NKR DEFENSE ARMY FULFILLS ALL SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES IN FIRST SIX MONTH
OF 2006: NKR DEFENSE MINISTER
ARKA News Agency, Armenia
July 10 2006
STEPANAKERT, July 10. /ARKA/. The NKR Defense Army fulfilled all the
scheduled activities in the first half of 2006, NKR Defense Minister,
Colonel-Lieutenant Seyran Ohanyan told reporters.
According to him, his work was mostly aimed at organizing a training
course. “The NKR Army Command always focused on training the officers,
because successful implementation of set tasks depends on their
preparedness, and all the activities for command and staff officers
were fulfilled,” Ohanyan said.
“It is necessary to point out separate command and staff officers
training, held in Nagorno-Karabakh involving the entire staff of the
army and also Head of the Central Headquarters and Armenian Defense
Minister as observers,” the minister said.
According to him, one of the most primary tasks of the NKR Defense
Army is implementation of human resources policy.
The NKR Defense Minister also reported that permanent work is being
implemented on the front line, and that the army is focused on
upgrading engineering constructions. R.O. –0–

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia
Contact: Information Desk
Tel: (374-10) 52-35-31
Email: [email protected]
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Diaspora Conference in Yerevan to Feature Forum Called “New Answers to Old
Questions”
As part of the ArmeniaDiaspora Conference to take place in Yerevan on
September 18-20, there will be a forum on the universal themes facing
diasporas. Entitled, “New Answers to Old Questions: Armenians in the 21st
century,” this forum will explore questions about nations, nation-states,
identity, culture, economics, emigration and citizenship, in a borderless,
globalizing, electronically-linked world. Scholars from Armenia and the
Armenian Diaspora, as well as specialists on the Israeli, Irish, Basque and
Indian experiences will consider diaspora-related topics — some of which
are new for Armenians, who have a state for (nearly) the first time in
centuries. On the other hand, many of the questions that will be raised
will be the recurrent, traditional questions that diasporas ask. However, as
times and technology changes, and with an independent state as a homeland,
the answers can be new and different.
On the theme of Nation, State and Identity in the 21st century, a group of
international experts will look at approaches to understanding the elements
of culture and identity, their application to diasporas, and to Armenia and
the Armenian Diaspora. Understanding how other diaspora-homeland relations
have evolved, especially when the diaspora is older than the state, larger
than the state, more diverse than the state is important for Armenians. Can
diaspora institutions and politics develop without the homeland, and can a
homeland develop independently, unaided by its diaspora — that’s a question
that requires consideration. How to match reciprocal perceptions, therefore
expectations of each other — is another. Is there / will there be an
Armenian Diaspora outside of the traditional structures and institutions?
How does a diaspora shape perceptions of the homeland?
The culture of identity is another topic — one very significant for
Diasporans. How does one go from feeling to being Armenian? What is the
role of language, literature, arts, religion, history (including memories of
genocide and involuntary migration) in defining citizenship and culture?
Will the universal culture/mechanics of the internet and MTV become an
advantage for bringing new dynamics to relations and making ³culture² less
rigid and more democratic, making ³definers of official² culture less
relevant? Is globalization seen as a threat to both or can we see new forms
of being and feeling Armenian? Are there bridging efforts? Participants
from Armenia and the Diaspora will address these questions.
The economics of diaspora-homeland relations is a two-way street that must
be looked at in the social and cultural context. (A specific conference on
economic development and investments will take place concurrently, on
September 20, in the same conference hall.) But this session will focus on
whether mechanisms and an economics can be created to give direction to
future cultural and social developments?
Finally, a special panel will focus on migration and repatriation, studying
emigration and repatriation in history, around the world. What is the
Armenian experience and memory of emigration and repatriation? What is the
capacity for repatriation today? Should the government take on an active
role? Can or should today¹s migration and repatriation trends be reversed?
Finally, the forum will conclude on the second day with a look at the
Armenian Diaspora in 2020. It is necessary to develop some scenarios of
possible prospects for Armenian national treasures around the world, for the
future of historic communities, for language and culture even in the largest
communities, for the need and capacity for new and old institutions, around
the world. What facts and analyses are prerequisites to future programming
and policies? What will the Diaspora look like in 2020? How will each
other¹s perceptions of Armenia and Armenians have changed? What will today¹s
youth be doing as tomorrow’s Armenians?
