DeFacto Agency, Armenia
June 2 2006
BLACKMAIL – NOTHING MORE
The Committee for English-Turkish Dialogue in Britain has prepared a
bill on the recognition `of a genocide committed by the Belgian
government in Congo’. The bill has already been inscribed on the
agenda.
`The facts of extermination of the millions of people by the
governmental forces of Belgium in 1885 – 1908 in Congo that was
Belgium’s colony at that time are reflected’ in the bill,
PanARMENIAN.Net reports quoting the Anatoly Information Agency. The
bill’s authors request that `the Belgian government should apologize
for the genocide in Congo before the country’s citizens and the
international community’.
To note, current month the Parliament of Belgium will adopt a law on
one year imprisonment of those who do not recognize the Armenian
Genocide. The bill Turkish lobby has submitted for the discussion at
the British Parliament is a sort of reply to the step undertaken by
the Belgian Parliament. The Committee for English-Turkish Dialogue
stated the Parliament of Belgium should either deny the adoption of
the law or recognize the fact of `the genocide in Congo’ and apologize
before the international community for killing millions of citizens.

The Australian, Australia
June 2 2006
Darchinyan going for knockout
June 02, 2006
AUSTRALIA’S flyweight world champion Vic Darchinyan plans to wow a
worldwide audience this weekend by knocking out Mexican Luis
Maldonado in his first fight in Las Vegas.
The big punching 30-year-old Sydneysider has the opportunity to boost
his burgeoning profile in front of a massive global television
audience in the main preliminary fight to the third clash between
World Boxing Council lightweight champion Diego Corrales and Jose
Luis Castillo.
International Boxing Federation and International Boxing Organisation
flyweight world champion Darchinyan boasts an impressive record of
25-0 (20 KOs).
Darchinyan has won all four of his world title fights inside the
distance and stopped his last seven opponents. While he has fought in
the US twice before, and visited Las Vegas on several occasions, the
bout at the Thomas and Mack Centre on Sunday (AEST) represents his
debut in the famous fight city.
“For my career this is a very good opportunity for me, to show people
how good I am,” Darchinyan said from Las Vegas.
“I’m fighting with an undefeated Mexican, who has been a professional
boxer longer than me. When I knock him out, I believe people will
start recognising me and start talking about me and they will give me
much respect.
“It’s an incredible opportunity. If you can fight in Vegas, you can
fight anywhere in America. The main support on a big show promises
many things for me.”
Darchinyan’s American promoter Gary Shaw is believed to have
provisionally arranged for him to appear on another big Vegas
promotion in August.
Honed by what Darchinyan and his trainer Jeff Fenech believe is his
best preparation ever, the Armenian-born champion claimed he was
punching harder than ever.
“Every fight I’m becoming more powerful, my punch is becoming
stronger,” Darchinyan said. “I believe I will knock him out and I
will show my power because I can feel my power now. I’m getting
stronger and stronger.
“From my sparring and preparation I feel very good, I don’t have any
sore or hurting places on my body.
“I came to America very fit, I did sparring in Phoenix in 40 degree
heat and I can feel my fitness is good.”
Maldonado 28, has an impressive record of 33 wins (25 KOs) no losses
and one draw.
However, he has fought only once outside Mexico and does not appear
to have met the same calibre of opposition as Darchinyan.
“He’s a typical Mexican fighter, but I think he’s a little smarter
than most,” Fenech said.
“He doesn’t always try to knock people out, but he wears them down,
but I’m very confident.”
Maldonado is a switch hitter and will enjoy a height advantage over
Darchinyan, who relishes the prospect of fighting a taller adversary.
“I love it when someone is bigger than me, taller than me, in my
weight division. I’m already big (for a flyweight),” Darchinyan said.
“If he stays in front of me and fights with me I will love it.”

