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http://snsimages.tribune.com/media/thumbnails/photo/2001-11/1306467.jpg http://snsimages.tribune.com/media/thumbnails/quicktime/2001-07/365209.jpg By ROBERT HILBURN, Times Pop Music Critic And now there are only two. George Harrison was a distinguished guitarist, songwriter and humanitarian. Above all, however, he was a Beatle—and that's how we will remember him. In the title of his first solo album, Harrison, who died Thursday, warned us that all things must pass, but somehow we never imagined it would pertain to the members of the Beatles. Rock's greatest group arrived in America in 1964 not only with wonderful music, but also with a free, uplifting spirit that made everything seem possible and everyone feel as if they would live forever. The group's albums took the raw energy and excitement of '50s rock and turned it into an art form, expressing the hopes, doubts and social attitudes of a generation. In the process, they inspired thousands of other musicians to join bands, forming a chain that stretches all the way to Nirvana and U2 today. We don't mourn just for Harrison, but also for the Beatles—and our own mortality. For the '60s generation, the evening of Feb. 9, 1964 was a defining moment—the first time we saw the Beatles. It was like Elvis all over again, only there were four of them. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" had just gone to No. 1 on the singles chart, and they sang it and four other songs on Ed Sullivan's television show. Seventy-three million people tuned in—the most ever for a TV show at the time—and half of them surely were teenagers. Just months after the assassination of President Kennedy, the Beatles' cheerful, optimistic music and manner were the ideal tonic. Overnight, they were part of our lives. But our lives are a little emptier after Thursday. Harrison, of course, isn't the first member of the Beatles to leave us. John Lennon was taken two decades ago by a madman's bullets, but that was a moment of insanity that could be explained away—a tragedy as unlikely as the plane crashes that killed Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens, or the self-destructiveness that ended the lives of Presley and Janis Joplin. It's not as easy to dismiss Harrison's death, of cancer, as a freakish moment. Coming just three years after Linda McCartney, Paul's wife of nearly 30 years, died of breast cancer, his passing is the most sobering reminder to anyone who sang along to "Penny Lane" or "Hey Jude" that, indeed, all things must pass. If Harrison spent much of the last 31 of his 58 years in the shadow of his life with the Beatles, it wasn't a new position for him. In the band itself, attention was commanded by the songwriting mastery and more outgoing personalities of Lennon and McCartney. Exhibiting little hunger for fame, Harrison didn't seem to mind that he wasn't the one usually chosen as favorite Beatle by teenagers in the '60s. Paul was the cute one. John was the rebel. Ringo was cuddly. And George? "I don't have much to say 'cause I'm the quiet Beatle," he said during his acceptance speech when the quartet was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992, good-naturedly referring to the most common label for him. But that modesty belied the Liverpool native's considerable contributions to the Beatles. He wrote some memorable works, including "Something," a love song so graceful that Frank Sinatra and Presley both recorded it. Sinatra even called it the greatest love song of the last 50 years. Harrison also contributed to the exquisite Beatles vocal harmonies, but his main talent was lead guitar, and his frequently compelling solos, licks and runs leap out if you listen again to the Beatles' albums. "All My Loving," the first song they performed on the Sullivan show, was one of my favorite early Beatles numbers, and I always thought of it as Paul's because he sang it. But my favorite part of the record is the country-tinged guitar break—and that was all George. Drawing from the influence of such '50s rockers as Presley, Chuck Berry, Duane Eddy and Carl Perkins, the Beatles' celebratory sound was based primarily on the guitar, which meant Harrison had a central role, especially in the band's early days. You still feel your spirits soar when Harrison injects the energy, affirmation and sensuality of his American rock heroes into "Can't Buy Me Love," and you marvel at his role in scores of other recordings. His playing inspired thousands of teenagers to take up electric guitar. As the band's ambition expanded over the years, Harrison kept pace, playing with a discipline and authority that were rarely flashy but always provided the ideal seasoning. And of course he also added the exotic sitar touches to "Norwegian Wood" and other songs. These musical contributions were vital parts of the magic of the Beatles. Without Harrison, the Beatles would still have had the excellence of the Lennon-McCartney songs, but there is no way the music would have sounded the same. Still, Lennon and McCartney ruled the Beatles, and Harrison was frustrated. Not only was there little room for his songs on the albums, but Lennon and McCartney sometimes took over lead guitar on their own compositions. When the Beatles broke up in 1970, Harrison took advantage of his new forum by making "All Things Must Pass," a massive, three-LP affair. It was highlighted by the spiritually edged "My Sweet Lord," which featured gorgeous slide guitar passages. The album held the top spot on the U.S. chart for seven weeks, more than any other ex-Beatle's solo album except Lennon's "Double Fantasy." When Harrison returned two years later with "Living in the Material World," it also went to No. 1. Both albums reflected the devotion to Eastern religion that he had adopted during his time with the Beatles. In between, Harrison was joined by Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and others in "The Concert for Bangla Desh," an album recorded at two 1971 New York benefit shows organized by Harrison that served as an inspiration for such future humanitarian affairs as Live Aid. As with the Beatles, Harrison played on his own recordings with an economy and taste that always served the needs of the song rather than overshadowing it. Harrison's playing earned the respect of his peers, including Eric Clapton, but his understated approach separated him from the explosiveness that would turn some of his contemporaries, including Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page, into rock guitar gods. That approach seemed rooted in Harrison's personality. "I'm really quite simple," he said in 1980. "I don't want to be in the business full time because I'm a gardener. I plant flowers and watch them grow." If the tasteful restraint and philosophical devotion of his post-Beatles music were embraced by longtime Beatles fans, the unevenness of Harrison's songwriting made him a target for critics who measured him against the standards of Lennon and McCartney. Some of my own words were so harsh that at one point Harrison, promoting a new album, made it clear to executives at Warner Bros. Records that he would do an interview with anyone at The Times except me. That tension made things ticklish the night in the late '70s when I was urgently tracking down a rumor about a Beatles reunion at a charity concert at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. I first tried sources close to Lennon, McCartney and Starr, each of whom I had interviewed several times. But the calls proved fruitless, and I was forced to search for Harrison. A friend gave me his home number. When a woman answered, I identified myself and asked to speak to George. She put her hand over the phone and, presumably, passed along the message. To my relief, he graciously took the phone and laughed at the rumor. There would be no Beatles reunion concert, he said, adding that I could use the same quote the next time the rumor came up. It would save me the trouble, he joked, of having to track down his home number. I was touched by his willingness to forgive and forget—and I was also pleased by his answer. Too many bands have tarnished their legacies by coming back for a final hurrah. I didn't want to see it happen to the Beatles too. The idea of a partial reunion after Lennon's murder seemed even more distasteful. But recently I found myself wavering after McCartney announced the New York benefit concert for the relatives of the emergency workers who were killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. There were already reports that Harrison was gravely ill, and this would be one time all of us could use a touch of the Beatles' idealism and comfort. It would have been good to see the three of them again. But it didn't come to pass—and now there are only two. For information about reprinting this article, go to http://www.lats.com http://snsimages.tribune.com/media/thumbnails/photo/1999-12/34501.jpg Harrison with fellow Beatles in 1965

