Mailing List Service Felist.Com -*-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear frends! Arminfo news agency inform U.K. GOVERNMENT MAKES FIRST MOVE TOWARDS RECOGNIZING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE JANUARY 30. The U.K. Government has made the first move towards recognizing the Armenian Genocide. As ARMINFO learned from the press service of the Committee for the Recognition of the Armenian Genocide (CRAG), the Armenian Genocide was remembered on the Day of Commemoration of the Holocaust, Jan 27. Representatives of Armenian Diaspora were invited to the ceremony, including those from CRAG. Besides, the Armenian Genocide was included in a brochure concerning the Holocaust. The brochure qualifed the 1915 events as a genocide. ARMENIA'S TOP OFFICIALS SUBMIT STATEMENTS ABOUT THEIR PROPERTY AND INCOME JANUARY 30. Armenia's President, Prime Minister and other top officials have submitted statements about their property and income, Armenia's State Incomes Minister Yervand Zakharyan told ARMINFO. He also submitted such a statement. According to the law on property and income statement by top officials, this process started Jan 1 and should stop Feb 1. As of today, a day before the expiry of the deadline, the State Incomes Ministry has received 300 property and income statements, while a total of 2,960 top officials should submit such statements and considering affiliates, who also should declare their incomes, this figure should total 10,000. Zakharyan said that after being processed corresponding data should appear in the press within the next 3-4 months. In case of untimely submission of a statement, the law envisages fines worth 50,000 drams (nearly $88). The law also stipulates that the ministry should check up on the statements, however, the government has not yet established a corresponding procedure. 50% OF ARMENIAN WOMEN DO NOT UNDERGO REGULAR MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS JANUARY 30. Over 50% of Armenian women have not seen gynecologists during the last five years, says the report on demography and health presented in Yerevan today. According to the document, only every fifth woman has seen a gynecologist during the last 12 months. The high number of abortions in the country testifies that women visited gynecologists for abortions, not for regular medical examinations. Only 15% of Armenian women are aware of the ways of examining their breasts, but only 1% of the respondents confessed that they ever "allowed" doctors to examine their breasts. These facts testify to the necessity for reforms in the sphere of women's health in Armenia, the report says. 42% OF WOMEN AND 15% OF MEN IN ARMENIA DO NOT KNOW HOW TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES JANUARY 30. 42% of women and 15% of men in Armenia have the least idea of how to protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases (STD), says a report for 2000. According to it, 2/3 of "competent" women and 81% of such men were able to name at least one typical sign of STDs. 7% of men and 7% of women admitted that had used a condom during their last intercourse. Armenian men use condoms six times as often when making love to casual partners as in their sexual relations with permanent ones. ARMENIA'S PROSECUTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE DISPROVED INFORMATIONS OF PRESS ON INSTITUTING CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST VAZGEN SARGSIAN JANUARY 30. The Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia refuted the information of a number of Armenian mass media about the institution of two criminal proceedings against the former prime minster of Armenia Vazgen Sargsian, died in the result of the terrorist act in Armenian parliament in Oct 1999. As the press office of Armenia's Prosecutor General's Office informed ARMINFO, no criminal proceedings have been instituted against Vazgen Sargsian. The General Procuracy supposes that the incident of June 21, 1995 in Botanic Garden, could serve as a basis for speculations on this theme. The former head of the department of execution of criminal punishments of Armenia's Ministry of internal affairs Moushegh Saghatelian was "distinguished" during the incident and accusation was brought against him for excess of servicing authorities. In the framework of this case the questioned as a witness the former member of the Central electoral committee Vova Hakhverdian stated that not Saghatelian but Vazgen Sargsian and his bodyguard Movses Geghangulian used violence against him after the presidential elections on Sept 26, 1996. However, further the General Procuracy did not receive well-founded evidences to the statement. HEADLINES OF 30 JANUARY ARMENIA-FINANCE AND ECONOMY MINISTRY-SECURITIES COMMISSION-ANNUAL REPORT YIELD OF GTB DROPPED BY 14% ON ARMENIA'S SECURITIES MARKET LIMITED WAIVER OF SECTION 907 ADDS FRESH PAGE TO U.S.-AZERBAIJAN RELATIONS HAYDAR ALIEV MEETS WITH ELIZABETH JONES GEORGIA'S DEFENCE MINISTER SAYS GUUAM COUNTRIES SHOULD ACTIVATE THEIR MILITARY COOPERATION YEGHISHE SARGSYAN APPOINTED AS NEW AMBASSADOR OF ARMENIA TO ROMANIA GRAND-TOBACCO CANNOT WITHSTAND COMPETITION ON ARMENIA'S HOME MARKET SPEAKERS OF GEORGIAN AND AZERI PARLIAMENTS SIGN JOINT COMMUNIQUE AZERBAIJAN IS ORIENTED TOWARDS NATO MEMBERS OF ARMENIAN AND KARABAKH GOVERNMENT TO MEET IN YEREVAN SOON ARMENIAN-RUSSIAN ECONOMIC AGREEMENT CONFORMS TO COUNTRY'S BASIC LAW: ARMENIAN CONSTITUTIONAL COURT ARMENIA HAS LOWEST BIRTH RATE AMONG CIS COUNTRIES ARMENIAN WOMEN HAVE MORE ABORTIONS THAN GEORGIAN ONES BUT LESS THAN WOMEN IN KYRGYZSTAN INTERNATIONAL SEARCHING GROUP HOLDS REGULAR CONSULTATIONS ON SEARCH FOR THE MISSING INTERNATIONAL SEARCHING GROUP HOLDS REGULAR CONSULTATIONS ON SEARCH FOR THE MISSING MOST ARMENIAN WOMEN OVER 35 HAVE UNHEALTHY LIFE-STYLE TEMPORARY PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSION DECIDED TO HEAR PRISONERS, WHO ARE IN ONE CELL WITH DEFENDANTS OF CASE ON TERRORIST ACT IN ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT 2,200 PEOPLE TO GET TEMPORARY JOBS ARMENIAN DELEGATION TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM IN NEW YORK "ELECTRONIC DEVELOPMENT IN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA" SEMINAR HELD IN YEREVAN JAN 27-29 SUSPENSION OF SECTION 907 INTENSIFIES PROCESS OF KARABAKH CONFLICT'S SETTLEMENT: WASHINGTON NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL APPOINTED AT ARMENIAN-RUSSIAN "ARMENAL" JV WB REGISTERS POSITIVE CHANGES IN ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN ARMENIA ABOLITION OF JACKSON-VENIK AMENDMENT TO BECOME IMPULSE FOR EXPANSION OF MARKET OF ARMENIAN GOODS IN U.S. MARKET BRANCH OF INTERNATIONAL RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF TOURISM - ARMENIAN INSTITUTE OF TOURISM TO OPEN IN YEREVAN ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER HELD DISCUSSION WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF POLITICAL PARTIES OF DIASPORA 6% INCREASE IN INCOMES OF TRANSPORT AGENCIES REPORTED IN 2001 "ITERA" HAS NOTIFIED ARMENIA ABOUT FORTHCOMING DECREASE OF GAS DELIVERY VOLUMES TO REPUBLIC ANDRANIK MANUKIAN REFUTES RUMORS OF BEING OFFERED POST OF ARMENIA'S AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA "ITERA" HAS NOTIFIED ARMENIA ABOUT FORTHCOMING DECREASE OF GAS DELIVERY VOLUMES TO REPUBLIC No information from Site can be used without prior permission of ARMINFO http://www.arminfo.am -*-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: http://felist.com/member/unsub?grp=media.arminfo http://felist.com/ mailto:ask@felist.com