Author: Kafian Jirair

"GOOD RELATIONS WITH TURKEY ARE MORE IMPORTANT FOR THE WHITE HOUSE, THAN THE HURT FEELINGS OF THE ARMENIAN DIASPORA"

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April 28 2010
Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani General Council in Los Angeles Elin Suleymanov speaks out
about the possible future of the region countries, and the settlement
of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

What is your point of view on Barack Obama’s speech on the 24th
of April?

The strategic interests of the U.S. traditionally are more important
than the promises made during the election campaign, as well as
the pressure coming from the narrow part of the electorate. Today,
good relations with Turkey are more important for the White House,
than the hurt feelings of the Armenian Diaspora.

The reality is that the direct responsibility devolves upon the man
chosen for the U.S. presidency is far superior to the responsibilities
of political candidates and representatives of other governments. It
is interesting, that such a difference between reality and the campaign
promises of politicians the American public is confronted in virtually
every election season for a variety of issues, most of which do not
relate to the Armenian issues.

How did Armenians of the United States react to all that, in particular
the Armenians in California?

For the second year the U.S. president uses the term against the
Armenian events of 1915 in the Ottoman Empire. If last year such a
creative, an approach made some impression because of its novelty,
this time it was clear that the terminology of the Armenian language
is used as a way to once again avoid the word "genocide." Naturally,
this caused a serious negative reaction from the Armenian diaspora. It
is of course being felt in California, where numerous Armenian Diaspora
members are.

Frankly, it is unfortunate that the tragic events of World War I in
Anatolia, during which suffered numerous representatives of various
nations, including Turks, Azeris, Kurds, Armenians and Georgians,
were the subject of political bargaining in some countries. Indeed,
the history should be studied by historians, because one vote does
not change the facts of history. Such approach hardly reflects any
respect for the memory of those who lost their lives, regardless of
their ethnicity.

How, in your opinion, will the US-Armenian, and US-Turkish relations
go on from here?

All this fuss about the relations between Armenia, Turkey and the
United States is useless. One thing is clear: until we deal with the
regional problems at hand, other issues will not be touched upon.

Symbolic steps are a bad substitution for the real progress. The
main problem in the region still remains – the illegal occupation of
Azerbaijani territories by Armenia. Therefore, its in interests of
Turkey, Armenia and the U.S. to have some real progress and settlement
in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

However, the key to a peaceful solution to the conflict remains
Armenia’s rejection of non-constructive policy of extremism, as
well as a more objective approach and commitment on the part of the
OSCE Minsk Group. President Ilham Aliyev has repeatedly spoke out
of Azerbaijan’s realistic position on this issue, which is based on
strategic vision of the future of our region. Today, Azerbaijan is
ready to contribute to the achievement of lasting peace in the region.

The question is,if Armenia is ready for it, and the representatives
of the international community as well…

K. MANOYAN: "OBAMA CANNOT CAJOLE ARMENIA"

A1Plus.am
26/04/10

Kiro Manoyan, Head of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF)
Bureau’s Hay Dat and Political Affairs Office thinks that the Armenian
authorities did not realise the danger of the Armenian-Turkish
Protocols during the signing ceremony.

"Today the authorities are beginning to realize its side-effects,
though not fully," said Kiro Manoyan The ARF representative disapproves
of Serzh Sargsyan’s decision on suspending the protocols. "The danger
will persist unless Armenian authorities withdraw the signature from
the Protocols," he said

"With its decision to freeze the documents and wait for Turkey’s steps,
Armenia simply enables Turkey to impose pressure on us. I strongly
believe that Serzh Sargsyan wanted to withdraw from the documents
but he succumbed to the pressure of superpowers and sufficed with
the protocols’ suspension."

Regarding Serzh Sargsyan’s meeting with his Russian counterpart
Dmitri Medvedev, Mr. Manoyan said, "The President went to Moscow to
inform Russian authorities about his decision. As I said, Armenian
authorities yield to foreign pressure. The USA is greatly interested
in Armenian-Turkish reconciliation and "is constantly intervening
with our affairs."

The United States and France praised Armenia on Friday for not
annulling the Western-backed agreements to normalize its relations with
Turkey despite Ankara’s refusal to implement them at this juncture. In
this regard, Mr. Manoyan said, "They praised Mr. Sargsyan for not
ending the peace process and withdrawing Armenia’s signature."

Concerning Mr. Obama’s failure at pronouncing the word "genocide" on
April 24, Kiro Manoyan said, "It was not fair. We must call things by
their name. Mr. Obama termed the events of 1915 as "Meds Yeghern,"
but we needn’t get elated at the phrase since it has different
interpretations in the USA. We also use the phrase "Meds Yeghern"
but not in order to avoid its synonym "genocide".

"Obama meant "tragedy" by saying "Meds Yeghern". According to the
international right, "genocide" is a legal term while "Meds Yeghern,"
which is translated "tragedy," is not. Obama tries to cajole us but
his imagination about the Armenian massacres greatly differs from
ours. It is very important that the U.S. President utter the word
"genocide". If Washington gives a green light, the other countries
will recognize the Genocide by chain reaction. Armenia and Turkey
have a conflict today and Obama’s stance is significant for other
countries to follow the U.S. President’s example."

ROBERT SIMMONS: WAR IN KARABAKH NOT SOLUTION TO SITUATION

ArmInfo
2010-04-26 12:00:00

ArmInfo. NATO supports the OSCE Minsk Group in its mediation efforts
for peaceful settlement of the Nagorny Karabakh conflict, Robert
Simmons NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the
Caucasus and Central Asia told ArmInfo when commenting on NATO’s stance
on the Karabakh conflict and the statement by Azerbaijani officials
warning NATO PA representatives of threat of war in Nagorny Karabakh.

Robert Simmons said NATO believes that war is not a solution to
the situation.

To recall, Azerbaijani officials during their meeting with NATO PA
representatives warned that "Azerbaijan’s only alternative to solve
Nagorno-Karabakh would be to use military force, as all other ways to
solve the issue peacefully have been exploited." In a similar vein,
Defense Minister Safar Abiyev said that Azerbaijan cannot wait much
longer for diplomacy to work. "Particularly the young generation among
Azerbaijanis is loosing its temper. If Armenia decided to attack
Azerbaijan’s energy production facilities, Azerbaijan would strike
Armenia’s nuclear facility," he said.

Hranush Hakobyan: only recognition of Armenian Genocide can make
Turkey civilized

April 24, 2010 – 12:55 AMT 07:55 GMT
PanARMENIAN.Net –

If the international community had stopped the Turks in 1915, no other
genocide would have been perpetrated in the world, RA Minister of
Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan said.

`The Turkish authorities should stop distorting history, so that they
can relieve the burden of the past in a way,’ she told reporters on
April 24. `But only recognition of the Armenian Genocide can make
Turkey a civilized country.’

Aljazeera.net, Qatar
April 24 2010

A tragic past and uncertain future

By Matthew Collin in Yerevan

Armenians have been commemorating what they call ‘Genocide Remembrance
Day’, in the wake of the apparent collapse of a deal to normalise
relations with their old enemy, Turkey.

>From early morning onwards, tens of thousands of people made their way
slowly and solemnly up the long, steep hill to the imposing stone
monument which commemorates the Armenians who died during mass
killings in Ottoman Turkey almost a century ago.

They queued to lay red tulips and white carnations around the eternal
flame at the centre of the monument, high above the city.

As the head of the Armenian Orthodox Church led a commemoration
service, Serzh Sarkisian, the country’s president, bowed his head in
silent respect, while a choir of hooded priests intoned a sombre
chant.

"This is a liturgy for the souls of innocent victims," one onlooker whispered.

Hostility

Armenians say that as many as 1.5 million people died during the
massacres which took place around the time of World War One, although
Turkey strongly denies that genocide was committed.

"Why is it even today that the Turks don’t want to take responsibility
for this terrible thing they have done?" demanded pensioner Avetik
Hayrapetian, who had brought his grandson to the memorial.

The dispute continues to cause hostility, and a historic agreement to
normalise relations between the two countries and open their mutual
border now seems to be on the brink of collapse.

Mari Vardanian is 103 years old, and she is one of the last remaining
survivors of the massacres.

