uefa.com, Switzerland
May 29 2006
MIKA add to cup collection
Monday, 29 May 2006
FC MIKA have won the first Armenian Super Cup in their history after
beating league champions FC Pyunik 3-2 at the Republican stadium in
Yerevan.
Decisive contribution
Armen Shahgeldyan, who scored the only goal in MIKA’s Armenian Cup
final win against Pyunik, opened the scoring for MIKA after 17
minutes and then set up his side’s second six minutes later,
providing the pass for Vardan Hovhannisyan to drive the ball into the
net from 18 metres.
Third time lucky
Agvan Lazarian pulled a goal back for Pyunik before Shahgeldyan won
and converted a penalty in the second half to put the game out of
Pyunik’s reach. Levon Pachadzhan scored again for Pyunik but they
could not complete a comeback leaving MIKA to celebrate their first
Super Cup win in three attempts.
Photo:
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PanARMENIAN.Net
Explosion Hit Airbus Plant in France

29.05.2006 15:37 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ An explosion hit an Airbus factory in southern
France on Monday, injuring at least five people, emergency officials
said. The reason for the blast was unclear. Two people suffered
serious injuries, according to the regional fire and rescue
department. Rescue teams surrounded the aircraft plant, in the city of
Toulouse in the French Pyrenees.
According to preliminary data, the explosion happened in a building
containing a hydraulic press, what caused the building to
collapse. The cause of the blast, which occurred at 7:45 a.m. (0545
GMT), was not immediately clear, said Associated Press.
Toulouse is home to Airbus Industry, one of the world’s two largest
manufacturers of commercial airliners.
To remind, on the night of May 3 Airbus-320 belonging to Armavia
national carrier crashed in the Black Sea 6 km away from Adler airport
killing all of 113 people aboard, including 6 children and 8
crewmembers. Among them were 26 Russian citizens, one Ukrainian and
one Georgian citizen, while the rest were Armenian citizens.

Yemen Times, Yemen
May 29 2006
Mocha…Yemeni coffee

Mozi Bayer Los Angeles, USA [email protected]

Most of the Americans know very little about Yemen but most of them
knows the word: Mocha, very well. Americans love to drink coffee. In
recent years Starbucks Coffee shops were open in all over the United
States. They became so popular that they even established branches in
European countries and even in Middle East. Most of the Americans
stop in one of the coffee shops on the way to work and they sip their
coffee while they drive.
When you are in Starbucks Coffee Shop, you will see lots of varieties
of coffees. Coffee from Brazil, from Colombia and Mocha Coffee. In
fact the Mocha coffee is one of the most popular ones.
The Americans who drink Mocha coffee don’t know that the name comes
from Yemen. Al Mucha, the historical port city of Yemen had given its
name to this popular coffee. When Yemen was ruled by Turks, coffee
was brought to Ottoman Empire from the port of Al Mucha. Turks
invented a cooking style of coffee and for many centuries it is known
as Turkish Coffee. Armenians and Greeks cook coffee exactly at the
same way, but for nationalistic purposes, they call the coffee;
Armenian Coffee, or Greek Coffee.
These days in my home country, Turkey, tea is drank much more than
the Turkish Coffee. First of all coffee is imported from South
America and it is much more expensive than tea which is grown in
Turkey. Secondly most of the young people finds coffee very strong
and they prefer the soothing taste of brewed tea. It is great to
drink a cup of tea flavored with a slice of lemon either in a cold
winter day, or in a hot summer night. Nevertheless Turkish coffee is
drank in some occasions, such as in engagement and wedding
ceremonies. The young people who prefer to drink coffee use the
instant coffee instead of traditional Turkish Coffee. Nescafe is the
most popular instant coffee brand and even when the people uses other
brands, they still call instant coffee as Nescafe!
Mocha gives its name not only to coffee, but also to coffee flavored
ice cream and chocolates.
I regret that Yemen today is producing much less coffee than a
century ago. I heard that Qat plants is replacing the coffee ones. I
hope the Yemeni farmers will show more interest to their legendary
coffee and they will give more chance to coffee lovers in the world
to taste their Mocha coffee.
