“Mika” to meet “Young Boys” of Switzerland
ArmRadio.am
13.07.2006 12:15
In the first match of the first round of UEFA CUP “Mika” (Ashtaak) will
meet today the Swiss “Young Boys” team. “Banants” will compete with “Ameri”
(Tbilisi).
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

EBRD and “Zvartots” airport to sign a contract
ArmRadio.am
13.07.2006 11:36
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and “Zvartnots”
airport will sign a 30 million credit contract. The money is provided
for the reconstruction of this international airport. The credit will
be given for the period of 7 years.
In 1994 EBRD had provided 17 million for the construction of the
freight terminal in “Zvartnots” airport.

Matthew Bryza: The date of meeting of Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents not set so far
ArmRadio.am
13.07.2006 13:00
The exact date of the meeting of Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents
has not been set so far, US Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Matthew
Bryza declared, Day.az. reports.
In his words, the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs are waiting for the
initiative of the conflicting sides. In response to the question about
the reasons of publicizing the details of the negotiations without
considering the opinions of the conflicting parties, Mr. Bryza said he
did not do that at his own initiative. This was the decision of the
Co-Chairs. Bryza noted also that not all the details of the process
have been made public, only some elements discussed during the talks
were presented to public discussion.
“We are waiting for the reaction of the Presidents. I declare,
however, that the potential of the negotiations process has not been
exhausted. We are anticipating the guidance of the Presidents. They
should prompt us in which direction we must work in the future.” The
American Co-Chair did not rule out that the Nagorno-Karabakh issue
might be discussed at the G8 summit to open in Saint Petersburg.

President Robert Kocharyan had a farewell meeting with the Ambassador of Slovenia
ArmRadio.am
13.07.2006 13:18
Today President Robert Kocharyan had a farewell meeting with the
Ambassador of Slovenia to Armenia Mrs. Jožica Puhar, who is completing
her two-year diplomatic mission in our country.
Expressing thanks for the productive joint work, Robert Kocharyan said
that during the Ambassador’s tenure in office the Armenian-Slovenian
relations have turned considerably active, mutual visit on different
levels have been organized, including RA President’s official visit
to Slovenia.
During the meeting reference was made to the programs of bilateral
cooperation. The Ambassador presented the developments in the Balkans.
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Multinational “Rescuer – 2006” military exercises to start in Armenia July 14
ArmRadio.am
13.07.2006 13:38
July 14 the multinational “Rescuer – 2006” military exercises will
start in Armenia. Head of the Press Service of the Ministry of
Defense, Defense Minister’s Spokesman, Colonel Seyran Shahsuvaryan
told “Arminfo” Agency that the official opening ceremony of “Rescuer –
2006” military exercises of the US European Command will be held in
the Military Aviation Institute of RA Ministry of Defense.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

The European Party of “Greens” demanding to lift the blockade of the
Armenian-Turkish border
ArmRadio.am
13.07.2006 14:50
Head of the European Parliament delegation to Armenia, Georgia and
Azerbaijan, parliamentarian Marie-Anne Isler-Béguin publicized the
materials gathered during her recent visit to the Turkish-Armenian
border.
The European Armenian Federation informs that according to the
representative of the Party of “Greens,” the European Parliament
never missed the opportunity to emphasize the necessity of opening the
Armenian-Turkish border, since it’s not only the boundary population of
Armenia and Azerbaijan that suffer under the conditions of the closed
border, but also the region as a whole. Isler-Béguin underlined that
the question of opening the border should become a precondition for
Turkey’s accession to the EU.
At the same time, yesterday the Foreign Relation Committee of the
European Parliament postponed the vote on the draft resolution on
“Turkey’s progress toward accession” to September. The major reason
for delay was the late translation of the numerous amendments. These
amendments were submitted only on Monday afternoon to the various
political groups, which did not leave time to them to prepare for
the vote
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Israeli aircraft attacked Beirut airport
ArmRadio.am
13.07.2006 15:30
Israeli aircraft bombed the international airport of Beirut after
Rafik Harriri. Israei radio informs that the attack aims to distort
the normal working regime of the airport. Beirut airport is currently
closed, and all planes flying to Lebanon are forced to land in
Cyprus. According to “Al Jazeera” TV Company, 15 people were killed
in the bombarding.
The Israeli aircraft attacked also the two bridges and highways
linking the North and the South of the country. 22 were killed,
including 8 children.
Another airstrike, on al-Manar television station, was carried
out because the station is used by Hezbollah to incite and recruit
activists.
Before the attack on Lebanon, the Israeli Government allowed the
Army to start military actions against the Lebanese Hezbollah armed
grouping, which exerts control over the South of Lebanon. This actually
means that Israel is starting a new war against Lebanon.

OSCE Monitoring confirms the nonsense of the Azeri propaganda
ArmRadio.am
13.07.2006 16:02
Press Service of NKR Ministry of Defense categorically rejected the
statement by the Azeri APA Agency that the night of July 12th all
objects at the contact line of the Armed Forces of NKR and Azerbaijan
were set on fire.
According to the Agency, all foothill villages of Aghdam region and
Aghdam airport were completely burnt.
“The regular monitoring carried out by OSCE Mission and the last three
observations conducted at the request of the Karabakh side confirmed
the whole nonsense of the assertions of the Azeri propaganda,” Press
Service of NKR Ministry of Defense reported.

Azeri President anticipates the support of Turkey in the settlement of the Karabakh conflict
ArmRadio.am
13.07.2006 16:30
Azeri President Ilham Aliev anticipates the support of Turkey in the
settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
“I have been always saying and I want to repeat that unity is our
power. The closer we cooperate, the stronger our positions will
get. We shall resolve the Karabakh issue jointly,” the President of
Azerbaijan declared in Turkey.
Repeating his assertions about the occupation of territories and one
million refugees, Ilham Aliev again noted that Azerbaijan “will never
reconcile itself with the loss of land.” He reminded that Azerbaijan
is strengthening its political, economic and military power. In
Ilham Aliev’s opinion, the successful development of Azerbaijan
and reinforcement trends evidence that it is aspiring for the fair
resolution of the issue. “We provide the opportunity to the Armenian
side to withdrow from the occupied territories voluntarily,
on its free will to have the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan
resumed. However, at the same time we should be ready for all other
possible alternatives. The growing power and the military potential
of Azerbaijan, the processes under way in the region reinforce our
positions even more,” Ilham Aliev declared, AzerTag reports.

President Kocharyan received the delegation of the Armenian Catholic Church
ArmRadio.am
13.07.2006 17:17
President Robert Kocharyan received today the delegation of religious
leaders of the Armenian Catholic Church headed by Nshan Archbishop
Karagyan.
The guests talked with the President about the process and prospects
of the humanitarian programs they implement in Armenia and Karabakh.
Robert Kocharyan wished soon recovery to the Head of the Katoghike
Church, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, Patriarch Nerses
Petros Tarmuni, who is currently under medical care.