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quote:Originally posted by Sulamita: Te cheq karogh yerger grel Yes kgrem dzer poxaren Te cheq karogh srtants yergel Yes kyergem dzer poxaren Te cheq karogh ankeghts sirel Yes ksirem dzer poxaren Bayts inqs indz inchpes sirem? Inchpes sirem dzer poxaren . . . ? Hapetik MosJan, ch@gitem, bayts es mits ekav qo post@ kardaluts heto smile.gif Voch Grora Mnatsel - Voch yergor - Parq Astsu Der Srtants Siror unenq

quote:Originally posted by Azat: Movses me ban petka anenk vor Gayanchikin het berenk vor karoghananq es topiki vra sharnakenq. Es ura mer kolorats Gayanchon? Azat JAn mi hat E mail gry iren kam PM urrarki Qani vor GAyanchikin Grum es MI hat el Sulemitayin yev Berjin el Urrarki, CHmoranas BAreves NAyev im kormits [ January 10, 2002: Message edited by: MosJan ]

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Oldest Inhabitant Of Meghri is 99 Years Old MEGHRI (Armenpress)—According to the Meghri regional center of the social security fund, there are 10 individuals in Meghri at the age of 90 and above. Two of elderly individuals were ceremonially named “Heroine Mothers,” one of them having 11 children, the other 6. The latter is 96-year-old Manya Badalian, who still prepares coffee for her guests. The oldest inhabitant in Meghri is 99-year-old Hripsime Martirosian. Meghri’s Town Hall pledged to celebrate her 100th birthday. All ten elderly inhabitants of Meghri are women

Russia Increases Supply Of Raw Diamonds To Armenia YEREVAN (Armenpress)—Gagik Mkrtchian, a member of the trade and industry ministry told reporters that Armenian and Russian officials finalized negotiations on an agreement on the amount of Russian raw diamonds imports to Armenia in 2002-2006. The agreement is expected to be signed in the coming weeks by Armenian and Russian government officials. The Russians agreed to supply Armenia with 400,000 carats of raw diamonds in 2002-2005 and 450,000 carats in 2006. The government will distribute the diamonds among numerous Armenian jewelry companies. Armenia received 280,000 carats out of 300,000 carats set aside for Armenia in 2001. The remaining 20,000 carats are expected to be shipped to Armenia next week

Artsax Leader Prolongs Martial Law STEPANAKERT (RFE/RL)—Authorities in Nagorno-Artsax extended the decade-long imposition of martial law in the Armenian-populated disputed enclave for another year on Wednesday. A statement from the office of the president of the self-proclaimed Republic of Nagorno-Artsax, Arkady Ghoukassian, provided no explanation for the action. The Artsax leadership imposed martial law in 1992 shortly after the outbreak of the war with Azerbaijan. It has been prolonged every year since the end of hostilities between Armenian and Azeri forces in May 1994. Sporadic skirmishes periodically disrupt the peace along a 150-kilometer front-line east and north of Artsax which separates the two armies. A lack of substantial progress in last year’s internationally sponsored peace talks raised fears of renewed fighting for the region which broke away from Azeri rule in the late 1980s. The Azeri government repeatedly threatened to win back Artsax by force unless the international community ensures it return to Azerbaijan. Officials in Armenia and Artsax have dismissed the threats.

