SPECIAL DETACHMENT OF MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS SET IN TSALKA REGION

AKHALKALAK, APRIL 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The Ministry of Internal Affairs
of Georgia set a special detachment in Tsalka because of conflicts
between Greeks and Adzharians on the one hand and Svans and Adzharians
on the other hand. The conflcits became frequent recently. According to
the A-Info agency, the main task of the detachment will be to provide
public order and population’s security in the region. According to Hayk
Melkonian, a Deputy of Georgian parliament from Tsalka region elected
by the majoritarian system, the instability in the region, as well as
placing of the special detachment are the result of the feebleness of
Mikhail Tskitishvili, acting head of the region. During the first 3
months of 2005 numerous cases of Greek-Adzharian, Greek-Svan conflicts
were fixed in the Tsalka region, during which 1 case of murder was
also registered.

ERNA HAYRIYAN APPOINTED JUDGE OF CHAMBER ON CIVIL AND ECONOMIC CASES OF RA COURT OF CASSATION

YEREVAN, APRIL 6, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the April 6 decree of RA
President, the authorities of Hamlet Gevorgian, judge of the Chamber
on Civil and Economic Cases of RA Cassation Court, were stopped in
connection with his reaching the age of resignation. According to RA
President’s Press Service, by another decree signed by the President
Erna Hayriyan was appointed a judge of the Chamber on Civil and
Economic Cases of RA Cassation Court and was relieved of the post
of a judge of the first instance court of Achapniak and Davidashen
Yerevan communities.

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First ever leopard “captured” in Armenia

On March 9, 2005 at 1:54 a.m. one of the four camera traps set by
the Armenian scientists reacted to the Caucasian leopard on Armenia’s
Megri ridge.

This is the first case of a leopard being depicted in its natural
habitat in this country.

Karen Manvelyan – WWF Caucasus Armenian Office’s director is convinced
that thanks to WWF’s almost three-year involvement in the Leopard
Conservation Project, this animal has now settled in this area.

“Our work here has convinced us that there must be around 5-7 examples
of these fantastic cats in this area and we are doing our best to
protect their privacy.”

Based on the considerable size of the animal the experts assume that
it should be a male, but there have also been other conjectures.

According to Igor Khorosian, an independent expert, the leopard’s
swollen belly suggests it could be female.

“Mating of leopards in the Caucasus occurs in January and my field
companion, who was tracking the animal, heard its rasping calls and
later found many signs that proved mating behaviour. So it is quite
possible that our leopard is female and it is pregnant.”

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Karen Manvelyan
Director, Armenian Office
WWF Caucasus Programme
[email protected]

RA MINISTER OF JUSTICE TO PARTICIPATE IN CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF JUSTICE OF CE COUNTRY-MEMBERS IN HELSINKI

YEREVAN, APRIL 6, NOYAN TAPAN. David Haroutiunian, RA Minister
of Justice, will participate in the conference of Ministers of
Justice of CE country-members on the subject “Social Aspects of
Justice.” The conference will be held on April 7-8 in Helsinki. Noyan
Tapan was informed about this from the Press Service of RA Ministry
of Justice. The participants of the conference will discuss the
problems existing in the sphere of justice, the ways of their
solution. Besides, the Ministers will give estimation to the
penitentiary rules existing in Europe, will consider the draft of the
European penitentiary charter. Tarya Halonen, President of Finland,
and Mod de Bur-Bukikkio, Deputy Secretary General of CE, will also
participate in the conference.

TRANSACTIONS CONCLUDED ON BEHALF OF 5 NON-REGISTERED COMPANIES

YEREVAN, APRIL 6, NOYAN TAPAN. During the fulfilment of the
investigation functions by State Tax Service attached to RA
government it was found out that different persons sign and give
accounts documents on behalf of the “Pipo,” “Karik,” “Fed-1,” “Ira,”
“Ashotsk-1” LTDs. But according to the report submitted by the State
Tax Service, no such companies exist indeed, they aren’t registered
in the state register bodies of juridical persons and in the State
Tax Service. In this connection the State Tax Service suggests that
all economic entities should abstain from concluding transactions
with persons acting on behalf of the above-mentioned companies.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

CIRCUMSTANCES ON CASE OF INFLICTING FIRE INJURIES TO A CITIZEN IN SOUTH-WESTERN UNION SPECIFIED

YEREVAN, APRIL 6, NOYAN TAPAN. On April 4, at 6:50 a.m., the Malatia
police department received a signal about taking of Bagrat Gasparian,
born in 1971, to hospital. He was inflicted fire injuries. According
to the Press Service of RA Police, the operative group that arrived
at the occurrence location found out that B. Gasparian was taken
to hospital from the territory adjacent to house N 62 of B2 sector
of South-Western Union. The report of the police mentioned that the
circumstances of the incident are being specified, the investigation
is carried out by the Prosecutor’s Office.

WORLD PREMIERE OF “ITALIAN SYMPHONY” BY FRENCH COMPOSER VINCENT D’INDI TO TAKE PLACE IN YEREVAN

YEREVAN, APRIL 7, NOYAN TAPAN. World premiere of “Italian Symphony”
by French composer Vincent D’Indi will take place in Aram Khachatrian
concert hall of Yerevan on April 8. Aremnian Philharmonic orchestra
under Alexander Siranosian, a French Armenian Conductor will perform
the Symphony. Though works of D’Indi are greatly popular in France
but this symphony written in 1873 has been unkown to music-lovers
since today. The performance of the premiere, as A.Siranosian stated
at the April 7 press-conference, is coordinated with the composer’s
great-grandson, Christophe D’Indi. The later will arrive in Armenia for
the first time to be present at that event. “The symphony symbolizes
victory of the Christianity against the Paganism. This fact is
symbolic with the case that the symphony will be first performed
in a country which was the first to adopt Christianity,” the French
Armenian Conductor mentioned. According to A.Siranosian, in 1916, in
Sorbonne, D’Indi headed a number of concerts dedicated to the memory of
victims of the Armenian Genocide, during which some works of Komitas
were performed. D’Indi also created works based on Armenian songs,
and Armenian music was spread over all France owing to him. “Vincent
D’Indi had great sympathy with the Armenian people. He was a friend of
the Armenian people but his name is not known to Armenians. I beleive
Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia will often perform some of his works
after the premiere of “Italian Symphony”, and art-lovers will get
acquainted with his works,” Siranosian mentioned. “Symphonic Poem”
by Composer Edvard Mirzoyan will also be performed at the concert
dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. This
work was written in 1955 and was only once performed till now, in
1956. “My wish was that the concert dedicated to the Genocide goes
on with exclusive and new works,” A.Siranosian emphasized. 2006 is
announced as the year of Armenia in France. According to Alexander
Siranosian, concerts of the State Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia
will take place in a number of cities of France on his initiative.

CATHOLICOS ARAM I WILL PARTICIPATE IN FUNERAL OF POPE JOHN PAUL II

ANTELIAS, LEBANON, APRIL 7, NOYAN TAPAN. His Holiness Aram I, Armenian
Catholicos of Cilicia, will personally participate in the funeral of
Pope John Paul II in the name of the worldwide Armenian communities
under the jurisdiction of the Catholicosate of Cilicia. Bishop Nareg
Alemezian, Ecumenical Officer, and the staff bearer Rev. Fr. Housig
Mardirossian will accompany His Holiness. His Holiness contacted
Vatican officials and offered his condolences for the death of the
Pope. According to the Communication and Information Department of the
Catholicosate of Cilicia, A delegation representing His Holiness Aram
I visited the Papal Embassy in Harisa on April 5 to express condolences
for the death of Pope John Paul II. Bishop Kegham Khatcherian, primate
of the diocese of Lebanon, headed the delegation which also included
Bishop Nareg Alemezian and a group of priests. The delegation offered
condolences on behalf of the Catholicos and praised the efforts of
the late Pope to reform the church and revive spiritual and moral
values among the youth. Bishop Khatcherian praised the Pope’s efforts
to establish peace and justice in the church and the world.

PRESS RELEASE
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Contact: Laura Artinian
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Email: [email protected]

8 April 2005

ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH RECEIVES MEMBERSHIP INTO CHRISTIAN CONFERENCE OF ASIA

Sydney, Australia – Primate of the Diocese of Australia & New Zealand,
His Eminence Archbishop Aghan Baliozian today returned from the 12th
General Assembly of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) held in
Chiang Mai, Thailand from 31 March to 6 April, 2005. The theme of
the conference was “Building Communities of Peace For All”.

The CCA is a regional ecumenical organisation representing 15 National
Councils and over 100 churches in Aotearoa-New Zealand, Australia,
Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, China, East Timor, Hong Kong, India,
Indonesia, Laos, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines,
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Thailand.

The Armenian Apostolic Church of Australia was received as a new
member of the CCA at the General Assembly and joins sister churches
from Australia – Anglican Church, Uniting Church and Churches of
Christ – as a full member.

Guest speakers at the conference included Dr Sam Kobia, General
Secretary of the World Council of Churches; Dr James Haire, President
of the National Council of Churches in Australia; and other notable
leaders of different faiths and scholars of public policy.

LEVON ARONIAN IS AMONG FIRST FIVE CHESS PLAYERS IN “GIBRALTAR MASTERS” TOURNAMENT

GIBRALTAR, February 7 (Noyan Tapan). The traditional tournament on
chess entitled “Gibraltar Masters” has completed. 120 chess players
from different countries participated in the tournament. Five
participants, including Armenian young grandmaster Levon Aronian,
earning 7.5 points each, placed 1st-5th in the tournament held by
the Swiss system with ten days. Alexei Shirov (Spain), Emil Surovsky
(Israel), Kiril Gevorgiev (Bulgaria) and Zakhar Yefimenko (Ukraine)
are the leaders of the tournament. Another Armenian representative
Gabriel Sargsian earned 7 points and shared 6-10th places.