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GERMAN-ARMENIAN FUND TO GIVE ARMENIA 5 MILLION EUROS TO DEVELOP SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SCALE BUSINESS 08.03.2002 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ German-Armenian Fund will give 5 million euros to Armenia to develop small- and medium-scale business. Minister of Finance and Economy of the Republic of Armenia Vardan Khachatrian reported it. In his words, the means will be directed to credit enterprises of Armenia in the sphere of small- and middle-scale business. The Minister reported the agreement between the Armenian and German Governments would be signed March 12, 2002. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

ARMENIANS OF LOS ANGELES HELD PROTEST MEETING NEXT TO ISRAELI CONSULATE 08.03.2002 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ March 7 some 250 American Armenians organized a meeting in Los Angeles in front of the Israeli Consulate. They protested against the recent statements made by Israeli Ambassador to Armenia Rivka Kohen that the events in Ottoman Turkey in 1915 could not be called genocide. US information sources report the meeting was held in a calm and peaceful atmosphere. At the end of the meeting a special delegation of the participators of the meeting handed its petition to the officers of the Israeli Consulate, as well as a documentary book devoted to the Armenian Genocide in Turkey. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

http://www.hayastan.com/artur/hunastan.jpg Azzat jan don't bee so harsh an Artur, and do not underestimate him, his only trying his best - see when he seed that he heed 20 Russian woman he did not meant anything bad, he was talking in a good way, plus he respects this girls, you do not believe me ?? Azat jan pay attention to his picture, if he did not respect this 20 Russian "girls", would he place them on top of his fireplace ?? then put a nice of flowers front of them, than the champagne ??? he was not disrespecting see. Arturo I believe when you open this matryoshkas a smaller ns pups out, see you might of heed sex with more then 20, each one has even more in them. naw you can brag even more.

Men say it with flowers to the women in their lives By Marianna Grigorian ArmeniaWeek reporter The first fresh breaths of spring provoke feverish activity in Armenia as men hunt for beautiful flowers and thoughtful gifts for women. March 8 is Women's Day in the republic, a public holiday when fathers, sons, brothers, lovers and would-be suitors express their devotion to the fairer sex. "March 8 is when men give joy to their beloved women, say beautiful words to them, and amaze them with gifts and different surprises," says Erik Grigorian, 22. "It is a very beautiful day, when the city air is full of smiles and love reigns everywhere." The day, which is also celebrated in many other parts of the former Soviet Union, requires a lot of preparation. As soon as March arrives, men begin wandering patiently from store to store in Yerevan searching for suitable gifts. The choice has certainly widened in recent years, although many people lack the means to take advantage of them. And, despite the many gifts on offer, many women dream of only thing that day - to be loved, surrounded by flowers, and the center of attention. "March 8 is our favorite and most profitable day," says Harutiun Gevorgian, director of a city center flower shop. "We sell more bouquets than on any other celebration day during the year. It is a day when you are sure you will smile at the end." Ashkhen Vardanian, who runs the Ashkhen flower shop, says: "During an ordinary day we usually sell bouquets worth 40,000 Drams ($72), but on March 8 last year the amount exceeded one million Drams ($1,785)." The assortment of flowers was very poor in Armenia some years ago and women were usually presented with a bunch of white or red carnations. Now everything has changed. Carnations are out of favor and people prefer roses, lilies, tulips, orchids, and all manner of exotic flowers. Carnations have become such ordinary flowers that they are regarded now as suitable only for taking to cemeteries to place on graves. Only the elderly, maintaining tradition perhaps, and those who can't afford more expensive bouquets present carnations to their loved ones on March 8. Flowers are usually prepared in magnificent bouquets dressed with beads and ribbon, with colorful arrangements. Baskets of simple and fragrant field flowers, snowdrops and violets, are also popular. "The prices of flowers are three times higher on March 8 than on normal days," says florist Alina Davtian. "Directors of flower shops and flower sellers take the opportunity to increase prices for bouquets as they know that people will buy flowers in any case." "Most of the people prefer tulips and narcissi as these sorts of flowers are relatively cheap. The minimum price for a bouquet is 1,500-2,000 Drams ($3-4)," says Vardanian. "Last year we sold 300 bouquets and one of them was made of 41 orchids. We sold that one for 85,000 Drams and another similar bouquet for 55,000 Drams. This year I have greater expectations." Shops selling perfumes and cosmetics look forward to March 8 as well. "Of course, it makes me happy," says Hermine Antonian, who runs a cosmetics store in Yerevan. "On the eve of the celebration we start to prepare very zealously, designing beautiful baskets for cosmetics. The prices start from 1,000 Drams and they are in great demand." Traditions from Soviet times also survive, such as buying a book for the woman in your life. Narek Vardanian, vice-director of the "Bookinist" bookstore, says: "It makes me happy, when I realize that time didn't change readers very much. "There are still people who prefer to buy books as gifts on March 8 - that day men present women mainly with cookery and erotic books. Of course nobody forgets about postcards featuring humorous and amorous subjects." Restaurants put on special menus and performances by singers to entertain couples on the day. But with prices ranging from 10,000 to 30,000 Drams ($18 to $54) per person, a night out like this remains open to only a small minority. Most women must content themselves with a bouquet, dinner at home, and the chance to admire Armenian stars on TV. Photos by Mkhitar Khachatrian

