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11 ARMENIAN ILLEGAL EMIGRANTS TRIED TO CROSS CZECH-AUSTRIAN BORDER
FEBRUARY 7. Eleven Armenian illegal emigrants tried
to cross the Czech-Austrian border. According to the radio "Prague,"
the frontier violators were detained by the Austrian frontier-guards.
There were children among them. The interrogation showed that they
are refugees, who were granted asylum in Czechia.
OSCE MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS TO MAKE NEW PROPOSALS ON KARABAKH
CONFLICT'S SETTLEMENT
FEBRUARY 7. The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs are
expected to make new proposals on the Karabakh conflicts settlement
in the course of their forthcoming visit to the region, Azeri Foreign
Minister Vilayat Guliev told journalists.
He pointed out that on March 24 it will be ten years since the
mediators were involved in the settlement process of the Karabakh
conflict. "Unfortunately, during this period the mediators were not
able to achieve any considerable progress in the solution of this
problem. Azerbaijan hopes that they will take more serious steps in
this direction," Guliev said.
The co-chairs are expected to visit the conflict region at the end of
Feb - at the beginning of March. They will visit Karabakh, Armenia,
Azerbaijan and will monitor at the contact line of the Karabakh
conflict.
CHAIRMAN OF UNION OF ARMENIANS OF RUSSIA MET AZERI PRESIDENT
FEBRUARY 7. Chairman of the Union of Armenians
of Russia Ara Abrahamyan held a meeting with the Azeri President
Heidar Aliev within the framework of the World Economic Forum.
According to ITAR-TASS, the sides discussed prospects of the Karabakh
conflict's settlement.
Ara Abrahamyan called for peaceful settlement of the conflict through
the recognition of Karabakh as a sovereign part of Armenia. He
pointed out that this territory has always been settled with
Armenians, and Karabakh has never belong to Azerbaijan de-jure.
"REPUBLIC" PARTY INDIGNANT AT AUTHORITIES' ATTEMPT TO DISCREDIT
VAZGEN SARGSSIAN
FEBRUARY 7. The "Republic" party is indignant at
the Armenian authorities' attempt to discredit the prime minister
Vazgen Sargssian, who fell victim to the terrorist act at the
Armenian Parliament on October 27, 1999.
In its statement the party regard as an the attempt of discrediting
Vazgen Sargssian the initiation of criminal proceedings against
him. It is obvious that the country's authorities are rendering all
possible support to the terrorists, trying to justify their crime,
the statement says. The Political Council of the "Republic" party
denounces the current authorities' policy aimed at undermining the
foundations of the statehood. "The party intends to further struggle
the criminal regime and is sure that the country's population will
support it," the statement says.
The Armenian mass media recently spread the information that the
Prosecutor's Office of Armenia initiated criminal proceedings against
Vazgen Sargssian. He was incriminated with the clubbing of the
participants in demonstrations in 1996. But the Prosecutor's office
refuted the information, stating that criminal proceedings were not
initiated against Vazgen Sargssian, but in connection with the very
facts. The investigation has evidence about Vazgen Sargssian's having
been involved in the clubbing, but the facts were not confirmed.
COMMUNIST PARTY OF ARMENIA DEMANDS GOVERNMENT'S RESIGNATION
FEBRUARY 7. The Communist Party of Armenia continues demanding the Government's resignation, the chairman of the CPA parliamentary faction, Frunze Kharatyan, said at a briefing today. He said the CPA is going to make such a demand right after the interim parliamentary commission examining the Government's activities passes its resolution concerning the introduction of per minute fee for intercity phone calls in Armenia. HIS HOLINESS KAREKIN II RECEIVES RIFKA COHEN, AMBASSADOR OF ISRAEL
HIS HOLINESS KAREKIN II SIGNS APPEAL FOR OLYMPIC TRUCE
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FEBRUARY 7. His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme
Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, received Mrs. Rifka Cohen,
the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
Israel to the Republic of Armenia, the headquarters of the Embassy is
in Tbilisi, the press service of the Holy See of Etchmiadzin told
ARMINFO.
His Holiness welcomed the first visit of Mrs. Cohen to the spiritual center
of the Armenians, the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. His Holiness expressed
his confidence that the Ambassador's presence in the region would contribute
to the promotion of relations between Armenia and Israel.
Mrs. Cohen thanked His Holiness for the audience, and mentioned that it was
very meaningful for her to be present in Holy Etchmiadzin on the Feast Day
of Sts. Vartanants. She stated that when she entered the grounds of the
monastery, she was affected very much and felt an atmosphere of holiness as
she toured the grounds.
His Holiness concluded the meeting by offering a prayer to God asking for
peace throughout the world, and love and mutual understanding between all
peoples and nations.
FEBRUARY 7. His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme
Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, received Mrs. Kala Dzaki,
a member of the Parliament of Greece, the press service of the Holy
See of Etchmiadzin told ARMINFO.
Mrs. Dzaki informed His Holiness that the aim of her visit was to present
the appeal for peace to all countries of the world on the occasion of the
upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah.
His Holiness welcomed Mrs. Dzaki, stating, "We encourage all those
initiatives, which are directed towards the establishment of peace. We
believe that the church, in this new millennium, has a large responsibility
in this endeavor - peace, between individuals, between peoples and between
nations."
In the course of the meeting the Catholicos of All Armenians reviewed the
appeal titled "Olympic Truce", which has been signed by more than 170
nations as well as 50 high-ranking clergymen representing various Churches.
His Holiness signed the appeal the same afternoon.
