KOCHARIAN’S VISIT BOOSTS IRAN-ARMENIA COOPERATION
Fars News Agency, Iran
July 5 2006
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr
Mottaki stressed that the visit to Tehran by Armenian President Robert
Kocharian, which is to take place on Wednesday, would further develop
the two countries’ mutual cooperation.
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki met with Armenian deputy
Foreign Minister Armen Gragoursian here on Tuesday to discuss avenues
for consolidating the two countries’ ties and exchange views about
Armenian President’s visit to Tehran.
During the meeting, Mottaki assessed the two countries’ relations
as proper and stated that the visit to Tehran by the Armenian
President, Robert Kocharian could pave the ground for enhanced mutual
cooperation and exploration of new mechanisms for the two states’
further agreements.
Pointing to the two countries’ cordial ties, he said that the two
states enjoy abundant potentials for enhanced political, cultural and
economic cooperation and that continued exchanges of visits and view
points can prepare a new groundwork for the existing ties.
For his part, Armenia’s deputy Foreign Minister briefed Mottaki about
the programs to be covered during Kocharian’s visit to Tehran and
voiced his country’s preparedness to develop ties in all political,
cultural and economic areas.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

PRESIDENT ROBERT KOCHARYAN CONGRATULATES PEOPLE ON CONSTITUTION DAY
ArmRadio.am
05.07.2006 12:30
President Robert Kocharyan issued a congratulating address on the
occasion of the Constitution Day. The message says, in particular,
“Dear compatriots, I congratulate you on Constitution Day.
The major law of our country is the choice of our people and
the expression of its aims. It is extremely important on the way
of building a democratic, social and legal state. Our progress is
directly linked to the undistorted appliance of the Constitution.
Important Constitutional amendments were implemented in 2005. These
open new perspectives for multilateral development of our country
and people, provide for a more balanced activity of the branches of
power and strengthen the system of human rights defense.
I believe that the current Constitution of the Republic of Armenia
will serve our future generations for a long time.

RA PRIME MINISTER ANDRANIK MARGARYAN’S CONGRATULATING ADDRESS ON THE OCCASSION OF CONSTITUTION DAY
ArmRadio.am
05.07.2006 13:35
RA prime Minister issued a congratulating address on the occasion
of Constitution Day. Informatioan and PR Department of RA Government
informs that the message says, in particular,
“Dear compatriots, I congratulate you on the Constitution Day. The
historical importance and significance of the Constitution is
invaluable for any state and nation. With this comprehension, the
process of elaboration of the Constitution was launched after the
declaration of independence, and already in 1995 this important
document was adopted through a nationwide referendum, taking as a
basis the fundamental principles and nationwide aims provided for in
the Declaration of Independence of Armenia.
In the course of more than a decade the Constitution has promoted
the accomplishment of basic principles of the independent Republic
of Armenia. It has demonstrated its potential of stability and has
been a guarantee of gitimacy at hard periods for the country.
The Constitutional amendments, adopted last year in line with the new
demands of time, envisage considerable and fundamental changes in the
legislation of the Republic of Armenia as well. Both legislative and
executive authorities are actively working in this direction.
I’m confident that in the future RA Constitution will remain the major
guarantee of the progress and reinforcement of independent statehood
of our country.”

