FORMER COACH OF ARMENIAN FOOTBALL TEAM HELPS TWO DARK-SKINNED FOOTBALL PLAYERS TO ESCAPE FROM COUNTRY
Yerevan, April 10. ArmInfo. The case of the Armenian “Pyunik” football
players Apoula Edel Bete and Carl Lombe is expected to plunge into
an unexpected turning.
Fourth finalist of UEFA Cup 2006, Romanian Club “Rapid” from
Bucharest, was concerned with the escape of the football players,
in particular, Sport Director of the Club Mikhai Stoika, who had
worked at the Armenian national team and at “Pyunik” as a second
coach several years ago. Organizing the escape of players to Romania,
“Rapid” representatives signed a contract with the football players
forging a number of documents. The lawyer of the players informed of
the forgery, Russian Mass Media report.

POLICE FOUND AND ARRESTED CRIMINAL WHO TRIED TO KILL ROUSTAM GASPARIAN, HEAD OF ARMAVIR OFFICE OF “YERKRAPAH” UNION
Yerevan, April 10.ArmInfo. Nerses Nazarian, head of the Yerevan Police,
informed that they found and arrested the criminal who attempted
to kill Roustam Gasparian, head of “Armavir” Office of “Yerkrapah”
Union. He said this at today’s’ press conference but he didn’t tell
the name of the criminal.
It’s worth mentioning that on April 1 someone attacked the car of
Gasparian. The unknown criminals opened fire at the car. As a result,
Gasparian was wounded.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

HUNGARIAN AMBASSADOR PRESENTED CREDENTIALS TO ARMENIAN PRESIDENT
PanARMENIAN.Net
11.04.2006 19:17 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Today newly appointed Hungarian Ambassador Arbat
Seke (residence in Moscow) presented credentials to Armenian President
Robert Kocharian, reports the Press Service of the Armenian leader.
Having congratulated the diplomat on the appointment, Kocharian hoped
for new steps for expanding bilateral relations to be made during his
office. The interlocutors noted the forming of the legal framework was
a priority necessity for cooperation. They underscored the importance
of activating business contacts between the two countries and
determining specific fields of interaction between Armenia and Hungary.

THE TEMPERATURE WILL REACH 30 DEGREE C ON APRIL 15
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In comparison with the previous year this April is warmer. This fact
has aroused public concern.
According to the Chief of the Hydrometereological Service Department
Zarui Petrosyan the warm weather is not queer at all, “The sudden
changes of southern and northern warm and cold currents at the
end of March are not unusual and abnormal. Such normal changes are
characteristic of this period. The temperature of last April was 22
– 23 degree C and this year it has reached to 23 – 24 degree C. The
temperature will still rise during the coming 10 days for 2 – 5 degree
C. The rain will fall only after the noon. The highest temperature
will be on April 15 – about 30 degree C.
Thus there is no need to worry.”
There are cases of freezing in this time of the year.
But according to the data of the Hydrometereological Service there
won’t be frost cases theoretically, “The probability of freezing is
small. An abrupt fall of temperature by 2 – 3 degree C was fixed in
2003 and by 1 degree C in 2004. There were severe frosts in Ararat
valley in 2004 as a result of which we did not have apricot this
year. We have had warm temperature since last year. Nobody can
exclude the possibility of temperature fall in 2 years’ time. The
weather does not have a definite plot; none of us can foresee its
further changes. We can only predict the changes of the coming 5
days. The average time of freezing is from April 25 to May 13. The
climate got warmer gradually this year. There is no need to fear the
overflows as the snow level is 2000 meters height in the country,”
added Zarui Petrosyan.
As for the keen public interest towards the weather changes Zarui
Petrosyan says that it is determined by the extreme changes of global
climate in comparison of which the Armenian climate is milder and
warmer.
“Mainly elderly women are interested in climate changes as they affect
their blood pressure and cause headaches. It is normal,” says one of
the Hydrometereological Service workers.

RUSSIAN “SYSTEM” AFC TO SHOW INTEREST IN ARMENTEL
Yerevan, April 10. ArmInfo. “The “Telecom System” CJSC, which
enters into the structure of the biggest Russian private non-charge
corporation “System” AFC, shows interest in the telecommunicational
assets in the CIS territory, including the Armenian “ArmenTel”
Company”, the Director for Public Relations of the “Telecom System”
Anna Boiko told to ArmInfo, having answered to the question about the
possible acquisition of 90% of shares of the Armenian phone monopolist
from the Greek OTE by the “System” AFC. However, she emphasized that
it is still earlier to tell about any specific plans with respect to
“ArmenTel”.
To be noted that the management of OTE has recently announced about the
readiness to sell its Armenian assets. The president of the “System”
AFC Alexander Goncharuk told in the recent interview to the Russian
“Vedomosti” newspaper that the Company will continue to enter the
former soviet republics’ market and almost all key divisions of the
Company must become important players in the CIS.
The “System” AFC was founded in 1973. At present, it owns and
controls the diversified portfolio of investments to the enterprises
of different economy branches, including telecommunications (MTS,
MGTS, “Comstar United Telesystems” and so on). The Ukrainian cell
operator UMS, telecommunicational assets in Byelorussia, Uzbekistan,
Turkmenia Kirgizia belong to the “System”. A consolidated gain of
the “System” AFC made up $5.4 bln for the first 9 months, 2005, 79%
of which falls to the share of the telecommunicational segment.

FIRST FORUM OF CIS CULTURAL AND SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENTSIA TO BE HELD IN MOSCOW
Yerevan, April 10. ArmInfo. The 1st forum of the cultural and
scientific intelligentsia of the CIS countries will be held in Moscow
Apr 14-15.
The Russian Embassy in Yerevan reports that the forum will be held on
the initiative of Russia on the basis on the agreement on humanitarian
cooperation signed by the CIS countries in Kazan.
Attending the event will be 650 people: 300 from the CIS, 250 from
Russian regions, 100 guests and officials, among them delegates
of Armenia.
The key topics will be education and youth; science and technology;
cultural legacy’ literature and books; theater, cinema, music and
circus; fine arts, architecture, design; mass media. The forum will
be opened by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The forum will elaborate recommendations to the CIS authorities and
NGOs on how to develop humanitarian cooperation in the post-Soviet
area.

IS AZERBAIJAN TRYING TO INFLUENCE HUNGARIAN PUBLIC VIA MEDIA?
Yerevan, April 10. ArmInfo. A group of Hungarian journalists has
visited Azerbaijan on the invitation of the Azeri Embassy in Hungary
and the Azeri State Committee on Azeris Abroad.
The Hungarian guests have met with representatives of the presidential
administration, the state committee on refugees and displaced persons,
the defence, foreign, culture and tourism ministries, the state oil
company. They have fully justified the expectations of the hosts by
promising them to tell the Hungarian public what they have seen and
heard in Azerbaijan.
In a press-conference the editor of the Szemle magazine, doctor Nagi
Laszlo Sandos said: “We wanted to see your country and to tell the
Hungarian people the truth about Azerbaijan.” “We have been provided
with detailed information about the Armenian-Azeri conflict, have seen
its bitter consequences: Apr 5 we visited refugee camps in Sabirabad,
Bilasuvar and Imishlin to see the living conditions of the people
expelled from their homes as a result of the conflict. What we have
seen and heard was completely different from what we knew before,”
says Sandos.
Asked about Azeri officer Ramil Safarov, facing life in prison in
Hungary for killing his Armenian counterpart, the Hungarian guests
said that Hungarian judges are independent and nobody can pressure
them. Obviously, the Safarov trial was the key reason why the Azeri
side has invited the Hungarian journalists to Baku.

EX-PRESIDENT OF RA NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE APPOINTED ADVISER OF PRIME MINISTER
Yerevan, April 10. ArmInfo. Ex-president of the RA National Academy
of Science (RA NAS), Fadey Sargsyan is appointed Adviser of Armenian
Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan. The prime minister announced the
news at a sitting of the RA NAS Presidium, Monday.
The academicians expressed dissatisfaction with the lack of definite
orders and terms for NAS President office. They were most of all
concerned over the adequate financing of the NAS infrastructures. RA
NAS ex-president stated that at his 82 he is no longer able to be as
useful for the Academy and science as before.
In his turn, Prime Minister Margaryan explained that F. Sargsyan’s
resignation was received yet on April 3. He did not connect the
resignation with the allegations of the academician, Director of NAS
Fundamental Library Anry Nersisyan against F. Sargsyan. Before the
new election of NAS President to be held shortly, the premier said,
the academician and mathematician Sergey Hambartsoumyan will act
as NAS President. A general assembly of NAS will convene on April
12 to discuss reforms of the scientific sphere and to determine the
date of the new elections of NAS President, academicians and member-
correspondent. The last elections of member-correspondents were 6
years ago, those of academicians – 10 years ago.
Prime Minister Margaryan advised academicians not to connect the
elections of academicians and member-correspondents with the reforms
in the sphere of science. Whereas, he connected the election of NAS
President directly with the reforms as, in his words, the academy
structures must report on the work carried out and on plans to the
Government.

UNITED LABOR PARTY MEMBER RESIGN HIS DEPUTY MANDATE
Yerevan, April 10. ArmInfo. Levon Poghosian, deputy to the National
Assembly from the United Labor Party resigned his mandate.
He explained that the new Constitution does not permit the deputies
to carry on business and he wishes still to remain the head of the
‘Mshak’ company, producing automatic computer control systems. Next
to Levon Poghosian in the proportional list of the party stands Armen
Alaverdian. Poghosian said the faction has to decide itself who is
to replace him.

THE RIVAL OF THE ARMENIAN CLUB WILL BE FROM GEORGIA
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The casting of lots of 2006 “Intertoto” Cup Tournaments was held in
the UEFA Office as a result of which one of the Armenian clubs is to
meet a Georgian representative in June.
Armenia will be more likely presented by the club “Kilikia”
in the tournament. The latter won the 5th place in the previous
championship. “Kilikia” is not in a perfect state at present and it
hardly beat “Banants – 2” with 11- meter goals. By the way, the chief
coach of “Kilikia” Samvel Darbinyan has been recently dismissed from
his position and his responsibilities are now being carried out by
23 -year – old Sergey Aghababyan.
Provided “Kilikia” wins Armenian Cup Tournament, the bronze price
winner of the previous championship “Banants” will participate in the
“Intertoto” Cup Tournaments but this version is less probable.
It is not known which team will present Georgia. Let us remind you
that this is not the first time “the football roads” of the 2 countries
are not crossed.
They last met in the first phase of the 2005 UEFA Cup Tournaments when
“Banants” beat “Lokomotiv.”
Provided the Armenian club overcomes the ban of the 2006 “Intertoto”
Cup Tournaments its rival will be the representative from Austria. The
tournament will start on June 17 – 18.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress