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PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 16, 2005
Contact: Elizabeth S. Chouldjian
Tel: (202) 775-1918

HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE PROPOSES $67.5 MILLION FOR ARMENIA;
UP TO $5 MILLION FOR KARABAGH

— MAINTAINS MILITARY AID PARITY BETWEEN ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN

Washington, DC — The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign
Operations today voted to allocate $67.5 million in U.S. aid for
Armenia for fiscal year 2006, reported the Armenian National
Committee of America (ANCA). The amount represents a $12.5 million
increase over President Bush’s budget request, but is lower than
last year’s appropriation of $75 million.

The panel also agreed to maintain parity in U.S. military
assistance to Armenia and Azerbaijan, at the level of $5.75 million
to each country. The appropriators allotted $5 million in
humanitarian assistance to Nagorno Karabagh.

“We want to express our appreciation to Congressman Joe Knollenberg
for his advocacy within the Subcommittee, to thank Chairman Jim
Kolbe and Ranking Member Nita Lowey for their leadership, and to
share our gratitude for the support of Steve Rothman, John Sweeney,
Mark Kirk, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Carolyn Kilpatrick, Chaka Fattah,
and our other friends on this vitally important panel,” said Aram
Hamparian, Executive Director of the ANCA.

“We were, of course, especially pleased to see that, consistent
with the President’s budget request, the Subcommittee contributed
to the continued stability of the Caucasus by appropriating aid
directly to Nagorno Karabagh, and maintaining parity in military
aid to Armenia and Azerbaijan. We also appreciate the efforts of
our friends, in the face of overall reductions in aid to the
region, to increase Armenia’s assistance above the level proposed
by the President, and look forward to action by the Senate – and
later in conference committee – to bring this figure to at least
last year’s figure of $75 million,” added Hamparian.

On April 18th of this year, Representative George Radanovich (R-CA)
and Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
sent a letter to the leadership of the Subcommittee, cosigned by 43
of their House colleagues, calling for an earmark of at least $75
million for Armenia; maintaining the President’s request for equal
levels of military aid for Armenia and Azerbaijan; an additional $5
million in direct aid to Nagorno Karabagh for fiscal year 2006,
and; keeping in place the Section 907 restriction on aid to
Azerbaijan.

The names of the forty-five signatories are as follows: Gary L.
Ackerman (D-NY), Thomas H. Allen (D-ME), Robert E. Andrews (D-NJ),
Xavier Beccerra (D-CA), Howard L. Berman (D-CA), Michael Bilirakis
(R-FL), Eric Cantor (R-VA), Michael E. Capuano (D-CA), Dennis A.
Cardoza (D-CA), John Conyers Jr. (D-MI), Jim Costa (D-CA), Jerry F.
Costello (D-IL), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), David Dreier (R-CA), Anna
G. Eshoo (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Eleanor
Holmes Norton (D-DC), Rush D. Holt (D-NJ), Michael M. Honda (D-CA),
Steve Israel (D-NY), Darrell E. Issa (R-CA), James R. Langevin (D-
RI), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Carolyn
McCarthy (D-NY), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Michael R. McNulty (D-
NY), Martin Meehan (D-MA), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Grace F.
Napolitano (D-CA), Devin Nunes (R-CA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ),
Collin C. Peterson (D-MN), Linda T. Sanchez (D-CA), Adam B. Schiff
(D-CA), Joe Schwarz (R-MI), Clay E. Shaw, Jr. (R-FL), John Shimkus
(R-IL), Mark E. Souder (R-IN), George Radanovich (R-CA), Stephanie
Tubbs Jones (D-OH), Diane E. Watson (D-CA), Henry Waxman (D-CA),
and Jerry Weller (R-IL).

In making the case for increased levels of U.S. assistance to
Armenia, the ANCA has stressed the following points:

1) The impact of the dual Turkish and Azerbaijani blockades:

— The World Bank estimates that these blockade are costing
Armenia $720 million a year. Despite U.S. pressure, these
blockades have remained in place for more than a decade.

— Armenia is making tremendous progress toward a modern, market-
based democracy, but needs continued U.S. help to offset the
efforts of Turkey and Azerbaijan to strangle its economy by
blockading its eastern and western borders.

2) The effectiveness of U.S. foreign aid:

— U.S. Ambassador John Evans, in the fall of 2004, stressed that,
“Since arriving in Armenia, I have been deeply impressed by not
only the breadth and depth of our assistance programs, but by their
high quality and the exacting standards of the U.S. Government
staff and implementing partners who help design, execute and
evaluate these activities.”

3) Armenia’s progress on economic and democratic reforms:

— According to the Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic
Freedom, Armenia is the only former Soviet republic, which is rated
“mostly free.” In fact, Armenia is ranked 42nd overall and the
closest former Soviet republic is the Ukraine, which is ranked
88th.

— Armenia is one of only 16 countries to have qualified for the
Millennium Challenge Account and has already submitted its
application. Armenia is clearly on the right path, and it needs
United States assistance to continue on this path and withstand the
devastating impact of the Turkish and Azerbaijani blockades.

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sportbusiness.com
June 15 2005

WORLD CUP RIGHTS DEAL FOR ARMENIA
2005-Jun-15 09:11

A multiple broadcast rights deal for FIFA events has been agreed with
public television broadcaster PTVC of Armenia.

The agreement with Infront Sports & Media, responsible for the
distribution of FIFA rights worldwide, includes next year’s World Cup
in Germany. The rights are exclusive for Armenia.

PTVC of Armenia has acquired the exclusive free-to-air rights for all
64 matches of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The matches will be shown on
two terrestrial stations, First Channel and Nor Alik.

It has also acquired exclusive rights for all matches of the 2005
FIFA Confederations Cup, which kicks off on June 15 (today) in
Germany, involving Japan, Tunisia, Mexico, Argentina, Australia,
Greece, world champions Brazil and the host, Germany.

PCTV has also purchased the exclusive rights to the Official Preview
Series of the 2006 FIFA World Cup for Armenia, being produced by
Infront in association with FIFA (16 x 26-minute programmes).

Said Oliver Seibert, an executive director of Infront: “We have now
completed many of our agreements in Europe and are confident that
Infront has secured the widest and most extensive coverage for
viewers in Europe to date.”

Armenia unhappy about US State Department’s report on trafficking – official

Noyan Tapan news agency
14 Jun 05

Yerevan, 14 June: The US State Department’s fifth annual Trafficking
in Persons Report will help Armenia implement its future programmes
in this sphere. Serious tasks have been set, but Armenia is unhappy
about some points of the report and will raise its objections soon,
Armenia’s Prosecutor-General Agvan Ovsepyan told a press conference
on 14 June.

The report said in particular that Armenia had serious problems with
human trafficking. It said that Armenia had been placed on a watch
list this year because of its failure to show evidence of increasing
efforts to combat trafficking over the past year.

Many sectors of the government do not officially recognize the problem
and the government failed to disseminate or implement any elements
of its national action plan, the report said.

Shaw to Play Hans Christian Andersen

By MICHAEL KUCHWARA
.c The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) – She’s already played Shakespeare’s tragic Richard II,
as well as the title character in a memorable production of
“Medea,” so Hans Christian Andersen should be a cinch.

Fiona Shaw will portray the Danish author of some of the world’s most
beloved children’s stories in “My Life As a Fairy Tale,” having its
world premiere this summer at Lincoln Center Festival 2005.

The production, conceived and directed by Chen Shi-Zheng, will play
the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College July 27, 29 and 30.
The all-female cast also includes Blair Brown, Mia Maestro, Mary Lou
Rosato and Qian Yi.

For tickets, call CenterCharge, 212-721-6500, or go online at
.

Off-Broadway ticket availability and capsule reviews of selected
shows as of June 13. Unless otherwise noted, tickets are available at
the theaters’ box offices for the shows listed. Details about how to
obtain tickets – including by calling the box office, Telecharge or
Ticketmaster – appear at the end.

“Altar Boyz.” An exuberant, good-natured musical spoof about a
Christian boy band. Dodger Stages. Telecharge.

“Beast on the Moon.” A tale of Armenian immigrants in America after
World War I. A play by Richard Kalinoski. Century Center. Telecharge.

“Blue Man Group.” They paint each other. They paint the audience.
They unroll toilet paper. Foreign tourists love this long-running new
vaudeville show. Astor Place. Ticketmaster.

“Cookin’.” Four Korean chefs prepare a banquet under deadline
pressure. A lot of slicing and dicing. Minetta Lane. Ticketmaster.

“Drumstruck.” An evening of drumming from South Africa. And the
audience gets to participate. Dodger Stages. Telecharge.

“Hurlyburly.” The New Group’s masterful production of David Rabe’s
look at LA show biz types. The cast includes Ethan Hawke, Wallace
Shawn and Josh Hamilton. 37 Arts. Ticketmaster. Closes July 2.

“I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change.” The mildest of musical
revues about relationships between men and women. Westside Theatre
Upstairs. Telecharge.

“Jewtopia.” A gentile wants to marry a nice Jewish girl. A comedy
written by and starring Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson. Westside
Downstairs. Telecharge.

“Lazer Vaudeville.” Vaudeville isn’t dead. Its juggling, acrobatics
and comedy have just gone high-tech. Lamb’s. Telecharge.

“Manuscript.” Three young people’s desperate search for fame. A
play by Paul Grellong. The cast includes Jeffrey Carlson, Pablo
Schreiber and Marin Ireland. Daryl Roth. Telecharge.

“Menopause. The Musical.” Women and their change of life – in song.
Playhouse 91. Ticketmaster.

“Naked Boys Singing.” A musical revue. The title says it all. Plays
Fridays and Saturday. Julia Miles. Telecharge.

“Orson’s Shadow.” Laurence Olivier meets Orson Welles in this
intriguing fictional re-creation by Austin Pendleton. Barrow Street.
Telecharge.

“Slava’s Snowshow.” The Russian clown from Cirque du Soleil brings
his latest entertainment to New York. Union Square. Ticketmaster.

“Stomp.” A noisy yet effective celebration of percussion in this
long-running new vaudeville revue. Orpheum. Ticketmaster.

“Terrorism.” Fear takes a toll on everyday life. A play by Vladimir
and Oleg Presnyakov. A New Group co-production. Clurman on Theatre
Row. Ticket Central. 212-279-4200. Closes June 26.

“The Awesome ’80s Prom.” An interactive high school prom musical
set in the 1980s. Friday and Saturday evenings. Webster Hall.
212-352-3101.

“The Cherry Orchard.” A revival of the Chekhov classic in a new
adaptation by Tom Donaghy. Atlantic Theater Company. Telecharge.

“The Musical of Musicals.” A delightful spoof of musical-theater
songwriting styles. Among the authors tweaked are Andrew Lloyd
Webber, Rodgers and Hammerstein and, of course, Stephen Sondheim.
Dodger Stages. Telecharge.

“The Paris Letter.” Ron Rifkin stars in Jon Robin Baitz’s play
about a powerful investment counselor confronted by secrets from his
past. A Roundabout Theatre Company production. Laura Pels.
212-719-1300.

“Thom Pain (based on nothing).” James Urbaniak stars in a monologue
by Will Eno about an ordinary man and his existentialist anxieties.
DR2 Theatre. Telecharge. Engagement extended through Sept. 4.
Difficult.

“Thrill Me: The Leopold and Loeb Story.” A musical version of one
of the most infamous crimes of the last century. York Theatre Company
at St. Peter’s. Smarttix 212-868-4444. Closes June 26.

The Telecharge number is 212-239-6200 unless otherwise indicated.
There is a $6 service charge per ticket, plus a $2.50 handling fee
per order.

Ticketmaster is 212-307-4100. There is a $6 service charge per
ticket, plus a $3 handling fee per order.

Both Telecharge and Ticketmaster will provide information on specific
seat locations. They also have toll-free numbers for theater ticket
calls outside New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. For Telecharge
call 800-432-7250; for Ticketmaster call 800-755-4000.

The TKTS booth in Times Square at Broadway and 47th Street sells
same-day discount tickets to Broadway, off-Broadway, music and dance
productions. There is a $3 service charge per ticket. Cash or
travelers checks only. Hours of operation are Monday through Saturday
evening performances, 3 p.m.-8 p.m.; matinees Wednesday and Saturday,
10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

The downtown TKTS booth is in the South Street Seaport at the corner
of Front and John Streets. Hours of operation are Monday through
Friday 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Matinee tickets must be purchased at South Street Seaport the day
before, meaning Wednesday matinee tickets are available Tuesday,
Saturday matinee tickets are available Friday and Sunday matinee
tickets are available Saturday.

Full-price tickets and information on Broadway and off-Broadway shows
are available at the Broadway Ticket Center, located on the east side
of Broadway between 46th Street and 47th Street. There is a $4.50
service charge per ticket.

For 24-hour information on theater, dance and music performances in
New York’s five boroughs, call the Theater Development Fund’s New
York City-On Stage, 212-768-1818.

06/13/05 14:07 EDT

Hobbyists meet at Holiday Inn for Vermont State Stamp Show
By Gordon Dritschilo Herald Staff

Rutland Herald, VT
June 13 2005

Eighty-five percent of the stamps issued by the U.S. Postal Service
never go out in the mail.

Instead, they end up in the hands of stamp collectors around the world.

“It’s a world history and a geography lesson and I’ve been doing it
since I was eight,” said collector Jerry Weitzenkorn of the Rutland
County Stamp Club.

Weitzenkorn, who lives in New York City but has a summer home in
Mendon, was one of dozens of hobbyists who gathered at the Holiday
Inn in Rutland Sunday for the Vermont State Stamp Show. He was sorting
through a massive box of loose U.S. stamps.

“I don’t collect U.S. stamps, believe it or not,” he said. “I just
use them to trade in Europe.”

The show, which is held every five years, is put on by stamp clubs from
Rutland, Bennington, Brattleboro, Quechee, Burlington and Montpelier.

“In the stamp world, they’re constantly having national and
international stamp shows,” said William Alsop, a member of the Rutland
club. “It’s a big thing. In Washington, D.C., or New York, or Chicago,
you can find stamps worth hundreds of thousands of dollars on display.”

While the collections on display in Rutland were more modest, they
offered a beautiful array of stamps and post cards, from modern stamps
commemorating people like Ronald Reagan and Robert Penn Warren to
older stamps from all around the world.

An exhibit titled “Shah of Iran Mohammed Reza Pahlavi – A Philatelic
Biography” used stamps and text to trace the history of the deposed
monarch, starting when the first stamps bearing his image were issued
in his childhood.

Other stamps commemorated the Shah’s marriage, visits from foreign
rulers including Queen Elizabeth II, and his efforts at social
reform. Other stamps were held up as examples of the Shah’s vanity and
egomania. The record went right up to the last stamp issues bearing
the Shah’s image in 1978.

Other displays showed stamps from Australia and Brazil. Another
showed Vermont cigarette tax stamps, and another showed Polish stamps
commemorating the rebuilding of Warsaw after World War II.

One of the larger displays was a collection of antique postcards
bearing photos of Vermont. Owner Michael McMorrow of North Clarendon
said he had been collecting post cards since 1966.

“I bought a box of postcards at a house auction in Bristol,” he said.
“I thought they were interesting so I started collecting them.”

The pictures on the cards were from all over Vermont during the
first half of the 20th century. They included a water wagon on
Lake Bomoseen in 1910, a World War II airplane observation post in
Poultney, Rutland firefighters testing a steamer in 1909, Center
Street in Rutland decorated for a parade in 1915 and workers in a
Proctor Marble quarry in 1910.

Others included the Ko-Z-Diner in North Clarendon in 1935, the Trapp
family in Stowe in 1955, Christmas dinner at the Women’s’ Correctional
Center in Rutland in 1920, the first graduating class from Pawlet
High School in 1914 and workers at a Fair Haven saw mill in 1908.

Gathering a historical record of the state is what McMorrow said
appeals to him about collecting.

“It’s a look at the way Vermont was 50 to 100 years ago,” he said.
“It’s uncut history.”

Many collectors have specific areas they focus on, and Alsop said
there were plenty to choose from. Many people, he said, are interested
in revenue stamps. Alsop said the U.S. government held on to surplus
revenue stamps for many years before deciding to sell them off.

“These included marijuana stamps,” he said. “These were from many
years ago – to deal in that, you had to have a stamp. Every keg of
beer had to have one of these. If you went to the druggist to have
a prescription filled with codeine in it, that had to have a stamp.”

In addition to their historical interest, Alsop said many of the
revenue stamps are quite beautiful.

“Some are really fine 19th century engravings,” he said. “They’re
like little bank notes.”

Alsop said stamps also get put out by places that do not officially
exist. He pointed to an example that arose from the war between
Armenia and Azerbaijan.