Each of these topics will be addressed by specialists in the field, followed
by a group of discussants from the Armenian diaspora and Armenia. Finally,
the floor will be open to questions as time permits.
There will be simultaneous interpretation in four languages: Armenian,
English, Russian, French.
Participation in the ArmeniaDiaspora III conference is open and registration
is available at or
There will be many special cultural and social events during the conference,
including a special session on rural poverty eradication — a joint program
of the Armenian government, the Armenian Diaspora and the international
community.
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Press Release
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E-mail: [email protected]
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Antelias-Lebanon
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EDUC ATION CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN ANTELIAS
His Holiness Aram I has invited an education conference in Antelias on
August 24-26. The conference will be the second in its type, following the
August 2004 meeting entitled “Armenian education in the Diaspora”.
The initial conference had come to several decisions that emphasized
encouraging children’s literature and reorganizing the teaching of Armenian
language, history and religion in Armenian schools.
In regard to children’s literature, a special committee has already been
formed due to the efforts of the Pontiff and the director of the Department
of Armenian Affairs of the Gulbenkian Foundation, Dr. Zaven Yegavian.
The second pan-Armenian conference will thus focus on the teaching of
Armenian language, history and religion. Participants will include experts
in this field, including teachers, authors of textbooks and representatives
of educational committees, around 40 people in total from the various
dioceses of the Catholicosate of Cilicia.
The conference will examine the current situation of these taught topics and
draw out guidelines for their reorganization in all aspects. A preparations’
committee has already been appointed under the guidance of His Holiness Aram
I. Its members include Vosgeperan Arzoumanian, Yervant Pamboukian, Bebo
Simonian, Kevork Kandaharian, Jirayr Tanielian and Sarkis Giragossian.
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the Armenian Orthodox Church. For detailed information about the history and
mission of the Cilician Catholicosate, you may refer to the web page of the
Catholicosate, The Cilician Catholicosate, the
administrative center of the church is located in Antelias, Lebanon.

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“Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund
Governmental Building 3, Yerevan, RA
Contact: Anush Babayan
Tel: 3741 52 09 40
Fax: 3741 52 37 95
E-mail: [email protected]
Web:
10.07.06
Tenders for the Mardakert Regional Development Project
Tenders for construction of 30 km long water pipe-line and 4,865 km
long section of Drmbon-Mardakert road were conducted on July the 4th
in the frame of the Mardakert Regional Development Project.
Construction of the drinking water pipe-line will be carried out in
two stages. 13 and 17 km long sections will be constructed.
Virage company was selected to carry out construction of 17 km
long section. According to the schedule the company will construct
the section in 330 days. The construction costs 490 million 956
thousand AMD. The tender for the 13 km long section of the pipe-line
was cancelled due to high prices offered by the participants. New
tender will be conducted for the section on August 1. The “Hayastan”
Fund has paid 40 million AMD to the NKR government for the design of
the water-main.
Karavan won the tender announced for the construction of 4,865 km long
section of the Drmbon-Mardakert road. It is scheduled to complete
in 480 days. Construction costs 459 million 696 thousand AMD. The
first tender for this section was conducted in March. But due to
high prices offered by the participants the tender was cancelled and
re-announced. Construction works in Mardakert will start in July.

Ilham Aliyev: “Armenia as well as MG co-chairs know that Nagorno Garabagh will never be granted status of independence”
Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
July 10 2006
[ 10 Jul. 2006 20:41 ]
“Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan is efficient project from economic and all
viewpoints. We worked and implemented this jumbo project together.
This will enable us to deliver the Caspian Sea oil to the world
market. This pipeline, of course, is of great importance for other
countries and companies. Kazakhstan’s joining this project proved
this fact once more. Some resisting forces said that this project
is economically groundless and inefficient,” Azerbaijani president
Ilham Aliyev told Turkish Cumhuriyyet newspaper, APA reports.
Touching on Armenian lobbies’ impeding implementation of
Kars-Akhalkalaki-Tbilisi-Baku railway project, he said that Armenian
lobbies are in animosity against Azerbaijan and Turkey.
