Author: Khoyetsian Rose

Lraper Church Bulletin 19/07/2005

Contact: Deacon Vagharshag Seropyan
Armenian Patriarchate
TR-34130 Kumkapi, Istanbul
T: +90 (212) 517-0970, 517-0971
F: +90 (212) 516-4833, 458-1365
[email protected]

A LECTURE FOR THE REGENT UNIVERSITY GROUP

;NewsCode=N000000717&Lang=ENG

His Beatitude Mesrob II, Armenian Patriarch of Istanbul and All Turkey,
received a 15-member group from Regent University, who were on a Gospel
Tour of Anatolia run by the American Christian Trust, on Thursday,
14 July.

His Beatitude the Patriarch, at the request of the leader of the group,
Prof. Mark Wilson, and the university professors, graduate students,
and pastors in the group, gave a talk in the garden for two hours. He
spoke on ancient Armenian and foreign sources concerning the founding
of the Armenian Church, the first three ecumenical councils, and
christological and theological principles accepted and defended by
the Fathers of the Armenian Church.

Bagapsh Speaks of Upcoming Summit of Secessionist Leaders

Civil Georgia, Georgia
July 15 2005

In an interview with the Russian daily Vremya Novostey, published on
July 15, President of breakaway Abkhazia Sergey Bagapsh said that the
leaders of the unrecognized republics of South Ossetia, Transdnestria
and Nagorno-Karabakh will mainly discuss economic cooperation during
a summit which is scheduled in the Abkhaz capital of Sokhumi at the
end of July. According to some reports, the leader of Nagorno-Karabakh
will not participate in this summit.

“We will make an appeal to Russia and the international community that
the situation surrounding Transdnestria, South Ossetia and Abkhazia
is aggravating,” Bagapsh said.

He also said that although economic cooperation will top the agenda
of the summit, “there will be [discussions of] military cooperation
as well, if necessary.”

LOST FEELING OF REALISM

A1+
15-07-2005

The OSCE Minsk group co-heads have not yet left the region, while
Azerbaijan is already making plans about activity in Karabakh. In
particular, the Azeri Deputy Minister of Transportation Musa Panakhov
has represented the ambitious plans of Azerbaijan.

According to the information, Azerbaijan is going to make large
investments for the development of the highways and railroads in
Karabakh. «At present it is hard to say anything about the volume of
investment», said Mr. Panakhov.

Nevertheless, the feeling of realism has not left the Azeris for
good. While speaking about the future plans they realize that all
this is possible only after the settlement of the Karabakh conflict.

–Boundary_(ID_tzTcKrtszgEwTBWPWZI3MA)–

Hard work still ahead on Nagorno-Karabakh settlement, Russian mediator says

AP Worldstream; Jul 14, 2005

AVET DEMOURIAN

A Russian mediator cautioned that hard work lies ahead to resolve the
long-running conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh and settle the status of
the disputed enclave.

Yuri Merzlyakov, speaking late Wednesday after meeting with officials
in Nagorno-Karabakh, said that “the two sides are still very far from
reaching an agreement to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.”

Russian, French and U.S. envoys from the Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe are trying find a solution to the dispute over
the mountainous region, which was seized by ethnic Armenian forces in
a war with Azerbaijan in the 1990s.

Merzlyakov said that months of painstaking work would be required to
bring Armenia and Azerbaijan closer to a compromise.

French diplomat Bernard Fasier said many difficult issues remained but
praised the constructive attitude of the rival Caucasus nations.

“We consider important the spirit of the negotiations and the
relations between the two sides, which are developing positively. This
really is a help to us,” he said.

The self-declared president of Nagorno-Karabakh, Arkady Gukasyan, told
the envoys that although a deal was not yet in the making, “there is
still a great hope of progress,” his press service said Thursday.

A cease-fire was signed in 1994, but the enclave’s final status has
not been determined and shooting breaks out frequently between the two
sides, which face off across a demilitarized buffer zone.

The diplomats from Russia, the United States and France held talks
Wednesday in Nagorno-Karabakh’s main city, Stepanakert, before
returning to Yerevan for more talks.

The OSCE mediators on Tuesday met with officials in Azerbaijan, whose
president, Ilham Aliev, last month said there were signs of progress
in resolving the dispute.

The international community has become increasingly keen to reduce
tensions in this part of the former Soviet Union as energy-rich
Azerbaijan and other countries in the region have exploited vast
reserves of oil around the Caspian Sea.

About 1 million people were displaced by the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict, and their resettlement as well as the future status of the
territory are among the major issues to be resolved.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC AND ARMENIAN ISSUES

Azg/arm
15 July 05

The National Geographic periodical touches upon Armenia and the
Armenian issues time after time. According to “The Armenian Mirror
Spectator, ” Bernard Ohanian, former deputy editor-in-chief, told
about the history of the periodical during the meeting at the
International and Public Affairs’ Facultyof the Columbia University in
New York. The meeting was organized by the Armenian center of the
University, commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide.

On behalf of the board of the Armenian Center, Mark Momjian,
represented the guest and stated that the periodical touched upon the
Armenian issues in the October of 1915, when Hester Donaldson
Jannicks, professor at the Ladies American Collage of Constantinople,
published the article, entitled “Armenia and the Armenians.”

Mr. Ohanian spoke of the history of the periodical and the articles
published in “The National Periodical” on Armenia and the Armenian
issues. In particular, writer Melville Chatter published an article
entitled “The Country of Walking Death. The Travel through Armenia
Doomed to Hunger” in 1919. In 1978, the periodical published the
article “The Proud Armenians.” While in the March of 2004, the
periodical published “The Revival of Armenia” article that the term
“genocide,” when dwelling on the events of 1915.

Mr. Ohanian has worked also with The Los Angeles Times magazine, The
Washington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle and The Columbia
Journalism Review” periodicals.

By the end of the meeting, Mark Momjian presented “My Name Is Red,”
the book by Orhan Pamuk, signed by the author, to the honored
journalist.

By Hakob Tsulikian

Corpus Christi Caller Times, TX
July 13 2005

Local teacher to share knowledge in Armenia
Carroll’s Ransleben is among 15 from U.S. selected for program

By mike baird Caller Times
July 13, 2005

A local teacher is packing chalk, erasers, and markers into a cowboy
hat, alongside photos of the Alamo, a handful of cotton bolls rolled
in a Texas-shaped throw blanket, and a Lone Star flag to tote to
Armenia. Suzanne D. Ransleben, an English teacher at Carroll High
School, is planning curriculum over the Internet with 14 other U.S.
educators to share regional Americana with Eurasian students.

She squinted her eyes and grimaced Tuesday when jabbed in the arm to
be immunized for an Oct. 2 trip as the only Texan selected for the
2005 United StatesEurasian Awards for Excellence in Teaching program.
She will teach there for three weeks.

“You could have bowled me over with a feather,” said Ransleben, a
57-year-old Portland native. “Representing Texas makes me want to do
big things to show our lifestyle.”

The U.S. State Department is funding travel for the program that
fosters connections between U.S. teachers and schools in the former
Soviet Union.

But Ransleben is digging into her own pocketbook to provide school
supplies for each foreign student she will embrace. “Armenia is one
of the poorest areas of Eurasia,” she said. “It’s become an ongoing
budget item in my household.”

Forty-eight teachers from Eurasia arrived today in Washington, D.C.,
for a weeklong tour before they travel on July 21 to California to
meet the American teachers in the program.

Ransleben says international education is essential for her local
students. “They need to know Corpus Christi is a speck on the map,”
she said. “But they can still be a vital part of the rest of the
world.”

Suzanne Demouche Ransleben
Born: Nov. 12, 1947

Education
1965 – Gregory-Portland High School
1968 – Bachelor of Arts in English/Music, Southwest Texas State
University
1996 – Master of Science in Education, Texas A&M University-Corpus
Christi

Honors and Awards
1990 – U.S. Congressional recognition Teacher of the Year, Kaffie
Middle School
1991 – First Place Texas Media Awards
1993 – First Place Texas Media Awards
1994 – Teacher of the Year, Carroll High School
1995 – CINDY International Film Award
1997 – Texas Academy of Math and Science Certificate of Appreciation
1997 – National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts Recognition
1998 – Coastal Bend History Fair Outstanding Teacher
2000 – Tufts University Special Recognition for Outstanding Teaching
2003 – H-E-B Excellence in Teaching Award finalist
2004 – USA Today All USA Teacher Team
2005 – H-E-B Excellence in Teaching Award finalist
2005 – U.S.-Eurasia Award for Excellence in Teaching

Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
July 8 2005

Azerbaijan to stay in EU focus until elections

Baku, July 7, AssA-Irada

Azerbaijan will stay in the European Union’s focus until the November
parliamentary elections, the EU special envoy on South Caucasus
Heikki Talvitie has said. He told a news conference on the results of
his visit to Baku on Thursday that during the visit, the pre-election
situation in the country, the EU New Neighborhood Policy and the
Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Upper Garabagh were discussed.
Talvitie has met with President Ilham Aliyev, officials and leaders
of political parties. He said that Azeri officials have unequivocally
stated that the make-up of elections commissions will not be changed.
The `only way out of this’ is to conduct exit polls, said Talvitie.
`We welcome ensuring the political parties’ right to freedom of
assembly. I also said in a meeting with the opposition that changes
should be accepted. This will give a start to the
authorities-opposition dialogue.’*

Le Figaro
07 juillet 2005

Condamné pour son chapitre «génocide arménien»;
QUID

Le Quid a été condamné hier par le tribunal de Paris pour
présentation erronée du génocide arménien dans ses éditions de 2002 à
2005. L’éditeur Robert Laffont devra verser un euro de dommages et
intérêts aux associations qui avaient porté plainte. Il devra
également corriger sa présentation, notamment les bilans sous-évalués
du génocide.

Azerbaijan News Service
June 30 2005

TURKEY HAS NEVER LEFT AZERBAIJAN ALONE AND WILL ALWAYS STAND FOR
AZERBAIJAN
2005-06-30 18:06

Visiting Turkish Prime Minister Receb Tayyip Erdogan and President of
the Republic of Azerbaijan appeared before the media for signing
ceremony of documents between two countries. The Two had meeting
before the ceremony where wide range of issues discussed. Aliyev and
Erdogan also inked joint communiqué. The leaders of Azerbaijan and
Turkey said they discussed development of political and economic
ties, regional state and cooperation within the international
organizations.President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev
held one-on-one conversation with Prime Minister of the Turkish
Republic Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Azerbaijan~Rs President has once again
warmly welcomed the Turkish Prime Minister Having highly estimated
Mr. Erdogan~Rs official visit to Azerbaijan, President Ilham Aliyev
expressed confidence that the visit will be served as important
impulse for further development of the multi-facetted relationship –
political, economical, cultural cooperation between the two brotherly
and friendly countries. Head of the Azerbaijani State has thanked for
Turkey~Rs position and its support on the Armenia-Azerbaijan,
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has
expressed his satisfaction on the steadily developing multi-facetted
cooperation. Turkish Prime Minister has also especially noted the
cooperation between the countries will be continued within the
international organizations frame and Azerbaijan~Rs fair position
would have found its support henceforth. Ilham Aliyev and Recep
Tayyip Erdogan said positions of Azerbaijan and Turkey intersects in
all sectors including the settlement of Daqliq Qarabaq conflict.
Ilham Aliyev, president of Azerbaijan said there have been some
hopes. Otherwise there wouldn~Rt be a need to continue negotiations.
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has adopted fair
resolution that will lead justice solution of the conflict. The
territorial integrity of Azerbaijan will be ensured. Armenians
positions rely on their dreams. Turkish Prime Minister said they
would continue support Azerbaijan till the end. We do stay in our
position regarding the settlement of Qarabaq conflict like we do
almost eight years. Ilham Aliyev promised official Baku~Rs support in
Northern Cyprus Turk Republic. He said that businessmen from
Azerbaijan would soon visit Northern Cyprus while airway would be
soon opened between Baku and Lefkosha. Ilham Aliyev said that
Baku-Tbilisi-Jeyhan main export pipeline would play very important
role in the regional stability.The recognition of the so-called
~SArmenian genocide~T and opening the borders with Armenia are not in
the Copenhagen principles defined by The European Union for Turkey.
Even if it is like that, Turkey is not in the intention of accepting
these conditions~T. Turkish Prime Minister Rajab Tayyib Erdoghan who
is on a visit to Baku told in the press conference for the
journalists. Erdoghan stated that, it is internal affair of Turkey
whether to recognize the so-called ~SArmenian genocide~T, as well as to
open the borders with Armenia:~T This decision is not made by the
European Union but by Turkey and Turkey know how to decide. We have
complied with all the commitments upon the European Union as well as
the conditions of the Copenhagen principles so far~T.

–Boundary_(ID_mrct8LxOTKL0d+wNxUADqw)–

NATO Secretary General Confident Of Successful Afghan Elections

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
06-30-2005

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
insisted June 30 that the deployment of 2,000 extra troops should
help ensure Afghanistan’s forthcoming elections are successful.

Speaking during an official visit to Slovakia, De Hoop Scheffer
said 2,000 extra NATO soldiers, mainly from Romania, Spain and the
Netherlands, would be sent to the country before the mid-September
vote, taking the total number to 10,400.

He hoped and was confident that with the extra forces NATO would
deploy the elections would be successful, he said.

De Hoop Scheffer also outlined the changes awaiting the alliance,
emphasizing that the aim was to strengthen NATO’s political function
which was relevant to its military reforms.

At the same time, he said, NATO would not get involved in the dispute
over Iran’s nuclear program.

Even if NATO appreciated the importance of this issue, because it
related to the expansion of mass destruction weapons, the alliance
not seek a role in this discussion, he said.

The Secretary General highlighted the strong role Slovakia had played
since joining the alliance one year ago and said it was important
that Slovakia had participated in almost every NATO mission.

Slovak Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda said that the
country’s experience could be useful for current NATO candidate
countries. Ukraine and Armenia are among those countries hoping to
join NATO.