Author: Chakhmakhchian Vatche

PRESS: VIMPELCOM HIT WITH COPYRIGHT VIOLATION LAWSUIT IN ARMENIA

Prime-Tass Business News Agency
September 26, 2007 Wednesday 12:17 PM EET

Armenian computer equipment and IT solution vendor Bi Line has sued
Russian mobile operator VimpelCom for copyright violation, business
daily Kommersant reported Wednesday.

VimpelCom’s brand Beeline sounds exactly the same as the Armenian
company’s name. But VimpelCom doesn’t use its Beeline brand in Armenia,
company spokesman Artyom Minayev said, Kommersant reported.

Bi Line did not name any specific cases of the use of the Beeline
brand in Armenia.

VimpelCom acquired full control of ArmenTel, the smaller of Armenia’s
two mobile operators, in April. The operator has since provided
service under the ArmenTel brand, Minayev told the newspaper.

An arbitration court is expected to consider the copyright case on
November 7, the daily reported.

PRESIDENT AWARDS 27 STUDENTS AND PUPILS

Panorama.am
18:47 25/09/2007

The president of the republic awarded prizes to twenty seven best
students and pupils of Armenian in the sphere of IT. The students
and pupils were selected among 148 candidates, 85 students and 61
schoolchildren. The winners were awarded with money up to 342.000
drams. Today the president will receive the award winners.

"Synopsis" company has signed an agreement with Pan Armenia Fund at the
approval of the president of the republic to announce an annual award
for best students of Armenia in the field of IT. A special committee is
set up by the president to implement the program. The annual education
awards are funded by "Synopsis-Armenia" closed joint stock company.

The Washington Times
Being heard on campus
By Tulin Daloglu
September 25, 2007

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s speech at Columbia University
made me think about freedom of speech on America’s college campuses.

Mr. Ahmadinejad – who represents a country the State Department calls
a state sponsor of terror, who represents a country that helps Iraqi
militias to kill American troops and who denies the Holocaust and
calls for Israel’s destruction – was allowed to speak at one of
America’s most prestigious campuses. But Archbishop Mesrob II
Mutafyan, the Armenian patriarch of Istanbul, was denied the same
privilege last week at Georgetown University’s Woodstock Theological
Center.

When the archbishop first visited the United States in April, he spoke
at Southern Methodist University, and said something
Armenian-Americans never question. Last Thursday, Harut Sassounian,
the publisher of the California Courier, a weekly English-language
Armenian newspaper based in Los Angeles, explained that Mr. Mutafyan
had challenged the notion that Armenians were innocent victims of the
Ottomans during its last days. "Did some Armenian political parties
promote armed rebellion in the Armenian community?" the archbishop
asked in his April speech. "They did. In some areas, did armed
Armenian gangs work together with the Russian army? They did. But the
government of the Committee for Union and Progress, being in charge of
the country, is chiefly responsible for the painful events that
occurred and the great suffering that was endured." He charged both
Armenians and Turks with making peace with their past and acknowledged
that Armenians must also clarify their history.

Mr. Mutafyan is voicing an unheard split within the Armenian community
as support grows in the House for congressional legislation
recognizing the Armenian genocide. If he could have spoken at
Georgetown, he would have been able to say that "[w]e have to change
the mentality shown by some Armenian historians who still see the
Turks as uncultured barbarian emigrants from Central Asia." But the
Armenian American lobby is determined to keep that perception of
Turkey in the United States.

The Armenian National Committee of America quoted Rep. Adam Schiff,
California Democrat, the lead sponsor of the House Armenian Genocide
Resolution, as saying, "In order to perpetuate its campaign of denial,
Turkey seeks to intimidate all Armenians worldwide, but especially the
Armenians in Turkey who must live with daily threats." Mr. Schiff said
that "[t]he editor of the… Armenian language newspaper in Turkey,
Hrant Dink, was assassinated for writing about the genocide this year,
and a popular video now being circulated in Turkey celebrates his
killers and threatens Armenians." Mr. Schiff did not acknowledge that
the assassination of Mr. Dink, a beloved Armenian-Turkish journalist,
was a crime – and has been treated as such. And while that disturbing
video exists, there is another, even more popular video, which calls
for unity and shows the protests by thousands of Turks against
Mr. Dink’s murder.