Apsos Azat jan Hoyakap er Martin jan KAntrabas chkar, 4 Trumpet er, 2 trumbon, 5 sax, 1 flute, 1 guitar, 1 duduk zurna, 2 jutakahar, Samvel Yerrinyan & Merujan@, mek hat harp, keybord, yev barabanchik, yev dhol. esqan ban vonts el hishum em .

"According to Star, Turkey in its turn will start shooting its own film, describing the "violences" of Armenian and Russian army in Van and Kars in 1915-1919." sure turkey would like to have talat *****, jemal and enver in this move, after all they are turkeys national heroes if im not mustering. who will play the roles of this cowards, oh will money can bye and can resolve many of the problems, after all turkey has enough $$$ to do this and have no better place to spend, there is no starving kids in turkey, no unemployment problems to worry, nor turkey needs to supports the millions of Turkish citizens that need help to survive in it's booming economy . after all turkey is a super power in this world. I can only picture this in my mind, blockbuster move -= violences =- in US cinemas, millions of Americans will be standing in lines to get hold of a ticket, to see haw Armenians and Russians are massacring turks, raping women and children, rubbing whatever the valuables they had on them, talyat and jemal war trying to save women and children, enver (played by Shaban ) was offering much needed comfort and turkish coffee to the starving. -= end of the movie =- - enver jemal and tiylat are on the front of the yacht (titanic stile After all each auction movie needs a romantic seen) the yacht is crossing the see of blood, millions of human parts flooding in the see kids and elderly, oh hold on this one is a life, enver *****- ( played by zeqi myuren) "jemal get your yataran finish that Armenian", jemal - "no not this one, this is the last one and we are saving it for Hitler's museum, remember he has asked for it " only one Armenian should be left, and only in the museum" - talyat - man shut the hell up now the world is going to know what we did to Armenians, after all we only killed close to 2 million Armenians, - enver -"do not worry no one will know, even if they do no one is going to do anything"