“It is reality and truth. Look, Armenian lobby was actively against BTC
project and even sent letters to and exerted pressure on international
organizations financing this project. But Azerbaijan’s and Turkey’s
will and Georgia’s activity didn’t allow them to achieve their
goals. I am sure that we will implement Kars-Akhalkalaki-Tbilisi-Baku
railway project too despite their efforts. They can exert pressure
on the foreign financial organizations but now we don’t need these
organizations. Azerbaijan is and will be much stronger and have strong
position in the region.
Armenia is and will be isolated from the international projects and
their condition will go from bad to worse”.
Touching on recent proposals of OSCE Minsk Group’s statement, Mr.
Aliytev said that the proposals belong to the MG.
“We haven’t come to agreement. We are far from agreement. Only there
are some certain proposals. We don’t object to OSCE MG’s publicizing
the proposals as we never were in favor of confidentiality in the
talks. We agreed to confidentiality taking the opposite side’s offer
into account”.
Saying territorial integrity of Azerbaijan has to be restored, Mr.
Aliyev noted that no compromise can be made in this issue.
“the occupied lands have to be liberated, eliminated from the
occupier forces, Azerbaijani refugees and IDPs have to return to
their homelands. As to the future status of Garabagh, opinion of
Azerbaijani and Armenian communities living in Garabagh can be taken
into consideration. Before the war, Azerbaijanis and Armenians lived in
Garabagh. Azerbaijanis’ returning to Nagorno Garabagh is a stipulation,
they have to be settled there and after that the communities and
Azerbaijan can solve the problem on the status of N.
Garabagh as it is integral part of Azerbaijan. The future will show
how much time the talks will take.
We will not allow violation of Azerbaijan’s territorial wholeness,
decision on separation of Garabagh from Azerbaijan. MG co-chairs
and Armenian leadership knows that. Simply, Armenian side brings up
points not corresponding with the reality. Azerbaijan’s territorial
integrity is not an issue to discuss and the status of independence
will never be granted to Nagorno Garabagh”.
Saying international community recognizes N. Garabagh as a part of
Azerbaijan, he noted that the UNO and others recognize territorial
wholeness with Garabagh is a part of it.
“In this case, independence can’t be discussed. There is practice
of minorities’ living norms. Authority exists in some countries of
Europe. Why does N.Garabagh differ? Why the territory in which national
minorities live should be separated from Azerbaijan and declared
independent? We will never allow this, nobody, no organization no
country will ever recognize Nagorno Garabagh’s independence”. /APA/

Armenia Tree Project
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Watertown, MA 02472 USA
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Tel: (37410) 447-401
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PRESS RELEASE
July 10, 2006
ATP Plants Over 340,000 Seedlings During Large Scale Reforestation of Getik
River Valley This Spring
— Brings Total Number of Trees Planted by ATP This Spring to 487,200
YEREVAN–Armenia Tree Project (ATP) expanded its reforestation program by
planting 343,750 trees in the Getik River Valley of the Gegharkounik region
north of Lake Sevan in April-May 2006. Plantings on two massive forest plots
covered a total of 400 acres with indigenous species of trees, including
chestnut, maple, ash, oak, walnut, wild apple, and wild pear.
Eighty workers–all residents of the villages of Aghavnavank, Dzoravank,
Dprabak, and Aygut–were employed by ATP to implement the tree-planting
activity on the neighboring hillsides. Seedlings were purchased from
backyard nurseries owned by 118 families in these rural communities, which
are mainly inhabited by Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan.
The very first step in this initiative was taken during the year of ATP’s
10th anniversary, when the organization announced the beginning of the first
extensive reforestation initiative. ATP’s Rural and Mountainous Development
(RMD) Program was strengthened this season with the generous support of the
Bilezikian Family Foundation and United Armenian Charities, which assisted
the expansion of the backyard nursery program, and the Mirak Family
Foundation, which provided funding to establish a reforestation nursery in
the village of Margahovit in the Lori region.
The backyard nursery program began as a pilot project in 2004 in the village
of Aygut. Working with communities and local officials, ATP entered into
agreements with 17 families who were interested in growing tree seedlings
that would be used in the reforestation of once densely wooded mountains
that were enormously degraded over the last decade. The initiative was
designed to reverse the effects of this deforestation, which led to severe
flooding and erosion in the villages along the Getik River.