BRUSSELS RESOLUTION WILL BE ADOPTED IN OSCE SUMMER SESSION
Today, Azerbaijan
July 5 2006
Within summer session of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly held in Brussels
political issues and security, Democracy, human rights and humanitarian
issues, economy and science and protection of environment – three
committees meeting has been held.
Azerbaijani Delegation member participating in the session Rabiyyat
Aslanova told that, resolution related to the strengthening of human
security problem has been discussed in the three of the Committee.
According to APA, in the standing meeting of the organization on
political and security issues Azerbaijani delegation head Bahar
Muradova and Azay Guliyev have participated.
“We had 16 proposals to Resolution to be adopted in political and
security issues standing committee, 6 of them were adopted.
Regulation of conflicts, OSCE activity, sovereignty, and other issues
include these proposals.”
Azerbaijani delegation member Rabiyyat Aslanova stated during the
session: “Making a speech with regard to national minorities, I spoke
about Azerbaijanis displaced from Armenia and asked OSCE to express
attitude to this matter.”
Rabiyyat Aslanova stated that as a result of the session Brussels
Resolution will be adopted.
Nino Burjanadze represents Georgia in the session. Georgia press
state the name of Nino Burjanadze to the post of President of OSCE
Parliamentary Assembly among the 9 candidates.
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PREMIER ERDOGAN CALLS ON TURKISH PEOPLE IN FRANCE TO BE MORE ORGANIZED
Anatolian Times, Turkey
July 5 2006
STRASBOURG – Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on
Turks in France to get more organized and integrate into the society
in which they live to help to the improvement of bilateral relations
between the two countries.
In an interview with the French Le Figaro daily, PM Erdogan said,
“the EU perceives Turkey in a different way since it comes from a
different civilization and has a population of 70 million. However,
this approach has begun losing its prevalence recently.”
When asked whether Turkey’s rejection to open its ports and airports
to the Greek Cypriot vessels and aircraft would lead to the suspension
of entry negotiations, Erdogan said, “I do not want to think about
suspension of talks due to such an irrelevant issue. It is totally
contrary to EU principles.”
Referring to the embargo imposed on the Turkish Republic of Northern
Cyprus (TRNC), PM Erdogan said, “although Turkish Cypriots accepted
the Annan plan in 2004’s referendum, they were punished, while the
Greek Cypriots, who rejected the plan, were awarded. Is this fair?”
Replying to a question about Turkish-French relations, PM Erdogan said,
“France is one of the most important trade partners of Turkey.
I believe that the negative impression of French people towards Turkey
stem from lack of communication. Therefore, I call on Turkish people
living in France to be more organized and integrated (into the society)
for improvement of bilateral relations between the two countries.”
Upon a question about the so-called Armenian genocide, Erdogan
indicated, “we believe that historians should deal with the issue.
We have opened all our archives to researchers. I sent a letter
(in this regard) to Armenian President Robert Kocharian, but he did
not responded.”

ARMENIAN PRESIDENT ARRIVES IN TEHRAN
IRNA website, Tehran
5 Jul 06
Tehran, 5 July: Armenian President Robert Kocharyan arrived in Tehran
at the head of a high-ranking politico-economic delegation for an
official visit on Wednesday [5 July].
On hand to welcome the Armenian president and his entourage upon
their arrival at Mehrabad International Airport here was Iranian
Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki.
An official welcoming ceremony is to be held by Iranian President
Mahmud Ahmadinezhad for his Armenian counterpart at the Presidential
Office within the next few hours.
Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanan, Minister of Energy Armen
Movsisyan and Deputy Foreign Minister Armen Kirakosian are accompanying
the president in this visit.
The Armenian president, during his two-day stay here, is scheduled
to hold separate meetings with President Ahmadinezhad and Foreign
Minister Manuchehr Mottaki.
The sides will also discuss issues of mutual interest as well as
regional and international developments.

AZERI DIPLOMAT BLAMES ARMENIA FOR SEEKING NEW BASIS OF TALKS
Trend news agency
4 Jul 06
Baku, 4 July: Consultations between foreign ministers, but not
presidents, are the basis for peace talks on the Nagornyy Karabakh
conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the head of the press and
information policy department of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry,
Tahir Tagizada, has told Trend.
He expressed surprise at the latest statement of the co-chairmen of
the OSCE Minsk Group, which “again insists on the necessity of holding
a meeting of the presidents so that they can take the initiative”.
“But everybody knows very well that contacts and talks between foreign
ministers form the basis for a negotiation process. They must discuss
a whole spectrum of issues and develop a basis for a possible future
meeting and discussions between the presidents,” Tagizada said.
At the same time, he pointed out the similarity of approaches in
the statements of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen and Baku on a
stage-by-stage solution to the conflict. First, all the occupied
Azerbaijani territories around Nagornyy Karabakh are liberated,
the Armenian armed forces withdraw, demining is carried out,
internally displaced persons return, their security is ensured,
communications are restored, etc. The security of both communities
[ethnic Azerbaijanis and Armenians] in the Nagornyy Karabakh region
of Azerbaijan is guaranteed after the pre-war composition of its
population is restored. The legal status of the Nagornyy Karabakh
region can be determined within the framework of a democratic and
legal process, Azerbaijan’s constitution and territorial integrity.
Tagizada also expressed surprise at the latest statement of Armenian
Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan. Every time Armenian continues to
eagerly look for a new basis for discussions now that there is a
well-known basis in place, Tagizada said.

