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    GIBRAHAYER

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    Circulates every Wednesday
    Established in 1999

    VERCHIN JAM - Argentina became the second South American country to
    recognise the Armenian Genocide. Visit www dot hayem dot org where the announcement
    of ARF Dashnaktsoutiun South America Hay Tad Committee can be read in pdf.


    ARMENIA - CYPRUS TIES STRENGTHEN AFTER KOCHARYAN VISIT TO CYPRUS
    Gibrahayer - Nicosia 24 November, 2006

    The President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan concluded a three-day state visit
    to Cyprus, the first visit of the Armenian leader since it gained
    independence 15 years ago.
    The Armenian President, accompanied by Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanyan and
    a 30-member delegation, was welcomed at Larnaca airport by Acting Foreign
    Minister, Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment Photis
    Photiou.
    Kocharyan began his official program on Thursday, with a meeting with
    President Tassos Papadopoulos at the Presidential Palace. The official talks
    included an agreement on co-operation in combating organised and other forms of
    crime that was signed by Cyprus Minister of Justice and Public Order Sophocles
    Sophocleous and the Minister of Justice of Armenia Davit Harutunian.
    Kocharyan later met House President Demetris Christofias, while Foreign
    Minister George Lillikas hosted a lunch in honour of the President of Armenia.
    After that Kocharyan met with Archbishop Chrysostomos II. The day ended with a
    state banquet hosted by President Papadopoulos.
    On the same day, Armenian Central Bank Chairman Tigran Sarkisyan had a
    meeting with officials at the Central Bank of Cyprus, while Deputy Culture
    Minister Gagik Gyurjyan signed a memorandum of cooperation that renews a bilateral
    education and culture program for the years 2006-2008, while late on Thursday
    evening, an Armenian ministerial delegation visited the Kalaydjian Rest Home
    in Nicosia.
    On Friday, Kocharyan visited Nicosia Town Hall where he met the Mayor of
    Nicosia Michalakis Zampelas who presented him with the golden key of the city
    and accompanied him to a visit to Nicosia within the walls and the the
    cease-fire line that separates the only divided city in Europe.
    Later on, Kocharyan and his delegation - always accompanied by Armenian
    representative in the Cyprus Parliament Vartkes Mahdessian - visited the Nareg
    Armenian elementary school in Nicosia and met with the Armenian Archbishop and
    had a meeting with the Temagan and Varchagan Bodies of the community. He also
    took a moment to pay his respect to the victims of the Armenian Genocide by
    placing flowers at the Genocide Memorial.
    Much to the community's dismay the festive dinner that was to take place at
    a Nicosia Hotel and the community gathering, was substituted by a low-key
    get-together at the Church on Friday morning, while in the afternoon President
    Kocharyan laid the foundation stone of the monument to commemorate the arrival
    of the first survivors of the Armenian genocide at the Larnaca Marina (old
    port) Finikoudes Promenade, in a touching ceremony that was addressed by
    Armenian representative Vartkes Mahdessian and Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan
    Oskanyan.


    The local media gave extensive coverage to the Armenian visit, that is to be
    reciprocated in Yerevan in early 2007. Our community lived moments of joy
    and pride, witnessing the reality of Armenian statehood blossoming before our
    very eyes. Unfortunately the community will also remember the three day
    Armenian visit with protocol mishandlings and the interventions of the few for
    agendas that will surely surface once the dust of the visit settles.
    There are differing opinions about the schedule, orientation and emphasis to
    the various events organised by the personal initiative of the Ambassador of
    Armenia Vahram Gajoyan.
    Our community is already drawing its conclusions and putting the pieces
    together. To that end we have received emails that we will publish in the next
    issue.