In 2004-2006, the program was expanded to include four neighboring villages.
The owners of the backyard nurseries were supplied with seeds, tools, and
equipment, and ATP agro-specialists visited nurseries to provide technical
assistance, training, and consultation to the farmers.
“When we began our backyard nursery program we looked for an area that would
benefit most from our reforestation efforts,” stated ATP Executive Director
Jeff Masarjian. “We started with the knowledge that deforestation was linked
to poverty. We knew that in addition to planting trees, we had to provide
people with a steady income so they could meet their basic needs.”
According to a household survey conducted by ATP in 2003, the average annual
income of rural villagers in Aygut was $280 US, so the money earned by the
families and workers involved in this project has provided a desperately
needed source of income.
“In two years we have grown from helping 17 families learn how to start
their own tree nurseries to now providing a stable income for 330 families
who are creating a successful and renewable source of tree seedlings for the
degraded hillsides around their villages,” noted ATP founder Carolyn Mugar.
“ATP has found a way to create reliable ‘micro-enterprise’ partnerships with
these families, and we are grateful to our supporters for helping us bring
their work to fruition.”
Armen Gharayan, a 38 year-old refugee who worked at the reforestation site
this spring, commented: “I was preparing to leave my village for good. Lack
of job and vital livelihood forced my family to plan for moving to Russia.
Because of ATP and its benevolent mission carried out on the territory
adjacent to Dzoravank village, I was able to participate in this project and
earn a living. On behalf of my whole family, I want to pass our heartfelt
thanks to ATP for this opportunity to remain in my homeland and restore the
mistreated environment of the Getik Valley.”
This spring, ATP purchased 95,000 healthy and strong seedlings from 118
families as part of its rural economic development program. These families
earned 9.5 million drams, which is equal to $21,000 US. The remaining
seedlings were propagated by ATP at a large reforestation nursery in Lori
region. ATP distributed another $39,000 in the region to hire 80 workers and
to transplant the seedlings from the nurseries to the reforestation plots.
Zoya Manucharyan, the owner of one of the most productive backyard
nurseries, has been collaborating with ATP for more than three years:
“Thanks to Armenia Tree Project I could buy a house, which was unaffordable
before. Being a part of the reforestation program during the past three
years helped us improve our living accommodations and inspired us to
continue preserving Armenia’s gorgeous nature. I would be happy to
collaborate with ATP again.”
Plans are being made now to expand the RMD Program for the upcoming fall
planting season. In addition, ATP’s Community Tree Planting (CTP) division
accomplished the planting of 143,450 trees and shrubs in every region of
Armenia, including Artsakh, nearly tripling their previous planting record.
ATP was founded in 1994 with the vision of securing Armenia’s future by
protecting its environment and advancing its socio-economic development by
mobilizing resources to fund reforestation, community tree planting,
environmental education and advocacy, as well as rural development through
job creation. ATP uses trees to improve the standard of living of Armenians,
promoting self-sufficiency and aiding those with fewest resources first.
In just over 12 years ATP has planted and rejuvenated almost 1,250,000 trees
at over 600 sites in Armenia and Artsakh. With the establishment of the new
Mirak Family Reforestation nursery in Lori and expansion of the backyard
nursery program, ATP hopes to begin planting over one million trees each
year to help secure the future of Armenia.
PHOTO CAPTIONS
(ATP workers.jpg) Eighty workers from the villages of Aghavnavank,
Dzoravank, Dprabak, and Aygut were employed by ATP to assist in the
reforestation of 400 acres of land in the Getik River Valley this spring
(Photo by Haik Badalyan)
(ATP seedlings.jpg) Over 343,750 seedlings purchased from 118 families or
grown in ATP’s reforestation nursery in Lori were planted in the Getik
Valley of the Gegharkounik region north of Lake Sevan (Photo by Haik
Badalyan)

AGBU Press Office
55 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022-1112
Phone: 212.319.6383, x118
Fax: 212.319.6507
Email: [email protected]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, July 10, 2006
AGBU DISTRIBUTES 10 ULTRASOUND MACHINES TO ARMENIA AND KARABAKH
HOSPITALS
On July 3, 2006, AGBU distributed 10 ultrasound machines to nine
medical facilities in Armenia and a newly built clinic in Karabakh’s
capital, Stepanakert, to ensure that Armenian hospitals are equipped
with state-of-the-art diagnostic tools.
