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VLADIMIR RUSHAYLO: I THINK IT MY DUTY TO VISIT MEMORIAL FOR VICTIMS OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
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
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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.