ARMENIAN AND AZERBAIJANI LEADERS FACE EXCESSIVE DEMAND
AZG Armenian Daily
08/03/2006
Energetic Diversification Is Not Confined To Gas
“It’s amazing how Yerevan has changed. The city has always been
beautiful but now it’s is more lively. I see economic activity,
dynamism and vigor. This reflects steadfast economic growth and also,
I hope, reforms in market in advancement to democracy,” Matthew J.
Bryza, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian
Affairs, said to a press conference yesterday.
Mr. Bryza said that one of the aims of his visit is to deepen
cooperation with Armenia to strengthen democracy. “I am
here also to back our common goal in the issue of Armenia’s
energetic independence.” Expressing satisfaction over progress
Armenia-Euro-Atlantic partnership, Mr. Bryza stated that he
discussed these issues with senior Armenian officials, had a
“very constructive” meeting with Armenian President and discussed
energy-related issues with the minister of energetics and experts of
this sphere. Besides, Mr. Bryza had meetings with Armenian defense
and foreign ministers. Today he will meet the parliament speaker.

BEFORE HIS PLANE HAS TAKEN OFF, JOHN EVANS WILL CARRY ON HIS MISSION
AZG Armenian Daily
03/08/2006
Yesterday journalists had the chance to find out whether the
information about Amb. Evans being called back is true or false. At the
press conference of Matthew Bryza, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
for European and Eurasian Affairs, at the US Embassy, the ambassador
answered this question. “We all serve our country’s president. I
hope no one expects that an ambassador will remain forever. In fact,
I do not know when I will finish my mission to Armenia. And I have
submitted no documents for resignation. I am still here and will
continue as a head of this mission as long as I am not aboard the
plane to leave the country.” Matthew Bryza, on his part, said that
there is no question of recalling Amb. Evans and he is an excellent
ambassador. The USA is lucky to have John Evans in Armenia, and his
recalling will be as late as possible.

KOCHARIAN CONGRATULATES ARMENIAN WOMEN ON MARCH 8
Armenpress
Mar 07 2006
YEREVAN, MARCH 7, ARMENPRESS: President Robert Kocharian congratulated
Armenian women today on the occasion of International Women’s Day
marked on March 8.
“Women have contributed a lot in the prospering of Armenia,”
Kocharian’s address said. “There is no one who realizes better than
you the significance of peaceful and stable development. And most
of all, I congratulate our mothers, who are the root of the family,
and keepers of our traditions.”
“I wish you all to be proud of our future, and wish you keep being
beautiful and charming.” Congratulatory messages were also issued by
parliament chairman and prime minister.

ARMENIA IS CONCERNED WITH INNER INSTABILITY OF GEORGIA
By Aghavni Harutyunian
AZG Armenian Daily
08/08/2006
Taking into account the blockade of Armenia carried out by Turkey
and Azerbaijan, Georgia is the main state that secures economic and
transportation exit for Armenia to the outer world. Touching upon
the factor of the Armenians in Javakhk, Serge Sargsian, RA Defense
Minister, stated in his “RA National Security Strategic Principle”
report that Armenia is concerned with the inner instability
of Georgia. The professional and economic-social status of the
Georgian-Armenians gradually gets worse and this factor is a real
threat.
It is stated in the document that instable inner political situation
of Georgia also threatens the transport communication of Armenia with
the outer world. While national intolerance may cause anti-Armenian
attitude and immigration of the Armenians from Javakhk.
On the other hand, the Georgia-Turkish and Georgian-Azeri cooperation
projects may also break the balance in our region and isolate
Armenia. In this respect, Kars-Akhalkalaki railroad is of greater
danger for us.

FESTIVAL OF BRITISH FILMS TO LAUNCH IN YEREVAN
By Tamar Minasian
AZG Armenian Daily
08/03/2006
The Festival of British Films will launch in Yerevan, on March 10.
Various British films in English and Russian screened during the
last few years will be shown within the framework of the festival,
particularly, “Calendar Girls,” “In My Father’s Den,” “Pride and
Prejudice,” “In This world,” “Sweet Sixteen,” “Festival.”
“In My Father’s Den” dwells on the life of Paul, a young man who
returns to New Zealand to Participate in his father’s funeral.
Celia, who is sixteen, is impressed with the cynicism of Paul and his
life experience grasped out of their small town’s borders. This film
has been awarded the prize for “Best Film” at several international
film festivals.
“Pride and Prejudice” is the new screen version of Jane Austin’s
classical novel. While “In This world” film touches upon the fate
of young Afghan refugees that wander in several cities and finally
reach London. It is a true story of people that seek for shelter in
their lives.
“Sweet Sixteen” was awarded the prize for “Best Script” at Cannes
Film Festival in 2002. While “Festival” film was awarded for the same
prize at the British “Dinard” Film Festival.
The British Council initiates the British Film Festival with the
assistance of the British Embassy in Armenia.
The initiators informed that the film festival will be held in
Gyumri for the first time on March 17-19. The Russian and Armenian
translations of the films will be shown at “Hoktember” movie theater
of Gyumri.

