Koghb Music School named in honor of composer Tigran Mansurian

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 12:28, 4 May, 2022

YEREVAN, MAY 4, ARMENPRESS. The Koghb Music School was named after renowned composer Tigran Mansurian at the initiative of the Koghb Foundation and the approval of the Noyemberyan municipal council.

Mansurian was personally in attendance at the renaming ceremony.

After the ceremony, the Koghb Foundation awarded grants and scholarships to the teachers and students of the Koghb public school and the Koghb Music School for achievements in the first quarter of 2022.

System Of a Down members welcome opposition Resistance Movement actions in Armenia

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Armenia – May 9 2022

Shavo Odadjian and John Dolmayan, two members of the world-famous American Armenian rock band System Of a Down, have welcomed the actions of protest by the opposition Resistance Movement in Armenia.

They posted information about this movement in the Stories section of their Instagram accounts.

Since May 1, the Resistance Movement has been carrying out various acts of civil disobedience in the capital Yerevan and in the provinces of Armenia, demanding the resignation of PM Nikol Pashinyan.

Several tourist destinations in Armenia’s Syunik threatened, guide says

Panorama
Armenia – May 7 2022

Syunik Province is one of the popular travel destinations in Armenia with its forests, mountains, historical and cultural monuments and, naturally, healing springs. Most of the specially protected nature areas of Armenia are located in the region. However, the formerly active tourist destinations of the region are no longer used, David Hakobyan, co-founder of the Guides from the South NGO, told Panorama.am in an interview. For example, in Kapan, he says, a number of destinations can no longer be used by outbound tour operators.

"After the signing of the capitulation, the situation has changed. Recently, one of our colleagues and a tourist could not return from Meghri to Kapan via Tsav, because the Russian border service prohibited it, arguing that a special permit – a pass – was needed. The tourist was from the United States. As a result, to avoid delays, they returned via Kajaran. But there are no such obstacles for domestic tourism," Hakobyan said.

He claims that after the 2020 war some tourist spots are threatened, in particular, the reserve "Sosu Purak" (Pine Grove), which is now a border area.

"At the 21-kilometer section of the Goris-Kapan road now under the control of the enemy, there is also a tourist destination, such as the area from the village of Bardzravan to Noravank, which is currently impossible to travel to pending the construction of a new road," the guide added.

David Hakobyan strongly believes that economic entities engaged in tourism in Syunik need state support, adding a special policy should be elaborated and implemented. Meanwhile, Hakobyan does not pin his hopes on the current government.

"What are they going to do? After calling the territories ceded to the enemy Azerbaijani, of course, they will do nothing. Perhaps the next authorities will pursue a more national and competent state policy. It’s not only about tourism, it is more a matter of national security. The areas were of vital importance for our country and ensured its security apart from having key roads. The local authorities can do little if there is no common state policy in Armenia,” he said.

Before the war, the tourism sector in the region had already been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. Although, David Hakobyan claims the pandemic led to a growth of domestic tourism.

"Several hundred thousand Armenians, who were deprived of the opportunity to travel abroad, spent their holidays inside the country, including in Syunik. In Kapan and Meghri, camping clubs made several times more tours than before. After the war, however, the flow of visitors to Syunik decreased to a certain extent, but not because of reduced interest, but due to security issues,” he noted

“Travel agencies now organize tours mainly in areas up to Tatev. The flow of tourists, who used to come Armen 3-4 years ago, is now preserved in the trips up to Tatev. Not in full, but they do come," Hakobyan said, expressing the hope that one day Syunik's tourism opportunities will be used in full again.

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Sosu Purak in Nerkin Hand village of Syunik Province, Armenia

Tsak Kar Lake, a natural monument in Syunik Province, Armenia

Chakaten village in Syunik Province, Armenia


Azerbaijan promises Europe gas in the hope of loyalty to Baku’s crimes

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Armenia – May 5 2022

Azerbaijani Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov took part in a ministerial round table on regional cooperation for energy security, diversification and transition to green energy in Sofia.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, the Minister highlighted the energy dialogue with the European Union after President Ilham Aliyev's meeting with EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson in February this year, APA reports.

He said that the main areas of the energy dialogue are decarbonization of the energy sector, energy transition, energy efficiency, expansion of the Southern Gas Corridor for additional gas exports to Europe, including hydrogen, production and export of other types of green energy.

The Southern Gas Corridor has proved its strategic importance in a short period of time, providing European consumers with uninterrupted and profitable natural gas during the energy crisis, and Azerbaijan is determined to continue playing the role of a reliable energy supplier for both the region and Europe.

To date, 11.6 billion cubic meters of gas have been transported to Europe through TAP. During the first four months of this year, 3.5 billion cubic meters of Azerbaijani gas were delivered to Europe – 3.1 billion cubic meters to Italy, 0.3 billion cubic meters to Greece and 0.1 billion cubic meters to Bulgaria. At current export rates, our gas supplies to Europe will exceed 10 billion cubic meters by the end of the year.

The minister also spoke about Azerbaijan's plans for decarbonization and the transition to green energy and ongoing projects.

"Along with huge reserves of natural gas, our renewable energy potential has created great opportunities for further development of a progressive energy dialogue with the European Union," the Azerbaijani minister said.

Aliyev: The name ‘Shushi’ has never been in history

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Armenia – April 29 2022

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev does not know the name "Shushi" and where it comes from. He stated about this at his meeting with the participants of the international conference entitled "South Caucasus: Development and Cooperation," Haqqin.az reported.

It is especially symbolic that this hypocritical statement was made at the aforesaid conference which is being held in the Azerbaijani-occupied Armenian city of Shushi, Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh).

Accusing Armenia of "falsifying history," the Azerbaijani leader said that "the policy of falsifying history has continued for 5-6 years; even after that it was supplemented with new parameters."

"That is, they have even officially replaced the names of Azerbaijani cities with false Armenian names. For example, they started calling the city of Shusha ‘Shushi.’ The name 'Shushi' has never been in history; I do not even know what it means," Aliyev said.

The ancient Artsakh capital of Shushi, has been subjected to numerous enemy invasions, as well as to the horrific massacre at the beginning of the last century. The Armenian Shushi has always been the object of desire of the Azerbaijanis. Ultimately, having captured Shushi after the 44-day war in the fall of 2020, the Azerbaijani authorities have begun to actively destroy its Armenian monuments and churches.

Military insurance fund launches In Memoriam donation campaign

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YEREVAN, APRIL 22, ARMENPRESS. The Insurance Foundation for Servicemen has launched the “In Memoriam” donation campaign ahead of April 24.

The foundation’s PR manager Ani Harutyunyan said at a press conference that those willing can make donations to the foundation and pay tribute to the memory of an individual fallen serviceman and support the fallen troops and their families.

Those making donations will receive a certificate through email.

Donations can be done at the fund’s website.

Few details on Nagorno-Karabakh ‘agreement’ between Putin and Pashinyan

 

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s visit to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded with an ‘agreement’ concerning issues related to Nagorno-Karabakh, though details on the specifics remain scant.

‘We have reached an agreement with President Putin on a number of important issues, including the security of Nagorno-Karabakh, the unblocking of regional infrastructure and demarcation of Armenia and Azerbaijan’s borders’, Pashinyan told Vyacheslav Volodin, the Speaker of the Russian Parliament, in a televised meeting on Wednesday.

According to the document, both Putin and Pashinyan ‘stress the need for a quick solution to urgent humanitarian issues’ as well as the ‘political and diplomatic settlement’ of the conflict.

The two leaders also agreed to ‘accelerate’ the formation of a commission aimed at coordinating the demarcation and delimitation of the state borders between Armenia and Azerbaijan by the end of April — according to an agreement reached by Aliyev and Pashinyan in Brussels earlier in the month.

The agreements signed also committed the two countries, in largely non-specific terms, to intensify trilateral cooperation between Armenia, Russia, and Azerbaijan. Putin and Pashinyan also signed a number of bilateral agreements that concerned ‘cooperation’ in the fields of energy, culture, and education, among others.

The heads of the Armenian and Russian security councils, Armen Grigoryan, and Nikolay Patrushev, respectively, signed an agreement concerning information security, which included the ‘exchange of data in order to identify, prevent, suppress, and investigate offences related to using information and communication technologies for terrorist and other criminal purposes’.

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Banners in Burbank mark 107th anniversary of Armenian Genocide

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In commemoration of the 107th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, a banner, designed by ANCA Burbank, went up yesterday in the City of Burbank, at the intersection of Magnolia Blvd & Hollywood Way.

The double-sided banner features artworks from the winners of the ANCA-Burbank’s April 24th Armenian Genocide Commemoration Artwork Competition – “From The Roots We Grow” by Pauline Hacopian, and “Blood Tears” by Alla Gomstyan.

The messages “April 24 – Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day” and “Never Forget – Never Again – Commemorating The Armenian Genocide” on the banner alongside the ANCA emblem and artworks, will remain on display for the next two weeks, until May 2nd, 2022.

Opposition MP: Armenia is in extremely difficult situation, but will get out of it

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The opposition Hayastan bloc supports the protest launched in Yerevan’s Liberty Square indefinitely by oppositionist Artur Vanetsyan and considers it part of decentralized actions to remove Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his team, Hayastan faction MP Aram Vardevanyan told reporters in the square on Monday.

"The Hayastan bloc has a clear-cut action plan, which will be unveiled to the public in the near future,” he said. “Our steps have to be well planned and coordinated.”

“We have found ourselves in an extremely difficult situation, but I strongly believe that we will get out of it and the “rubbish” policies will no longer have a place in our reality,” Vardevanyan stressed.

He addressed all those who were disappointed and discouraged in the recent period, adding it does not help improve the situation.

"You really have to wake up and get out of numbness. We really need to be united to achieve the desired outcomes,” the MP said, urging people to join the protest.

Amaras Monastery restoration program 2nd phase completed in Artsakh

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The second phase of the Amaras monastic complex restoration program has been completed in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), Luys Foundation informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

At that phase, three more the six main activities were implemented, bringing the number of completed work to four—which is about 60% of the total work to be carried out at this monastery.

Launched in September 2019, the Amaras restoration program consists of three phases and is implemented in accordance with international standards.

The program is expected to be completed by the spring of 2023.

These days, the necessary work for the start of the third—and final—phase are being carried out.

The objective of this program is to create all the necessary conditions for the full use of the Amaras monastic complex.