Monday, April 2, 2018
Armenian Opposition Group Starts Walking Tour In Regime Change Bid
• Sisak Gabrielian
• Satenik Kaghzvantsian
Armenia - Opposition leader Nikol Pashinian takes a selfie with supporters
during a political march in Shirak province, 31 March 2018.
Opposition leader Nikol Pashinian and his associates began touring Armenia’s
northern and central regions on foot at the weekend in preparation for street
demonstrations in Yerevan aimed at preventing President Serzh Sarkisian from
extending his rule.
A backpack-wearing Pashinian began the two-week walking tour from the central
square of Gyumri. He was joined by a group of activists and supporters of his
Civil Contract party outside the country’s second largest city.
They planned to walk around 200 kilometers through several other Armenian towns
and arrive in Yerevan on April 13 in time for their first major anti-government
protest. Pashinian said they will hold rallies in the city’s Liberty Square for
at least four consecutive days.
The Armenian parliament dominated by Sarkisian’s supporter is scheduled to
elect on April 17 a new prime minister, who will be the country’s most powerful
official because of its ongoing transition to a parliamentary system of
government. The outgoing president, whose second term expires on April 9, is
widely expected to take up the post.
Sarkisian promised in 2014 that he will not seek to become prime minister if
Armenia becomes a parliamentary republic as a result of his controversial
constitutional changes. His political opponents now accuse him of reneging on
that pledge. Sarkisian’s allies claim, however, that he never explicitly
pledged to quit power and is better equipped to govern Armenia than anyone else.
Pashinian says that Sarkisian’s continued rule would also lead to the
“Azerbaijanization” of Armenian politics, a reference to the authoritarian rule
of Azerbaijan’s current and former longtime presidents.
“Our action plan includes blocking roads, blockading buildings and generating
the kind of civic activity that would enable us to go to the National Assembly
and halt the work of the deceitful state and deceitful regime created by Serzh
Sarkisian,” he told reporters in Gyumri.
“We want to enable Armenia’s citizens to speak up against Serzh Sarkisian’s and
the [ruling] Republican Party’s perfidy,” he said.
Armenia - Opposition leader Nikol Pashinian starting a long political march in
Gyumri, 31 March 2018.
The outspoken oppositionist is heavily using his Facebook page to provide live
video and photo updates of their long march. In particular, he and his mostly
young loyalists have been shown pitching tents to spend a night by a roadside
in the northern Shirak province.
Pashinian , who is highly critical of the Armenia’s president’s decade-long
tenure, again stressed on Saturday that his team favors solely peaceful methods
of political struggle and will not resort to violence even if the authorities
use force against it.
The 42-year-old former journalist also acknowledged that the success of his
anti-Sarkisian campaign named “My Step” depends on the scale of attendance at
its upcoming rallies in Yerevan.
Two other opposition parties allied to Pashinian’s Civil Contract, Bright
Armenia and Republic, are very skeptical about his ability to attract large
crowds. They have cited this as the main reason for their refusal to join his
campaign.
The three parties make up the Yelk alliance which finished third in last year’s
parliamentary elections. The bloc holds 9 seats in the 105-member parliament.
Tsarukian Bloc Won’t Take On New PM
• Tatevik Lazarian
Armenia - Naira Zohrabian of the Tsarukian Bloc speaks during a parliament
session in Yerevan, 13Dec2017.
A senior aide to Gagik Tsarukian indicated on Monday that his political
alliance will not attempt to scuttle President Serzh Sarkisian’s apparent plans
to become prime minister after serving out his second term next week.
Accordingly, Naira Zohrabian made clear that the Tsarukian Bloc will not join
another opposition force, Nikol Pashinian’s Civil Contract party, in trying to
prevent Sarkisian from extending his rule. She said the Armenian opposition
missed its “legitimate chance” to unseat the country’s leadership in
parliamentary elections held one year ago.
“Unfortunately, a large part of the public voted, under the influence of one or
another factor, for a political force which now has a legitimate right to
nominate its prime minister,” Zohrabian told RFE/RL’s Armenian service
(Azatutyun.am). She claimed that the ruling Republican Party (HHK) won the
April 2017 vote because of massive vote buying made possible by a popular
belief that “things cannot be changed in our country.”
The Armenian parliament is expected to install the next, far more powerful
prime minister on April 17, eight days after the end of Sarkisian’s presidency.