"Let us commence a world wide campaign to let Miramax and Disney know that we will not tolerate the upcoming Turkish campaign to stop distribution of the film "Ararat." In 1935 the Turkish government stopped the filming of the Forty Days of "Musa Dagh." Will we allow ths new film also to be snowballed? " and one more think - campaign to let Miramax and Disney know that we -> Armenians are behind them 100%, and that we will help them with anything that we can...

ok you have got my attention haw do we do this, tell me just for your info . we do have a move 40 Days of Musa Dagha, not counting the 2 plays that was made in Armenia in 1986-88 . turkey or some of the turks can do whatever they like this Film is 80% ready to go, if not the big guys than there is atlist 30 privet individuals who are welling to $support this film . remember the film that was made in France? Miyrig ?? will turkey had a big campaign on this film, what happened ?? it was after all only a noise that turks razed. This is not the first time that an Armenian makes a film just 3 months a go a documentary film was introduced in USA, The Armenians, the story of Survival, and before that many others, yes one might say this is one of the biggest projects on Armenian Genocide, that this is different, the story of Survival was on TV for 4 times, it was on KOCT if I'm not mistaking for millions of Americans and Canadians, that's haw I have ordered my copy, and if Yegoyan was not filling secure enough to make this film in Canada he would make the film in France, under French flag. but back to the topic - you have got my attention, haw do we do this tell me.... MOvses

PEOPLE IN TBILISI THINK MOSCOW USES TENSION IN GEORGIA'S KODOR GORGE TO IMPEDE BAKU-JEYHAN OIL PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION 01.12.2001 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The tension in Kodor gorge in Georgia where Chechen illegal formations hide is used by Moscow to impede the transmission of Azerbaijani oil to Turkey passing over Russia. President of Georgia's international oil corporation Giya Chanturia has expressed such a version. When having a speech at the Baku-Erzrum project presentation ceremony he stated " the bombing of Georgia's territory by Russian planes aims to impede the realization of Baku-Jehan oil pipeline project". According to Chanturia, "the USA and Britain are interested in the project realization that is why to stop this process is not success even if Russians drop thousand bombs". Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

The Armenian Jazz Band Wow This was nice Jorovurd yerekva HAmergin ov nerka yerav ?? Iskapes Lav HAmerg er Shutvanist iy tesak hamergi cheyi yterel. dahlij@ hamarya te lep letsun 95-98% yev voch mek@ sportayin formayov cher iskapes lav er . Bravo ...Armen Martirosyan and Armenian Jazz Band. you can get hold of teh CD at narek.com http://www.narek-store.com/Assets/product/images/MD8000.gif Mountain Dance Track Listing 1. Mountain Dance 2. Bari Luso 3. Masisamba 4. Eastern Blues 5. Promenade 6. Dilijan Narek.com

Ghoukassian Meets With ARF Parliamentary Bloc STEPANAKERT—Nagorno-Artsax President Arkady Ghoukassian met Thursday with members of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation's Parliamentary bloc upon their request. The ARF representatives familiarized the president with the party's approach on several issues currently on the Parliament's agenda. Issues dealing with the ARF block's legislative activities were also discussed. The participants emphasized the necessity of collaborating and having a constructive dialogue between all political forces in the Parliament, especially when it comes to passing bills dictating the welfare of Artsax.

http://www.armenialiberty.org/images/photo/Al-Yel-Put-Koch.JPG By Mardo Soghom and Harry Tamrazian Today Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents Robert Kocharian and Heidar Aliyev discussed the Nagorno-Artsax conflict during a meeting mediated by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The trilateral meeting took place in Moscow late in the day after the CIS summit and the meeting of the so-called "Caucasus Four". The leaders of 12 former Soviet republics marked the10th anniversary of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on Friday, in Moscow. After the summit meeting in Kremlin the heads of states of former Soviet Republics, including Armenian President Robert Kocharian held a joint press conference. Asked whether the war against international terrorism could help eliminate the Nagorno-Artsax problem Kocharian said that each conflict has its own history and cause. "Each conflict is unique therefore there are no unified methods to solve them", Kocharian said. The Armenian leader admitted, however that the September 11 terrorist attack not only intensified efforts against terrorism but also strengthened the resolve to eliminate regional conflicts. The President of Azerbaijan Heidar Aliyev in his part expressed disappointment that it was impossible to find a peaceful solution for the Nagorno-Artsax conflict within the framework of the CIS. However, Russian President Putin was more optimistic on the issue of CIS's ability to solve conflicts. "CIS has a unique experience of solving conflicts. We were able to solve the interethnic conflict in Tajikistan," Putin said. He also said that the existence of the CIS helped to ease interethnic conflicts between former Soviet republics. The Russian leader believes that the interaction between the leaders of CIS prevented the Yugoslavisation of conflicts on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Russian President Vladimir Putin also hosted the meeting of the "Caucasus four" during which he discussed with his Armenian, Azerbaijani and Georgian counterparts regional conflicts as well as relations between Russia and three South Caucasus nations. Opening the Caucasus leaders' meeting, Putin said that critical and very important issues would be on the agenda. The Russian leader also expressed hope that the discussions between Robert Kocharian and Heidar Aliyev would contribute to the settlement of the Nagorno-Artsax conflict, despite the fact that the much anticipated official bilateral meeting between the two leaders didn't take place. It was only later that the two leaders met in Putin's presence.

Sassounian Committee Statement on Retrial GLENDALE—In anticipation of the impeding re-trial of Hampig Sassounian by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, the Hampig Sassounian Defense Committee issued the following statement, updating the public of status of the case: "In 1982, Hampig Sassounian was arrested for the homicide of Kemal Arikan, the Turkish Consul General in Los Angeles. The trial was marred by controversy, irregularities and charges of prosecutorial misconduct which resulted in the unjust conviction of an innocent Hampig Sassounian. The Prosecution asserted that the murder was motivated by Hampig's Armenian ethnicity, and attached a "special circumstance" of "national origin" to the crime. This resulted in a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. After numerous appeals and investigations, in October of 2000, more than sixteen years after the trial, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals found that juror misconduct unfairly prejudiced Hampig on the issue of nationality and overturned the special circumstance finding. The ruling effectively removed the special circumstance, modifying Sassounian's sentence to life in prison, with the possibility of parole. On September 12, 2001, Deputy District Attorney Gregory Dohi, at District Attorney Steve Cooley's direction appeared in the Criminal Courts Building in downtown Los Angeles, marking the commencement of the retrial. Sassounian was present with prominent trial attorney Mark J. Geragos who argued to the Court that serious conflicts of interest existed in the District Attorney's case. Geragos added, and the Judge Robert Perry agreed, that these concerns needed to be addressed before the case proceeded any further. The Court continued the matter so that the issues raised by the defense would be addressed at the next hearing, which is open to the general public, on October 31, 2001 at 8:30 a.m. in department 104 of the downtown Criminal Courts Building located on 210 West Temple Street in Los Angeles. Members of the public who wish to attend this hearing should arrive at the courthouse early to ensure admittance. Those wishing to assist Sassounian in his defense of this politically motivated re-trial should send their contributions to The Sassounian Defense Committee (SDC) P.O. Box 5278, Pasadena, California, 91117. Sassounian Defense Says DA has Conflict of Interest LOS ANGELES—Attorney Mark Geragos told the court Thursday, that he would file a motion in the Hampig Sassounian special circumstance retrial, contending that the District Attorney's office has a conflict of interest in initiating the judicial process by which Sassounian's eligibility for parole would be waived. Judge Robert J. Perry agreed to hear arguments on the motion during a hearing scheduled to take place on December 19. Geragos said the defense was seeking the DA's internal memorandum on the decision to retry Hampig Sassounian's special circumstance portion of the sentence, contending that Layle Rubin, who prosecuted the first trial was called as a witness in a 1993 evidentiary hearing, which focused on the false testimony of jailhouse informant Geoffery Busch. Geragos said that Rubin was one of the officials at the district attorneys office who made the decision to retry the case and since she served as a witness during the aforementioned hearing there was a conflict of interest in the retrial decision making process. The District Attorney's office has refused to submit the memorandum for discovery to the defense. During Thursday's short hearing, prosecutor Gergory A. Dohi rejected the conflict of interest argument saying that the DA had no intention of calling Busch as a witness in the retrial, thus calling the defense motion "irrelevant." Sassounian is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for allegedly murdering then Turkish Consul General to Los Angeles Kemal Arikan in 1982. The special circumstances, which made Sassounian ineligible for parole were linked to the jury's decision that the crime was racially motivated. Last year, the 9th Federal Circuit Court ruled that the special circumstances may be waved since the jury in the initial trial had entertained matters that were not presented in court during the trial. The courtroom was, once again, filled to capacity with Sassounian relatives and supporters, the majority of whom were the youth. During an interview with Horizon Television following the previous hearing on Oct. 31, Dohi attempted to assure the Armenian-American community that the motivation of the DA's office was not to single out the community by pursuing this matter. "I want to make it very clear that the DA's office means no disrespect to the Armenian Cause... We respect the Armenian Cause very deeply, however we're doing simply what Gov. Deukmejian said when this happened 18 years ago, that we should seek the full measure of justice and that's what we are doing," explained Dohi Defense attorney Geragos said, however, "This prosecution is nothing less than a full frontal assault on the Armenian community," explaining that new material provided to him by the prosecution for discovery "is nothing more than attacks on the ANC, the ARF, the AYF and the Armenian community." Geragos added, "Everything that's in this case is nothing more than Turkish propaganda and revisionism and their ability to use this courtroom for political purposes." He added that the prosecutors "have invoked the names of Deukmejian and [then District Attorney Robert] Philibosian as a cover for bringing this assault against the Armenian community." The noted defense lawyer argued that, indeed, the District Attorney was motivated by the events of Sept. 11th and thus is mounting a case against the community. "The first document I got in the discover is a piece of paper with a headline that reads 'terrorism.' If this is not linked to Sept. 11, then why does the first document have a banner that says 'terrorism'?" explained Geragos. "Why is the first witness [on the list] some bozo who is going to claim that the Armenian groups are nothing but a bunch of fringe groups?" commented Geragos. "This is unconscionable. The Armenian community should not stand fort this," said Geragos, who urged those Armenian-Americans who had contributed to District Attorney Cooley's election campaign to call the DA and file complaints, since Cooley himself had announced that he election was largely due to the support of the Armenian-American community. The Los Angeles Country District Attorney's office announced on Sept. 28 during a hearing at the Los Angeles County Criminal Court its intentions to retry the special circumstance portion of the Hampig Sassounian case, despite a ruling last year by the federal Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn that decision and provide parole eligibility for the defendant. On November 1, Hampig Sassounian expressed his gratitude to the Armenian-American community for its continued solidarity with his case, during a live telephone interview Thursday on Horizon TV's nightly newscast. Sassounian conveyed his heartfelt gratitude to the community, which through letters, phone calls and attendance at events, has supported him during the two decades that he has been in prison. "I am not the same person who entered prison at the age of 19. Right now I am 39 years old and have been able to endure this reality through the unwavering support of the community," Sassounian told the live television audience. He explained that he passes his time by reading the Bible and the writings of Kirkor Naregatsi, which he said have multiplied his love for the Armenian people. Sassounian said that his will has been strengthened through the countless letters and correspondence he has received, throughout the years, from supporters in Lebanon, Iran, Europe and the Americas. These letters have served as encouragement for Sassounian, who has been unjustly incarcerated for 20 years. Sassounian expressed his gratitude not only to the Los Angeles Armenian community, but rather to Armenians throughout the world, who have supported his cause. He also exclaimed his satisfaction that a new generation of Armenians has fostered his cause and individuals who were not born when the 1982 events occurred were equally supportive as those who attended his trials and extended their solidarity. "I dream of being united with our people and go to live in Armenia," said Sassounian, who urged the community to remain strong and be proud of their heritage as Armenians. In closing he thanked Asbarez newspaper and Horizon Television for their continued assistance and support and urged the Armenian community to morally and financially support his case. The Sassounian Defense Committee, which has been at the forefront of the community-wide effort to secure the needs of the defense urged the community to come together and assist the committee in ensuring a fair verdict from this retrial. "Now, more than ever, we know we can count on the community to support our activities, and through that to send a clear signal to Hampig that the Armenian community continues to stand in solidarity with him," said Hasmig Derderian of SDC. Individuals wishing to assist Sassounian in his defense of this politically motivated re-trial should send their contributions to The Sassounian Defense Committee (SDC) P.O. Box 5278, Pasadena, California, 91117 [ December 01, 2001: Message edited by: MosJan ]

TARC Members Adopt Turkish Line on Genocide YEREVAN (RFE/RL)—The expected international study on the 1915 genocide, commissioned by the Turkish-Armenian Reconciliation Commission, will be an important element in the US-backed initiative to reconcile the two nations, its Armenian participants said on Thursday. Armenia's former foreign minister Alexander Arzoumanian and prominent Moscow-based political scientist Andranik Mihranian confirmed that the TARC asked the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) to sponsor an "independent third party analysis of the applicability of the 1948 [uN] Genocide Convention" to the mass killings and deportations. The request was made last week at the commission's meeting in New York, where the recently created human rights organization is headquartered. The two men told RFE/RL that the conclusions of international law experts on the most sensitive and thorny issue in Turkish-Armenian dealings could affect the panel's future policy recommendations to official Ankara and Yerevan. "I am sure that the commission will discuss that report in detail," Arzoumanian said. "And I think that our recommendations to our respective governments will take account of the opinion [expressed in the report]." He added that work on the ICTJ report might take months and its findings may be kept confidential. According to Mihranian, the reconciliation process will make "very big progress" if the international experts conclude that the 1915 massacres constituted a genocide. "It will be a great political and military victory for us if the experts say that those events can be considered genocide," he said in a phone interview from Moscow. Arzoumanian, however, sounded a note of caution, saying that the genocide study can by no means force Turkey to abandon its consistent denial of the genocide. "I'm sure that the commission will have a very frank discussion of that analysis," he said. "But whether that will affect their position is difficult to say." Both men stressed that whatever the results of the study, the four Armenian members of the TARC will never question the validity of the Armenian position on the issue. Said Arzoumanian: "What we need is not an international verdict but an impartial analysis of whether the genocide convention is applicable or not. But it must be emphasized that the Armenian members of the commission will never cast doubt on the historical fact of the Armenian genocide." The TARC's decision to turn to genocide experts was unveiled in a statement by David Phillips, an American scholar who coordinates its activities. The statement, leaked to RFE/RL on Wednesday, was not supposed to be made public, according to Arzoumanian. The ex-minister said he agreed to comment on the decisions of the New York meeting only because of the leak. Mihranian, for his part, revealed that the TARC members asked Phillips to summarize results of the four-day meeting after they failed to agree on their own statement. He claimed that the Turkish side strongly objected to any mention of the UN Genocide Convention in the joint statement because "that would complicate their return to Turkey." In the words of Phillips, the participants agreed that "the existence of TARC should not be used to influence the attitudes of the international community towards its relations with Armenia and Turkey." Mihranian said that was the result of the Armenian side's threats to suspend the initiative if it damages international recognition of the genocide. "We were prepared to pull out of the TARC if they continued to use it against the recognition process and mislead the international community," he said. Also, Mihranian confirmed Phillips's statement that the six Turkish members of the commission, including former foreign minister Ilter Turkmen, believe that Turkey should lift its economic blockade of Armenia without any precondition. But he said the Turks avoided expressing their support for the normalization of Turkish-Armenian relations in a joint statement for fear of angry reaction from Azerbaijan. Still, Arzoumanian claimed that their view could have an impact on official Ankara's policy. "The fact that the Turkish commissioners are conscious of the need to normalize ties with Armenia demonstrates that there is such a mood in Turkey," he argued.

TWO ARMENIAN SPORTSMEN TO GO TO WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS Two Armenian slalomists Arsen Harutyunian and Vanessa Rakejian from France have officially qualified for taking part in the Winter Olympics of 2002. Another Armenian sportsman, skier Aram Hajian will have the opportunity to take part in the Olympiad in case he wins the competition in Russian Krasnogorsk in December.

2002 TO BE FULL OF EVENTS FOR ARMENIAN FOOTBALL YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 30, ARMENPRESS A FIFA-supported program for development of Armenian football, called "Goal" has been put into an active phase of fulfilment. It should be mentioned that Armenia is among those 4 countries, whose perspective programs were approved by FIFA. The above mentioned program stipulates investment of $400,000 in the major restoration of Yerevan Malatia football sport school, which will become a base for the development of the Armenian football. According to the secretary general of the Armenian Football Federation Arman Hovhanisian, the upcoming year is likely to be full of events for the Armenian football. Besides the international traditional competitions and the competitions held in Armenia, the number of the events of football for children, women, mini-football will increase in the sporting season as well. According to the Armenian Football Federation, at present the order and the place of the ceremony of awarding the winners of the Armenian Football Championship of 2001 are being specified and will be announced next week

ARMENIAN FILMS TO BE PRESENTED IN ITALY YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 30, ARMENPRESS The Hayfilm studio and the Milan City Hall, Italy, has agreed to hold a festival of Armenian films in Italy. According to the head of the Hayfilm studio Gevorg Gevorgian, all the expenses of the 20-day festival will be covered by the Italian side. According to the agreement, the films will remain in Milan after the festival to be shown in different cities of Italy. Mr. Gevorgian said that 17 best Armenian films, shot during the last two years, will be sent to Milan. According to him, it will be a splendid opportunity to present the Armenian film to Italians.

AZERI LIBERALS SUGGEST TURNING ARMENIA INTO "IREVAN-ZANGEZUR AUTONOMOUS REPUBLIC" OF AZERBAIJAN 30.11.2001 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ At the yesterday's meeting of the political council of the Liberal Party of Azerbaijan a rather curious way of settling the Armenian-Azeri conflict was suggested. As chairman of the party executive committee Avez Temirhan reported in an interview to Baku MPA agency, the leaders of the Liberal Party of Azerbaijan have come out with an initiative to create "Irevan-Zangezur Autonomous Republic" as part of Azerbaijan. The authors of the idea suggest this Azeri autonomy to include Syunik, Gegharkunik, Ararat districts and a number of other regions of contemporary Armenia. In Temirhan's opinion, this can help to settle the Artsax conflict. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

KAREN DEMIRCHIAN'S FORMER COMRADE IN ARMS CREATES A NEW PARTY 30.11.2001 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Chairman of "Agricultural-Industrial Popular Association" of the National Assembly of Armenia Hamayak Hovhannisian started work on creating a new political party. Hovhannisian in his time was at the source of the People's Party created by Karen Demirchian but left the party ranks one of the earliest because of disagreement with the new leadership of the People's Party of Armenia. Some ten prominent figures of the Party followed his example, most part of which now participates in forming the People's Democratic Party, of which Vice-Speaker of the National Assembly Gagik Aslanian is the leader. Thus, we can speak about split of the People's Party of Armenia into three parties. In Hovhannisian's words, the party created by him will support the President, but it is against the Government, which "consists of people unable to implement the political program of the head of the state." Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

DIAMOND CUTTING UNDERGROUND ENTERPRISE REVEALED IN NOR-HACHN TOWN 30.11.2001 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The operative search department of the Ministry of State Revenue has revealed an underground enterprise cutting diamonds. As reported by "Arminfo" agency, resident of Nor-Hachn town Suren Sahakian owned it. 250 manufactured articles and the same quantity of rough diamonds are confiscated. Let us note, "Shoghakn" diamond cutting enterprise, which is owned by Israeli entrepreneur Lev Levayev and is the biggest in Armenia, is situated in Nor-Hachn. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

EXPERTS PREDICT AZERI ECONOMY CATASTROPHE DUE TO WORLD OIL CRISIS 30.11.2001 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The worst fears of Azeri economists became a reality – the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries confirmed its intention to lower world crude oil prices in order to punish Russia for refusal to curtail oil export. The OPEC new policy may bring to collapse of Azeri economy resting solely on oil. According to information of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan the possibility of landslide of oil prices to 11 dollars is quite real in the near future, and according to OPEC experts forecasts they can decline to 5 dollars for a barrel. (Let us note, until recently crude oil prices fluctuated within the limits of 25-28 dollars.) It is easy to imagine what it means for the economy of the country, 34.7% of the budget revenue part of which are taxes for oil export. President of the State Oil Company of Azeri Republic Natig Aliyev frankly admitted that the current situation would very negatively tell on the company tax payments. The question of necessity of sequestration of the next year budget adopted just a few days ago is under serious consideration in Baku. In an interview given to one of the local newspapers prominent economist, Professor Nazim Imanov estimated the consequences of the crisis for the Azeri economy and entire society as a catastrophe. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

