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POPE PAYS TRIBUTE TO CHRISTIAN ROOTS OF ARMENIAN CULTURE Armenian ambassador to France Edward Nalbandian who also combines his duties with those of Armenia’s ambassador to Holy See of Vatican, presented his credentials to the Pope John Paul II on Saturday. The Armenian ambassador conveyed to the Pontiff the greetings of the Armenian president Robert Kocharian and head of the Armenian Church Catholicos Karekin II. In a conversation that followed the official ceremony, the Pope John Paul II paid tribute to the Christian roots of Armenia's history and culture ahead of his upcoming trip to Armenia. John Paul said he is preparing for his September 25-27 trip to Armenia "with joy" and said he hoped the visits would improve ties with the Orthodox church. "Your country has a long history - and a long Christian history," John Paul told the ambassador. "The history of Armenia is marked by many sufferings, due in grand part to its geographic situation, confined by great powers,. but its cultural and religious identity always survived," he said. He referred to the 1915 massacre of Armenians in Turkey, saying Armenia had achieved its independence after the "immense distresses at the start of the last century, culminating with the tragic events of 1915." At the end of a lengthy conversation the Pontiff asked the ambassador to convey his warmest greetings to the president of Armenia and Catholics Karekin II. During his trip to Vatican Armenian ambassador also had meetings with other senior clergymen and have discussed the details of the Pope’s visit to Armenia. The visit and meetings were widely reported by Italian and Vatican press. © Copyright AZG

RUSSIAN, AZERI LEADERS DISCUSSED KARABAGH REGULATION BAKU, SEPTEMBER 18, ARMENPRESS: Presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan discussed on Monday in a telephone conversation peaceful regulation of Karabagh conflict. According to Azerbaijani president's press office, Russia's Putin informed president Aliyev about his talks in Yerevan with Armenian president Robert Kocharian and called on Aliyev to continue the direct dialogue with Kocharian in efforts to end the conflict. Putin reiterated that his country would accept any solution option that would also be acceptable to the sides in conflict. Putin said peace and stability in the Caucasus were of paramount importance, adding that they were a key component of efficient cooperation of the so-called Caucasian Four. Heydar Aliyev repeated that Azerbaijan was for peaceful solution of the conflict. President Putin also suggested that CIS prime ministers' summit be held in Moscow September 26. Earlier it was agreed that the summit would take place in Turkmen capital. Putin explained the change of venue by the terrorist attacks in the USA. President of Azerbaijan has agreed with the suggestion.

BELARUS MAGAZINE DEVOTES ISSUE TO ARMENIA'S JUBILEE MINSK, SEPTEMBER 18, ARMENPRESS: Vsemirnaya Literatura (World Literature) magazine, published in Belarus capital Minsk, dedicated entirely its latest edition to the 1,700-th anniversary of Christianity adoption by Armenians as their state religion. Armenian embassy in Minsk has largely contributed to the preparation of the edition. During a presentation ceremony Armenian ambassador to Minsk Souren Harutunian spoke about the role of Christianity in preservation of the Armenian culture, literature and national identity through centuries of ordeals Armenians had to go through. The spouse of Belarus foreign minister, foreign diplomats and other dignitaries were present.

OPTIMIZATION OF HEALTH CARE UNDERWAY YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 18, ARMENPRESS; The process of the so-called optimization of health care system in Yerevan is underway. The government-drafted plan, which started in 2000 and is supposed to be completed in 2003, aims at making healthcare system work more efficiently through reducing the current number of hospitals, clinics and number of berths in hospitals, which are not used at their full capacity because of a number of reasons. The majority of health institutions, chosen to be liquidated or merged with other ones are located in semi-destroyed buildings with poor facilities and infrastructures. In Yerevan alone some 20,000 square meters of space will be freed and given to the Yerevan city council which, along with the government will decide on their fate. A deputy health minister admitted that the measure will certainly result in mass sacking, especially the nurses.

RUSSIA'S WEAPONS SALE TO TURKEY NOT THREATENING ARMENIA'S SECURITY, PUTIN SAYS YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 18, ARMENPRESS: Russian president Vladimir Putin described Armenian-Russian political relations as "excellent" during last weekend visit to Yerevan. Both Putin and Kocharian said Armenian-Russian partnership in international organizations, such as the UN and OSCE and within the framework of the CIS was of strategic nature and very efficient. In response to a question at Yerevan State University where Putin was meeting with professors and students, whether Russia was not threatening Armenia's security by selling weapons to Turkey, Russian president said: "Several hours ago I paid a visit to the Genocide Memorial to pay tribute to the 1915 Armenian Genocide. Besides this, unlike Armenia and Russia, Turkey is not member to the Collective Security Treaty and Russia's sale of weapons to Turkey will not result in the qualitative change of Turkey's armed forces." While speaking to reporters in Yerevan Russian foreign minister Igor Ivanov stressed the importance of the so-called Caucasian Four (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia and Russia), saying that all the four countries which are suffering from conflicts in their territories might take actions to end them parallel to invigorating their trade relations.

VLADIMIR PUTIN HAS INFORMED HEYDAR ALIYEV ABOUT THE RESULTS OF HIS VISIT TO YEREVAN 18.09.2001 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The negotiation process of Artsax conflict settlement was touched at the phone conversation of Russia and Azerbaijan's Presidents yesterday. Heydar Aliev informed Vladimir Putin about the Azerbaijan's position regarding the development in the negotiation process. Aliyev assured Russia's leader of his readiness to continue the dialog with Armenia's President Robert Kocharyan. Vladimir Putin informed Azerbaijan's President about reached agreements and the results of his visit to Yerevan. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

THE INTERNET ACCESS IN ARMENIA WILL IMPROVE DUE TO THE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTED BY NATO 18.09.2001 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Internet access speed in Armenia will increase by 5 till the end of this year. Professor of physics institute Ruben Mkrtchayan has stated that. He also noted that this would be possible due to the scientific project implemented in the Caucasus by NATO. The project will be implemented in two stages. The first stage is to provide Armenia, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Krgistan with high-quality connection. The aim of the NATO scientific project is to provide the countries-partners with up-to-date developed connection. The project cost price is $2.5 million. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