PARUYR HAYRIKYAN: CONSTITUTION HAS BEEN THE DESIRE OF CENTURIES
ArmRadio.am
05.07.2006 15:40
On the Constitution Day the National Self-Determination Union called
a presidency sitting to speak about the positive and negative sides
of the amended Constitution.
“By calling the presidency sitting on July 5, we once again
stress the importance of the day,” said President of the National
Self-Determination Union Paruyr Hayrikyan.
“Constitution is a program-code of the greatest national organization,
the nation state. It is document the existence of which has been the
desire of centuries,” the said.
According to Paruyr Hayrikyan, the referendums of 1915 and 2005 surely
shadowed the idea of Constitution. However, today we have what we have,
let’s try to note its positive and negative sides. Generally, speaking
the positive and negative sides of the document, Hayrikyan underlines,
“We have made three steps forward and a step backward. The greatest
achievement is the accessibility of the Constitutional Court. The
regress is that the Parliament that was elected once in four years
will be elected every five years.”

NEW U.S. AMBASSADOR TO ARRIVE IN YEREVAN IN TWO WEEKS
PanARMENIAN.Net
05.07.2006 12:57 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Richard Hoagland will arrive in Yerevan immediately
after the formal appointment, that is in some two weeks, U.S. Co-chair
of the OSCE Minsk Group Matthew Bryza told Haykakan Zhamanak newspaper.
“Hoagland is a very attentive person and he is perfectly aware of
the history of the Caucasus. As for incumbent Ambassador Evans,
he is an excellent personality and Ambassador. It’s not true to sat
that he is recalled and even removed from diplomatic service,” Bryza
said. “Ambassadors serve the President and they are obliged to follow
his policy. President’s Bush policy as regards the mass killings of
Armenians is precise and he mentions it in his annual statement.
Certainly if somebody doesn’t agree with the president’s policy,
he can take his own decisions, however they should not be announced
publicly. We all serve the President and our job is to contribute to
his policy. We should also give him advice but when matter concerns
public statements we should support the President’s policy,”
Bryza said.
To note, Amb. Evans’ recall is said to be caused by his statement
on the Armenian Genocide. February 19, 2005, during his public
presentation at the University of California, Berkeley, hosted by
Armenian Studies Program Executive Director, Prof. Stephan Astourian,
Evans announced, “I will today call it the Armenian Genocide.” The
Ambassador, who has studied Russian History at Yale and Columbia
universities and Ottoman History at the Kennan Institute, argued that,
“we, the US government, owe you, our fellow citizens a more frank
and honest way of discussing this problem.
Today, as someone who’s studied it… There’s no doubt in my mind
what happened.”

CONSTITUTION DAY CELEBRATED IN ARMENIA TODAY
PanARMENIAN.Net
05.07.2006 13:46 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Today Armenia celebrates the Day of
Constitution. July 5, 1995 the Organic Law of the state was adopted at
a national referendum. November 27, 2005 93.3% of the Armenian citizens
voted in favor of the amendments to the Constitution. The Constitution
of the Republic of Armenia consists of 117 articles. The Republic
of Armenia is a sovereign, democratic state, based on social justice
and the rule of law. In the Republic of Armenia power lies with the
people. The people exercise their power through free elections and
referenda, as well as through state and local self-governing bodies
and public officials as provided by the Constitution, it says.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress