RA Foreign Minister met his NKR counterpart
ArmRadio.am
28.04.2006 14:30
RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan left for Nagorno-Karabakh on a
two-day visit to hold consultations.
The Foreign Minister has already met his NKR counterpart Georgi
Petrosyn and employees of the NKR Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Vardan Oskanyan is scheduled to meet NKR President Arkadi Ghukasyan,
Parliament Speaker Ashot Ghulyan and Prime Minister Anushavan
Danielyan. The Minister will deliver a report at the State University
of Artsakh.

NKR President signed a decree on spring call up
ArmRadio.am
28.04.2006 15:05
April 27 NKR President Arkadi Ghukasyan signed a decree on 2006 spring
call up and demobilization.

An account has been opened to help Abraham Karapetyan
ArmRadio.am
28.04.2006 16:45
A few days ago `Radiolur’ informed about three-year-old Abraham
Karapetyan, who suffers retina cancer. To save the child’s life, one
of his eyes was ablated two years ago. To keep the second eye, the
child needs to be operated on in large hospitals abroad, particularly
France and England. Through `Radiolur’ Abraham’s mother applied all
charity organizations and individuals to help the child. Following
this publication we have received a number of responses already.
We would like to inform that those willing to help three-year-old
Abraham, can transfer their donations to the following account in
Unibanck ` 24.10.41.01.50.17.

Robert Kocharyan met members of the Commission on Local
Self-Government Affairs
ArmRadio.am
28.04.2006 17:38
Today RA President Robert Kocharyan met members of the Presidential
Commission on Local Self-Government Affairs.
The discussions focused on the state territorial policy, the future
activities of local self-government bodies and community development.
`Communities are the initial links of contact with the people, they
are best aware of the people’s problems, and to ignore this ling will
be short-sightedness,’ the President noted.
Robert Kocharyan considers that the major issue today is that the
Institute of the Council of Elders is not developed.
Summing up the meeting, the President underlined that the development
of local self-government bodies is an important factor of the
stability of the state.’ Without even and multilateral development of
communities, the integral development of the country is nearly
impossible,’ he underlined.

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ANOTHER SUIT AGAINST RA
[01:05 pm] 28 April, 2006
The complaint of the deputy group `Supreme Council’ about the
violation of their rights of observers during the 2003 Parliamentary
elections has been accepted by the European Court of Human Rights. The
suit had been sent to the Court in March 2004.
According to Ruben Torosyan, the head of the club, they received a
letter from the Court yesterday that on April 11 the Court has made a
decision informing the RA Government about it and offering them to
express their attitude towards the complaint in a written form by July 6.

Interfax, Russia
April 28 2006
Baku criticizes Yerevan statement on Karabakh
BAKU. April 28 (Interfax) – Yerevan’s statement that Nagorno-
Karabakh’s re-inclusion in Azerbaijan is impossible was designed “for
domestic consumption,” an Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman said
Friday.
“You can only suggest that that statement was made for domestic
political reasons,” Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Tair
Tagizade told Interfax.
The diplomat also criticized the fact that the statement was made
“while the negotiating process on settling the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict is continuing.”

DISCUSSION OF YEREVAN WATER COMPANY’S BID FOR DRINKING WARER TARIFF
RISE POSTPONED FOR ONE MONTH

YEREVAN, APRIL 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Public Services Regulatory
Commission on April 28 posponed for one month the discussion of the
Yerevan Water Company’s bid that proposes increasing the current
tariff of drinking water of 125 drams for 1 cubic meter to 178.2 drams
(0.39 USD). The discussion was postponed at the request of Chairman of
the State Water Industry Committee of the RA Ministry of Territorial
Administration Andranik Andreasian and Director of the Yerevan Water
Company Serzh Popoff. According to A. Andreasian, this postponement
was due to some technical difficulties related to the transfer of
Water Canal’s property. He explained that the transfer of 30 thousand
property items in Yerevan Water Canal’s balance sheet to another
company is quite a difficult process. To recap, Yerevan Water Canal
Company was leased for 10 years by General Des Eaux Company, which in
its turn set up Yerevan Water. Asked if the commission’s refusal to
satisfy the bid is not considered a violation of the agreement
provisions on tariffs which were stipulated in the tender package of
General Dea Eaux, A. Andreasian said: “I think that all the necessary
preconditions have been ensured and all the steps taken so that the
commission will be able to make a respective decision. The whole
tender pakage was prepared jointly with the commission and the whole
process was agreed on beforehand.” According to the commission’s draft
decision, the tariff is set at 146.8 drams.

OFFICIAL OPENING OF NEW SEASON OF YEREVAN ZOOLOGICAL PARK TAKES PLACE
ON MAY 1

YEREVAN, APRIL 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The official opening of the season
will take place in solemn conditions in the Zoological park of Yerevan
on May 1. As Sahak Abovian, the Director of the park informed the
Noyan Tapan correspondent, works of cosmetic restoration, tree
planting were implemented in the park this year as well, for what the
Yerevan Mayor’s Office allocated 3 mln drams (about 6.7 thousand
U.S. dollars). It was also mentioned that there are 2300 animals of
190 types in the park at present.

LARISA ALAVERDIAN: “CITIZENS SUFFERED FROM BUILDING OF KENTRON HAVE
RIGHT TO ADDRESS TO RA PRESIDENT AND DEMAND SOLUTION OF THEIR PROBLEM”

YEREVAN, APRIL 28, NOYAN TAPAN. Citizens suffered as a result of the
building program of the Yerevan Kentron (center), based on “the newly
revealed circumstance” may address to the court with a claim to
compensate the damage.
Attorneys Artur Grigorian and Vahe Grigorian presenting interests of
former inhabitants of that territory stated about it at the April 27
press-conference in the DPA office. According to the attorneys, the
newly revealed circumstance is the April 18 decision of the RA
Constitutional Court by which a number of principles of the RA Land
and Civil Codes served as a legal basis for the RA Government’s
corresponding decision were recognized anti-constitutional.
V.Grigorian informed that there is also a case in the court, and the
RA judicial system’s attitude towards that issue will be clear from
its verdict. According to him, there are numerous cases of ignoring
the Constitutional Court’s decisions. A.Grigorian emphasized in his
turn that till October 1, making the anti-constitutional principles of
the mentioned codes corresponding to the Constitution, continuation of
similar violations may be estimated as a wilfulness.
He explained that decisions of the Constitutional Court come into
force from the moment of publication and are not subject to review. RA
first Ombudsperson Larisa Alaverdian persuaded “victims of building”
to continue the struggle. Particularly, the former Ombudsperson finds
that citizens must address to the RA President and demand to solve the
problem, taking into account the decision of the Constitutional Court.

RA GOVERNMENT MAKES AMENDMENTS IN REGULATIONS OF RA NATIONAL ACADEMY
OF SCIENCES

YEREVAN, APRIL 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Government made amendments in
the regulations of the RA National Academy of Sciences at the April 27
sitting. Noyan Tapan was informed about it by the RA Government’s
Information and Public Relations Department. By the Government’s
decision, it was particularly fixed that the RA NAS Chairman’s
election is held by close (secret) votion, with clear majority of
votes of members involved in the list of the staff, for 5 years, not
more than 2 for electoral periods. In the case of vacancy of the RA
NAS Chairman’s post, the RA Government appoints acting RA NAS
Chairman, before electing a new Chairman. Position for RA NAS Deputy
Chairman was also defined, who is elected at the general meeting of
the academy from the RA NAS academicians, with the RA NAS Chairman’s
proposal.