Her eyesight is failing, but she still has vivid images of the
slaughter which she witnessed as a young girl, some 95 years ago.

"The Turks were telling the Armenians to dig holes, and then killing
them and throwing them in," she said.

"So many terrible things happened; if I tell you, it will take days."

Mari said that her father and grandfather were murdered by Turks.

Despite admitting that Turkish friends sheltered the rest of her
family during the massacres, she was also vehemently opposed to the
proposed reconciliation deal.

"Government people can decide what they decide, but if you ask me, I
could live on dry bread alone, but I don’t want to see the face of a
Turk ever again," she said.

Historic deal exhausted

Two days before the annual commemoration, Sarkisian announced that
Armenia was suspending the process of ratifying the agreement with
Turkey.

"We consider unacceptable the pointless efforts of making the dialogue
between Armenia and Turkey an end in itself," he said in a televised
address to his nation.

"From this moment on, we consider the current phase of normalisation exhausted."

He claimed that Turkey had been delaying the process to ensure it
would fail, and accused the Turkish leadership of imposing
unacceptable preconditions.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish prime minister, had infuriated
Armenians by linking the ratification of the deal to progress towards
resolving the bitter dispute between Armenia and Turkey’s ally,
Azerbaijan, over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.

But despite the economic prospects offered by an open border with
Turkey, many Armenians were opposed to the deal.

The night before the annual commemoration, nationalists burned a
Turkish flag and held their own noisy parade to the hill-top monument.

Hard-line opponents still want the agreement to be put aside
completely, not just suspended.

"I think this so-called victory is not a victory like some people are
trying to say," said Aram Karapetian, the leader of the New Times
party.

"I don’t want to be rude, but a victory over stupidity isn’t a victory."

Tragic past

At a remembrance service attended by students at the St Grigor
Lusavorich cathedral in Yerevan, there were also feelings of
resentment against Turkey.

"I’m a Christian girl, and for a Christian, it’s written in the Bible
that you should forgive – but I can’t forgive,’ said language student
Anahit Hakobian.

Another young man, however, was disappointed that attempts to overcome
decades of hostility had stalled.

"It’s very bad – we thought that peace was going to happen," said Tro
Garapetian.

"I love Turkish people, I have Turkish friends and I wanted to invite
them here to Yerevan."

It is not clear whether the reconciliation process can be revived.

"We are ready to go forward if there is a partner on the Turkish side
ready to go forward without preconditions," suggested Edward
Nalbandian, the Armenian foreign minister.

In his televised speech this week, Sarkisian insisted that Armenia
would continue its efforts to persuade countries around the world to
recognise the massacres as genocide – a campaign which has caused
anger in Turkey.

While Armenians commemorate their tragic past, their future relations
with their old enemy appear, yet again, to be uncertain.

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Près de 600 manifestants défilent dans les rues de Valence a
l’occasion du 95e anniversaire du génocide arménien
VALENCE

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dimanche25 avril 2010, par Krikor Amirzayan/armenews

Samedi 24 avril une foule de près de 600 personnes parties de la place
Champ de Mars ont traversé les boulevards de Valence pour rejoindre la
stèle du génocide arménien à quelques pas de la rue d’Arménie.

Le président de la Coordination des associations arméniennes
Drôme-Ardèche (Coada) Georges Eretzian a tout d’abord appelé le père
Antranig Maldjian à la tribune. Puis le conseiller général Pierre-Jean
Veyret (PS), Marlène Mourier (représentant le député Patrick Labaune,
UMP), le sénateur-maire de Bourg-Lès-Valence Bernard Piras (PS), la
députée européenne Michèle Rivasi (Europe écologie) et le Maire de
Valence Alain Maurice (PS) se sont succédés à la tribune pour rappeler
leur soutien au combat du peuple arménien dans la reconnaissance du
génocide. Nombre de ces élus ont noté l’importance d’une loi de
pénalisation du négationnisme du génocide arménien en France tout en
demandant à la Turquie de reconnaître le génocide de 1915.

Georges Eretzian appela ensuite les pères Nareg Vartanian et Antranig
Maldjian à chanter à l’unisson avec le public la prière du « hayr mer
» (notre père). Après une minute de silence observée à la mémoire des
victimes, entonnèrent l’hymne arménien suivi de la Marseillaise pour
clore la cérémonie marquant le 95e anniversaire du génocide arménien.

Texte et reportage-photos Krikor Amirzayan

L’arrivée du défilé rue d’Arménie

Les manifestants vont rejoindre la stèle du génocide

Rassemblement devant la stèle du génocide

Une foule imposante

La foule devient plus dense

Georges Eretzian président de la Coada à la tribune

De nombreux élus et personnalités

Georges Eretzian appelle le père Maldjian à prendre la parole

Allocution du père Antranig Maldjian

Au centre le père Narég Vartanian et le Maire de Valence Alain Maurice

L’intervention du père Antranig Maldjian

La foule à l’écoute

Le public attentif

Intervention du conseiller général Pierre-Jean Veyret

Marlène Mourier à la tribune

Le sénateur-maire Bernard Piras

Intervention de la députée européenne Michèle Rivasi

Le Maire de Valence, Alain Maurice

Georges Eretzian

La prière "Hayr Mér" (Notre Père)

Seven Sided Cube
April 25 2010

Armenian Mourns Over The Victims of Armenian Genocide

On April 24, 2010, the Armenians commemorate the victims of the
Armenian Genocide. Armenians honored the victims who died in their own
country. This was the result of the genocidal policy of the Turkish
authorities. During the time of the Ottoman Empire there were two
million Armenians living on the evening of World War I.

Armenians consider the Armenian Genocide, as a great crime. It is also
known for Armenians as the Armenian Holocaust. During the Ottoman
Empire, the killings of the Armenian people happened. Genocide is the
deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an
ethnic, racial, religious or national group. Serzh Sarksyan, the
President of Armenia, wants to resume peace process in their country.

There were a total of 1.5 million Armenians that were killed from 1915
up to 1923. This was due to the starvation and the epidemics that
rose during that time, according to the Armenian National Institute.

The US government is being pressured by the Armenians. The Armenians
wants to use the word genocide in order for them to commemorate the
anniversary of the tragedy that happened to their country. But the US
government is not likely to antagonize with Turkey, since Turkey is a
member of NATO.

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The Globe and Mail (Canada)
April 24, 2010 Saturday

Don’t let diaspora politics twist Canada’s foreign policy;
Ethnic disputes elsewhere should stay elsewhere, although this is
often easier said than done

by JEFFREY SIMPSON

Ujjal Dosanjh, a former NDP premier of British Columbia and since 2004
a Liberal MP, said something sensible and brave this week.

Mr. Dosanjh was physically assaulted in 1985 after he denounced
religious violence in the Sikh community. Recently, he and another
Sikh-Canadian politician were told to stay away from an annual Sikh
festival in Surrey. Always a voice for moderation, Mr. Dosanjh
observed this week that religious intolerance remains a problem in
parts of that community. Separatist extremism for an independent
Punjab is stronger in some Canadian Sikh communities than in the
Punjab itself, he said.

Multiculturalism, he warned, can be dangerous if "there is no
adherence to core values, the core Canadian values which [are]: That
you don’t threaten people who differ with you; you don’t attack them
personally; you don’t terrorize the populace." His comments about Sikh
extremism provoked several death threats against him.

Multiculturalism has greatly enriched Canada, making it a more
interesting, vibrant and outward-looking country. But multiculturalism
can be dangerous if diaspora politics twist Canada’s foreign policies
to suit ethnic demands.

For starters, Canadian federalism has had, and will likely have again,
its own unity problems. The last thing Canada needs to encourage, or
be seen to be encouraging, is the breakup of other multiethnic or
multilingual federations.

Except under circumstances of mass oppression or systematic denials of
human rights elsewhere, Canada should want non-unitary states to
remain together. That means Canadian governments should not give in to
ethnic pressures here from groups that want separate states carved
from within existing ones. At the very least, Canada should wait until
events play themselves out in these sorts of places, and not rush to
sanction secessions or breakups.

Sometimes, it appears Canadian politicians understand this lesson.
When thousands of Tamils descended on Ottawa demanding that the
government do "something" to stop the war in Sri Lanka that their side
was about to lose, and to support an independent Tamil state,
politicians from every party kept their distance.

No political party in Canada supports those in the Sikh diaspora
calling for the creation of an independent Punjabi state, or
Khalistan. That such voices continue to be heard in the Canadian Sikh
community, and that some Canadian-grown terrorists who favour
Khalistan might be living here, was raised by India’s Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh when he met Prime Minister Stephen Harper last fall.

Ethnic disputes elsewhere should stay elsewhere, although this is
often easier said than done. Remember that in the 19th century, lots
of Irish immigrants to Canada agitated for an independent Ireland. A
few radicals associated with the radical Fenian movement, seeking an
independent Ireland, lived in Canada. One suspected member of that
group assassinated Thomas D’Arcy McGee, a father of Confederation.

Certain groups harbour collective memories of things done to their
ancestors and want the Canadian government to take sides in historical
disputes. The Armenian diaspora is particularly mobilized to press
governments to denounce the events during the collapse of the Ottoman
Empire and World War One, even though what happened did not involve
Canada, and does not involve Canada today.

Unwisely, the Harper government took a position recognizing the
Armenian "genocide," then somewhat altered its position, then changed
it back again. Today, elements of the Armenian diaspora around the
world are very loudly and unhelpfully condemning efforts by Turkey and
Armenia to talk about settling their many disputes – a classic case of
diaspora politics having a wholly negative influence.

Absolutely no good can come from Canadian governments and parliaments
passing retrospective judgment on historical events that did not
concern us because diasporas here are exercised about them. If that
ever became the norm, terrible events about which governments and
parliaments could pass judgment would never end, nor would the
disputes about them in Canada. Such retrospective judgments make it
harder for ethnic conflicts to be forgotten in Canada.

Moreover, Canada was present at the creation of "peacekeeping" and has
participated in many overseas missions to keep warring parties apart,
whether in the Middle East (Golan Heights and the Gaza Strip) or
Cyprus or the Balkans. We ought to know from experience overseas what
ethnic conflict can breed, and how unhelpful it can be to take sides
in many instances.

Perhaps the most intense split of all is that between Israel and
Palestine, at least in terms of length and breadth. Supporters of
Israel and the Palestinians argue their respective cases, and put
their opposing narratives of history and current reality, before the
Canadian government and public. Supporters of both sides quarrel at
universities where anti-Israeli groups have drowned out voices they do
not like in institutions where free speech is supposed to be
respected, indeed cherished.

Both sides want Canadian governments to accept their narrative, and
vote at the United Nations accordingly. Previous governments had tried
to maintain some semblance of a balanced position in this entrenched
dispute, always supporting Israel but urging a two-state solution. The
Harper government, by contrast, has tilted unconditionally toward
Israel.

If Canada ever had a small bit of credibility in the region as an
honest broker, or at least a country both sides could talk to and be
understood, those days are over, at least for a while.

ANKARA CONFERENCE ON GENOCIDE TO TAKE PLACE AS SCHEDULED

By Asbarez
Apr 23rd, 2010

ANKARA (A.W.)-The symposium on the Armenian Genocide in Ankara-which
was scheduled to be held on April 24-25, but was then canceled earlier
this week-will take place as scheduled, the organizers announced.

It had proved to be impossible for the organizers to find a venue,
as some venues had declined to host the conference because of
security considerations. The Turkish Public Security Department,
however, contacted the organizers on April 23 and assured it had
resolved the matter with the hotel where the conference was scheduled
to take place. The Security Department cited "technical" reasons
(infrastructure, etc.) for the initial unwillingness of the hotel to
host the conference.

The symposium, titled "1915 Within Its Pre- and Post-Historical
Periods: Denial and Confrontation," was canceled on April 21 after
facing "political and bureaucratic hurdles," the Weekly reported
yesterday.

Organized by the Ankara Freedom to Thought Initiative (AFTI), the
symposium was not only going to address history but explore issues
like the confiscation of Armenian property and reparations.

Participants include Ragip Zarakolu (publisher), Recep Marasli (author
of The Armenian National Democratic Movement and 1915 Genocide),
Sait Cetinoglu (activist and writer), David Gaunt (genocide scholar,
author of Massacres, Resistance, Protectors: Muslim-Christian
Relations in Eastern Anatolia During World War I), Henry Theriault
(professor of philosophy, Worcester State University), Baskin Oran
(author, professor of political science at Ankara University; one of
the initiators of the apology campaign of Turkish intellectuals),
and Khatchig Mouradian (doctoral student in Holocaust and genocide
studies, Clark University; editor, the Armenian Weekly).

It is not clear at this point whether those participants outside of
Turkey will be able to attend the conference on such short notice.

The conference will take place under tight security.

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April 23, 2010

Armenia Tree Project Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Earth Day

— Highlights Include the Planting of 200 Trees in Nor Nork Community

YEREVAN, Armenia–As an official partner of the Earth Day Network, Armenia
Tree Project (ATP) joined with the Young Biologists Association NGO and
Aarhus Ecological Information Center to organize a series of events to
celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.

One of the most noteworthy events was a public tree planting on April 16 at
St. Sarkis Church in the Nor Nork community of Yerevan. Two hundred tree
seedlings were provided by ATP with the support of the Earth Day Network.

After a brief training on planting techniques by ATP staff, the trees were
planted by local residents and representatives of organizations including
the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the British
Council, the Young Biologists Association, and the Yerevan State University
Student Scientific Society. Students from the local Quantum College also
participated along with a group of volunteers from the Fulbright Scholar
Program.

One of the guests of honor for the event was British Ambassador to Armenia
Charles Lonsdale, who joined participants to plant his own tree for Earth
Day. In his remarks, Ambassador Lonsdale expressed his appreciation to the
event sponsors for organizing this important environmental initiative.

Numerous Armenian celebrities also joined the event including Ashot
Ghazaryan, Arsen Grigoryan, Vardan Badalyan, Lala Mnacakanyan, and DJ
Vakcina, who all planted trees together with the other participants.

"Armenia Tree Project was honored to contribute to the worldwide celebration
of Earth Day once again this year with a tree planting program in the Nor
Nork community," stated Executive Director Jeff Masarjian. "ATP is
especially pleased that so many people in Armenia and around the world are
committed to the goal of planting trees in urban and rural areas."

The Earth Day celebrations in Armenia began with a petition campaign
organized by young volunteers to promote a "green lifestyle" in Armenia.
More than 3,600 people signed the petition which will be presented to the
government with suggestions to encourage private sector organizations to
support a "green lifestyle." The response to the petition was announced at a
seminar titled "How to Live Green and Stop Climate Change." The leaders of
several environmental organizations reported on climate change and its
impacts on the environment during the event.

Another panel discussion titled "The Time to Speak Up" was held at the Best
Western Congress Hotel, where climate scientists and environmentalists made
presentations on climate change and biodiversity issues in Armenia. The aim
of the discussion was raising awareness of climate change among the youth.

The final event held on Earth Day was a painting competition titled "Live
Green" at the Best Western Congress Hotel. Participants were children of
ages 7-13, who were awarded prizes from the Armenian Society for the
Protection of Birds, LOLO children’s magazine, and Armenia Tree Project.
Staff from ATP’s Environmental Education Program organized a recital
competition for children who didn’t participate in the painting contest.

Eleven-year old Alik Hambardzumyan won first prize in the competition for
his painting "Barn Swallow." After the competition, a group of children from
the Yerevan Municipal Youth Center presented a concert which was followed by
performances about ecological topics by children from Yerevan School No. 93.

"We extend our thanks to the British Ambassador and to other organizations
that joined our partnership including the Earth Day Network, Young
Biologists Association, and Aarhus Ecological Information Center," added
Masarjian. "Although our work is ongoing, we were glad to work with so many
people on this day to demonstrate our commitment to the environment, be a
part of global Earth Day celebrations, and contribute to the actions taking
place all over the world to stop climate change."

Since 1994, Armenia Tree Project has planted and restored more than
3,500,000 trees at over 800 sites around the country and created hundreds of
jobs for impoverished Armenians in tree-regeneration programs. The
organization’s three tiered initiatives are tree planting, community
development, and environmental education. For additional information and to
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