The Information Channel Felist.Com -*-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear frends! Arminfo news agency inform VLADIMIR RUSHAYLO: I THINK IT MY DUTY TO VISIT MEMORIAL FOR VICTIMS OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE YEREVAN, MARCH 3. ARMINFO. Today, Head of the CIS Executive Committee, Executive Secretary Vladimir Rushaylo has visited the memorial for the Victims of the Armenian Genocide in ottoman Turkey at the beginning of the last century "Tsiternakaberd." Vladimir Rushaylo laid a wreath on the memorial and bowed to the perpetual fire, and poured water on the tree planted earlier. "Each people has its sacred places. This Memorial is a sacred place of the Armenian people and I think it my duty to visit it when I am in Yerevan," Rushaylo said. It should be noted that it is Vladimir Rushaylo's fifth visit to the Memorial. ROAD COMMUNICATION BETWEEN RUSSIA AND GEORGIA PARALYZED BECAUSE OF AVALANCHE TBILISI, MARCH 3. ARMINFO-BSP. Avalanche has paralyzed the road communication between Russia and Georgia. Snow has blocked Transcaucasian highway and Military-Georgian Road, Head of the Emergency Situations Department Press Service of Northern Ossetia Vladimir Ivanov informs RIA "Novosty." He says that at present the department tries to find out whether the avalanche centers, which make up over 100, in the Russian section of the Transcaucasian highway have activated or not. The road to the northern portal making up 30 km must be cleaned. The experience of previous years showed that it would take 1-0 days, Ivanov said. Weather forecasts are warning of extreme danger of avalanche at present. TRADERS OF YEREVAN FAIRS DEMAND CANCELLATION ON LAW ON CASH REGISTERS YEREVAN, MARCH 3. ARMINFO. The traders of Yerevan fairs have organized a rally in front of the Armenian Government demanding cancellation of the law on cash registers. According to ARMINFO's correspondent, a delegation of traders went to the government early in the morning and it has not got out of the building so far. It is unknown whom the delegation is negotiating with. The picketers say that they pay 1,500-3,000 drams to directors of fairs daily or 300-1,500 US dollars monthly depending on the location of fairs and stalls. It should be noted some 2-3,000 people gathered in front of the government building. The picketers say that they will not resume their work until their demand is satisfied. ARMENIAN ASSEMBLY JOINS COMMUNITY GROUPS IN URGING PRESIDENT BUSH TO REAFFIRM THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE YEREVAN, MARCH 3. ARMINFO. Thursday, The Armenian Assembly joined together with several major Armenian-American organizations to deliver a singular message to President Bush - that now is the time to accurately label the atrocities of 1915 as the Armenian Genocide as articulated by U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Evans and other leading U.S. officials. ARMINFO was informed in AAA, John Evans most recently evoked the Armenian Genocide during his first stateside visit to Armenian communities across the country. During a series of public exchanges with Armenians last week, Evans said "The Armenian Genocide was the first genocide of the twentieth century." > >Community organizations, in turn, sent a letter to President Bush today asking that he also use the word Genocide to characterize the forced exile and murder of the Armenians by the Ottoman Turks. The letter was signed by the Armenian Assembly of America, the Armenian Bar Association, the Armenian General Benevolent Union, the Armenian Missionary Association of America, the Armenian National Committee, the Armenian Relief Society of Eastern USA, the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church, the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church, the Knights of Vartan, the Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of North America and the Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of North America and said in part: > >"In this the 90th Commemorative Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, we urge that you join President Reagan and