After Armenia’s independence in 1991, AGBU began financing a number
of long-term educational, cultural, and humanitarian projects in the
country, including the AGBU Ultrasound Training Center at Yerevan State
Medical University in 2000, which was established in collaboration with
Jefferson Ultrasound Research and Education Institute of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. Levon Nazarian, MD, Professor of Radiology and Vice
Chairman for Education at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, led
the initiative with financing provided by Nazar Nazarian, AGBU Vice
Chairman and Treasurer. The success of the AGBU Ultrasound Center
is attested by the fact that more than 100 specialists have already
been trained there, including individuals from as far away as India
and Russia. The Global Ultrasound Equipment Donation Foundation,
headed by Barry B. Goldberg, MD, Professor of Radiology and Director
of Ultrasound at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, donated the
ultrasound machines.
“These machines cannot serve their goal without trained
specialists. That is why before giving the machines to the hospitals,
all specialists operating them completed training courses at the
AGBU Ultrasound Training Center. Thanks to the efforts of Professors
Andreas Hambardzumian and Hmayak Sissakian, Co-Directors of the AGBU
Ultrasound Center, doctors learn modern diagnostic methods at the
university. Many specialists then take their knowledge to different
regions around Armenia and Karabakh. We highly value the fact that,
in the distant regions of Armenia and Karabakh, people will have
the opportunity to make use of the services provided by these
ultra-modern machines. I hope that chief doctors will support the
trained specialists by providing all the necessary conditions for
utilizing the new machines to make correct and timely diagnoses,”
said Gohar Kalian, Rector of the Medical University.
Each machine costs $20,000 and diagnoses many abdominal, gynecological
and heart diseases. In deciding which hospitals would receive
the machines, the organizers took into consideration the number
of patients treated at each hospital and the diagnostic equipment
available. Research showed that hospitals in Karabakh and southern
Armenia do not have echocardiography machines and institutions in
those regions were given special consideration.
The 10 ultrasound machines have been allocated to the newly built
clinic of Stepanakert, hospitals in Kapan and Goris, the Central
Military Hospital of the Republic of Armenia’s Defense Ministry,
Yolian Hematology Center, St. Nersess the Great Scientific-Medical
Center, the Oncology Center, and Clinic #1 of Yerevan State Medical
University. The AGBU Ultrasound Training Center will receive the
remaining two machines.
AGBU is the largest Armenian nonprofit organization in the world. It
promotes the Armenian heritage through educational, cultural,
humanitarian, and media projects. For more information on AGBU,
please visit

Disappearing History Doc Raises Questions
By Anne Becker
Broadcasting & Cable
7/10/2006
Did the History Channel pull a documentary because of political
pressure?
History Channel says no, but that hasn’t mooted the question after
Ottoman Empire: The War Machine mysteriously vanished from the
network’s schedule June 22, the day it was to premiere.
The program recounts the six-century reign of the Ottomans, the
precursors to the modern republic of Turkey.
When the special did not premiere-even after History had run promos
just days before and pre-sold DVDs on its Web site-message boards at
HistoryChannel.com and Armenian-American blogs erupted with allegations
the network caved to pressure from the Turkish government or other
groups.
Although none have seen the documentary, the critics suspect it likely
covers the death of more than a million Armenians at the hands of
Ottoman Turks from 1915 to 1923. Armenians regard the killings as
genocide, but the Turkish government disputes the characterization
and is notoriously strident in advocating its version of history.
The History Channel says that it pulled the program because it was
“incomplete and did not meet our broadcast standards,” and that it
received no calls from any political groups regarding the special
before its scheduled run date. “The History Channel never bows to
political pressure from any interest group,” a network representative
says. But critics of the Turkish government aren’t convinced.
“This has been a pattern of this government’s behavior in countries
outside of its own,” says Peter Balakian, Chair in the Humanities
at Colgate University and author of The Burning Tigris: The Armenian
Genocide and America’s Response.
Balakian says the Turkish government’s efforts to stop media coverage
of the Armenian issue dates back to 1935, when it pressured the
U.S. State Department to shut down a Hollywood movie about the
killings. “They have a history of working at intimidation, and I
would hate to think this happened in this case,” he says.
