The Anatolian Times
Published: 9/18/2005
Istanbul To Host A Meeting About Kars – Javakheti – Tbilisi – Baku Railway
Project
ANKARA – Turkey will host a meeting on September 19th in which recent
developments about Kars-Javakheti (Ahilkelek)-Tbilisi-Baku Railway Project
will be discussed.
Turkish Transportation Minister Binali Yildirim, Transportation Minister
Ziya Mammadov of Azerbaijan and Economics & Infrastructure Minister Irakli
Chogovadze of Georgia will be in attendance at the meeting.
The project aims to set up a direct railway line between Turkey and Georgia,
and between Turkey and Azerbaijan via Georgia.
Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia signed a memorandum of understanding on
December 28th, 2004 to put the project into force.
The sides established a working group, and decided to hold a meeting on the
ministerial level.
Meanwhile, presidents of the three countries signed a statement about the
project during the inauguration of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline
project on May 25th, 2005.
The statement stressed that the project would further develop
Eurasia-Caucasia-Asia transportation corridor, and contribute to efforts to
revive the historical Silk Road.

Rwanda wants action, not words, on genocide prevention
.c The Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Rwanda’s foreign minister on Sunday questioned
whether world leaders would ever make good on new promises to act in
times of genocide like the one that devastated his nation 11 years
ago.
One of the most lauded elements of a document that came out of a
three-day summit that ended Friday was world leaders’ recognition of a
collective responsibility to protect people from genocide, war crimes
and ethnic cleansing.
Rwanda’s Foreign Minister, Charles Murigande, told the annual
U.N. General Assembly debate that his country would wait until nations
again confront such a crisis to declare that responsibility a success.
“Action, not words, would be the measure of our success or failure,”
Murigande said. “Will there be lengthy academic or legal debates on
what constitutes genocide or crimes against humanity while people
die?”
Rwanda’s 1994 genocide saw more than 500,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus
massacred during three months. The powerful U.N. Security Council
largely stood by as the killing took place.
Murigande said few countries in the world were more interested in U.N.
reform than Rwanda because there is no other nation where the United
Nations has “consistently neglected to learn from its mistakes,
resulting in massive loss of life and untold misery.”
He accused the U.N. of again failing to live up to its promises
because Rwandan appeals for the arrest of those who perpetrated the
genocide have gone unanswered. Many of them fled to the lawless east
of neighboring Congo, where they have become a destabilizing force
against that country’s government as well.
Murigande demanded that neighboring countries turn over Rwanda
genocide suspects, and if they don’t, that the Security Council take
action.
“We find it inexplicable that while some states profess commitment to
the Charter, human rights and international law, they allow known
suspects of the Rwanda genocide to live in their countries,” he said.
09/18/05 19:29 EDT

Steven Spielberg’s Holocaust foundation to become part of university
.c The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Steven Spielberg’s Shoah Foundation, a repository
of Holocaust testimonials, is becoming part of the University of
Southern California’s College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.
Spielberg, the foundation’s chairman and a USC trustee, said moving
the collection to USC will ensure its preservation and access to the
public.
“All of us know that the survivors and witnesses have given us a
precious gift whose wise use will build a better world for this and
future generations,” Spielberg said in a statement.
The repository’s 52,000 testimonials from survivors and witnesses will
be transferred Jan. 1 to USC indefinitely under an agreement announced
Friday between the university and the Survivors of the Shoah Visual
History Foundation.

09/17/05 18:15 EDT

Hürriyetim
18.09.2005
Edinburgh council causes diplomatic incident with Turkey
An article was published on the Scottish website newscotsman.com on Sunday
claiming that Edinburgh city council has caused a diplomatic incident with
Ankara by proposing a motion on the so-called Armenian genocide. Instead of
the council fixing the capital’s roads and other known problems with parking
wardens and sky-high council taxes, the writer says the only thing the
council has done recently is to anger Turkey. Opposition politicians have
accused the council of indulging in 1980s-style student politics.
The article reports that A Turkish diplomat will be sent to Edinburgh from
the Turkish embassy in London to stop the motion, as Ankara believes that it
could damage Turkey’s EU bid. And that the matter has been reported to the
Turkish government in Ankara, and a high-ranking official is expected to
arrive in Edinburgh to discuss the matter next month.
Also reported was that Edinburgh council leader Donald Anderson has already
enraged Turkey by telling its ambassador in a letter: “Having researched
this issue, I am in no doubt that the Armenian community suffered a genocide
at the hands of the Ottoman regime. There are substantial eyewitness
accounts that are well documented and there is, I believe, wide support for
the view that the historical evidence is robust and compelling for
genocide.”
“As council leader I have to advise you that I am convinced of the need to
support recognition for what I believe was genocide.”
While the move has been welcomed in the city by members of the Armenian
community, it has puzzled and enraged Turks. The embassy did not give any
official comment, with a source saying that they hoped they could deal with
the issue by talking to the council.
The source said: “We believe that raising this issue is calculated to damage
Turkey’s bid for EU membership and the country’s reputation in the West.
“We also believe that it is unhelpful to create divides between Muslims and
the West at the very time we are seeking to promote the ideal of a modern
and democratic Islam and coexistence.
“You also wonder what this has to do with a Scottish city council. I would
have thought they might have other things to deal with, like roads and so
forth.”
Ian White, the Tory leader on the council, echoed these sentiments, saying:
“Whatever the view on Turkey and Armenia it is not for councillors in this
city to sort out. I would have thought they should focus on fixing roads and
making sure that our streets are clean. It is a typical empty political
gesture. One would have hoped they had grown up and put the era of 1980s
student politics behind them.”
Anderson said: “Accusations of genocide are a very sensitive issue and we
are attempting to deal with it as such. The accusations are made against the
Ottoman regime and are no reflection on the modern Turkish state or Turkish
people. I have met to discuss the issue with a range of representatives from
the Turkish community and agreed to host a seminar for them to present their
view on this period of history.”
Asked why it was felt necessary for the council to have a position on a
historical issue which happened abroad, he said: “Although this isn’t a
particularly fashionable or high-profile issue, the council does from time
to time become involved in issues that are not recognised as our core
business. Apartheid would have lasted a lot longer if a wide cross section
of organisations, including local authorities, had not campaigned.”
An aide to Anderson said he “strongly supports” Turkish membership of the
EU.

World leaders vow to stamp out genocide

September 17, 2005 –
theage.com.au
A vow by world leaders to stop genocide – one of the few tangible
outcomes of this week’s United Nations World Summit – was the
brainchild of former Australian foreign minister Gareth Evans.
Presidents, prime ministers and monarchs from more than 150 countries
agreed this week to commit to a doctrine of responsibility to protect
populations from genocide, ethnic cleansing and war crime.
But there was little movement on ending world poverty, and weapons of
mass destruction issues – including disarmament and proliferation –
were left out completely after diplomats could not negotiate a
compromise on the wording.
Prime Minister John Howard told the UN General Assembly he was
disappointed at the lack of action on disarmament and warned nations
receiving overseas aid that they needed to cut out corruption and
clean up their laws.
“I have sensed in the discussions I’ve had and in the atmosphere of
the meeting that there is a greater willingness to talk rather more
directly about that, because it is an important thing for the domestic
populations of donor countries,” Mr Howard told reporters as he
prepared to leave the summit.
“There is a desire on the part of the Australian population to give
assistance to poverty-stricken countries but a deep anger if any of
that money is wasted in corrupt practices.
“Unless that issue is properly addressed, support for aid will dwindle
very significantly.”
But both Mr Howard and opposition foreign affairs spokesman Kevin Rudd
said the agreement on responsibility to protect was an important step
forward.
The doctrine is the UN’s response to the Rwandan genocide, where the
international community failed to act in time to stop the slaughter.
Mr Rudd said the doctrine established a way to authorise the
international community to intervene in countries where there is a
risk of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
“This is an important step forward and I take the opportunity to pay
tribute to Gareth Evans,” Mr Rudd told reporters.
“Gareth Evans invented this doctrine … so in the future, if we face
another Rwandan situation, let’s hope the UN acts early enough … and
let’s remember that Gareth Evans has made an important contribution to
the body of international law which will enable the UN to do its job
in the future.” Aid group Oxfam said while the genocide decision was
welcome, world leaders had done nothing to end poverty.
Nicola Reindorp, the head of Oxfam’s New York office, said if current
trends continued it would take 100 years instead of 10 to meet the
internationally agreed poverty reduction targets, the Millennium
Development Goals.
“World leaders agreed to stop future genocides but failed to provide
life-saving aid to millions trapped in poverty,” she said.
“This has been a tale of two summits. The historic agreement to stop
future genocides stands in stark contrast with the lack of progress on
ending poverty.”
But Mr Howard said there did appear to be a greater willingness to
talk about the importance of breaking down trade barriers as a way to
help people out of poverty.
_AAP_ ()
The Age Company Ltd.

Breakaway regions Moscow forum “out of politics”, Russian envoy tells Azeris
Azad Azarbaycan TV, Baku
15 Sep 05

Excerpt from report by Azerbaijani private TV station ATV on 15
September
[Presenter] Representatives of separatist regimes in the CIS have come
together in Moscow. Russia, which hosts the separatists, is accusing
Azerbaijan of supporting the Chechen mojahedin in order to justify its
step.
[Correspondent over video of the Kremlin] Russia is unsure that there
are no forces in Azerbaijan which sponsor meetings held by
representatives of the unrecognized Chechen republic of Ichkeria.
This is how the Russian charge d’affaires in Azerbaijan, Petr
Burdykin, has sought to justify the Moscow conference of separatists
from Abkhazia, South Ossetia, the Dniester region and Nagornyy
Karabakh.
[Burdykin speaking in Russian with Azeri voice-over] Who can say that
the Chechens do not hold their meetings here? Are you sure about this?
[Correspondent] Even though Burdykin stressed that Russia did not
officially support the conference, he advised us not to look for ill
intentions behind the separatists’ meeting in Moscow.
[Burdykin] The conference was held to inform politicians and
journalists of the regional situation. The Russian government has not
attached close attention to the conference. In general, the conference
has nothing to do with politics. People gathered there to learn
something but you have turned this into a smear campaign.
[Passage omitted: correspondent says a group of Russian MPs have
organized the conference]
[Correspondent] Bahruz Maharramov, Samil Qasimov, “Son Xabar”.

Azeri ministry regrets British baroness’s visit to breakaway Karabakh
ANS Radio, Baku
16 Sep 05
A visit by a 20-member delegation to Nagornyy Karabakh as part of a
pilgrimage to Artsakh [Nagornyy Karabakh] and the fact that the
delegation is led by Deputy Speaker of the British House of Lords
Baroness Caroline Cox have caused mixed reactions in society. The
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry regrets that despite the British
leadership’s definite position [on the Karabakh conflict], the member
of the House of Lords makes this move.
British ambassador to Azerbaijan Lawrence Bristow has said that
Baroness Cox [visit] does not represent the British government’s
position.

Kommersant, Russia
Sept 16 2005
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In Moscow Like in New York
// Mini summit was called for unrecognized republics
The conference `Parallel CIS: Abkhazia, Pridnestrovie, South Osetia,
Nagorny Karabakh’ finished its work yesterday in Moscow. The
representatives from unrecognized states of post-Soviet space
gathered in Russian capital to share the experience of the struggle
fro independence. The separatists were explained that it is not
effective anymore to mention their historical connections with
Russia. They have been offered to arm themselves with human rights
postulates and use them against Moldavia, Georgia and Azerbaijan.
The conference was held in hotel Arbat. The Institute of CIS
Countries, which organized the summit, announced that the leaders of
Pridnestrovie, Karabakh, South Osetia and Abkhazia will be present at
the conference. Coincidentally, the mini summit in Moscow was held in
the same time as the UN world summit in New York.
Modest Kolerov, head of the Department of Inter-Regional and Cultural
Liaisons at President’s Administration of RF, gave an opening speech.
He explained why Russia is so worried about former Soviet republics.
According to him, Moscow has a right to protect interests of the
compatriots. The law considers as a compatriot everyone, who was born
in USSR or Russian Empire.
Kolerov also criticized a bit his compatriots gathered in Arbat for
the conference. As a main tactical mistake of unrecognized countries,
the Kremlin official called their endless arguments about the
historical connections with Russia. `Of course, you can continue to
mention historical closeness with Russia, but it is not important
anymore – especially for the West,’ Kolerov said. Instead, he offered
audience to fight their opponents with different weapon – postulates
of the human rights. `They (human rights-Kommersant) cannot be
ignored by either side,’ Kolerov stated.
For some reason, nobody from the announced leaders of unrecognized
republics showed up to hear the Kremlin strategist.
by Vladimir Soloviev

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Azeri government planning to build nuclear power station
Bilik Dunyasi news agency
14 Sep 05

Baku, 14 September: The construction of a nuclear power station is
expected in Azerbaijan in the near future, the director of the
Institute for Radiation Problems of the National Academy of Science,
Adil Qaribov, has said.
He said that the foundation of a nuclear power station was laid in the
village of Navayi [Ali Bayramli District] in 1980. However, the
construction was not completed for unclear reasons: “Azerbaijan’s oil
reserves will run out in 35-40 years. Sooner or later, our country
will have to use nuclear energy.
Therefore, the construction of a nuclear power station is inevitable.”
Qaribov said that the proposal to build a nuclear power station in
Azerbaijan has been discussed by relevant circles.