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El Mundo
Viernes 6 Mayo 2005

11-M LA INVESTIGACION / NUEVAS REVELACIONES.
Un fisico nuclear armenio dijo a la Guardia Civil que habia vinculos
entre ETA e islamistas.
Segun un documento del Instituto Armado remitido a la Comision y
fechado el 5 de mayo de 2004.

FERNANDO LAZARO

Comision de investigacion en el Congreso sobre el 11-M. Un fisico
nuclear armenio dijo a la Guardia Civil que habia vinculos entre ETA
e islamistas. Portada

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MADRID.- El ciudadano armenio R. Y., de profesion fisico nuclear,
comparecio el 5 de mayo del pasado ano ante la Guardia Civil de
Asturias y aseguro que los contactos de ETA con los islamistas son
continuos.

La nota informativa realizada por el grupo de informacion de la
Comandancia de Oviedo sobre la comparecencia de este ciudadano
armenio es uno de los documentos que durante la manana de ayer fueron
analizados por la comision parlamentaria que investiga los atentados
del 11-M.

R. Y. comparecio ante los agentes del Instituto Armado junto con su
hija, que realizo labores de traductora. Este armenio mostro a la
Guardia Civil su intencion de colaborar con Espana para tratar de
erradicar el terrorismo en general y el islamista en particular,
segun consta en la nota informativa, que fue remitida a la Jefatura
del Servicio de Informacion UCE, en Madrid.

Aseguro que se dirigio a la Guardia Civil de Oviedo por cercania y
explico que logro entrar en Espana tras ser reclamado por su hija,
quien lleva 10 anos en nuestro pais.

En mayo de 2004, R. Y. explico que hacia aproximadamente ocho meses
que estaba en Espana. Indico que hasta que no tuvo el permiso de
residencia no se atrevio a acudir a las autoridades. Pretendia
acudir, junto con su hija, a Madrid para tratar de ver al ministro
del Interior, debido a la gravedad del asunto, segun consta en el
informe policial.

Este armenio, antes de llegar a Espana, trabajo en Polonia, en un
establecimiento de hosteleria. Informo de que a este establecimiento
acudian diplomaticos de Siria, Palestina, Arabia… Aseguro que, poco
a poco entablo confianza con ellos.

Explico que cuando les mostro su intencion de acudir a Espana,
personal de la embajada de Palestina le ofrecio ir al Pais Vasco,
concretamente a San Sebastian, donde ya contactaria con el “gente del
entorno terrorista de ETA y posiblemente arabes, con el fin de
trabajar para ellos”, segun consta en su declaracion.

Los agentes de Oviedo remarcan esta parte de la declaracion del
armenio: “Hace hincapie en que los contactos de nuestros terroristas
(ETA) con los islamicos es continuo, sobre todo a traves de
Palestina.Habla de Al Qaeda y de Hamas”.

Explico que los que contactaron con el tenian intencion de aprovechar
su condicion de fisico para enviarlo a paises del Este, concretamente
a Ucrania, para tratar de localizar diversos materiales con los que
poder construir una “bomba sucia nuclear”. “Seria una bomba con buena
onda expansiva y a la vez radiactiva”. Anadio que, una vez que
localizara esos componentes, los que contactaron con el se
encargarian de introducirlos en Espana para confeccionarla
posteriormente. En su declaracion ante los agentes, este armenio dejo
clara su intencion de colaborar con las autoridades espanolas, pero
con cautela. Se mostro dispuesto a facilitar no solo datos sobre las
personas que contactaron con el, sino tambien informes tecnicos sobre
los materiales que le solicitaban.

Los agentes remitieron esta diligencia a la Jefatura de Informacion
UCE-2, encargada de las investigaciones sobre terrorismo
internacional.En la documentacion de ayer no se aportan novedades
sobre las gestiones posteriores realizadas por la Guardia Civil desde
Madrid.

Armenia-India: Advantages of investing in Armenian economy

ARMENIA-INDIA: ADVANTAGES OF INVESTING IN ARMENIAN ECONOMY

Pan Armenian News
03.05.2005 07:24

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian Ambassador to India Ashot Kocharian noted
the advantages of making investments in the Armenian economy and
specifically accentuated that sustainable economic development, the
legal framework, the availability of the professional labor force,
as well as the active involvement of the Armenian Government in
implementation of economic and structural reforms promotes it. As
reported by the Press service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry,
Ashot Kocharian stated it in the course of the interactive sitting
of the Federation of the Indian Export Organizations, held in Mumbai
town, that was devoted to questions of expansion and intensification
of commercial relations between India and Armenia. In the course of
the meeting the Armenian Ambassador provided detailed information on
the economic development, investment policy, legal framework, the
opportunities of development of tourism in Armenia, as well as the
potential of development of the commercial and economic cooperation
between Armenia and India.

Statement by ARF Youth Organization and Nikol Aghbalian Student Unio

Statement by ARF Youth Organization and Nikol Aghbalian Student Union

03.05.2005 17:32

YEREVAN (YERKIR) – Armenian Revolutionary Federation’s Youth
Organization and the Nikol Aghbalian Student Union issued a statement
on May 3 regarding an earlier statement made by the Armenian Youth
Party.

Below is the text of the statement.

According to the reports in the April 30 issues of the newspapers
Hayastani Hanrapetutiun and Aravot, a conference, organized by the
Armenian Youth Party at the Metropol hotel of Yerevan on April 29 and
titled “The World’s Perception of the Armenian Genocide,” had passed
a decision to send a letter to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayip
Erdogan. The letter states, in particular: “Mr. Prime Minister: Yes,
the Armenian Genocide did happen but today’s Turkey is not responsible
for the Genocide.”

Everyone is well aware of the statements regarding the Armenian
Genocide and the Armenian-Turkish relations made by the leader of
the aforementioned party during his recent visit to Turkey and the
subsequent denials under public pressure after his return to Armenia.
The ARF’s Youth Organization and the Nikol Aghbalian Student Union
announce that nobody has the right to violate the rights of the
Armenian people on behalf of the Armenian youth.

Protesting some of the views expressed in the letter, we see it
as our duty to once again underscore that today’s Turkey must not
only officially recognize and condemn the Armenian Genocide but also
compensate the Armenian people. The issue is the restoration of our
rights and the justice.

Belgium OSCE rep, Armenian foreign minister discuss Karabakh

Belgium OSCE rep, Armenian foreign minister discuss Karabakh

Public Television of Armenia, Yerevan
2 May 05

Ambassador Bertrand de Crombrugghe, who represents Belgium in the OSCE,
is in Armenia on a working visit.

During a meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan,
they discussed Armenian-OSCE relations.

Noting the OSCE’s role in a settlement of the Nagornyy Karabakh
conflict, Vardan Oskanyan stressed the importance of measures taken
to support the armistice at this stage.

The Armenian foreign minister welcomed the fact that the Kingdom of
Belgium, which will chair the OSCE in 2006, is following attentively
the developments in the South Caucasus.

[Video showed the meeting]

Opening of renovated kindergarten in Echmiadzin

OPENING OF RENOVATED KINDERGARTEN IN ECHMIADZIN

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On 3 May 2005 the U.S. Embassy in Armenia and Save the Children will
mark the opening of the newly renovated Kindergarten in Echmiadzin. The
project was implemented within the framework of the U.S. Embassy-funded
Community Self-Help Fund program, which empowers villages and towns
throughout Armenia to make valuable changes to their communities
through small grants.

The project was successfully implemented with the cooperation and
contribution of the Echmiadzin Government and the community, who
contributed in total 3,6mln drams or approximately 29% of the project
cost. The total cost of the project was over $25,140 of which $17,760
was contributed by the U.S. Embassy’s Community Self-Help Fund.

Echmiadzin~Rs Kindergarten #6 was built in 1962 for orphans and
socio-economically vulnerable children. In total there are 6 groups,
or 180 children, enrolled from Echmiadzin and the neighboring
villages. Although this kindergarten had been a model kindergarten
for many years, offering after-school and weekend programs and even
overnight accommodation for orphans, the building was in desperate
need of renovation.

Due to a lack of maintenance funds, the condition of the building
deteriorated to the point that even the toilets were unusable; the
eroded sewage pipes had become blocked.

Armenian FM met with Belgian representative to OSCE

ARMENIAN FM MET WITH BELGIAN REPRESENTATIVE TO OSCE

Pan Armenian News
03.05.2005 02:39

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian yesterday
met with Belgian representatives to the OSCE, Ambassador Bertran de
Crumbrugge, reported the Foreign Ministry Press Service. Head of the
OSCE Mission in Armenia, Ambassador Vladimir Pryakhin and Personal
Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk
were present at the meeting. In the course of the meeting the
parties discussed a large scope of issues referring to Armenia-OSCE
relations. At the instance of the guest the Armenian FM briefed
him on the current stage of settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh
conflict. Noting the important role of the OSCE in the Karabakh
conflict region, V. Oskanian emphasized the importance of measures for
maintaining the cease-fire regime at the current stage. The Armenian
FM said he was satisfied with the fact that Belgium will preside the
OSCE in 2006 and focuses on the developments in the South Caucasus.

ANC-Illinois: St. Louis Mayor Designates April 24″Armenian Martyrs

Armenian National Committee of Illinois
1701 North Greenwood Road
Glenview, IL 60026
Contact: Greg Bedian
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet:

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 24, 2005

St. Louis Mayor Designates April 24 “Armenian Martyrs Day”

St. Louis, MO – To mark the 90th Anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide, St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay issued
a proclamation designating April 24, 2005 as “Armenian
Martyrs Day” in the City of St. Louis. The
proclamation was officially presented to the
Armenian-American community on Sunday, April 24, at a
program commemorating the victims of the Armenian
Genocide held at the St. Gregory’s Armenian Community
Center in Granite City, IL, a suburb of St. Louis.

“Armenian Americans across the Greater St. Louis area
are heartened by the Mayor’s action,” stated Greg
Bedian, Chairperson of the Armenian National Committee
of Illinois. “It means a great deal for our community
to know that the people of St. Louis, like those of so
many other cities and states around the country, are
standing shoulder to shoulder with Armenians worldwide
as we honor those who fell at the hands of the Turkish
government during the Genocide.”

In his proclamation, the Mayor cites America’s
tremendous efforts to aid survivors of the Armenian
Genocide, and describes how most Armenians in the US
are descendents of those survivors. He also describes
how, under the cover of WWI, the Turkish government
implemented a systematic plan to annihilate the
indigenous Armenian population of Turkey. From 1915
to 1923, over 1.5 million Armenians perished as a
result of massacre and deportation, resulting in the
complete erasure of over 3000 years of Armenian
existence an area which is now located in eastern
Turkey. Armenians traditionally commemorate the
Armenian Genocide on April 24 as it was the day when
the Turkish government set its plans into motion in
1915 by arresting several hundred prominent Armenians
including members of the Turkish parliament, newspaper
editors and political party leaders.

Armenian Americans in Illinois organized a series of
events throughout the state to mark the date when the
Turkish government began its systematic annihilation
of the indigenous Armenian population of Turkey. In
addition to the event in Granite City, numerous events
took place in other communities including Fairview
Heights, Chicago, Glenview, Waukegan, Evanston, Palos
Heights and Champaign-Urbana.

The Armenian National Committee of Illinois is a
grassroots public affairs organization serving to
inform, educate, and act on a wide range of issues
concerning Armenian Americans throughout the state of
Illinois.

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Text of Mayor Slay’s Proclamation
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WH EREAS, the City of St. Louis has been apprised that
April 24, 2005, marks an important anniversary in the
annals of history; and
WHEREAS, it was on April 24, 1915, that an assault
began on the Armenian People in Constantinople; and
WHEREAS, between 1915 and 1923, nearly one and a half
million Armenian men, women, and children in the
Ottoman Empire were systematically sent to
concentration camps, where their lives were taken from
them; and
WHEREAS, the United States of America was the first
country to recognize the Armenian Genocide and raise
millions of dollars to aid the victims of it; and
WHEREAS, most Armenians in our great nation are the
children or grandchildren of the survivors of the
Armenian Genocide; and
WHEREAS, on this April 24th, the 90th Anniversary of
the Armenian Genocide, the City of St. Louis joins
with Armenians around the world to remember those who
lost their lives and to honor the survivors of this
terrible campaign.

Now, therefore, I, Francis G. Slay, Mayor of the City
of St. Louis, do hereby proclaim April 24, 2005 as:

“ARMENIAN MARTYRS DAY”
IN THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
caused to be affixed the Seal of the City of St.
Louis, this 24th Day of April, A.D. 2005

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Road Traffic Will Be One-Sided In Several Streets of Yerevan

ROAD TRAFFIC WILL BE ONE-SIDED IN SEVERAL STREETS OF YEREVAN

YEREVAN, APRIL 29. ARMINFO. The authorities of the capital of Armenia
are elaborating projects of construction of roads towards the central
part of Yerevan. Head of Department of Town-Planning and Architecture
of Yerevan’s municipality, General Architect of the capital Samvel
Danielian informed during the sitting of the Commission on issues of
local self-government of the president of Armenia.

According to him, these projects are elaborated in order to solve the
transport problems of the capital, in particular, liquidation of
transport traffic jam. To solve this problem the vehicular traffic
will be one-sided in several streets of the capital. Besides, the
authorities of Yerevan intend to create land parking places both in
the center and in the suburbs.

Tens of thousands attend Sabbath of Light ritual in East Jerusalem

Deutsche Presse-Agentur
April 30, 2005, Saturday
14:14:46 Central European Time

Tens of thousands attend Sabbath of Light ritual in East Jerusalem

East Jerusalem

Tens of thousands of Eastern Orthodox pilgrims flocked Saturday to
the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in East Jerusalem to attend the
Sabbath of Light ceremony, during which Israeli police had to
separate arguing Greek Orthodox and Armenian clergy.

Despite the argument – over the protocol of the ritual – the ceremony
ended without incident.

The ceremony was held in the shadow of tensions caused by allegations
that Greek Orthodox Patriarch Irineos I has leased Greek Orthodox
Church property in Jerusalem to Jews.

Protestors who had come to demonstrate against the Patriarch were
kept from the ceremony by police.

Israeli police had set up barricades along the routes leading to the
Church, in order, they said, to prevent overcrowding at the ceremony.

Tens of thousands of worshippers attended the ceremony inside the
church, where according to tradition Jesus Christ is buried.

The Sabbath of Fire ritual is led by Jerusalem’s Greek Orthodox and
Armenian Patriarchs, who descend into the underground grotto in the
church and emerge carrying the holy flame. dpa jab sc

CE to react immediately if conflicting sides use force

`CE to react immediately if conflicting sides use force’

Baku, April 28, AssA-Irada

If Armenia or Azerbaijan uses force, the Council of Europe (CE)
Monitoring Commission will immediately react to this, without waiting
for a decision from the Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), PACE Secretary
General Terry Davis told a news conference in Strasbourg on Wednesday.
Commenting on the settlement ofthe Upper Garabagh conflict, Davis
stressed that the OSCE Minsk Group alone should deal with the
problem.*