AZERI SIDE TO PASS THE CAPTURED ARMENIAN SOLDIER
armradio.am
24.01.2008 17:10
On January 25 at 1 p.m. the Azerbaijani side will pass the captured
servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia Hambartsum
Asatrysan to the Armenian side at the Ijevan-Ghazakh sector of the
contact line, Press Secretary of the Ministry of Defense, Colonel
Seyran Shahsuvaryan informed.
Armenian soldier Ambartsum Asatrian has been in captivity of Azerbaijan
since 4 August 2007.
GEGHAMYAN SPENDS THE MOST MONEY SO FAR
Panorama.am
18:48 23/01/2008
According to the information released by Central Electoral Committee
(CEC), at the moment no revenues or expenditures were made in
the election funds of three presidential candidates. According to
CEC official web portal, the elections funds of Tigran Karapetyan,
People’s Party chairman, Aram Harutunyan, leader of National Concord
party, and Arman Melikyan, nominated on civil initiation, are empty.
According to the same source, chairman of Orinats Yerkir Arthur
Baghdasaryan has the most money in his election fund – 20,3 million
Armenian drams. The candidate has transferred ten million himself and
the rest has been transferred by physical entities, 60 persons. Vahan
Hovanisyan is in the second place. He has 10 million drams and
has transferred the money on his own. He is followed by Republican
candidate Serzh Sargsyan with 8.6 million drams. Artashes Geghamyan
is in the fourth place with 4 million drams. Vazgen Manukyan has the
least money, 130 thousand drams and the money has been transferred
by two physical entities. Levon Ter-Petrosyan has 1.493.500 Armenian
drams mostly transferred by physical entities, 23 persons.
According to CEC figures, the only expenditure has been made by
Artashes Geghamyan, 1 million 730 thousand Armenian drams. However,
the election center of the candidate said Geghamyan has spent 4
million 270 thousand so far. The money is mostly spent to publish
Geghamyan’s 164 page "Creation Program" which is published in 3000
copies. He also spent money to purchase TV and radio air.
ARMENIAN NATIONAL TEAM OF HOCKEY PLAYERS AGED 20 AND BELOW DEFEATED IN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR SECOND TIME
Noyan Tapan
Jan 23, 2008
BELGRADE, JANUARY 23, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian national team competed
with the national team of Serbia in the 4th tour of World Championship
of Hockey Players aged 20 and below. The Serbs won the tour with the
score of 6 to 0.
This was the second uninterrupted defeat of the Armenian hockey
players in this championship.
EVEN THE LOCATION HAD BEEN REPORTED
Sabah, Turkey
Jan 23 2008
While Turkey has been jolted by the uncovering of the Ergenekon
gang, the statement of the witness in Hrant Dink’s case also caused
widespread shock.
Yasin Hayal’s brother-in-law spoke at the trial held against the
gendarmeries accused of negligence of duty in Dink’s murder: "I told
the gendarmerie that Yasin had been planning to kill Dink months
prior. Yasin had told me that he was planning to murderthe Armenian
Hrant Dink, who worked for Agos newspaper."
‘Police knew of the murder location’
Yasin Hayal’s brother-in-law gave his statement at the trial held
against the gendarmerie. He stated: "I informed them that Yasin
planned to kill Dink in Istanbul four months prior to the murder."
The trials held for Gendarmerie Okan Þimþek and Cavuþ Veysel, who are
being charged with having neglected their duties, have begun. The two
suspects did not attend the trial, while Yasin Hayal’s brother-in-law
was heard as a witness. The brother-in-law, C.Ý., stated that he had
told Okan Þimþek and Veysel Þahin that Hayal planned to kill Dink
three or four months prior to the murder. C.Ý. stated: "he said that
he planned to kill Dink in Istanbul. He stated that he would have
one or two individuals with him but he did not give out their names."
C.Ý. stated that Hayal had drawn a layout of the murder and said
that he knew the location of the newspaper Hrant Dink worked for and
planned to murder him in front of his office."
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January 19, 2008
PRESS RELEASE
Armenia Solidarity
Nor Serount Cultural Association
Armenian Genocide Trust
Seyfo Centre
Hrant Dink Commemmoration in London
London (Saturday 19.01.2008) – A diverse crowd comprising of Armenians,
Kurds, Turks and intellectuals of other nationalities marked the first
anniversary of the death of Hrant Dink at the Monument to the Innocents in
front of Westminster Abbey, London on Saturday.
Prayers were said by Canon Segovsky of Westminster Abbey. The author
Nouritza Matossian, a friend of Hrant paid her own personal tribute. The
author Des Fernandes spoke about Hrant’s clear position on the Genocide.
Kasim Agpak said that Hrant’s death was "the outcome of a long planned
implementation of constitutional racism and anti-democratic articles and
attitudes"
Messages of support were read from the singer Diamanda Galas, Swedish MP
Esabelle Reshdouni, Gurgin Bakircioglu (Vice Chair of The Kurdish Student
and Academic Association of Sweden and editor of Beyan.net). A portion of
Hrant’s work was read by Nouritza Matossian. Professor Khatchatur Pilikian,
as his tribute, sang "God the Free (song of freedom)" by Mikael Nalbandian
and two white doves of peace were released by Khatchig Vartanian, Editor of
the UK Armenian magazine, "Voice of Nor Serount".
The numerous Kurds, Armenians and Turks present agreed to enter in dialogue
and consecrate their lives to study and learn fro Hrant’s many articles.
Transcripts of Hrant Dink Day Speeches will be published in the forthcoming
issue of VONS.
AZERI MINISTER OFFERS KARABAKH AUTONOMY
Turkish Daily News
Jan 22 2008
Turkey
Armenian troops need to leave Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region
which they occupied in 1992 because their presence threatens the
security of oil and gas pipelines and prevents further economic
integration in the region, said Azerbaijan’s foreign minister.
Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Elmar Mammadyarov said his country
prefers a diplomatic solution; Armenia itself will benefit from
regional development and the departure of its forces from Azerbaijan
would improve relations with Turkey.
Organized crime, terrorism and smuggling flourish in a region where
borders are disputed, the minister wrote.
Azerbaijan will be willing to give Nagorno-Karabakh "the widest
possible autonomy," he said. Resolving the issue will let the region
integrate further with Europe as well as pursue links to China and
Russia, the minister wrote.
Nagorno-Karabakh is situated in southwestern Azerbaijan, in a
rich fertile area. In the early 1920s, the Soviets established
the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region, within Azerbaijan. It has
a predominantly Armenian population. The late 1980s witnessed
Armenian discontent and ethnic frictions exploded into furious
violence. After the escalation of the violence, the ethnic Azeri
population fled Karabakh and Armenia while ethnic Armenians fled the
rest of Azerbaijan. Karabakh declared itself an independent republic in
late 1991 following the break-up of the Soviet Union. Despite the lack
of formal declaration of war, large-scale fighting broke out between
Azerbaijani and Armenian forces. The ethnic Armenians then pushed on to
occupy Azerbaijani territory outside Karabakh and created a buffer zone
linking Karabakh and Armenia. A Russian-brokered ceasefire was signed
in 1994 that resulted in de facto Armenian control in Karabakh. Yet,
no final settlement has ever been signed since then and it remains
a contentious issue between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
KARABAKH SETTLEMENT BASED ON MADRID UNDERSTANDINGS POSSIBLE UNDER NEXT PRESIDENT – ARMENIAN PRESIDENT
Russia & CIS Military Newswire
January 21, 2008 Monday 10:01 AM MSK
Armenian President Robert Kocharian has spoken of the possibility
of settling the conflict in Karabakh on the basis of the Madrid
understandings of the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan.
"A solution to the issue of Karabakh can be found in actual fact,
if the logic of the Madrid document is followed. But there will be
no agreement in the near future and the next president of Armenia
will continue conflict settlement talks," he told the press in Yerevan.
