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WEBSITE AT <;HTTP:// 1) Turkey Regrets EU's 'Injustice' 2) Constitutional Reforms More Important than Confrontation Says Rustamian 3) Armenia Marks Independence Day 4) California Trade Office to Open in Armenia 1) Turkey Regrets EU's 'Injustice' (Combined Sources)--Turkey has described a European Union (EU) declaration criticizing Ankara's refusal to recognize Cyprus as unjust, one-sided, and politically motivated. The bitter words from foreign ministry spokesman Namik Tan come less than two weeks before Turkey and the EU are due to begin talks on Turkish membership. The EU declaration said that Turkey would have to recognize Cyprus before it could join the EU--a process which analysts say may take 10 years or probably much longer. "We regret the publication of this counter-declaration. It has a style which does not accord well with the traditional spirit of co-operation that has existed between Turkey and the EU over a period of more than 40 years," Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Tan said. The European Union told Turkey on Wednesday it must eventually recognize EU member Cyprus and said the bloc would review progress on this in 2006, removing an obstacle to opening accession talks with Ankara on October 3. The statement, forged after days of haggling among the EU's 25 members, responded to Turkey's refusal to recognize Cyprus, where it keeps some 35,000 troops since intervening in 1974. "The agreement... paves the way for a smooth adoption of the negotiating framework and thus the opening of the accession negotiations with Turkey," said EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn. The EU must still agree the negotiating framework that will provide the ground rules for opening talks with the sprawling Muslim nation of 72 million, whose potential entry has unnerved some leaders and many among the public in Europe. It also calls on Turkey to open its ports and airports to Cypriot vessels and planes, which Ankara has failed to do, even though it has extended its customs union agreement with the EU to 10 new members, including Cyprus. "If the accord is not implemented in the first six months of 2006, questions will be asked from Turkey why it has not done so," Cypriot Foreign Minister George Iacovou told reporters in Nicosia. He also called on the EU to keep promises to lift the economic blockade against northern Cyprus and to provide financial aid to the region. The declaration ignored the "rights and expectations of the Turkish Cypriot people" Tan said, describing it as a "serious injustice." Turkish officials say the EU's efforts to end the isolation of the Turkish Cypriots have been blocked by Cyprus, a member of the EU since May 2004. The EU declaration came in response to an earlier declaration by Turkey in July, saying that its extension of a customs union with the EU to all new member states did not imply recognition of Cyprus. Since then, Turkey has continued to block Cypriot ships and aircraft from its ports and airports. Turkish newspapers on Thursday reflected a mood of frustration with the EU. "The growing mood is such in Turkey that if the government were to announce that it will suspend relations with the EU, the support it would get from the public would soar," foreign affairs commentator Semih Idiz wrote in the English-language Turkish Daily News. 2) Constitutional Reforms More Important than Confrontation Says Rustamian YEREVAN (RFE/RL-Yerkir)--Armen Rustamian, who heads Armenian parliament's foreign relations committee, warned that a rejection of proposed constitutional amendments at a referendum in November would lead the Council of Europe and the European Union to conclude that Armenians are unwilling to embrace "European values," putting the country "not only in an unpleasant, but also ridiculous situation," he said. Failure to pass the amendments would be construed as a general failure, Rustamian told a news conference. "It wouldn't matter at all who is to blame for that, the government or the opposition. For they [the Europeans] believe that if this document is not adopted, Armenia won't able to carry on with its reform program." Rustamian also argued that Armenia's controversial post-Soviet constitution, widely criticized for giving disproportionate powers to the president of the republic, is a serious obstacle to its democratization. The Council of Europe, the EU as well as the United States similarly link constitutional reform to the democratization of Armenia's political system. They say Kocharian's constitutional draft does provide for a more effective system of checks and balances. But the Armenian opposition insists that the amendments would not significantly curtail the sweeping presidential powers. The opposition views the referendum also as an opportunity to make another attempt to topple the ruling regime. Rustamian, who heads the Armenian Revolutionary Federation for Armenia, deplored the opposition stance, saying success of the referendum is necessary for the entire country and not just its leadership. Opinion polls suggest that winning sufficient popular backing for the amendments will be an uphill task for the Administration. But Rustamian said he believes the authorities can convinced a majority of Armenians to vote for them, indicating that ARF has already drawn up a relevant plan of action. "When campaigning gets underway, the ARF will come up a comprehensive and clear opinion on what it expects from that constitution, what its approaches and tactic are," said Rustamian. Speaking about the recent passage of two Armenian Genocide resolutions in the House International Relations Committee and the State Department's reaction, Rustamian said they enjoy the backing of many members of Congress and is confident that the resolutions will likely pass in the House of Representatives, despite White House resistance. On a settlement to the Mountainous Karabagh conflict, he stressed that Armenia's leadership endorses a solution based on three principles: that Mountainous Karabagh cannot be under the Azerbaijan's rule; it should have a common border with Armenia; and the security of the people of Karabagh must be guaranteed. 3) Armenia Marks Independence Day YEREVAN (Armenpress)--President Robert Kocharian said on Wednesday that Armenia is firmly on the path of sustainable development fourteen years after declaring independence from the Soviet Union, an anniversary marked as a public holiday. He was speaking at official ceremonies marking Armenia's Independence Day. It is devoted to a September 21, 1991 referendum in which the vast majority of Armenians voted for secession from the Soviet Union. Kocharian and other Armenian leaders paid traditional visits to Yerevan's Yerablur military cemetery as part of those ceremonies. In his speech, Kocharian pointed to four consecutive years of double-digit growth reported by his government, saying that was made possible by political stability in the country. "Economic growth should directly affect the well being of our citizens and we are determined to fully implement our poverty reduction program," he said. "Work and social security--this must be our slogan for the coming years." Kocharian's optimism was echoed by parliament speaker Artur Baghdasarian. "During these 14 years our people have seen a lot of hardship and difficulties," he said in an interview RFE/RL earlier in the day. "But today we can say that Armenia is an established state with all its shortcomings, omissions, and successes. I think we are entering the period called 'beyond establishment.'" "A lot has been done but there are also numerous unsolved problems," Baghdasarian added, singling out Armenia's high unemployment rate. Speaking to reporters, Prime Minister Margarian said today's Armenia is an established state with a pronounced commitment to deeper economic reforms, democratic transformation and international engagement. "What remains is to make our state stronger, to ensure its security and address the pressing problems of the people, to create conditions for thousands of Armenians who left the country to come back." 4) California Trade Office to Open in Armenia YEREVAN (Armenpress)--Visiting California State Senator Jack Scott (D-Pasadena) said that the Yerevan office of the California International Trade and Investment Office would start operating on October 1. Scott, who will be in Armenia until Saturday, said the opening of the office in the Armenian capital was evidence of growing trade between Armenia and California and would create favorable conditions for Armenian businessmen to sell their products in California, home to a 500,000 strong Armenian community. Scott indicated that Armenia would in return, be able to import the latest technology in such sectors as IT, biotechnology, and architecture. Plans are to eventually expand the office to Ukraine, Georgia, and Russia. "Californians and Armenians alike can move forward towards establishing closer business and trade relations with one another to benefit both peoples equally," Scott said, adding that it took 4-5 years to have the California State Legislature to pass a resolution to establish a Yerevan trade office. Armenian-US trade is now about $60-70 million and the bulk of which falls on California. Armenian foreign minister Vartan Oskanian said the office will help raise these figures substantially in the next few years. The California International Trade office will be housed temporarily in the premises of the Armenian Development Agency (ADA) until a separate building is found. All subscription inquiries and changes must be made through the proper carrier and not Asbarez Online. ASBAREZ ONLINE does not transmit address changes and subscription requests. (c) 2005 ASBAREZ ONLINE. All Rights Reserved. ASBAREZ provides this news service to ARMENIAN NEWS NETWORK members for academic research or personal use only and may not be reproduced in or through mass media outlets.

Hürriyetim
22.09.2005
Armenian writer Dabayian: I am more Turkish than most
People in the audience at a seminar on the Armenian genocide question rose
to their feet in applause when Armenian writer Levon Panos Dabayian, a guest
on the panel, said “We are all Turks here. I am more Turkish than most even.
If there were a war with Armenia today, “elhamdulillah” I would fight
against them.” The seminar’s title was “Historical Truths and the Armenian
Problem from Every Angle,” and it was held at the General Headquarters of
the Turkish Metal Industry buildings.
A Turkish citizen, Dabayian also noted that there was in fact no real
Armenian problem, but that it had been imported as an issue. The writer
ended by saying, “We are all Turks here. The pain in me is Turkish pain.”

PRESS RELEASE
Embassy of the Republic of Armenia,
2225 R Street NW,
Washington, DC, 20008
Contact: [email protected]
Tel. 202-319-1976
Fax: 202-319-2982
Congratulatory Message from President George W. Bush to President Robert
Kocharian on the Armenian Independence Day
September 21, 2005
Dear Mr. President:
On behalf of the American people, I extend to you and all the people of
Armenia congratulations on the fourteenth anniversary of your nation’s
independence on September 21.
The strong and valued friendship between our countries continues to deepen.
The United States is working hard to support the Government and the people
of Armenia in their efforts to build a strong, prosperous, and democratic
nation, as well as to promote a peaceful, negotiated settlement of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Thank you for your Government’s support for the people of Iraq, and for your
generous offers of assistance following Hurricane Katrina.
I look forward to strengthening the excellent cooperation that exists
between our governments.
Sincerely,
George W. Bush

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Father John Long, leading ecumenist, dies
By Catholic News Service
NEW YORK (CNS) — Jesuit Father John F. Long, a leading ecumenist and one of
the world’s foremost Catholic experts on Orthodoxy, died in New York Sept.
20 following hospitalization for emergency cardiac surgery. He was 80 years
old.
Cardinal William H. Keeler of Baltimore was to preside at his funeral Mass,
scheduled to be celebrated Sept. 24 at the Fordham University chapel in New
York.
As a member of the Vatican Secretariat (now Pontifical Council) for
Promoting Christian Unity, in the 1960s, Father Long participated in the
drafting of the Second Vatican Council’s Decree on Ecumenism, Declaration on
Religious Liberty and Declaration on the Relationship of the Church to
Non-Christian Religions.
>From 1969 to 1980 he headed the secretariat’s section for relations with the
Orthodox churches and from 1981 until his death he was a consultor to the
secretariat and the subsequent council.
He was on the Joint International Commission for the Theological Dialogue
Between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church from 1981, shortly
after it was formed, until his death.
He was a member of the U.S. (later renamed North American) Orthodox-Catholic
Theological Consultation from 1980 until his death. He was also a longtime
member of the U.S. Oriental Orthodox-Roman Catholic Consultation.
He participated in a number of other dialogues as well and represented the
Holy See in contacts with the World Council of Churches, attending various
meetings of the council and its Faith and Order commission as a Vatican
observer. He was on the commission that wrote the Vatican’s 1993 Directory
for the Application of Principles and Norms on Ecumenism.
Paulist Father Ronald G. Roberson, an associate director of the U.S.
bishops’ Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, called
Father Long “the grand old man of Catholic-Orthodox relations.”
“He was a tremendous resource and he will be sorely missed,” Father Roberson
said.
Bishop Dimitrios of Xanthos, chief ecumenical officer of the Greek Orthodox
Archdiocese of America, said Father Long “was respected by all Orthodox
theologians.”
“He was a good scholar. Many times he knew more than we did about Orthodox
history,” Bishop Dimitrios added. “He was a delight for all of us to work
with.”
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., April 5, 1925, John Francis Long entered the Jesuit
novitiate in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., in 1941 and did his philosophical and
theological studies at Woodstock College, the Jesuit seminary in Woodstock,
Md., where he earned advanced degrees in education, philosophy and theology.
He went on to special studies in Russian language and history at Georgetown
University in Washington and at Fordham.
Father Long’s ordination in 1956 made national news in the Catholic press.
He was part of a corps of Jesuits around the world preparing for possible
missionary work in Russia in the event of the downfall of communism, and he
was the first American Jesuit to be ordained in the United States as a
priest of the Slavo-Byzantine rite.
Following ordination he spent a year in spiritual and ascetical studies in
Belgium. From 1958 to 1961 he did advanced studies at the Pontifical
Oriental Institute in Rome, earning degrees in Eastern Christian studies.
After a year of research in Greece, he returned to Rome for further studies
in Byzantine church history and was appointed in 1963 to the staff of the
Christian unity secretariat as a specialist in Orthodox relations. Vatican
II was then in its second year and the secretariat was playing a crucial
role in the development of several of the council’s most important
documents.
With the church’s entry into the ecumenical movement, Father Long put his
years of carefully cultivated expertise in the churches of the East at the
service of ecumenism, especially the advance of Catholic-Orthodox relations.
>From 1967 to 1987 he was a member of Catholic delegations to theological
conversations with the Russian Orthodox Church. He participated in six
extended joint meetings held during that period and was Catholic co-chairman
of the drafting committee for the documents produced from those meetings.
He visited the Soviet Union 16 times, mainly to meet with Russian Orthodox
leaders, but also with officials of the churches of Georgia and Armenia.
He helped write Pope John Paul II’s apostolic letter marking the 1,000th
anniversary of the baptism of King Vladimir of Rus-Kiev and was part of the
Vatican delegation attending celebrations of the anniversary.
He was part of the International Commission Between the Catholic Church and
the Coptic Orthodox Church and helped draft several common statements the
commission issued. He also took part in the five Catholic-Oriental Orthodox
consultations between 1971 and 1988 sponsored by the Pro Oriente Foundation
of the Archdiocese of Vienna, Austria. He was Catholic co-chairman of three
of those meetings.
>From 1964 to 1980 Father Long was also an instructor at the Rome Center of
Loyola University of Chicago, teaching one or more courses each semester in
areas of church history, theology, ecumenism and the history of the
Byzantine Empire.
After leaving his Vatican post, from 1981 to 1985 he headed Fordham
University’s Pope John XXIII Ecumenical Center, which had a pioneering role
in educating U.S. Latin Catholics about the Eastern Catholic and Orthodox
churches. He was also editor of its periodical, Diakonia.
He returned to Rome in 1986 as vice rector and associate professor at the
Oriental Institute and a visiting professor at the Gregorian University,
posts he held until 1995. From 1990 to 1995 he was also rector of the
Pontifical Russian College, commonly known as the Russicum.
Following the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the disintegration
of the Soviet Union, he helped lay the groundwork for more Orthodox students
to do graduate studies at the Russicum and the Oriental Institute as a means
of promoting greater Catholic-Orthodox understanding.
Following his retirement in 1995, he moved to America House, a Jesuit
residence in New York. He continued his active role in national and
international dialogues and served as a visiting professor at several
institutions, including St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Baltimore and
The Catholic University of America in Washington.
END

PRESS RELEASE
VIRGINIA’S ARMENIAN COMMISSION
Contact Person: Bedros C. Bandazian
Two Foxmere Drive
Richmond, Virginia 23238
Home: 1-804-741-8107
Office: 1-804-358-5543
Cell: 1-804-370-5468
Email: [email protected]
VIRGINIA’S ARMENIAN COMMISSION HOLDS FIRST MEETING
August 23, 2005, was a historic day for the Armenian-American
community in Virginia and the United States. The Governor’s
Commission on Armenian Affairs held its first meeting in the Patrick
Henry Building on the grounds of the State Capitol of Virginia. This
Commission was established by Executive Order #70 by the current
Governor of Virginia, The Honorable Mark R. Warner.
Bedros C. Bandazian of Richmond, Virginia was appointed as the
Chairman.
The goal of the Commission on Armenian Affairs will be to create a
relationship between the Commonwealth of Virginia, the
Armenian-American Community of Virginia and the Republic of Armenia by
creating projects and initiatives that will forge a greater bond.
Various proposals were presented and adopted by the commission in the
fields of medicine, academia, culture, government, business trade and
networking. The designated mission will be to advise the Governor
regarding development of economic, professional, educational and
governmental links between the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Virginia
Armenian-American Community and the Republic of Armenia.
The commission is empowered to undertake studies, symposiums,
research, factual reports and initiatives in order to work with the
Governor of Virginia in the implementation of its mission. It also
has the task of creating mutual exchange of cultural and historical
information between the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia and
the citizens of the Republic of Armenia.
The commission is entitled to have 20 members who must be of good
character and active in Community projects. The Commonwealth of
Virginia has allocated a minimum of $10,000 to the Commission to
assist its work. Additional funds necessary must be obtained from
either various governmental sources or private funds through grants
and/or contributions.
Barkev B. Baronian will work with the 400th Anniversary Commemoration
of the founding of Jamestown, Virginia in 1607 and will research the
history of the first Armenian on American soil, Martin the Armenian.
The Jamestown 2007 Commemoration will celebrate America’s 400th
Anniversary of the first permanent English colony in Virginia with new
museum exhibits, films, programs and rare treasures on loan from major
museums and international collections. The activities of Martin the
Armenian, as well as, other early Armenian settlers in the 17th
Century, have been documented in various archives. Research is being
conducted into their contributions to the Jamestown settlement and
their role in the early growth of America. Ideally, there will some
type of exhibit in Jamestown to recognize this first relationship
between Armenians and America.
Sarkis A. Satian of Northern Virginia will be involved in creating a
special networking system with academicians in Armenia and the
Commonwealthof Virginia in the field of technology and science. Haike
Gorgourants of the Armenian Embassy gave a presentation on this topic
and the viability of this type of endeavor. Rita S. Balian will be
initiating efforts to create networking in the medical field between
Virginia medical institutions and Armenian medical institutions.
Dr. Alice A. Kassabian who has experience in medicalfield will assist
with this project. Elizabeth Chouldjian will be working on creating a
system for networking between the General Assembly of Virginia and the
Armenian Parliament. Ms. Chouldjian will also investigate the
possibilities of establishing a Virginia/Armenia Trade Office in
Armenia. Stephen Druhot has done much work in Armenia in regards to
trade projects and will assistin promoting trade between Virginia and
Armenia.
Dr. Moorad Mooradian along with Ms. Chouldjian will work on creating a
networking system between university professors & scientists in
Armenian and Virginia. Dr. Mooradian teaches courses in conflict
management at YerevanState University and his experience in this field
is invaluable. Robert J. Mosher will be working on obtaining grants
and funding for these projects and will assist other committees as
needed. John M. Jerikian will endeavor to promote agricultural
activity between Armenia and Virginia. Virginia Tech University in
Blacksburg, Virginia, had initiated this contact a few years ago and
hopefully Mr. Jerikian will be able to revive this interest again.
Mr. Jerikian suggested that since Virginia is now second only to
California in wine production this may be an avenue for trade and
networking between Virginia and Armenia. Melanie B. Kerneklian will
begin work with the General Assembly to officially codify this
Virginia/Armenian Commission so that it will survive past the term of
any one Governor. Ms. Kerneklian is very active and involvedwith
Virginia General Assembly activities and is familiar with this
process.
Stephan Druhot and Robert J. Mosher will assist with this effort.
All Commission meetings are open to the public. The next scheduled
meetings will be October 13, 2005, and November 17, 2005, from 10:30
AM until 3:00PM in the first floor meeting room of the Patrick Henry
Building at 1111 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia.