Armenia Bans Logging To Curb Deforestation YEREVAN (RFE/RL)—The Armenian ministry of environment imposed a two-month ban on all logging across the country, citing the growing danger of deforestation. Environment Minister Vartan Ayvazian said on Wednesday the extraordinary measure, that was activated on January 1, is part of a government program aimed at preserving Armenia’s forests which have suffered enormous damage over the past decades. He said illegal logging reached “a threatening scale” and must be countered with tough action. “The cutting of trees has been stopped because the existing legal mechanisms are deeply flawed,” Ayvazian told RFE/RL. The total area of lands covered by forests in Armenia shrunk considerably since the onset of a severe crisis in the early 1990s which forced many people to use wood to heat their homes in the winter. Wood is also greatly used by local firms producing construction materials and furniture. Environmentalists say the deforestation is already causing soil erosion and having other negative effects on the country’s ecological system. The logging ban is to be used for a sweeping overhaul of the Hayantar agency that manages some 340,000 hectares of mountainous forests across Armenia. Ayvazian said that the agency, widely accused of corrupt practices, will be banned from cutting and selling trees and transformed into a purely regulatory body. Hayantar will be held responsible for preserving forests and selling limited logging licenses to private firms on a competitive basis, the minister added. The ministry of environment announced last month that the government of Japan has approved a $8 million grant for the restoration of forests and parks in and around Yerevan.

Genocide Monument Site at Issue in Glendale GLENDALE—The Armenian Genocide Monument Council of Glendale, which is deciding the location of the proposed Genocide memorial, told the Glendale City Council Tuesday that it is only considering Perkins Plaza, behind the Glendale City Hall as the site for the new monument. The City Council voted 5-0 to have the Monument Council consider the Glendale Civic Auditorium, along with Perkins Plaza, as a potential monument site. Councilman Dave Weaver suggested the Civic Auditorium’s south parking lot as a potential site, saying “It’s next to the bus lines. It’s more visible and can hold more people,” Weaver told . “For every reason it appears to be almost as good, if not better than Perkins Plaza.” Representatives from the Armenian Rights Council of America, the Armenian National Committee and the Armenian Council of America want the City Council to make a decision so monument designs and fundraising can begin. “We are willing to work with the city,” Glendale ANC chairman Artin Manoukian told the Glendale News Press The Genocide monument is to be built with private donations. It was originally proposed as a gift to the city, and recommended by the Citizen’s Advisory Memorial Committee last August. Glendale resident and member of the Citizen’s Advisory Memorial Committee Iva Carrico in her acrimonious and divisive comments, blasted the monument proposal saying: “These people ask only for themselves, and what have they done to deserve it? They have brought more trouble to this city and they have done nothing for the world that I can see.” Glendale City Councilman Bob Yousefian commented, “If this memorial doesn’t bring people together, I don’t know what will. It doesn’t matter where it goes. The point is, it’s going to go somewhere.”

TWO CITIZENS OF AFGHANISTAN DETAINED AT "ZVARTNOTS" YEREVAN AIRPORT WHILE TRYING TO ENTER ARMENIA ILLEGALLY 10.01.2002 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Two citizens of Afghanistan, who were trying to penetrate into the territory of Armenia, were detained by Russian frontier guards in "Zvartnots" Yerevan international airport the other day. The trespassers were revealed by the border detail during the registration of documents of flight Istanbul-Yerevan. According to the information of "Arminfo" agency, both Afghans showed national Bulgarian passports to the passport control, which raised doubts of the frontier guards concerning their authenticity, as the data in the passports pointed to Slavonic background of these persons. After preparing the corresponding documents the arrested were passed to the Ministry of National Security of Armenia that is holding an investigation on the case. The frontier guards, who discovered the delinquents, are encouraged for efficient actions at airport control. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

YEREVAN BRANDY COMPANY WILL INCREASE GRAPE PURCHASE AMOUNT AND PURCHASING PRICES 10.01.2002 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Yerevan Brandy Company stated it intended to buy not less than 15 thousand tons of grapes of the harvest of 2002. As reported by "Arminfo" agency, it is planned to raise the purchasing price to 80 Armenian drams for a kilogram. In 2001 the factory was originally planning to acquire 10 thousand tons of grapes, and later increased the amount planned. As a result the purchase amount last year made 13.5 thousand tons at the price of 75 Armenian drams for a kilogram. The purchase sum made about 1.8 million dollars total. The factory has set about concluding contracts with the winegrowers for a three-year term, in the course of which the enterprise guarantees buying certain sorts of the soft fruits at fixed prices. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

MARTIAL LAW TERM PROLONGED IN NKR 10.01.2002 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ President of Nagorno-Artsax Republic Arkady Ghukasian has signed a decree on prolonging the term of keeping the martial law in the Republic. The martial law will be in force in NKR until January 1, 2003. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

ARMENIA STRENGTHENS MILITARY COOPERATION WITH U.S.A. 10.01.2002 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The program of military cooperation of Armenia and U.S.A. for 2002 will differ from the ones of the previous years conceptually. A high rank Pentagon representative said this in a conversation with "Arminfo" agency correspondent. In his words the terms of signing the program of Armenian-American cooperation were delayed because of the terrorist acts in U.S.A. At present both sides actively work on developing the program for 2002, which will be signed a bit late – in March this year. Both humanitarian programs financed by Pentagon and practical projects of bilateral military cooperation will be included in it. Meetings of military experts of Armenia and U.S.A. are planned to be held in Yerevan and Washington. In the course of these the details of the cooperation programs will be finally elaborated. The new prospects of Armenian-American military cooperation opened after waiving Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act, which prohibited Washington from rendering military aid to Baku. It is usually considered that the Section indirectly limited Pentagon's opportunities for developing cooperation with Armenia. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

AZERI RIGHT DEFENDER CALLED ON CE TO APPLY SANCTIONS AGAINST AZERBAIJAN 10.01.2002 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Director of the Institute of Peace and Democracy Leyla Yunus entirely supported the demands of PACE reporter on Azerbaijan George Klerfait to release political prisoners unconditionally. In an interview to Baku "Turan" agency she said that the statements of official Baku that there were no political prisoners in Azerbaijan represented an attempt to deceive the international community. In her words, the number of the political prisoners in the country is up to three hundred people. Commenting the demarche of the PACE Azeri delegation, which had left the hall during the discussion of the question of political prisoners in Azerbaijan, Leyla Yunus noted the members of the delegation did not represent Azerbaijan. "They are appointed by the country leadership. Thus their actions can be considered as defense of the interests of the ruling regime, not the country citizens," – she said. In her opinion, the question of the political prisoners of Azerbaijan should be discussed not only in Bureau, but also at PACE January session, as the number of political prisoners is growing in the country. Leyla Yunus considers PACE taking strict measures against Azerbaijan and demanding release of the political prisoners and stopping chase of citizens for political motives necessary. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

TBILISI TAKES MEASURES TO NORMALIZE SITUATION ON GEORGIAN-ARMENIAN BORDER 10.01.2002 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Vice-Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, Chairman of the Armenian-Georgian inter-parliamentary commission Vakhtang Kolbaya commissioned the chiefs of the road police, customs and frontier service to take measures to normalize the situation on the Armenian-Georgian border. "Mediamax" agency reports this. According to the testimony of deputy of Georgian Parliament Van Bayburt, having crossed the Georgian boundary, citizens of Armenia become a money-grubbing target for corrupt Georgian officials, which in turn tells extremely negatively on the relations between the two countries. The functionaries also create problems for transporting Armenian loads through the Georgian territory. Bayburt also noted that "these questions were raised by the Armenian side during Georgian Parliament Speaker Nino Burjanadze's visit to Yerevan at the turn of the previous year. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

