ANKARA: Turkish Govt Plans Education For Children Of Illegal Aliens

TURKISH GOVT PLANS EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN OF ILLEGAL ALIENS

April 1 2010
Turkey

Cubukcu said the current laws did not allow illegal alien children
to attend schools.

Turkish Education Minister Nimet Cubukcu on Wednesday said the
government was working on a plan for schooling of the children of
alien families living in Turkey illegally.

Cubukcu said the current laws did not allow illegal alien children
to attend schools.

"But we are working on an arrangement that would allow schooling
for children with unidentified legal status from Armenian descent or
others," Cubukcu said when responding to a question at the parliament.

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OSCE Monitoring To Take Place On March 31 In Armenian-Azerbaijani Co

OSCE MONITORING TO TAKE PLACE ON MARCH 31 IN ARMENIAN-AZERBAIJANI CONTACT LINE

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2010-03-30

YEREVAN, MARCH 30, ARMENPRESS: The regular monitoring of the OSCE will
take place on March 31 in the sector of Ijevan’s Berkaber village of
Tavush province of the Armenian-Azerbaijani contact line.

An official from the Armenian Defense Ministry told Armenpress that it
is not specified yet whether Andrzej Kasprzyk, personal representative
of the OSCE chairman in office or his field assistants will take part
in the monitoring from the Armenian party.

This is this year’s first monitoring of the contact line of Armenia
and Azerbaijan. This year several monitoring have been conducted in
the contact line of the NKR and Azerbaijan as well.

>From the very beginning the Armenian party has expressed a wish to
implement the monitoring in the part of the contact line, where an
Azerbaijani diversion group was rendered harmless on March 3. But
a decision has been adopted to implement the monitoring in the part
of Berkaber.

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Turquie : Pression Continue Sur L’administration Americaine

TURQUIE : PRESSION CONTINUE SUR L’ADMINISTRATION AMERICAINE
par Jean Eckian

armenews
lundi29 mars 2010
GENOCIDE ARMENIEN

A l’approche du 24 Avril, les pressions exercees par la Turquie sur
Washington s’accentuent.

Selon Hurriyet, hier une conversation telephonique de 40 minutes
entre le ministre des Affaires etrangères de Turquie, A. Davutoglu,
et la secretaire d’Etat Hillary Clinton, a porte sur la resolution a
propos du genocide armenien, adoptee par la Commission des Affaires
etrangères du Congrès americain, et le processus de normalisation
des relations turco-armeniennes.

Davutoglu a exprime l’espoir que "le president Obama dans sa
declaration annuelle le 24 avril ne repetera pas l’erreur du Congrès ".

"De telles mesures, non seulement entravent la normalisation des
relations entre Erevan et Ankara, mais l’impact est globalement
negatif sur l’ensemble des processus dans la region du Caucase […]
La Turquie et le peuple turc ne cederont jamais a la pression",
a-t-il dit.

Catholicos Of All Armenians Receives Ambassador Of China

CATHOLICOS OF ALL ARMENIANS RECEIVES AMBASSADOR OF CHINA

Noyan Tapan
March 31, 2010

ECHMIADZIN, MARCH 31, NOYAN TAPAN. On March 30, Catholicos of All
Armenians Karekin II received newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary of China to Armenia Tian Changchun.

The Patriarch greeting the Ambassador attached importance to close and
friendly contacts established between the two peoples and expressed
the hope that during T. Changchun’s tenure that cooperation will
further strengthen and develop.

According to the Information Services of the Mother See of Holy
Echmiadzin, during the talk the interlocutors also touched upon
the spiritual life of the two peoples, emphasized spiritual life’s
importance in the issue of strengthening moral-spiritual values
in society.

Bedros Cirinoglu Is Erdogan’s Close Friend, Says Shaqarian

BEDROS CIRINOGLU IS ERDOGAN’S CLOSE FRIEND, SAYS SHAQARIAN

Aysor
March 31 2010
Armenia

A meeting between Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and
Bedros Cirinoglu had a key goal to show that Ankara is holding dialogue
with Armenian Community of Turkey, said at today’s press conference
a turkologist Artak Shaqarian.

"Turkey’s authorities are wishing for demonstration of no-problems
between Armenians and Turks, to show a dialogue with Armenian
Community; while Bedros Cirinoglu had assumed responsibility
for incorrect figures of Armenians, living in Turkey," said Artak
Shaqarian, referring to recent incident, when Turkish Prime Minister
had threatened to expel 100,000 Armenians from Turkey, and Bedros
Cirinoglu said it was him who’d gave wrong figures to Erdogan
(actually, there are much less Armenian migrants in Turkey – nearly
14,000, experts say.)

Bedros Cirinoglu is a close friend to Erdogan, and the meeting was just
"a nice step," pointed turkologist.

"Erdogan tried to come out with clean hands, as his threats to expel
Armenians caused a reaction of the international community as well
reaction of Turkish society; Besides, Cirinoglu is not a leader of
Armenian Community of Turkey, as he is introduced. For more than 6
centuries, since 1400, the Armenian Community’s leader is Armenian
Patriarch," pointed Shaqarian, adding that formally late Hrant Dink
was considered as leader of Armenians in Turkey — Dink expressed
views of community and defended their rights.

"After Hrant Dink was killed, there is not a person in Turkey, who
could carry responsibility for leadership," added Artak Shaqarian.

RA President To Leave For U.S.

RA PRESIDENT TO LEAVE FOR U.S.

news.am
March 31 2010
Armenia

April 12, RA President Serzh Sargsyan will leave for U.S. at the
invitation of U.S. President Brack Obama to participate in the Global
Nuclear Security Summit to be held in Washington, D.C., April 12-13,
the RA Presidential Press Secretary Armen Arzumanyan informed NEWS.am.

A letter addressed to Serzh Sargsyan, says that, taking into account
Armenia’s commitment to the objectives of fighting against nuclear
security and struggle against terrorism, the Armenian leader has been
invited to participate in the Global Nuclear Security Summit to be held
at Walter E. Washington Convention Center, April 12-13. The goals of
the Nuclear Security Summit are to come to a common understanding
of the threat posed by nuclear terrorism, to agree to effective
measures to secure nuclear material, and to prevent nuclear smuggling
and terrorism.

As people responsible for nuclear materials, the world leaders must
assume responsibility for reducing their availability where possible
and to apply the highest standards of safe storage of the nuclear
waste, the U.S. leader’s letter says.

Clinton And Davutoglu To Discuss Turkish Ambassador’s Issue

CLINTON AND DAVUTOGLU TO DISCUSS TURKISH AMBASSADOR’S ISSUE

Panorama.am
12:33 30/03/2010

Region

U.S. speaker of state secretary Philip Crowell stated at news
conference that the highlights of Hillary Clinton-Ahmet Davutoglu
meeting have been OSCE MG activities, U.S. efforts towards the
resolution of NKR conflict, normalization of Armenian-Turkish ties,
Clinton’s Russian visit and a few other issues, CNN Turk reported.

According to him the telephone conversation was a cordial and
constructive one.

The speaker was also asked whether the officials talked about the
Turkish Ambassador who was called back, Crowell answered that the
American and Turkish officials have referred to that issue but finally,
it’s Turkey’s business.

President Serzh Sargsyan Appoints New Ambassadors To Romania And Kuw

PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN APPOINTS NEW AMBASSADORS TO ROMANIA AND KUWAIT

Panorama.am
16:02 30/03/2010

Politics

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree March 29 on
releasing Yeghishe Sargsyan as the Armenian Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary to Romania and appointing Hamlet Gasparyan in
this position (residence Bucharest).

According to another presidential decree, Vahagn Melikyan was released
as the Armenian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to
Kuwait and Fadey Charchoglyan was appointed in the position (residence
El-Kuwait), President’s press office reported.

Minsk Group: The Parties Committed To Reaching A Peaceful Settlement

MINSK GROUP: THE PARTIES COMMITTED TO REACHING A PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT

armradio.am
30.03.2010 13:32

The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassadors Yuri Merzlyakov of
Russia, Bernard Fassier of France, and Robert Bradtke of the United
States, released the following statement today:

"The Minsk Group Co-Chairs (Ambassador Yuri Merzlyakov, Russian
Federation; Ambassador Bernard Fassier, France; Ambassador Robert
Bradtke, United States) visited Yerevan and Nagorno-Karabkah March
26-29. They updated the de facto authorities March 27 on the current
state of negotiations.

In Yerevan March 28, the Co-Chairs met President Serzh Sargsian
and Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian to further discuss Armenian
comments on the Basic Principles for the peaceful settlement of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. While in Armenia, the Co-Chairs also had
a number of other separate bilateral meetings.

After the recent meetings between the Co-Chairs and the parties in
Paris and in the region, the Co-Chairs note with satisfaction the
commitment of the parties to reach a peaceful settlement within the
framework of the Madrid Principles."

BAKU: Serzh Sargsyan’s Lack Of Logic Is An Art Form

SERZH SARGSYAN’S LACK OF LOGIC IS AN ART FORM

Today
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March 30 2010
Azerbaijan

Thanks to the Russian folk proverb, we all well know that necessity
is the mother of invention.

We also learned that the president of a country that considers itself
independent will embrace this principle thanks to Armenian leader
Serzh Sargsyan’s interview with Euronews.

Logic and the Armenian president

Responding to the subtle irony of a TV correspondent who countered
Sargsyan’s statement that the international community has never
considered Nagorno-Karabakh to be a part of independent Azerbaijan,
the president said: "I do not think the international community has
a different point of view."

And what about the fact that no country in the world, including
Armenia, has recognized the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh?

Apparently, the Armenian president is quite persistent about openly
demonstrating his lack of logic and denial of reality.

The parable of a thief

First, each line of the president’s interview eloquently shows that
he resorted not only to imagination, but also to cynical lies. We
all know what Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity means for Armenia.

Armenia demonstrated this by occupying the internationally recognized
lands of Azerbaijan and keeping them under occupation for nearly two
decades. We also know how much "respect" Armenians worldwide have
for Georgia’s and Turkish territorial integrity.

Second, there is no notion as "the people of Nagorno Karabakh." There
are the Armenian and Azerbaijani communities of Nagorno-Karabakh,
and Azerbaijan’s territory occupied by Armenia.

Third, the Armenians, as a nation, have long lived self-determined
lives in the Republic of Armenia. The claims of Armenians to
Azerbaijan, as well as to other neighboring countries, are nothing
but separatism and ignoring the territorial integrity of these nations.

Fourth, let’s recall the Mein Dorf Declaration signed by the presidents
of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia in Moscow. This document was signed
between Azerbaijan and Armenia. This indicates that the Armenian
leadership is aware that the parties to the conflict are Armenia
and Azerbaijan. Consequently, arguments about "the people of Nagorno
Karabakh" are another trick by the Armenian president to show off his
"talent."

But that’s not all. The climax of Sargsyan’s inventions reached a peak
when he said he wanted to appeal to Azerbaijan to sign an agreement
on the non-use of force.

The answer to this statement is already clear. Azerbaijani Foreign
Ministry Spokesman Elkhan Polukhov stressed that Azerbaijan’s Foreign
Ministry welcomes this statement and is ready for such a remark only
after the de-occupation of Azerbaijani territories.

Given Sargsyan’s lack of a diplomatic know-how, let’s explain
everything in simple language to him. Think of a thief who has stolen
someone’s jewelry, but cannot sell them as the stolen jewels are
known worldwide, as is their original owner. The thief also cannot
live from hand to mouth, just looking at his stolen jewellery. So,
he looks for a way out of the situation. Common sense indicates that
he must first return the stolen property, apologize to the injured
party and only then can he hope for a restoration of confidence and
ask him not to press charges. It’s so simple, Mr. Sargsyan!

Armenia has not yet provided an official answer to the question of
whether it accepts the updated Madrid Principles on the settlement
of the Karabakh conflict, while the Azerbaijani side has already
announced its consent with the principles. Moreover, the co-chairs
of the OSCE Minsk Group have already made two official statements,
noting that there is a new document on the table which they call an
updated (or modified) version of the Madrid document.

It should be noted that Yerevan commented neither on the first nor
the second statement. Later in his interview, the Armenian president,
the man who shapes the country’s foreign policy, made an insincere
public appeal to Azerbaijan to sign an agreement on the non-use of
force. It is obvious that Yerevan is trying to change the subject
of the negotiations in the most banal of manners. Similarly, the
Armenian side could well propose to land on the moon together with
Baku. Does this have anything to do with the negotiations to resolve
the Karabakh conflict?

So, the Armenian leader proposes to legalize the occupation, that is,
to hold "eternal" negotiations with Yerevan.

It is also clear that the Armenian leadership admits that, according to
all international norms, each country has the right to defend itself
and Azerbaijan may exercise this right as a country whose territory
is occupied by a neighboring state. In addition, the arguments that
Sargsyan voiced in his interview show that the Armenian leadership
is aware of the appalling consequences a military confrontation with
Azerbaijan would have. Every representative of the country’s leadership
admits this as a fact, but hides this as much as they can.

For example, Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian said earlier:
"Armenia will not participate in an arms race, as the quantitative
indicator is not key to ensuring the combat readiness of its army."

Some time later, the Armenian president said the same, but in other
words, voicing a call to sign an agreement on the non-use of force
with Azerbaijan. This is natural in terms of the comparison of the
economic, geopolitical, diplomatic, military capabilities of Azerbaijan
and Armenia. And the gap in favor of Azerbaijan is increasing and
increasing regardless of any inventions.

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