    Further reading:
    "The Financial Mirror newspaper (www dot financialmirror dot com) gave daily
    coverage to the Kocharyan visit. It also had an interview with Foreign
    Minister Vartan Oskanyan who elaborated on Armenia-Cyprus relations and expanded
    on his thoughts from his visit here.
    We have put these articles at
    http://gibrahayer.cyprusnewsletter.com/index.htm? p=4
    We also urge our readers to read Haro Chakmagdjian's news piece for AFP
    "Armenia FM reaches out to Turkey on Genocide recognition" at
    _http://gibrahayer.cyprusnewsletter.com/index.htm ?p=3_
    (http://gibrahayer.cyprusnewsletter.com/index.htm ?p=3)

    Gibrahayer images of last week
    Please copy and paste the following link to a new page
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    to view images of last week's events, that include the visit of Robert
    Kocharyan to Cyprus, the laying of the foundation stone of the Genocide Memrial in
    Larnaca, the preparation of Madagh for Sourp Asdvadzadzin and Armenian
    Relief Society (HOM's) Charity Tea event.
    Important announcement to our readers
    The inclusion of a lot of links in Gibrahayer e-magazine, has been alarming
    ISPs, and sending our e-mag to the spam folder of a few of our subscribers.
    Therefore, from now on all website links will be appearing without the www
    prefix and all suffix will end in dot com (e.g. savemelkonian dot com) and all
    email addresses without @ but the word at. (simon at cytanet dot com)
    To read emails from our readers or to read past issues from Gibrahayer
    e-magazine please go to http colon double slash gibrahayer dot cyprusnewsletter
    dot com
    Gibrahayer e-magazine
    News in Brief - by Sevag Devledian
    Air Arabia, the first low-fare airline in the Middle East and North Africa,
    launched its fourth new route this month to Armenia, having made its
    inaugural flight to Yerevan last week. Air Arabia will fly two times a week to
    Yerevan, every Wednesday and Saturday, departing from Sharjah at 9:15am, arriving
    in Yerevan at 12:20pm and departing Yerevan at 1:05pm to arrive back in
    Sharjah at 3:55pm.
    Europe has collected 1.1 million euros for the development of Nagorno
    Karabakh during the Phonetone-2006 organised by Armenia (Hayastan) Fund. France,
    Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland and Belgium took part in the European
    Phonetone'06. The funds will be spent on the reconstruction of infrastructures in
    Hadrut region of Karabakh.
    In the town of Barnaul,in the Altay region, the crosses of the newly built
    church St. Hripsime were anointed by Bishop Nersisyan of the Armenian Diocese
    of Russia and New Nakhichevan. A red khachkar brought from Armenia was also
    presented. It was donated by Aramayis Martirosyan. The khachkar was erected
    near the church in memory of the long-lasting friendship of Armenians and
    Russians.
    Argentinean businessman Eduardo Eurnekyan, the concessioner of Yerevan
    airport "Zvartnots," is investing $40 million in the construction of the first
    geothermic power plant in Armenia. The plant with 25 megawatt capacity is to be
    built in Kyarkar volcanic valley in Sisian district and may be put into
    exploitation within 1-2 years. Preliminary estimations showed that the area has a
    big potential of geothermic power that can be used for energy purposes.
    Armenian peacekeeper Georgy Nalbandyan, who was injured in Iraq, will
    undergo two more surgeries.The lieutenant injured on November 10 is in Germany,
    will stay at the medical centre of Landschtul located near the Ramstein military
    base of the US Air Force.
    The Department on Asking Refuge of the Migration Agency of the staff of the
    Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration received 529 applications in
    January-October of 2006 from foreign citizens, including 512 ones for
    temporary refuge, and 16 for getting status of refugees. 269 people from those
    asking for temporary refuge were citizens of Lebanon, 176 from Iraq and 67 from
    Israel.
    Leader of the Armenian Ramkavar- Azatakan Party Harutyun Arakelyan has
    confirmed his decision to run for the Armenian Parliament under majority system in
    spring 2007.
    Global Gold Corporation announced the increase in production and continuous
    operation of its wholly owned Tukhmanuk mine in Armenia. The Company has been
    mining at a rate of approximately 750 mt per day on a 24 hours operating
    basis while milling is operating at a rate of approximately 400 mt per day on a
    24 hours operating basis.