WHY CHRISTIAN ARMENIA ENCYCLOPEDIA NOT PUBLISHED? The year of 2001 was marked with an extensive range of festivities and events, all devoted to the 17 centuries of Armenia’s conversion to Christianity. Removal of a huge cross, set up in Yerevan’s central square, in a place that once hosted a monument to Lenin, signaled the end of festivities. One of the highlights of the festivities, approved by a state commission that was handling organization and conduction of the events, was publication of a volume, entitled “Christian Armenia,» prepared by the editorial office of the Armenian Encyclopedia. The volume contains 1,070 articles, 12 maps, about 700 color and black and white photos and other materials. The deputy editor of the Armenian Encyclopedia Aram Sarkisian says that while preparing the volume for publication, “ we thought about to properly demonstrate the place and the role of the Christian Armenia in the Christian world and Armenia’s contributions to the development of the Christian civilization. It contains diverse information about the origins of Christianity in Armenia, its spread, history of Bible’s and other holly books translation into Armenia and other valuable information. It also contains a very valuable information about Armenia’s Christian neighbors. The volume is ready for printing. The government was supposed to release 23 million Armenian Drams for its publication, but after several meetings with the deputy chairman of the state commission Khosrov Harutunian the figure reduced to 6 million and an agreement was signed, but until now we have not received a cent. Huge amount of money was spent on shows with little effect, but with that money could be created cultural values that would remain for other generations” By Melania Badalian

AZERBAIJAN CONCERNED OVER DELAY OF 907 SECTION REPEAL A Baku-based daily Echo writes that Azerbaijan is concerned with the delay of the official repeal of the Section 907, which prohibits the US government from providing direct aid to Azerbaijan. "Though President Bush has been given the authority to waive the Section 907 and he was primarily expected to ratify the repeal before the end of 2001, but he does not seem to be hurrying to do it. Now the US administration says the Section will be repealed before the end of January 2002," it writes. Citing unnamed diplomatic sources, the Azeri daily blames the delay on the OSCE parliamentarians, who demand that Azerbaijan should fulfil its commitments towards the Council of Europe, especially the one regarding political prisoners. Furthermore, the daily writes, some members of the OSCE suggest that Azerbaijan should be temporarily deprived of its Council of Europe mandate for refusing to meet its obligations. In a letter, sent to Azerbaijani president Aliyev, the Council of Europe secretary general Schwimmer writes that even one political prisoner is already a serious breach for a Council of Europe member country. © Copyright AZG

ARMENIAN TENNIS PLAYERS TO RAISE PROFESSIONAL SKILLS IN USA Two young Armenian tennis players Roma and Tatevik Yedigarians will continue their sporting education in the US Tennis Academy. A relevant agreement was signed not long ago. Roma and Tatevik Yedigarians will spend five years in the Academy. The Armenian Tennis Federation said that two other Armenians, Marie-Gayane Mikaelian from Switzerland, the European youth champion and Tigran Nalbandian from Argentine might come out under the Armenian flag in future. © Copyright AZG

CENTER FOR STUDY OF EASTERN MUSIC ESTABLISHED AT YEREVAN CONSERVATOIRE The Center for Study of Eastern Music was quite recently established at the Yerevan Conservatory at the initiative of its rector Armen Smbatian. The first, starting move was a meeting with India’s ambassador to Armenia Mr. Bal Anand, who presented to nine Indian musical instruments to the Center. When handing over the instruments, Mr., Anand said: “ The traditional friendship between Armenia and India, coming from ancient days, has found a bright reflection in different areas of civilization and art. The name of a 17-th century Indian-Armenian poet Sarmat is well known to all in India. Besides, the first performer of classical Indian music, who was recorded in 1902, was an Armenian singer Gohar Zan. The musical instruments and traditions say that Armenian and Indian music and rhythms has had a reciprocal influence.” “Armenia has all grounds to become a center for studies of eastern music. The depository of old manuscripts Matenadaran, the Institute of Oriental Studies, affiliated with the Academy of Sciences and the Conservatory dispose of very valuable materials, referring to Syria, Turkey, Iran and other countries, which have been waiting for a serious scientific research,” Armen Smbatian said. © Copyright AZG

http://www.azg.am/IMAGE/200200302.jpg SUPREME SPIRITUAL COUNCIL OF ARMENIAN CHURCH HOLDS SESSION On January 9, the first extended session of the Supreme Spiritual Council was held at the Mother See of Holy Echmiadzin. His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, presided over the session. Following the Lord's Prayer His Holiness welcomed the participants, expressed his kind wishes to them on the occasion of New Year and Holy Christmas. Speaking about the programs and projects realized during the jubilee year of 2001, His Holiness noted that they were successful. As His Holiness said, the festive celebrations dedicated to the 1700th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Christianity as the State Religion of Armenia, indeed served their goal and greatly contributed to the strengthening and spreading of the Christian spirit. This first session, convened just at the beginning of the year, will outline the activity of the Mother See of Holy Echmiadzin during the current year. During the sessions members of the Supreme Spiritual Council will discuss the By-laws of Armenian Church, issues related to the relationship between the Mother See of Holy Echmiadzin and the Hierarchical Sees, Christian education, spiritual-educational problems. Having previously informed His Holiness, the two Chairmen of the Council, His Beatitude Abp. Torkom Manoogian, the Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem, and His Beatitude Abp. Mesrob Moutafian, the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople, could not participate in the session. That's why the most senior member of the Council present at the session - His Eminence Abp. Vatche Hovsepian, was the Chairman of the session. His Eminence Abp. Zaven Chinchinian, Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Egypt; His Eminence Abp. Mesrob Krikorian, Pontifical Legate of Central Europe; His Eminence Abp. Kissak Mouradian, Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Argentina; and Mr. Eduard Jakian, one of the lay members of the Supreme Spiritual Council, also could not participate in the session. Today the Supreme Spiritual Council will continue its work, and His Holiness will present to the participants of the meeting a report on the activity of the Mother See during the past 9 months. © Copyright AZG

FRONTIER REGION FACES DIFFICULTIES When president Kocharian visited Gegharkunik marz last year, a hope emerged among the local residents – they thought that at last their problems will be paid attention to. The president visited Gavar, but didn’t enter Chambarak town (ex-Krasnoselsk). And the region remained abandoned. In words of the locals even the parliament deputy elected from their electoral poll does not show up in the town. The Chambarak people are used to such attitude and know well that they shall take care of their problems by themselves- without pinning hopes on the state. There are no big or medium-sized enterprises in the region. And at the only factory of the region which used to produce radio equipment some ‘entrepreneurs’ want to start producing … cheese. To be short, the region stopped being an administrative unit. The only employment here is agriculture and cattle breeding. That’s the reason why several apartment buildings of Chambarak town are empty, whereas the private houses having adjoining lands are in real demand. Only couple of inhabitants remained in the apartment houses- those working in law-enforcement bodies or in the ‘Armenian savings bank’. Only two TV channels are broadcast to Chambarak- the state TV and Prometheus and the residents of nearby villages envy the townspeople, for they can’t even watch these two channels. Some villages in the region solve the problem of TV by purchasing strong antennas, but this doesn’t save the situation everywhere. And the newspapers reach the frontier villages via route-bus drivers only. The telephone network in the region is also in a very bad condition. One can hear the phone conversation of his neighbor on the TV and listen to radio broadcasts in the receiver. People here have only heard about Internet and seen computers only in banks. The only positive thing which can be observed in the region is the comparably good education. But very soon this tendency as well can be halted because of lack of teachers. Nevertheless, people in Chambarak region still tolerate the situation- being far from world and civilization. They still believe that one day everything will be normalized. But it is hard to tell for how long this hope will last. By Gor Abrahamian © Copyright AZG

TURKEY'S FOREIGN MINISTER SENDS NEW WARNINGS TO ARMENIA In an interview with the German Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Turkish foreign affairs minister Ismail Cem accused Armenia of maintaining hostile stance towards Turkey. "Turkey has regulated all disputed issues with all its neighbors, and only Armenia continues maintaining hostile stance, and also continues occupation of Azeri lands." he said. The minister warned that Turkey might take tantamount actions in case of need. Cem also announced that Iraq's territorial integrity was most important for his country and "consequently, any attempt by the US administration to get rid of Sadam Hussein must stem out from this principle." © Copyright AZG

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