ATTORNEY GENERALS DO NOT ESTABLISH POLITICAL PARTIES?
Lragir.am
02 June 06
Hrant Margaryan, Armenian Revolutionary Federation, had announced,
=80=9Cthe country and state is in trouble if the public prosecutor is
setting up a political party.’ The activists of the Unification for
Armenia Party, connected with the name of Aghvan Hovsepyan and
sustained by his close people, hurried upto assert what they had
learnt by heart: Aghvan Hovsepyan is not related to it. He is
reluctant to become engaged in politics. We tried to find out the
opinion of representatives of political forces on the statement of
Hrant Margaryan.
Republican Galust Sahakyan says this statement creates a serious
situation, ` but I do not think that public prosecutors are setting up
political parties.’
Galust Sahakyan knows the members of parliament who supported
Unification for Armenia, and he knows how it happened. Relying on the
information he has, Galust Sahakyan states that Hrant Margaryan’s
statement is hardly an expression of fear of political competition. `I
welcome every new force which will pursue tenaciously the development
of our state. This is the key goal,=80=9D says Republican Galust
Sahakyan.
Hrant Khachatryan, Constitutional Right Union, gave a shorter
opinion. =80=9C Perhaps, Mr. Margaryan is likely to take the place in
the coalition, whichbecame vacant after Arthur Baghdasaryan’s
resignation.’

ORINATS YERKIR WILL NOT NOMINATE AND VOTE TO PARLIAMENT POSTS
Lragir.am
02 June 06
On June 1 the former speaker of the National Assembly Arthur
Baghdasaryan made a sudden speech. Sudden because he appeared in the
hall unexpectedly and presented the stance of the Orinats Yerkir
faction on the election of speaker.
Arthur Baghdasaryan says Armenia is going through a stage of
transition because the parliamentary election is coming up. According
to Arthur Baghdasaryan, there are two ways in the current
situation. `The first is that we try to hamper the activities of the
National Assembly. In other words, the National Assembly will not have
a speaker, which will damage the reputation of the Republic of Armenia
in the world. And the second is that we adopt a way which would enable
the National Assembly to have a speaker and to go on working
normally,’ stated the leader of Orinats Yerkir. He says important
international meetings are coming up and it is not expedient to go to
these meetings without a speaker.
Arthur Baghdasaryan endorsed Tigran Torosyan’s candidacy on behalfof
the Orinats Yerkir faction. He said they highly appreciate the human
and professional qualities of Tigran Torosyan whom he especially came
to know over the past three years of office, when Tigran Torosyan was
deputy speaker. Arthur Baghdasaryan announced that Tigran Torosyan is
his friend and one of the few professional members of parliament.
After presenting the stance of the faction, the leader of Orinats
Yerkir left the hall, and only participated in the voting. Arthur
Baghdasaryan announced that Orinats Yerkir will not take part in the
nomination and voting to the vacant parliament posts.

TIGRAN TOROSYAN WANTS TO COMBINE TILL JUNE
Lragir.am
02 June 06
On June 1 Speaker Tigran Torosyan could not comment on his combining
the post of speaker and the position of the head of the Armenian
delegation tothe PACE. Meeting news reporters for the first time as a
speaker, Tigran Torosyan said the question of the delegation to the
PACE will be solved later.
`In every question, it is not important who is going to do one thing
or another. It is secondary. It is more important to know what
problems we have, what solutions we are looking for to reach an
effective settlement of problems in our life. The same is with the
Parliamentary Assembly, there are a number of problems,’ says Tigran
Torosyan. He is hopeful that the question will be discussed soon by
the leaders of parliamentary factions and chairs of committees, and
the best solution will be found. However, Tigran Torosyan is likely to
leave once more for Strasbourg in June.

ROBERT KOCHARYAN WENT HALFWAY TO CHANGE OF POWER
Lragir.am
02 June 06
On June 1 we learned that the change of power in Armenia in 1988 is
the most significant change of power for the country. This is the
opinion of Dashnaktsutiun. Deputy Speaker Vahan Hovanisyan,
Dashnaktsutiun, stated this opinion during the meeting of the National
Assembly on June 1. However, he says, this important change of power
stopped halfway, and can you imagine who is to blame for this
incomplete change of power? Not the former regime, of course, but
President Robert Kocharyan.
`If the president, elected in 1988, disbanded the parliament and held
a new parliamentary election, our recent history would be different,
and maybe it would be more civilized,’ stated Vahan
Hovanisyan. However, he says, it did not happen, and the change of
power stopped halfway.

President Kocharyan to participate in the Black Sea Summit of Dialogue
and Cooperation

ArmRadio.am
02.06.2006 15:40
June 4 President Robert Kocharyan will leave for Romania on a two-day
official visit to participate in the Black Sea Summit of Dialogue and
Cooperation.
The Romanian side, the initiator of the summit, considers regional
dialogue is an essential factor in securing stability, which can in
its turn create favorable conditions for economic development and
promote the reinforcement of positions of the Black Sea countries in
united Europe. President Kocharyan is expected to deliver a speech at
the summit.
In the framework of the visit Robert Kocharyan will have a meeting
with the President of Romania Traian BÄƒsescu. Other bilateral
meetings are expected as well.
The meeting of Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents will be held in the
capital of Romania. It is envisaged that the meeting will feature
Foreign Ministers of the two countries, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office,
Belgian Foreign Minister Karel de Gucht, OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs
and Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej
Kasprzyk. Later the meeting of Presidents will continue tête-à-tête.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

PanARMENIAN.Net
Armenian President to Depart for Romania June 4

02.06.2006 15:03 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ June 4 Armenian President Robert Kocharian will
depart for Romania on a 3-day visit to participate in the Black Sea
Summit for Dialogue and Cooperation. The summit was initiated by
Romanian party, which considers that regional dialogue may become one
of key factors for stability, economic development and strengthening
of the positions of the Black Sea states within united Europe. Robert
Kocharian is expected to address the summit. He will also meet with
the Romanian President and other officials.
The meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents will also be
held in Bucharest. It’s supposed to start in an expanded composition
with the participation of Foreign Ministers of both states, OSCE
Chairman-in-Office, Belgian FM Karel de Gucht, Co-chairs of the OSCE
MG for the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement and personal
representative of the OSCE CiO Andrzej Kasprzyk. Then the Presidents
will continue the meeting in private.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

PanARMENIAN.Net
South Ossetia Ready to Recognize Armenian Genocide

02.06.2006 13:46 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ `If the Armenian party addresses the republic of
South Ossetia, our parliament is ready to recognize the Armenian
Genocide perpetrated in Ottoman Turkey at the beginning of last
century,’ South Ossetian President Eduard Koykoty stated at a press
conference in Moscow. In his words, with adopting the Declaration on
the genocide perpetrated by Georgia aganist South Ossetians, the
history of tragic events that took place in the Ottoman Empire was
also studied.
To remind, April 26 the South Ossetian parliament passed the
Declaration on the genocide of South Ossetians in 1989-1922. The
declaration says that the Georgian Mensheviks subjected South
Ossetians to genocide starting from 1774. In 1920 South Ossetia was
forcibly annexed to the Soviet Georgia, whose leadership applied the
policy of discrimination and assimilation that led to nationalist
processes at late 1980-ies, reported IA Regnum.

PanARMENIAN.Net
Turkey Misleads Europe about Its True Intentions and Policies toward
Armenia
02.06.2006 13:26 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Reports, based on sources in the Turkish government,
are being circulated by the Turkish media allege that “secret talks”
are taking place between Armenia and Turkey aimed at normalizing
relations between these two countries. Sources close to the Turkish
government quoted the government’s spokesperson, Namik Tan, as saying
that Turkey intends to continue to make efforts to normalize relations
with Armenia.
The European Armenian Federation recalls that, each year, on the eve
of the European Union’s annual assessment of Turkey’s candidacy,
Ankara revives its efforts to misinform and disorient European public
opinion about its true intentions and policies toward Armenia. “We
have no doubt that meetings between emissaries of both countries may
occur but there is a clear evidence that, as in the past, actual
progress will not be possible until Turkey undertakes a fundamental
realignment of its policies toward Armenia,” said Hilda Tchoboian,
Chairperson of the European Armenian Federation.
The Federation notes that Turkey continues to strangle Armenia through
blockade and a broader strategy aimed at isolating Armenia
internationally, and that it persists in escalating its political
campaign to deny the Armenian Genocide. The European Armenian
Federation urges the European authorities to condemn Turkey’s efforts
to mislead and confuse the European family of nations regarding its
true posture toward Armenia. “If Turkey truly wants to become a
European nation, it needs to take the steps that the world expects of
it – including acknowledging its state responsibility for the Armenian
Genocide and lifting its blockade of Armenia,” concluded Tchoboian.
To remind, the Turkish MFA stated that Yerevan and Ankara hold `secret
talks’. The Armenian Foreign Ministry neither confirmed nor refuted
the information, remarking that the Armenian and Turkish diplomats
hold meetings at various levels.