>From District One, Fresno
Public Service Announcement
March 24, 2006
Councilmember Tom Boyajian’s Office
City of Fresno
Sevag Tateosian
Staff Assistant Council Member Boyajian
[email protected]
559-621-8000

The City of Fresno, Councilmember Tom Boyajian’s Office along with the
Armenian National Committee of Central California will raise the
Armenian flag in front of Fresno’s City Hall to commemorate the
Armenian Genocide of 1915 on April 22nd, 2006 at 10:00AM. The
Armenian flag will be raised by the Homenetmen Scouts, while the
United States flag will be raised by the Fresno High School ROTC. This
event is free to the public and everyone is encouraged to attend.
This is the third year that the Armenian flag will be raised to
commemorate the Genocide. Last year Congressman George Radanovich,
Congressman Jim Costa, State Senator Charles Poochigian and Fresno
Mayor Alan Autry spoke to the 500 plus crowd.
Fresno was one of the first cities that the Armenian Genocide
survivors sought refuge in. Fresno County is home to approximately
50,000 Armenians.
For more information please contact:
ANC Central California Chairwomen Hygo Ohannessian at 559-485-1453 or
Fresno City Council District One Staff Assistant Sevag Tateosian at
559-621-7814

PanARMENIAN.Net
Relics of Holy Echmiadzin to Be Exhibited at Pushkin Museum April 1-20

23.03.2006 21:34 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The State Fine Arts Museum after Pushkin, Armenian
Embassy in Russia, Holy Echmiadzin present an exhibition of Relics of
Holy Echmiadzin April 1-20, reports Muzeum.ru portal. The exhibition
is organized within the versatile cultural program of celebration of
the Year of Armenia in Russia.
Reliquiae have an important place in the exposition. Christian Church
sanctuary – parts of the Genunie Cross, fragments of Noah’s Ark, Holy
Lance, sacred relics.
The State Fine Arts Museum after Pushkin is linked with Armenia’s
culture and art. In early 50s past century an archaeological
expedition was organized at the site of ancient settlement of Erebuni
town of Urartu (VIII century B.C.). Palace and temple complexes were
found and 23 cuneiform scripts. Some of the finds are conveyed and
exhibited at the State Fine Arts Museum.

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AN OFFER TO ARTHUR BAGHDASARYAN
12:54 pm 22 March, 2006
`The approaches of the RA NA Speaker Arthur Baghdasaryan towards the
organization of the Constitutional Referendum and the evaluation of
the results are dangerous’, the Public Committee controlling the
lawfulness of the referendum warns.
The announcement of the NA Speaker that the Prosecutor’s Office has
initiated four cases about the law violations during the Referendum
became the reason for the Committee to make offers. The letter to
Arthur Baghdasaryan says:
«On purpose or not, you try to forget the following violations
(crimes) which had an enormous impact on the results of the
Referendum:
– Not the draft amendments, but the amended draft Constitution was put
to Referendum;
– The court system did not discuss any complaints about the idleness
of the Referendum Central Committee;
– The Referendum Central Committee did not establish any order to
realize agitation;
– The RA President violated the principle of secrecy of vote and
carried out an open vote;
– The Referendum Central Committee summed up the results of the
Referendum without taking into account the complaints which were in
the courts».
Public Committee controlling the lawfulness of the referendum also
reminds that the RA Foreign Minister mislead the international
community not representing the real image of the Referendum.
`The NA carries out formal amendments to the Electoral Code without
referring to the law violations in the courts today about the
Referendum processes’, the letter says offering to discuss these
issues.

AS RESULT OF TWO STAGES, YEREVAN STATE UNIVERSITY RECTOR NOT ELECTED
YET

YEREVAN, MARCH 23, NOYAN TAPAN. The two stages of the elections of the
Yerevan State University Rector started on March 22 gave no result,
and those passed to the third stage. The four candidates presented
claims were from the University staff: Gegham Gevorgian, the
Mathematics Department Dean; Samvel Haroutiunian, the Physics
Department Dean; Aram Simonian, the YSU Pro-Rector on the Humanities,
and Gagik Ghazianian, the Law Department Dean. To recap, Aram Simonian
and Gegham Gevorgian aren’t the YSU Council members and have no right
to vote. After the first stage of the election, two of the candidates:
Samvel Haroutiunian and Gegham Gevorgian got correspondingly 4 and 16
votes and remained out of the further struggle. Two candidates, Aram
Simonian and Gagik Ghazinian, got more votes, correspondingly 21 and
28 ones, entered the second stage of the electoral struggle. According
to the regulations of the institution of higher education, the
candidate who will get 36+1 votes, may be elected the Rector. 70 of
the 72 members of the YSU Council participated in the election. Two
of them, NA Deputy Speaker Tigran Torosian and Oriental Studies
Department Dean Gurgen Melikian, are absent for valid reason. As a
result of a hot struggle promoted during the second stage, the YSU
Rector wasn’t elected either. Aram Simonian got 22 votes, Gagik
Ghazinian 32 ones, 9 people voted against all of them, and 7 voting
papers were recognized invalid. So, the YSU Rector’s elections entered
the third stage. According to Aram Simonian, it’s possible that Gagik
Ghazinian wins at that stage, but it isn’t excluded that the 4th stage
will also be held. Before the elections Aram Simonian expressed an
opinion that which of the four candidates is elected, it will be good
for the institution as all the of them are from the University. After
the second stage, Levon Mkrtchian, the head of the NA “ARF” faction
mentioned that he appreciates all the candidates, but finds that it
will be better for the YSU that the Rector is a representative of the
branch of natural sciences. He didn’t hide that he voted for Gegham
Gevorgian at the first stage.

