The Information Channel Felist.Com -*-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear frends! Arminfo news agency inform ARMENTEL PARALYZES OPERATION OF ALL BANKOMATS AND POS-TERMINALS OF NATIONAL PAYMENT SYSTEM YEREVAN, MARCH 15. ARMINFO. The telecommunications company ArmenTel started changing 800-conductor cable without warning and thus paralyzed the operation of all bankomats of Armenia and POS-terminals of the National payment system ArCa. People may cash in money from the card account only in the banks. As Director of Armenian Card cjsc Shahen Hovhannisian told ARMINFO, ArmenTel intends to finish the works on change of the cable only after two-three days. According to the last data of Armenian Card cjsc, 54 bankomats and 540 POS-terminals are operating today. MAR 26-27 NIGHT ARMENIA GOES OVER TO SUMMER TIME YEREVAN, MARCH 15. ARMINFO. Mar 26-27 night Armenia is going over to summer time. 02:00 AM Mar 27 one should advance the clock one hour. ARMENIAN GENOCIDE NOT TO AFFECT TURKEY'S EUROPEAN UNION AMBITIONS YEREVAN, MARCH 15. ARMINFO. European Union Commission Turkey Representative Hansjorg Kretschmer thinks that the Armenian issue will not become a political criterion before Turkey. Giving a brief statement about the political criteria, Kretschmer said, "With the December 17 decision, it was accepted that Ankara had 'sufficiently' fulfilled the political criteria. Of course, it cannot be said they were totally fulfilled. Government officials also think in this way." 36 FRONTIER VIOLATORS DETAINED BY RUSSIAN FRONTIER GUARDS IN JAN-mid MAR 2005 YEREVAN, MARCH 15. ARMINFO. In Mar 2005 officers of the Frontier Department of Russia's Federal Security Service detained a Turkish citizen of Kurdish nationality while attempting to cross Armenia's state border in search for better life. The press secretary of the department Ivan Zhirenko says that the detainee has been given to Armenia's National Security Service for interrogation. A total of 36 frontier violators have been detained by Russian frontier guards since the beginning of this year - 35 of them at Zvartnots Airport. Smuggled goods worth $18,000 have been seized during the same period. STATEMENTS OF OFFICIALS OF MINISTRY OF HEALTH OF ARMENIA CONTRADICT STATISTICS OF THEIR OFFICE YEREVAN, MARCH 15. ARMINFO. No lethal outcomes because of infectious diseases were registered in maternity hospital of Armenia during the last ten years, Head of the Department of Protection of Health of mother and child of Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia Karine Saribekian informed ARMINFO. She mentioned that no lethal case because of infectious diseases were registered in hospitals thanks to new measures on sanitary-epidemiological conditions in the hospitals. At the same time, according to statistical data of the ministry of Health provided to ARMINFO, 1,638 cases of infection of newborn children were registered in hospitals in 2003, 32 of these children died. 43 children died from infectious diseases in 2002. THREE KILLED IN ACCIDENT NOT FAR FROM YEREVAN YEREVAN, MARCH 15. ARMINFO. Three people were killed in a car accident near the village of Ush, on the 13th km if Ashtarak-Aparan highway at approximately 19:00. The car VAZ21-21 crashed into a lorry, the press service of the Armenian Police informs. As a result, the two drivers Karo Melkonyan and Behur Azim (whose nationality was not found out) as well as a passenger of "Niva" Yervand Avetisyan died. The circumstances are being