so many other leading public officials in reaffirming the facts of history you have already proclaimed with the correct name - Armenian Genocide.... Just as it was when your Administration properly termed the crimes against humanity in Darfur as genocide, U.S. leadership is once again needed to provide clarity to the crimes against humanity committed by Ottoman Turkey against our ancestors under cover of WW I." IN MARCH ARMENTEL TO PRESENT PROGRAMS AND REGULATIONS IN INTERNET DEVELOPMENT SPHERE YEREVAN, MARCH 3. ARMINFO. A sitting of the Council on information technologies' assistance at Armenia's government will be hold late March 2005. "ArmenTel" company will present programs and regulations in the sphere of Internet development there, the Council's Executive Secretary Armen Grigoryan told ARMINFO. He said that an issue on ArmenTel's monopoly had to be solved last year, however, it did not take place. The Council intends to take steps to bring the development of Armenia's Internet-network sphere in correspondence with the world standards. Grigoryan noted that not only ArmenTel but also many other organizations promote the development of this sphere in the country. He noted the necessity of revision of the legal sphere. In his opinion, it will give these organizations even if unequal with monopolists conditions, but at least an opportunity of favorable development and independence from ArmenTel on numerous issues. To note, the government has already legalized frequency band for "wireless" technology using. In particular, 2.4 HHz will be used for low-power radio-modems under 100 milli watt. Works on legalization of frequencies for WinMax (5.7 HHz) technologies are underway at present. 7 RUSSIAN SERVICEMEN ARRESTED IN GYUMRI YEREVAN, MARCH 3. ARMINFO. 7 soldiers of 102nd Russian military base stationed in Gyumri - Vladimir Zvyagintsev, Alexander Kartashov, Yevgeny Penkov, Alexander Samsonov, Aleksey Budayev, Ivan Pugachev and Alexander Login were arrested. According to the information, from 2004 to Feb 20, 2005 these servicemen have perpetrated 14 crimes, including hijacking, theft. WOLFGANG BOSBACH: TURKEY CANNOT CONTUNUE TO DENY ARMENIAN GENOCIDE YEREVAN, MARCH 3. ARMINFO. Turkey cannot continue to deny the fact of Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey at the beginning of the 20th century, Leader of the faction of Christian-Democratic and Christian-Socialist unions of Germany's Parliament Wolfgang Bosbach stated at an action organized in Cologne by the Union of Turkish Democrats on the topic of "How Will be Conducted Negotiations With Turkey?" According to the Turkish "Hurriyet" newspaper, the statement of the German opposition leader caused discontent of Juneyd Zapsui, the foreign affairs adviser of Turkish Prime-Minister. He said that Turkey is ready to discuss these issues with Armenian representatives but not Armenian Diaspora. The adviser also noted that there are other problems to discuss and tried to divert the participants' attention from the theme of Genocide. In response of this statement Bosbach perpexedly noted, "What issues Turkey may have concerning Armenia besides the Genocide issue". He stressed that if Ankara wants to be a member of the European family it must change its position in the Genocide issue. Zapsui stopped the discussions and stated that if their ancestors were actually barbarians there would be no Christian left in Eastern Europe. HEADLINES OF MARCH 3 31 YEARS OLD GIORGI KHACHIDZE APPOINTED AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF PRESIDENT IN SAMTSKHE-JAVAKHETI ARMENIA'S PAVILION AT ALL-RUSSIAN EXHIBITION IS ONE OF THE BEST: VLADIMIR RUSHAILO SERZH SARGSYAN MOST PROBABLE SUCCESSOR OF ROBERT KOCHARYAN IN CASE OF ORDINARY CHANGE OF POWER IN ARMENIA CURRENT NEGATIVE PROCESSES IN THE ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT WERE INITIATED BY FORMATION OF THE POLITICAL COALITION IN THE SUMMER OF 2003: ARMENIAN MP ARMENIAN OPPOSITION UNABLE TO MAKE REVOLUTION WITHOUT EXACT PROGRAM AND POWERFUL EXTERNAL SUPPORT: ARMENIAN MP IT IS TIME FOR GEORGIA TO PROMPT IMPLEMENTATION OF