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USA RECOGNIZE THAT CIRCUMSTANCES OF EACH CONFLICT UNIQUE: US EMBASSY IN ARMENIA YEREVAN, JANUARY 19. ARMINFO. "We recognize that the circumstances of each conflict are unique," the statement of US Embassy in Armenia in connection with the statement by US Assitance Secretary of State Elizabeth Jones on the necessity of estbalishing stabiliy, preventing corruption and liquidating the criminal separatits ruling the territories of "the self-proclaimed" Nagorny Karabakh, South Ossetia, Abkhazia and Dniester region. The Embassy further states that "U.S. policy with respect to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has not changed. The United States does not recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as an independent country, and its leadership is not recognized internationally or by the United States. The United States supports the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and holds that the future status of Nagorno-Karabakh is a matter of negotiation between the parties in the Minsk Group process. The United States remains actively engaged in advancing a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict through the Minsk Group process. We are encouraged by the continuing talks between the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. Assistant Secretary Jones's comment quoted in the Moscow Times was directed at the need for the U.S. and Russia to work together to resolve the conflicts and advance transparency and rule of law in the conflict areas. We recognize that the circumstances of each conflict are unique." YEREVAN, JANUARY 19. ARMINFO. The recent statements of US Assistant Secretary of State Elizabeth Jones play into hands of Azerbaijan, said Representative of the ARFD Supreme Body, Head of the Permanent Parliamentary Commission for Foreign Relations, MP Armen Roustamyan, Tuesday. It should be noted that Elizabeth Jones made a statement recently, wherein she said that it is within the interest of Russia that the Dniester region, Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Nagorny Karabakh be stable and uncorrupted and that the criminal separatists regimes ruling there be liquidated. Armen Roustamyan said that the US state official must respect the whole way passed towards resolution of Karabakh conflict, attentively study it and understand that the conflict in Karabakh and those in Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Dniester region are quite different. What Elizabeth Jones said is a good present for those politicians of Azerbaijan who try to live the year 2005 under militarist flags, threatening with war and speaking with ultimatums, the Armenian MP said. The same day, Hay Dat Office make condemnations of Elizabeth Jones' statements and pointed out that it will demand the US executive power to correct the disrespectful statements of its official. YEREVAN, JANUARY 19. ARMINFO. The agreement reached between the governments of Armenia and India on transportation of an elephant calf to Armenia will be fulfilled, Indian Ambassador to Armenia Dipak Vohra told ARMINFO in response to the question concerning a possible reviewal of the decision of the Indian Government as a result of protests of public organization and children of India. He said that India is a democratic country and every human being can freely express his opinion, but it will not influence the decision to transfer the elephant calf to Armenia as an act of good will. The elephant calf will settle in Yerevan Zoo as soon as spring warming starts, he said. As the web-site "123 Bharath" recently reported a voluntary public organization for animals' protection of India has organized an action directed to the review of the government's decision so "the Armenian cold and dry climate does not suit Asian elephants and, especially, for elephant Veda used to warm and humid climate of a coast". Activists of the action note that elephants are very sensible and subjected to emotions, and a little Veda will feel lonely with relocation. REPRESENTATIVES OF ARMENIAN YOUTH CARRY OUT PROTEST ACTION IN FRONT OF US EMBASSY IN ARMENIA YEREVAN, JANUARY 19. ARMINFO. Representatives of various youth organizations and youth departments of political parties of Armenia, organized Wednesday a protest action in front of the building of the U.S. Embassy in Armenia, regarding the statement of the US Assistant Secretary of State Elizabeth Jones. They presented a statement where noted that the unfounded accusations of E. Jones concerning Nagorny Karabakh and its authorities arouse indignation and astonishment of the youth. "The most outrageous is that such a statement was done by an official of the state which was created on the right for self-determination and that was the first to ratify that principle in the Declaration of Independence", said in the statement. Besides, during the whole history the USA repeatedly has acted as a defender of freedom, democracy and universal value. The US Congress was the first in 1988 to call the USSR to respect the NKR people's right for self-determination and the USA today also undertakes a role of impartial mediator as a co-chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group. The participants of the action hope that the statement of the Assistant Secretary of State does not express a viewpoint of the USA and its people. At the same time, the absence of the adequate response may have a negative effect on Armenian-American relations and, in particular, to call into question the mediatory mission of the USA in the process of the settlement of the Karabakh problem. ONE OF SCHOOLS AND STREETS IN YEREVAN WILL BE NAMED AFTER ARMENIAN WRITER HRANT MATEVOSSYAN YEREVAN, JANUARY 19. ARMINFO. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the great Armenian writer Hrant Matevossyan one of the schools and streets in Yerevan will be named after him. It was decided Wednesday during the sitting of the Jubilee commission preparing arrangements dedicated to that day. As ARMINFO was informed in the press-service of the RA Government, the process of implementation of the previous sitting's instructions, as well as the various jubilee programs were submitted in the course of the sitting. The jubilee arrangements will also take place in Moscow. In particular, one of the Days of the Armenian culture will be dedicated to Hrant Matevossyan's memory. YEREVAN, JANUARY 19. ARMINFO. Accusation of homosexuality and anti-semitic statements are made only by the mad, said Leader of the Union Self-Determination party Paruyr Hayrikyan at the Discussion Club Pakagits, Wednesday. Commenting at the request of ARMINFO's correspondent on the recent frequent accusations by the Armenian-Aryan Order party and other politicians against several government and parliament members of homosexuality, as well as of anti-semitic statements, Hayrikyan said called them displays of abnormality. One should not insult peoples making anti-semitic and anti-Azerbaijani statements, he said. Today, when the anniversary of Armenian massacres in Baku is marked, it is "fashionable" to accuse the National Front of Azerbaijan, though "everyone knowns that the pogroms were organized by the State Security Committee and the NFA just saved Armenians," quite unexpectedly stated Hayrikyan. It should be noted that today, Leader of the Armenian-Aryan Order Armen Avetisyan turned his press-conference on numeration of people into a regular show. This time, he called homosexuals and lesbians journalists. Then Mass Media representatives left the press-conference. In this connection, ARMINFO News Agency announces an informational boycott of the events organized by the Armenian-Aryan Order as a sign of protest. HEADLINES OF FEBRUARY 19 JANUARY
MULTISTAGE SETTLEMENT-SCHEME OF KARABAKH CONFLICT AND FORMULA
"TERRITORIES FOR SECURITY" MORE REALISTIC THAN OTHERS: FORMER RUSSIAN
CO-CHAIRMAN OF OSCE MINSK GROUP
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