DEFENSE MINISTER OF CYPRUS ARRIVES IN YEREVAN 18.09.2001 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Defense Minister of Cyprus Socrates Khasikos will arrive in Yerevan tomorrow. He will hold negotiations with head of Defense Ministry Serge Sarkisyan and the head of the headquarters of the armed forces of Armenia. The perspectives in military sphere and regional problems are planned to be discussed. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

THE REGULAR MONITORING ON THE CONTACT LINE OF FORCES OF AZERBAIJAN AND Artsax WILL BE HELD 18.09.2001 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The OSCE observers will hold the regular monitoring on the contact line of the forces of Azerbaijan and Artsax. This time, observers will control the cease-fire observation in the area of Yusifjanli settlement, Agdam region by the sides. Representative of the OSCE chairman Anjey Kasprchik will hold the monitoring in Azerbaijani side. His assistants will hold monitoring in Artsax side. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

THE UNION OF ARMENIANS OF RUSSIA HAS STOOD AGAINST THE COMMITTEE ON ARMENIAN-TURKISH RECONCILIATION 18.09.2001 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ condemning the activities of Armenian-Turkish committee on reconciliation established in June 2001. As "Mediamax" agency informs, it is stated in the document that " no compromises in the question of the necessity of admitting the fact of genocide of Armenians by Turkey can be". The authors of the statement point out the radical position that several committee members representing Turkey have. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

ARMENTEL INTENDS TO INVEST 6.5 MILLION EUROS IN CELLULAR COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT 17.09.2001 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ "ArmenTel" Telecommunication Company public relations office spread a press release, according to which the company intends to invest 6.5 million euros in cellular communication development. It is expected to let expand GSM network capacities from 30 to 50 thousand users. It would become possible to use cellular communication facilities in Sevan lake region, the towns of Vanadzor, Spitak, Meghri, Kapan, Goris, Jermuk, Eghegnadzor, Vedi. The management of "ArmenTel" makes apologies for not always high quality of cellular communication and assures that works at improving the quality of the services offered are being held. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

VLADIMIR PUTIN HELD A MEETING ON THE VISIT RESULTS 17.09.2001 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Sunday Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting in his residence of Hovo-Ogarevo on the results of his official visit to Armenia. As reported by "RIA-Novosti" agency, Vice Premier of the Russian Government Ilya Klebanov informed the journalists, the results of the official visit of the Russian President to Armenia were comprehensively discussed, particularly, the items of cooperation in the energetic field, problems of load transportation from Armenia and to Armenia, Russian business participation in creation of joint Russian-Armenian enterprises were considered in detail. In Ilya Klebanov's words, the matter of Russian federal channels telecasting on the territory of Armenia was separately discussed. Vice Premier particularly noted the President set concrete terms for fulfilling the mission, concerning realization of the tasks in Russian-Armenian cooperation sphere.

FREE COMMUNICATION LINE WITH USA OPERATES IN ARMENIA 17.09.2001 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ In connection with the tragic events in the USA a free flow line is put into operation in all communication departments of Armenia from today. As reported by "Arka" agency, the line provided will continue functioning till the end of the month and the limit for a free call makes 3 minutes. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

RUSSIAN PRESIDENT'S FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT TO ARMENIA COMPLETED 17.09.2001 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Russian President's first official visit to Armenia is completed. Five documents are signed following the meeting and negotiations in Yerevan: "Treaty on long-term economic cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Armenia till 2010," as well as inter-governmental agreements "On the principles of cooperation between the subjects of the Russian Federation and the district administrations of Armenia," "On cooperation in the field of tourism," "On mutual recognition of academic statuses and degrees," "On mutual protection and encouragement of capital investments." In Armenia the Russian President held meetings with President Robert Kocharian, Chairman of the Parliament Armen Khachatrian, Catholicos of all Armenians Garegin II. Here the working meeting of Presidents Vladimir Putin and Robert Kocharian with representatives of the Russian and Armenian business circles also took place. Within the framework of the visit Vladimir Putin visited Matenadaran museum-storehouse of ancient manuscripts and Yerevan State University. The Russian President was granted the title of honorary doctor by the decision of YSU Academic Council. Vladimir Putin also became the first Russian President, who laid wreathes to the memorial of the victims of the Armenian genocide in Ottoman Turkey 1915. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

SWISS COURT ACQUITTED OF TURKS REFUTING THE FACT OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE 17.09.2001 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Swiss court has acquitted of 12 citizens Turkish by birth, who were convicted of attempts to refute the fact of the Armenian genocide. According to the court decision, their actions did not contain corpus delicti to be punished by the law on racial discrimination. The attorney presenting the interests of plaintiffs intends to appeal to the higher judicial echelon. Let us remind that two members of Armenian-Swiss Association were the plaintiffs, and activists of Turkish organizations operating in Switzerland, which had repeatedly made statements refuting the fact of the Armenian genocide in 1915, were the defendants. According to the Criminal Code of the country, any attempt to find justification or extenuating circumstances for a crime against humanity is a crime, too. Punishment in the form of a fine or deprivation of liberty is provided for it. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

