Tehran Times
Dec 16 2004

Armenia, a good market for Iran gas

TEHRAN (IRIB News) — Chairman of the Expediency Council Akbar
Hashemi Rafsanjani here on Tuesday called for further expansion of
Tehran-Yerevan relations in all fields.

In a meeting with Armenian Ambassador to Tehran Gegham Garibjanian he
called for implementation of the agreements reached between the two
sides.

Stressing the importance of the project to transfer the Iranian gas
to Armenia, Rafsanjani said that by putting into operation the
project Iran will gain access to an appropriate market.

Calling for settlement of the existing dispute between Azerbaijan and
Armenia, he expressed the hope that peace and durable stability will
be established in the entire region through all-out cooperation among
all regional states.

Iran and Armenia share various historical and cultural common points,
the EC chairman said urging the two states to make use of the
existing potentials in both countries.

Appreciating Iran’s efforts in settlement of the regional crises, he
said a powerful and developed Iran is to benefit the entire region.

He further lauded Iran’s economic achievements after the victory of
the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

The Armenian ambassador to Tehran further called for promotion of
Tehran-Yerevan bilateral relations.

Agency WPS
DEFENSE and SECURITY (Russia)
December 15, 2004, Wednesday

BUILDING THE ARMY OF THE XXI CENTURY

SOURCE: Krasnaya Zvezda, December 11, 2004, p.1, 4

by Aleksei Ventslovsky

On December 10, Russia(tm)s Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov met with
defense officials and diplomats accredited to Moscow. The meeting was
held in the Academy of the General Staff. The minister outlined the
major lines and priorities for defense construction in view of the
current international situation.

The priority tasks the minister named for the armed forces include
maintaining a nuclear potential enough to deter aggression and
improve the capacities of permanent combat readiness units. Mr.
Ivanov stressed that Russia makes a point of observing all previously
signed and confirmed international agreements.

In the minister’s words, the five-year defense schedule will be
completed in 2005 though there is ongoing work around drafting
conceptual documents related to this topical issue. The minister paid
particular attention to the concept of defense construction for the
period until 2021, the Scheme of the Russian Army’s construction and
development for the period until 2016, the national armaments program
for the period until 2015, the federal program of establishing
defense facilities across the country for the period until 2025.

The minister also pointed out that the Russian armed forces are
prepared to carry out preventive strikes on terrorist bases in any
place of the world and they will not use nuclear weapons at that.
According to the minister, currently there are up to 200 foreign
mercenaries in Chechnya, but there is no need for the all-out
presence of the armed forces in the republic as the law-enforcement
agencies and the special services backed by the forces deployed on
the permanent basis in the region are capable of counteracting
terrorists by themselves.

In the minister’s words, the strategic missile forces are being
re-equipped with the silo-based Topol-M missile system according to
schedule. The testing of the mobile version of the system and marine
missile system of the new generation “Bulava” is equally successful.
Besides, in the following year the Navy will adopt a nuclear
submarine of the fourth generation “Yury Dolgoruky and the air forces
will adopt two Tu-160 bombers. “A great amount of new and upgraded
defense hardware will also be supplied to the general forces,” Sergei
Ivanov reported. “It is mostly meant for permanent combat readiness
troops. On the whole, meeting the main priorities will make it
possible to establish armed forces that would be able to cope with
the challenges of the XXI century.

Sergei Ivanov made a point of international issues. As he put it,
“whether we want it or not, the armed forces remain the common tool
for achieving political goals and are a very effective means of
combating global security threats, primarily terror and weapons of
mass destruction. The minister emphasized that Russia prefers to use
political, diplomatic and other non-military ways to observe and
protect its interests though it admits it has to possess enough arms
in order to make this protection effective.

The minister observed that participation of Russian battleships in
the NATO Mediterranean Operation Active Endeavor is supposed to
promote the integration of Russia into Europe. We plan to regularly
spare one or two battleships for the operation and a support vessel
from the Black Sea Navy,” he observed. In 2005, this period will
cover three months and in the years to come it may change depending
on the situation and conditions for the operation.”

Regarding the relations between the CIS states Sergei Ivanov remarked
that in 2006 the Russian border troops will pass the authority over
the Tajik-Afghan section of the border to the Tajik forces. However,
the republic(tm)s defense forces can always count on support of the
Russian military base in Tajikistan and a special border defense task
force of Russia’s Federal Security Service that is being established
there at the moment,” he said. It should be mentioned that apart from
Tajikistan, the Russian troops maintain a presence in Georgia,
Armenia and Kyrgyzstan. These troops are equally important for
security of Russia as well as Collective Security Treaty
member-states and the CIS on the whole.

Sergei Ivanov also spoke for establishing a joint Russia-Georgian
body for collaboration in counteracting terrorism. “We might propose
to the Georgian side to set up a counter-terror analytical center on
the basis of the Group of Russia Forces headquarters in Transcaucasia
which is situated in Tbilisi, he said. In Batumi, we can set up a
training center for counter-terror operations on sea and transport
communications. In Akhalkalaki, it is possible to set up a training
center for frontier troops and the emergency ministry staff on the
basis of the 62nd Russian military base.

At the close of the meeting the defense minister answered the
questions of foreign military diplomats.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Deutsche Presse-Agentur
December 15, 2004, Wednesday
13:49:44 Central European Time

ROUNDUP: E.U. Parliament votes for Turkish entry, nixes plan ‘B’Eds:
epa photos including 00330317 available

Brussels

The European Parliament on Wednesday voted with a big majority for
Turkey’s entry into the European Union and firmly rejected demands
that Ankara should instead be offered a special relationship. The
vote is not legally binding on European Union (E.U.) leaders who are
meet in Brussels on Thursday and Friday to decide whether and when to
open entry talks with Turkey. But the opinion of the bloc’s only
democratically elected body sends a strong signal of support for
Ankara ahead of the E.U. summit. A total of 407 E.U. lawmakers voted
in favour of Turkey’s membership of the Union, with 262 voting
against accession. The E.U. assembly counts 732 members but not all
deputies participated in the ballot. Reflecting the political
sensitivity of an issue which continues to divide Europeans, some
parts of the resolution on Turkey were voted in by “secret ballot”.
Those asking for such an option said they wanted to “vote freely
according to their conscience,” said Parliament president Josep
Borrell. Members of the parliament’s conservative European People’s
Party were split on how to vote, with the party’s group leader
Hans-Gert Poettering saying he favoured negotiations on a privileged
partnership with Turkey but others backing full accession.
Poettering’s stance reflects the hardline stance taken by the
conservative opposition in Germany which mainly rejects allowing
Turkey to join the E.U. Turks, numbering about 2.4 million in
Germany, comprise the country’s biggest minority. However, socialist
deputies, representing the second largest group in the assembly,
voted in favour of opening talks with Turkey as did most members of
the Liberal Democrat and green groups. “The European Parliament has
given its full support for opening negotiations without undue delay
… we have fully rejected plan ‘B’,” Borrell told reporters. Plan
“B” is generally taken to be an E.U. offer of second class membership
to Ankara, something the Turkish government rejects. Borrell
cautioned, however, that the E.U. assembly had set key conditions
that Turkey would have to meet during the accession talks. These
include more efforts to upgrade the rights of the Kurdish minority
and recognition of the killing of Christian Armenians between 1915
and 1923 as genocide. But the Armenian issue was “not a new
prerequisite” for starting negotiations with Turkey, just a
recognition of historic events, he said. The assembly chief said
Turkey and the E.U. would have to work harder to get to know each
other, adding: “We are all victims of stereotyping and historical
prejudices.” Borrell will be giving E.U. leaders the Parliament’s
message on Dec. 17, the second day of the bloc’s summit. Camiel
Eurlings, a conservative Dutch member of the Parliament who drew up
the report on Turkish accession approved by the assembly, lauded
Ankara’s efforts at reform. But he warned that the Parliament would
continue to exert pressure on Ankara on human rights issues, the
emancipation of women and religious freedoms. “There must be no
torture,” he underlined. European Commission president Jose Manuel
Durao Barroso, is also pressing for the start of negotiations with
Ankara. “This is the time to say yes to opening negotiations with
Turkey, which has made an enormous effort” to meet E.U. criteria,
Barroso said. Barroso said he opposed offering Ankara a watered-down
version of membership, adding: “That would not be fair to the Turks.”
E.U. leaders on Thursday face tough discussions on Turkey, with
France, Austria and Denmark still insisting that the final summit
statement must refer to the fall-back option of a “special
relationship” if membership talks fail. This is strongly opposed by
the leaders of Germany, Britain, Spain and Italy, however. Turkey
will also be asked to recognise (Greek) Cyprus but this will may be
done through Ankara’s extension of its current customs union
arrangement with the E.U. to all ten new members which joined the
bloc in May this year. Turkey has so far refused to do this. If E.U.
leaders do agree to start talks, negotiations are expected to open in
October 2005, once France and other E.U. states have held their
national referendums on the bloc’s new constitution. The process is
expected to be difficult and last 10 to 15 years. The Commission
which will be conducting the talks has said it will keep a vigilant
eye on Turkish reform efforts during this period to ensure there is
no slippage. The two-day summit will be chaired by Dutch Prime
Minister Jan Peter Balkenende whose country holds the current E.U.
presidency. dpa si lm sc

Journal of Turkish Weekly
Dec 15 2004

EPM Cohn-Bendit: This is not the Right Place to Discuss Armenian
Issue

Daniel Cohn-Bendit, member of European Parliement, critized France
for bringing the Armenian Issue to the EUP. Cohn-Bandit said the
European Union was not the right place to discuss the Armenian
issue.”

“The right place is Turkey and Armenia. Turks and Armenians should
discuss the problems and they should find a solution.” added EPM
Daniel Cohn-Benditt.

France wants to bring the issue to Turkey’s EU Agenda. Teher is a
strong Armenian Diaspora in France. The Diaspora organizations make
pressure on the Government.

Journal of Turkish Weekly
Dec 15 2004

British F.M. Straw: Britain Supports Azerbaijan’s Efforts in
Nagorno-Karabakh

British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw says Britain fully supports
Azerbaijan’s efforts to find a peaceful solution to a territorial
dispute with Armenia.

Mr. Straw made the comment about Nagorno-Karabakh Tuesday, following
a meeting in London with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

Nagorno-Karabakh is an ethnic Armenian enclave in Azerbaijan that
declared independence in 1988. A six-year conflict over the area
claimed some 35,000 lives.

Mr. Straw also described Azerbaijan as an important energy partner
for Britain, and he thanked Mr. Aliyev for his country’s
contributions to the multinational forces serving in Iraq,
Afghanistan and Kosovo.

Mr. Aliyev succeeded his ailing father, Heydar, as Azerbaijan’s
president in October 2003. The elder Mr. Aliyev died two months
later.

Azerbaijan marked his passing Sunday, the first anniversary of his
death.

Detroit News
Dec 15 2004

What kind of kids love opera? 3,000 will find out on Friday

By Neal Rubin / The Detroit News

Ed Hingelberg, the first person I ever heard sing “Amazing Grace” to
the tune of the “Gilligan’s Island” theme song, approached me the
other day with a musical question:

What kind of kids love Armour hot dogs?

Those of you too young to remember the Armour jingle can surf
directly to Google on your hiptops and look it up. For everyone else,
stay tuned; the answer will be along shortly. If it helps, the verse
mentioned six types of children.

Meantime, consider a more elevated — yet eminently approachable —
musical format, all but gift-wrapped for the holidays.

The Motor City Lyric Opera will present “Amahl and the Night
Visitors” this weekend at the Music Hall. It’s in English, it’s
inexpensive as these things go, and it gives me a chance to answer
another musical question — what do you get when the 14th of 18 kids
marries the third of nine?

Nearly 28 years together, says Patrick Lynch, a lot of singing, and a
modest two children. “We just did the division and came up with two,”
he says, “and it seemed to work for us.”

His wife, operatic soprano Mary Callaghan Lynch, founded the MCLO in
2002. Since then, thousands of inner-city kids have seen their
productions at no cost. A robust 3,000 will attend “Amahl” Friday,
which is one of the reasons she’s hoping for a beefy turnout for the
public performances Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 4 p.m.

“We desperately need to sell tickets,” she says, to make all the
charitable work possible. They’re $25 for adults and $10 for children
younger than 12; call (313) 963-2366.

This is beside the point, but the Lynches met at a funeral and were
set up by their parish priest.

His family owns five mortuaries. Patrick, a baritone, is frequently
asked to sing at services, but it was young Mary Callaghan who
provided the vocals at the funeral of a close friend of his family.

“I decided right then and there I had to have a date with her,” says
Lynch, 54, of Bloomfield Hills. Leaving little to chance, he let
future bishop Bernard Harrington of Holy Name in Birmingham do the
actual asking.

One other irrelevant but noteworthy fact: Mary Callaghan Lynch is
Aretha Franklin’s voice coach. And now on with the rest of today’s
non-sequiturs.

AMONG THE brothers and partners of Patrick Lynch is Thomas Lynch of
Milford, the noted poet. Because it’s an increasingly small world, I
found myself speaking last week to Thomas Lynch of Garden City —
also an undertaker, and no relation to the Milford Lynch, no matter
how often he’s asked.

“I met him a few years ago,” says the Garden City Lynch, “and I told
him, ‘Gosh, I’ve signed so many of your books.’ ”

THE FAMOUS Armenian vocalist Onnik Dinkjian will perform a selection
of hymns Jan. 15 at St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church in Dearborn.

They tell me he’s famous, anyway. I’d have no idea, but I figure
mentioning the show is the least I could do for the Nork Marash
Medical Center in Yerevan, Armenia, the beneficiary of the night’s
receipts.

If you’re thinking I just wanted an excuse to type the words Onnik
Dinkjian and Nork Marash a few times, well, what’s the harm?

Assuming you’re a big fan of Armenian music, by the way, you’ll want
to know that Ara Topouzian and Michael Mossoian will perform tonight
at 9 at Crave, 22075 Michigan Ave., Dearborn.

Topouzian plays the kanun and Mossoian rocks the dumbeg, an
hourglass-shaped drum. The kanun is sort of a Middle Eastern zither,
if that helps any.

I didn’t think so.

YOU CAN’T get enough lyric opera, I’ve always said, so be advised
that the Great Lakes Lyric Opera will hold a Christmas concert to
benefit Mom’s Place Friday at 7 p.m. at Beverly Hills United
Methodist Church.

Tickets are $10, or $25 maximum for parents accompanied by minor
children. Call (248) 646-9777 for details.

Chances are the program will not include the Armour hot dog song,
which went like this:

Hot dogs, Armour hot dogs,

What kind of kids love Armour hot dogs?

Big kids, little kids,

Kids who climb on rocks,

Fat kids, skinny kids, even kids with chicken pox

Love hot dogs,

Armour hot dogs,

The dogs kids love to bite!

Neal Rubin appears Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Reach him
at (313) 222-1874,

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

ArmenPress
Dec 15 2004

ARMENIAN, RUSSIAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS BILATERAL TIES

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 15, ARMENPRESS: The chairman of Russian State
Duma (parliament) Boris Gryzlov, who arrived in Yerevan Tuesday
evening, was received today by parliament chairman Arthur
Baghdasarian to discuss ways for boosting ties between the two
nations’ parliaments.
They also spoke about economic issues. Parliament press office
quoted Baghdasarian as saying that Armenians are waiting for Russia
to resume the operation of five enterprise which were handed to it by
Armenia to settle its outstanding debt. Under the deal known as
Assets for Debt the Russian side pledged to resume their operations
as soon as possible, to invest in them and create new jobs.
Later in the day Gryzlov was received by president Kocharian and
discussed with him, according to the presidential press service, the
pace of development of Russian-Armenian political and economic issues
“in the context of harmonization of their legislations and
interaction in international organizations.”
Kocharian and Gryzlov also spoke about a meeting of bilateral
commission for economic cooperation later this month in Moscow which
is expected also to focus on resumption of the five enterprises.
Gryzlov said the Russian side is considering the question of
placing orders for Mars plant, specialized in electronic equipment
production.

ArmenPress
Dec 15 2004

PROSECUTORS CONCERNED OVER GROWING NUMBER OF GAS LEAK ACCIDENTS

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 15, ARMENPRESS: Armenia’s chief prosecutor’s
office has called in a statement today on the population to avoid
using makeshift stoves to warm their homes that work on natural gas
and urged it to observe all safety rules. The warning came after a
series of accidents from across the country reporting death or
poisoning from gas. The latest such accident occurred in Etchmiadzin
where a couple and three their little children were poisoned by a gas
leak out.
The incidents prompted the prosecutor’s office to make a probe and
reveal that virtually all accidents are due to people’s failure to
observe the most elementary safety rules and the carelessness of
authorized bodies which are supposed to supervise local gas networks’
safety.
The chief prosecutor’s office also urged the population to report
immediately about careless work of authorized bodies. It also
required that gas authorities carry out sweeping reforms within the
system and take measures to prevent such accidents in future.

Glendale News Press
LATimes.com
Dec 15 2004

Council race gets infusion of youth
Hovik Gabikian, 35, says he would represent a younger generation of
voters on the City Council.

By Josh Kleinbaum, News-Press and Leader

GLENDALE CITY HALL – By the time Glendale voters choose their next
slate of City Council members in April, the youngest incumbent, Rafi
Manoukian, will be 44 years old. The average age of the council
members will be 54.

Hovik Gabikian sees an aging council, and he wants to inject some
youth into it. The 35-year-old social worker announced Tuesday that
he will run for a seat on the council.

“I try to assist the younger generation, especially the immigrant
families that are somehow underrepresented, to give them a political
education, participation and empowerment,” Gabikian said. “My goal is
to help them to register, to vote, to be an active participant in
this process. If that could lead my election, that would be great.”

Gabikian moved to Glendale from Armenia in 1989. He attended Glendale
Community College and UCLA. He has been active in the Homenetmen
Ararat chapter for more than a decade, and has been a member of the
United Young Armenians for the past four years.

“He’s very popular among the young university kids who attend several
different universities,” Mayor Bob Yousefian said. “He’s got a lot of
devoted fans willing to put the time and effort to volunteer. He may
have a good chance.”

Gabikian said he will make traffic management, affordable housing and
health care and employment opportunities his top priorities.

“He always first thinks and then talks,” said Hoosik Ghookasian,
athletic director for the Homenetmen Ararat chapter. “He does
everything perfect. He cares about everything and everybody, and he
cares about his job and what he has to do.”

But Gabikian will have much competition. With more than six weeks
remaining until the filing deadline, 10 people have already announced
their candidacy. Yousefian, Frank Quintero and Dave Weaver are
running for reelection. John Drayman, Pauline Field, Glynda Gomez,
Steve Hedrick, Ara Najarian, Garry Sinanian and Gabikian will
challenge them. Candidates have until Jan. 27 to file the necessary
paperwork to run.

The fourth-highest vote-getter will replace Gus Gomez on the council,
and will serve the remaining two years of his term. Gus Gomez,
husband of challenger Glynda Gomez, must give up his council seat
before taking a judicial post on Jan. 3.

The Journal of Turkish Weekly
Dec 15 2004

Turkey’s EU Membeship’ Possible Impacts on the Caucasus
View: Dr. Sedat LACINER

There are relatively three small countries (Georgia, Azerbaijan, and
Armenia) and three large countries (Russia, Turkey, and Iran) in the
Caucasus. With the collapse of the USSR, Turkey does not have common
boundaries with Russia anymore. Turkey has been one of the first
countries to recognize the newly independent states.

Oil has a special role in the importance of the region. Especially
the Azerbaijani oil makes the region very vital. In addition, in the
transportation of Central Asian oil and natural gas, the Caucasus is
an important route. In the post-Cold War era, it can be said that
three approaches in the region have competed for ascendancy: the
Iranian approach, Russia’ unwillingness to retreat, and Turkey’s
desire for integration with the West.

The Iranian approach is related more with Azerbaijan and wishes for
the establishment of a form of government in this country similar to
that in Iran. As with Georgia and Armenia, Iran stays close to
Russia’s position and endeavors to keep the US and Israel out of the
region.
Russia, in addition to its cooperation with Iran, wants to maintain
its influence in the region. From the insurgency in Abkhazia to the
invasion of Karabakh, there is no ethnic conflict in the region in
which Russia has no part. As a matter of fact, both Georgia and
Azerbaijan blame Russia for instigating ethnic secession in the
region. During the tension that mounted in Ossetia in August 2004, it
is no coincidence for Georgian officials to state that `This is a
conflict between Russia and Georgia. War with Russia is imminent.’ In
addition, Russia is internally occupied with Chechnya and a bloody
war is going on there for a decade. In short, be it Russia as a state
or some elements in Russia who are fuelling instability in the
Caucasus, or even if this is only a perception, it can be said that
Russia will not act as a locomotive in efforts to consolidate
regional stability and cohesion.
In this respect, Georgia and Azerbaijan seek to improve their
relations with Turkey, the US, and NATO and have demonstrated their
intention on various occasions. Expressing their desire to enter NATO
and the EU repeatedly, these countries see Western institutions as
the guarantee for their survival and Turkey as a gateway to the West.
Indeed, relations with Turkey go further back than is normally
thought. During Ottoman times, Georgians and Azerbaijanis asked the
Ottomans for help to ensure their safety against outside powers and
were met with reception. In a sense, today’s convergence can be
viewed as continuity. In the framework of the cooperation in
question, the Turkish military trains the Georgian and Azerbaijani
militaries. Numerous Turkish companies operate in these countries.
Another area that strikes attention is education. In addition to the
thousands of Georgians and Azerbaijanis attending Turkish
universities, relations are further improved with the opening of
primary, secondary, and higher education facilities in these
countries by Turkish private enterprise. The event that perfects
these developments is the Baku-Ceyhan oil pipeline. The energy
pipeline starting in Azerbaijan, passing through Georgia and ending
in Turkey’s southern shores closely knits the three countries to each
other. This route also connects the Caucasus to the Mediterranean,
that is, to Europe. Lately, the subject that is paid close attention
to is to attach more tightly the region to the Black Sea, the
Mediterranean, and Europe by railways, roads, and seaways and all
directions pass through Turkey.

While talking about Turkish-Caucasian relations, the subject of
ethnic ties cannot be overlooked. Today, some 100,000 Armenians and
millions of Georgians and Azerbaijanis live in Turkey. In addition to
Armenians, Georgians and Azerbaijanis who are Turkish citizens, there
are some 100,000 workers are known to be in Turkey, legally or
illegally. Moreover, of the minorities that constitute Georgia’s
populace, a sizeable number lives in Turkey. These groups also
maintain their ties with the Caucasus. This is to such an extent that
when clashes erupt between Georgians and Abkhazians, both groups try
to muster the support of Turkish public opinion. It is a blessing
that the Caucasian groups that are in dispute do not take their
problems into the Turkish political scene.

To summarize, Turkey has the dynamics to maintain the balance among
the region’s great powers. This is not to suggest that there is a
Turkish model against Russia and Iran and one that aims to oust the
two countries from the region. On the contrary, the Turkish model is
inclusive as well as supportive of integration. Turkey’s approach is
in conformity not only with Russia’s and Iran’s aims, but also with
those of NATO, the EU, and the US.

Following the approaches of the global and the region’s great powers,
when analyzing the cognition of the region’s relatively small states,
Georgia and Azerbaijan seem to be in close collaboration with Turkey.
The two states also think of NATO and the EU very pleasantly and
desire to become a member in both institutions while both have
fostered close military ties with the US. Most importantly, both
countries hope that Turkey will carry them to the Western system.
During the latest NATO summit that took place in Istanbul in 2004 a
meeting was held between the foreign ministers of Turkey, Armenia,
and Azerbaijan. Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian stated that
Turkey had a sincere intention to improve relations with Armenia and
that the current government was much more eager for that end than
previous governments. Oskanian also said that they welcomed Turkey’s
leadership regarding regional dialogue and underscored Turkey’s role
in the region once again. The three countries’ representatives all
unanimously agreed that the EU and NATO sought a new strategy in
Southern Caucasus and that regional actors had to help this search.
The representatives argued that with the inclusion of Georgia, this
strategy had to be shaped by the region’s countries and be given its
last form by the EU and NATO and that Turkey had a special role in
this strategy and in bringing the region closer to Europe. In short,
Turkey’s EU membership will both hasten the region’s direction
towards Europe and at the same time enable the EU to act as a
significant actor in the region with a strong and applicable vision.

Sedat LACINER: IR Lecturer and Director, ISRO, Ankara
[email protected] or [email protected]