studied, investigation is underway. ARMECONOMBANK GIVES ARCA CARD-HOLDERS OPPORTUNITY TO PAY TAXI-FARE YEREVAN, MARCH 15. ARMINFO. Armeconombank signed today agreements with the representatives of "Citi-Cab", "Ketrin" and "American Taxi" taxi-services given passengers an opportunity to pay fare by the cards of ARCA National Payment System. Armeconombank Deputy Executive Director Arsen Katvalyan informed journalists that at the first stage only card-holders of ArCA can fulfil cashless payment within the three-month pilot project. All card-holders of Armenian Card, including international MasterCards will be given this opportunity after successful completion of the project. Katvalyan stressed that this project costs nearly $15.000, $5.000 for each taxi-service, including technical assistance and training for services' employees. He explained that the main POS-terminals will be set in the dispatching offices of taxi-services and special connecting facilities will be installed in cars itself. He noted that number of bank's card-holders totals 29.700 and they expected it will amount to 30.000 late March. 92 POS-terminals and 7 cash dispensers are equipped by the bank at present and it is planned to grow their number by 20 and 2 respectively. The new cash dispensers will be set as early as in March. HEADLINES OF MARCH 15 GENOCIDE EDUCATION PROGRAM IS TODAY AT RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE CONFERENCE ON SITUATION IN SAMTSKHE JAVAKHETI TO BE HELD IN TBILISI 16 MARCH 2005 AEPLAC PRESENTING "EUROPEAN INTEGRATION LIBRARY" SERIES INTERNATIONAL ARMENIAN AIRLINES SUBLEASES ITS A-320 OPEN HEARINGS ON THE TOPIC "PROBLEM OF NAGORNY KARABAKH. WAYS OF SETTLEMENT" TO BE HELD AT ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT OPEN HEARINGS ON THE TOPIC "PROBLEM OF NAGORNY KARABAKH. WAYS OF SETTLEMENT" TO BE HELD AT ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT MINISTER OF FINANCE AND ECONOMY OF ARMENIA NEWLY APPOINTED AMBASSADOR OF SLOVAKIA TO ARMENIA DISCUSS ISSUES OF ECONOMIC COOPERATION MORTGAGE PORTFOLIO OF ARMECONOMBANK COUNTS $5.9 MLN CREDITS AUTHORIZED CAPITAL OF ARMECONOMBANK REACHES $5 MILLION DUE TO INVESTMENTS OF EBRD ARMENIAN-LITHUANIAN AGREEMENT ON TRAINING OF ARMENIAN SERVICEMEN IN MILITARY ACADEMY OF LITHUANIA MEETS CONSTITUTION OF ARMENIA PRESENTATION DOCUMENT OF PLAN OF INDIVIDUAL PARTNERSHIP OF ARMENIA WITH NATO TO BE SUBMITTED IN APRIL-MAY ARMENIAN-RUSSIAN AGREEMENT ON COOPERATION IN SPHERE OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE MEETS CONSTITUTION OF ARMENIA PRESENTATION OF "VAN" INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC ANTI-TERRORIST ORGANIZATION CANDIDATURE OF ACADEMICIAN OF ARMENIAN NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES ADVANCED TO POST OF NEW DIRECTOR OF UNITED INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR RESEARCH OPPOSITION BLOC JUSTICE DISCUSSES ORGANIZATION ISSUES RELATED TO A CONFERENCE ON KARABAKH ACTION OF PROTEST ON OCCASION OF POSSIBLE ACCESSION OF TURKEY TO EUROPEAN UNION HELD IN YEREVAN FLASH COMPANY RAISES WHOLE-SALE AND RETAIL PRICES FOR DIESEL BY 10 POINTS DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ARMENIA EVICTED FROM ITS PARTY OFFICE NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS OF CELLULAR SERVICE IN ARMENIA DOUBLED IN 2004 CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF OTE DISCUSSES WITH ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT FATE OF 90% OF ARMENTEL'S SHARES INCOMES OF ARMENTEL GREW BY 22.2% IN 2004 MARCO KLEMENTE: VISIT OF ROBERT KOCHARIAN TO ROME OPENED NEW PAGE IN ARMENIAN-ITALIAN RELATIONS U.S. ADMINISTRATION PREFERS TO LEAVE ISSUE OF GENOCIDE OF ARMENIANS TO HISTORIANS: ERIC EDELMAN AK PARTY DEPUTIES RELEASE A JOINT DECLARATION AGAINST ALLEGATIONS OF ARMENIANS' GENOCIDE ARMENIAN AND AZERBAIJANI MPs TO MEET IN BRUSSELS NEW AMBASSADOR OF SLOVAKIA TO ARMENIA PRESENTS HIS CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT OF ARMENIA MINISTERS OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF CE COUNTRIES TO MEET IN WARSAW MARCH 17-18 ARMENIA'S POLICE AND OSCE OFFICE IN YEREVAN SIGN AGREEMENT ON REPAIR AND REEQUIPMENT OF TRAINING CENTER OF ARMENIAN POLICE INTEREST PAID BY ARMENIAN CB AGAINST THE SUMS RESERVED BY COMMERCIAL BANKS AT CB WILL BE CALCULATED AT ZERO RATE WITHIN 2005 SYSTEM OF FREE EDUCATION IN ARMENIAN UNIVERSITIES TO BE FORMED ON BASIS OF ACADEMICAL PROGRESS SINCE 2005-2006 VARDAN OSKANIAN: ARMENIANS HAD DUBIOUS HONOR OF BEING FIRST VICTIMS OF GENOCIDE OF 20th CENTURY STATE TO PROVIDE FREE MEDICINE TO INDIGENTS AND CHRONIC INVALIDS ARMENIA'S FOREIGN MINISTER CONFIRMS READINESS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA FOR DIALOGUE WITH LEADERSHIP OF TURKEY DEMAND's EXCESS OVER SUPPLY DURING PLACEMENT OF 3-YEAR GTMCB RESULTED IN 4/6% YIELD VARDAN OSKANIAN: EVEN AS SOCIETIES HAVE LEARNED TO SUPPORT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, WE HAVE NOT YET GRADUATED TO OFFERING SAME SUPPORT TO VICTIMS OF INTERNATIONAL OR GOVERNMENT VIOLENCE ARMENIA'S FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS IN GENEVA WITH HIGH-RANKING OFFICIALS OF STATES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ARMENIAN PRESIDENT RECEIVED PROSECUTOR GENERAL 19-YEAR-OLD LUSINE TOVMASYAN - VICE MISS EUROPE - 2005 PARIS, MARCH 14, ARMINFO. Nineteen-year-old Lusine Tovmasyan, Miss Armenia - 2004, is recognized the first Vice Miss Europe - 2005. Representative of Germany with Iranian roots Shermin Shahrivar has become Miss Europe - 2005. Among the juries were Chanson Charles Aznavour and couture Paco Rabbanne. Representatives of Italy have not participated in the contest for already several years, although once just Miss Europe made famous Gina Lollobrigita and Sophia Loren because of disagreements between the organizers. THREE EARTHQUAKES RECORDED IN SOUTH CAUCASUS DURING LAST 2 DAYS YEREVAN, MARCH 14. ARMINFO. During the last two days, 3 earthquakes were registered in the South Caucasus region. The National Seismic Protection Service of the Armenian Government Emergency Situations Department informs ARMINFO that on March 13 at 07:02 local time, on the Armenian border with Azerbaijan 25 km South of the Armenian town of Vardenis an earthquake measuring 4 of 12-scale bar was reorded, and 6 in the epicenter. The earthquake was felt in the populated areas of Armenia Sotk, Tretak, Azat, Norabak, where houses and economic buildings were insignificantly damaged. According to the source, today at 05:55 local time in 65 km North-East of the town of Bingyol in the territory of Turkey an earthquake measuring 5.5 and 8 in the epicenter was recorded. Besides, today at 08.55 local time another earthquake measuring 4.2 and 5 in the epicenter was recorded in 63 North-East of the town of Bingyol. No information on casualties and destructions has been reported yet. BUSH ADMINISTRATION WILL NOT SUPPORT AN ARMENIAN RESOLUTION WASHINGTON D.C., MARCH 14. ARMINFO. Alan Makovsky, an aide to U.S. Democratic congressman Tom Lantos, has