It is the hope of all that the Governor’s Commission on Armenian
Affairs will be able to create positive projects that will benefit the
Commonwealth of Virginia, the Armenian-American Community of Virginia
and the Republic of Armenia. For more information, please contact
Louise Arnatt, at [email protected]_
(mailto:[email protected]) or Bedros C. Bandazian at
[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected])

PRESS RELEASE
September 17-20, 2005
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ARMENIA
40 Marshal Baghramian
Yerevan 375019 ARMENIA
Telephone: (37410) 512-522
Fax: (37410) 270-859; 512-512
Contact: Diana Manukyan
E-mail: [email protected]
XXVII Annual ASPHER Conference hosted by the College of Health Sciences at
the American University of Armenia
Yerevan- The College of Health Sciences (CHS) at the American University of
Armenia hosted the XXVII Annual ASPHER (Association of Schools of Public
Health in The European Region) Conference entitled `Educating the Public
Health Workforce: Development Perspectives for the European and
Mediterranean Regions’ from 17-20 September 2005.
The conference addressed development perspectives of Public Health schools
in the European and Mediterranean regions of the World Health Organization,
revealing possible barriers and catalysts to the process of development. For
the first time this exclusive conference hosted about 130 participants from
the Public Health Schools of the European, Mediterranean, and African
regions. Delegates came from 5 continents and over 50 countries, ranging
from South Africa to Finland and from the United States to Mongolia.
The conference was opened by AUA graduate (MBA and MPH) and Honorary Chair
of the Scientific Committee Dr. Tatul Hakopyan Vice Minister of Health,
Armenia, along with, Dr. Haroutune Armenian, AUA President (Chair,
Scientific Committee) and Dr. Michael E. Thompson, Director of the AUA
Center for Health Services Research and Development (Chair, Organizing
Committee).
`Beyond all the assistance from international donors and agencies, the
health care system of Armenia has been running primarily on a capital of
dignity invested by the health care professionals. A dignity that has become
second nature when your history is pot marked by generations of repression
and destruction and you have that continuing urge to survive and move
forward,’ said Haroutune Armenian, AUA President.
Keynote speakers were Dr. Huda Zurayk, Dean, and Faculty of Health Sciences,
American University of Beirut and Dr. Donald A. Henderson, Dean Emeritus,
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Henderson led the
World Health Organization program leading to the eradication of smallpox.
`It seems to me that there is not only a need but an important opportunity
for a fuller mature development of Schools of Public Health that are
professional schools; that work closely with those who are dealing with real
world problems… and that define and actively advocate for needed public
policy. The need is international’, pointed out Dr.Henderson, professor of
Public Health and Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and Resident
Fellow of the Center for Biosecurity of the University of Pittsburgh Medical
Center.
During the conference the Association of Schools of Public Health in the
European Region (ASPHER) awarded its 13th Stampar Medal to Mr. George Soros
of Open Society Institute (OSI), in recognition of OSI’s support to the
development and improvement of public health training in Central and Eastern
Europe and the former Soviet Union. Mr Michael Borowitz, Director of Open
Society Institute’s Public Health Programs, accepted the award on behalf of
OSI’s Public Health Programs.
According to Dr. Anders Folsprang, ASPHER President, `We were delighted to
have the first time the conference is held in a former Soviet Republic
coincide with the College of Health Sciences’ 10th Anniversary. The
Scientific and Organizing Committees did a superb job in preparing a well
organized, stimulating scientific and cultural program.’
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The American University of Armenia is registered as a non-profit educational
organization in both Armenia and the United States and is affiliated with
the Regents of the University of California. Receiving major support from
the AGBU, AUA offers instruction leading to the Masters Degree in eight
graduate programs. For more information about AUA, visit
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Conference on the Genocide in the Ottoman Empire 1915/16
90 years of denial – The atrocities against Armenians,
Assyrians, Syriacs, Chaldeans
Date: 15th of November
Place: ABF, Sveavägen 41, Stockholm, Sweden
Programme
* 8.30 – 9.00 Registration
* 9.00 – 9.10 Introduction
(Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson, Chairperson, ABF – Workers’ Educational
Association and member of The Living History Forum board)
* 9.10 – 9.50 The Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century.