Under Armenian constitution, the authorities will have to hold fresh elections
if the parliament twice fails to choose a premier. Pashinian and his allies
claim that large opposition crowds can disrupt such a vote in the National
Assembly and thus force snap polls.
Zohrabian dismissed that argument. “Are you sure that in case of fresh
elections people will not accept money and will not vote for the Republican
Party again?” she said. “I’m afraid I don’t have such confidence.”
Eduard Sharmazanov, the HHK spokesman, reiterated, meanwhile, that the
authorities are not worried about the anti-Sarkisian protests planned by
Pashinian’s party. “As far as political expediency is concerned, they will
produce zero results,” he said, adding that the HHK has a “constitutional
right” to pick the next prime minister.
The Tsarukian Bloc, which holds 31 seats in the 105-member parliament, claims
to be in opposition to the Armenian government. However, Tsarukian and his
associates refrain from attacking Sarkisian or voting against key government
bills. Some Tsarukian Bloc lawmakers have openly stated in recent weeks that
they support Sarkisian’s appointment as prime minister.
Sarkisian Privatizes Official Residence
• Nane Sahakian
Armenia -- The official presidential residence in Yerevan.
In a move condemned by the opposition, the Armenian government has granted the
outgoing President Serzh Sarkisian ownership of a mansion in Yerevan where he
and his predecessors have lived while in office.
The government formally approved the free privatization of the property and
specified its address on Thursday. A senior official from the presidential
staff, Varuzh Grigorian, confirmed on Monday that it is the very house where
Sarkisian has lived with his family since becoming president ten years ago.
The house is part of a secluded government compound just outside the city
center which has also been home to other high-ranking state officials. The two
former Armenian presidents, Levon Ter-Petrosian and Robert Kocharian, also
lived there with their family members when they governed the country. Both men
were provided with free housing in other, more remote parts of Yerevan after
leaving office.
Sarkisian’s decision not to leave the heavily guarded mansion after completing
his second term on April 9 is widely seen as a further indication that he will
become prime minister and thus stay in power. The Armenian parliament dominated
by his loyalists is scheduled to appoint the next premier on April 17.
Opposition leaders said the development also means that he is keen to extend
his rule indefinitely.
“It wasn’t just a decision to give Serzh Sarkisian a house. It was also a
decision about the future of that government compound,” said Levon Zurabian,
deputy chairman of the Armenian National Congress (HAK), an opposition party
headed by Ter-Petrosian.
“He has already perpetuated his power in his mind and doesn’t want to leave
that property,” Zurabian told RFE/RL’s Armenian service (Azatutyun.am). He
suggested that Sarkisian may also be seeking “additional security guarantees”
that might be necessary after his eventual retirement.
Nikol Pashinian, another opposition leader, condemned the privatization in even
stronger terms. “It’s a crime tantamount to a coup d’etat,” he told members of
his Civil Contract party. “All members of the government are accomplices to
that crime.”
Pashinian, who holds a seat in the Armenian parliament, said he will demand an
“official explanation” from the government. The latter has so far given no
reason for the controversial decision.
Civil Contract and other opposition groups are planning to hold rallies in
Yerevan later this month to try to force Sarkisian to quit power.
Press Review
(Saturday, March 31)
“Zhoghovurd” writes on the second anniversary of the April 2016 war in
Nagorno-Karabakh, saying that it exposed “problems of the Armenian armed
forces.” “Two years on, only the frontline positions have been gotten into
shape,” it says. “They have been equipped with new equipment thanks to huge
donations by Armenian citizens and Diaspora Armenians. Armenia has acquired new
weapons with a loan provided by Russia. By contrast, officials who were
responsible for this situation have not been prosecuted. They have only been
sacked. The April war also offered political lessons, proving the need for a
quick political solution to the Karabakh conflict.”
“Zhamanak” discusses possible implications for Armenia of the rising tensions
between Russia and the West. The paper says that they could complicate the
Armenian policy of complementing the alliance with Russia with closer ties with
the United States and the European Union. It says that the two sides or just
one of them could force Yerevan to openly side with it in the standoff. “It’s
hard to tell whether these risks are real or exaggerated,” it says. “The
situation changes quite rapidly.” In any case, it says, “Armenia must be
prepared for the worst-case scenario.”
Interviewed by “168 Zham,” Vladimir Yevseyev, a Russian military analyst,
defends Moscow’s decision to deploy military police units at its military base
in Armenia. He says this will strengthen discipline among Russian soldiers
serving in Armenia and reduce the risk of various offenses committed by them.
“The [2015] murder of an Armenian family in Gyumri was a serious blow to both
Russia and Armenia,” says Yevseyev. “There have since been many discussions on
what measures need to be taken.”
“Haykakan Zhamanak” reveals that a recent visit to Washington by an Armenian
parliamentary delegation cost Armenian taxpayers at least $12,600. The paper
seems to consider this an unnecessary waste of public funds.
(Tigran Avetisian)
Reprinted on ANN/Armenian News with permission from RFE/RL
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Author: Emma Jilavian
Egyptian parliament: Turkey’s actions in Syria and Iraq resembles massacre of Armenian people
News.am, Armenia
Egyptian parliament: Turkey’s actions in Syria and Iraq resembles massacre of Armenian people Egyptian parliament: Turkey’s actions in Syria and Iraq resembles massacre of Armenian people
13:47, 26.03.2018
The Egyptian parliament's Arab affairs committee condemned Turkey’s military action in Syria and Iraq and compared it to the Armenian Genocide.
“This is a new mass extermination war and it reminds us of Turkey's massacre of the Armenian people during the first World War,” the lawmakers said in a statement.
The committee deplored that “both Russia and the United States are turning a blind eye to Erodgan's war crimes and its racial cleansing operations against the Kurds in Syria and Iraq,” Ahram Online reported.
The committee's statement argued that "it is clear that dictator Erdogan's internal failures have forced him to mount military adventures against Turkey's neighbours in a way that poses a threat to international peace and stability in the Middle East."
The statement urged the Arab League, Arab leaders and Arab peoples to take a united stand against aggressive Turkish policies in the Arab world.
Անհնար է Արցախը պատկերացնել Ադրբեջանի կազմում. ԱԺ նախագահ
- 20.03.2018
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Մոտ մեկ ամիս առաջ ողջ հայությունը նշում էր Ղարաբաղյան շարժման երեսունամյակը: 1923թ. Ստալինի կամայական որոշմամբ Ադրբեջանին բռնակցված Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի ժողովուրդը երեք տասնամյակ առաջ աշխարհին բարձրաձայնեց իր պատմական հայրենիքում ազատ եւ անվտանգ ապրելու իր կամքը: Այս մասին Երևանում ընթացող Ֆրանկոֆոնիայի խորհրդարանական վեհաժողովի քաղաքական հարցերի հանձնաժողովի նիստում հայտարարել է ՀՀ ԱԺ նախագահ Արա Բաբլոյանը:
«Արցախի Հանրապետությունն այսօր դե ֆակտո կայացած պետություն է` ձեւավորված պետական կայուն ժողովրդավարական համակարգով ու ենթակառուցվածքներով, զարգացող տնտեսությամբ: Սակայն Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի հակամարտությունը դեռեւս կարգավորված չէ: Մենք բազմիցս ենք հայտարարել, որ այն կարող է լուծվել միայն խաղաղ բանակցությունների միջոցով, մարդու հիմնարար իրավունքների, ինչպես նաեւ ժողովրդի ազատ ինքնորոշման իրավունքի հիման վրա: Անհնար է Արցախը պատկերացնել Ադրբեջանի կազմում, որտեղ հայատյացությունը դարձել է պետական քաղաքականություն»,- շեշտել է Հայաստանի խորհրդարանի նախագահը:
Ըստ Բաբլոյանի, Արցախի Հանրապետության` դեռեւս ճանաչված չլինելը չպետք է խոչընդոտ հանդիսանա այնտեղ ապրող մարդկանց իրավունքների իրացման համար: Մարդու իրավունքների եւ դրանց առնչվող արժեքների ամրապնդումը Ֆրանկոֆոնիայի գերակայություններից է: Հավատարիմ մնալով այդ եւ Ֆրանկոֆոնիայի մյուս արժեքներին, այդ թվում` խաղաղությանը, ժողովրդավարությանը՝ Արցախի Հանրապետությունը շարունակաբար քայլեր է ձեռնարկում զարգացնելու Ֆրանկոֆոնիան Արցախի տարածքում: Դրան նպաստում են նաեւ տարբեր երկրներ ներկայացնող ֆրանսախոս խորհրդարանականների այցերն Արցախ:
«ՀՀ Ազգային ժողովի ֆրանկոֆոնիայի սեկցիայի աջակցությամբ եւ Արցախի խորհրդարանի ղեկավարության ակտիվ մասնակցությամբ աշխատանքներ են ընթանում Արցախում Երիտասարդ ֆրանկոֆոնների խորհրդարանի կազմավորման ուղղությամբ, ինչը նույնպես կնպաստի ֆրանսերենի, լեզվա-մշակութային բազմազանության տարածմանը»,- հավելել է նա:
How Decades Of U.S. War In Iraq Shaped — And Scattered — One Family (Simonian)
Huffington Post
“I used to be okay,” said Hilda Simonian, who regularly suffers from paranoia and flashbacks 20 years after reaching safety in Canada.
