AGAINST LEGAL WILFULNESS NGO RENDERS CHARITY MEDICAL SERVICE TO ITS
BENEFICIARIES IN ARMAVIR

ARMAVIR, MAY 25, NOYAN TAPAN. Against Legal Wilfulness NGO rendered
regular charity assistance to its beneficiaries, among which there
were families of missing people, prisoners of war who have returned,
as well as persons exposed to tortures. Cooperating with the Armavir
Development Center NGO, Against Legal Wilfulness NGO on May 24
rendered free therapeutic, psychotherapeutic and psychological medical
service in Armavir. As Zhorzheta Mesropian, coordinator of the
organization’s program, informed Noyan Tapan correspondent, RA
Ministry of Health and UMCOR organization provide their assistance in
the free medical service. The Foundation of Protection of Youths NGO
working since 1991 was renamed Against Legal Wilfulness. The
organization’s mission is to reveal missing freedom-fighters and to
integrate the prisoners of war to the society.

Agreement on cooperation to be signed between Yerevan and Moscow

ArmRadio.am
26.05.2006 10:46
Head of Kentron community of Yerevan Gagik Beglaryan and Prefect of the
Central Administrative Unit of Moscow Sergey Baydakov will sign today an
agreement on cooperation between Yerevan and Moscow.

Galust Sahakyan: Electing Tigran Torosyan would be a correct choice

ArmRadio.am
26.05.2006 17:00
Head of the NA Republican Party faction Galust Sahakyan, who was the
first to predict the collapse of the coalition, has some predictions
about the future composition of the Parliament.
`Naturally, I have predictions, but because of the tense political
atmosphere I do not consider it proper to publicize these today,’ he
declared at a Parliamentary briefing on May 26.
In response to the question about the possible suggestion of his
candidacy for the Chairman of the National Assembly, Mr. Sahakyan said
that by expressing such will the Deputies are trying to do him a
favor. He excluded such opportunity.
`I have my own circle of duties, which I consider very important.
During these years I have been carrying a greater burden. I think that
the correct choice is electing Tigran Torosyan,’ Galust Sahakyan
noted.
According to him, in the elections Tigran Torosyan will receive the
necessary 66 votes. Galust Sahakyn predicts that Tigran Torosyan will
receive 78 votes.

DID A1+ LOSE OR `LOSE?’
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Lragir.am
26 May 06
On May 25 the National Committee on Television and Radio passed a
decision that Ulysses-Media and Radio-Pro will be broadcast on FM 90.3
and FM 90.7.A1+ had made bids for both frequencies. However, once
again the fair contest of the Committee revealed that the program of
A1+ was weak.

GRADUATION PARTIES WERE BANNED BUT CHILDREN HAVE FUN

Lragir.am
26 May 06

May 25 is the last day of the academic year in secondary schools of
NKR. This year 2324 students left school (814 from the capital). The
Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport informed that 10 alumni are
candidates to gold medals. 7 are from the schools of the capital, 3
from Askeran.
As long ago as April 21 signed an order banning parties at schools
after the final exams, as well as graduation parties with the teaching
staff and directors. Open Society and Unity NGOs held a round-table
meeting to find out the attitude of teachers, students and parents to
these parties, which have become a tradition at schools. A family
usually spends about 100 dollars on the graduation party only.

UNITED LABOR PARTY TAKES UP POSTS IN TURN
Lragir.am
26 May 06
The United Labor Party will nominate chairs of committees and speaker
of the National Assembly when these positions finally become vacant,
said Gurgen Arsenyan, the leader of the ULP faction, May 26. He said
that they got a post in the executive and reached a consensus with the
government, because for the time being they consider the prime issue
of the country to guarantee the activities of the parliament in the
pre-election year. It is surprising, however, that the party of Gurgen
Arsenyan considers legislative activities a primary question but is
definitely passive with regard to the posts in the parliament, whereas
it was quick in getting the government posts. Gurgen Arsenyan explains
this by order. According to him, they were first offered posts inthe
executive, therefore they first responded to this offer; the ULP will
act when the parliamentary posts become vacant,. `If people are
willing to work, they look for ways of fulfilling this wish. If people
are reluctant to work, they look for reasons not to work,’ says Gurgen
Arsenyan with regard totheir appointment to government posts.

