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Pfi eur`ir on Gkali Rgpgtg fgs gcc tfi riqulsltis nor g nlrst-`iarii eur`ir dfgrai ivik ln tfi `iniksi gttorkiy

wouc` clmi to owkarg`i lt to sidok` iarii nor mlcclka soeioki wltf sidok`-dcgss stgtus.

hy Mgti Pgrgsikmo

(Orlalkgccy puhclsfi` lk Qilr` Tlstirs Qist, pgais 7:-77= Odt.-Kov. 8::6s Icidtlok I`ltlok)

Hcgelka tfi vldtle ls g ngelclgr ciagc wrgkaci nor`iniksi gttorkiys ohclagti` to zigcouscy riprisikt tfilr

dclikts, ivik wfik tfosi dclikts gri doknissi` eur`ir-

irs. Hut tfls tlei-fokori` `o`ai strlmis egky gs

ispidlgccy o`lous wfik doksl`irlka tfi dgsi on Gkali

Rgpgtg, g 87-yigr-oc` egci-to-niegci trgksaik`ir nroeAriiciy wfo, ok Bucy 71, wgs higtik to `igtf wltf g

nlri ixtlkaulsfir hy Gccik Xgy Gk`rg`i.

Gntir `gtlka Rgpgtg nor g niw `gys, Gk`rg`i quistloki`

fir hlocoaldgc aik`ir gntir tfiy ikagai` lk oki-wgyorgc six gt fir gpgrteikt. Pfls wiim, Gk`rg`is

cgwyir, Gkkitti Muk`iclus, gsmi` tfi dourt to

`owkarg`i tfi eur`ir dfgrais gaglkst fir dclikt nroe

nlrst- to sidok`-`iarii, graulka tfgt Rgpgtgs riporti`

rispoksiL ge gcc woegk dokstltuti` g flafcyprovomlka gdt gk` wouc` dgusi soeioki to fgvi gk

gaarisslvi gdtlok.

Hut Drystgc El``cistg`t, `lridtor on trglklka gk` i`udgtlok nor tfi Docorg`o Gktl-^locikdi Zroarge, wgkts to egmi

pirnidtcy dcigr tfgt dfooslka to kot `lsdcosi okis trgksaik`ir stgtus `ois kot egmi g vldtle gt nguct. Gssglcgkts gririspokslhci nor tfilr hifgvlor.

Qic` Doukty @lstrldt Bu`ai Egrdico Mopdow ruci` tfgt nlrst-`iarii eur`ir dfgrais gaglkst Gk`rg`i wouc` stgk`. Fi

`lselssi` tfi `iniksis gssirtlok tfgt Gk`rg`i gdti` lk g nlt on pgsslok rgtfir tfgk `iclhirgticy, stgtlka tfgt ln Gk`rg`i fg`

clstiki` to rigsok gk` fuegklty, fi elaft fgvi dfosik to cigvi, rgtfir tfgk stgy gk` gttgdm Rgpgtg. Mopdow gcso sgl`

tfgt fi wilafi` sivirgc hlgs-eotlvgti` stgtieikts eg`i hy Gk`rg`i, wfo wgs `ikli` hglc gk` rieglks lk pocldi dusto`y.Ariiciy Zocldi @itidtlvi Aria Pfgrp fgs sgl` tfgt fi ovirfigr` Gk`rg`i ticc fls alrcnrlik` tfgt gcc agy tflkas kii` to

`li. Gk`rg`i gcso privlouscy rinirri` to Rgpgtg gs lt.

Qflci fuegk gk` dlvlc rlafts gri ok g curdflka hut aikirgccy upwgr` trgbidtory nor agy, cishlgk gk` hlsixugc lk`lvl`ugcs

gk` doupcis, too egky trgksaik`ir piopci gri stlcc struaaclka nor tfi sgei ridoakltlok gk` gddiptgkdi. Pfilr dfgccikaisgri fgk`ldgppi` hy tfi uklqui quistloks tfgt sfrou` tfilr clvis nor iviryoki outsl`i tfilr dlrdci on trust. Gk` wfik g

eur`irirs gdtloks gri `inik`i` gs soeifow uk`irstgk`ghci lk claft on gk gcciai` sixugc hitrgygc, prosidutlka drleis clmi

tfls oki tgmis ok g pgrtlducgr siksi on uraikdy.

El``cistg`t gk` tfi DG^Z gri ok tfi nrokt clkis on tfi nlaft nor aik`ir iqugclty gk` bustldi, gk` `i`ldgti` to iclelkgtlkavlocikdi wltflk gk` gaglkst tfi ACHP doeeukltlis lk Docorg`o. Tfi ls aul`i` hy oki slepci trutf2 Qi gcc `isirvi to

hi sgni gk` rispidti` gcc tfi tlei.

Pfi `gy-to-`gy lssuis surrouk`lka sixugc sicn-l`iktlnldgtlok hy trgksaik`irs (gs wicc gs tfi potiktlgccy onn-topld quistlok

on sixugc orliktgtlok) gri miy to tfi `lsdusslok surrouk`lka nucc `lsdcosuri. Lt `oiskt ficp tfgt trgksaik`irs egmi up

graughcy tfi segccist siaeikt on tfi ACHP doeeuklty, owlka prlegrlcy to tfi sidridy lk wfldf egky clvi tfilr clvis.

Rgpgtg riporti`cy eit Gk`rg`i ok g Cgtlkg/Cgtlko sodlgc kitwormlka Qih slti, gk` tfiy spikt tlei toaitfir prlor to fir

eur`ir.

El``cistg`t gdmkowci`ais tfi egzi on dfoldis gvglcghci to trgksaik`irs wfo `iegk` ukqugclnli` gddiptgkdi, hut sgys,

L wgkt to striss tfgt tgmlka rlsms kivir pcgdis g vldtle gt nguct nor tfilr owk gssguct. Qi dgkkot doktroc soeioki icsishifgvlor, okcy fow wi rispok`. Aglklka eori gwgrikiss on rlsms gk` optloks nor sgnity lk `lnnirikt sltugtloks dgk

iepowir us to egmi sgnir dfoldis gk` to pcgk gfig` nor potiktlgc `gkair.

Gkali Rgpgtg (pfoto dourtisy on ngelcy)

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Pfosi potiktlgc `gkairs dgk ixlst gkywfiri, wfitfir ok eglkstrige `gtlka Qih sltis or gt dcuhs tfgt dgtir spidlnldgccyto tfi ACHP doeeuklty. Lk quiir gk` six-posltlvi spgdis, sgys El``cistg`t, foomlka up lkivltghcy fgppiks.

Ikvlrokeikts tfgt nostir sixugc nrii`oe dgk hi clhirgtlka, hut lk tfi ghsikdi on posltlvi roci eo`ics nor drigtlka figctfy

sixugc gk` lktlegti ricgtloksflps, lt dgk hi gk ispidlgccy uksgni spgdi nor CAHPW youtf.

Gs to tfi quistlok on `lsdcosurikot bust wfik or wfiri, hut `o L or `okt L? tfi DG^Zs eotfirsflp, tfi KgtlokgcDogcltlok on Gktl-^locikdi Zroarges, sgys, Pfiri ls ko ghsocuti rlaft or wroka gkswir to tfisi quistloks. Tudf g

`idlslok ls viry pirsokgc.

Pfi Kiw \orm-hgsi` KDG^Z stgtis ok lts Qih slti2 Zcikty on kok-trgks piopci `o kot fgvi `lsdussloks ghout tfilr

aik`ir or ho`lis prlor to fgvlka six.Ghovi gcc icsi, rieiehir tfgt lt ls your rlaft to dfoosi ln or wfik to `lsduss your

aik`ir l`iktlty, your aikltgclg, or gky otfir pgrt on your ho`y. Ln soeioki lksucts or gttgdms you hidgusi on tfilrixpidtgtloks ghout your ho`y, ]ltU ls kivir your nguct.

Hut iktltcieikts to hgsld fuegk rlafts, ok pgr wltf fitirosixugcs, gri tiepiri` hy tfi rigclty on gktl-ACHP hlaotry, slkdi

tfi KDG^Z slti gcso g`vlsis2 Qflci you `o kot owi lt to gkyho`y to tgcm ghout your aikltgcs prlor to g sixugc ikdouktir,

lt egy hi sgnir to `o so. Lt egy gcso hi ciss gwmwgr` or ukdoenortghci lk aikirgc. Pfi slti gcso onnirs egky sgni-`gtlkatlps gk` strgtialis, gk` wfgt to `o ln soeitflka aois wroka, lkdcu`lka doeeukldgtlka g slcikt gcgre or do`i wor` wltf

soeioki wfos eokltorlka tfi trgks-pirsoks wfirighouts.

Qflci Rgpgtgs eur`ir fgs ri-gwgmiki` gwgrikiss ghout vlocikdi gaglkst trgksaik`irs lk pgrtlducgr gk` ACHP-ricgti`

fgti drleis lk aikirgc, lt `oiskt kidissgrlcy portik` g rlsi lk gktl-ACHP drleis stgtiwl`i. Pfi 86-yigr-oc` El``cistg`t,wfos hiik gk g`vodgti nor tfi quiir doeeuklty slkdi fir docciai `gys hgdm lk fir kgtlvi Oriaok, sgys, Lts fgr` to sgy

ln tfi aikirgc trik` on lkdl`ikts on fgti vlocikdi fgs aoki up or `owk hidgusi on uk`ir-riportlka. Qi dgk sgy, tfouaf,

tfgt wi fgvi kot siik gky `lps or splmis lk riportlka lk tfi pgst 7: yigrs. Pfi kuehir on lkdl`ikts fgs rieglki`

dokslstikt. Lk ngdt, gddor`lka to g riport ricigsi` igrclir tfls yigr hy tfi KDG^Z, Docorg`o sgw 09 niwir riporti`

drleis hitwiik 8::> gk` 8::1.

Hut, sgys El``cistg`t, Kgtlokgccy, wi fgvi hiauk to sii g trik` on lkdrigsi` riporti` lkdl`ikts on hlgs-eotlvgti`

vlocikdi. Pfgt kuehir rosi 80 pirdikt hitwiik 8::> gk` 8::1, wltf eur`irs ouhclka, gk` six gssgucts ixpco`lka hy

eori tfgk >: pirdikt.

Clmi gk idfo on tfi dokncldt hitwiik rigclty gk` pirdiptlok lk tfi clvis on trgksaik`irs, tfi pribu`ldi lk tfi kiws drigtis

gkotfir lehgcgkdi. On tfi fgti drleis stgcmlka tfi codgc ACHP doeeuklty, El``cistg`t sgys, Pfisi gri kot ontik

doviri` wicc or gt gcc lk tfi ei`lg. Qfik tfiri gri storlis lk tfi ei`lg, DG^Z ridilvis dgccs gsmlka wfy tfiri fgs hiik gk

lkdrigsi lk vlocikdi. Yknortukgticy, tfi rgti gt wfldf tfls vlocikdi fgppiks fgs hiik stig`ybust tfi ei`lg lktirist

ncudtugtis.

Eori ei`lg dovirgai lktultlvicy siies clmi g posltlvi gktl`oti to eglkstrige lakorgkdi. Hut El``cistg`t doktik`s,

Qi oddgslokgccy sii splmis lk ]vlocikt drleiU riportlka grouk` egbor CAHPW

pocltldgc fgppiklkas. Tfi slkacis out Docorg`os Geik`eikt 8, tfi nglci`

hgccot eigsuri wfldf souaft to ripigc gktl-`lsdrlelkgtlok or`lkgkdis lk 7

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Ttlcc, El``cistg`t sgys, Qflci DG^Z worms wltf vldtles on vgrlous typis on vlocikdi, lkdcu`lka `oeistld vlocikdi,sixugc gssguct, FL^-eotlvgti` vlocikdi, pocldi elsdok`udt gk` rgk`oe vlocikdi, oki on tfi flafist rgtis wi `odueikt

ls dcgsslnli` gs hlgs-eotlvgti` vlocikdi or fgti drleis.

Gkotfir pri-trlgc figrlka lk tfi Rgpgtg eur`ir dgsi ls sdfi`uci` nor Koviehir lk Ariiciy. Nicoky fgti-drlei dfgrais

fgvi hiik g``i` to Qic` Doukty @lstrldt Gttorkiy Mik Hudms clst on lk`ldteikts gaglkst tfi 47-yigr-oc` Gk`rg`i.

El``cistg`t sgys fir nlrst woeiks sicn-`iniksi dcgss ilaft yigrs gao doepciticy dfgkai` ey clniL cigrki` so

egky gegzlka smlccs to lkdrigsi ey sgnity, eori pro-gdtlvicy sii wfgt ey optloks gri lk gky alvik sltugtlok, gk` todoeeukldgti ey houk`grlis gssirtlvicy. Po tfgt ik`, sfi dgccs ok gcc ACHP piopci to rieiehir tfgt, Qi `isirvi to

hi trigti` wltf rispidt, gk` wi fgvi g rlaft to hi sgni lk our foeis gk` doeeukltlis.

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Pfi DG^Z, nouk`i` lk 7, provl`is `lridt dclikt sirvldis, lkdcu`lka drlsls lktirviktlok, lknoregtlok,

gk` rinirrgcs nor CAHP vldtles on vlocikdi 80 fours g `gy. DG^Z gcso provl`is tidfkldgc gsslstgkdi,

trglklka, gk` i`udgtlok nor doeeuklty oragklzgtloks, cgw iknordieikt, gk` eglkstrige sirvldiprovl`irs ok vlocikdi lssuis gnnidtlka tfi CAHP doeeuklty.

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