Doris V. Cross, a vice president at Media Watch Armenia, a
clearinghouse for historical and scholarly documentation on the
killings, says she had not heard of any pressure from the Armenian
side, but notes that complaints from Turkish officials to what they
consider unfavorable media coverage are “not uncommon.”
“The title-Ottoman Empire: The War Machine-that could’ve been enough”
to prompt protests, Cross says. “The official government policy is
that there was no Armenian genocide. This could be one of those cases
where it stays on the shelf.”
The situation echoes the controversy last April over The Armenian
Genocide, a PBS documentary about the killings. In that instance,
Armenian groups and members of Congress protested a planned follow-up
program that featured panelists who deny the genocide occurred. Several
PBS stations declined to air it.
Producers from Digital Ranch, the production company behind Ottoman
Empire, did not return repeated calls for comment.
For their part, representatives of the Turkish-American community
deny that they seek to censor content about the Armenian killings.
“The Turkish-American community doesn’t believe in viewpoint
suppression at all-quite the opposite, it wants multiple viewpoints
represented,” says David Saltzman, a Washington-based attorney
who represents the Turkish Embassy as well as the Assembly of
Turkish-American Associations. “To suppress viewpoints, especially
under pressure from politicians and lobby groups, is incorrect and
not the American way.”
The History Channel says it has rescheduled the program for an
unspecified date in the fall.

Press Release
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E-mail: [email protected]
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PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
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&quo t;THE PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE OF PEOPLES,
RELIGIONS AND CULTURES SHOULD BECOME A GLOBAL CONCERN”
ANNOUNCES HIS HOLINESS ARAM I
“Humanity is today at a critical stage in its history. Despite huge progress
and successes in the fields of science, technology, economy, culture and
international relations, humanity today faces such serious problems that
could lead the world to destruction. The ambiguous values of globalization,
the violent expressions of religious fanaticism, and the continuation of
injustice in different forms have caused fear and insecurity everywhere,”
His Holiness Aram I says in his address to the inter-religious conference
being held currently in Moscow.
Describing the current situation of the world, His Holiness emphasizes the
role of religion in the life of societies: “Religion should not be
politicized. It should not be identified with political structures or
ideologies. On the other hand, religion can’t be de-politicized, because it
has a say towards the main issues facing humanity today. Therefore, it is
not possible to completely separate religion and politics. In my opinion,
some form of partnership should be established between religion and
politics; a partnership the aim of which would be the achievement of the
society’s collective goals; a partnership that would succeed in eradicating
the root of injustice in society and establishing peace based on justice.”
Within this context, the Catholicos proposes a guideline of five points for
cooperation between various religions: a) The development of a society based
on common values and aims, b) the deepening of the mutual trust between the
various religions and cultures of the world, c) the preservation of
pluralism in society, simultaneously developing harmonious cooperation
between them, d) the development of respect and acknowledgement of
differences, e) the strengthening of the basic values guaranteeing a society
‘s collective life.
His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians is also attending the
conference organized by the Russian Orthodox Church. His Holiness as well
delivered a message to the conference.
Representing the Catholicosate of Cilicia and His Holiness Aram I at the
conference are Archbishop Sebouh Sarkissian (Primate of the Diocese of
Tehran) and Bishop Nareg Alemezian (Ecumenical Officer).
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The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the two Catholicosates of
the Armenian Orthodox Church. For detailed information about the Ecumenical
activities of the Cilician Catholicosate, you may refer to the web page of
the Catholicosate, The Cilician Catholicosate, the
administrative center of the church is located in Antelias, Lebanon.

WRESTLERS OF ARMENIA GAIN THREE MEDALS IN THE EUROPE YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP
ZOMBATELI, JULY 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian wrestlers of Greco-Roman
wrestling gained one silver and two bronze medals in the Europe
Youth Championship held in the city of Zombateli, Hungary on July
6-9. Meanwhile, 5 of the 6 wrestlers of the national team of Armenia
were among the medal winners (including gold) of the previous year’s
tournament of the same name. This time armyman Artur Shahinian (84
kilograms) who won the silver prize was the best one.
Khosrov Melikian (60 kilograms) from Gyumri and Arsen Julfakian
(74 kilograms) from Yerevan stood on the third stair of the pedestal.