of the Federation, Sergey Mironov, as well as
with the Speakers of the Parliaments of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
and Moldova. The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin,
will also attend this special session which will take place in the
Tavrichesky Palace, where the first State Duma sat from 1906 to 1917.
The next day, 28 April, the PACE President will be co-chairing the
“International Conference on European Parliamentarianism: Past and
Present”, to be jointly organised by PACE, the CIS Interparliamentary
Assembly and the State Duma. One of the topics to be discussed at
the conference is “international standards for democratic elections”.
This will be the fourth time the President of the Assembly has visited
Russia since his election in January 2005. The visit is taking place
just before Russia takes over the Chair of the Committee of Ministers
of the Council of Europe, on 19 May 2006.
Parliamentary Assembly Communication Unit.

POLES AND ALBANIANS OF UK COMMEMORATED ARMENIAN GENOCIDE VICTIMS
PanARMENIAN.Net
26.04.2006 01:59 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Events dedicated to the 91st anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey in 1915 were held in London April
21-24. April 21 a commemoration soiree in Ealing was attended by
Mayor Michael Elliot, member of the House of Commons Steven Pound,
representatives of the Armenian community, Poles, Albanians and
other nations residing in the district. RA Ambassador to the UK Vahe
Gabrielyan was also present at the event.
April 22 some 500 representatives of the Armenian community marched
along the London streets. They were carrying posters condemning
Turkey’s Genocide denial policy. The action participants laid wreaths
to the monument of those killed in World Wars and also conveyed a
message to UK Prime Minister Tony Blair.

JAVAKHETI ARMENIANS PROTEST RUSSIAN BASES WITHDRAWAL
PanARMENIAN.Net
26.04.2006 19:14 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Residents of Akhalkalaki, the center of the
Armenian-inhabited Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia, the way for
an armed communication vehicle belonging to the 62nd Russian base and
demand its return to the base. “This signifies the start of withdrawal
of the military base from Javakhetia, since the communication
vehicle will secure the withdrawal of heavy defense technology,”
a source that preferred to remain anonymous said. According to it,
the Armenian population is against the withdrawal of the Russian
military, since a great number of questions have not been settled
yet, specifically the problem of security of Armenians and creation
of work places for them. It should be noted that many families lived
at the expense of the economic infrastructure formed thanks to the
presence of the Russian military in the region.
The Javakheti Armenians demand the Russian and Georgian authorities to
explain why the local inhabitants were not engaged in the negotiation
process on the withdrawal of the Russian military base. “The Georgian
leadership have kept everything in secret so far. They do not say who
will replace the Russian military and this arouses the indignation
of the Javakheti residents,” the source said, reported IA Regnum.

11 THOUSAND TURKS IN GERMANY STAND FOR ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RECOGNITION
PanARMENIAN.Net
26.04.2006 20:03 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ In 2004 chairman of the Germany-based organization
“Union Against Genocide”, Turkish journalist Ali Ektem collected 11
thousand signatures of German Turks standing for the Armenian Genocide
recognition. The signatures were submitted to the parliaments of
Germany and other European states.
According to Ali Ektem, the main goal of his organization is the
recognition and condemnation of the Armenian Genocide by Turkey
and the Turkish society. He said the signatures were first of all
submitted to the Turkish parliament but no response has come so far.
“Hostility cannot last eternally. Turkey should resign itself to
the fact and acknowledge the Armenian Genocide. I am convinced that
the peoples residing in Turkey will also condemn and acknowledge
the reality,” Ali Ektem underscored. In his opinion, international
organizations have much to do in this view. “They should act as
mediators in the dialogue between the Turkish and Armenian nations
to liquidate the consequences of the Genocide,” Ektem considers.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

LITHUANIAN PRESIDENT: KARABAKH CONFLICT MILITARY SETTLEMENT INADMISSIBLE
PanARMENIAN.Net
26.04.2006 20:11 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Any individual and any state have the right to be
free and the right of territorial identity. This is a fundamental
principle,” Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus, who is in Yerevan
on a formal call, stated at a meeting with the students and teaching
staff of the Yerevan State University. When commenting on the Nagorno
Karabakh conflict settlement process the Lithuanian President remarked,
“What belongs to you should be yours.” At that he said military
resolution of the conflict is inadmissible. A dialogue is essential
for the conflict settlement. I call on you to speak to each other. Via
mutual understanding and dialogue only it’s possible to find the ways
for a problem solution,” Mr. Adamkus said.
He also noted that with acquiring independence Lithuania set the
principle of correct relations as the priority principle of foreign
policy towards other states, including Russia. “Certainly we can
disagree on some issues but for the sake of the young generation
and our future we should find the way to overcome the discrepancies
available,” Valdas Adamkus stated. In his words, the Lithuanian
foreign policy will not undergo any changes and will base on mutual
trust and respect.
“Armenia should join the European community, become a full member of
this family and undertake corresponding commitments. We work together
and our goals coincide,” Mr. Adamkus said. When asked how Lithuania can
assist Armenia on the path to the European integration the president
said, “We practice such cooperation already.
Our specialists meet with Armenian counterparts and they exchange
experience. The political will for carrying out reforms in all the
sectors is essential here and the Armenian leadership possesses
this will.
We are open and ready for cooperation. We made some faults on the way
to the EU and do not want you to repeat the same mistakes,” reported
IA Regnum.

RUBEN SAFRASTYAN: THOSE WHO FALFISY HISTORY BOTHER EACH OTHER
PanARMENIAN.Net
26.04.2006 20:30 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ It’s hard to take Azerbaijan’s efforts for the
Armenian Genocide denial seriously, head of the department of Turkey
at the RA Academy of Sciences, Doctor Ruben Safrastyan stated in
an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net. “As usual, those who falsify the
historical facts, more trouble each other then help and in this case
the fact of falsification become more obvious. Besides, one should
not forget how roughly the Azerbaijani propaganda machine works”
he remarked.
At that he said Azerbaijan would prefer to have Turkey only as the
mediator in the Karabakh problem settlement, since this state would
not spare effort to weaken the “Armenian factor” in the region.
“Fortunately, Turkey’s participation is impossible. I should also add
that assurance in “fraternal friendship” is exaggerated, since each
party has its owns interests. Simply their opinions coincide on the
“Armenian factor” in the region” he underscored.

ARMENIAN HISTORIAN: ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESULT OF PLANNED ACTIVITIES
PanARMENIAN.Net
26.04.2006 20:34 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Hrant Dink is wrong to consider that Kurds follow
the wrong way Armenians chose in 1915 hoping for great powers, head of
the department of Turkey at the RA Academy of Sciences, Doctor Ruben
Safrastyan stated in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net. In his words,
the Genocide of 1915 was not the result of hopes for great powers
but was the result of thoroughly planned activities of the Ottoman
government for the annihilation of the Armenian population on their
historical homeland.
“Second, in the current situation Kurds have no alternative, since it’s
clear that the Turkish state is not ready to satisfy their demands”
he said.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress