RA Prime Minister to participate in festive events in NKR
ArmRadio.am
06.05.2006 16:50
May 7 RA Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan will leave for
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic to participate in the events dedicated to the
Day of NKR Defense Army and liberation of Shushi and the Victory Day.

OSCE envoy, Azeri leader discuss Karabakh, ties
Sources:
ANS TV, Baku 5 May 06
Azartac 5 May 06
The visiting OSCE rapporteur on the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict, Goran
Lennmarker, said there are “good chances” for settling the lingering
Karabakh conflict this year, private TV station ANS has reported.
At a news conference in Baku on 5 May, Lennmarker said: “I state that
now there are good chances for finding a settlement that is acceptable
for Azerbaijan and Armenia.”
The TV added that the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict and Azeri-OSCE
relations topped the agenda of a meeting between Lennmarker and
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on the same day. The two men also
focused on the current situation and growing economy in Azerbaijan.
State-run news agency Azartac said that Lennmarker discussed the
issues in question with Azerbaijani Speaker Oqtay Asadov as well.

ANOTHER 8 BODIES OF AIR CARSH VICTIMS DELIVERED TO YEREVAN
Yerevan, May 6. ArmInfo. Il-76 with 8 bodies of the killed in Airbus
A320 crash near Sochi and Yak42 with their relatives on board arrived
in Yerevan at 23:10 PM AND 23:20 PM Friday, Armenian Rescue Service
told ArmInfo. The last data say 51 bodies have been pulled out so far,
including 42 have been identified. Earlier 26 bodies were delivered
to Yerevan. 113 people were killed in total.

SECOND MOURNING DAY IN ARMENIA FOR VICTIMS OF ARMAVIA AIRCRAFT CRASH
IN BLACK SEA
Yerevan, May 6. ArmInfo. Armenian mourns for the killed in air crash
for the second day today.
State flags are lowered throughout the country. Service for the dead
is expected at St. Grigor Lushavorich Church in Yerevan by Catholicos
of All Armenians Karekin II. Fund collection for the families of the
killed is in process.
President of Armenia donated his monthly wages to the fund (about
$700). To recap, Airbus A320 crashed in the Black Sea on May 3 night
killing all 113 on board.

BELGIUM DOES NOT COMMENT ON FIRE AT BRUSSELS AIRPORT
Brussels, May 6. ArmInfo. Belgian authorities refrain themselves from
any version on the fire at the “Zaventem” international airport in
Brussels waiting for a relevant report of the fire department. Third
Secretary of Armenian Embassy in Belgium Tigran Baloyan told “RIA
Novosti”.
He refused any comments on the media report that the fire was
intentional. He said two planes from Armenia burnt in the air fleet
of the airport on Friday night. The planes were undergoing servicing.
Armenian Embassy representative reports that one of the planes
belonging to Armavia airline was fully ruined, another belonging
to Armenian International Airlines was seriously damaged by the
fire. In the meantime, Armenia refutes reports that the Airbus A320
that crashed in the Black Sea had not underdone servicing. The experts
of “Sabena Technics” company, Belgium, carried out the servicing in
Yerevan in April.

PRESIDENT OF GEORGIA CONDOLES WITH RELATIVES OF KILLED IN AIR CRASH
Tbilisi, May 6. ArmInfo. President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili
visited Armenian Embassy in Georgia Friday to put notes in the Mourning
Book for the victims of Armenian aircraft. Airbus A320 crashed in
the Black Sea on May 3 night killing all on board.
Talking to Armenian Ambassador Hrach Silvanyan, Mikhail Saakashvili
expressed his condolence to the leadership of Armenia and the Armenian
people for the victims of the air crash. President Saakashvili informed
the Ambassador of his telephone conversation with Armenian President
in which he had expressed readiness to assist in the investigation
of the incident and in transportation of the relatives who could not
arrive in Sochi by air via the territory of Georgia.

PARTICIPANTS OF MOURNING PROCESSION IN SOCHI LOWER WREATHS AND LIT
CANDLES TO THE SEA
Sochi, May 6. ArmInfo. Friday, at 10:00pm Yerevan time a mourning
procession started in Sochi. About 3,000 participants of the procession
let down wreaths and lit candles to the Black Sea in commemoration
of the victims of May 3 air crash near Sochi. A minute of silence
was observed for the killed.
According to the last data, over 50 bodies were found, including 42
identified. All 113 on board were killed in the crash.

44 ships work at the search zone
ArmRadio.am
06.05.2006 17:35
44 ships work at the search zone, where the A320 Armavia plane crashed.
Head of the Southern regional center of the RF Ministry of Emergency
Situations Sergey Kudinov declared today.
He said that 30 out of the 44 ships belong to Sochi and Novorosiysk
ports, 13 belong to the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Congressman Adam Schiff sent a message of condolences to RA Presidnet
ArmRadio.am
06.05.2006 17:45
Congressman Adam Schiff has sent a message of Armenian President
Robert Kocharyan, extending condolences on the crash of A-320 liner
in the Black Sea. His letter says, “On behalf of the people of the
29th District of California and, especially the many thousands of
Armenian-Americans in my district, I write to express my deepest
condolences on the tragic loss of life aboard the Armavia Airlines
Flight 967 that crashed in the Black Sea on Wednesday.
I mourn the loss of the 113 passengers and crew aboard the plane and I
extend my sympathies to the families of the victims and to the people
of Armenia. I have seen television news reports on the tragedy and
I have been especially moved by the anguish of the victims’ relatives.”
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

HONOR IS CHEAP
Aram Abrahamian
Aravot.am
05 may 06
The circumstance that Arthur Baghdasarian’s some standpoints will raise
the desire of revenge of the authorities is quite predictable. And
as the god of our ruling clique, so called”Alfa and omega” is money
we should wait that the main direction of punishment will deprivation
of ”OEP” of material sources.
For that reason the ”OEP” member businessmen are ”ordered” and
according to some information some statements about leaving that party
are already put on the table of the RA President’s chief of personnel
Armen Gevorgian who performs the operation. If they don’t leave the
party they will have serious problems in their business. Businessmen
and oligarchs are powerful and strong from the first sight.
And I think, who is uglier; the President’s personnel, which not only
revenge for “dissent” but also prepares for the coming parliamentary
elections or the businessmen who are ready for everything for their
property. Perhaps the second.
A very respectful intellectual after saying some criticizing words
felt that the authority could damage his relative who is engaged in
business and then went to that official for giving explanations. The
official was satisfied and declared; ”He is afraid of me”. As if
there is some merit in fear. But here, I’m inclined to accuse that
intellectual in first.
Or the famous art specialist Henrik Igitian who slandered the brother
of the RA first president for pleasing the current authority. A great
bravery and civil strength is needed for criticizing the died brother
of the dismissed president. Maybe Igitian gets some more “stores”
from the authority.
Let’s not forget our dignity before slandering the authority and
“regime”.
There were people in the strongest regime of the Soviet period who
were decent and who were ready to please the ruling clique. But it
wasn’t necessary to be dissent. Even that system allowed remaining
humans without heroic efforts.
Nowadays system allows more.
–Boundary_(ID_L04tlgAwLP7GTnNx1QOijw)–