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GUAM CALLED OSCE TO MORE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN KARABAKH SETTLEMENT

22.06.2005 03:27

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ June 21 in Vienna Minister of Foreign Affairs of Moldova
Andrey Stratan delivered a speech on behalf of GUAM at the annual OSCE
conference on security dedicated to the 30-th anniversary of the Helsinki
Final Act and 15-th anniversary of the Paris Charter. In his words, OSCE
member-states should rate the lasting conflicts in Moldova, Abkhazia,
Georgia and Karabakh as a threat to stability and development on the
EuroAtlantic area and activate its role in settling the conflicts available.
GUAM (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova) called to resolve the conflicts
on the basis of `norms of jus gentium, principles of territorial integrity
and inviolability of state borders.’ The statement says that GUAM fully
supports the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict with respect for
the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and welcomes the activities within
the Prague process. At the same time stressing the importance of
`establishing cooperation between the Armenian and Azeri communities in
Nagorno Karabakh (the latter being a part on Azerbaijan) the organization
called upon the OSCE and the Minsk Group to be more active.’

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NORWEGIAN SPEAKER ARRIVING IN ARMENIA TODAY

22.06.2005 03:59

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ A Norwegian delegation headed by Parliamentary Speaker
Jorgen Kosmo will pay a visit to Armenia June 22-24 on the invitation of
Chairman of the National Assembly of Armenia Artur Baghdassaryan. The
delegation will meet with A. Baghdassaryan, as well as the Vice-Speaker and
representatives of the standing commissions and factions of the Armenian
Parliament June 22. Besides, the Norwegian MPs will met with Armenian PM
Andranik Margarian and Deputy Minister of Defense Mikayel Harutyunian. June
23 the delegation will visit Holy Echmiadzin and the town of Spitak. June 24
a meeting with Armenian FM Vartan Oskanian is scheduled.

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ROMANO PRODI: TURKEY’S ACCESSION TO EU SHOULD BE RECONSIDERED

22.06.2005 04:12

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Ex-President of the European Commission Romano Prodi
stated that the issue of Turkey’s accession to the European Union should be
reconsidered. He said he is convinced that Turkey is incapable of honoring
the commitments to the EU in the near future. Turkish press assessed Mr.
Prodi’s statement as `betrayal of conviction’, Yerkir Online reported.

Putin welcomes Eurasian Economic Community leaders to Moscow summit

RTR Russia TV, Moscow
22 Jun 05

[Presenter] A meeting of the Eurasian Economic Community [EAEC]
interstate council opened in the Kremlin today. Belarus, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan belong to this organization, as well as
Russia. Armenia is an observer.

The council has a special role in developing integration processes in
the post-Soviet area. The leaders of the member countries are focusing
on the creation of a single economic space and collaboration between
border services. One of the organization’s main tasks, however, is its
members’ accession to the World Trade Organization.

A meeting of the EAEC leaders is under way right now.

[Putin] Colleagues, may I welcome you warmly to Moscow. We’ll begin
work in this narrow format. We’ll have time to talk about the agenda
and, off the agenda, to discuss all the issues that are of interest
from the point of view of developing the organization and, perhaps,
even bilateral relations.

Allow me to welcome you all, including Robert Sedrakovich [Kocharyan],
as an observer, as president, as head of state of an observer country,
and to hand over to the chairman of the interstate council.

[Presenter] Leader of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev was therefore
the first to take the floor. He is chairman of the EAEC interstate
council.

At the end of the meeting, the presidents will sign a number of
documents, including a blueprint for currency cooperation.

Prior to the EAEC meeting, Vladimir Putin held bilateral
meetings. With Emomali Rahmonov, the president of Tajikistan, he
discussed the successfully developing cooperation between our
countries, above all, in the economic sphere. [Passage omitted]

Meeting the president of Armenia, Vladimir Putin welcomed Robert
Kocharyan as an observer of the EAEC interstate council meeting. In
the Russian leader’s view, this will have a positive impact on
cooperation between Armenia and all the states that belong to the
organization. They also talked about bilateral relations between
Russia and Armenia.

BENEDICT XVI BLESSES PERSONNEL OF ARMENIAN SAILING VESSEL “CILICIA”

YEREVA, JUNE 22. ARMINFO. June 21 Armenian Ambassador to Italy Ruben
Shugaryan sent the message of Roman Pope Benedict XVI to the personnel
of the middle age Armenian sailing vessel “Cilicia.” In his message,
Benedict XVI, in particular, blesses the personnel of “Cilicia”
praying the Virgin for new and new displays of heavenly assistance and
patronage.

A member of the personnel Armen Nazaryan informs ARMINFO that on the
invitation of Roman Pope Benedict XVI, Cilicia Captain Karen Balayan
and chronicler and sailor Zoriy Balayan participated in a mass held by
the Pontiff at the St.Peter Square in Vatican.

On May 9 2005 from the Armenian island of St.Lazar in Italy the second
stage of Cilicia expedition started. Within a 1.5 month, “Cilicia”
passed the Adriatic, Ionic and Tirrean Seas of the Mediterranean.
Reaching the northern port Genua, the expedition hereby fully outran
the Apeninian Peninsula visiting all the important sea ports of Italy,
visited by diplomats and merchants of the Armenian Cilician State. At
the beginning of both stages, the personnel was received and blessed
by His Holiness Karekin II. The tour of Armenian sailors was covered
by Italian mass media, including television.

ARMENIAN PRIME MINISTER REPLACES DEPUTY MINISTER OF LABOR AND SOCIAL
AFFAIRS

YEREVAN, JUNE 22. ARMINFO. Armenian Prime Minister replaces Deputy
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Yeghishi Nazaretyan by Artsruni
Aghajanyan, the governmental press-service informs ARMINFO.

Biographical reference: A.Aghajanyan was born in 1955 in Artik, In
1979 he graduated from Yerevan State University, economist. In
1986-1999 – Director of Garment Factory of Horom, chief economist,
head of the financial-economic department, deputy director for
financial issues, a member of the Elders Council of Artik. In
1999-2003 – Deputy of Armenian Parliament, a member of the
parliamentary standing commissions for social affairs, for health and
ecology, as well as for financial and credit, budgetary and economic
affairs. In 2003 he was appointed Deputy Minister, worked as Deputy
Governor of Shirak region. He is a member of Orinats Yerkir party,
married, has four children.

ARMENIAN POLICE OFFICERS RENDER FIRST ASSISTANCE TO AZERBAIJANI
HERDSMEN SUFFERED FROM SEVERE WIND AND HAIL IN GEORGIA

YEREVAN, JUNE 22. ARMINFO. Armenian police officers proved to be the
first to render assistance to the Azerbaijani herdsmen suffered from
severe wind and hail in Georgia.

According to A-INFO, several hundreds of Azerbaijani herdsmen every
year go to the pasture of Ninotsminda region from Sagarejo staying
there in tents the whole summer. However, severe hail on June 19
damaged their tents and caused bodily injuries to many of them. The
police officers of Ninotsminda region arrived in the place and took
the causalities to the city hospital, where a group of physicians head
by doctor Kristine Arzumanyan rendered them first aid. A 5-year child
was also injured, doctors are concerned over his sight. The child was
taken to a hospital in Tbilisi. For further treatment of the injured,
employees of the medical center of natural calamities arrived in
Tbilisi from Javakhq.

Putin welcomes Armenia’s Kocharyan to Eurasian summit

ITAR-TASS news agency
22 Jun 05

Moscow, 22 June: Russian President Putin considers Armenia’s observer
status in the Eurasian Economic Community to be useful.

“The fact that you, in your capacity as a head of state, already take
part in the work of the Eurasian Economic Community on a regular
basis, is a very good influence, a positive signal,” Putin said today
at a meeting with the Armenian President Robert Kocharyan. “Although
Armenia is present in this organization in the capacity of observer, I
am sure that this benefits cooperation between all of our countries,”
he said.

Putin is also satisfied that Moscow and Yerevan maintain permanent
dialogue. “I want to express my satisfaction that we have had such
close contacts in recent times,” the Russian leader said.

The Armenian president thinks that today’s meeting with Putin is
useful as a means to discuss bilateral relations “and in particular to
continue the conversation which took place in Yerevan”. Kocharyan
said: “I would like to discuss the energy sector, very specific
investment projects.”

“The orders which were given have been fulfilled, things are going
quite dynamically,” Kocharyan said. However, the Armenian leader said
“there are a few issues in bilateral relations which must be corrected
“.

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PRIMARY MATTER – STATUS OF NAGORNO KARABAKH

21.06.2005 09:30

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ `In the negotiation process, each side has the right to
talk about any subject. But when one side introduces or talks about a topic,
any topic, that doesn’t mean that the topic is automatically on the agenda,
nor that there is any, even preliminary agreement on that topic’, RA Foreign
Ministry’s Spokesman Hamlet Gasparian told when commenting on the
information spread by the Azeri press that the issue of unblocking the roads
was discussed by the Armenian and Azerbaijani FMs in Paris. In his words,
Armenia’s position on these matters is very clear. The primary matter is the
status of Nagorno Karabakh, and until there is clarity and agreement on that
matter, it is premature to speak about any other issue’, IA Regnum reported.

UEFA
June 22 2005

Football Europe: Zanazanyan gives up Banants role

/noticias.info/ The coach of Armenian UEFA Cup contenders FC Banants,
Hovhannes Zanazanyan, has resigned but will continue as
vice-president of the club.

Second spell
Zanazanyan had two spells in charge of Banants. In 2003 the club came
second in the league and reached the Armenian Cup final, while the
following season Banants finished third, earning their European place
for 2005/06. After the first half of the current championship it was
decided that Zanazanyan would leave his post to concentrate on his
duties as vice-president with the club second, three points behind FC
Pyunik.

UEFA Cup draw
The interim coach will be his former assistant Ashot Barsegyan. As a
player, Barsegyan won the Armenian Cup with Banants in 1992, and will
discover their UEFA Cup first qualifying round opponents on Friday
when they draw is made. The club is set to meet a team from either
Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Moldova or Georgia on 14 and 28 July.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress