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RUSSIAN FM, LEADER OF US DIOCESE OF AAC DISCUSS RUSSIAN-AMERICAN RELATIONS
FEBRUARY 26. Armenian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov
held a meeting in Washington with Leader of the American diocese of
the Armenian Apostolic Church Khazhak Barsamian and with President of
the "Appeal to Conscience" fund A. Shneiyer.
During the meeting in a friendly atmosphere the sides discussed key
issues of the Russian-American relations, the role of the two
countries' public organizations in their further consolidation,
as well as in deepening mutual understanding between Russia and USA.
The American side pointed out positive trends in the development of
interconfessional and international relations in Russia.
ARMENIAN PRESIDENT BEGINS OFFICIAL VISIT TO AUSTRIA
FEBRUARY 26. Armenian President Robert Kocharian
begins his official working visit to Austria today. During the visit
two intergovernmental agreements are to be signed: "On abolition of
double taxation of incomes and property" and "On air communication".
In Vienna the Armenian president is to meet with Austrian Federal
President Tovmas Klestil, with Federal Chancellor Volvgang Schussel,
with Chairman of the National Council Heintz Fischer and with
Chairman of the Chamber of Economy K. Leitly. The Armenian president
is also to meet with representatives of the Armenian community in
Austria and pay a wreath to the monument to Franz Verfel in
Schillerplaz Square.
YEREVAN AND BRATISLAVA ACTIVATE CONTRACTUAL BASIS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF
BILATERAL RELATION
NOYAN TAPAN EDITORIAL OFFICE - THIRD PARTY IN HSBC vs GOLOS ARMENII-YERKIR CASE
FEBRUARY 26. The Noyan Tapan Editorial Office
appeared Feb 25 as a third party to the HSBC Bank Armenia's suit
against the Golos Armenii and Yerkir dailies. HSBC accuses the
dailies of libel. Last year the dailies published Noyan Tapan's
report accusing HSBC of computer piracy.
Director General of Noyan Tapan Tigran Haroutyunyan said Noyan
Tapan immediately met the bank's demand to make corrections in the
text. He said Noyan Tapan's report was based on a press-conference
given by the author of the fonts, Ruben Hakopyan, and cannot be
considered an allegation as Hakopyan's words were used with reference
to him. Such a report can be refuted only after a corresponding
verdict by a trial court that it is not true. Haroutyunyan said
Hakopyan gave an exclusive interview to Noyan Tapan where he said
that his unlicensed fonts were used as software which can be
considered a breach of copyright and consequently a computer piracy.
Lawyer Zaruhi Daniyelyan defending the dailies in court petitioned
the court to attach to the case a document signed by heads of various
media responding to the question "wether or not they check the
information received from news agencies and if not then why." The
document says that all those questioned accounted for their not
checking the report by the fact that in the long run it's the source
that should answer for what he said in case it proves to be false.
The next hearing is to be held Feb 28.
According to Noyan Tapan the hearings of the Ruben Hakopyan vs HSBC
Bank Armenia case have been postponed until the defendant-bank
provides the court and the claimant with a copy of the contract or at
least until it introduces the producer of the advertisement hoarding
to them.
The trial is delayed because no such contract has been found and the
producer is outside Armenia.
600 MILITARY MEN CONVICTED IN ARMENIA IN 2001
CONFERENCE OF CHIEFS OF US REGIONAL DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS UNDERWAY IN
YEREVAN
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FEBRUARY 26. Yerevan and Bratislava are
activating preparation of contractual basis for development of
bilateral relations. The President of Armenia Robert Kocharian, who
was in Slovakia with a two-days visit, stated.
In the course of the meeting in Bratislava the Presidents of Armenia
and Slovakia Robert Kocharian and Rudolf Shuster discussed a wide
circle of economic and political problems. "Despite the visit's
brevity, we discussed the whole block of bilateral relations", Robert
Kocharian said. The heads of two states pointed out that there are no
political problems between Yerevan and Bratislava, but the economic
turnover is on the lowest level. According to Kocharian, the absence
of contractual basis is the reason of it.
In the course of the meeting its participants again underlined that
the integration into the European space is the strategic aim of both
states. Both Armenia and Slovakian got the same post-soviet
inheritance and the Slovakian experience may be useful to Armenia,
Robert Kocharian.
Touching upon the problem of peaceful settlement of the Karabakh
conflict, the President of Armenia pointed out that Nagorny Karabakh
has all the legal bases for its recognition as an independent state.
The problem is in a civilized separation of NKR from Azerbaijan,
which was brilliantly demonstrated by the example of Czech and
Slovakia.
Speaking about Armenians' genocide of 1915 in Ottoman Turkey, Robert
Kocharian again confirmed the position of Armenia in this problem.
For his part the President of Slovakia promised henceforth not to
hinder holding arrangements on April 24 in the country, dedicated to
the memory of genocide's victims. Armenian side also promised to
support Slovakia in the issue of its appointment the interim member
of UN Security Council in 2006-2007.
FEBRUARY 26. 612 military men were convicted in
Armenia last year, of whom 20% were officers.
As Military Prosecutor Gagik Jangiryan said at an enlarged session of
the board of the prosecutor general's office, three military men were
sentenced to death for premeditated murder under aggravating
circumstances.
To recap, the above mentioned convicts left their military unit
without permission stealing 2 submachine guns and 18 full magazines.
On their way killed eigth people, including one three-year old
child, two civilians, two militia men and three servicemen.
Most of the convicts were prosecuted for leaving their military units
without permission, for fleeing military service, for abusing their
office, for hazing newcomers and 11 for premeditated murder.
