STRAY DOGS DISTURB THE RESIDENTS OF SISIAN.

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03:18 pm 15 March, 2006

By the order of the Mayor of town Sisian, LTD “Cleaning” of Sisian,
Hunters’ Union and Local Police Department with the help of the
veterinary services of the town started to clean the town of stray
dogs.

With this aim the municipality together with the director of the
LTD ” Cleaning” of Sisian worked out a special program: within the
framework of the program a sum has been allotted to the Hunters’
Union to carry out the work. But by words of Hamlet Babayan, lead
specialist of the municipality who is responsible for the work,
in spite of the initial preparation of the Union, the heads of the
Union refused to take participation in the project and raised the
question of the payment for the work carried out previously.

The hunters have been already killing about 3-5 dogs a day for 13
days, but the number of stray dogs remains the same in the town. The
residents of the town complain about it and demand the final solution
of this problem.

TV company of ” Syuni” in Sisian town.

TURKS WILL ALWAYS REMAIN TURKS

Panorama.am
17:54 15/03/06

“Today, when on the one hand massacre organizing Turkey tries to
distort the history and defame our struggle, on the other hand the
throng called Azeri army destructs Armenian cross stones and when
Azeri criminal cruelly kills a sleeping person just because the latter
is Armenian, the glorification of our heroes maintains new value and
quality,” assures the president of Ajapnyak Committee “Iron Ladle”
of ARF Artak Nazaretyan.

Today in Ajapnyak community a ceremony was held next to the monument
to Soghomon Tehleryan dedicated to the murder of Taleat pasha in
Germany 85 years ago. NA Deputy Armen Rustamyan says: “85 years ago
the Armenian people recorded one of the most eloquent facts of just
retribution in its history.” Tehleryan acted for the sake of a just
aim and by just means.

One of the evidences of this is that Tehleryan was set free from the
Court hall.

Head of Ajapnyak community Artsrun Khachatryan says: “Today the
Turks try to justify criminal Taleat in Europe; and in different
countries, even in the Euro Council they mention that nowadays Turkey
is different, but the latter proves the opposite by that action.”

INVALIDS TEACH JOURNALISTS HOW TO BE CORRECT

Panorama.am
16:27 15/03/06

>From April 2 “Huysi kamurj” public organization announced a contest
of journalistic materials on problems of the disabled people with
the topic “Equal Opportunities”. As the head of the organization
Susanna Tadevosyan mentioned the aim of the contest is to “encourage
journalists touch upon problems of the invalid more thoroughly.” Today
during the conference journalists were taught how to elucidate problems
of the invalid.

“There are cases when correspondents do not realize the problems of
the invalid and present the material wrongly. Thus we are isolated
from the society,” noticed Nshan during the seminar. The latter is
a seminar leader at “Huysi Kamurj” and being a 2nd category invalid
and having problems with his spine does not matter for him.

The representative of Russian “Perspective” organization Denis Rooz
was also present at the seminar. The latter has come to Armenia to get
acquainted with the inclusive education (i.e. when disabled children
study with the others) in Armenia and take our experience in the field
to Russia. “I’ve been to 2 schools with inclusive education and I see
that children do not differentiate between normal and invalid pupils,”
he mentioned.

To note, there are 6 schools with inclusive education in Armenia.

SAY NO TO TURKISH PRODUCTS OF INFERIOR QUALITY

Panorama.am
15:32 15/03/06

One of the sad phenomena of our times is the fact that Armenian
“merchants” import Turkish goods to Armenia securing circulation
of more than 10s millions. One of the essential conditions is that
while buying any product of Turkish origin (sweets, chewing-gums,
washing powders, etc.) one cannot be sure it won’t harm his/her health.

On the other hand: “After the examination of 103 samples of 45
Turkish products it was found out that they correspond to standards
of technical safety, that is to say they are not dangerous to human
life,” announced the deputy of the head of Quality Inspectorate George
Gyozalyan. As a result of the examination it was found out that the
above mentioned standard is the only one that the examined goods
corresponded to. Chocolate bars “Safari”, “Derby”, “Nuss”, chewing
gums “Golfresh” , “Pencil-Gum” and “Bubble Gum”, biscuits “Twin”,
“Look”, “Gold”, washing means “Bingo”, “Tara” did not correspond to
the fixed standards.

As G. Gyozalyan assured the realization of the above mentioned goods
has been prohibited and the importing companies have been ordered to
take the goods back from the consumers.

To remind, “Defence of Consumers’ Rights” Public Organization has
worked out a corresponding order and it is being discussed at the
moment.

To note, the fine has been fixed not for the importers but for the
sellers. As G. Gyozalyan stated this is not a raid against Turkish
goods, yet the greatest number of complaints refers Turkish products.

To note, this year the Government has let 80 million drams to put
goods under control.

PERSIAN PAINTS NOT EXAMINED

Panorama.am
14:31 15/03/06

The head of Quality Inspectorate George Gyozalyan has been informed
that children have been poisoned from Iranian paints. Yet, the
inspectorate hasn’t started the examination of those paints as “there
are different opinions; some say it is caused by gouache, others say
… To tell the truth at the moment Iranian paints are under strict
control,” answered G. Gyozalyan to Panorama.am correspondent.

We don’t think it is so difficult for the inspectorate to find out the
real reason of the poisoning. To note, this year the Government has
let 80 million drams to set control over products main part of which
is foodstuffs. It is also worth reminding that the above mentioned
Persian paints are not included into the list of products liable to
compulsory certification.

30 MILLION DOLLARS TO DEVELOP HEATING SYSTEM

Panorama.am
13:26 15/03/06

Today an exhibition of heating technologies was opened by the
initiative of the Government and US Agency of International Development
(USAID) which has been organized in Armenia for the first time. The
exhibition will continue until March 17. About 30 companies will take
part in the exhibition. The councilor of the Prime Minister Gagik
Martirosyan, representative of USAID Yerevan office Robin Phillips
and UNO representative Consuella Vidal were present at the opening
ceremony.

The exhibition has been organized to represent the activity of heating
system. As the organizer of the program Gagik Hovhannisyan mentioned
the aim of the exhibition is to inform wide circles of the society
about the modern heating technologies existing in the market as well
as establishing business relations in this sphere.

To note the program of flat heating has been working in Armenia
since August 2005. In his speech the councilor of the Prime Minister
G. Martirosyan mentioned that in the future 30 million dollars will
be given to develop institutional opportunities of heating system,
12 million of which at the expense of credits, and the other part at
the expense of grants.

THE OPPOSITION WILL SAY ITS WORD DURING THE NA SESSION

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09:51 pm 15 March, 2006

Head of the Public TV-Radio Company Alexan Haroutyunyan represented
his report in the Parliament during which a reference was made to
the broadcasting of the activity of the NA on TV.

Alexan Haroutyunyan offered to regulate the area not by the Law but
by an agreement which does not presuppose financial obligations. He
informed that he ahs sent a letter to the RA NA Speaker Arthur
Baghdasaryan and hopes that in future he will have the possibility
to meet the NA heads to discuss the issue minutely. By the way,
the oppositional deputies did not participate in the discussion,

Alexan Haroutyunyan informed that till the end of the current year the
technical-equipment of the Company will be done and they will provide
the people with TV programs in compliance with the international
standards. He also said that the live broadcasting of cultural and
sport event is carried out on the expense of commercial profits:
This is how the matches of the 2006 Football World Championship will
be broadcast.

KOCHARIAN RECEIVES SENIOR U.S. DIPLOMATS

Armenpress
Mar 16 2006

YEREVAN, MARCH 16, ARMENPRESS: US assistant secretary of state
for European and Eurasian affairs Daniel Fried, and Steven Mann,
US cochairman in the OSCE Minks group, mediating talks on Karabakh
dispute, who arrived in Yerevan on March 15 later afternoon, were
received today by president Robert Kocharian and met with foreign
minister Vartan Oskanian.

Kocharian’s press office said the two sides exchanged views on a
set of issues of bilateral interest, as well as discussed regional
and energy-related issues. They also discussed the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict resolution process and referred to the Millennium Challenges
Account program.

A separate press release from the foreign ministry said the two sides
exchanged views on a set of issues of bilateral interest and stated
that resolution of the current regional conflicts would allow a full
use of available potential of the region. Oskanian and U.S. diplomats
dwelt also on Armenian-Turkish relations, focusing, particularly,
on opening of borders and resumption of communication routes.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

OSKANIAN AND FRIED DISCUSSED CONTINUING TALKS WITHIN PRAGUE PROCESS

PanARMENIAN.Net
16.03.2006 18:48 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian FM Vartan Oskanian yesterday met with US
Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Fried. OSCE MG American Ambassador
Steven Mann was also present at the meeting, reports the Press Service
of the Armenian MFA. During the meeting the parties discussed regional
issues, including Armenia’s energy security. They noted that within
that context settlement of conflicts in the South Caucasus will allow
fully using the capacities of the region in the future. Besides, the
interlocutors discussed the situation over settlement of the Nagorno
Karabakh conflict and exchanged views over steps to continue the talks
within the Prague process. The parties touched upon the Armenia-Turkish
relations, specifically unblocking the Armenia-Turkish border.

The meeting participants discussed implementation process of the
Millennium Challenge Account, as well as matters referring to
strengthening democracy in Armenia.

TURKISH GOODS OF THE ARMENIAN MARKET ARE CHECKED

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09:42 pm 15 March, 2006

The RA Quality State Inspection established control over the Turkish
goods in the Armenian market during January and February of the current
year. The State budget allotted 80 million AMD for the check-ups of
45 types of goods.

According to the representative of the organization Gevorg Gyozalyan,
all the laboratories are certified, and their investigations showed
that not all the types of goods are technically harmless for the
consumers.

He referred especially to Turkish chocolate which do not correspond
to the security rules of food as they are made not of cocoa but of
soybean oil.

Other Turkish goods dangerous for health are soap “Tar” and tinned
peas. Their sale was stopped right in the market, and the inspection
confiscated the whole load of peas in the wholesale points. According
to the order, the salesmen were prohibited to take back the goods
from the consumers.

Check-ups are realized not only for the Turkish, but also for other
goods, as well as for the Armenian ones. The Armenian goods are checked
according to other standards. In this case violations referred to the
sale without certificates, and the absence of the Armenian inscription
on the pack.