- Title
- Armenian Question, Humanitarian Intervention, and Anglo-American Visions of Global Order
- Summary
- Join the Kluge Center for a book conversation with Charlie Laderman, a recent Kluge scholar, on his new book: "Sharing the Burden: The Armenian Question, Humanitarian Intervention, and Anglo-American Visions of Global Order." In the book, Laderman looks at the Armenian struggle for survival in the early 20th century, and the way that it forced the U.S. to consider its role as an international power in a new way.
- Event Date
- June 24, 2021
- Running Time
- 36 minutes 50 seconds
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Author: Tatoyan Vazgen
Newspaper: Authorities want to make radical changes in Armenia diplomatic corps
News.am, Armenia
09:58, 26.06.2021
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YEREVAN. – Past daily of Armenia writes: Quite interesting developments are expected at the MFA [(Ministry of Foreign Affairs)]. The thing is that, at present, the given department is literally in a state of neglect. In fact, for about a month now, this structure has neither a minister nor deputy ministers.
Expert circles, including foreign [ones], record that all this is directly connected with the short-sighted and unpredictable foreign policy activities of [acting PM] Nikol Pashinyan and his [political] team. The press has recorded more than once that, actually, Pashinyan does not trust anyone and makes every decision virtually by himself.
The situation is the same in terms of foreign policy, too. The ministry was the last to be informed that this or that document is on the table for discussion. Moreover, according to our sources at the MFA, in recent times this department was hearing about even Pashinyan’s international visits, or a meeting with a foreign official, from an official statement.
According to Past newspaper’s information, the news being circulated that Pashinyan is going to appoint [ruling party member] Ruben Rubinyan as Minister of Foreign Affairs surprised and angered most of the diplomatic corps a lot. But he is not the only candidate, to put it mildly. According to our government sources, Pashinyan considers a priority the fact that whoever is appointed [foreign] minister should carry out radical reforms [at the MFA], and especially try to get rid of all those persons who are somehow connected or associated with the former authorities, as well as those who during this time have rebelled against him. In Pashinyan’s conviction, "such personnel have created this mess at the ministry."
Putin congratulates Pashinyan on victory in parliamentary elections
17:49,
YEREVAN, JUNE 24, ARMENPRESS. Caretaker Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan held a phone conversation with President of Russia Vladimir Putin, ARMENPRESS was informed from the press service of the Office of the Prime Minister.
President Putin congratulated Nikol Pashinyan on the successful organization of the elections and the victory of Pashinyan’s party.
The interlocutors also referred to the situation in the region and the implementation process of the trilateral statements of November 9, 2020 and January 11, 2021. In this context, PM Pashinyan emphasized the priority of returning the Armenian war prisoners.
Armenpress: Nikol Pashinyan to head car procession to Syunik Province
Nikol Pashinyan to head car procession to Syunik Province
18:56, 14 June, 2021
YEREVAN, JUNE 14, ARMENPRESS. Caretaker Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, who heads the list of the "Civil Contract" party, said at a meeting with residents of Artashat that they will visit Syunik Province on June 15. He invited the residents of other regions and communities of Armenia to join the rally early in the morning and express their support to Syunik.
"There are rumors since November, 2020 that this government is surrendering Syunik. Developing this thesis, some try to oppose Syunik to the rest of Armenia. Of course, it will not work, but we have the following suggestion. Tomorrow our team will leave for Syunik to carry out pre-election campaign. We want to show the unity of Armenia tomorrow. Tomorrow at 07:30 we will leave for Syunik with thousands of cars from the Republic Square to express our support for Syunik and to show our unity. I invite everyone to join the rally of the national unity," ARMENPRESS reports Pashinyan as saying.