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SPEAKING SCULPTURES
05:02 pm 23 March, 2006
more images In the works of the young sculptor Margarita Matulyan one
can feel the touch of humour, love and inexhaustible imagination. The
sculptor’s first private exhibition opened today in the exhibition
hall `Albert and Tov Bojadjan’ of the Yerevan Fine Arts Academy. The
student of the Fine Arts Academy exhibited the sculptures of 15 metal
statuettes the creation process of which, in the author’s words, is
connected with the everyday problems, joy and sorrow and
disappointments. Her father, Tigran Matulyan says that his daughter
has a gift and a wish to compose and create, `The most difficult is
not my task while presenting her works but hers while creating her
sculptures.’
‘Art has always been the cradle of the education and its development,’
says the painter Mushegh Mkhitaryan emphasizing the love of the young
generation towards Art. He thinks it important that the hearths of art
exist regardless of the political and social situation in the country
as they are the basis of the nation and the number one condition for
mingling the outer world. Mr. Mkhitaryan expressed his opinion on
Margarita’s exhibition, `I have known Margarita since her
childhood. She is a little crazy, has an observant, sound mind and
will go ahead.’

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WHAT IS THE ILLNESS OF THE BIRD
02:23 pm 23 March, 2006
The inhabitants found a weak water bird incapable of flying on the
coast of Lake Sevan adjacent to the city Martuny between 4-4:30
p.m. on March 22. Being concerned with the menacing birds’ flu they
informed the State Veterinary Inspector of Martuny Koryun Barseghyan
about the incident. On learning the news the latter contacted the
Veterinary Department of Gegharkunik Marz and hurried to the
scene. The experts’ observations revealed that the ill `grey bird’ had
no symptoms of any virus, be it the birds’ flu or anything
else. Anyway, the bird was wrapped up safely and sent to the
Veterinary Diagnostic Centre of the republic.
The experts lay the stress on the measures taken for the prevention of
the birds’ flu and assure once more that so far they haven’t come
across cases of the birds’ flu either in Gegharkunik Marz or in the
whole country. The final answer from the Diagnostic centre of the
Republic will be received on March 23 after the noon though in the
experts’ opinion there is no need for the panic at all.
`Zangak’ TV channel of Martuny

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A FAMILY IS BEING EXILED FROM GYUMRY
07:54 pm 23 March, 2006
A decision has already been made on the exile of Hasmik Amirkhanyan’s
family living on the15th floor on Ghandilyan Street. The Amirkhanyans
who lost 4 rooms because of the 1988 Earthquake got a new flat only
3years ago and on the privileges of the seventh point of the flat
receivers list the City Hall of Gjumry gave them a three-room flat,
but the decision of the City Hall was not affirmed by the Shirak
Marzpetaran. The family got the family during the years when one and
the same flat was given to two different families because of the
conflict between the City Hall the Marzpetaran. The local and marz
bodies have no problems on this score beginning from the year
2006.Instead of them the citizens face serious problems. According to
the resolution of the court the Amirkhanians are to release their
present dwelling place. The family of 5 juveniles is offered to live
in the hostel by the Shirak Marzpetaran by the time they make a final
decision on the matter. The family does not accept this offer. The
case is already placed before the Compulsory Service workers. Thus
willingly or unwillingly the family will have to release the place
within 1 – 2 days.
`Tsajg’ TV channel of Gyumry

TREND Information, Azerbaijan
March 23 2006
Azeri Omb participated in int’l symposium in Bucharest

Source: Trend
Author: S. Agayeva

23.03.2006

The Azerbaijani Ombudsmen, Elmira Suleymanova took part in the
international symposium on the Role of Women in the religious world
that was recently held in Bucharest, the Ombudsman’s Apparatus told
Trend.
Organized by the UNESCO with the assistance of Turkish-Romanian
Chamber of Commerce the symposium focused on inter-religious trust
and understanding. Human rights experts and the famous female leaders
took part in the symposium. Azerbaijan ombudsmen informed members of
the conference on the steps conducted in Azerbaijan to promote
religious toleration.
She reminded the audience about the Armenian threat to Azerbaijan and
necessity of international community to support the Azerbaijani side.

TREND Information, Azerbaijan
March 23 2006
Illegal use of the gold mines in occupied Azerbaijani territories not
be left without reply, Ecology Minister shouts

Source: Trend
Author: S. Babayeva

23.03.2006

Illegal use of gold mines in the occupied Azerbaijani territories by
Armenians will not be left without reply, the Minister of Ecology and
Natural Resources, Huseyn Bagirov told Trend.
The Ministry is working together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
to collect necessary materials and documents on that issue, the
minister said. Simultaneously, necessary information is submitted to
international organizations.
`Law company is now being chosen and relevant legal actions will be
taken,’ the minister emphasized.
Bagirov also added that a number of measures will be undertaken after
the consultation with the legal company.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
March 23 2006
Armenia’s cease-fire violation kills one more Azerbaijani soldier
[ 23 Mar. 2006 18:48 ]
Armenian Armed forces broke the cease-fire again in Terter region of
Azerbaijan at about 17.00 last night.
The spokesman of Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry Ilgar Verdiyev told
APA that as a result of Armenians’ firing on the opposite positions
of Azerbaijani Armed Forces, from the occupied village Cherabert,
Terter, Azerbaijani soldier, 20-year-old Mohurov Safar Zahid was
killed. He was drafted by military registration and enlistment office
of Gusar region.
Armenians fired at the soldier while he was in the entrenchment. The
wounded soldier died immediately./APA/