Nalbandian Reiterates Yerevan’s Decision to Nullify Protocols
Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian at the European Parliament on Wednesday
BRUSSELS—Armenia’s Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian on Wednesday reiterated Yerevan’s decision to declare the dangerous Armenia-Turkey Protocols null and void, a pledge made by President Serzh Sarkisian at the United Nations last fall.
Speaking to the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Nalbandian said that the “normalization process with Turkey could have created new opportunities for both of our nations and the region at large.”
“Armenia spared no effort to see it succeed.” “Turkey has missed historic chance of reconciliation. Armenia does not resort to the language of preconditions, but equally, we shall never accept preconditions put forth by anyone,” said Nalbandian.
In his remarks, which also included a detailed assessment of the the Armenia-EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement, Nalbandian delineated Armenia’s vision to advance relations with the European Union.
Armenia’s top diplomat, however, lamented Ankara’s continued policy to fuel conflict in the region.
“Almost 30 years have passed since the fall of the Berlin wall yet Turkey continues to keep its borders with Armenia closed,” said Nalbandian.
He added that not only Ankara has refrained from keeping its end of the bargain with the protocols it has “returned to the language of preconditions that it had used before the beginning of the process. Turkey has attempted to link the Armenian-Turkish normalization process to the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict based on ungrounded claims of the Azerbaijani side. Any Turkish attempts to interfere in the Karabakh process or to link the normalization of relations with the Nagorno-Karabakh talks, harms both processes. This is a position that the whole international community have emphasized several times.”
“From the beginning of the process we made it clear in our contacts with the Turkish side as well as publicly that Armenia will never put under question the fact of the Armenian Genocide or the importance of its international recognition. True reconciliation does not consist of forgetting the past or feeding young generations with tales of denial. Armenia did not require the recognition of Genocide by Turkey as a precondition for the normalization of the relations. Paradoxically it is Turkey, that for 100 years has continuously denied the Genocide, has attempted to manipulate that issue, using it as another precondition,” explained Nalbandian.
The foreign minister also addressed the issue of the Karabakh conflict resolution process, pointing out Azerbaijan’s continued use of threats and belligerent language toward Armenia.
“On February 8th the President of this country [Azerbaijan] declared that different regions of Armenia, including its capital Yerevan are historic lands of Azerbaijan, where Azerbaijanis must return and that it is Baku’s political and strategic goal. I will leave to your consideration if this is a territorial claim towards a neighboring country, saber-rattling, or something else. But, it is well known that Baku’s belligerence on use of force and threat of force have many times turned into real actions,” said Nalbandian.
Nalbandian said that Azerbaijan does not do its part in honoring agreements reached at various summits since the April 2016 War.
“The recent most illustrative case was the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Krakow in January, where it was agreed in principle to implement the expansion of the Office of the Personal Representative. Armenia and the Co-Chairs issued almost identical statements reflecting this agreement while Azerbaijan has not made any reference to it either after the meeting or up to now. When the Co-Chairs returned to the region a few days ago, Azerbaijan again failed to honor the implementation of the agreement on the expansion,” said Nalbandian.
Music: Armenian Ambassador to Poland: Penderecki’s visit to Armenia is a great cultural event
Panorama, Armenia
Feb 17 2018
Politics 17:17 17/02/2018 Armenia
Komitas Museum-Institute Concert Hall hosted on Friday a concert of chamber music by Krzysztof Penderecki, Armenian State Symphony Orchestra press service reported.
Marta Kowalczyk (violin) and Somi Kim (piano) presented Sonata No.2 for Violin and Piano for the first time in 2015, in London. Somi Kim considers Penderecki's music an amazing phenomenon in which you gradually reveal more and more interesting shades. Marta Kowalczyk noted that Penderecki is one of the greatest composers of the 20-21 centuries. The violinist admitted that she is a big fun of Penderecki. His music is unique, which makes Marta show her emotions, her experiences in extreme ways, and share them with the audience.
According to the source, the Ambassador of Armenia to Poland Edgar Ghazaryan also attended the concert. The Ambassador noted that Penderecki is a figure whose visit to any country is a feast for the cultural community of that country.
"For us, this visit is of special importance as the Maestro has Armenian roots and, as he is acknowledging his Armenian roots, he has also become a beautiful symbol of Armenian-Polish friendship. Penderecki's visit to Armenia is a great cultural event," Edgar Ghazaryan noted.
Penderecki's Festival offers a unique opportunity for the connoisseurs of the classical music to communicate with the creative world of Maestro, to talk and share their impressions with our greatest composer during the concerts. The festival is held under the patronage of the the First Lady of the RA Rita Sargsyan. The musical feast is organized by the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra, Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Yerevan Perspectives International Music Festival with the support of the RA Ministry of Culture.
Sports: Armenian judokas are getting ready for Grand Slam and European Judo Open
MediaMax, Armenia
Feb 6 2017
Armenian judokas are getting ready for Grand Slam and European Judo Open
Head coach of the team Armen Nazaryan has told Mediamax Sport that the judokas will compete in several tournaments after the camp.
“Ferdinand Karapetyan will perform in Paris Grand Slam on February 10-11 and then travel to Hamburg for an international training camp. Arsen Ghazaryan and two other judokas will compete in the European Judo Open Men. We have yet to confirm who will travel with Ghazaryan,” said the coach.
Karapetyan, Ghazaryan and three other athletes will also perform in the Düsseldorf Grand Slam on February 17-18. Afterwards, the team will return to Armenia and continue preparing for other tournaments and the European Championships.
Arayik Bakhtikyan, le joueur de « doudouk »
La Croix, France-
2 févr. 2018
Le musicien arménien Araïk Bartikian est un maître du doudouk, reconnu au niveau international. / D. Tanguy/QPR
D’abord c’est un son velouté et doux qui vous saisit. Une note caressante, très proche de la voix humaine, autour de laquelle l’artiste module, jouant sur de courts intervalles, parfois des quarts de tons. Une musique venue d’Orient, qui vous transporte instantanément des siècles en arrière. Vous voilà dans une ville ancienne parmi les troubadours et les charmeurs de serpent. Soudain, le paysage change. La mélopée enfle et prend l’air des montagnes en compagnie de bergers. Une danse populaire s’improvise, transcrite par le père Komitas, au rythme d’un tambour frappé du bout des doigts. Puis c’est le recueillement, une hymne du Xe siècle composée par Grégoire de Narek, qui mêle la plainte et la louange…
« Quand je joue, je cherche à faire entendre l’âme de l’Arménie, dans toute sa richesse, confie Arayik Bakhtikyan. Bien sûr, il y a la douleur du génocide, mais j’aime faire revivre aussi la musique des premières églises, les danses folkloriques de chaque région, et même les dialectes avec leurs accents différents. »
C’est son grand-père, musicien professionnel, qui l’a initié à 14 ans au doudouk, ce hautbois arménien que l’Unesco a classé en 2005 au patrimoine immatériel de l’humanité. L’instrument a l’apparence d’une petite flûte à dix trous, en abricotier, dotée d’une anche double en roseau. Pour en tirer un son, le joueur doit gonfler puissamment ses joues. Puis moduler avec l’air et la pression des lèvres, le vibrato, la justesse et les nuances, depuis les forte nasillards jusqu’à des pianissimi vertigineux, où le son s’éteint comme un souffle.
« L’instrument n’a pratiquement pas changé depuis le Ve siècle. C’est à peine si on lui a peut-être rajouté un trou », explique Arayik Bakhtikyan. Et c’est ce caractère dépouillé, cette voix brute venue du fond des âges, qui touche au cœur.
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Enfant à Erevan, Arayik avait commencé par jouer du chevi, la petite flûte arménienne, puis du nay ou sering, la grande flûte oblique. « Dans ma famille tout le monde était musicien, mon père accompagnait au bourdon mon grand-père. On jouait aussi le dimanche à l’église », raconte-t-il.
Le grand joueur de doudouk Djivan Gasparyan, voisin du quartier, le prend adolescent sous son aile et le forme tous les week-ends. Puis, en 1982, à 20 ans, Arayik rejoint sa classe au conservatoire national Komitas d’Erevan dont il sort avec un grand prix. Il enseigne à son tour et donne alors de nombreux concerts de musique arménienne dans tous les pays du bloc soviétique. En 1991, au Festival de Kiev, Avet Terterian l’invite à interpréter sa 3e symphonie pour doudouk, zourma et orchestre.
« Dès la chute du Mur, la vie est cependant devenue plus difficile pour nous musiciens, il y avait moins d’opportunité de concerts », témoigne Arayik. Invité à jouer à Marseille et Lyon, il finira par s’installer en France en 2000, tout en voyageant régulièrement en Arménie ou en Allemagne pour des concerts et enregistrements. Dans l’un d’eux, il improvise au doudouk une mélopée poignante sur le récit de Franz Werfel Les 40 Jours du Musa Dagh, qui évoque la résistance de milliers de paysans arméniens en 1915. Il joue aussi pour des musiques de films, des créations contemporaines.
« La musique est vivante. Il faut marcher avec son temps », affirme-t-il. C’est d’ailleurs en se confrontant à des musiciens occidentaux et à la tradition classique qu’il dit avoir vraiment trouvé son identité singulière. Le doudouk, ardu et délaissé hier dans l’Arménie soviétique, attire aujourd’hui les jeunes de la diaspora, avides de renouer avec leur culture. Arayik Bakhtikyan l’enseigne à une dizaine d’élèves : « Pour moi, c’est l’instrument idéal pour exprimer la foi, la paix. Parfois, à la fin de mes concerts, j’aime improviser dans le silence, je parle avec mon Dieu. »
Sabine Gignoux
Calendar of Events – 02/1/2018
GROONG's Calendar of events
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What: "The Heritage of the Salmast Region in Art, Culture and History"
a lecture in Armenian is given by Dr. Marco Brambilla with
the participation of Salmast Heritage Association
When: Feb 11 2018 1pm
Following Church Divine Liturgy which starts at 10:30am
Where: Armenian Apostolic Church of Crescenta Valley
Western Prelacy's Hall, 6252 Honolulu Ave., La Crescenta, CA
Misc: This presentation will try to provide a global image of the
history of the region of Salmast from the early ages to date,
particularly emphasizing the importance of the region, its
development and its architectural heritage. It has a specific
architectural heritage that is unique in Armenian
architecture, and was a cultural region with theaters, schools
and active commercial ties from all over the world. Yet it is
relatively unknown.
Dr. Marco G. Brambilla is a practicing architect and an
architectural historian specializing in the history of Islamic
and Armenian architecture. He has taught and lectured
extensively in major schools of architecture worldwide. Since
2016, in cooperation with UCLA and Salmast Heritage
Association, he has started a major research program about the
cultural heritage of the Salmast Region. This will also be the
topic of an academic course at UCLA in the spring of 2018.
The event is free to the public.
Online Contact: [email protected]
Tel: 818-244-9645
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What: ARS Norian Youth Connect Program
When: Mar 3 2018 9am
Where: Columbia University, NY
Misc: The program is sponsored by the Armenian Relief Society of
Eastern USA and the Columbia University Armenian Society,
directed by, Dr. Khatchig Mouradian.
The program is available to any Armenian college student
between the ages of 18 and 27 years old. Details to follow.
Online Contact: [email protected]
Web:
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.arseastusa.org_&d=DwIB-g&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=LVw5zH6C4LHpVQcGEdVcrQ&m=u7VKv5aNvskdPMbmroT5KdeTiMPLiMNLZo1TE3_47do&s=t55iiCV-wgBQy7_EhCSUMH4-cLPnwvuKpQ3zdu-BjCY&e=
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Azerbaijani Press: European Parliament member persona non grata in Azerbaijan
APA, Azerbaijan
Jan 29 2018
European Parliament member persona non grata in Azerbaijan
[Armenian News note: the below is translated from the Russian edition of APA]
Azerbaijan has included a Swedish member of the European Parliament, Lars Adaktusson in its list of personae non grata, the APA news agency reported on 29 January.
"The visit of the Swedish member of the European Parliament, Lars Adaktusson, to Azerbaijan's occupied territories [Nagorno-Karabakh] on the eve of the Holocaust Memorial Day [26 January] is equal to support for the bloody ethnic cleansing Armenia perpetrated against more than one million Azerbaijanis and can be regarded as support for the act of genocide in Xocali [in 1992]," APA quoted Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hikmat Haciyev, who added that such visits violated Azerbaijani and international law and harmed the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group aimed at peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict.