“NOYAN” PRODUCER OF NATURAL JUICES INCREASES ITS EXPORT TO 52% – 574,000 LITERS

YEREVAN, AUGUST 16. ARMINFO. In the first half of 2005, the enterprise
producing natural juices “Noyan” manufactured and sold 1.103 mln
liters of fruit juices as against 1.101 mln liters in the same period
of 2004. Production Director, Chief Engineer of the plant Vagharshak
Grigoryan informed ARMINFO.

He said that in the period under review, 78,000 liters of tomato
juice were produced as against 56,700 liters in the same period of
2004. Besides, this year the enterprise produced 5.9 thous. liters
of milk. Taking into account his personal observations, Grigoryan
said the production “Noyan” occupies 40% of the local market of
natural juices. He also stated that in the first half of 2005 52%
of the production of fruit and tomato juices “Noyan” were exported to
the USA and Russia, which is 574,000 liters. Meanwhile, in the same
period of 2004 this indicator was 51%. Besides, 35% of exports is the
share of Russia. In particular, the production was exported to Moscow,
Siberia, Ural and Sverdlovsk region.

Vagharshak Grigoryan said 100% natural juices “Noyan” are manufactured
on the local raw materials. Thus, sea buckhorn is purchased from
Gegharkunik region, apricots and peaches in Armavir and Ararat regions,
sweet cherries and apples in Garni and in Vopkhchaberd, pomegranate in
NKR and Meghri. Meanwhile, exotic fruits: grapefruit, mango, orange,
blackberry and pineapple, are brought from, Holland, Israel and India.

Grigoryan said the production “Noyan” was presented at various
international exhibitions and won gold, silver and bronze medals.
Thus, in 2005 at an international exhibition “ProdExpo” in Moscow,
juices and jams “Noyan” won gold medal for high quality. In 2004 at an
exhibition “ArmProdExpo” “Noyan” juices won gold medal. The same year,
“Noyan” production received a certificate of tyhe international quality
mark ISO-9001. In 2003, at expositions World Food and Inter Food,
“Noyan” won gold medal again.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

PRESS RELEASE
Diocese of the Armenian Church of Australia & New Zealand
10 Macquarie Street
Chatswood NSW 2067
AUSTRALIA
Contact: Laura Artinian
Tel: (02) 9419-8056
Fax: (02) 9904-8446
Email: [email protected]

17 August 2005

PRIMATE CELEBRATES THE FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD IN
THE PARISH OF MELBOURNE

Sydney, Australia – Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of
Australia and New Zealand, His Eminence Archbishop Aghan Baliozian
returned to Sydney this morning having celebrated Sunday’s Feast Day
at St Mary’s Armenian Apostolic Church in Melbourne, Victoria.

The Assumption of the Holy Mother of God is one of five Major Feast
Days in the liturgical calendar of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
Each year Archbishop Baliozian celebrates the Divine Liturgy at St
Mary’s Armenian Church in Melbourne assisted by parish priest Reverend
Father Hagop Cherkezian, Deacons and the Zvartnotz Church Choir.
On this day each year the faithful congregation gather in large numbers
to hear the Primate’s message honouring the significant role of the
Holy Mother of God in propagating the message of Christ and the start
of Christianity.

In his sermon, Archbishop Baliozian reminded the congregation how
God’s blessing of Mary, the honour of being the mother of Jesus,
would lead to much pain with the ridicule of being pregnant in an
unwed state and her son would be rejected and murdered. But through
her son would come the world’s only hope. Mary found favour with God
because her submission was part of God’s plan. She remained steadfast
beside her son, submitted to Jesus’ ways because she recognised the
he was more than her human son – he was the Son of God.

During Holy Mass, a requiem service was held in memory of past clergy,
benefactors, founders and those who had given long-standing service
to St Mary’s Armenian Church as well as for the souls of the late
Fr Terenig Tavitian and Fr Zaven Hakobian who were both tragically
killed in separate road accidents in Armenia over the past three weeks.

Following the church service, a memorial lunch was held in the church
hall that was attended by the Primate and congregation members in an
atmosphere of cordial welcome.

During his visit to the parish of Melbourne, Archbishop Baliozian
partook in a number of meetings. On Friday, 12 August he met with two
Anglican Bishops and an Archdeacon for a lunchtime meeting to discuss
matters of ecumenism specifically on relations between Anglican and
Oriental Orthodox Churches.

On Saturday, 13 August the Primate met firstly with Armenian students
preparing for high school matriculation, secondly with students of
the Aginian Armenian Saturday School and later with the Principal
of the School to discuss matters pertaining to the school, education
and the Armenian language. In the same evening, the Primate attended
a function organised by the Sahagian Sporting Club.

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PRESS RELEASE

Armenia’s participation in European Heritage Days

August 16, 2005

European Heritage Days Initiative was officially instituted by
the Council of Europe in 1991. Since 1999 this Initiative is run
in co-operation with the European Union under the slogan Europe,
a Common Heritage.

The basic aim of this pan-European campaign is not only to throw open
the doors to historic monuments and sites to the public, but also to
bring citizens of Europe closer to their cultural heritage, to protect
that which is threatened, and to increase public awareness of the
importance of heritage. By respecting cultural diversity, the program
also successfully fights against racism, xenophobia and intolerance. .

This year European Heritage Days will officially begin on September
3 in Prague, Czech Republic. In Armenia, they will be held between
September 3 and September 18, under the title Book for Path, Path for
Book. Several expositions, conferences as well as movie screenings
will be dedicated to the 1600th anniversary of the creation of the
Armenian alphabet. Visits will be arranged to those monuments and
sites where scholars and scribes.

Armenia’s participation in the European Heritage Days is organized by
government departments and public organizations as Yerevan EU Press
office and EU Delegation to Armenia.

The various events will be described in detail during a press
conference at Armenia’s Architect House on August 31st.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

PRESS RELEASE
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr. Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: [email protected]
Web:

PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon

Armenian version:

HIS HOLINESS ARAM I SENDS CONDOLENCE LETTERS TO
THE POLITICAL AND SPIRITUAL LEADERS OF CYPRUS AND GREECE

His Holiness Aram I sent letters of condolence to the presidents of
the Republics of Greece and Cyprus, Carolos Papouliasis and Tssos
Papadopoulous, as well as the spiritual leaders of the Greek Orthodox
Churches of the two countries, Khristodoulos and Khrisostomos, after
a Cypriot aircraft crashed in Greece in tragic circumstances.

His Holiness expressed condolences and support to the spiritual and
political leaders of the two countries, praying for the souls of the
victims and their families.

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The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the two Catholicosates
of the Armenian Orthodox Church. For detailed information about the
history and the mission of the Cilician Catholicosate, you may refer
to the web page of the Catholicosate, The
Cilician Catholicosate, the administrative center of the church is
located in Antelias, Lebanon.

PRESS RELEASE
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr. Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: [email protected]
Web:

PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon

Armenian version:

ST. ASDVADZADZINE MARKED IN BIKFAYA AND ANTELIAS

As it has become a tradition, the St. Asdvadzadzine Day was marked by a
special evening service in Bikfaya on August 13. Bishop Kegham Khatcherian
conducted the Holy Mass on the outdoor altar and the believers sung the
hymns under directions from Fr. Bartev Gulumian.

The 20 intellectuals, academics and politicians who had arrived in Lebanon
to participate in the conference organized by the Catholicosate of Cilicia
also attended the mass.

The Catholicosate of Cilicia has announced the St. Asdvadzadzine Day to be a
pilgrimage day for the Monastery in Bikfaya ever since the chapel was built
in 1952. A large number of believers attend the mass and the blessing of
grape every year.

His Holiness Aram I conducted the blessing of the grape and said special
prayers written by Nerses Shenorhali. Aram I then delivered a sermon
emphasizing the concept of a promise made to God and its fulfillment through
honest prayers.

“Mary, the Mother of God, has been with us everywhere, not only in churches,
but also in our homes, among our families. Armenian mothers looked up to her
and made this supreme example of motherhood their ideal. She loved and
educated her children with the love of Mary and gave them Christian
education,” said His Holiness.

His Holiness greeted the intellectuals who participated in the
Armenia-Diaspora cooperation conference. He emphasized the importance of
giving a new momentum to cooperation between Armenia and the Diaspora.

“One should stay away from side profits and stick to values. Second, a pan
Armenian mentality and approach should be adopted in order to build
cooperation between the two sides on a strong basis. Third, the Armenian
nation should be considered as being above all personal profits and gains
and higher than any positions or seats,” said His Holiness.

“This is what the Catholicosate of Cilicia has believed and this is how it
has acted. This house belongs to everyone, it belongs to our entire nation
and every single Armenian has duties towards it.”

His Holiness called on all Armenians, starting from the Armenian government
to the worldwide leaders of Armenian communities to adopt a pan Armenian
approach to issues and consider the collective gains to be above personal
profits.

A youth gathering and a musical conference with performance by Lebanese
Armenian musician Guy Manoukian were held in outside the Monastery on the
evening of August 12. The youth department of the Catholicosate had
organized a youth march/pilgrimage from Antelias to Bikfaya the same day.

Bishop Nareg Alemezian conducted Holy Mass and delivered a sermon in the St.
Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias on August 14 on the occasion
of the St. Asdvadzadzine Day. The bishop presented the Virgin Mary as a role
model, for obeying God and the important role she played in God’s plan to
save humanity. A blessing of grapes was conducted after the Holy Mass.

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The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the two Catholicosates of
the Armenian Orthodox Church. For detailed information about the history and
the mission of the Cilician Catholicosate, you may refer to the web page of
the Catholicosate, The Cilician Catholicosate, the
administrative center of the church is located in Antelias, Lebanon.

ARMENIAN FM SAYS NEGOTIATIONS IN MOSCOW TO SHOW EVERYTHING

Armenpress

YEREVAN, AUGUST 17, ARMENPRESS: Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign
affairs ministers will meet August 24 in Moscow, Armenian foreign
affairs minister told journalists.

He said no document will be prepared, they will just continue the
discussions. “I cannot say anything concrete, the negotiations will
show everything. We have previously said that there is a little
progress but whether we will be able to conduct negotiations on its
basis or not will be seen during the negotiations,” said Oskanian.

He noted that it is yet difficult for him to say what the results will
be. “The presidents have given us tasks and we are working towards
their implementation, there is a progress but as to the concrete issue
I cannot say that we completed it. So we will continue the discussion
in Moscow,” said the minister.

ARMENIAN PRESIDENT RECEIVES NEWLY APPOINTED UN COORDINATOR IN ARMENIA

Armenpress

YEREVAN, AUGUST 17, ARMENPRESS: Armenian President Robert Kocharian
received today the newly appointed UN coordinator in Armenia, UNDP
permanent representative Mrs. Consuelo Vidal on the occasion of
handing over her credentials.

Armenian presidential press service said Kocharian wished success
in her high mission and said that the programs implemented by UN
in Armenia are notable by their efficiency. He expressed hope that
the dynamic bilateral cooperation between UN and Armenia will be
maintained un future.

HEAD OF PACE TO ARRIVE IN ARMENIA

Armenpress

YEREVAN, AUGUST 17, ARMENPRESS: Head of the Council of Europe
Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) Rene van der Linden will arrive in
Armenia August 18-20 at the invitation of the Armenian National
Assembly Speaker Arthur Baghdasarian.

The NA press service said on August 18 meetings of the ambassadors from
the Council of Europe member countries and representatives of NGOs will
take place. Rene van der Linden will also visit Tsitsernakaberd and
put wreath on the memorial of the victims of the Armenian genocide. On
the same day he will visit Etchmiadzin and meet with His Holiness
Catholicos Karekin II.

On August 19 he will meet with the NA delegation to PACE and with
representatives of other political forces. During the visit the head of
the PACE will meet with the Armenian NA Speaker Arthur Baghdasarian,
Foreign Affairs Minister Vartan Oskanian, Justice Minister David
Harutyunian and Armenian President Robert Kocharian.

AZG Armenian Daily #145, 18/08/2005

Culture

ARMENIAN ALPHABET AND LITERATURE REPRESENTED DURING DAYS OF EUROPEAN LEGACY

The Days of European Legacy will be held in Armenia on September 3-18. The
arrangements will be entitled “The Book for Road and the Road of Book.” They
will be dedicated to the 1600th anniversary of the invention of the Armenian
alphabet. Film will be shown, scientific conferences and exhibitions will be
held. The history of the Armenian literature will be represented to the
people. The participants of the arrangements will visit sightseeing places
that are connected with publishing houses, scientific centers, libraries,
universities, etc.

State departments, NGOs, as well as the CE office in Yerevan and the
delegation of the European Commission are included in the initiators~R group
of the arrangements. The details of the elaborated programs will be
represented at RA Union of Architects, on August 31.

AZG Armenian Daily #145, 18/08/2005

Internet

‘MILLENNIUM CHALLENGES’ OPENS ITS WEBSITE ON ARMENIAN PROJECT

The press service of Finance and Economy Ministry informed that the
“Millennium Challenges” Foundation has opened the official website of
the Board of Trustees to inform the public about the elaboration and
implementation of its program in Armenia (MCA-Armenia Project). The
address of the site is

By A. M.