Author: Jalatian Sonya

WORLD AZERI CONGRESS TO DISCUSS KARABAKH ISSUE

Pan Armenian News
19.05.2005 03:45

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The 7th session of the Congress of World Azerbaijanis
(CWA), where the Nagorno Karabakh issue will be discussed among other
questions, will be held in Stockholm May 20-22, stated participant
of the meeting, head of the Center for the Azerbaijani Diaspora Rauf
Zeyni, reported Baku media. In his words, delegations of 50 people will
leave for Sweden May 19. “A forum devoted to South Azerbaijan will
be held on the first days of the session. The Congress will discuss
diverse topics on the following two days, including the hardest
problem for the Azeri people – the Nagorno Karabakh one,” Zeyni noted

JOHN EVANS: AMOUNTS OF NEW EMBASSY CORRESPOND TO GOALS PURSUED BY US WHILE COOPERATING WITH ARMENIA

YEREVAN, MAY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. “The amounts of the new embassy
correspond to the goals pursued by us while cooperating with Armenian
people and government,” US Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
to RA John Evans declared in his interview to the Yerkir web site,
answering the question, why the US Embassy in Armenia “is so large
for such a small country.” According to the ambassador, territory
for work of 400 Armenian and American embassy employees, including 6
infantrymen, was provided. “As I have already mentioned last week,
during the ceremony of embassy’s opening, those who can see this
beautiful new building only from outside should consider it as a
symbol of long-lasting relations between US government and Armenia,”
John Evans declared. “If we pay attention to the direction of the work
we implement, our far-reaching goals are development of free mobile
market economy in Armenia, encouragement of democracy and supremacy of
law, establishment of peace and stability in this important region,”
the ambassador declared.

RF lauds dialogue between Azerbaijan, Armenia – Lavrov

16.05.2005, 21.59

WARSAW, May 16 (Itar-Tass) – Moscow lauds a dialogue between Azerbaijan
and Armenia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

Lavrov said on Monday Moscow “lauds the Azerbaijani and Armenian
presidents’ efforts to continue their dialogue. The presidents meet
regularly and discuss ways to settle the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.”

“Russia, France and the United States – co-chairmen of the Minsk
OSCE Group called on Ilkham Aliyev and Robert Kocharyan to have
a bilateral meeting as part of the Council of Europe summit,” the
Russian minister said.

At the same time, Lavrov declined to disclose the details of the
meeting.

Pan Armenian News

PERFORMANCE ABOUT ARMENIAN GENOCIDE STAGED IN BEIRUT

13.05.2005 08:03

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ A performance about the Armenian Genocide was stated in
Beirut hall of Hakob Ter-Melkonian, Yerkir Online reports. The performance
produced on the motive of Mkrtich Kheranian’s `Shkhonts Migran’ narrative
that was published in Yerevan in 1963 with the title `Hey man, where are you
going?’ helps to create a clear picture of the events taken place 90 years
ago. The play shows how principal character Mirgan Shkhonts, native of Van
has to leave his hometown and settle in Yerevan. The director of the
performance David Hakobian played the main part in it.

The Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS (FJC), Russia
May 12 2005

Magen League Seminar Held in Armenia
Thursday, May 12 2005

YEREVAN, Armenia – The Magen League has just wrapped up a two-week
seminar `Missioners against Jews: How to Protect Ourselves?’, held in
Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. This training for community workers
and volunteers was made possible through the support of the Jewish
Community of Armenia.

The Chief Rabbi of Armenia, Rabbi Gersh Meir-Burshtein, spoke to
participants in the seminar, which combined interesting lectures and
discussions with practical psychological training by the President of
the Magen League, Professor Alexander Lakshin. During these two
weeks, seventeen persons representing the two major communities of
Armenia – in the cities Yerevan and Vanadzor – learned the
theoretical and practical aspects of resisting missionary activities
aimed at attracting Jews to Christianity (effectively depriving Jews
of Judaism).

Rabbi Meir-Burshtein assisted the participants of this seminar with
information about recent occasions, when missioner organizations have
attempted to launch new branches in Armenia. Other seminar
participants also provided real and concrete examples of distributing
missionary literature that has been sent to the homes of local Jews.

According to those attending the seminar, this initiative represents
an interesting and very useful campaign.

On May 9th, participants took the time to lay flowers at the Eternal
Flame, paying tribute to those who fell victim to the Great Patriotic
War.

Turkish Press
May 10 2005

Erdogan Shakes Hands With Kocharian Of Armenia

MOSCOW (AA) – The parade of 7 thousand Russian soldiers and 2,600
veterans in Moscow’s Red Square on the 60th anniversary of the Allied
victory over Nazi Germany ended.
Dozens of world leaders, including U.S. President George W.
Bush, French President Jacques Chirac, German Chancellor Gerhard
Schroeder and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan gathered in
Moscow to attend “Victory in Europe Day” ceremonies.
Prime Minister Erdogan, who represented Turkey at the
ceremonies, shook hand with President Robert Kocharian of Armenia. He
also chatted with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy.
President Vladimir Putin paid tribute to the huge wartime
sacrifice of the Soviet Union and called for unity against new
threats.
He stressed that said his country would never forget the debt
owed to the tens of millions of Soviet citizens who died to defeat
Nazism.
Fighter jets streaming smoke in the Russian blue, white and red
tricolor screamed over Red Square as soldiers sang patriotic wartime
songs.
The word “victory” was emblazoned on the Kremlin wall in several
languages, including those of the vanquished.
Soldiers in modern and World War II-era uniforms, and veterans
bedecked in their medals, marched.
Following the parade, President Putin and the other leaders laid
red carnations and a huge carpet of red roses at the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier outside the Kremlin Wall to honor soldiers who
perished in World War II.
Later, President Putin hosted a lunch in honor of guest leaders.

Pan Armenian News

OSCE MG CO-CHAIRS TO MEET ARMENIAN FM MAY 14

10.05.2005 03:36

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ A day before the possible meeting of the Armenian and
Azeri Presidents – on May 14 the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs will meet with
Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian, the FM told journalists himself.
In his words, it impossible to say precisely whether the Presidents will
meet in Warsaw, however the parties have already given their preliminary
consent. «We have not got in touch with the Azeri party directly yet,
however the probability that the meeting will take place is high,» the
Armenian FM noted. When commenting on the fact that Azeri President Ilham
Aliyev did not take part in the Moscow celebrities, V. Oskanian noted that
«improper time was chosen.» «On the eve of the meeting of the Presidents of
the two countries such moves and statements of the Azeri party evidence
absence of will to make any progress in the process,» the Armenian FM added,
reported the Yerkir newspaper.

Channel 7 eyewitness news, ABC, New York
May 9 2005

Man Busted, Charged with trying to Buy Illegal Weapons

(Rego Park-WABC, May 9, 2005) – A man from Queens is under arrest for
allegedly wanting to buy six hand grenades. He’s accused of trying to
make a deal with a person who turned out to be an undercover cop.

It happened in Rego Park. Eyewitness News’ Nina Pineda reports.

People who live across the hall, right next to the man say they were
sick when they found out he had an Uzi inside of the apartment and
was reportedly trying to build some sort of mini- arsenal. They tell
us this was the crazy neighbor, the one who ranted and raved about
the U.S. government, conspiracy theories, and talked about blowing
things up. They didn t take him seriously.

Police nabbed the 56-year-old man allegedly trying to buy the
explosives near his Rego Park home. They say their investigation
revealed the suspect had a business deal go bad on him. Police say he
is an American citizen of Armenian-Jewish decent who reportedly tried
to solicit help by writing letters to area rabbis. When he didn t get
the response he wanted, they say he wrote to a judge and Senator
Charles Schumer.

Neighbors said he seemed angry and unstable. Police say he was a
disturbed person who already had an arsenal: a machine gun in the
apartment along with illegal assault weapon 149 rounds of ammunition.

Police are charging him with possession of illegal weapons, and
attempting to possess illegal weaponry.

GEORGIAN «REFORMS»

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In the combat against terrorism the innovations of the Georgian
authorities follow one another. Convinced that one of the most
corrupted structures is the court system, in March the Georgian
Government has adopted a decision. According to the document, all
those judges who will confess their being involved in corruption
will not be sued. Moreover, resigning from work their salary will be
preserved till the end of their lives.

Let us mention that in Georgia the average salary of judges is
$800. From the 136 Georgian judges 6 have already used this “clever”
decision. Confessing their being involved in corruption they have
provided an unprecedented pension for themselves.

Several lawyers are mildly speaking surprised by the decision of the
Georgian Government and confess that even the developed countries
cannot afford such a thing while their budgets are much richer than
the Georgian budget. The latter, by the way, is 1 billion 800 million
UA dollars.

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Scientists Cannot Be Stopped By Courts, Halacoglu

Turkish Press
May 7 2005

ANKARA (AA) – Prof. Dr. Yusuf Halacoglu, the Chairman of the Turkish
History Society (TTK), said on Wednesday that scientists could be
criticized, but could not be stopped by courts, when commenting on the
investigation launched regarding the statements he made in Switzerland
that the Armenian genocide allegations were baseless.

Stating that the Armenians were manipulated by western imperialism,
Halacoglu said, “you can’t expect two nations (Turks and Armenians)
that lived together for 850 years to become enemies suddenly. There
are circles which provoke this (enmity). You can see how they were
organized in French archives, how they are used by the Brits, and
how Russians used them as spies. If I were an Armenian, I would sue
Britain, France and Russia in international courts.”

Halacoglu added, “genocide cannot be committed by an entire
nation. Genocide can be carried out by a government or administration,
and so they (government/administration) should be accused. But, they
(foreigners) are accusing the entire Turkish nation. They are trying
to apply a double standard, and they have different targets. It is
not just to reject Turkey’s EU membership. This is also related with
Turkey’s standing as a regional power, and not allowing imperialist
countries to exploit its underground resources. In fact, they are
trying to reinforce Sevres (Treaty).”