Author: Tadevosian Garnik

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
Jan 26 2007

Araz Azimov: Status will be discussed after normal conditions in the
region

[ 26 Jan. 2007 16:07 ]

`The negotiations will be effective when agreement will be achieved
on conception that is clear for Azerbaijani side. Only in that case
we can achieve progress in the settlement of the conflict in the
framework of this process,’ Deputy Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Araz
Azimov said when expressing his stance on the negotiations on the
settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict, APA reports.

The deputy minister stressed that Azerbaijan does not stand aloof of
the settlement of some political issues and noted that these problems
can be solved only when the results of the conflict and war will be
eliminated.
`To work on any status is possible after normal conditions will be
created in the region,’ Azimov said.
Azimov also noted that this condition is possible if the refugees
return to their lands and the maitheir security should be ensured.
/APA/

National Assembly of RA, Armenia
Jan 26 2007

Armenian and Azerbaijani Delegations’ Meeting in Strasbourg

On January 25 in Strasbourg the Armenian and Azerbaijani delegations
met within the framework of the PACE Ad Hoc Committee on Nagorno
Karabakh. The Chairman of the Committee Lord Russell Johnston
presented future activities. Agreements were reached on a number of
questions:

1. The Committee will visit the region – Armenia, Azerbaijan and
Nagorno Karabakh – in the first half of 2007, to have meetings;
2. everything should be done to fulfill theResolution 1416;
3. propaganda of hatred and war-like statements should be stopped;
4. the meetings should continue for the benefit of further
development of relations.

According to the President of the RA National Assembly, Head of the
Armenian Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of
Europe Mr. Tigran Torosyan, one can speak about the results of such
meetings only after the speeches delievered during the next PACE
session, and there will not be any slanders, propaganda of hatred,
dissemination of falsehood. Only then we can say that these meetings
are useful. Otherwise, it is difficult to expect any use, since such
meetings are not addressed at the resolution of the issue (they
cannot be addressed at that), but can promote the improvement of the
atmosphere and more or less settlement of relations.

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International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies
Announces University Program for 2007

Toronto, Canada – This is the sixth year of the Genocide and Human
Rights University Program (GHRUP) to be held in Toronto, July
30-August 10, 2007.

The GHRUP is a comprehensive, graduate-level seminar taught by ten
leading experts in their fields. Incorporating theory on genocide and
the gross violation of human rights, history, sociology, political
science and international law, and through a comparative analysis of
major case studies and special themes, it explores such issues as:

· The Foundations of Human Rights
· The Causes of Genocide
· How Genocide is Carried Out
· Children, Gender and Genocide
· The After-effects of Genocide
· Genocide and International Law
· Facing History: Solving Past Conflicts
· Genocide Denial–
· Preventing Genocide

Through the comparative study of the Holocaust, the Cambodian,
Rwandan, and Darfurian Genocide, among other cases, and using the
Armenian Genocide, the archetypal example of the 20th Century, as a
point of reference, the program strives to show that genocide and the
gross violation of human rights is a universal human experience and
that, as such, it must be the concern of all individuals and
institutions.

The mission of the GHRUP is to help develop a new generation of
scholars to engage in research and publication in the field of
genocide and human rights studies. "We have graduated over 150
students from around the world in the last five years and this year
we will be continuing to expand this cadre of youth dedicated to the
study and prevention of genocide," commented Prof. Roger W. Smith,
Director of the program.

Applicants must be current or recent university students with a
minimum of three years of undergraduate experience. Details and
registration information are available on the program’s website,

The International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (A
Division of the Zoryan Institute) is dedicated to the study and
dissemination of knowledge regarding the phenomenon of genocide in
all of its aspects. This is achieved through the GHRUP and
publication of Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International
Journal, in partnership with the International Association of
Genocide Scholars.

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Every year a monitoring to be carried out in Armenia on fulfilling IPAP measures

PanARMENIAN.Net
25.01.2007 18:30 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ In the framework of Individual Partnership Action
Plan with NATO every year a monitoring will be carried out in Armenia
on fulfilling IPAP measures, stated Armenian Deputy Defense Minister
lieutenant-general Arthur Aghabekian to journalists in Yerevan. In his
words, after every monitoring the next stages of IPAP realizations
will be determined. As to his resignation, which was submitted last
week, the lieutenant general confirmed his decision. "I resign and I
am going to take part in the parliamentarian elections," he underlined.

ARMENIA REPORTS PROGRESS IN DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Panorama.am
19:05 24/01/2007

Parliamentary Assembly (PA) of the Council of Europe (CoE) adopted
Resolution 1532 in its winter session on January 23 on the commitments
of Armenia to CoE.

In this 9-point document, PA of CoE assesses the reforms in
Armenia since the constitutional reform. The document welcomes the
constitutional reforms and following legislative amendments but also
says leaving unpunished the cases of fraud doubts its credibility.

Despite of that, PA of CoE believes Armenia has registered progress in
democracy and human rights. The resolution urges Armenia to conduct
free and fair parliamentary and presidential elections, which will
comply with the European standards. The document also reminds that
none of the elections in Armenia since her membership to CoE in 2001
will totally free and fair.

Source: Panorama.am

Suspect in Journalist Death Makes Threat
By BENJAMIN HARVEY

Wednesday January 24, 2007 2:46 PM
Associated Press Writer

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) – A man who confessed to inciting the murder
of a prominent journalist shouted what appeared to be a threat
against another leading Turkish intellectual on Wednesday, the Nobel
Prize-winning novelist Orhan Pamuk.

"Orhan Pamuk, be smart! Be smart!" Yasin Hayal shouted as he was
being brought to an Istanbul courtroom with his hands cuffed behind
his back. Police quickly pressed Hayal’s head down to silence him
and led him away.

Hayal, a militant nationalist who served time in prison for a 2004 bomb
attack, confessed to inciting last week’s slaying of the influential
ethnic Armenian journalist Hrant Dink and to providing a gun and
money to the alleged killer, police said.

Hayal allegedly told the killer that Dink, who angered nationalists
by calling the mass killing of Armenians in the early 20th century
genocide, was "a traitor to his country who insults Turks."

The suspected triggerman, a teenager named Ogun Samast, confessed to
shooting Dink in a four-page statement given to prosecutors Wednesday,
and was formally charged with the murder, the state-run Anatolia news
agency reported.

Samast told police Hayal gave him money and a picture of the journalist
that he carried with him for several months, the news agency reported.

Dink, editor of the bilingual Turkish-Armenian newspaper Agos, had been
brought to trial numerous times for allegedly "insulting Turkishness,"
a crime under the notorious Article 301 of Turkey’s penal code.

Like Dink, Pamuk also faced trial in Turkey for commenting on the
killings of Armenians and had been accused of treason for doing so.
And like Dink, he said he received death threats and considered
leaving the country because of them.

Pamuk’s case was thrown out on a technicality, and he went on to win
the Nobel Prize in literature last year. He was the first Turk to
do so.

Dink’s murder inspired an outpouring of support for liberal values,
including freedom of expression, tolerance and reconciliation between
Armenians and Turks, with more than 100,000 people marching in his
funeral procession on Tuesday.

But Hayal’s comments raised fears that Turkey may continue to be a
dangerous place for intellectuals who openly express their ideas.

Most Turks suspect that the killer – who as a teenager will likely
receive a lessened prison sentence if convicted – may have ties to
ultra-nationalist groups.

Dink himself had said that he was being threatened by elements of the
"deep state," a term for a shadowy network inside the Turkish military,
intelligence and political circles that is believed to use clandestine
methods to defend the state against perceived threats.

Amid a period of national introspection, Dink’s family has called on
Turks to look at how they have permitted the creation of an atmosphere
that led to his killing.

Interior Minister Abdulkadir Aksu said the crime was carried out by
"circles who do not want Turkey to develop and reach the level of
prosperous and modern countries." Aksu condemned the attack, saying
it had no justification and was being "investigated in great detail."

Azerbaijan to create powerful defense industry in 2007 – Aliyev

ITAR-TASS News Agency, Russia
January 23, 2007 Tuesday

Azerbaijan will create "a powerful defense industry" this year.
"This year’s budget envisions considerable funds to strengthen
the material-technological basis of the industry, which have to be
used effectively," Azerbaijani President Ilkham Aliyev said at a
behind-closed-dollars Cabinet meeting on Monday.

The text of the president’s speech was carried by official Baku
sources.

"It’s no secret that we buy equipment and armaments to strengthen
the army; and we’ll continue to do so," he said.

But Azerbaijan has to launch its own production of military
equipment. "One has to invest money in it. We must develop the
defense sector to support ourselves; and we’ll score a success in
this direction," the head of state underlined.

Azerbaijan’s defense spending in 2007 will reach one billion dollars;
and the figure will increase in the future, according to him.

The growing economic potential of the country, and the strengthening of
its army, together with diplomatic activity and Azerbaijan’s growing
role in the sphere of ensuring energy security "strengthens the
country’s positions, creating excellent opportunities for resolving
the Karabakh conflict," the president said.

Aliyev urged Armenia to unconditionally withdraw from the occupied
territories of Azerbaijan, underlining that in this case it would be
possible to resolve the Karabakh conflict.

In his opinion, the year 2006 yielded no practical results in the
settlement of the problem."

At the same time, Aliyev underlined that "the Azerbaijani side is
committed to the process of negotiations" and that "the Prague process
is an acceptable format for them."

He is convinced that this format is capable of ensuring Azerbaijan’s
interests and the restoration of justice.

"The territorial integrity of Azerbaijan has never been and never
will be a subject of discussions," Aliyev stated.

Baku Today, Azerbaijan
Jan 22 2007

Azerbaijani and Armenian FMs Meet in Moscow

Turan 22/01/2007 18:56

Today Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov will travel to
Moscow after his official visit to Kuwait.

This evening Mamedyarov will meet with OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen.
On Jan. 23 Mamedyarov will hold talks with his Armenian counterpart
Vardan Oskanian in the Russian capital to discuss Karabakh conflict
settlement.

Results of the meeting will show if the next meeting between Armenia
and Azerbaijan’s Presidents will take place.

Right after the consultations in Moscow the co-chairs will visit Baku
and Yerevan to meet with the two countries’ presidents.

Turkish Deputy Accuse CIA and Mossad of Dink Murder

PanARMENIAN.Net
22.01.2007 17:26 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Sevket Kazan, Deputy of the Saadet Party (SP)
of Turkey, argued that the CIA and Mossad planned and organized the
murder of Armenian Turkish journalist Hrant Dink. "The boys were used
in Trabzon and in Sisli attacks and murders, but the real murderer
are the CIA and the Mossad" he said. Sevket Kazan further continued in
his Diyarbakir speech: "Armenian journalist Hrant Dink is a victim of
an assassination. Of course, it is an event to be condemned…. Both
a priest in Trabzon and Dink were killed by boys under 18. The CIA
and the Mossad are behind all these murders, yet they use domestic
tools for these crimes. Their main aim is to destabilize Turkey."

CHAIRMAN OF OSCE PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLY TO VISIT ARMENIA ON FEBRUARY 4

Yerevan, January 22. ArmInfo. The chairman of OSCE Parliament Assembly,
a reporter for Nagorno Karabakh, Goran Lenmarker, will pay a working
visit to Armenia on February 4-6.

As the RA Parliament’s press-service told ArmInfo, G. Lenmarker will
meet with the Armenian parliamentary delegation to OSCE PA, as well as
with the Parliament speaker, Tigran Torossyan, on February 5. Meetings
of G.

Lenmarker with the Armenian President Robert Kocharyan and the RA
Foreign Minister, Vardan Oskanyan, are also scheduled. To note, Goran
Lenmarker will also visit Baku within the frames of a regional visit.