Through its Foreign Ministry Armenia has expressed its attitude to
the Madrid document nothing that the contents of the document is
accepted by both sides, but Armenia sticks to a different approach
on some of its provisions.
"The document lies in the context of the negotiating process but
we differ over several provisions and talks will continue on them,"
he siad.
Cochairmen of the OSCE Minsk group submitted the basic principles of
the peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict to a session of the
OSCE council of foreign ministers in Madrid in November 2007.
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Bible Readings
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Is 63.18–64.12
1-27#Is 63.18–64.12Tit 1.1-11
1-27#Tit 1.1-11Jn 7.37-52.
1-27#Jn 7.37-52.
Diocesan News
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MOTHER CATHEDRAL CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE MEETING AT WESTERN DIOCESE
On Saturday, January 19, 2008, His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan
Derderian presided over the Mother Cathedral Construction Committee
meeting held at the Western Diocese.
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ACYO LEADERSHIP MET AT WESTERN DIOCESE
The annual ACYO leadership meeting was held on Saturday, January 19,
2008, at the Western Diocese. The meeting was organized by the ACYO
Central Council, with the ACYO leadership in attendance.
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ANNUAL REQUIEM FOR UNBORN WAS HELD AT ARCHDIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES
On Saturday, January 19, 2008, the annual Requiem for the Unborn was
held at the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
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BETHLEHEM STYLE CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES IN HOLLYWOOD
On Saturday, January 19, 2008 the Holy Translators School (Srpotz
Tarkmanchatz) Alumni of North America and the Friends of the Jerusalem
Armenians organized the 9th annual Christmas Eve Service at St. John
Armenian Church in Hollywood, under the auspices of the Western
Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America.
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DIVINE LITURGY CELEBRATION AND ORDINATION AT SARKIS ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH
On Sunday, January 20, 2008, the Primate celebrated Divine Liturgy and
offered the sermon at St. Sarkis Armenian Church, in East Los Angeles.
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STEWARDSHIP EVENT WAS HELD AT WESTERN DIOCESE
On Sunday, January 20, 2008, the Stewardship Event/Reception commenced
at 4:00 p.m., at Kalaydjian Hall of the Western Diocese.
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AVERAGE NOMINAL SALARY IN ARMENIA REACHES AMD 76922 IN 2007 AFTER GROWING 20.4%
ARKA News Agency
Jan 21 2008
Armenia
YEREVAN, January 21. /ARKA/. National Statistical Service of Armenia
told ARKA News Agency on Monday that the average nominal salary in
the country reached AMD 76922 in 2007 after growing 20.4%, compared
with 2006.
According to the statistical report, monthly salaries in state-owned
organizations reached AMD 54394 in December after growing 18.8% over
the period between January and December 2007, compared with the same
period a year earlier, and 22.4%, compared with the previous month
of 2007.
Private organizations’ average salary was AMD 96342 in 2007, 20.5%
greater than that of 2006.
These organizations’ average salary grew 21.5% in December, compared
with November.
The average monthly nominal salary grew 21.8% in December, compared
with November.
Financial income of Armenia’s population totaled AMD 2120507.2 million
in 2007 after growing 25.4%, compared with 2006, and expenses reached
AMD 1997074.6 million after growing 23.3%.
Income grew 26.7% in December and expenses 36.2, compared with
November. ($1 = AMD 306.15).
"CONSTRUCTION WORKS TO BE OVER THIS YEAR IN UPPER LARS"
Panorama.am
16:30 21/01/2008
The opening of the passport check point of Upper Lars is connected
with technical issues and the current state of the check point, Igor
Levitin, Russian minister of transport and chairman of Armenian-Russian
intergovernmental committee, told reporters in Yerevan today. He said
the works are under way and will end this year. In the words of the
minister, transport agencies of Armenia and Russia have underscored
the problem of transport flows between Russia and Armenia three years
ago. "With the concession of the railways we conclude that process
since Russia owes a rail line that must be brought into modern
state of technology in order to speed up the transport of cargo,"
the minister noted.