(Dr Tessa Hofmann, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany)
* 9. 50 – 10.20 Coffee break
* 10.20 – 11.20 The Armenian genocide
(Professor Vahakn N Dadrian, Director of Genocide Research with the Zoryan
Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA)
15 minutes discussion with the moderator
* 11.20 – 11.35 Short break
* 11.35 – 12.35 Atrocities against Assyrians, Syriacs, Chaldeans
(Professor David Gaunt, Södertörn University College)
15 minutes discussion with the moderator
* 12.35 – 13.50 Lunch
* 13.50 – 14.25 Official Turkish opinion on the Armenian genocide and the
atrocities against Assyrians, Syriacs, Chaldeans
(Prof.Dr.Kemal Cicek from the Turkish Historical Society)
10 minutes discussion with the moderator
* 14.25 – 15.20 Different opinions on the Armenian genocide and racism
against Armenians, Assyrians, Syriacs, Chaldeans
(Ms Yelda Ozcan, Journalist and Author)
15 minutes discussion with the moderator
* 15.20 – 15.50 Coffee break
* 15.50 – 17.15 Situation for Ethnic Minorities in Turkey today and the
Concept of the 20th Century history among the General public in Turkey. Panel debate
(Professor Vahakn N Dadrian, Professor David Gaunt, Ms Yelda Ozcan,
Journalist and Author, Dr Tessa Hofmann, Representative of the Turkish Embassy
and two representatives of the Armenian, Assyrian, Syriac, Chaldean communities)
Moderator: Arne Ruth, author and former editor-in-chief
Conference language: English
Please notice: The numbers of seats are limited. The closing date for
entries is the 21st of October. Use the form below to apply.
Photographing prohibited
The Conference is arranged in cooperation between The Living History
Forum, Södertörn University College, ABF – Workers’
Educational Association, The Armenian Federation in Sweden, The
Assyrian Federation in Sweden, The Syriac Federation in Sweden, ACSA –
The Assyrian, Chaldean, Syriac Association
Free admission.

YEREVAN PRESS CLUB WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
SEPTEMBER 16-22, 2005
HIGHLIGHTS:
LITIGATION BETWEEN VANADZOR BRANCH OF HCA AND THE MUNICIPALITY CONTINUES
“AZG” IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE
VITALIY DANILOV PASSED AWAY
LITIGATION BETWEEN VANADZOR BRANCH OF HCA AND THE MUNICIPALITY CONTINUES
On September 20 the court of primary jurisdiction of Lori region started the
hearings on the suit of Vanadzor Branch of Helsinki Citizen’s Assembly
versus the Lori Regional Department of RA Service of Compulsory Execution of
Judicial Acts. The Vanadzor Branch of HCA demanded to oblige the Service of
Compulsory Execution to perform the court decision on the suit of the
organization versus the municipality of Vanadzor. The lengthy litigation
between the HCA Vanadzor Branch and the city administration started in 2004
due to the refusal of the latter to provide the human rights organization
with the copies of all 2,614 resolutions, adopted by the municipality and
the Council of Elderly of the community in 2002-2003. On April 30, 2004 the
court of primary jurisdiction of Lori region secured the demand of the
plaintiff: the documents requested were to be provided, excluding those
containing secret information. The total amount of duty for the documents
was defined to be 1,000 AMD (about $ 2). This resolution was further
confirmed by courts of supreme jurisdiction (see details in the report on
freedom of speech in Armenia in 2004 on YPC web-site: )

Due to the fact that the municipality continued to deny access to documents,
the HCA Vanadzor Branch addressed the RA Service of Compulsory Execution of
Judicial Acts. As YPC was informed by HCA Vanadzor Branch, in February 2005
the staff of the Service of Compulsory Execution provided the NGO with
copies of about 240 resolutions of the municipality and the Council of
Elderly – for 2004, instead of 2002-2003. The next set of documents (around
270 resolutions), this time for 2002-2003, was received by the human rights
organization in May 2005. After this the HCA Vanadzor Branch got no
documents, which prompted it to address the court.
“AZG” IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE
On September 20 the weekly of “Azg” newspaper was published in Russian
language. The 16-page full-color publication of A3 format was intended
primarily for Armenians, residing in Russia. Assistance to the publication
of the weekly is provided by the Union of Armenians of Russia and World
Armenian Congress. The activities of these organizations “will receive
particular attention in the weekly”, says the piece, published in the
homonymous Armenian daily on September 21, 2005, telling about the issuance
of the weekly.
According to the Chief Editor of “Azg” Hagob Avedikian, the first two issues
of the weekly with a print run of 1,500 copies will be free of charge.
Further it is planned to publish the weekly on Saturdays, with a print run
of up to 30,000 copies to be disseminated mostly in Russia. It is also
expected that a part of the print run, about 500 copies, be sold in Armenia,
through subscription.
VITALIY DANILOV PASSED AWAY
On September, at the age of 66 the veteran of Armenian journalism Vitaliy
Danilov passed away before his time. From 1968 till 1983 Vitaliy Danilov
worked with “Communist” newspaper, later – for the Central Committee of the
Communist Party of Armenia. In 1981 Vitaliy Danilov was awarded the diploma
of the Journalists Union of USSR for successful newspaper campaigning in
1980. Being an active participant in Karabagh movement, in 1991 Vitaliy
Danilov was elected to be the Chairman of the Association of Protection of
Rights of Karabagh and the Co-Chairman of the International Congress of
Human Rights in the framework of OSCE. Since 1999 he had lived in Moscow.
Having authored numerous articles on the problem of Mountainous Karabagh,
published in a number of Russian media, during the past years Vitaliy
Danilov was writing a book on the resolution of Karabagh conflict. He did
not have time to publish the book…
Yerevan Press Club expresses its condolences to Vitaliy Danilov’s family and
friends.
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Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society
104 N. Belmont St., Suite 200
Glendale, CA 91206
Contact: Roger Khadarian
Tel: 213-278-2020
Fax: 818-450-0248
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ARMENIAN ALPHABET CELEBRATES 1600th ANNIVERSARY
S. Peter Cowe, Stephan Astourian, Manoug Seraydarian and Ani
Hovannisian-Kevorkian to Speak, Armenian Folk Group Element and Lark
Chorus to Perform
Los Angeles, CA – In 405 A.D., Mesrop Mashtots, a cleric of the
Armenian royal court, invented the letters of the Armenian alphabet,
allowing for the creation of a vast literary tradition. In
celebration of the 1600th anniversary of the alphabet, the Hamazkayin
Educational and Cultural Society is organizing a free public cultural
event at the Alex Theatre in Glendale on Sunday, October 2, 2005.
S. Peter Cowe, Professor of Armenian Language and Culture at the
University of California, Los Angeles, will be featured as one of the
keynote speakers along with Dr. Stephan Astourian, Director of
Armenian Studies at UC Berkeley. Horizon TV anchor and host of the
weekly program Focal Point, Manoug Seraydarian, is teaming up with TV
producer and director, Ani Hovannisian-Kevorkian, to be the evening’s
co-Masters of Ceremony.
The event will feature musical performances by the Lark chorus and the
eclectic Mediterranean sounds of the 7-person Armenian folk group,
Element. Hamazkayin’s Ani Dance Ensemble will perform traditional
Armenian folk dancing and the evening will include an original
theatrical performance, written and directed by Elly Award winning
director Aram Kouyoumdjian, with original music composed by Sebu
Simonian. There will also be poetry recitations by students from
various Armenian schools throughout California.
For more information on the event please visit or
write to [email protected].
About Hamazkayin:
Hamazkayin is a non-profit organization, presently functioning under
the official name of Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural
Society. The objective of Hamazkayin is to provide a sound education
to the new generation, and to strive towards the preservation of the
ethnic identity and cultural heritage of the Armenian people living
outside of their homeland. Subsequently, Hamazkayin chapters were
founded throughout the Middle East, Europe, the United States, Canada,
South America, Australia, and an office was recently opened in the
Republic of Armenia. Hamazkayin has been successful in establishing
secondary and higher educational institutions which have prepared
scholars, literary figures and community leaders. It has also played
a major role in the field of publishing, and for over seventy years,
including thirty years in the United States, has contributed to the
advancement of culture in general.