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JOKE BY AZERIS A/C.6/50/4 15 November 1995 ENGLISH ORIGINAL: RUSSIAN LINE 20 IS NOW EQUIVALENT TO LINE 3.2i. DO NOT ADD RETURNS.Fiftieth session SIXTH COMMITTEE Agenda item 146 MEASURES TO ELIMINATE INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM Letter dated 13 November 1995 from the Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan addressed to the Secretary-General I have the honour to transmit herewith, with reference to General Assembly resolution 49/60 of 9 December 1994 and the Declaration on Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism annexed to it, information provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Azerbaijani Republic on the organization and implementation of terrorist activities by the Republic of Armenia against the Azerbaijani Republic (see annex). I would be extremely grateful if you would have the present letter and its annex circulated as an official document of the General Assembly under agenda item 146. (Signed) Eldar G. KOULIEV Ambassador Permanent Representative of the Azerbaijani Republic to the United Nations 95-35605 (E) 171195 201195 /... *9535605* ANNEX Information provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan on the organization and implementation by Armenia of terrorist activities against Azerbaijan "The States Members of the United Nations solemnly reaffirm their unequivocal condemnation of all acts, methods and practices of terrorism as criminal and unjustifiable, wherever and by whomever committed, including those which jeopardize the friendly relations among States and peoples and threaten the territorial integrity of States; Acts, methods and practices of terrorism constitute a grave violation of the purposes and principles of the United Nations, which may pose a threat to international peace and security, jeopardize friendly relations among States, hinder international cooperation and aim at the destruction of human rights, fundamental freedoms and the democratic basis of society". From the Declaration on Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism adopted by the United Nations General Assembly at its forty-ninth session (resolution 49/60, annex) Together with its aggression against Azerbaijan, Armenia is actively engaged in subversive activity on Azerbaijani territory. The Armenian secret service and various Armenian terrorist organizations are systematically and deliberately perpetrating subversive and terrorist acts against peaceful citizens in Baku, Gyanja and other major population centres in the Azerbaijani Republic, targeting industrial units and means of transport. Existing data indicate that the Armenian terrorist organizations have substantial material and human resources at their disposal as well as ample "experience" in preparing and implementing terrorist acts. International Armenian terrorism The use of terrorism in the campaign to implement Armenia's annexationist plans has bloody historic antecedents. Armenian terrorist organizations began to emerge in the late nineteenth century in the form of the Institute of Violence, whose aim was the establishment of "Greater Armenia". Armenian terrorism assumed global dimensions in the early 1970s, when terrorist training bases appeared in a number of countries, the largest of them being established in the Middle East. The main activities of subversive groups from such terrorist organizations as the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA), the Commandos of Justice of the Armenian Genocide (CSAG) and the Armenian Revolutionary Army (ARA) were carried out in the countries of Western Europe and North America. Unlike the nationalist parties H?nchak and Dashnaktsutyun, which formulated an ideological platform based on a policy of assertion of territorial claims, these organizations fall into a strictly military-terrorist category, dealing with "practical problems" in implementation of the "projects" devised by their ideologues. They are to blame for the murder of hundreds of citizens of the United States of America, Turkey, the USSR, France, Azerbaijan and other countries. It is an established fact, for example, that the founder of the ASALA terrorist organization, Hakob Hakobyan, began his dismal career as a member of the terrorist group that massacred the Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympic Games in 1972. In January 1978, a terrorist group consisting of S. Zatikyan, Z. Bagdarsyan and A. Stepanyan caused an explosion in the Moscow underground railway system whose victims were innocent citizens, including women and children. The foremost acts of Armenian international terrorism occurred in the 1980s, when ASALA was involved in the organization of a series of bomb blasts in the French capital, Paris, one of them at the city's Orly airport. Ten people were killed and 150 injured as a result of these terrorist acts. Since the late 1980s, Armenian terrorism in the territory of the former USSR has tended to increase, particularly following Armenia's open assertion of territorial claims on Azerbaijan and the launching of armed operations in the Nagorny Artsax region of the Azerbaijan Republic. In April 1992, Colonel Blakhotin, Commanding Officer of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR in the Northern Caucasus and Transcaucasia, was shot dead at the entrance to his home in the centre of Rostov (Russian Federation). The arrested terrorists were individuals of Armenian nationality, one a resident of Yerevan, the second of Hankendi (formerly Stepanakert) and the third of Rostov. According to the authorities responsible for the murder investigation, the clues led to centres of terrorist organizations in the service of the official authorities of Armenia and their prot?g?s in Nagorny Artsax. Terrorist acts on the roads and land transport in the territory of Azerbaijan The first entry in the tragic list of crimes by Armenian terrorists in the territory of Azerbaijan was made in 1984, when, in Baku, a passenger bus on the No. 106 route was blown up, killing one woman - mother of two children - and injuring several other people. Members of the Azerbaijani Special Service detained the terrorist responsible for that callous crime, identified as an Armenian named Vartanov, who was connected with underground Armenian terrorist groups in Azerbaijan. In early 1988, terrorism in Armenia was raised to the status of State policy and its target was the territory of Azerbaijan. Weapons and ammunition were transported on a large scale from Armenia to the Nagorny Artsax area of the Azerbaijani Republic and into the hands of underground terrorist groups in other parts of the territory of Azerbaijan. In 1988 alone, more than 100 instances of the illegal manufacture and the theft of firearms were uncovered by the law enforcement agencies of Azerbaijan. During the same year, Armenian terrorists carried out 32 terrorist acts in the territory of the former Nagorny Artsax autonomous region of Azerbaijan and in districts on the frontier with Armenia, the victims of which were primarily civilians. Terrorists cut off the roads between Azerbaijani villages, set ambushes on the main roads and on numerous occasions blew up bridges and other vital facilities, including the pipeline supplying Gyanja (Azerbaijan's second largest city) with its drinking water. On 7 October 1989, the road bridge across the river Halfalichai on the southern edge of the town of Hankendi, was blown up. On 29 April 1992, the perpetrator of this terrorist act - one A. Abramyan - was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by the Supreme Court of the Azerbaijani Republic. Over the period from 19 January to 17 February 1990, a terrorist group based in Erevan carried out numerous raids from the territory of Armenia on the innocent inhabitants of frontier villages in the Gazakh district of Azerbaijan, resulting in the deaths of F. Mustafaev, inhabitant of Khirimly village, and S. Magerramov and N. Guliev, shepherds from Sofulu village. The same terrorist group carried out an attack on a patrol vehicle of the Gazakh district division of internal affairs and plotted the destruction of a railway locomotive. Two members of the group, L. Arutyunyan and A. Mkrtchyan, detained by the law enforcement agencies of Azerbaijan, were sentenced to five and six years imprisonment, respectively, by the Supreme Court of the Azerbaijani Republic. On 18 February 1990, 13 people were injured by an explosion in an inter-city bus on the Shusha-Baku line, at the 105 km marker on the Evlakh-Lachin road. On 4 March 1990, Armenian terrorists blew up the Nabiyar-Shusha pipeline, which supplied the town of Shusha with its drinking water. On 11 July 1990, between the settlements of Getavan and Charektar in the Agdere district of Azerbaijan, an armed assault was launched on a road convoy, travelling under troop escort and conveying people and goods to the town of Kelbajar. In that terrorist act, three people were killed and 23 injured. On 19 June 1992, the individual identified during the investigation as the perpetrator of this crime, one A. Airiyan, was sentenced by the Supreme Court of the Azerbaijani Republic to death by firing squad. On 10 August 1990, in the Khanlar district of Azerbaijan, Armenian terrorists blew up an inter-city bus operating on the Tbilisi-Agdam route, killing 20 passengers and injuring 30. The perpetrators of that terrorist act were arrested before they were able to carry out their plan to blow up, on 17 June 1991, a bus on the Agdam-Tbilisi route. The Supreme Court of the Azerbaijani Republic found A. Avanesyan and M. Tatevosyan guilty of those crimes and sentenced them to, respectively, death by firing squad and 15 years imprisonment. On the instructions of his leaders, M. Grigoryan, a member of the terrorist organization Ergraparkh, based in the territory of Armenia, set up a terrorist group composed of inhabitants of the Echmiadzin district of Armenia, which, in November 1990, was sent into the territory of Azerbaijan. This group was disarmed by the law enforcement agencies of Azerbaijan while attempting to carry out acts of terrorism and sabotage. By its decision of 18 June 1991, the Supreme Court of the Azerbaijani Republic handed down the following prison sentences on the members of the group: T. Khachatryan - nine years, Z. Oganyan - eight years and A. Grigoryan - seven years. On 9 January 1991, at the 5 km marker on the Lachin-Shusha road in the area of Galadarasi village, Armenian terrorists fired on a UAZ-469 vehicle belonging to military unit 44688 of the city of Gyanja, killing the driver, Sergeant I. I. Goek, the commander of the reconnaissance battalion, Lieutenant Colonel A. P. Larionov, the chief of staff in the commandant's office of military unit 3505 (the command centre for the special units of the interior forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR), Major I. D. Ivanov, and a journalist from the newspaper Molodezh Azerbaidzhana - Ms. S. A. Askerova, born 1969, who left an orphaned infant son. On 23 March 1993, the perpetrators of this crime - A. Mkrtchyan, G. Petrosyan, A. Mangasaryan, G. Arutyunyan and G. Arustamyan, who, in addition to the case in question, had been responsible for other acts of terrorism and murders - were sentenced by the Supreme Court of the Azerbaijani Republic to death by firing squad, and other members of the terrorist group to prison sentences of varying lengths. The law enforcement agencies of Azerbaijan detained and disarmed two members of the Armenia-based terrorist organization Urartu, A. Tatevosyan and V. Petrosyan, who, on 2 August 1991, had carried out an armed attack on inhabitants of the Kelbajar district of Azerbaijan. The terrorists in question were sentenced by the Supreme Court of the Azerbaijani Republic to ten and eight years imprisonment, respectively. Terrorist acts carried out by Armenia on the rail, sea and air transport of Azerbaijan In terms of the safety of transport facilities, the most vulnerable is rail transport which, as distinct from other forms of communication, lacks effective means of defending itself, for the simple reason that there is always the possibility for criminals, after they have been checked, to leave the scene of the crime. Quite apart from that, acts of terrorism on passenger transport are clearly capable of resulting in a considerable number of victims. After progressively stepping up military activity in the mountainous part of Artsax and at the same time inserting subversives and saboteurs, contract killers and agents provocateurs throughout Azerbaijani territory, Armenia outposted guerillas to the rail links into Azerbaijan. In accordance with a previously arranged plan, a terrorist campaign began on passenger trains. On 27 May 1989, on a train from Yerevan to Baku, an Armenian citizen, V. Minasyan, was arrested and found to be in possession of an explosive device. In her statement she confessed that she had been intending to carry out an act of sabotage in Baku. The first attempt to carry out the plans did not succeed, but on 24 July 1989 there was an explosion on a train of Azerbaijan Railways at Karchevan station. On 30 May 1991 11 people were killed and 22 injured following an explosion on a passenger train from Moscow to Baku near Khasavyurt station (Dagestan, Russian Federation). In May 1991 officials of the law enforcement agencies arrested S. Aznaryan, an inhabitant of the Noemberyan district of Armenia, in a Baku-Tbilisi train at Shamkir station and removed from his possession two mines, a sub-machine-gun and maps of the Azerbaijan rail and road network. On 31 July 1991 a Moscow-Baku passenger train was blown up near Temirgau station (Dagestan, Russian Federation), killing 16 people and injuring 20. On 28 February 1993 11 people were killed and 18 injured near Gudermes station (Dagestan, Russian Federation) by a bomb placed in a Baku-Kislovodsk train. On 2 June 1993 a passenger carriage was blown up in a siding at Baku railway station. On 22 July 1994, I. Khatkovskiy was found guilty of committing this crime and sentenced to eight years' imprisonment by the Supreme Court of the Azerbaijan Republic. On 1 February 1994 a Kislovodsk-Baku passenger train was blown up at Baku station, killing 3 people and injuring more than twenty. On 9 April 1994 a railway car was blown up at Khudat station. On 19 March 1994 a bomb placed in one of the carriages of a train by Armenian terrorists exploded an underground railway station in Baku. As a result of this act, 14 people were left lying lifeless and 42 were injured, some seriously. Only thanks to the alertness of the railway staff who on 26 March 1994 found an explosive device in a railway carriage at Kazy-Magomed station of Azerbaijan Railways was another tragedy averted. Six people were killed and three wounded at Dagestanskiye Ogni station (Russian Federation) on 13 April 1994 as a result of an explosion on a Moscow-Baku passenger train. On 3 July 1994 there was an explosion on a train between the 28 May and Gyanjlik underground stations, killing 14 people and wounding 54. The heightened danger zone for flights is not comparable with that for terrestrial communications and is confined to the airspace over the Nagorny Artsax region of the Azerbaijani Republic and the districts of Azerbaijan which border on Armenia and are within range of Armenian anti-aircraft and rocket emplacements. In the majority of cases of Azerbaijani aircraft being destroyed in the skies over Azerbaijan, it has been from the ground. In December 1988 a military transport aircraft on the Baku-Erevan route with rescue-workers and humanitarian aid for victims of the Armenian earthquake on board suffered a disaster near Erevan in circumstances which remain unexplained. Some versions speak of firing, and others of the deliberate disorientation of the pilot by air traffic control at Erevan airport (in view of the low altitude of the flight and the mountainous terrain) or the placing of a bomb on board. The underlying motive for this planned "air disaster" is completely unprecedented, in that the victims of this crime were 79 people who had been sent on a humanitarian mission from Azerbaijan to Armenia, despite the difficulties that had by then arisen in relations between the two republics. Civilian aircraft of minor Azerbaijani airlines have been the most frequent targets for the criminal missile attacks of Armenian terrorists. For example, on 20 November 1991 an Mi-8 helicopter carrying a group of peace-enforcement representatives from Russia, Kazakstan and the senior Azerbaijani leadership was shot down near the village of Karakend in the Khojaven district of the Azerbaijani Republic. The killing of 22 people, including statesmen from three countries, effectively put an end to the first attempt to settle the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict and prompted an escalation of violence in the region. On 28 January 1992 a civilian helicopter flying on the Agdam-Shusha route was shot down by Armenian terrorists over the Azerbaijani town of Shusha, killing 41 passengers, most of them women and children, as well as the crew. On 17 March 1994 an Iranian C-130 transport aircraft was shot down in Azerbaijani airspace over Azerbaijani territory occupied by Armenian armed forces, resulting in the deaths of 32 people who were citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The single successful case of sabotage carried out by Armenian terrorists against vessels of the Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Line occurred on 8 January 1992. An explosion on the ferry "Sovetskaya Kalmykia" operating between Krasnovodsk and Baku claimed the lives of 25 people and injured 88. The same year an attempt to carry an explosive device on to the steamer "Sabit Orujiev" was stopped in time. Information regarding the criminal case of I. Khatkovsky On 6 August 1993 Igor Anatol'evich Khatkovsky, a Russian national born in 1959, correspondent for the newspaper Demokratichesky Til'zit, resident of the village of Gastelovo in the Slavsky District of the Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation, was detained in Baku by the authorities of the Republic of Azerbaijan. He was found to be in possession of TNT slabs and other special means of committing acts of sabotage. On that basis, criminal charges were filed against I. Khatkovsky and an investigation was begun. The investigation process revealed that in February 1993 I. Khatkovsky, with the help of the station chief's office of the Armenian secret service in the Russian Federation, came to Erevan, where he was recruited by the head of the intelligence service of the Directorate for National Security (the former KGB) of Armenia, Lieutenant-Colonel Jan Anushavanovich Oganesyan, who is directly involved in the organization and conduct of subversive and terrorist operations in the territory of Azerbaijan. Working actively with I. Khatkovsky were Major Ashot Araratovich Galoyan, an agent of the Armenian Directorate for National Security, Boris Vasgenovich Simonyan and Valery Surenovich Petrosian, residents of Moscow, also suspected of collaborating with the Armenian special services. They gave detailed instructions to I. Khatkovsky on how to organize the bombing of transportation facilities, communications and vital services in Azerbaijan, gather intelligence information and commit terrorist acts in the territory of the Russian Federation. The investigation documented and proved that I. Khatkovsky was responsible for the bombing on 2 June 1993 of a passenger railway carriage in a train station in Baku and the mining on 19 May 1993 of a goods train in a station in the city of Derbent (Russian Federation). On the instructions of the Armenian secret service, Khatkovsky gathered information on the social, political and economic situation in Azerbaijan, and about government leaders and heads of political parties, schedules for trains travelling from the Russian Federation to Azerbaijan, border, customs and passport control procedures, the location of important transportation hubs and engineering installations, gas and oil pipelines and electric power lines along railway itineraries, as well as information about specific individuals living in Baku. Making frequent trips to Erevan and Baku, I. Khatkovsky passed the information he had gathered on to J. Oganesyan, for whom he prepared several detailed written reports. As compensation and in repayment for expenses incurred in Erevan and Moscow during February and March 1993, he received from J. Oganesyan, B. Simonyan and A. Galoyan funds amounting to 470,000 Russian roubles. Moreover, as part of the conspiracy, in exchange for the funds they had paid, they were given receipts from a commercial business called "Topan", which is in fact a cover for the intelligence service of the Armenian Directorate for National Security and is located in the Hotel Ani in Erevan. On 22 July 1994, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan found I. Khatkovsky guilty as charged of the above mentioned crimes and sentenced him to eight years' imprisonment. The Ministry of National Security of Azerbaijan informed the Federal Counterespionage Service (FCS) of the Russian Federation of certain facts brought to light during the investigation concerning the terrorist activities of the Armenian secret service in Azerbaijan and in the territory of the Russian Federation using Russian citizens. As a result, on 13 May 1994 J. Oganesyan, B. Simonyan and A. Galoyan, and at a later date another agent of the local office, V. Petrosian, were arrested in Moscow by FCS agents. Upon their arrest, the suspects were found to have made caches containing large stocks of explosives, weapons and ammunition. The chief military prosecutor of the Russian Federation filed criminal charges against the above-mentioned individuals under articles 68 (subversive activities), 213 (terrorism) and 218 (illegal possession of ammunition) of the Penal Code of the Russian Federation. Their case has now, in spite of repeated attempts by Armenian authorities to influence the sequence of events, been handed over to the courts. GENERAL A/C.6/51/5 8 November 1996 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH LINE 20 IS NOW EQUIVALENT TO LINE 3.2i. DO NOT ADD RETURNS.Fifty-first session SIXTH COMMITTEE Agenda item 151 MEASURES TO ELIMINATE INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM Note verbale dated 8 November 1996 from the Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General The Permanent Mission of the Azerbaijani Republic to the United Nations presents its compliments to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and has the honour to forward herewith, as received by fax, the "Information provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Azerbaijani Republic on measures to eliminate international terrorism" (see annex). This information is forwarded in addition to that previously submitted on the organization and implementation by Armenia of terrorist activities against Azerbaijan and distributed as document A/C.6/50/4 of 15 November 1995. The Permanent Mission of the Azerbaijani Republic to the United Nations should be extremely grateful to the Secretary-General for his kind assistance in distributing the attached material as a document of the General Assembly under agenda item 151. 96-31049 (E) 081196 /... *9631049* ANNEX [Original: Russian] Information provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Azerbaijani Republic on measures to eliminate international terrorism The information provided by the Permanent Mission of the Azerbaijani Republic to the United Nations which was circulated as an official document of the United Nations General Assembly at its fiftieth session (A/C.6/50/4 of 15 November 1995) under agenda item 146, "Measures to eliminate international terrorism", on the organization and implementation by the Republic of Armenia of terrorist activities against the Azerbaijani Republic, provided detailed information demonstrating the participation in and responsibility for the perpetration of subversive and terrorist acts against Azerbaijan of official Armenia, which makes use of terrorism in its campaign to implement its annexationist plans. After the open assertion by Armenia in the late 1980s of its territorial claims on Azerbaijan and the launching of armed operations in the Nagorny Artsax region of the Azerbaijani Republic, Armenian terrorism became significantly more active and such well-known terrorist organizations as the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia, the Commandos of Justice of the Armenian Genocide and the Armenian Revolutionary Army transferred the centre of their activities from the countries of the Middle East, Western Europe and North America to the territory of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. During that period, terrorism in Armenia was raised to the level of a State policy and its target was the territory of Azerbaijan. Weapons and ammunition were transported on a large scale from Armenia to the Nagorny Artsax region of the Azerbaijani Republic and into the hands of underground terrorist groups in other parts of Azerbaijan. In all, as a result of terrorist acts against Azerbaijan carried out since the late 1980s by the Armenian secret service and Armenian terrorist organizations closely connected with it, including terrorist acts on road, rail, sea and air transport and ground communications, over 2,000 peaceful citizens of Azerbaijan have been killed, the majority of them women, the elderly and children. The secret terrorist operations of the Armenian secret service led to a major scandal connected with the arrest and conviction in Azerbaijan of Igor Khatkovsky, a Russian national whom it had recruited. Detailed information regarding this criminal case and the judicial process is contained in the aforementioned document (A/C.6/50/4). The case of Igor Khatkovsky helped the secret service of the Russian Federation to uncover and neutralize a group of agents of the Directorate for National Security (the former KGB) of Armenia who were operating in Russian territory and were responsible for organizing terrorist acts in Azerbaijan, Georgia and the Russian Federation. Despite persistent attempts by the Armenian authorities to avoid publicity concerning the participation of the Armenian secret service in terrorist activities and to influence the investigation, the case of the Armenian terrorists was handed over to the courts and the circumstances were the subject of reports by the mass information media. For instance, the Russian newspaper Argumenty i fakty reported the following facts: "... Between 1991 and 1993, the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States suffered a series of brutal terrorist acts ... In Russian, Azerbaijani and Georgian territory, passenger and goods trains headed for Baku began to be blown up with alarming regularity. The services responsible were run off their feet searching for the malefactors. In the summer of 1993, in Baku, a certain Igor Khatkovsky was arrested and found to be in possession of a whole set of explosive devices ... In the autumn of the same year, another operative, Soso Aroyana, an agent of the ounter-espionage service of the Transcaucasian Military District, was arrested while attempting to place a bomb on a train from Tbilisi to Baku. Both gave evidence, which was reported to Moscow. The Russian secret services were involved in the case. After a carefully planned operation in May 1994, officials of the Federal Security Service (FSB) (at that time the Federal Counterespionage Service (FCS)) of the Russian Federation in Moscow arrested a group of terrorist organizers ... The head of the group was Lieutenant-Colonel Jan Oganesyan, the chief of the department of intelligence and subversive operations in the territory of an adversary, the Directorate for National Security of Armenia (counterpart of FSB). The second was his subordinate, Lieutenant-Colonel Ashot Galoyan. A third, Boris Simonyan, worked in FCS, in the department dealing with combating terrorism. All three were Russian nationals, residents of Moscow. The first two were consultant members of the Fund for the Technological and Intellectual Development of Russia (TIRR), which was headed by a certain Valery Petrosian ..." (Alexander Kakotkin, "Takoe ni v odnom detektive ne pridumaesh", Argumenty i fakty, No. 26 (819), June 1996). According to information from the same source, the military tribunal of the Tambov garrison sentenced J. Oganesyan, A. Galoyan and B. Simonyan to various terms of imprisonment. In the same article in the newspaper Argumenty i fakty, it was further reported that, according to unofficial sources, "... Ashot Galoyan, after having attempted to hang himself in his cell, was promoted to colonel on his return to Armenia (after his release - Ed.)" (Alexander Kakotkin, ibid.) Evidence of the special relationship of Armenia to international terrorists can be seen, for example, in the fact that the signatures of 1,227,473 nationals of that country were collected in defence of the Armenian terrorist Varujan Karapetyan, who was sentenced in France to life imprisonment for placing an explosive device near the office of the Turkish airlines at Orly airport. The sixth grade at a school in Erevan had already been named in his honour, and in Erevan and Ejmiatsin exhibitions of his paintings were organized. Expressions of sympathy for terrorists by the highest political leadership in Armenia have included the appeal by the President of Armenia, Levon Ter-Petrossian, to the President of France, Jacques Chirac, for a pardon for V. Karapetyan, and the participation by the President of Armenia in the memorial service, attended by 50,000 people, for the well-known international terrorist Monte Melkonyan and his presence at the latter's funeral in Erevan. Recently in Baku, the trial took place of 10 members of the terrorist organization Sadval, the aim of which is to seize by force of arms part of the territory in the northern part of the Azerbaijani Republic. During the investigation and trial, it was established that the Armenian secret service had cooperated in the establishment of Sadval and in providing funding and weapons for that organization and that the leaders of Sadval had repeatedly visited Erevan and had meetings with various State authorities in Armenia. It was also established that, with a view to carrying out subversive and terrorist acts in the territory of Azerbaijan, 17 terrorists of the Sadval organization had, in April 1992, undergone special subversive training at a training centre of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia located in the village of Lusokert in the Nairi district of Armenia. The court found the accused guilty and pronounced appropriate sentences on the members of Sadval for carrying out a terrorist act at the "20 January" metro station in Baku on 19 March 1994, as a result of which 14 people were killed and 42 sustained bodily injuries of varying degrees of severity. It is no secret that there are close ties between the Armenian secret service and other known terrorist organizations responsible for killing thousands of innocent people, in particular the Kurdish Workers' Party, militant members of which, according to the information available, are undergoing training at bases made available to them in the territory of Armenia. The many facts in the possession of the law-enforcement organs of Azerbaijan provide unconditional proof of Armenia's responsibility for the carrying out of terrorist activities against Azerbaijan and other States, its cooperation in the carrying out of such activities by various terrorist organizations and the assistance it has provided to such organizations by making its territory available to them for use as bases and training camps for the preparation and organization of terrorist acts against the States of the region. These facts thus provide sufficient grounds for including Armenia in the list of States which support terrorism at the State level. URL-web page

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http://www.armeniansrsacademy.org/Logo.gif In 1963, at the request of Msgr. Stephen Stepanian, then pastor of St. Mark's Armenian Catholic Church in Philadelphia, three energetic nuns, Sister Valentine, Sister Hripsime and Sister Arousiag, were sent from Rome to establish an Armenian day school...a dream of the Philadelphia community for more than 50 years. After four intensive years of preparation, the first Armenian day school on the East Coast was started in a two-room facility with an initial enrollment of 12 preschool/kindergarten children. The greater Philadelphia community now had a school where the rich Armenian language, history and culture could be passed on from generation to generation. It is the primary mission of the Armenian Sisters Academy to preserve that heritage, while providing an excellent educational program in the required American curriculum. An ecumenical Board of Directors was formed in 1968 which brought together area Armenians of various persuasions in overwhelming support of a school organized to serve them all. Generous financial and moral support of the Armenian community assisted the Board and the Sisters in their efforts to establish this school. Between 1967 and 1975 a grade was added each year, and the enrollment grew to 165. The school was relocated three times to accommodate its growing needs. In October 1975, after eight years of moving from one facility to another, the first students of the new school building eagerly crossed the threshold of a magnificent structure in Radnor, Pennsylvania that was now the permanent home of the ARMENIAN SISTERS ACADEMY...a tribute to the selfless dedication, hard work and perseverance of the Armenian Sisters of the Immaculate Conception. The Academy is also a tribute to the Armenian community without whose financial and moral generosity the dream could not have come true. url->web page

http://www.netwizards.net/~cacc/hzweb.jpg Hayazartnoum Information On October 10, 1998, starting at 6:30 p.m., the Northern California Armenian Apostolic and Evangelical churches joined together at the Calvary Armenian Congregational Church for our first Hayzartnoum "Armenian Awakening". The purpose of Hayazartnoum was to help all the Armenian churches to be rejuvenated by God's presence and for a deeper Christian Commitment. The highlight of the Hayazartnoum was Rev. Berdj Djambazian's inspiring sermon calling us to carry the Armenian paralytic (our Armenian community in need of physical and spiritual healing) on our shoulders with all of us working together and going in the same direction. As Rev. Djambazian stressed, if we desire to see "hayazartnoum" and "hokezartnoum" (spiritual awakening) in our community we must work together and act. The need is now and the time is now. Rev. Djambazian shared with us how he was inspired by the prayer life of our spiritual forefathers up to the 18th century. He also shared about the price that was paid to bring and sustain Christianity in our Armenian nation, starting with St. Gregory the Illuminator and continuing with the martyrdom of many Armenian priests during the communist regime. These inspiring sacrifices should encourage us to question the depth of our own commitment to Christ and to our churches. There was a rich program that preceded Rev. Djambazian's call to commitment and rejuvenated churches. We started with the Calvary Armenian Congregational Church String Quartet. After Pastor Stephen Muncherian's welcoming words, prayer was led by Rev. Fr. Yeghia Hairabedian, of the Saint James Armenian Apostolic Church of Sacramento. Then we sang together "Krisdos i Mech" led by Rev. Fr. Sarkis Petoyan of the Saint John Armenian Apostolic Church of San Francisco. Then the Krouzian-Zekarian-Vasbouragan Armenian School Jeboor Choir under the direction of Mr. Sarkis Panossian and pianist Ms. Nayiri Sarkis sang four sharagans and one patriotic song. It was inspiring to see the younger Armenian generation sing the sharagans composed by our faithful forefathers. The presence of the KZV Jeboor Choir was a joy and inspiration for all. After the KZV choir, Rev. James Kizirian, of the Bethel Armenian Evangelical Church, read scripture passages both in English and Armenian. He was followed by a wonderful and inspiring solo by Ms. Ani Toroyan, accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Armine Adrouny. One of the blessings of Hayzartnoum was the participation of the Calvary Worship Team under the direction of Rev. Nerses Balabanian from Anjar, Lebanon. The highlight of their presentation was Rev. Haig Hovsepian's song "Havadkus Chem Morranah" (I Do Not Forget My Faith) which he composed shortly before his 1994 martyrdom in Iran. The chorus for this song is a powerful testimony: Till the last drops of my blood I will be faithful to you, Lord, while my life withers my breath stops, dear Jesus I will not forget You. I do not forget my faith, I do not deny my Lord, bearing the cross I go to Jesus. After Rev. Djambazian's message in Armenian and English, Rev. Fr. Yeghia Hairagedian led the "Hayr Mer" and we closed with the benedictions of Rev. Fr. Sarkis Petoyan and Pastor Stephen Muncherian. What happened on October 10, 1998? Did we have "Armenian Awakening"? We know for sure that for the first time Armenian churches, Apostolic and Evangelical came together to organize and participate in an event which clearly targeted spiritual awakening in our Armenian communities. Many raised their hands when Rev. Djambazian made the call for commitment to trust Christ. After the service, many expressed how the evening had blessed them individually. All were encouraged to return to their churches and clergy rejuvenated and with a greater commitment to serve. The seed has been planted and now needs to be nourished, prayed for and watered for it to blossom. May the Hayazartnoum continue. We need to pray for spiritual hunger in our people and to pray that such crusades will continue to be organized and sponsored by our Armenian Apostolic and Evangelical churches working hand in hand for God's Kingdom. URL-> web page

quote:Originally posted by Hmayk: Can anybody post the recent news of ''Noyan Tapan'' or ''Armenpres''...I'm not sure, where Azrbaijan is accusing Armenians for being involved in the terrorist attacks? They are pointing to ASALA and Hunchags, saying that these two have already worked with Arab terrorists and it is possible to get envolved in such acts and plans in regards that Boston is a very suitable place for Armenian terrorists, where large Armenian community exists. We must attack on such nonsense news, don't you think so? you can find it at this link L I N K

ADL RANKS GROW IN VILLAGE COMMUNITIES http://www.azg.am/IMAGE/200116601.jpg Armenian Democratic Liberal party of Armenia has its clubs in four cities of Ararat marz- Artashat, Ararat, Masis and Vedi. Yesterday, September 14, ADL opened its first village community club in the Ararat marz- in Berdik village. On this occasion ADL Republican board member Mesrop Haroutiunian, head of the party’s administrative department Garnik Hovakimian and ADL Armenakan Youth Wing leader Karen Kakoyan visited Berdik. ‘We don’t aim to expand our ranks with accepting as many people as possible. The goal is different- to include decent, reliable and patriotic people in ADL ranks’,- started his speech Garnik Hovakimian. Twelve Berdik inhabitants- men of education, culture and agriculture spheres, expressed a wish to become ADL members. During last 10 years Berdik village was not a politicized community and the Berdik people grounded their wish to join ADL by the fact that the party conducts an open and efficient activity in Armenia. By the supervision of Mr. Hovakimian the oath ceremony of the 12 Berdik inhabitants took place, ‘Berdik’ club was opened and the director of the village’s school Seda Minasian was elected the chairman of it. The next village where another ADL club opened, is one of the biggest communities of the Ararat marz- Verin Artashat. During the last ten years very few people emigrated from here, and the village inhabitants are quite well off. It is conditioned by the fact of the soil being very fertile and people being workaholic. But the Verin Artashat inhabitants noted that they also want to feel the protection and respect of the state. ADL RB member Mesrop Haroutiunian agreed that for creating a powerful country strong economy is necessary. Nine Verin Artashat people vowed to be faithful to ADL traditional principals and ideas and become party members. The board of ‘Verin Artashat’ club was elected, the chairman of which became Ashot Sarkisian. Congratulating his new party comrades, Garnik Hovakimian noted that all of them must undertake the job of building a powerful state, which is the party’s primary goal now.

JOURNALIST KILLED IN ARMENIAN GYUMRI A 47-year old journalist working with the 'Kumairi' weekly in Armenia's second largest town of Gyumri Hovanes Ghrjian was killed September 14 overnight in his own apartment. It is not clear what might have motivated the killing, but people who knew him well say it was not because of his professional activity. Ghrjian was contributing culture-related stories to the weekly. Law-enforcement agencies have launched an investigation into the murder.

TUFENKIAN COMPANY EXPANDS ITS ACTIVITY But there are artificial hurdles Two months ago ‘Avan Villa Yerevan’ hotel of Tufenkian company opened in Nork district of Yerevan. The head of the company- New York Armenian James Tufenkian is a successful entrepreneur in old-fashioned carpets production and sale. The fame of his carpets is spread all over the world. After establishing a branch of his company in Armenia, James Tufenkian started building the ‘Avan Villa Yerevan’ in Nork. The hotel, which has 14 rooms, meets all the international standards. The rooms are decorated in Armenian national style and are very comfortable. Except the hotel in Nork the company plans to build three other hotels in different marzes of Armenia. Two of them are going to be built in Tsapatagh village near the shore of Lake Sevan. The first one will have 90 rooms – all first class with quite high prices. The second one, with 60 rooms, will be comparably a cheaper one, but again with all the conveniences. The third one will be built in Dzorages village of Lori marz- with 60 rooms. For implementation of this program Tufenkian company will have to invest about 2 million USD. With the realization of this program 500 jobs will open in Armenia. Having original Armenian style design the hotels, besides securing comfortable residence, aim to acquaint the guests with the culture of Armenia. The manager of the company in Armenia Hambardzum Chilingarian said that the works of the program should have started four months ago, but al the ado with documents and legal procedures delay the start. Mr. Chilingarian is not against legal procedures, but wishes that there are no unnecessary delays connected with them. The artificial problems with the document fuss, which the systems of almost all the countries create, are hurdling the activity of such companies. This issue must be paid attention at and dealt with. By Ara Martirosian © Copyright AZG

TWO ARMENIANS KILLED IN US TERRORIST ATTACK The Armenian Church in North America said that two New York residing Armenians have been buried under the rubble of the World Trade Center and have supposedly died as other 5,000. The Armenian Church said that several dozens Armenians working in the World Trade Center buildings, who, except the two, were not in the buildings when two suicide planes crashed into them. The New York Times published in its Friday issue the names of all passengers who were hijacked with the planes and became victims of the acts, but no Armenian names were on the list.