“A big chunk of what Azerbaijan claimed as its territory is now claimed
by Armenia – Nagorno-Karabakh,” he said. “They put out stamps for
it. There’s been a big to-do about it, with Azerbaijan complaining
to the United Postal Union that Armenia can’t put out these stamps.”

While some collect stamps or post cards, still others collect
postmarks.

“Back in the period from the 1860s to World War II it was not at
all uncommon to travel all over the place,” he said. “Mail would be
forwarded to your hotel. If you had just left, they would forward it
again. Some of those envelopes were fantastic. They would religiously
forward mail. A three cent stamp would sometimes go all over the
world.”

AZG Armenian Daily #107, 11/06/2005

Cooperation

DUTCH GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT ITS BUSINESSMEN IN ARMENIA

Armenia and Netherlands signed two documents yesterday. The first one is a
memorandum of mutual understanding within the framework of cooperation
projects and the second one – an agreement to encourage and secure
investments.

Vartan Khachatrian, RA minister of finances and economy, shared with the
contents of the documents as soon as they were signed. He pointed out that
the government of the Netherlands has been continuously supporting Armenia
with different grants since 1998. It promised previously that money allotted
to the Armenian budged will amount to 1.3 million euros, Holland assigned
far greater sum – 4.7 million euros.

According to the new document, the Dutch government will lend support to
those businessmen of the country who will decide to start business in
Armenia. Each shared business will receive 5 thousand euros; annually there
will be 3 such common business projects. Seeing this as an important aspect,
Dutch minister of economic development Mrs. Van Arden noted that Armenia
simply needs investments to set the wheels in motion. The minister said that
her country has suchlike agreements with 32 states. She also stated that the
Dutch government has decided to increase the aid to Armenian budget raising
it from 4.7 to 5 million euros.

Deputy prime minister and minister of finances of Holland, Herit Zal, shared
with his impressions of Armenia and said that this was his third visit.
First time he was in Armenia in 1995 and says that the country has palpably
developed during those 10 years.

By Ara Martirosian

TORONTO (CP) – Teenagers who are forced to confront the cruel reality
of a terminal illness will typically find some solace in childhood’s
usual creature comforts: an Xbox, a trip to Disneyland or a handshake
with a hockey player.

Kelly Clarke chose to visit the one man who holds her future in his
hands.

When the Make-A-Wish Foundation offered to grant her a wish, the
16-year-old Clarke, who suffers from a rare and terminal form of
adolescent epilepsy, asked to meet a Toronto doctor whose pioneering
research represents her best hope for a better life.

That wish came true Thursday after Clarke and her parents made the
4,800-kilometre journey from Kingsland, England, to Canada’s most
populous city to meet Berge Minassian, a neurologist at the Hospital
for Sick Children in Toronto.

“I wanted to find out things about my illness,” Clarke said of her
trip. “I’d like some advice, (to know) how far the research is, how
well he thinks I’m doing.”

Clarke’s odyssey began more than three years ago, when her mother and
stepfather began the difficult task of researching a rare condition
that neither they nor anyone else in the medical community seemed to
know anything about.

Doctors eventually identified Clarke’s condition as Lafora disease – a
form of epilepsy that occurs during early adolescence and is
characterized by seizures and progressive neurological degeneration.

Over the course of their Internet research, Clarke’s parents found one
name that kept popping up as a leader in the field – Minassian, a
Toronto neurologist who had successfully identified two genes used to
diagnose the disease.

When Clarke learned Make-A-Wish was prepared to help, as it does with
countless children around the world who face life-threatening
conditions, she opted to fly halfway around the world to find out what
– if anything – her future holds.

“He said there’s this much hope,” Clarke said, holding up her thumb
and index finger.

“I don’t know what the hope is – a cure, extra time, a diet, if he’s
found something – (but) he’s got a plan.”

Clarke’s wish came as a surprise to Andrea Dicks, who manages the
foundation’s wish-granting program and has grown accustomed to kids
asking for computers, or trips around the world, or the chance to meet
someone famous or be a model for a day.

“I couldn’t believe it when it came across my desk,” Dicks said.

“It’s not the wish you would typically think a 16-year-old girl would
wish for … Kelly is obviously just a very kind individual and she
wants to be able to help other individuals who have her condition as
well.”

As part of Thursday’s official visit to the Hospital for Sick
Children, Clarke presented Minassian with a check for over $1,500,
raised by her former classmates to help fund further research.

Clarke was diagnosed with Lafora disease in 2002, but only learned
about the illness from her parents 18 months later. She has had to
leave school and has lost contact with some of her friends, and
experiences twitches and memory lapses.

She says she will eventually end up in a wheelchair, suffer more
frequent seizures and need help with most of her daily activities. She
will not be able to have children and can’t be left home alone.

Minassian said he’s cheered by the fact Clarke is in “good shape right
now,” and noted that her anti-seizure medication has been effective at
holding off the seizures.

Eventually, however, those diagnosed with Lafora suffer more frequent
seizures, as well as dementia and visual hallucinations. Patients
usually die within 10 years of being diagnosed, Minassian said.

“That’s the way it is today,” he said. “There’s always tomorrow.”

Clarke said her meetings with Minassian, as well as others who are
working to find a cure for the disease, has helped to restore her
optimism.

“It makes you think you’re not the only one,” she said.

Clarke said she’s choosing to focus on her friends and boyfriend
Jamie, and plans to visit the CN Tower and Niagara Falls and get some
shopping in while she’s in Toronto.

“I don’t like to get upset about it because I’ve got lots of friends
and I’ve got a great boyfriend,” she said.

“I’ve got quite a lot of hope and I don’t like to give up yet, I try
not to. Otherwise, you’ve got nothing really, have you?”

© The Canadian Press, 2005

AZG Armenian Daily #105, 09/06/2005

Mass media

MARGARITA SIMONIAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF RUSSIAN CNN

By the end of the year the Russian version of CNN will open in Russia. It
will be called “Russia Today TV.” Gazeta e-newspaper informed that the new
state TV will unfold anti-revolutionary propaganda, if the events in Ukraine
threat Russia. Margarita Simonian, editor-in-chief of “Russia Today TV,”
told journalists that they are going to be an independent mass media. “In
the beginning we will represent the official position that says that black
is white, then our expert will discuss it, saying that white is black and
only after Socrat will add that both are right,” Margarita Simonian said.

“Russia Today TV” will broadcast twenty-four-hour news, sports, business,
weather report and documentary films just like BBC and CNN do. 80% of the
journalists will be foreign reporters. The Armenian journalist work at the
Russian ORT and RTR TVs. She has been mainly highlighting the visits of
Putin in Russian and in foreign countries during the last few years.

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| 18:04:40 | 08-06-2005 | Social |

ACCIDENT IN THE AMIRYAN «SKYSCRAPER»

Today at noon in the Amiryan street an accident took place. 2 people fell
down from a height of 3 meters from the building near the Yerevan National
Security Service. The brigadier of the construction who did not want to
introduce himself informed that they had fallen down from the wooden columns
on which workers stand while working.

According to the brigadier, «it is not serious, they fell down from 3
meters». Now, according to him, the situation is grave, but «they will be
all right». As far as he could tell, one of them was taken to the Norq
hospital, and he had no information about the other. The building which is
constructed by «Avalon» LTD will be the highest building of the capital (18
floors).

By the way, the constructors are prohibited to speak about the accident.
They look into the eyes of the journalists and say that nothing has
happened. The eyewitnesses are the student of the Drama Institute who say
that the constructors have not fallen down, but «about a ton of cement has
fallen down on them». Naturally, the brigadier said nothing of the kind had
happened.

KARABAKHIAN ETHNOGRAPHER ANSWERS TO AZERI JOURNALIST

STEPANAKERT, JUNE 8. ARMINFO. “I think, our ancestors acted rightly
using in epitaphs phrases which help us today to answer many questions
and to prove both your wrongfulness and deliberate distortion of all
those created by Armenians-Karabakhians”, stated a Karabakhian
ethnographer Hrachik Harutyunyan commenting on an article in “The real
Azerbaijan” newspaper, the author of which condemns Karabakhian
authorities in “changing the names of overwhelming quantity of NKR
villages, particularly, town Shushi”.

“A am forced to ask both you and your authorities the same question:
what was the necessity and what aim purposed the Azeri side when
changed the Armenian ending of the primordial Armenian town Shushi
from “i” to “a”? I would like to note that names of tens of Armenian
villages in Karabakh were changed to Azeri manner by the same method”,
Harutyunyan said.