Religione: Focolarini, a Istanbul conferenza ecumenica

ANSA Notiziario Generale in Italiano
Nov 23, 2004

RELIGIONE: FOCOLARINI, A ISTANBUL CONFERENZA ECUMENICA ;
PRESENTI AL CONVEGNO OLTRE 5O VESCOVI DI DIFFERENTI CHIESE

ROMA

(ANSA) – ROMA, 23 NOV – Si apre oggi a Istanbul la Conferenza
ecumenica di vescovi amici del Movimento dei Focolari, che si
terra’ fino al primo dicembre, promossa dal card. Miloslav Vlk,
arcivescovo di Praga. Sulle rive del Bosforo sono attesi oltre 50
Vescovi da 23 Paesi di quattro Continenti, di varie Chiese d’Oriente e
d’Occidente: ortodossi, siro ortodossi, armeni apostolici, anglicani,
evangelico-luterani e cattolici di vari riti.

Momenti-culmine di questa settimana saranno gli incontri-dialogo
con il patriarca ecumenico Bartolomeo I, con il card. Walter Kasper,
presidente del Pontificio Consiglio per l’unita’ dei cristiani, il
patriarca Armeno Apostolico di Costantinopoli Mesrob II, e il vicario
patriarcale Siro-ortodosso per la Turchia, Filuksinos Yusuf Cetin.

Chiara Lubich, fondatrice dei Focolari, ha incaricato alcuni dei
suoi piu’ stretti collaboratori e collaboratrici a trasmettere
i suoi interventi sulla tematica del congresso e sull’esperienza
ecumenica del Movimento. Da loro viene evidenziato la sintonia della
spiritualita’ dell’unita’, tipica dei Focolari con la spiritualita’
ecumenica fortemente incoraggiata dal Papa.

I vescovi parteciperanno all’accoglienza delle reliquie dei padri della
Chiesa indivisa Giovanni Crisostomo e Gregorio di Nazianzo, Vescovi
di Costantinopoli nel IV-V secolo, consegnate da Giovanni Paolo II al
Patriarca Bartolomeo, per felice coincidenza, proprio sabato prossimo.
Il 29 e 30 novembre i vescovi assisteranno nel Fanar alle
solenni celebrazioni per la Festa di S. Andrea apostolo, Fondatore e
Patrono del Patriarcato ecumenico, presiedute dal Patriarca Bartolomeo
I, a cui partecipera’ la delegazione della Santa Sede, guidata dal
card. Kasper. (ANSA).

Volare fa rotta verso l’insolvenza

Milano Finanza, Italia
November 23, 2004

Volare fa rotta verso l’insolvenza;
Nel frattempo le altre compagnie aeree italiane sono interessatE alle
tratte della societÀ.

di Andrea Montanari

Nel lungo cda i soci studiano la possibilità di non ricapitalizzare
in vista di una legge Marzano appositamente modificata Meridiana, Air
One, Blue Panorama e Alpi Eagles in campo

Volare group fa rotta verso lo stato di insolvenza, passaggio
obbligato per una procedura straordinaria, come una legge Marzano
studiata ad hoc. E l’arrivo di un commissario. Ma intanto gli altri
operatori del settore aereo, anche se la procedura sarà lunga, escono
allo scoperto dichiarando l’intenzione di rilevare rami d’azienda,
senza entrare nel capitale della società. I soci di Volare, nel cda
protrattosi fino alla tarda serata, hanno preso in esame e valutato
l’ipotesi di fare ricorso all’amministrazione straordinaria. Un passo
che si sarebbe reso necessario visto che nessuno degli interventi
(non era presente l’azionista di maggioranza, l’imprenditore armeno
argentino Eduardo Eurnekian, rappresentato da Roberto Naldi) avrebbe
deciso di mettere mano al portafoglio e ricapitalizzare (servono
almeno 60 milioni di euro). Quella di ieri è stata una frenetica
giornata di passione iniziata in tarda mattinata con l’annuncio di un
cda blindato nella sede milanese di Interbanca. Ma a causa
dell’arrivo di centinaia di dipendenti, i consiglieri che temevano
contestazioni hanno deciso di far slittare tutto al pomeriggio, come
inizialmente previsto dalla società. Nel cda serale, iniziato dopo le
18, prima dell’analisi dello stato finanziario e dell’ipotesi
insolvenza sono stati presi in esame i bilanci di tutte le società
del gruppo che ha un indebitamento superiore ai 240 milioni di euro.

I competitor in azione. Meridiana è stata la prima a gettarsi nella
mischia. La compagnia aerea sarda è interessata «a rilevare
l’attività sul mercato nazionale». Anche Air One, nonostante dalla
sede non arrivino conferme ufficiali, sta valutando l’ipotesi di
scendere in pista. Del resto il gruppo che fa riferimento a Carlo
Toto come risulta a MF è «aperto a qualsiasi opportunità e
valutazione». E se« ci fossero delle opportunità», potrebbe
«guardarle». Esce allo scoperto Blue Panorama interessata «ai voli a
lungo raggio, rilevando l’attività e acquisendo gli aerei in leasing
(il 767 bloccato a Dubai) e parte del personale», sostiene a MF il
presidente Franco Pecci, candidatosi anche al ruolo di commissario,
«dopo 39 anni di attività nel settore». Entrare nel capitale’ «No,
non se ne parla. Guardiamo solo ai rami aziendali, alle rotte ai
Caraibi, alle Maldive, a Cuba, a Messico e a alle Mauritius». Alpi
Eagles non ha perso tempo. E si è affrettata a «colmare il vuoto
lasciato da Volare», comunicando nuovi collegamenti giornalieri da
Venezia per la Romania. Ma, a breve, verranno incrementati i voli da
Napoli per Linate. «Abbiamo già fatta la richiesta per tre slot a
Napoli e ci candidiamo per Bari e le altre sedi», dice il presidente
di Paolo Sinigaglia. Sul fronte giudiziario, c’è da registrare il
sequestro effettuato dalla guardia di finanza di tutti i bilanci
dalla nascita di Volare, il 1997. (riproduzione riservata)

–Boundary_(ID_sXZ7X7PDPj8s1N42V7aENA)–

BAKU: Council of Europe monitoring group visits Azeri prisons,meets

Council of Europe monitoring group visits Azeri prisons, meets rights activists

Zerkalo, Baku
20 Nov 04

Text of report by Turkan and Ceyran in Azerbaijani newspaper Zerkalo
on 20 November headlined “Ago Group arrives in Baku” and subheaded
“Having familiarized themselves with the human rights situation,
the guests were quick to visit prisons”

Several rights activists met the Ago Group of the Council of Europe CE
Committee of Ministers headed by Roland Wegener, the German permanent
representative at the CE, at ISR Plaza Hotel in Baku yesterday 19
November.

The group was made of ambassadors from Switzerland, Sweden, the
Netherlands and Turkey, as well as the secretary of the CE Committee of
Ministers, (?Mirel Pauls), a human rights activist, Rena Sadaddinova,
who also attended the meeting, has told Zerkalo.

The Ago Group visited Azerbaijan to monitor how the country was
fulfilling the commitments undertaken before the CE.

Sadaddinova said that the rights activists had provided the guests with
detailed information about the human rights situation in the country
and also on the political situation in Azerbaijan in general. They
said that Azerbaijan was not fulfilling the assumed commitments fully,
she said. For instance, the issue of political prisoners, including
the “October prisoners” – 33 people plus seven opposition leaders
charged with involvement in riots in the wake of the 15 October 2003
presidential elections – remains open.

The meeting also addressed the issue of the ailing political prisoners,
Sardar Hamidov, Rza Quliyev, Natiq Afandiyev, Saxavat Humbatov (from
OPON special-purpose police forces ) and Rafael Ahmadov (the case
of industrialists). “Their further remaining in custody is dangerous
for their lives,” the rights activists said.

It was said at the meeting that the law on public TV is not in line
with the CE standards. The meeting also discussed the state of courts
and the next year’s election of judges. The issue of Yeni Musavat, an
opposition newspaper that has stopped its publication due to financial
problems caused by fines, was addressed at the meeting in particular.

The Ago Group visited prison N 9 during the second half of the day
and met ex-Defence Minister Rahim Qaziyev there. Saddadinova said
that the group then visited the Bayil prison to meet Yeni Musavat’s
Editor-in-Chief Rauf Arifoglu and other opposition leaders. She also
said that today’s (yesterday’s) 19 November ruling by the Appeals
Court which upheld prison sentences for the seven opposition leaders
had driven those struggling for the release of the opposition leaders
to despair. She said that the Ago Group was informed about the unfair
court ruling.

The Ago Group’s hectic day did not stop there. Members of the group
yesterday met leaders of main opposition parties, i.e. the Democratic
Party of Azerbaijan, the Azarbaycan Milli Istiqlal Party, the People’s
Front of Azerbaijan Party PFAP and others, the press service of the
PFAP has told Zerkalo.

The opposition party leaders criticized the country’s social and
political situation. Ali Karimli, leader of the PFAP, said that
Azerbaijan had been deviating from democratic principles over the
four years of its membership of the CE.

Interestingly, the guests were received by Azerbaijani President
Ilham Aliyev after the meeting with the opposition leaders, Trend
reported. The issue of Azerbaijan’s commitments to democratize the
country and ensure political pluralism and the country’s relations with
the Council of Europe in all fields were discussed at the meeting. The
meeting also touched on finding a peaceful settlement to the Nagornyy
Karabakh conflict and considering the issue by PACE’s Parliamentary
Assembly of the Council of Europe appropriate structures. Both sides
talked about efforts to develop cooperation in the future.

The US Can Intrude Turkey

THE US CAN INTRUDE TURKEY

Azg/arm
24 Nov 04

These words belong to General Necati Ozgen, former commander of Turkish
military academies. Turkish Yeni Sharaf newspaper informed on November
22 that he participated in the recent issue of “Political Arena”
program broadcasted over Turkish TV. In the course of the program,
he stated that “the US can intrude Turkey” and arose bewilderment of
Ali Qrjan, famous political journalist who asked: “How can it happen
Pasha? Will the American soldiers intrude in Turkey after Iraq? Can
it be?”

Necati Ozgen responded the journalist, saying:” Yes, the US can intrude
Turkey â~@¦ For example, from the Southâ~@~SEast of the country.”

The Yeni Sharaf writes that the statement made by the general can have
some grounds, especially when Ozgen is an experienced serviceman in the
issue of Iraq. He has been sent to Northern Iraq for many times. The
general has stated earlier that the US is doomed to failure in Iraq.

By Hakob Chakrian

–Boundary_(ID_o+qUVrd0/Gk4C8eM09e76Q)–

Turquie : les avantages du partenariat =?UNKNOWN?Q?privil=E9gi=E9?=

Le Figaro, France
Mercredi 24 novembre 2004

Quel destin commun pour Ankara et l’Union ?
Turquie : les avantages du partenariat privilégié

Par JACQUES TOUBON *

Lorsque, il y a quatre ans, avec Alain Juppé, j’ai proposé de retenir
dans notre schéma de Constitution pour l’Europe la formule du
partenariat privilégié à destination de nos voisins et en particulier
de la Turquie, nous étions parmi les premiers à poser la question des
frontières de l’union politique.

La Convention a retenu, grâce aux positions courageuses de Valéry
Giscard d’Estaing, des dispositions très proches, c’est l’article 56
du projet de Constitution.

Aujourd’hui, au fur et à mesure que le débat sur les négociations
d’adhésion avec la Turquie s’intensifie, tout le monde, ou presque,
propose d’ouvrir une alternative avec le choix d’un partenariat
privilégié. Mais les partisans inconditionnels de l’adhésion ont bon
jeu de dire que cela ne signifie rien car ceux là même qui énoncent
ce concept se gardent bien de lui donner un contenu précis.

Or le partenariat privilégié, c’est une vraie politique d’alliance et
de destin partagés entre la Turquie et l’Union européenne qui seule,
s’inscrit dans notre ambition d’une union politique, source de
progrès économique et social et acteur majeur dans le monde.

Voici ce qu’elle pourrait contenir :

1. Une véritable politique commerciale commune. Il s’agit de dépasser
la simple union douanière pour intégrer la Turquie dans la politique
commerciale de l’Union. En vertu de l’article 13 du traité de 1995,
la Turquie est alignée purement et simplement sur le tarif extérieur
commun et ne participe pas aux négociations de politique commerciale
conduites par l’UE au nom des États membres. Le partenariat
privilégié prévoirait que la Turquie, par un accord particulier,
serait intégrée aux Conseils et aux groupes compétents en matière de
politique commerciale et négocierait les éléments du tarif extérieur
commun.

2. L’édification d’un État de droit. La voie de l’acquis
communautaire n’est pas la seule et elle peut apparaître comme moins
adaptée aux caractéristiques de la civilisation turque qu’une
coopération juridique et judiciaire, en matière civile et pénale,
pour assurer le respect des droits de l’homme et des droits des
minorités. Elle sera le meilleur moyen de préserver la laïcité
constitutionnelle de la Turquie tout en instaurant les principes des
libertés publiques et des droits de l’homme. C’est dans un tel cadre
que l’Europe pourra faire comprendre à la Turquie qu’elle ne peut,
seule au monde, continuer à nier le génocide des Arméniens en 1915.

3. Le contrôle de l’immigration. L’accord entre l’Union européenne et
la Turquie mettra en place un contrôle des flux migratoires
(éventuellement avec des quotas professionnels) et une surveillance
en commun des frontières extérieures de la Turquie. Il s’agit de
regarder la réalité en face et de la maîtriser, plutôt que de signer
un chèque en blanc sans aucune garantie, sauf la période de
transition.

4. La surveillance maritime. Le Bosphore et les Dardanelles ont une
importance majeure pour l’approvisionnement pétrolier ainsi que pour
le trafic militaire. Les traités internationaux contiennent des
dispositions en vue de garantir la liberté de navigation des
détroits. Il faut aller plus loin afin de contrôler les trafics
illicites de toute nature (drogue en particulier) et de se prémunir
contre tout risque d’interruption de la navigation. Pour y parvenir,
mettre en place une organisation commune du Bosphore entre l’UE et la
Turquie.

5. L’aide au développement. Une politique d’aide au développement
particulière à la Turquie et prenant en compte sa situation
spécifique (population, étendue, agriculture, niveau d’éducation,
minorités) serait contractuellement mise en place en s’inspirant du
système des fonds structurels de la politique régionale. Elle aurait
une efficacité plus grande et plus rapide que les négociations de
«marchands de tapis» qui marqueraient inévitablement la participation
de la Turquie à la politique régionale intégrée (le rapport Verheugen
prévoit même de faire une dérogation).

6. La politique étrangère et de défense. Prendre en compte la
situation géopolitique de la Turquie c’est acter sa nature
eurasiatique et promouvoir son rôle comme puissance de stabilité et
de médiation dans l’ensemble constitué par le Proche-Orient (arabe,
perse et turc), le Caucase et la mer Noire. Pour pouvoir jouer ce
rôle, la Turquie doit rester autonome des blocs et de l’UE.

La Turquie nouera des liens particuliers avec la PESC (Politique
extérieure et de sécurité commune) de la même façon qu’elle joue, aux
côtés des États-Unis, un rôle éminent dans l’Otan. Elle constituera
la charnière entre la PESC et l’Otan.

7. L’unification pacifique de Chypre. Il est évident que la Turquie
ne peut prétendre être membre de l’Union en refusant de reconnaître
la République de Chypre, État membre depuis le 1er mai 2004. Tout le
monde semble l’avoir oublié. Plutôt que de mettre entre parenthèses
cette situation pour permettre néanmoins l’adhésion de la Turquie, il
vaudrait mieux faire du règlement de la question chypriote l’un des
chapitres du Partenariat privilégié car il serait plus facile pour la
Turquie de sauvegarder dans cet accord les intérêts de la population
turque de l’île.

8. La politique culturelle. La Turquie conduit une politique assez
active dans des domaines variés : théâtre, musique, danse, cinéma.
Par exemple, elle vient d’adopter une loi sur l’aide publique à la
production cinématographique. La Turquie est membre depuis de longues
années du Fonds Eurimages du Conseil de l’Europe. Dans le partenariat
privilégié, elle participerait au Programme Media, appliquerait la
directive Télévision sans frontières et serait associée aux
coopérations en matière culturelle, notamment par la mise en valeur
du patrimoine artistique.

Conclusion : un partenariat privilégié, c’est prendre en compte de
manière réaliste, et non pas illusoire, la situation de la Turquie
contemporaine et les exigences de la construction de l’Union
politique. C’est réduire les dangers pour l’Europe et les contraintes
pour la Turquie qui résulteraient d’une adhésion formelle. C’est
permettre à la Turquie de jouer le rôle qui est le sien dans une
région-clé du monde. C’est tisser des liens spéciaux qui
correspondent aux traditions et aux valeurs des deux civilisations,
celle de l’Europe et celle du monde turc.

–Boundary_(ID_1uSVASw7mjzu3Rnv/DaYeA)–

BAKU: President to Attend ICO Summit

President to Attend ICO Summit

Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
Nov 24 2004

President Ilham Aliyev is scheduled to attend a summit of heads of
the Islamic Conference Organization (ICO) member states in Doha,
Qatar on November 29-30.

In his speech, Aliyev will brief the event participants on the grave
consequences of the Upper Garabagh conflict.

He is also expected to touch upon issues related to fighting
international terrorism and problems faced by Muslim countries.

BAKU: USA, France, Russia thwart Azerbaijan-proposed Karabakhresolut

USA, France, Russia thwart Azerbaijan-proposed Karabakh resolution in UN – TV

Azad Azarbaycan TV, Baku
24 Nov 04

Presenter Namiq Aliyev Voting on the draft resolution on the situation
on Azerbaijan’s occupied territories submitted to the UN General
Assembly has been postponed for the time being. This occurred because
the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs – the USA, France and Russia – were
against this document.

Correspondent, over archive footage of the UN The UN General Assembly
postponed indefinitely voting on the situation on Azerbaijan’s
occupied territories due to the protest of the USA, France and
Russia. Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov submitted the
draft resolution to the UN General Assembly yesterday 23 November .

Passage omitted: reported details

Russia-Brazil Trade-Economic Cooperation Perspective

RUSSIA-BRAZIL TRADE-ECONOMIC COOPERATION PERSPECTIVE

Azg/arm
25 Nov 04

On November 16-18, the Russian and Brazilian entrepreneurs’ boards held
joint sittings. The representatives of the country’s administrative,
political and business circles participated in the sittings.

Greeting the participants, Ara Abrahamian, Chairman of Russia-Brazil
Entrepreneur’s Board, emphasized that the Russian side imparts much
importance to the meeting. According to him, the Russian side observes
“prospects of mutually beneficial trade-economic cooperation.”

Today, Brazil is a big industrial country, has a large territory
and various natural and working resources. The country has almost
all the industrial branches and the most progressive technologies
in such important spheres as space, nuclear energy, and military
industrial complex.

Russia is a large country, has an enormous economic,
scientific-technical and human potential, natural resources. Both
countries have big opportunities for business cooperation that can
be achieved as a result of everyday hard work.

By Petros Keshishian

BAKU: Minister criticizes education system

Minister criticizes education system

AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Nov 25 2004

Minister of Labor and Social Security Ali Naghiyev pounded a wave
of criticism on the education and culture fields of the country at
a session of the Milli Majlis (parliament) on Friday. The minister
regarded illiteracy as a serious problem. “The greatest disaster of
the Azeri people today is the lack of education

of our citizens. I have repeatedly stated that illiteracy is even
a greater problem than the Upper Garabagh conflict. Building and
computerizing schools is not an indicator of the education level. I
would not like for my children to live in such an immoral society.”
He said that most of the instructors teaching in the country’s
secondary schools are uneducated and asked the Education Minister
Misir Mardanov: “How many of your teachers should be allowed to speak
to an audience?”.

The minister’s criticism was not taken well by pro-government deputies,
who are used to saying and hearing only the words of praise. These
MPs were trying to interrupt Naghiyev’s angry speech by all means,
and such utterances like “speak of the budget”, and “this discussion
is out of place” sounded in the room.

It remains to be seen where the pressing problems of the people can
be discussed, if not in the country’s parliament.

Nonetheless, the Minister was firm and continued his furious speech,
even after his microphone was deliberately turned off.

The parliament speaker’s attempts to calm the minister down were
unsuccessful as well.

With regard to problems in the country’s culture field, Naghiyev
emphasized that numerous works by classical Azeri writers, such as
“Vagif” drama, are not staged, saying that such writers as Jafar
Jabbarli, Mirza Fatali Akhundov, Huseyn Javid, have been forgotten,
and regarded this as the “nation’s tragedy”. He noted with grief that
the Azerbaijan Drama Theater, which has contributed a great deal to
the formation of the nation, is falling apart.

Speaker Alasgarov, who seemed to have lost himself, had to say
“Everything the minister said is true, and problems of education and
culture are directly related to the budget. However, specific facts
should be cited”.

Education Minister Mardanov responded with a reciprocal wave of
criticism. He termed Naghiyev’s allegations as groundless and biased,
saying that no one has the moral right to call the nation ‘uneducated’.

BAKU: UN postpones vote on occupied Azerbaijani lands

UN postpones vote on occupied Azerbaijani lands

Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
Nov 25 2004

The UN General Assembly considered the draft resolution on the occupied
lands of Azerbaijan on Wednesday. The document was not placed on
voting following the discussions.

A decision on the draft resolution submitted by Azerbaijani Foreign
Minister Elmar Mammadyarov may be passed later, the United Nations
said in a report which did not indicate the date for the new vote.*