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I do not have much time in my hands at this time. so I better close the topic and see what the other moderators like to do. I will get back to this issue in a day or so when i get some free time in my hands. like to ask all of you to calm dawn and stop the bad words and insults. MOvses

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Shnorhavorum em Bolor Hayuhineri yev bolor KAnants MArti 8 - Tsankanum Ameniyn BAriq, yerjankutyun, SER yev amenakarevor@ vor Hay knoj achqer@ el taxtsot chlinen, vor Hye Mor Achqer@ el chArtsunqotven irenst zavaki Namak@ kardaluts yev kam n@ranst pand@xtutyan janaparh dnelis. Tor GArnan iys arajin ton@ mi nor krak vari dzer srterum, mi nor anmar j@pit dzer demqin ! Shnorhavor dzer Marti 8@ sireli Hayuhiner MOvses

it's nice but i have no use for it.

ANGELS IN LOS ANGELES Canada-based Apagay Armenian weekly informs that the residents of Los Angeles see painted angels on the walls of different buildings for already some time. The painted angels look alike but are different in character. There are about 410 pictures of angels in LA, which is a result of a planned program. Local ‘American volunteers’ and ‘Catholic brothers’ organizations, following the example of ‘Angels Community’ program held in Swiss Zurich city in 1998, paid a group of painters 1000 USD for implementing this program- decorating the city in this specific way. Among the painters 12 were recognized the best, among them being Armenian Sirun Eretsian, whose glass postures covered with pictures of Armenian style angels were placed in Century City. ABC TV channel sponsored Eretsian, whose angels represent not only Armenians, but all the nationalities who live and form the international city called Los Angeles. © Copyright AZG

ARMENIAN WRESTLERS TO COMPETE IN BAKU Sport minister of Azerbaijan has pledged to create special conditions for Armenian athletes, who will most probably go to Azerbaijani capital in May to take part in freestyle wrestling Europe championship. The announcement came from the chairman of Armenian national Olympic Committee Ishkhan Zakarian who had met with Azeri sport minister in Salt Lake City on the sidelines of the Winter Olympics. "The Armenian athletes will be in the focus of our constant attention," Zakarian quoted his Azeri counterpart as saying. Zakarian also said that 2004 Europe championship will be taking place in Yerevan. © Copyright AZG

PRESIDENT ROBERT KOCHARIAN'S CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS ON THE OCCASION OF WOMEN'S DAY Dear ladies, I congratulate you on the occasion of the Women's Day. This beautiful spring holiday is an excellent opportunity to honor our mothers, sisters and wives. May warmth, health and peace always reign in your families. Together with Armenian men, and sometimes even more, Armenian women have always carried the full burden of family and society problems, but have always managed to preserve their charm and femininity. I wish that in these new times you get more actively involved in all the different areas of public and government life and make a fuller use of your capabilities to the benefit of our country. I congratulate you on the occasion of March 8 and wish you happiness and holiday spirits. © Copyright AZG

GARINE TOROSIAN'S FILM SECOND WINNER OF BERLIN'S INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Though Armenia did not send any film to the Berlin's International Film Festival, Armenians were present there. According to the film critic, chairwoman of the Association of Cinematography and Film Critics Susanna Harutyunian, Armenia has films, which are quite capable of competing with other films shown at the festival. "We would have taken our movies to the festival had there been some proper organizing work ", she said. A Canadian Armenian producer Garine Torosian presented her short film 'Children in the Sun' in Berlin winning the second prize at the festival. Susanna Harutyunian was attending the Berlin festival for the 6-th time as a film critic and was one of the judges. She thinks that her participation supports our cinematography from the point of view of receiving the necessary information. © Copyright AZG

TURKEY GETTING READY FOR THE RELEASE OF ATOM EGOYAN’S FILM The Turkish daily Radical writes that the Turkish public is getting ready to watch attentively a film by a Canadian Armenian movie director Atom Egoyan, called Ararat, which tells about the 1915 Armenian genocide, committed by Turkish authorities in the last years of the Ottoman empire. The Istanbul-based daily writes that Turks want to learn lessons from the movie to seek new ways of anti-Armenian propaganda. According to the newspaper, Turks must watch the film to learn what Armenians think about them, as well as to see how they present Turks to the world. © Copyright AZG

hmm - I live it, it's nice but i have no use for it! MOvses

Arpa jan amen inch shat haskanali e sakain - Errata - n inch kap uni iyster - ???

uremn zrutselu enq Hyei B@nakrron kronqi masin !!! Hetaqrqir e ! mi qani amis araj zrutsum eyi Barekamis het vorn bavakanin terrekutyuner uner HAyastani Hetanosneri masin, yev I-Zarman@s indz haskatsa vro Hayastanum der kan Hethanosner yev bavakanin mets UJ en nerkayatsnum irentsits, chnayats vor irents kronov poqramasnutyun en Hayastanum... yes k@portsem irenits qich avel terrekutyuner imanal, chnayats vor bavakanin Zbaryal e na iys verchers. MOvses

US CONGRESSMEN CALLED ON PRESIDENT TO CALL MASS EXTERMINATION OF ARMENIANS IN OTTOMAN TURKEY IN 1915 "GENOCIDE" 06.03.2002 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Joe Knollenberg (R - MI) have addressed a letter to President George Bush and called on him to give an unequivocal assessment of the Armenian Genocide in 1915. Armenian Assembly of America reports the letter in particular says that in the course of his election campaign in 2000 George W. Bush had pledged to recognize Armenian Genocide. While in his statement April 25, 2001 the US President did not use the term "genocide" but stated about "extermination of 1.5 million of Armenians." The congressmen called on the US President to include the word "genocide" in his traditional appeal to the American Armenians expected to be delivered April 24 this year. The letter stresses that "when America is recovering from the latest terrorist attack September 11, 2001 and is waging a fair struggle against violence, it is necessary to remember the earlier victims of intentional massacre." "Maybe today better than ever we can understand and share the horrors and the sufferings of 1.5 million Armenians inhumanly killed in Ottoman Turkey and those who survived and found refuge in USA," – the letter notes. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

US STATE DEPARTMENT STATES SITUATION WITH HUMAN RIGHTS IN AZERBAIJAN EXCEPTIONALLY BAD 05.03.2002 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The situation with human rights in Azerbaijan is exceptionally bad, is noted in the annual report of the US State department for human rights in the world. In the report, as Baku news sources report, is stated that Heydar Aliyev was reelected as a result of questionable elections during which many violations of electing code were committed. The parliamentary elections in 2002 November were held with many serious violations, particularly in the process of the counting of votes. The authors of the report note that judicial authority is depending on the executive power: it is corrupted and not effective and the MIA and the MNS directly submit to the President. According to the US State department, the Azeri government violates the economic rights of the citizens also. Despite the fact that the government speaks about its devotion to the development of market economy in the country, corruption and protectionism actively prosper. As a result, improvement in the social-economic conditions of Azeri citizens is not observed. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

WHEN WE BECOME INDEPENDENT, WE WILL BE READY TO COOPERATE WITH ALL COUNTRIES OF REGION AND FIRST OF ALL WITH AZERBAIJAN, STATES NKR PRESIDENT 05.03.2002 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ When we speak about independence of Nagorno Artsax, this does not mean that we wish to raise a fence between Nagorno Artsax and Azerbaijan, NKR's President Arkady Ghukasian has stated in Yerevan today. We realize that it is impossible for any country in the region to develop separately and after we become independent we are ready to cooperate with all the countries of the region and first of all with Azerbaijan, NKR President noted. Meanwhile, today according to him, any attempt of Azerbaijan to take Artsax under its control might result in a new war. A. Ghukasian considers any distortion of remaining military balance in the region of Artsax conflict too dangerous. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

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160 BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF MANTASHIAN CELEBRATED On March 3, the 160th Anniversary of the birth of Alexander Mantashian, the prominent national benefactor, was celebrated in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. Alexander Mantashian is known as one of the greatest figures in the oil industry at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. He is also known as a benefactor, who was a great sponsor of art and education. He provided numerous services to his nation and the Armenian Church. Due to Mantashian's financial support, many young people, including Komitas Vartabed (Soghomonian), received higher education abroad in universities and institutions of higher learning. As a result of his generosity, the Church of St. John the Baptist in Paris, and the new building of the Nersissian School in Tiflis (Tbilisi), are among the list of buildings he constructed. His support enabled the reconstruction and renovation of the Cathedral of Tiflis (Tbilisi). The building of the official residence of the Catholicos (the Veharan) in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin was also built thanks to Mr. Mantashian's financial support and generosity. It was originally construction in 1915, foreseen t o be the residence of the Catholicos of All Armenians. However, it first served as a shelter for the Armenian emigrants, who had nearly escaped death in the Armenian Genocide. During the early Soviet years, the building was used by the state as army barracks and later, as a hospital. It was not until the reign of His Holiness Vazken I, of blessed memory, that in 1962 the building began to be used for its intended purpose and became the official residence of the Catholicos. On Sunday, following the celebration of Divine Liturgy, a requiem service was held in the cathedral for the soul of Alexander Mantashian. Afterwards, a celebratory reception dedicated to the devoted benefactor's memory, was held in the hall of the Kevorkian Theological Seminary. © Copyright AZG

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