TURKEY VOICES SUPPORT FOR TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF AZERBAIJAN Turkey's newly appointed ambassador to Azerbaijan Unal Cevikez announced that Turkey sees the regulation of the Karabagh conflict only in the protection of Azerbaijan's territorial integrity. According to the Baku-based 525 Gazet daily, while presenting his credentials, Turkey's ambassador said that it is impossible to regulate the Armenian-Azerbaijani relations "without restoring the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan". He said that Turkey would continue supporting Azerbaijan in this issue. In his return speech, Azerbaijan's president Heydar Aliyev said that during the last ten years the relations between Azerbaijan and Turkey have been developing in all sectors and will continue developing in future by the same principle "one nation-two countries". He particularly underlined the fact that the economic relations between the two countries have become closer and deeper, which suggests the development of political relations as well. The proof of this will be the construction of Baku-Ceyhan oil-pipe line and Baku-Erzrum gas-pipe line. In his turn, Cevikez said that at present the preparation of the bill on Baku-Ceyhan oil-pipe line has finished in Turkey's parliament and these documents will be ratified soon. © Copyright AZG

ANOTHER CONCOCTION OF AZERI SPECIAL SERVICES Armenian national security ministry has dismissed press reports in Azerbaijan claiming that Mahammad Ocaqverdiyev, a POW released recently by Armenia, had allegedly been instructed by Armenian special services to kill the first deputy chairman of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party and Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev's son, Ilham Aliyev. The Armenian national security ministry has said that Ocaqverdiyev had been recently arrested by Armenian border guards when trying to enter Armenia from Nakhichevan. Armenian officers had learned that Ocaqverdiyev was hired by Azeri special agents Mobili and Quliyev when serving a prison term in a Baku-based jail, where he was placed for avoiding military service. After being released, he was sent to Armenia and was tasked to show him as a person persecuted by Azeri law-enforcement bodies. He claimed that he was ready to go back to Nakhichevan to take revenge. He was released some ten days ago. © Copyright AZG

-= Hayreniqis Het =- Varuts teyev im hayastqs herunern em yes harrel, Bayts im sirts, im mtqis het, misht qo het e taparel, Khor trmutyamb amen angam, yerb Nayel em depi qez` Pshrvum e sirt@s tsavits, hogis e darnum vorjakez, Ov e tesel mardn ir yerkrum lini otar yev khabvats, Mite ? Hayi Jerm arrotq@ qez chi hasnum, ov ter Astvats, Anter HAyreniq Anmar HAyreniq x@rrovum en Achqis Araj sovvaharner anhamar, Ur en gnum ?, inch en uzum? ov e tsavum um hamar ? Qo Apiraxt zavakner@ axorjakov vayreni, Hoshotum & klanum en verjin shitern "Arevit", Darstnum en qez Mshtahalu charchineri mi yerkir. prtorum en qo arev@, Ariakan & @entir AnHer HAyreniq AnMer HAyreniq Bayts Anhamar qo vergerov kangnats es der kendani Kangants Xohun, Vshtamolor, te baxt@ ur k@tani, Anitsum em iyn sut xosq@, vor asetsin Ashxarhin Mite Sa e? iyn yerkir@, ur dzktum er mer hogin, Antes mi dzerq kanchum e qez heruner, otar aper, Pandxtutyan char vogin e, heru vanir qezanits. Im surb HAyreniq Im huys HAyreniq Piti Helnes MSra Horits, Davit@ Surn ver paharts Qo Parapanst NAxnineri Hoginerov Jaragats. yev k@tsres m@shushn iys marr` Vishtn & Taxistn amenqi. yev k@batsvi qo dem Haverj arshaluys@ nor kyanqi. Im nor HAyreniq Anpart Hayreniq Misha Pahlevanyan / Erevan 2000

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ARMENIA TO PAY 202,800 EUROS TO COUNCIL OF EUROPE IN 2002 The three South Caucasian countries will pay a total of 798,000Euros to the Council of Europe as their membership fee in 2002.Azerbaijan will have to pay 340,028 Euros, Georgia will pay255,528 Euros and Armenia 202,800 Euros. The Council of Europe2002 annual budget makes 169 million Euros. © Copyright AZG