COALITION WILL NOT SIGN A NEW MEMORANDUM

Lragir.am
26 May 06

There is no need to sign a new memorandum to expand the coalition
formally, stated the representatives of the two political parties
remaining in the coalition, Hrair Karapetyan, ARF, and Galust
Sahakyan, Republican, May 26. Hrair Karapetyan said the ARF and the
Republican Party have expressed their willingness to cooperate with
all the forces, and it is important that these forces share the ideas
set down in the memorandum. In this case, according to Hrair
Karapetyan, it is not important which forces will take up the vacant
posts in the parliament.
This question has not been settled finally, and generally, Galust
Sahakyan thinks, the process has just begun, and it will become clear
later whether a new memorandum needs to be signed or not.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

WHO IS DISTORTING, GEGHAMYAN OR DEMIRCHYAN?
Lragir.am
26 May 06
During the parliament briefings on May 26 a distance debate between
Artashes Geghamyan, the leader of the National Unity Party, and Stepan
Demirchyan, Ardarutiun Alliance, took place. The reason was
Geghamyan’s May 24statement on Shant TV. The leader of the National
Unity stated that before the presidential election of 1998 he had
talked to Karen Demirchyan in their house, and had persuaded Karen
Demirchyan `that it would be better if he became prime minister, and
Kocharyan became president, because it would be better to trust the
settlement of the Karabakh issue to Robert Kocharyan,’ said Geghamyan,
adding that he was surprised when after this talk Karen Demirchyan was
nominated. Stepan Demirchyan replied to Geghamyan’s statement in
press, saying he would not bear any distorted information about Karen
Demirchyan.
On May 26 Stepan Demirchyan even showed up at the briefing of
Ardarutiun Alliance, which happens very rarely. `I was present at that
talk. Karen Demirchyan offered the leader of the National Unity to
become the head of his electoral campaign headquarters. He declined
this offer. And if there was such an offer, it means he had already
been nominated. It was his right to supportor not to support, to be
nominated or to support another candidate. It was his business, his
right, however, he does not have the right to distort the truth,
especially if it is connected with Karen Demirchyan,’ says Stepan
Demirchyan.
Stepan Demirchyan, however, did not answer any questions, saying that
he closed this topic by his statement and there would be no
debates. The other side of the debate Artashes Geghamyan had stated
earlier that certain forces are trying to tap a wedge between Stepan
Demirchyan and him, which will not be successful.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Karabakh hails Montenegrin independence vote
Mediamax news agency
25 May 06

Yerevan, May 25: The foreign ministry of the Nagornyy Karabakh
republic today issued a statement about the referendum on independence
in Montenegro. The statement says the following:
“It is a positive event that a referendum on independence was held in
Montenegro and the international community showed its readiness to
recognize its results. We are sure that the respect for a nation’s
right to self-determination exercised through a nation-wide referendum
is a cornerstone of the settlement of similar situations and is a tool
for establishing political stability in a conflict region.
“In this connection, it is expedient to recall that the disrespect for
the right of the people of Nagornyy Karabakh, who voted for
independence at a referendum on 10 December 1991, in fact resulted in
Azerbaijan’s military aggression against the Nagornyy Karabakh
republic which led to human casualties and destruction.
“In the process of settlement of the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict, the
disregard of the right of the people of Nagornyy Karabakh to
self-determination and to political independence and economic and
military security, will reduce the possibility of finding a mutually
acceptable solution and establishing lasting peace and mutual
understanding in the region.”

“NEW TIMES” PARTY LEADER GIVEN RUSSIAN AWARD “PROFESSIONAL OF RUSSIA”
Yerevan, May 26. ArmInfo. Leader of “New Times” party, Aram Karapetyan, was
granted Russian state award – “Professional of Russia,” at the Moscow
Government House, today, “New Times” party informs ArmInfo.
The award was meted out by the Armoury, RF President, jointly with the RF
State Duma, Federal Assembly, Moscow Government and Moscow Duma, as well as
Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Citizens of CIS member-states are also
granted the award for achievements in various spheres. The award was granted
to such authoritative Russian public workers and political figures as Yuri
Luzhkov, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Yevgeny Primakov, Vladimir Katrenko, film
director Fedor Bondarchuk and others.