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SHORT CIRCUIT BURNS DOWN PRE-ELECTION POSTER OF LEADER OF NATIONAL UNITY PARTY
JANUARY 27. A pre-election poster of the leader of
the National Unity party, Artashes Geghamyan, burned down on
Yerevan's Acharyan St. Jan 26.
The fire was caused by a short circuit. Quite unaware of the
incident, Geghamyan was not least surprised, though, to hear of it
from ARMINFO. He said that his active pre-electoral campaign will set
off shortly.-
13 FIRES REGISTERED IN YEREVAN LAST WEEK
JANUARY 27. 13 fires have been registered in
Yerevan last week.
According to the head of the Fire Department of Yerevan's
Municipality, Hamlet Hakobyan, one fire killed an alcohol addicted
woman, guarding one of Yerevan's schools.
Hakobyan said that fires are mostly caused by ignition of refuse and
short circuits.
PRECIPITATION EXPECTED IN YEREVAN JAN 27-28
JANUARY 27.Precipitation is expected in Yerevan
Monday and Tuesday.
According to the director of the Hydro-meteorology and Environment
Monitoring Agency, Gennady Kojoyan, the temperature will range from
2-3 bellow zero in the night to 2-3 above zero in the afternoon. This
wetness will be followed by relative dry but slightly colder weather,
-5 at the lowest.
GOVERNOR OF COLUMBIA DISTRICT APOLOGIZES FOR PRAISING KEMAL ATATURK
JANUARY 27. Sharp criticism has prompted Gov. Mark
Sanford to apologize for his praise of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the
founder of modern-day Turkey who some say was responsible for the
deaths of millions of Christians (Armenians and Greeks) in the early
20th century.
In his first State of the State address Wednesday, Mr. Sanford
mentioned Ataturk, saying he was a leader who transformed his
country.
MOSCOW MAYOR TO VISIT YEREVAN
JANUARY 27. Mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov is scheduled to visit Batumi and Yerevan on January 29-31. On January 30, Luzhkov will arrive in Yerevan on January 30. During his visit he is scheduled to hold meetings with Armenian President Robert Kocharian, Prime Minister Andranik Margarian, Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II. The Moscow Mayor is also to visit Russian military base No. 102 stationed in Armenia, the Russian Orthodox Church, where he is scheduled to take part in a ceremonial laying of the foundation of a monument to Russian soldiers who defended the Transcaucasus. Luzhkov is also to visit the Memorial to the victims of the Armenia Genocide and the Russian-Armenia Slavonic University, where he is to deliver a lecture. The title of Honorary Doctor of the Russian-Armenian Slavonic University will be conferred on him. During the Moscow Mayor's visit, a program of economic, health protection, cultural and educational cooperation between Yerevan and Moscow in 2003-2004 is expected to be signed. The title of honorary citizen of Yerevan will be conferred on Yuri Luzhkov. Yerevan Mayor Robert Nazarian will hold an official supper in Yuri Luzhkov's honor. Armenian President Robert Kocharian is to attend the supper. US DEMOCRAT JOINS CONGRESSIONAL ARMENIAN CAUCUS AFTER VIEWING EGOYAN'S ARARAT
JANUARY 27. Washington State Democrat James
McDermott, who viewed a special ANCA screening of "Ararat" in Seattle
last December, has agreed to join the Congressional Armenian Caucus,
reported the Armenian National Committee of America.
Rep. McDermott has been a consistent supporter of Congressional
recognition of the Armenian Genocide, cosponsoring the 2002 ANCA
Capitol Hill Armenian Genocide Observance and supporting the
Armenian Genocide resolution, H.Res.398, introduced in the House in
1999. Last year, Rep. McDermott co-signed a letter to Presiden Bush
urging him to properly characterize the Armenian Genocide as
"genocide" in his annual April 24th statement regarding the issue.
Speaking in New York City this past Friday, Hamparian stressed the
profound impact of "Ararat" on policy makers in Washington, DC. He
also underscored its unprecedented reach as a tool for raising
public awareness of the Armenian Genocide
ARMENIAN GIRL WINS IN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
JANUARY 27. An Armenian girl, Gayane Zakharova, has won in the VI International Festival "Hopes of Europe," held in Dagomys, Russia, among 67 children from Russia and the CIS. The Armenian newspaper of Southern Russia "Yerkramas" reports that Zakharova is the soloist of Krasnodar's Children's Song Theater "Premiera." She won in the nomination of "Variety Vocal" among her 7-11-year-old peers. This is not the first victory of the little Armenian singer. Last year Zakharova won the Grand-Prix of the All-Russian Competition "Little Starts-2002" in St.Petersburg. She also won the "Ensembles" prize in a trio with Lilia Zamoulina and Alexey Musatov. HEADLINES OF 27 JANUARY
IF FEB 19 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WAS HELD TODAY PRES.KOCHARYAN WOULD
POLL 46.7% OF VOTES
11TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIAN ARMED FORCES
PRESIDENT HEYDAR ALIYEV AND THE DYNASTY, OFTEN USE THE WAR AS A
PRETEXT TO STRENGTHEN THEIR DICTATORIAL GRIP ON POWER
JANUARY 28. Today, The Washington Post
published NKR Representative Vardan Barseghian's Letter to the
Editor, written in response to a January 12 article entitled, "Town's
Defiance an Unexpected Test for Azerbaijan". Representative
Barseghian's letter is included below:
I commend The Post for its honest assessment of the state of
democracy in Azerbaijan. President Heydar Aliyev and the dynasty,
threatening Nagorno-Karabakh with a new war and the region with
greater instability, often use the war as a pretext to strengthen
their dictatorial grip on power.
Economic development, energy transportation routes, and peace and
stability in the strategic South Caucasus heavily depend on shared
values and friendship among neighbors in the region, including de
facto immediate neighbors Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh.
Hopefully, with U.S. encouragement, commitment to true democracy and
respect for human rights will be our common guideposts along this
road.-
MAIN GAS PIPE-LINE TO ARMENIA TO BE RESTORED IN NEAREST FUTURE
JANUARY 28. The main gas pipe-line by which Armenia
receives natural gas, will be restored in two days. The Chairman of
the Board, the Director General of the "ArmRosgasprom" CJSC Karen
Karapetian told ARMINFO.
According to him, currently the republic receives hydrocarbon gases
by reserve branch of the gas pipe-line, which, nevertheless, allowed
to reduce the tensity in the power complex of the country. Karen
Karapetian added that after the gas supply the electricity supply to
Georgia was also resumed. The agreement with "AES-Telasi", in
accordance with which the "ArmRosgasprom" CJSC undertook the
obligation to supply 120 MW electricity to Tbilisi's consumers from
Jan 1 to Jan 31, was prolonged till Feb 8.
USA's RECOGNITION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DEPENDS ON TURKEY's
INVOLVEMENT IN ANTI-IRAQI CAMPAIGN
JANUARY 28. The issue of recognition of the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey can be included in the agenda of the US Congress provided Turkey refuses to be involved in the USA's anti-Iraqi campaign. This opinion was expressed in one of the programs of the Turkish NTV channel yesterday. Participating in the program were historians, political figures and scientists from Turkey, Armenia and other countries of the region. The participants pointed out that the bill on recognition of the Armenian Genocide, which was drafted under President Bill Clinton and was not included in the agenda of the US Congress on the request of the White House, can be actualized depending on the developments round Iraq. ATOM EGOYAN HEADS JURY OF BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL JANUARY 28. . The Canadian film maker of Armenian origin Atom Egoyan is to head the jury of the 53rd Berlin Film Festival, starting Feb 6. According to the Canadian press, the festival will show Egoyan's much-talked-of "Ararat." Because of the Berlin, Egoyan will not be able to be present at the Janey Film Festival Feb 13, where Ararat is given 9 nominations, including the Best Film. HEADLINES OF 28 JANUARY
ILLEGAL METHODS OF ELECTION CAMPAIGN CAST DOUBTS ON LEGITIMACY OF
ELECTION RESULTS
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JANUARY 28. Today is the 11th Anniversary of the
Armed Forces of Independent Armenia. Deputy Defense Minister of
Armenia Yuri Khachaturov said the country's armed forces and the
military equipment fully meet the up-to-date demands.
He said as to their technical equipment, the country's armed forces
are fully comparable with those of Iran, Turkey, Azerbaijan and
Georgia, and even exceed them by some parameters. He said the country
is mainly equipped with the military equipment of the Russian
Federation. At present, the Armenian army is the strongest in the
Transcaucasus. It includes in it military aircraft forces and
anti-aircraft forces, as well as communications, intelligence,
engineering troops. Armenia actively train officers: 1,500 people
has already been prepared (with the complete staff being 95%). Over
5,000 women have entered the military service voluntarily.
The Azeri armed forces considerably exceed those of Armenia and
Georgia as to their materiel. Azeri army includes in it land troops,
the Navy, military air forces and anti-aircraft forces, as well as a
huge quantity of ammunition received yet from the Soviet times, with
the complete staff being 85%. The Georgian armed forces involve
20,000 people, consisting of land troops, the navy (mainly landing
crafts), military air forces and anti aircraft ones.
