Author: Baghdasarian Karlen

MOD: ARMENIA AIR DEFENSE IS CAPABLE OF FENDING OFF ADVERSARY ATTACKS

17:11, 03.04.2015
Region:Armenia
Theme: Politics

YEREVAN. – The air defense and aviation units of the Armenian Armed
Forces are capable of withstanding and fending off the air attacks
of the adversary.

A consultation devoted to the air defense system of Armenia was
convened Friday at the MOD.

The Minister of Defense, Seyran Ohanyan, underscored the role of the
air defense units in the context of ensuring the combat-readiness of
the Armenian national army.

Next, the heads of several MOD departments and the commanders of some
military units delivered reports.

In his final report, the deputy chief of the Armenian Armed Forces
General Staff, Lieutenant General Stepan Galstyan, stated that the
country’s air defense units are capable of performing their military
tasks.

At the end of the consultation, Defense Minister Ohanyan gave
respective instructions and directives toward organizing the future
courses of action and further enhancing the combat-readiness of
Armenia’s air defense units.

Armenia News – NEWS.am

From: Baghdasarian

TUMO CENTER TO HOST HIVE ENGINEERING SUMMIT AND A MEETINGS WITH SERJ TANKIAN

YEREVAN, April 3. / ARKA /. The day after the centennial of the
Armenian Genocide, on April 25, two parallel events celebrating
technology and Armenian music will take place at Tumo, with the
participation of board members Raffi Krikorian and Serj Tankian, and
other industry experts.

The HIVE engineering leadership summit, sponsored by the Hovnanian
Foundation, will include Tumo board member and former Twitter VP Raffi
Krikorian, Reddit founder and Executive Chair Alexis Ohanian and other
industry experts as speakers.

The event will bring together software engineers and programmers for
talks, an interactive workshop and chance to have one-on-one
networking meetings with speakers to share experiences between world
renowned technology leaders and local experts.

On the same day, a Musical Town Hall Meeting will also take place with
System of a Down vocalist Serj Tankian as the lead panelist. Composer
Tigran Mansuryan and other notable musicians will also participate in
a town hall meeting where leading artists and composers will discuss
new approaches to Armenian music following the Centennial.

The panelists will play representative tracks as discussion starters,
and participants will have a chance to ask questions around the theme
of music as a reflection of Armenian identity.

Participants in both events will have a chance to mingle during a
common lunch, fostering the kind of interaction between art and
technology that is one of the hallmarks of the Tumo program.

In 2013, with the assistance from the Central Bank of Armenia Tumo
opened a branch in Dilijan, and plans to open another one in Nagorno
Karabakh Republic.. – 0-

From: Baghdasarian

French Armenian historian ridicules Turkey president statement

11:43, 04.04.2015
Region:World News, Diaspora, Turkey
Theme: Politics

There are numerous similarities between the Turkish authorities’
ideology during the First World War, and the German authorities’
ideology during the Second World War.

The aforesaid topic was discussed at a conference, which was held
recently in Paris, and among historians who had arrived from Armenia,
Turkey, several other European countries, and the US, Le Monde
reported.

“We have responded to Turkish President, Mr. [Recep Tayyip] Erdogan’s
instructions, and set up a commission of historians to study the
Armenian Genocide,” French Armenian researcher and historian Raymond
Kévorkian noted with ridicule.

As per the historians, the same inhuman logic of social Darwinism–that
is, the creation of a human race that is “free from the Armenian and
Jewish bacteria”–was applied by both the Young Turks and the German
Nazis.

In addition, there is a lot in common between the executioners of the
Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire in the early 1900s, and the
extermination of the Tutsis in Rwanda. Accordingly, large numbers of
people living in rural areas were exterminated in a short period of
time in both cases, the scholars also noted.

From: Baghdasarian

Source: 25 countries Confirming Their High-Level Participation in the
Events Arranged to the Armenian Genocide Centennial

by Nana Martirosyan
Saturday, April 4, 14:52

A well-placed state source has told ArmInfo that 25 countries have
confirmed their high-level participation in the events arranged to the
centennial of the Armenian Genocide. The countries are to be
represented by one of the three first persons of the state.

According to the source, 20 more countries have confirmed their
participation, however, wuihout yet mentioning the representation
level.

He has also said that Secretary General of the Council of Europe
Thorbjorn Jagland is to deliver a speech at the international
conference “Against Genocide Crimes” that is take place in Yerevan on
April 22-23. In total, about 600 international guests are to take part
in the commemoration events.

On April 23 at 19:15 Armenian Churches all over the world are to toll
their bells 100 times. “Polish, German, Russian, French, Spanish and
Libyan churches have joined the Armenian churches’ initiative. On
April 24 a memorial ceremony is to take place in Tsitsernakaberd
memorial complex. All the international delegations ill be
participating in the ceremony”, said the source.

To note, France, Russia and Cyprus have confirmed their participation
in the events. Diplomatic sources told ArmInfo, Belarus would be
represented at the Armenian Genocide commemorations in Yerevan at the
level of president too. Joseph Daul, Chairman of the European
People’s Party and Anne Brasseur, PACE President, are also expected to
visit Armenia on April 24. Czech Ambassador Petr Mikyska said that one
of the Parliament’s Vice-Speakers would visit Armenia in April.
Switzerland, that has both recognized and adopted a law that
criminalizes the negation of the Armenian Genocide, will show its
participation thorugh the Swiss Ambassador to Armenia. British MP John
Whittingdale and bishop Richard Chartres are to represent London at
the events. Meanwhile, Turkey is set to celebrate the Centennial of
the Gallipoli victory on April 24. Ankara has invited the world
leaders to the event. Leaders of Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan,
as well as Prince Charles and Prince Harry have already confirmed
their participation in the “Gallipoli event”.

Australia and Norway have staked out their refusal to take part in the events.

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From: Baghdasarian

REVUE DE PRESSE
Hamaskaïne, école bilingue arménienne

L’école bilingue privée Hamaskaïne, bien ancrée au 60, boulevard
Pinatel, fêtera ses 35 ans en octobre. Et c’est tout simplement le
seul établissement en France à proposer un enseignement de la langue
arménienne de la maternelle au lycée. Créée dans un préfabriqué avec
une classe de maternelle de 4 élèves, l’école s’est développée avec le
primaire, puis le collège et enfin le lycée pour délivrer sa première
promotion de bacheliers en 1994. Accueillant aujourd’hui environ 330
élèves, elle dispose même désormais d’un centre culturel et sportif.

Son nom est celui de l’association culturelle et éducative fondée en
1928 au Caire par le pédagogue et écrivain Lévon Chanth, également
président du Parlement durant la première République d’Arménie, pour
permettre la transmission de la langue et de la culture arménienne aux
nouvelles générations de la diaspora.

samedi 4 avril 2015,
Stéphane (c)armenews.com

From: Baghdasarian

GENOCIDE DES ARMENIENS
Un éditorialiste Turc du journal Radikal : >

L’éditorialiste Turc Redvan Shahin dans un article dans les colonnes
du journal turc Radical écrit à propos du génocide des Arméniens que >.
Le journaliste continue > Et l’éditorialiste de Radikal de
conclure
From: Baghdasarian

700 ceasefire violations reported on Line of Contact

14:03 04/04/2015 » SOCIETY

Azerbaijan violated the ceasefire along the Line of Contact with
Nagorno-Karabakh about 700 times from March 29 to April 4, with over
14,000 shots fired towards the Armenian frontline positions from
weapons of different calibers, the press service of NKR Defense
Ministry reports.

In addition, on April 3, at around 4:40am, Azerbaijani troops
attempted a subversive raid in the southern direction of
Karabakh-Azerbaijan Line of Contact, using antipersonnel mine
removers.

The enemy was thrown back, suffering losses.

Nagorno-Karabakh armed forces continue their military vigil and guard
the state border.

Source: Panorama.am

From: Baghdasarian

Representatives of the Yezidi Community in Parliament

03.04.2015

Today in the PAP Faction the Yezidi community of Armenia the meeting
of the deputies of the PAP Faction with the representatives of several
organizations representing the Yezidi community of Armenia took place.

During the meeting the representatives of the Yezidi community
presented to the members of the faction facts and documents on the
crimes committed in the Ottoman Turkey towards Yezidis, expecting
adequate political assessment by the RA NA. The representatives of the
Yezidi community also proposed the PAP Faction to give political
assessment by the RA NA until April 24 to the atrocities occurring by
the terrorist organization “Islamic State” towards the Yezidis in
Iraq.

The deputies of the PAP Faction proposed to discuss the issue of
qualifying the occurred towards the Yezidis in Ottoman Turkey as
“genocide” in the working group to be set up in the NA, where the
deputies of the faction will actively take part. Referring to giving
assessment to the atrocities occurring by the terrorist organization
“Islamic State” towards the Yezidis in Iraq, the PAP deputies promised
to raise that issue in the NA upcoming sittings.

From: Baghdasarian

“LE FIGARO” MAGAZINE’S “HISTOIRE” JOURNAL FEATURES ARTICLE ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

16:11, 03 Apr 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan

An extended article on the Armenian Genocide was published in April
edition of prominent French “Le Figaro” magazine’s “Histoire” journal.

The article entitled “Armenia: Forgotten genocide” by French Armenian
historian Michael Nishanian thoroughly covers the chronology of the
Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire, and 1894-1896 Hamidian
massacres and presents the Turkish nationalistic ideology behind
the genocide.

“Century-long denial” section of the article describes denial policy
pursued by the Turkish authorities which followed the Armenian Genocide
and continues into today. In this section the change in the dates
of Gallipoli battle 100th anniversary is presented as vivid example
of denialism. However, according to the author, attempts to shift
international community’s attentionhave not achieved any result –
as opposed to the Turkish authorities’ expectations.

Works about the Armenian Genocide published in France during recent
months and the schedule of the main events to be held in April were
also covered on the pages of the journal.

From: Baghdasarian

NO IMPOSING PENALTIES ON JUDGES OVER ECHR RULINGS AGAINST ARMENIA – MINISTER

15:07 * 03.04.15

Armenia’s Minister of Justice Hovhannes Manukyan is concerned over
the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rulings against Armenia,
which make Armenia pay for local judges’ wrong verdicts.

However, he does not think the problem should be resolved by imposing
penalties on judges for committing judicial errors.

“But we cannot propose any mechanisms that are not applied in
civilized countries. However poor the judicial system is, it is of
high importance for the country,” Mr Manukyan told reporters on Friday.

The minister advises studying European judicial systems with an
experience of dozens of years.

“Nowhere can you see penalties imposed on judges because of an ECHR
ruling against the state,” Mr Manukyan said.

Armenia’s judicial system needs reforming to reduce judicial errors
to a minimum.

“Of course, even a perfect judicial system commits judicial errors.

But we have to enhance our judicial system’s efficiency and thus
reduce judicial errors to a minimum,” Mr Manukyan said.

From: Baghdasarian