New Resigning and Appointment

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| 12:30:06 | 13-04-2005 | Official |

NEW RESIGNING AND APPOINTMENT

By the decision of the RA Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan, Aram Kocharyan
has been resigned from the post of the RA Lori region deputy governor. By
another decision he has been appointed deputy head of the RA State Social
Security Fund.

Samvel Gyulbekyan has been appointed deputy governor of the region of Lori.

Arte/ Le monde aveugle au massacre armenien

Le Figaro, France
Mardi 13 Avril 2005

Plus d’un million de victimes ont péri dans cette tragédie dont on
commémore le 90e anniversaire

Arte/ Le monde aveugle au massacre arménien

Isabelle Courty

A quelques jours de la commémoration du quatre-vingt-dixième
anniversaire du génocide arménien, le film de Laurence Jourdan
diffusé ce soir sur Arte, paraît essentiel à la compréhension de
cette tragédie. Le 24 avril 1915 marque, en effet, le début des
massacres et des déportations qui décimeront près des deux tiers des
Arméniens de Turquie. En 1916, on compte plus d’un million de
victimes.

D’une grande clarté malgré la densité des informations, le
documentaire remonte jusqu’aux premiers massacres commis pendant les
précédentes décennies et restitue le contexte géopolitique de
l’époque. Pourquoi l’Empire ottoman a-t-il décidé de venir à bout de
ce peuple ? Quelle était la réalité sociale et politique des
chrétiens de cette région ? Quelles étapes ont conduit les
nationalistes Jeunes-Turcs à leurs déportations massives ? Réalisant
un travail considérable sur les archives (photos exclusives provenant
de fonds publics et privés, films, cartes postales…), la
réalisatrice déroule le fil de l’histoire de ce génocide.

Pour mieux saisir la réalité de la période 1915-1916, elle a eu
l’idée de se plonger dans les précieuses archives diplomatiques.
Observateurs privilégiés, les diplomates allemands et américains en
poste à l’époque témoignent de l’ampleur de la tragédie qui se
déroule sous leurs yeux. Leurs rapports sont édifiants. «Il s’agit de
rien moins que la déportation de toute la population arménienne. Il y
aurait environ 60 000 Arméniens dans cette province et environ un
million dans l’ensemble des six autres. Tous doivent être expulsés,
entreprise probablement sans précédent dans l’histoire», écrivait
Leslie Davis, consul américain à Kharpout. Comment ne pas réagir aux
lettres du consul allemand à Alep ? «L’Euphrate commence à charrier
des cadavres de plus en plus nombreux. Cette fois, ce sont
principalement des femmes et des enfants. N’y a-t-il rien à faire
pour mettre un terme à cette horreur ?» Sans doute y avait-il quelque
chose à faire. Mais la communauté internationale, plongée dans le
contexte de Première Guerre mondiale et soucieuse de ménager ses
intérêts économiques, reste sourde aux cris d’alarmes de ses
représentants. Résultat, plus d’un million de victimes. Les récits
saisissants des rares survivants ponctuent aussi le documentaire et
témoignent de la violence des massacres, les marches forcées jusque
dans le désert, les viols, l’épuisement, les maladies. Et toujours
cette question qui hante les consciences : «Quelle était notre faute

Laurence Jourdan se concen tre avec beaucoup de précision sur
l’histoire du génocide et n’évoque pas la question de sa
reconnaissance par les autres pays. Un point qu’elle a pu aborder
dans un DVD* lors d’un entretien avec l’historien et spécialiste du
sujet, Yves Ternon. Ensemble, ils reviennent sur cette question
brûlante et sur les raisons qui poussent la Turquie à refuser,
aujourd’hui encore, de reconnaître l’existence du génocide. Un film
indispensable.

* Le Génocide arménien, Edition la Compagnie des phares et balises

«LE GÉNOCIDE ARMÉNIEN», Arte, 20 h 45

Glendale: Manoukian starts second stint as mayor

Glendale News Press
April 13 2005

Manoukian starts second stint as mayor

Councilmen change seats, welcome a new member, and Yousefian
announces he’s married the woman he proposed to last year.
By Robert Chacon, News-Press and Leader

CITY HALL — Rafi Manoukian was unanimously appointed mayor Monday
during a meeting in which new city officials were sworn in and
outgoing Mayor Bob Yousefian completed his wedding vows.

Manoukian, who has served six years on the council, will serve his
second term as mayor.

“I am not as nervous as the first time around,” he said.

Zoning standards for downtown, traffic congestion and strengthening
relationships with the Glendale Unified School District and Glendale
Community College were among issues he plans to tackle in his
one-year term.

Manoukian promises to meet with residents at the Glendale farmer’s
market on the first Thursday of every month, and at the Montrose
Harvest Market on the first Sunday of the month. As he did during his
first term as mayor, he will continue his Coffee with Rafi sessions,
where he will meet with residents and answer questions.

After the city’s traditional and informal mayor-selection process,
Manoukian was next in line to sit at the head of the dais.
Traditionally, the chairman of the Redevelopment Agency is voted into
the mayor’s seat. This year, Gus Gomez sat in that position, but his
departure from the council to become a Superior Court judge allowed
Manoukian, as vice chair of the agency, to move to the front.

The council remained largely intact with the reelection of Bob
Yousefian, Frank Quintero and Dave Weaver. Ara Najarian is the sole
newcomer to the council, though he received the most votes during the
election. Najarian was sworn in Monday.

“I am going to work very hard to do the best I can,” he said. “My
door is always open. I can’t promise that I will agree with you, but
I will listen.”

All four newly elected council members, as well as three Glendale
Community College Board of Trustees members, the city treasurer and
city clerk gave their oath of office and were sworn in.

The night’s surprise came when Yousefian announced that he had
married his girlfriend, Sue Eller, shortly before the meeting and
exchanged wedding rings with a packed audience looking on. He
proposed while being named mayor last year.

8th Place With The Result of The 2nd

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| 19:30:30 | 13-04-2005 | Sports |

8TH PLACE WITH THE RESULT OF THE 2ND

The chess international tournament in Dubai was finished. In the last round
Ashot Anastasyan played a draw with Viorel Jordanesku and gaining 6.5 points
together with 10 other players took the 2nd place. But with the
supplementary indices he was given the 8th place.

Gabriel Sargsyan and Artashes Minasyan having 5.5 points each took the 38th
and 40th places respectively. And Elina Danielyan gaining 4.5 points was
only the 76th in about 150 players.

Kocharyan to Eliminate The Support to Business

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| 15:59:54 | 13-04-2005 | Official |

KOCHARYAN TO ELIMINATE THE SUPPORT TO BUSINESS

Today Robert Kocharyan has had a working meeting with the members of the
newly elected government of the Union of Industrialists and Businessmen.

They have represented to problems recorded in the latest session expecting
support to solve them.

Issues about securing equal competition in the business field, supporting
the local industrialists, import of producing equipment, and the
possibilities of the soothing the negative impact of the currency changes
have been discussed.

Robert Kocharyan has mentioned that steps are taken to eliminate support to
business and to secure equal competition in the business field.

The Coalition Does Not Want to Work

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| 14:20:57 | 13-04-2005 | Politics |

THE COALITION DOES NOT WANT TO WORK

Today the NA delegates failed the following Parliament session with joint
efforts. AT the very beginning of the work 29 delegates were registered from
the 131. It means that the 66 delegates necessary to secure quorum were not
even present in the Parliament hall. According to the law, in case of not
securing quorum, 3 more hours are given for the delegates to be able to come
to the NA and get registered. The deadline is 3:00 p.m., and at present 37
delegates have been registered.

Let us remind you 3 Parliamentary delegations are on different business
visits. The opposition has no problem of securing quorum, that’s why they
have not even arrived. Today they are gathered at different place to
organize a forum connected with eh April 12-13 events. By the way, from
oppositional delegates independent delegate Manouk Gasparyan, Napoleon
Azizyan who left the National Unity, and Agasi Arshakyan, member of the
National Unity has been registered.

According to the working agenda, today the question-answer of the government
members and the delegates was to take place. But if quorum is not secured
and the session does not take place, to question-answer will take place
either.

By the way, even if all the oppositional delegates decide to attend the
session, quorum will not be secured either. If we take into account that the
main part of the fraction `Democratic Delegate’ has been registered, it
becomes clear that only the coalition is responsible for the failure of the
Parliament’s work today.

“Orinats Yerkir” Warns: Nobody to Succeed in Compromising Party

REPRESENTATIVE OF “ORINATS YERKIR” WARNS: NOBODY TO SUCCEED IN
COMPROMISING HIS PARTY AND ITS YOUNG LEADER

YEREVAN, APRIL 13, NOYAN TAPAN. “I want to warn all those who will try
from now on to compromise “Orinats Yerkir” (Country of Law) party and
its young leader Artur Baghdasarian: they will not succeed, as our
party is the people’s party, our owner is the people and we are those
expressing its will,” Gagik Avetian, a member of “Orinats Yerkir”
faction stated at the Parliament on April 12. According to him, the
idea, that there is somebody who enjoys people’s love and respect,
gives some politicians no rest. “What of it? Is he guilty that the
people loves and recieves him, that he is recieved in the four sides
of the world? Is he guilty that he is young and clever? Who disturbs
you, be such as well,” the MP advised Artur Baghdasarian’s
opponents. He stated that “Orinats Yerkir” does not disturb anybody
and will not allow to disturb him: “We have enough both human and
mental resources to be able to confront any blow.” Gagik Avetian
called partners to occupy themselves with law making work instead of
falling disrespectful abuses and contumelies in address of other
parties or their leaders.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

CEC Proposes Local Self-Govm’t Elections in Yerevan in September

CENTRAL ELECTORAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN PROPOSES HOLDING LOCAL
SELF-GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS IN YEREVAN IN SEPTEMBER, IN REGIONS IN
OCTOBER

YEREVAN, APRIL 13, NOYAN TAPAN. The Central Electoral Committee has
begun carring out certain work with regional governors aimed at
organization of local self-government elections starting from the
previous year. Garegin Azarian, Chairman of RA Central Electoral
Committee, declared this during the April 12 consultation at RA Prime
Minister Andranik Margarian’s office. According to RA government’s
Press Service, the Central Electoral Committee Chairman, in
particular, emphasized the importance of formation of district
electoral commissions, specification of electoral rolls with the
assistance of regional governors. G.Azarian proposed starting local
self-government elections from Yerevan holding them in September and
in regions in October. In connection with preparation for the local
self-government elections A.Margarian attached importance to provision
of equal start conditions for all candidates irrespective of their
party membership in accordance with the spirit and letter of the law