stated that Turkey and the United States always need each other and that a consultancy mechanism between the two countries should be established to help the situation in Iraq. Makovsky stressed that the Bush administration will not support an Armenian resolution that may come to the U.S. Congress next month. ''Turks have a long history and they are a very proud nation globally. President Bush will not support any resolution that will make the Turks comparable to Hitler's Germany.'' NKR DM REFUTES AZERI MEDIA REPORT OF SUNDAY EXCHANGE OF FIRE NEAR AGDAM YEREVAN, MARCH 14. ARMINFO. Nagorno Karabakh Republic Defence Ministry refutes TURAN's report that an exchange of fire took place near Agdam Sunday. A DM official says that it is yet another provocation by the Azeri mass media. HEADLINES OF MARCH 14 PARTICIPANTS OF RALLY IN AKHALKALAKI DEMAND GEORGIAN AUTHORITIES TO RECOGNIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE AZERBAIJAN NOT INTERESTED IN VIOLATION OF CEASE-FIRE ON FRONT, SAYS ILHAM ALIYEV ARMENIAN AND AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENTS TO MEET, IF FOREIGN MINISTERS ACHIEVE SUCCESS AT TALKS, SAYS ILHAM ALIYEV ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON WORKING VISIT TO GENEVA ROUTE NETWORK FOR LAND PUBLIC TRANSPORT WILL BE READY BY APRIL 1 119.582 BLN AMD MONETARY BASE REGISTERED IN ARMENIA FROM MARCH 4 TO 10, 2005 50-60 BUSES WILL BE DELIVERED TO YEREVAN SOON CHAMBER OF LAWYERS OF ARMENIA WILL BE FORMED IN YEREVAN MARCH 19-20 REPUBLICAN PEOPLE'S PARTY (CHP) ISTANBUL DEPUTY ELEKDAG: WE ARE PLAINTIFF IN ARMENIAN ISSUE, NOT DEFENDANT ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON WORKING VISIT TO GENEVA ILHAM ALIYEV: MUTUAL COMPROMISES ARE OUT OF QUESTION WINNERS OF PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN 37 DISTRICTS IN KYRGYZSTAN DETERMINED CB REGISTERS TWO NEW BRANCHES OF UNIBANK MP OF GEORGIA SAID THAT AKHALKALAKI RESIDENTS WERE DISSATISFIED WITH THE FUTURE WITHDRAWAL OF RUSSIAN MILITARY BASE BECAUSE OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS PROSECUTOR GENERAL OFFICE'S CHARGES AGAINST LEADER OF ARMENIAN-ARYAN ORDER GROUNDLESS HEAD OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF BELGIUM TO VISIT YEREVAN ON APRIL 5-6 THERE ARE SERIOUS PRECONDITIONS FOR REVOLUTION IN ARMENIA, ITS IMITATION IS HARDLY PROBABLE: LPP LEADER SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN TO HAVE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES FOR WHOLE REGION COALITION'S DRAFT OF CONSTITUTION ENVISIONS TO INCREASE TERMS OF AUTHORITIES OF ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL: ARMENIA 82ND IN CORRUPTION ARMENIA'S OMBUDSMAN RECEIVES 400 COMPLAINTS IN JAN-FEB 2005 DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OF "GASPROM" OJSC ARRIVES IN YEREVAN, TUESDAY ARMENIAN DEPUTY FM TO TAKE PART IN MAR 18 MINSK MEETING OF CIS FMs MIKHEIL SAAKASHVILI DECLARED THAT FOREIGN MILITARY BASES WOULD NOT BE DEPLOYED IN GEORGIA LEBANON AMBASSADOR ASKS ARMENIAN DEFENCE MINISTER TO CONSIDER ISSUE ON SENDING FIELD ENGINEERS TO LEBANON REP OF ARMENIA'S PRESIDENT THINKS ONE SHOULD NOT MAKE FETISH OF DRAFT OF CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS PROPOSED BY PRESIDENT IN 2001 MEETING ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY DRAFT CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS BY NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC BLOC PROPOSE RADICAL ADMINISTRATION REFORMS 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