Mr. Schiff can cherry-pick examples to criticize Turks and Turkey, but
he neither shows the whole picture nor acknowledges the society’s true
nature and values. Mr. Mutafyan, however, admits that there is much
unity in the gray areas. Nearly 40,000 Armenians work in Turkey
illegally; surely they would not if they felt they were in constant
peril. "trategists sin by…turning the youth of the two countries
against each other," he has said.

The Armenian National Committee of America, in a letter circulated
last week to members of Congress, said that "Patriarch
Mutafyan… lives in constant fear of acts of discrimination and
retribution by a Turkish government that actively persecutes those who
speak freely" in recognizing genocide claims. So it blocked his
speech. Mr. Mutafyan’s "political statements are made under Turkish
pressure and do not reflect his true views on the Armenian genocide,"
says Sassounian. However, when I interviewed the archbishop, he said,
"It is all lie. I am here with my own free will." But he was sad. "I
learned that the speech is cancelled due to threats to my
security… America should have been the country of freedom, but
things do happen here, too," he said.

There is an admirable elegance in the way the Armenian-Americans
promote freedom of speech in Turkey, but one has to wonder whether
they really believe in total freedom of speech. Is it so outrageous to
think that the Armenian patriarch of Istanbul would sincerely call
upon all parties – Turks, Armenians and others – to consider looking
for "new primary sources?" What if he really believes that both sides
will heal by strengthening today’s relationships and assuring
tomorrow’s friendships? What if he believes that the House resolution
will only please the Armenian diaspora? Finally, Turkey is no
Iran. It is a NATO ally and has started full membership accession
talks with the European Union. If the archbishop could have spoken, he
would have suggested constructive solutions to bring people
together. What’s more, American colleges and universities derive their
strength from their students’ ability to think critically and ask
questions. If Mr. Mutafyan were not to speak his own mind, they would
have easily discredited him.

Last but not the least, if Mr. Ahmadinejad can speak at Columbia,
certainly Mesrub II Mutafyan, the Armenian Patriarch of Istanbul,
deserves a chance to be heard.

Tulin Daloglu is a freelance writer.

BAKU STAKES AT THE ARMY: AZERBAIJAN INCREASES ITS MILITARY EXPENDITURES
by Sohbet Mamedov, Alexander Zhelenin

Agency WPS
Nezavisimaya Gazeta
September 10, 2007 Monday
Russia

Defense And Security

Azerbaijan is going to solve the Nagorno-Karabakh problem with
assistance of the armed forces; Azerbaijan received a new argument in
the dialogue with Armenia about the "occupied territories." President
Ilham Aliev has said that Baku stakes at the army and will increase
the military article of the state budget in the future. Expenditures
on the armed forces will exceed $1 billion. According to the President
of Azerbaijan, such measures are dictated by the situation because
"the country is in a state of war."

Azerbaijan received a new argument in the dialogue with Armenia about
the "occupied territories." President Ilham Aliev has said that Baku
stakes at the army and will increase the military article of the state
budget in the future. Expenditures on the armed forces will exceed $1
billion. According to the President of Azerbaijan, such measures are
dictated by the situation because "the country is in a state of war."

Baku is not going to keep tolerating the occupation of about 20% of
its territory which has continued for almost 15 years. President of
Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliev, announced this at a consultation dedicated
to "problems of refugees and migrants driven from their native
lands as a result of the military aggression of Armenia against
Azerbaijan." Aliev holds these consultations once a year and they are
usually dedicated to the settlement of certain issues and a discussion
of the negotiation process on resolving the "Armenian-Azerbaijani
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict." Azerbaijani authorities insist on exactly
this definition when they speak about the conflict between the two
neighboring countries. The current speech of the president means
that Baku is discontent with the negotiation process. The President
of Azerbaijan states, "Armenia should understand that drawing out
the conflict may cause more serious consequences." He added that
he instructed the relevant agencies to plan an amount exceeding $1
billion in the state budget for 2008 for the needs of the army.

According to official data, there are 75,000 servicemen in the armed
forces of Azerbaijan now. The present-day Azerbaijani army is well
trained and is armed with modern armament and military hardware. The
restoration of the military industrial complex is being done quickly.

According to Yashar Dzhafarli, chair of the public association of
officers of the reserve and retired officers, in case of beginning a
second war, an attack on the Azerbaijani forces will be done not only
towards Nagorno-Karabakh and the seven occupied districts around it
but along the entire perimeter of the border with Armenia.

Alexander Sharavin, director of the analytical department of the
institute of political and military analysis, says that "although
the military budget of Azerbaijan is bigger than the entire budget
of Armenia, it is difficult to imagine that Azerbaijan has really
acquired such military might that it can defeat Nagorno-Karabakh."

The expert adds that Azerbaijan, like the other Transcaucasian
republics, is a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization
and to achieve a serious advantage over Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh
it will need to quit the treaty.

In turn, Ivan Safranchuk, director of the Russian representative office
of the institute of international security, explains the statements
of Aliev saying that "after opening the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil
pipeline, Azerbaijan felt its importance for Europe and the West as a
whole." According to Safranchuk, Europe encountered the blackmailing
of a transit country like Azerbaijan for the first time. This meant
that Europeans encountered what Russia had experienced in its relations
with the Ukraine and Belarus through the territories of which Russian
gas and oil were flowing to the West.

Safranchuk adds that now Azerbaijan "as supplier and transit country
for energy resources supply to the West starts bringing its issues"
to the agenda of Europe and does this very harshly and not only in
the field of energy.

Worldwide Faith News (press release), NY –

WCC NEWS: WCC executive committee to meet in Armenia

>From "WCC Media" <[email protected]>
Date Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:41:45 +0200

World Council of Churches – News Release

Contact: +41 22 791 6153 +41 79 507 6363
[email protected] For immediate release – 21/09/2007
12:46:37 PM

WCC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO MEET IN ARMENIA

An exposure visit hosted by the Armenian Apostolic Church (Holy See of
Etchmiadzin), which includes a commemoration at the Armenian Genocide
Memorial Complex near the capital city of Yerevan, will precede the
25-28 September meeting of the World Council of Churches (WCC)
executive committee taking place in Etchmiadzin, Armenia. The WCC
general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia will visit the Etchmiadzin see
of the Armenian Apostolic Church from 21-24 September. He will meet
the Catholicos of All Armenians, Supreme Patriarch Karekin II, and
representatives of partner ecumenical organizations in the
country. Visits to St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Yerevan,
where he will attend the divine liturgy (worship service), as well as
to other churches and monasteries, a seminary and a youth centre are
also on the schedule.

The WCC central committee moderator, Rev. Dr Walter Altmann will join
the visit on Saturday, 22 September.More members of the WCC executive
committee will be joining on Sunday, 23 September. On Tuesday, 25
September the WCC representatives will visit the Tsisernakaberd
Genocide Memorial to express solidarity with the victims, churches and
people of Armenia. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams –
also currently visiting Armenia – has announced his participation at
this event, too.

During its meeting, the WCC executive committee will consider public
statements regarding the 10th anniversary of the Kyoto protocol, the
situation in Iraq as well as the relationships between Iran and the
US. The agenda of the upcoming meeting of the WCC central committee –
which is to take place in Geneva from 13-20 February 2008 – will be
discussed, as well as issues of membership, finances, programmes and
an evaluation of the Council’s governing bodies work. A report on the
ongoing discussions regarding an "expanded assembly" will also be on
the committee’s agenda, as well as a report on the participation of
churches in development and advocacy work.

The WCC has in many opportunities advocated for public recognition of
the tragic massacre of one-and-a-half million Armenians in Turkey and
the deportation of another million from their homeland between 1915
and 1917. The most recent occasion was in February 2005, when the WCC
central committee recommended to the Council member churches to
commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Armenian genocide in April
that year.

In its recommendation, the WCC governing body stressed "the need for
public recognition of the Armenian genocide and the necessity of
Turkey to deal with this dark part of its history". From a Christian
perspective, "the path towards justice and reconciliation requires the
recognition of the crime committed as a sine qua noncondition for the
healing of memories and the possibility of forgiveness", the committee
stated.

Media contact in Armenia:

Father Hovakim +374-91-21-4942 [email protected]

Armenian Apostolic Church (Holy See of Etchmiadzin):

Arme nian Genocide Museum and Institute:

Additional information:Juan Michel,+41 22 791 6153 +41
79 507 [email protected]

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more than 560 million Christians in over 110 countries, and works
cooperatively with the Roman Catholic Church. The WCC general
secretary is Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, from the Methodist Church in Kenya.
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.

PRESS RELEASE
September 21, 2007

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Unveiling Ceremony of the Los Angeles – Yerevan Sister City Sign at City Hall

BURBANK – On Friday, September 21, 2007, at 9:30 am, American and
Armenian officials, as well as community leaders, gathered at the corner
of First and Main streets, for a ceremony unveiling the Los Angeles –
Yerevan Sister City sign. Los Angeles City Council President Eric
Garcetti, Los Angeles 4^th District Council Member and President of
Sister Cities of Los Angeles Tom LaBonge, were joined by His Eminence
Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate of the Western Diocese of the
Armenian Church of North America, along with the Chairlady of the Los
Angeles – Yerevan Sister City Association Souzi Zerounian-Khanzadian, in
addition to other community members. Together they unveiled the
long-awaited Yerevan sign, the result of two years of planning, meeting,
and traveling to make this dream come true.

Councilman Garcetti, who represents the `Little Armenia’ section of the
city, is one of the key members of this association. He helped
facilitate the Los Angeles – Yerevan Sister City relationship in August
2005, when he approached Yerevan and Cambridge, Massachusetts sister
city affiliates to share their affiliation with Los Angeles. He then
traveled to Armenia to meet with the Mayor of Yerevan and seek the
approval of authorities in Armenia. Next, Councilman Garcetti
facilitated the formation of a volunteer working group consisting of
Armenian – American entrepreneurs, professionals and community leaders
to formally establish the Los Angeles – Yerevan Sister City
Association. In February 2007 the Los Angeles – Yerevan Sister City
Association became a reality.

After the unveiling of the Yerevan street sign today, the 16^th
anniversary of the independence of Armenia, various delegations gathered
in the Tom Bradley room of the Los Angeles City Hall. Councilman
Garcetti presented a proclamation to the Los Angeles – Yerevan Sister
City Association celebrating the historic day. His Eminence Archbishop
Hovnan Derderian, Primate, concluded the presentations by a closing
prayer, wherein he stated: `Almighty God, bless this historic moment, as
we all become partners in a most pleasing and uplifting undertaking by
the city of Los Angeles. We pray to God with a joyous heart and make a
promise to serve humanity in all corners of the world. For a nation
which has survived genocide, and has endured decades of communist
oppression, this historic moment initiated by the Sister Cities
Association, challenges us all with a new vision in building
relationships, understanding human culture, completing capabilities to
strengthen competitiveness, providing economic opportunity and quality
of life, understanding the beauty of God’s creations surrounding us, and
rebuilding our God-given land and the city of Yerevan through the
mission of the Sister Cities Association.’

Also participating in today’s event on behalf of the Western Diocese of
the Armenian Church of North America along with the Archbishop Derderian
were Very Rev. Fr. Dajad Yardumian, Vicar of the Western Diocese, Very
Rev. Fr. Baret Yeretzian, Pastor of St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian
Church of Pasadena, as well as John Avedian, Deacon Carl Bardakian,
Shoghig Giragosian, Armen Hampar and Berj Shabazzian. The event
concluded with an exhibit of photographs by various Armenian artists.

Mount Vernon Gazette, VA

Love and War at the Film Fest

By Greg Wyshynski
September 20, 2007

When Patti North-Rudin began developing what would
become the first Alexandria International Film
Festival, she both reached out to those in the
community she knew had a passion for cinema and
sounded a call for other interested parties to get
involved.
"People started calling me and telling me what their
story was," said North-Rudin, International Film
Festival Coordinator with the City of Alexandria
Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural
Activities.
Pamela Hochschartner Viola was one of those solicited
callers – and one whose tale certainly had a Hollywood
ending.
Along with being an Alexandria-based photographic
artist, Viola worked in the film industry for 15 years
on productions such as "Hannibal," "Natural Born
Killers and "Six Degrees of Separation." In 2000,
Viola went on location to Morocco to help supervise an
international cast and crew of 1,500 people during the
filming of "Black Hawk Down."
Then-Secretary of Defense William Cohen sent a series
of U.S. government supervisors to make sure Ridley
Scott wasn’t "maligning the military" in the
director’s gritty take on the Battle of Mogadishu. One
of those military advisors was Jim Viola, who (cue the
crescendo of string music) is now Pamela’s husband.
Jim and Pamela Viola will present a screening of
"Black Hawk Down" at 6 p.m. on the Alexandria
International Film Festival’s opening night on Friday,
Sept. 28, at the Madison Building, 600 Dulany Street.
In will be followed by a talk with the couple at 8:30
p.m., as they discuss falling in love during the
filming of one of the most brutally realistic war
pictures ever made.

Indie Spirit Haunts 1st Film Fest
Selection committee brings together local directors
and film-lovers.
<1b>By Greg Wyshynski
<2b>Gazette Packet

Jim and Jane McCabe have owned Video Vault on 113 S.
Columbus Street in Alexandria for 23 years. It’s a
store that offers classic titles and studio
blockbusters; but for local cinephiles, it’s also the
place to find those hidden screen gems and cult
favorites that exist outside the box office rankings.
That same sort of independent spirit can be found
throughout the first Alexandria International Film
Festival, scheduled for Sept. 27 – 30 at the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office Madison Building. "That’s
probably the most exciting thing about the festival,"
said Jane McCabe, who along with Jim assisted an
illustrious selection committee in shaping the
inaugural event. "The most exciting filmmaking is in
independent films today."
The festival was created for several reasons,
according to Patti North-Rudin, International Film
Festival Coordinator with the City of Alexandria
Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural
Activities. The event, which is free to the public,
provides a platform for local filmmakers to have their
work seen by a wide-ranging audience; in turn, local
film-lovers have the opportunity to view movies that
challenge perceptions and broaden the viewer’s
cultural and educational horizons – all while
providing popcorn entertainment.
Since the film festival was to be international in
construction, North-Rudin sought out members of the
community that help bring a worldly flavor to
Alexandria’s festival scene. The list included Ken
Hill, chair of the Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City
Committee that cosponsors the Annual Armenian
Festival; Dana Padgett, Vice President of the American
Indian Inter Tribal Cultural Organization that
cosponsors the annual American Indian Festival; and
Boran Tum, Chairman of the Cambodian Community Day
Committee.
"It was gratifying, because they were all pretty
active in it," she said.
Then there were people she knew were involved in the
film industry, including local film buffs like former
City Manager Vola Lawson and locals in the film
industry like Pamela Hochschartner Viola, a 15-year
veteran of Hollywood productions like "Natural Born
Killers" and "Hannibal."

THE COMMITTEE’S selections will play over a three-day
period at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. "It’s
being held at a wonderful facility," said Laura
Overstreet, VP of communications for ACVA.
Thursday night kicks off at 7 p.m. at Market Square
with an official welcome and with a performance by the
Alexandria Singers, who will perform songs from films.
Following that, "Alexandria: My Hometown," a series of
short film created by students of the Mt. Vernon
Community and Samuel Tucker Elementary schools, will
be screened at Market Square. Those movies precede
other short films by local and regional filmmakers, as
well as coming attractions for the festival’s other
productions.

ON FRIDAY NIGHT at the PTO at 6 p.m., there is a
special screening of director Ridley Scott’s "Black
Hawk Down," followed by a discussion with two locals
who met during the production and eventually married.
On Saturday and Sunday, beginning at 1 p.m., the
festival screens several high-impact documentaries and
indie films. Jim McCabe said he’s looking forward to
seeing Sunday night’s screening of T.C. Williams
graduate Christopher Quinn’s documentary "God Grew
Tired of Us," which won the Grand Jury Prize and the
Audience Award at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. He
said he’d also like to see "War/Dance" by director
Sean Fine, son of award-winning news producers Paul
and Holly Fine, which screens on Saturday night.
North-Rudin said the variety of subjects, genres and
films screening during the four-day festival speaks to
the committee’s effort to keep things unpredictable.
"You can’t please everybody, so we tired to do a
little of this and a little of that," she said.
Visit for more
information and for times and schedules.

REVALUATION OF ARMENIAN DRAM INCREASES NUMBER OF POOR POPULATION

ARKA
19/09/2007 16:24

The revaluation of the Armenian dram increases the number of poor
population in the country, said Doctor of economic sciences, member
of the Central Election Committee from the oppositional "Heritage"
Party Zoya Tadevosyan within the seminar-discussion "Conduct of dram:
economic and political reasons and consequences."

"The revaluation of Armenia’s national currency leads to hard
social-economic consequences: the level of poverty reached 40% and
goes on increasing, trust of world partners is gradually decreasing,"
she said.

Tadevosyan pointed out that poor population of the country mostly
suffers from the revaluation of dram, because currency transfers to
Armenia are intended mostly for these layers.

"If earlier the exchange of USD towards AMD equaled 580 drams, now
it is 340 AMD for 1 dollar, though the rate in the state budget is
set in the volume of 357 drams," she said.

She added that the revaluation of dram leads to super-profits of
importers that "block" Armenia whereas the Armenian exporters cannot
go to the world market.

According to the research of households conducted in 2005, the
poverty in Armenia was at 29.8% (in 2004 – 39%) and the level of
extreme poverty – 4.6% (in 2005 – 7.2%).

>From the beginning of 2007 the Armenian dram revaluated towards USD
by 6.61% (by nominal average market rate) from 363.5 AMD to 340.96
AMD for $1 as of September 18, 2007. The revaluation of dram in 2006
was 23.85%.

The Center for National and International Studies organized the
seminar-discussion.

ITALY ENCOURAGES STATES WHICH CHOSE EUROPEAN WAY OF DEVELOPMENT

PanARMENIAN.Net
19.09.2007 17:07 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Sept. 19, Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian
received the Italian parliamentary delegation led by Mr Umberto
Ranieri, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Parliamentary Committee.

Expressing satisfaction with the development of the Armenia-Italian
relations, Minister Oskanian noted their importance for the European
Neighborhood Policy.

By the guests’ request, he briefed on priorities of Armenia’s foreign
policy, relations with the neighbor states, the Karabakh peaceful
process. He also commented on the Armenia-Turkey relations and our
republic’s attitude towards Turkey’s EU membership.

For his part, Mr Ranieri said that the purpose of the regional visit
is to encourage the states, which have chosen the European way of
development, the RA MFA reports.

PRESS RELEASE
Wales-Armenia Solidarity
Contact: E. Williams
Cardiff, Wales
Tel: 07870267447
Email: [email protected]

Unveiling of a Welsh National Monument to The Armenian Genocide

Armenians from across the UK and further afield will travel to this
event on saturday, november 3rd at the Temple of Peace, Cardiff. The
unveiling and consecration of the Khatchkar (a Celtic Cross made with
Welsh slate )will take place outside the Temple at 1.00 p.m. with HG
Bishop Nathan Hovhannisian and supporting clergy and choir taking part
There will be a reception to follow inside the Temple of Peace, with a
buffet and Welsh and Armenian music.This stone Cross has been arranged
by the Welsh-Armenian community under the leadership of John Torosyan in
appreciation of the Recognition of the Genocide by the elected
representatoives of our nation
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The recognition was acheived in steps as follows
1 First Minister Rhodri Morgan recognised the Genocide on he 24th
april 2001 when he laid flowers at the Temple of Peace in memory of the
victims of the 1915 genocide
2 The majority (31 out of 60) of the National Assembly of Wales
Members had signed a "Statement of Opinion" by the 30th october 2001,
recognising the Genocide and calling on the UK and Turkish governments
to do the same. (Actually only 45 Assembly Members were eligible to sign
so two thirds of eligible Members had signed)
3 Gwynedd County Council became the first County Council in the UK to
recognise the Genocide by a vote. This was done in March 2004 by an
unanimous vote
4 Cardiff City and County Council recognised the Armenian Genocide
publicly on Holocaust Day 2005
5 The Welsh council of free Churches Recognised the Genocide on the
24th april 2005
6 The majority of Welsh Members of Parliament recognised the
genocide by signing Early Day Motions in 2006 (Stephen Pound’s EDM) and
in 2007(Bob Spink’s EDM). Once again two thirds of the eligible MPs
signed
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The full address is:
Temple of Peace,
King Edward 7th Avenue
CardiffCF10 3AP
The Temple is situated in the Civic Centre, Cardiff(a few hundred yards
north of the City Centre. at the junction of King Edward 7th avenue and
College Road
More information may be obtained from Eilian Williams 07718982732 or
07876561398
[email protected]

If you decide to stay overnight this list of hotels (quite near the city
centre)is being forwarded to all

IBIS – Tel 02920649250
Churchill Way, Cardiff, CF10 2HA
£60.00 per night

MERCURE – Tel 02920435000
Newport Rd, Cardiff, CF24 0DD
£70.00 per night

ETAP HOTEL – 02920458131
Tyndall Street, Cardiff, CF10 4BE