PERMANENT GUESTS OF ARMEN HARUTYUNIAN
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04:34 pm 07 March, 2006
Beginning from today three residents of 15 Byuzand street – Smbat
Melkonyan, Nune Varduni and Susanna Poghosyan have gone on termless
sit-in hunger-strike. And all the other dwellers of Byuzand street
will take part only in the sit-in strike because of health problems.
“No house, no problem. Go and prove that you used to have a normal
house”, – striker Nune Varduni says.
They passed applications to RA President, RA NA Chairman Arthur
Baghdasaryan, RA Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan, Ombudsman
Armen Harutyunyan, Mayor of Yerevan Yervand Zakharyan, Armenian
and International Red Cross demanding just compensation to their
destroyed property.
Residents of Byuzand street are pleased with the new Human rights
defender, as besides the fact that he received them, he offered them
chairs. “Armen Harutyunyan immediately came to his working place,
talked to us, invited to his cabinet.
After listening attentively to our complaints hje adiced to present
them in the form of application for him to have facts to put the case
in a serious procedure”
By the way, the organizers of protest action decide to spend their
nights before the ombudsman’s office, in camps.
We should remind that Susanna Poghosyan and Nune Varduni went on a
hunger-strike in December last year but it gave no result.

KOCHARIAN IN TRAGIC SITUATION
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05:59 pm 07 March, 2006
“Idea generator” Hmayak Hovhannisyan presented today in “Pakagits”
club the scenario worked put “in world civilization centres”.
As he said, change of authorities in 1998 was not under force
oppression or because of Levon Ter-Petrosyan resignment, but according
to the scenario worked out by other civilization centres.
Armenia and Karabakh must appear in negotiations in on face. Mr.
Hovhannisyan thinks that it was in the frameworks of this scenario,
that change of authorities took place in 1998. The scenario was
worked out when “those worled centres realized that there’s a certain
disagreement between the authorities of Armenia and Karabakh.
Hmayak Hovhannisyan informed that in 1998 Robert Kocharyan agreed to
play on that scenario and present both Karabakh and Armenia. That
is why he cannot give up that scenario now, as he by his own will
entered into that play. “And here starts contradiction between Robert
Kocharian and Arkadi Ghukasyan”, Hmayak Hovhannisyan says and adds
that once Karabakh is included in the negotiations, and Armenia gives
them up, Karabakh people will get the right to solve the problem
on the autonomy principle. And that must be taken to the solution
of Kosovo question. And Hmayak Hovhannisyan thinks that Kocharian
won’t allow Karabakh to enter the negotiationg process not to spoil
world centres’ game. And the scenario will be considered flucked if
Robert Kocharian, however, diverts from the planned scenario and bring
Karabakh to the negotiation process. Then Robert Kocharian will become
a Shevardnadze for superstates, “who they used and threw away”. And
if Arkadi Ghoukasyan keeps on his word a little more, the politician
thinks, the scenario will fail once again in the nearest future.
By the way, Hmayak Hovhannisyan noted today an interesting
contradiction between public statements of Robert Kocharian and
Vardan Oskanyan. When Azerbaijan announced that the question will
be passed to UNO agenda, Vardan Oskanyan “threatened” that in that
case Armenia will refuse to continue negotiations and Azerbaijan will
continue negotiations with Karabakh: then the statement was dangerous
for Azerbaijan. And today Robert Kocharian says the opposite thing.
Today Robert Kocharian is in tragic situation, complicated one, as
he realizes that because of the scenario he is a part of, Karabakh
is deprived of the right to solve the question on autonomy principle.

AZERBAIJANIS SMELL WAR
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06:38 pm 07 March, 2006
Recognition of Nagorno Karabakh by Armenia can become a reason for
war resumption, Mili Mejlis oppositional deputy Gudrat Gasangyuliev
sounded an opinion.
The latter estimates this possible step of Armenian party as a
“legalization” of occupied Azeri territories”.
As Interfax informs, Gasangyuliev accented on discussion of the
question in the parlament.

SAFAROV GUILTY
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07:40 pm 07 March, 2006
Budapest court brought in a verdict of guilty to Azeri officer Ramil
Safarov accused with the murder of Armenian officer Gourgen Margaryan.
Nazeli Vardanyan pleading for Margaryan’s family informed “Freedom”
radio station that the testimony of two Hungarian witnesses and
teh conclusion of fourth expert the judge refused today all the
petitions of Safarov’s barristers on calling new witnesses and on the
background of the first expert’s conclusion (about Safarov’s being
guilty at the moment of committing the crime) decided that there was
enough information for the final conclusion of the prosecution and
the defence.
Accusatory and defending speeches, as well as the final plea of the
accused will be heard at the next sitting, appointed on April 4.
The decision of the court will be sounded on April 13.
By the way, according to the criminal code of Hungary and the
brought in accusation Ramil Safarov will be sentenced to 8-15 or
life imprisonment.

FINAL VARIANT IN A FEW DAYS
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08:38 pm 07 March, 2006
The second stage of negotiations on “RA-EU actions program” in
the framework of European New Neighborhood took place in Brussels
yesterday.
According to RA Ministry of Foregin Affairs during the negotiations
the parties were able to adjust with the majority of problems. The
consultations were held in a constructive atmosphere.
The parties are expected to present the final variant of the Program
of actions within the next few weeks.
The document will direct EU-Armenia relations in different spheres.