    News agencies about the visit of President Kocharyan
    Nicosia, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Armenia said on Thursday it hoped Turkish moves
    towards EU accession would bring more open debate in Turkey over accusations
    Ottoman Turks committed genocide against Armenians early in the 20th century.
    Armenian President Robert Kocharyan, talking to reporters during a visit to
    Cyprus, said that Turkey's expressed wish to join the European Union should
    lead to normalisation of ties with all neighbours. "Consequently the issue of
    Turkey's accession course interests us and we're waiting to see it become
    what it should become. This will certainly influence Armenian-Turkish
    relations," he said.
    Armenians say Ottoman Turks conducted systematic genocide against Armenians
    around 1915. Turkey, however, insists thousands of Muslim Turks as well as
    Christian Armenians were killed at that time as part of a general partisan
    conflict that raged as the Ottoman Empire collapsed.
    Debate of the issue in Turkey is restricted by laws that can effectively
    make it an offence to discuss publicly let alone express support for any notion
    of a genocide.
    "We believe the process of Turkey's accession to the EU will lead to a more
    open and honest debate in Turkish society where people can express their
    opinions," Kocharyan said.
    "I know this a difficult process."
    Turkey is holding formal negotiations for EU membership but progress is
    hampered by differences over the Mediterranean island of Cyprus and over economic
    and political reforms.


    Cyprus News Agency- Nov 23 2006 -The government of Armenia wants a speedy
    solution to the Cyprus problem, according to the wishes of the people of Cyprus
    and its leadership, said here Thursday President of Armenia Robert
    Kocharyan, who is on a state visit to the island.
    He was speaking after official talks with Cyprus President Tassos
    Papadopoulos at the Presidential Palace, with the participation of delegations from the
    two countries.
    In his statements, Kocharyan pointed out that Turkeys EU course could affect
    Armenia's relations with Turkey, stressing that his country is very much
    interested in Turkeys EU accession course.
    On his part, President Papadopoulos said Turkey should implement its
    European obligations, stressing that veto belongs to those who do not want sanctions
    to be taken against Turkey.
    Before the two presidents statements, an agreement between the Government of
    the Republic of Cyprus and the Government of the Republic of Armenia on
    co-operation in combating organised and other forms of crime was signed by
    Cyprus` Minister of Justice and Public Order Sophocles Sophocleous and Minister of
    Justice of Armenia Davit Harutyunyan.
    Sports - by Sevag Devledian
    AYMA/HMEM lost to ESOBGA, 1-2 in the 2nd Division of the Cyprus Amateur
    Football Championship. Scorer for AYMA/HMEM was Garo Zakarian in a game that saw
    ex-APOEL striker Ara Bedrossian play for the first time this season.
    The Cyprus Futsal national team played two friendly games against Poland
    this week, the first game was on the 21st of Nov. where Poland beat Cyprus 4-3,
    Igor Dassaev who plays for AGBU Ararat was one of the scorers. The second
    game played on the 23rd of Nov. saw Poland beat Cyprus 5-2.
    Simon Aynedjian completed an unbeaten run in 2006 in Seniors tennis after
    winning the Cyprus National Championships. He defeated Artemis Eleftheriou 6-3
    6-4 in the semi's and Marios Petrou 6-1, 6-3 in the finals of +35 singles.
    All results at cyprustennis dotcom
    The Armenian women's national football team won the first point in its
    history with the match against Bosnia (score 1-1) on November 20th. Before this
    the Armenian women's national team had lost all its' matches without scoring
    even once.
    Chess World Cup winner, Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian, came second
    after grandmaster Viswanathan Anand of India who banked on his vast reservoir of
    experience in rapid chess to win the Mikhail Tal Memorial Blitz tournament in
    Moscow.
    Striker Yiannakis Okkas has been invited to Ewood Park for a trial and
    Olympiakos have given the green light for the player to travel to England who will
    travel to Blackburn in December and spend four days training with Mark
    Hughes side.


    Zaruhi Harutyunyan arrives in the United States
    A new challenge has began for Zaruhi Harutyunyan, who will be testing her
    strokes on the pro tour in the United States, after her successes in 2006 saw
    her jump from 1245 to the top 200 that included five ITF championships, two of
    them in Turkey.
    We will keep you updated of her progress through the pages of this
    e-magazine.
    We urge our readers - specially in the United States - to drum up support
    for her and make her dream of success their own.
    CONTRIBUTE TO ZARUHI'S WORLD TOUR
    Laiki Bank Strovolos Industrial Area, Stavrou 96 I, 2034, Strovolos:
    Account No. 101-08-037631 for Zaruhi Harutyunyan under Simon Aynedjian
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    Swift Code address LIKICY2N A midnight visitor - Kocharyan at Vartan's
    Exhibition
    Gibrahayer 24 November, 2006 President Robert Kocharyan of Armenia paid a
    late night surprise visit on Thursday November 23, to the latest painting
    exhibition of internationally renowned Cypriot artist Vartan Tashdjian at the
    Hilton Gallery in Nicosia, Cyprus.
    The President admired the show and highly praised Vartan for his works. In
    appreciation for this honour Tashdjian presented one of his paintings to
    President Kocharyan as a gift, which was accepted graciously.
    Other dignitaries from the presidential entourage also visited the exhibition

    Vartan's exhibition - his 46th one man show - was opened on Nov. 22, by the
    Cyprus Foreign Minister Giorgos Lillikas to a packed gathering of officials
    and art lovers and friends. It achieved great success. Your contributions

    To the Zaruhi Harutyunyan Tennis Fund:


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    g i b r a h a y c a l e n d a r & e v e n ts
    Wednesday 29 November, at 7:45 pm - Panel Discussion organised by the Social
    Democratic Party of Cyprus at the Utudjian Hall. Panelists are Kevork
    Zeitountsyan, Stepan Haroutyounian, Levon Arakelian.
    Wednesday November 29 at 10:30 pm - Marie Louise Kouyoumdjian sings every
    Wednesday at Enallax Club in the old city of Nicosia, with the resident rock
    band.
    Friday December 1 from 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm - Hilda Paroian invites you to a
    Christmas Jewelry Exhibition of Hand-Made Jewelry made from Swarovski crystals
    and semi-precious stones on sterling silver at 2 Parthenonos str. Ayios
    Andreas.
    Friday December 1, at 8:30 pm - Architect of Sound Multi-Media Encounter The
    Life and Music of Iannis Xenakis, at the Pasydy Auditorium, Nicosia, Cello
    performance by Rohan de Saram. Presentation with image and text by Nouritza
    Matossian.
    Saturday December 2, at 5:00 pm - The Armenian Evangelical Church Service
    will take place in the Greek Evangelical Church, 20 Gladstone street - Nicosia.
    Saturday December 2, at 8:00 pm - Jashgerouyt / Khrakhjank at AYMA with
    resident Armenian Band.
    Saturday December 2, at 8:30 pm - Screening of BBC2 Documentary "Something
    Rich and Strange" and DVD screening of "The Legend of Er" introduced by
    Nouritza Matossian at the ARtos Foundation, Nicosia.
    Saturday December 2, at 9:30 pm - Marie Louise Kouyoumdjian sings every
    Saturday at the Palm Beach Hotel in Larnaca.
    Sunday December 3 from 10:00 am - 9:00pm - Mardig Costanian invites you to
    the opening of his new shop PERFECT TIME, of watches, silver and fashion
    jewelry on 31B Ifigenias str.Acropolis-Nicosia-Tel:22317741.Authorised Dealers of
    the world famous Swiss watches Classique, owned by Sam Der Bedrossian family.
    10% discount on all purchases made on the Opening Day.
    Monday December 4, at 7:30 pm - Illustrated Lecture: Xenakis, Architect of
    Chaos. Matossian relaunches her acclaimed book with an illustrated lecture to
    demonstrate the unity of Xenakis' architecture and musical radicalism.at the
    newly formed Architecture department at the University of Cyprus, Nicosia.
    Tuesday December 5 - "XENAKIS" by Nouritza Matossian, Book signing and
    Reception at the British Council, Nicosia.
    Saturday December 9, 9:00 pm - HMM/Nor Serount Ball with singer Mher
    Chaparian & band from Lebanon at "Sakara" Restaurant in Nicosia. Entrance 10 CYP.
    For tickets contact 99644854 or 99896685.
    Tuesday December 12, at 8:00 pm - Musical Evening by Zakar and Camila
    Keshishian (flute and piano) organised by Hamazkayin's Cyprus Oshagan Chapter at
    Kasteliotissa Hall in Nicosia.
    Friday December 15, at 5:00 pm - AYMA/HMEM and Marlen Avedikian (99782858)
    invite you to a semi-precious stone jewellery exhibition at AYMA. Part of the
    proceeds will be donated to AYMA/HMEM.
    Monday December 25 at 9:00 pm - AYMA / HMEM Annual Ball at the Cyprus Hilton
    - Nicosia. Details to follow.

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