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RIA Novosti, Russia
May 29 2006
Armenia, Azerbaijan report fatalities in disputed border clash
13:37 | 29/ 05/ 2006

YEREVAN/BAKU, May 29 (RIA Novosti) – Armenia and Azerbaijan both
claimed fatalities after a shootout between soldiers in the region of
Nagorny-Karabakh, and accused each other of breaching a ceasefire
agreement Monday.
“An Armenian military serviceman was killed as a result of a shot
from the Azerbaijani side at Armenian positions in the Noyemberyansky
region at around 8.30 p.m. [Moscow time, 4.30 p.m. GMT] May 27,”
defense ministry spokesman Seiran Shakhsuvaryan said.
But an Azerbaijani Defense Ministry spokesman denied the claim, and
said an Azerbaijani soldier was killed.
“An Azerbaijani soldier was killed as a result of shelling by
Armenian units stationed on mount Lele-Ilahi in Azerbaijan’s Fizuli
region,” Ilgar Verdiev said.
The conflict between the former Soviet republics of Armenia and
Azerbaijan over Nagorny Karabakh, an Azerbaijani region with a
largely Armenian population, first erupted in 1988, when the region
claimed independence from Azerbaijan to join Armenia.
Over 30,000 people were reported dead on both sides between 1988 and
1994, and over 100 others died after a ceasefire was concluded in
1994, leaving Nagorno-Karabakh in Armenian hands, but tensions
between Azerbaijan and Armenia have persisted.

Armenian general to attend Baku meeting of CIS defence council – agency
Arminfo
29 May 06
Yerevan, 29 May: Maj-Gen Aleksey Antonyan, representative of the
Armenian armed forces in the CIS [Commonwealth of Independent States]
and the Collective Security Treaty Organization, will represent
Armenia at a meeting of the Council of Defence Ministers of the CIS
countries in Baku, the press secretary of the Armenian Defence
Ministry, Col Seyran Shakhsuvaryan, has told Arminfo.
The meeting will take place on 31 May. As was reported earlier,
Armenian Defence Minister Serzh Sarkisyan will not take part in the
meeting.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

New Anatolian, Turkey
May 29 2006
Azerbaijani parliamentarian: Key to solving Nagorno-Karabakh is in
Russia’s hands
Senem Caglayan – The New Anatolian / Ankara

Azerbaijani parliamentarian Akram Abdullayev said that the
Nagorno-Karabakh problem is a legacy of the Soviet Union to
Azerbaijan and Armenia and therefore the key to a solution rests in
Russia’s hands.
Speaking to The New Anatolian in an exclusive interview, Abdullayev,
who describes himself as a close friend to Turkey, also dismissed the
efforts of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Armenia towards finding a solution
to the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, saying that the issue is
more complicated than was predicted. He urged the big powers to work
in cooperation with Russia in order to find a solution.
Warning against the dangers of a failure to find a diplomatic
solution to the disputed enclave, Abdullayev said that the
Azerbaijani people might think of military options since it is
unacceptable for them to give these lands to Armenia. Citing the
growing Azerbaijani economy and military, and predicting that the
Azerbaijani military budget will equal Armenia’s in the years to
come, Abdullayev stated that time is on Azerbaijan’s side.
Abdullayev, a member of the Turkish-Azerbaijani Interparliamentary
Friendship Group, expressed his hope for further development and
strengthening of relations between the two countries in various
areas, calling on Turkey and other Turkic nations to bring the
genocide committed against the Turks to the agenda of European
parliaments in retaliation for Armenian genocide claims.
Touching on the Iranian nuclear standoff, the Azerbaijani
parliamentarian said his country favors a diplomatic solution to the
crisis, warning of the dangers of military action against Iran for
the region. Abdullayev also hinted at Azerbaijan’s readiness to act
like a bridge between the U.S. and Iran to bring the nuclear standoff
to an end, citing his country’s good relations with the U.S. and
historic ties with neighboring Iran.
Amid the current row between the Iranian Azeris and Tehran over an
Iranian newspaper’s publication of humiliating cartoons of Iranian
Azeris, Abdullayev stated that although the Iranian Azeris play an
important role in their country’s politics, they would not push for a
regime change in the country, despite the assertions of some U.S.
circles. Warning against any kind of foreign intervention in the
domestic affairs of a country, Abdullayev said, “The Iranian people
choose their presidents and their regime. Foreign intervention would
create dangerous results and many problems.”
Here’s what Akram Abdullayev had to tell us:
TNA: How do you see the level of relations between Turkey and
Azerbaijan, and what could be done to further develop relations?
Abdullayev: I see no problem in bilateral relations. During the
latest visit of Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer to Azerbaijan,
the two sides had consultations on how to further develop relations,
and this visit was also the confirmation of strategic friendship and
cooperation between the two countries. Whenever Azerbaijan faces a
problem during Council of Europe (CoE) meetings, Turkey is the sole
supporter of Azerbaijan. The mutual support during the Council of
Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) meetings is another indicator of
our warm relations and friendship. I hope our relations will be
further developed in various areas.
TNA: What’s your idea about the Nagorno-Karabakh problem? Are you
hopeful about a solution?
Abdullayev: Certainly, all the problems have solutions. Talks to find
a peaceful solution to the dispute will continue. President Ilham
Aliyev also discussed this issue during his meeting with U.S.
President George W. Bush in Washington. But should no peaceful
solution be found to the disputed enclave, the Azerbaijani people are
in favor of regaining these lands through military means. We won’t
give up these lands. We won’t present them to Armenia. If a solution
isn’t found through peace, the last resort for us is war.
TNA: What are your expectations from Turkey in this dispute?
Abdullayev: In this problem, Turkey is Azerbaijan’s political
partner. Turkey has an important role in the process of finding a
solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute but at the same time Turkey
has its own problems with Armenia. Armenians brought the Armenian
genocide claims to the agenda of the world in order to create a
headache for Turkey. Turkey has to work for the benefits of
Azerbaijan.
TNA: Could the process of normalization of relations between Turkey
and Armenia contribute to efforts to find a peaceful solution to the
Nagorno-Karabakh dispute?
Abdullayev: This problem can’t be solved even if Turkey establishes
diplomatic relations with Azerbaijan or within the process of
normalization of relations because the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute isn’t
the problem of the region. The efforts of Turkey, Azerbaijan and
Armenia aren’t enough to solve the problem. We need the efforts of
big powers and organizations. The key to a solution is especially in
the hands of Russia. The Russian Army is in Armenia and if Azerbaijan
tries to find a solution through military means, it will face the
Russian Army.
It seems to me that finding a solution to the divided enclave is very
difficult. But time is on Azerbaijan’s side. This year Armenia’s
total budget is $1 billion, and the Azerbaijani military’s share of
the total budget is $600 billion. According to Aliyev’s estimates,
the Azerbaijani military’s share of the budget will be higher that
Armenia’s budget in the years to come. Azerbaijan is building up its
military but Armenia is unable to do that. Azerbaijan’s total budget
is more than $4 billion this year and it will be more than $6 billion
next year. As our country will develop economically, we will take our
deserved place among the world states and will have a big position.
TNA: Why aren’t Russia and other big powers working for a solution?
Do they have any interests in the continuation of the dispute in
Nagorno-Karabakh?
Abdullayev: There are visible and invisible sides of politics. The
Nagorno-Karabakh dispute didn’t start yesterday, it stems from the
1988 events while Gorbachev was president. Fifteen republics split
off from the Soviet Union. At that time the Soviet Union created
problems for each split-off republic in order to stop their
development. For instance, it created the Abkhazia problem for
Georgia, the Crimean problem for Ukraine and the Nagorno-Karabakh
problem for Azerbaijan and Armenia. At that time nobody wanted the
dissolution of the Soviet Union but this process was inevitable in
general. The Nagorno-Karabakh dispute is the legacy of the Soviet
Union to Azerbaijan. For these reasons, a solution could only be
found as a result of negotiations between Russia and other big
powers.
TNA: What is Azerbaijan’s position towards the Armenian genocide
claims and the French bill introducing prison terms for people who
question these claims?
Abdullayev: While bringing the genocide claims to the agenda of
European parliaments, Armenia aimed at creating an obstacle for
Turkey’s membership bid in the European Union. Those who brought the
issue to the French Parliament are the European parliamentarians well
paid by the Armenian lobby. Today, neither the Turkish genocide nor
the Armenian genocide is important for France.
Turks are a nation which faced a brutal genocide. But they didn’t
make their voices heard in the world. I think both Turkey and other
Turkic nations should bring the genocide committed against the Turks
to the world’s agenda and should work for the recognition of the
genocide by the international community.
TNA: What’s the position of Azerbaijan towards the nuclear standoff
between Iran and the West?
Abdullayev: Azerbaijan supports finding a diplomatic solution to the
nuclear crisis and it opposes military action against Iran.
Azerbaijan is a historic neighbor of Iran and the two countries have
good relations. There are some 20 million Iranian Azeris living in
Iran. Therefore, Azerbaijan can’t accept military action against Iran
and can’t stand to shed the blood of our brothers.
TNA: Can Azerbaijan play a mediator role between Iran and the U.S. in
the nuclear crisis, given the role of the Iranian Azeris?
Abdullayev: It might be or might not be. Since 2001 Azerbaijan has
become a member of the anti-terror coalition. It has good relations
both with the U.S. and Iran. Besides, it has cultural ties with Iran.
Iranian Azeris play a role in Iranian politics. For those reasons,
Azerbaijan can be a bridge between the U.S. and Iran. The U.S. hasn’t
suggested that Azerbaijan play such a role yet, but the Azerbaijani
Parliament might consider debating this issue.
TNA: Can the Iranian Azeris be a catalyst for regime change in Iran,
as asserted by some U.S. circles?
Abdullayev: I don’t accept the intervention of any country in the
domestic affairs of another. If the Iranian citizens want to change
the regime, they will vote in accordance with this aim. The Iranian
president and regime are determined by the votes of its citizens.
Therefore, this issue should be left to the citizens. Even if the
U.S. wants to change the regime, it would be very difficult, and
intervention in Iranian politics would create dangerous consequences.

DeFacto Agency, Armenia
May 29 2006
ADOPTION OF CONSTITUTION IS ANOTHER STEP TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT
Interview with NKR Attorney General Armen Zalinian, the head of the
Task Force on NKR Constitution.
AA: “Mr. Zalinian, you have been working on the NKR Constitution bill
for over a year. In what stage are you now?” Armen Zalinian:
“Generally, the process of working out and adopting a constitution
defies hastiness. Every point requires a thorough consideration,
meaningful and tried approaches and tools. We are guided by these
principles, and considerable work has been done so far. The concept
of the NKR Constitution has been published, and currently the
constitutional committee is discussing the first two chapters, namely
the provisions on constitutional order and the basic human and civil
rights, freedoms and duties. It means that soon we are going to have
the main law of our country.” AA: “What are the basic tenets of the
NKR Constitution?” Armen Zalinian: “Those are reflected in the
concept. As a constitution of a sovereign, democratic, legal, social
state, in the NKR Constitution the right for self-determination
fulfilled by the people of Artsakh, promotion of democracy, rule of
law, human rights and freedoms, promotion of local governance,
establishment of a civil society will be set down. These are the main
components, upholding law and lawfulness between the society and the
state. The key idea of the Constitution is the following scheme: rule
of right through the law.” AA: “In the long run, how will Nagorno
Karabakh benefit from the adoption of the Constitution? After all,
the country has existed without a constitution for 15 years.” Armen
Zalinian: “A country’s constitution is the determinant and the result
of a people’s historical evolution. A constitution imbibes the spirit
of a people, its legal thought and heritage, established in the
course of centuries, the system of values, which guide the
aspirations of these people. The fact that Karabakh lived without a
constitution for years on is ordinary from the standpoint that a
newly established country is unable to adopt a constitution in a
short period of time. It is necessary to have experience in state
building and a choice of guidelines. Besides, the people of NKR were
forced into a war and then had to overcome the hardships of this war
in the legal, social and economic, spiritual and cultural and, why
not, home political spheres. Over the past 15 years a tangible
experience in state building has been accumulated, which is a
sufficient ground for having our own constitution.” AA: “Is the NKR
Constitution going to be a copy of the Constitution of the Republic
of Armenian in terms of contents and form?” Armen Zalinian: “The NKR
Constitution will be a constitution of a sovereign, democratic,
legal, social state with semi-presidential governance. It will be
consistent with the tendencies and demands of development of
constitutionalism in the world. And the reality determined by the
necessity of strengthening our independent statehood will certainly
be taken into consideration. The necessary tools have been worked
out. In this context, the constitutional experience of the Republic
of Armenia, the logic and philosophy of the constitutional reform are
very important. Several provisions introduced in the renewed
Constitution of Armenia will be used in our Constitution. The
constitutional experience of other countries is also taken into
consideration. In other words, we pick up everything that is
positive, everything that proved successful.” AA: “What will be the
procedure of adopting the Constitution?” Armen Zalinian: “Naturally,
a referendum. I believe that our people will vote to the referendum
on the Constitution, because the adoption of the Constitution will be
another important step towards the establishment and strengthening of
our republic.”
SVETLANA KHACHATRIAN.

DeFacto Agency, Armenia
May 29 2006
VARDAN OSKANYAN: PARTIES ARE TOO FAR FROM SIGNING ANY DOCUMENT ON
KARABAKH
A meeting of Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents Robert Kocharyan and
Ilham Aliyev will most probably be held on June 4 in Bucharest,
Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan has announced. According to
him, on the negotiation table there is a document on some principles
of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, which will be worked out
by the presidents. `If the parties come to an agreement on those
principles, the paper will become a document,’ Oskanyan is quoted as
saying. Answering the question by a REGNUM correspondent whether there
will be n opportunity to sign any document in Bucharest, the Armenian
minister is reported as saying `the situation is too far from it.’
`The parties should agree on some principles, after that we can speak
of a document,’ Vardan Oskanyan stressed.

Washington Post, DC
May 29 2006
CHESS | Lubomir Kavalek
By {vbar} Lubomir Kavalek
Monday, May 29, 2006; Page C12
After yesterday’s seventh round, Armenia is the surprising leader at
the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin, Italy, scoring 21 points in 28
games. Russia, the favorite team to win the gold, has 20 points. On
Saturday the Russians lost narrowly 1 1/2 -2 1/2 to the Dutch team.
Cuba is third with 19 1/2 points. The U.S. team has 18 1/2 points and
is still within medal reach. The olympiad concludes Sunday.
Fascinating Novelties
The classical world champion Vladimir Kramnik is healthy enough to
anchor the Russian team. He scored four points in five games. His win
in the Reti opening against the top Armenian grandmaster, Levon
Aronian, is a positional masterpiece.
Kramnik-Aronian
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.0-0 g6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Qxd4 Bg7
8.Nc3 d6 9.Rd1 Nbd7 10.Be3 Rc8 11.Rac1 a6 12.b3 0-0 13.Qh4 Rc7
14.Bh3!? Qb8 15.Bg5! (A new move, increasing the pressure along the
diagonal d8-h4, specifically on the knight on f6. Interestingly, the
high scoring 15.g4!? was played in the game Aronian-Kramnik,
St.Vincent 2005. It was drawn in 85 moves.) 15…Bxf3?! (Black tries
to ease his defense by simplifying, but he is surrendering the light
squares.) 16.exf3 b5 17.Bxd7 Rxd7 18.Nd5! (Creating a powerful
outpost on the square c6.) 18…Nxd5 (Forced, since after 18…bxc4
19.Bxf6 Bxf6 20.Nxf6+ exf6 21.Qxc4 black’s pawn structure is falling
apart.) 19.cxd5 Rc7?! (After 19…Qb7 20.Rc6 the undermining of the
rook on c6 with 20…e6!? is met with 21.Bf6! and white has a clear
advantage, e.g. 21…exd5 22.Bxg7 Kxg7 [On 22…Qxc6 23.Qf6! wins.]
23.Qd4+ Kg8 and now either 24.Rb6 or 24.Qb6 is better for white.)
20.Rc6! (Kramnik keeps the pressure on. After 20.Bxe7 Re8! black buys
some freedom for his pieces.) 20…Rxc6 21.dxc6 (Trading the outpost
on c6 for a strong passed pawn that ties black up.) 21…Rc8 22.Rc1!
e6 23.Bd2 Qc7 (The queen is a poor blocker, but white threatened
24.Ba5. After 23…Qb6 24.c7! seals white’s advantage, for example
24…Bd4 25.Qe7! Bxf2+ 26.Kg2 Bc5 27.Bh6! and white wins.)
24.a4! (Undermining black’s queenside pawns gives white new targets.)
24…d5 25.axb5 axb5 26.Qb4 (The white queen now infiltrates black’s
position via the a-file.) 26…Rb8 27.Qa3 Bd4 28.Qa6 Be5 (After
28…Rb6 29.Qa5! the pin is unpleasant and white threatens 29.Be3
Bxe3 30.fxe3 with the queen sacrifice on b6 in the air.) 29.f4 Bd6
30.Ba5 Qc8 31.Qa7 Ra8 32.Qb6 Rb8 33.Qd4! (Suddenly, black has
problems on the diagonal a1-h8. White threatens 34.Bc3.) 33…b4?!
34.c7! Ra8 (After 34…Rb7 35.Qf6 Bxc7 36.Qe5! white wins a piece.)
35.Qb6 Bf8 36.Bxb4 Bxb4 37.Qxb4 Qe8 (After 38.Qb7 Rc8 39.b4 the
b-pawn marches to victory.) Black resigned.
Last year Aronian won the World Cup and this year finished first in
Linares, Spain. He is currently rated No. 3 in the world. Yesterday
in Turin, he showed his great tactical skills, defeating the Dutch
grandmaster Ivan Sokolov with the Nimzo-Indian defense in a mere 19
moves.
Sokolov-Aronian
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 c5 7.dxc5 h6
8.Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 (I discovered this move order when I was
preparing Nigel Short for his world championship match against Garry
Kasparov in 1993. The idea is to play after 10.e3 Qa5!, eliminating
11.Bb5+.) 10.Bxb8?! (Based on 10…Rxb8? 11.Qa4+! and white wins a
piece.)
10…Qf6!! (A shocking novelty. The previously played 10…Bxc3+
11.bxc3 Rxb8 12.Qa4+ Bd7 13.Qd4 0-0 14.f3 gave white an edge.) 11.Bg3
(A forced retreat. After 11.0-0-0 Bxc3 12.Bg3 Bf5 13.Qa4+ Kf8 14.Qb3
Bd4 white struggles. The wild 11.Qa4+?! Bd7 12.Qxb4 Qxf2+ 13.Kd1
Qxf1+ 14.Kc2 Qxa1 is dangerous for white, for example 15.Nxd5 Bf5
16.Qd4 Nxc5+ 17.Kc3 0-0 18.Ne7+ Kh7 19.Nxf5 Qc1+ 20.Kb4 Ne6 21.Qf6?!
a5+! 22.Kb3 a4+ 23.Ka3 Qc5+ and black’s attack wins; or 15.Qxb7 Nxc3
16.Bd6 Qd1+ 17.Kxc3 d4+ 18.Kc4 Rc8 and black should win.) 11…Nxc3
12.a3 Bf5 13.Qd2 Ba5 14.b4? (Loses quickly. White had to try either
14.Nf3 Nb1 15.Qxa5 Qxb2 16.Qa4+ Bd7 17.Be5 Nc3 18.Qd1 Nxd1 19.Bxb2
Nxb2 20.e3; or14.e3 0-0! [Not 14…Nb1? 15.Qxa5 Qxb2 16.Qb5+ and
white wins.] 15.b4 Ne4 16.Qd4!) 14…Ne4 15.Qc1 Rc8! (An incredibly
powerful move, threatening 16…Rxc5.) 16.Ra2 (After 16.bxa5 Rxc5 the
white queen is overloaded and black wins. But it is too late for
white anyway, for example 16.Nf3 Rxc5 17.Be5 Rxc1+ 18.Rxc1 Qb6 wins;
or 16.f3 Rxc5 17.fxe4 Rxc1+ 18.Rxc1 Qb2 19.Rd1 Qc3+ 20.Rd2 Bb6
21.exf5 Be3 22.Nf3 g4 23.Be5 Bxd2+ 24.Nxd2 Qxe5 wins for black.)
16…Rxc5 17.Qa1 Qc6! (White can’t defend well against the mating
threats on the first rank.) 18.Qe5+ Kd8 19.Qxh8+ (After 19.Rd2 Re8
wins.) 19…Kd7 (White gets mated either after 20.Rd2 Rc1+ 21.Rd1 Qc2
22.Qd4 Rxd1+ 23.Qxd1 Qc3+ 24.Qd2 Qxd2 mate; or after 20.e3 Rc1+
21.Ke2 Bg4+! 22.f3 Qc4 mate.) White resigned.
Solution to today’s composition by A. Gurvitch (White:
Kb1,Rg1,Bg5,Na4; Black: Ka3,Rc4,Na7,P:a6,b3,b7): 1.Nb2! Re4 (Or
1…Rc7 2.Bf4 Rd7 3.Bd6+! Rxd6 4.Nc4+ wins.) 2.Be3! Nc6 (Or 2…Rxe3
3.Nc4+ wins.) 3.Bc5+ Nb4 4.Nd3 a5 5.Bxb4+ axb4 6.Rg8 Re6 7.Ra8+ Ra6
8.Rxa6+ bxa6 9.Nb2 a5 10.Ka1 a4 11.Nc4 mate.

Journal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey
May 29 2006
Caspian Oil Reaches Turkey’s Mediterranean Port Ceyhan Print
Monday , 29 May 2006
* The Azerbaijani oil has reached Turkey’s Mediterranean port Ceyhan
at 21:10 last night (Sunday).
BAKU – The Project of the Century Baku-Thbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) Oil
Pipeline experienced a pinnacle moment yesterday, on Saturday.
Oil that was pumped from the Baku end of the pipeline, the
construction of which began 6 years ago, on May 10 reached Ceyhan
yesterday evening after a journey of 1,770 kms.
The first oil was stored in special tanks and the oil will be
transported by “The British Hawtharne” tanker.
The Baku-Tiblisi-Ceyhan Pipeline is 1768 km, its 1076 km part is in
Turkey.
The first drops of oil were expected to be loaded from Haydar Aliyev
Sea Terminal onto a ship named, `The British Hawtharne’ on May 28;
however, officials from the BTC said they may wait a couple of days
for better loading conditions.
An official ceremony to celebrate the first drop of oil reaching
Ceyhan from Baku will be held on July 13.
Presidents and prime ministers of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia, and
related ministers and representatives from 16 countries will
participate in the ceremony.
The BTC pipeline is expected to make a major contribution to the
development of world energy supply with its annual 50 million ton
capacity.
Thanks to this project, which was created with a sustainable
environmental and economic system, Turkey is expected to earn about
$300 million annually.
Around 15,000 people were employed during the construction of the
pipeline which cost $3 billion.
The project constituted an important leg of the East-West energy
corridor, gaining Turkey greater geopolitical importance thanks to
the BTC pipeline.
Ceyhan will be an important international oil market and the
reduction of oil tanker traffic on the Bosphorous will contribute to
greater security for Istanbul.
High-Quality Crude
The crude flows 1,768km from the Caspian Sea direct to the
Mediterranean for the first time, bypassing Russian pipelines and
Turkish straits.
About 300,000 barrels a day will be pumped from the pipeline this
year – set to rise to a million barrels daily.
The pipe begins near Baku in Azerbaijan and passes through Georgia.
Previously states in the region sent almost all of their oil via
Russian pipelines.
The Caspian area produces high-quality light crude but has suffered
because of difficulty getting the oil to consumers in Europe, the US,
China and Japan.
Turkey Benefits $300 Million Annually
In addition to opening up an alternative supply to the West, it will
provide Turkey with $300 million in revenue annually. The Turkish leg
of the BTC cost $1.4 billion, while the total cost exceeded $3
billion.
Georgia Will Also Benefits
Geogia has also welcomed the development. The BTC will not only
contribute to the Geogian economy, it also support Geogia’s
independence against the Russian and Armenian threats.
The fiercely pro-Washington government of Georgia’s president,
Mikhail Saakashvili, welcomed the BTC with open arms, saying transit
payments would help to kick-start the economy of the faltering
ex-Soviet state.
Security Alert
British The Guardian yesterday reported that the security men are on
alert before the historical day. According to the paper, a possible
terrorist attack is the greatest threat the pipeline faces. The
Kurdish terrorist organisation PKK and the separatist groups in
Georgia are considered the biggest threats against the project.
Russia and Armenia were also not happy with the project. Turkish
experts warn about the Armenian terrorism.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress