Author: Antonian Lara

HEAD OF ARMENIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY: "AZERBAIJANIS HAVE BECOME IMPUDENT AS WE HAVE BEEN SLEEPING ALL THIS TIME"

Today.Az
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April 21 2008
Azerbaijan

Armenian authorities need to change their politics on the resolution
of Nagorno Karabakh problem.

The due announcement was made by chairman of the Democratic Party of
Armenia Aram Sarkissyan.

"The state should demonstrate a doctrine appraoch to this problem,
which it has not displayed before. The government should show its
assessment of Nagorno Karabakh issue and its position on the ways of
its resolution", said Sarkissyan.

Chairman of the Democratic Party of Armenia noted that the activity of
all political parties and public organizations, which may do something
useful for the resolution of Nagorno Karabakh problem must be regulated
and systematized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

"There should be a basis for the resolution of the Karabakh problem,
there should be programs which will be implemented, there should be
a center to deal only with propaganda connected with the Karabakh
conflict settlement and explanation of the essence of the problem",
said Sarkissyan.

He noted that Armenia should reject the policy of concessions and
rule our any public differences on this issue.

ARAM I VISITS ETCHMIADZIN

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21 April, 2008

Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia visited Mother See
of Holy Etchmiadzin today morning.

His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All
Armenians and Aram I said a prayer at the Cathedral.

In the afternoon their Holinesses visited the Tsitsernakaberd
Memorial. They laid wreaths at the memorial and served a religious
ceremony in the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide.

In the afternoon His Holiness Karekin II and Catholicos of the Great
House of Cilicia visited Serzh Sarkissian.

Aram I left for Beirut, Lebanon, later in the day.

GOVERNMENT BLAMES ENTIRE INSTITUTES OF CORRUPTION BUT NOBODY SUES THE GOVERNMENT
Naira Hayrumyan

KarabakhOpen
19-04-2008 16:35:37

The president of Armenia Serge Sargsyan accused the customs services of
corruption and patronage. The press release of the Armenian government
holds that according to the president corruption and patronage are
prospering at the Customs Service which hinder the development of
economy and cause disappointment in those who get in touch with
this system.

During the meeting of the NKR government a few days before Prime
Minister Ara Harutiunyan accused of corruption the notorious commission
which grants certificates on disability. The prime minister said
everyone knows that through bribes people get certificate of disability
and a monthly benefit.

The commission was dissolved and the Center of Medical and Social
Expertise was set up.

But this is not the problem. The problem is that definite persons
and institutes are accused of crime at the top level but the law
enforcement agencies would not react to those statements. They
do not bring charges, inquire for facts from the persons who make
statements (like it is done in the case of the others). Moreover,
those who are accused do not react either. It appears that they admit
the accusations. They do not sue the people who in fact accuse them
of crime without any evidence, otherwise slander. They do not demand
compensation for the moral damage. It is taken for granted.

The impression is that these statements have nothing to do with
the reality.

That they are made in a parallel, virtual reality, while life continues
along its way.

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE OFFERS ARMAVIA TO ISSUE IPO

ARKA
April 18, 2008

YEREVAN, April 18. /ARKA/. The Armavia Armenian Air Company is expected
to issue IPO (initial public offering) on the London Stock Exchange,
said Julien Dufour, commercial director of the company.

The International Financial Corporation, which is Armavia’s partner,
has offered the air company to issue IPO on the London Stock Exchange,
according to Dufour.

He believes despite certain unsolved issues, Armavia’s effective
and transparent corporate management allows the company to enter the
IPO market.

The Armavia Air Company LLC is the national air carrier of Armenia. The
Armenian Aviafin Ltd and Mika Armenia Trading Ltd founded the company
in 1996.

As from July 2005, President of the MIKA Armenia Trading Company
Mikhail Baghdasarov is Armavia’s absolute shareholder.

At present, Armavia offers flights to Russian and CIS (Commonwealth
of Independent States) cities, as well as to Middle East and Europe.

On February 1, 2008, the air company’s fleet was replenished with a
Bombardier CRJ-100ER. Armavia also possesses A-320, A-319 airbuses,
Boeing 737-300, and CRJ-100ER.

ARMENIAN EUROVISION SONG CONTEST REPRESENTATIVE SIRUSHO CONTINUES PROMO ACTIVITIES

Trend News Agency
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April 18 2008
Azerbaijan

Sirusho, the Armenian representative in the 2008 Eurovision Song
Contest, will continue her promotional tour in the next days which
will take her to seven more countries!

After having been to Moscow already, Sirusho will now go to Germany,
Belgium, Greece, the Netherlands, Spain and France. She will also
appear at the UK Eurovision preview party which will take place on
the 25th of April in London’s Scala nightclub where about 1200 people
will be present. Sirusho will perform her infectious song Qele Qele
there which is tipped by many experts to reach the Top Five in the
2008 Eurovision Song Contest.

The Armenian delagation confirmed to Eurovision.tv that Sirusho’s CD
including her Eurovision Song Contest entry will be released at the
end of April or the beginning of May. The promotional pack will not
include the CD only, but there will also be a DVD with the videoclip
of Qele Qele and also a T-shirt!

Sirusho is the most poular female artist in Armenia and she was awarded
the award of "Best Female Artist" in Armenia for four consecutive
years! In her recording career, she has already released three albums
and has also written songs for other Armenian artists. She will be the
third Armenian artist – and the first female one! – in the Eurovision
Song Contest after both Andre and Hayko reached a good 8th place in
Athens and Helsinki respectively.

Sirusho will perform in the first Semi-Final of the 2008 Eurovision
Song Contest on the 20th of May in the Belgrade Arena in Serbia.

PRESS RELEASE
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: [email protected]
Web:

PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon

Armenian version: nian.htm

DR. ZAVEN YEGAVIAN OF THE CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN FOUNDATION
VISITS HIS HOLINESS

The Director of the Department of Armenian Affairs of the Lisbon-based
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Dr. Zaven Yegavian arrived in Antelias on
April 17 following an invitation from His Holiness Aram I.

Dr. Yegavian will stay in the Catholicosate of Cilicia as a guest for a
period of one week and will hold meetings with the Armenian Pontiff on
further deepening the cooperation between the Catholicosate of Cilicia and
the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.

Dr. Yegavian will attend the ordination and consecration of Bishops in
Antelias on April 20. He will also hold meetings with leading members of the
Lebanese-Armenian community’s educational circles.

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The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the two Catholicosates of
the Armenian Orthodox Church. For detailed information about the history and
the mission of the Cilician Catholicosate, you may refer to the web page of
the Catholicosate, The Cilician
Catholicosate, the administrative center of the church is located in
Antelias, Lebanon.

ACCORDING TO RA PRIME MINISTER, SPORT SUCCESS HAS POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON SOCIETY’S MOOD

Noyan Tapan
April 17, 2008

YEREVAN, APRIL 17, NOYAN TAPAN. On April 17, Prime Minister Tigran
Sargsian Presented The Re-Appointed Minister Armen Grigorian To The
Staff In The RA Ministry Of Sport And Youth Affairs.

In the words of the Prime Minister, the sport success has a positive
influence on the society’s mood. He said that the Minister with the
Ministry’s staff is able to solve the problems of the sphere, which
relate to youth education, apartment problems, healthy mode of life,
and contribute to creation of healthy society.

A. Grigorian, in his turn, said that good preparion for the Beijing
2008 games and the successful participation of the Armenian sportmen
in that sport event are urgent issues. The Minister assured that he
will do his best with the staff to implement the directions and tasks
outlined by the government.

RUSE, FOURTH BULGARIAN CITY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

armradio.am
18.04.2008 14:43

Thursday 17 April, Ruse city passed a city council resolution
acknowledging the Armenian Genocide by 36 against 3 and 5
abstentions. Ruse (175 000 inhabitants) is becoming the fourth
large city of Bulgaria to engage upon such a move after Varna (650
000 inhabitants), Plovdiv (380 000 inhabitants) and Burgas (230 000
inhabitants), the European Armenian Federation informed.

While Europe is becoming more and more permissive to Turkish denial,
the European Armenian Federation warmly commends the citizens of
Ruse, the members of their city council as well as the local Armenian
community and especially the Armenian National Committee of Bulgaria.

The Federation recall that a similar resolution adopted in February
by the city of Burgas has triggered the freeze of any commercial
relations by the neighbouring Turkish region of Edirne (Andrinople),
and noteworthy the European trans-boundary program PHARE. This episode
gave evidence of the threat represented by Turkey’s State denial on
the policies of the European Union.

Bulgaria is ruled by a coalition between Socialists and an ethnic
party representing the large Turkish community of the country (10%).

DISABLED PEOPLE IN KARABAKH WILL GET CARS

KarabakhOpen
18-04-2008 10:49:49

Soon 10 special cars will arrive in Karabakh for the disabled people
of the first group with spine chord injuries. Prime Minister Ara
Harutiunyan said during the meeting of government that it is not the
last consignment of cars. The president has pledged to provide cars
to all the disabled people of the first group.

GENERATIONS WON’T FORGIVE US
Lilit Poghosyan

Hayots Ashkhar Daily
Published on April 16, 2008
Armenia

If We Don’t Learn A Lesson From March 1

Interview with the director of the Genocide Museum Hayk Demoyan

"March 1 was, mildly speaking, a regrettable event for every Armenian,
a psychological, moral blow, the consequence of which is simply
irretrievable.

It is impossible to imagine that we could have ever afforded similar
act towards ourselves, our statehood.

I don’t want to take the role of a judge and to say who is right,
who is wrong. But the thing that happened is really a matter of
serious concern.

Our people have faced genocide and today we have the opportunity
to build our statehood, it is impossible to imagine that the
representatives of a nation that has faced genocide can struggle
against one another.

So we must learn a lesson from March 1 and draw right
conclusions. Should we not give right assessment to what happened,
we will leave a very bad heritage for the coming generation.

Before doing something, we must give a question to ourselves: "Do we
treat properly those who were martyred or who survived dreaming of
an independent Armenia?"

The thing that happened on March 1 in the center of the capital city
was an unforgivable "luxury" and meanwhile a contemptuous attitude
towards the victims of the Genocide and those who survived. To have
statehood is a great grace for the nation that has faced genocide,
it is a chance that we mustn’t lose. The generations won’t forgive
us. Consequently we must record once and for all that violence must
be excluded from the agenda of our political culture.

Using force will ruin us. It will give ground to suspicion abroad:
"Why do Armenian’s insist on the recognition of the Genocide, if they
themselves solve their issues by force.’

"Will the traditional Diaspora, lobbyist organizations, which still
make efforts towards the international recognition of the Genocide face
difficulties in this issue. Especially because the "lobby belonging
to Armenian Pan National Movement" acts against their own state,
the ruling power and the church, moreover they hold demonstrations,
in the United States and the European capitals with the slogan "Robert,
Serge, Talyat?"

"Definitely! Thus our direct enemies will be pleasantly surprised,
we give them good reasons to say: "How can the Armenians speak about
the Genocide when they kill one another for political reasons?"

As regards the demonstrations hold in the foreign countries, those
citizens of Armenia who live overseas, or those who are citizens of
other countries but consider themselves Armenians, must understand
that each of us must be helpful to this statehood, rather than
teaching something."