TRANSPORT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ARMENIA, GEORGIA AND BULGARIA COMMODITY TURNOVER BETWEEN ARMENIA AND BULGARIA GREW TRICE IN 2003 AND 30 PERCENT IN 2004 ARMENIAN DELEGATION DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN CONFERENCE ON INTEGRATION PROCESSES IN SPHERE OF ROAD TRANSPORTATION IN CIS CoE VENICE COMMISSION AND OSCE/ODIHR VISIT ARMENIA TO DISCUSS PROGRESS OF ELECTORAL LEGISLATION REFORM COOPERATION BETWEEN ARMENIA AND BULGARIA WAS LAID BY HISTORY AND COMMONNESS OF TWO PEOPLES' FATES, SAYS BULGARIAN AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA FIRST SESSION OF TASK GROUP ON PROJECT OF KARS-AKHALKALAKI RAILWAY OVER EUROPEAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDS TO INTENSIFY RELATIONS OF EUROPEAN UNION WITH COUNTRIES OF SOUTH CAUCASUS ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER MEETS WITH VENICE COMMISSION AND OHIDR REPRESENTATIVES REGULAR SITTING OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENTS OF CIS COUNTRIES TO BE HELD IN TBILISI ON APRIL 29 GOLDEN DEPOSIT TO SOON APPEAR IN ARMENIA'S BANKING SECTOR REGULAR SITTING OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENTS OF CIS COUNTRIES TO BE HELD IN TBILISI ON APRIL 29 3,200 OFFSPRINGS OF WESTERN ARMENIANS APPLY TO NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE FOR COMPENSATION ARMENIAN AND AZERI FM MEETING CANCELLED ARMENIAN PRESIDENT MEETS WITH VAYOTS DZOR GOVERNOR AT THE END OF MARCH EU COUNCIL OF MINISTERS TO APPROVE RECOMMENDATION OF EUROPEAN COMMISSION EU TO CONTINUE PROVIDING POLITICAL ASSISTANCE TO EFFORTS OF OSCE MINSK GROUP IN SETTLEMENT OF KARABAKH CONFLICT ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT TO FIGHT WITH MOTOR-CARS POLLUTING ATMOSPHERE ARMENIA'S OMBUDSMAN DOES NOT AGREE WITH SOME POINTS OF US STATE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN ARMENIA MASTER PLAN OF SECOND BIGGEST ARMENIAN CITY APPROVED GENERAL LAYOUTS OF 15 COMMUNITIES OF ARMENIA TO BE ELABORATED IN 2005 STATEMENT ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE BY US AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA NOT COORDINATED WITH US STATE DEPARTMENT THREE COMPANIES EXPRESS READINESS TO INVEST IN COMPLETION OF 5TH ENERGETIC BLOCK OF RAZDAN TPP COCHAIRMAN OF PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION EU-TURKEY CALLS ON ANKARA TO ADMIT GENOCIDE OF ARMENIANS CB BOARD APPROVES CHARTER OF FINANCIAL MONITORING CENTER SHARES OF NAIRIT PLANT TO BE GIVEN TO THREE BIG CREDITORS MIDLAND RESOURCES HOLDING LTD GIVEN NO PERMISSION ON SALE OF POWER NETWORKS OF ARMENIA GREEK MASS MEDIA CONDEMN JERUSALEM PATRIARCHATE OF ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE OF ARMENIA EXAMINES ISSUE OF ESTABLISHMENT OF RESTORATION CENTER OF NATIONAL ART GALLERY ARMENIA'S CB APPROVES PROCEDURE OF ISSUE, FLOATING, CIRCULATION AND REDEMPTION OF OWN GOVERNMENT SHORT-TERM BONDS ARMENIA'S PRESIDENT AND HEAD OF CIS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DISCUSS PROCESS OF REFORMATION OF COMMONWEALTH ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT PLANS TO SIGN CREDIT AGREEMENT WITH JAPANESE BANK OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ARMENIAN ASSEMBLY RALLIES CONGRESSIONAL, COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR "ARMENIAN GENOCIDE" DECLARATION BY AMB. EVANS IN 2005 MAGATE SPECIALISTS TO CARRY OUT PLANNED INVESTIGATIONS ON SEISMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL SAFETY OF ARMENIAN ATOMIC POWER PLANT 5.6% DECREASE IN MONEY SUPPLY REGISTERED IN JAN, 2005 AS AGAINST DEC, 2004 "ARMROSGAZPROM" CJSC WINS CONTRACT ON CONSTRUCTION WORKS ON ARMENIAN SECTION OF IRAN-ARMENIA GAS PIPELINE ARMENIA'S MINISTRY OF FINANCES AND ECONOMY REGISTERS 3.9% YIELD DURING PLACEMENT OF STB TRANCHE 4.9% OF BIDS FOR STB SATISFIED THROUGH TREASURY DEPOSITARY MONETARY BASE TOTALED $238.9 MLN AMD IN JAN, 2005 TIGRAN KARAPETYAN: RUSSIAN FRONTIER GUARDS NOT PRINCIPAL FACTOR OF CONTAINMENT HIGH MORTGAGE RATES, HEAVY TAX BURDEN AND LOW PROCESSING CAPACITIES ENSLAVE ARMENIAN PEASANTS 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&email= http://felist.com/ mailto:ask@felist.com