Harutyunyan, Shoigu discuss deployment of Russian border guards along with Armenian servicemen in Syunik and Gegharkunik
Public Radio of Armenia
June 17 2021
Asbarez: Yerevan Says Baku and Ankara are Threatening Another Genocide
by Asbarez Staff
June 17, 2021
in Armenia, Artsakh, Featured Story, Latest, News, Top Stories
Presidents Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey (left) and Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan sign an "alliance agreement" in Artsakh occupied city of Shushi on June 15
Armenia’s foreign ministry said Thursday that anti-Armenian statements made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in an address to the Azerbaijani parliament threaten the security of the entire region.
Official Yerevan also said that an alliance between Turkey and Azerbaijan announced earlier this week when Erdogan traveled to Shushi was against the self-determination of the people of Artsakh and Armenia’s territorial integrity and contain threats of genocide against Armenians in the region.
Below is a translated version of the foreign ministry statement.
Armenia’s Foreign Ministry has already issued a statement strongly condemning the joint visit of the presidents of Turkey and Azerbaijan to the currently occupied city of Shushi in the Republic of Artsakh, and described the visit as an outright provocation against regional peace and security.
The declaration signed by the presidents of Turkey and Azerbaijan in Shushi, as well as the remarks made by Turkey’s president in Azerbaijan’s are equally deplorable and provocative.
Although one of the provisions of the Turkish-Azerbaijani declaration states that the document is not directed against a third party, its entire content targets the Armenian people. It clearly reveals that the two states—which launched a 44-day aggression against the Republic of Artsakh—have made an alliance against the self-determination of the people of Artsakh, the territorial integrity of the Republic of Armenia, and the rights of the Armenian people around the world who survived the Genocide.
Using the “Zangezur Corridor” in the declaration proves that Turkey and Azerbaijan, encouraged by the impunity of their joint aggression and mass atrocities committed against the people of Artsakh, are now making public agreements against the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Republic of Armenia. The agreement by the two states to fight against the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide is equally worrisome.
The aforementioned agreements completely contradict the irrefutable norms of general international law. In this respect we should emphasize that according to international law, particularly the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties of 1969, all international treaties that conflict with a peremptory norm of general international law are void and can have no international legitimacy.
It is worth noting that this declaration is based not on the United Nations Charter or the comprehensive and indivisible concept of security of the OSCE, but on their approach of “kinship security,” which is promoted as a principle to unify “Turkic world.”
The anti-Armenian statements expressed by the Turkish president in the Parliament of Azerbaijan on creating a platform for regional cooperation are hypocritical and misleading.
The public agreements between the Presidents of Turkey and Azerbaijan contain not only genocidal threats against the Armenian people in the region, but also pose a serious challenge for all countries interested in international and regional peace and security, that necessitates close cooperation among all these countries.
The situation deriving from the use of force and aggression against the people of Artsakh cannot become a basis for lasting peace, just as various made-up Turkish-Azerbaijani initiatives in Shushi cannot cut off this Armenian cultural center from Artsakh and the Armenian people.
3 more bodies found in Thursday’s search for Artsakh war casualties
Panorama, Armenia
Artsakh rescuers on Thursday found 3 more bodies as a result of their search operations for the 2020 Artsakh war casualties in the Azerbaijani-held areas.
The remains were retrieved from the areas of the Martuni region occupied by Azerbaijani forces during the war, the State Service of Emergency Situations of Artsakh’s Interior Ministry reported.
The bodies are yet to be identified through a forensic medical examination.
Since the ceasefire, a total of 1,579 bodies have been found and recovered from the territories beyond Artsakh’s control.
Pashinyan invites citizens to meeting at Republic Square
16:26,
YEREVAN, JUNE 17, ARMENPRESS. Caretaker Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, who is leading the Civil Contract party’s electoral list for the June 20 early parliamentary elections, is inviting citizens to a rally today at the Republic Square, stating that the most important during this meeting must be the participation of everyone, the recording of a political will, unity.
“4 hours have been left for our final pre-election meeting which must become our biggest event during this pre-election campaign”, the caretaker PM said live on Facebook.
He reminded the time and the venue of the meeting, which will start at 20:00 today.
Pashinyan will deliver a program speech and will talk about their plans.
“But the most important of today’s event should become the presence of each you at the Republic Square and the recording of a political will, unity in Armenia through which we must undoubtedly record that there is future Armenia. And the people will definitely and undoubtedly win the upcoming parliamentary elections”, he said, adding that he is looking forward to seeing everyone in the Republic Square.
Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan
Aram Vardevanyan: The impression is ODIHR observers see a different Armenia
Panorama, Armenia
June 9 2021
The members of ODIHR election observation mission in Armenia met on Wednesday with representatives of "Armenia" pre-election bloc, the official representative of the bloc Aram Vardevanyan said.
"The meeting was attended by president Kocharyan and Mr Georgian, the head of the election campaign headquarters of 'Armenia' bloc. During the meeting, president Kocharyan expressed concerns over the ongoing process. The ODIHR observers presented their initial report that has been published," Vardevanyan said, adding the report, however, lacked information about the real state of affairs in the pre-election reality of Armenia.
In his words, the observers have not reflected on numerous cases on the misuse of administrative resources by the power and it didn't covered the propaganda of hate speech which everyone witnesses.
"The actions of the OSCE/observers ODIHR contain significant risks to characterise their approach as biased at least which is extremely concerning at this stage," the representative of the bloc said. "The impression is OSCE/ODIHR observers see a different Armenia," Vardevanyan concluded.
Armenia known and unknown. A few tips for the inbound tourist
17:47, 8 June, 2021
Years ago, discovering Armenia, I came to realize a simple truth – it more complicated, but at the same time, easy to love when you know well… And, yes, it is about the Homeland. It's hard because it has so many 'faces', from bad roads to underdeveloped transport infrastructure in the regions… It's easy because every new step is a new discovery. And it turns out there are so many things you don’t know about your country, so many features which would make you proud, and which you could admire
And, first of all, we are talking about castles. And there are many of them. We will present only a few of them, which you will be interested to visit.
Aragatsotn
In this region, besides Amberd, you can see the only almost completely restored Dashtadem fortress (not far from Talin) with its citadel, fortress, chapel, open water supply system. The castle was actually owned by a woman, which is visible at first sight: just see it – it is a small, elegant, polished, neat stone fortress at the end of the village.
Ararat
In Urtsadzor, on the road leading to Khosrov forest, Tap fortress is located, which is also known as Gevorg Marzpetuni fortress. It is a fairly well-preserved military building with towers, defensive walls and rooms.
In the territory of Khosrov Forest State Reserve, on the top of an impregnable mountain, there is Kakavaberd / Geghi Fortress or Tatul Fortress. It is now well preserved, there is also a church inside the fortress.
Kotayk
Bjni fortress is located in Bjni village. It has been the main stronghold of Nig province for centuries, controlling the entrances of Bjni. The fortress now is in semi -destroyed state. There are ruins and traces of multiple buildings in the fortress, a small part of the secret underground road is also preserved.
Vayots Dzor
Smbataberd, one of the largest fortresses in Armenia, is located near the village of Artabuynk, and its walls offer a wonderful view of Vayots Dzor.
Another fortress, Proshaberd or Boloraberd, is 15 km away from Gladzor village. It was the residency of the Proshyan dynasty.
Syunik
Located on the Kapan-Kajaran Road, Baghaberd is famous not only for its architecture or defensive significance. 1170 The Seljuks of Gandzak captured Baghaberd and burned more than 10,000 manuscripts belonging to the Tat monastery.
Halidzor Fortress, 5 km away from Kapan (Halidzor Virgin Desert of the Holy Mother of God) XVIII c. was rebuilt by David Bek, making it the main fortress of the liberation struggle, the center of the Armenian power in Syunik. It is a well-preserved and picturesque in structure, surrounded by rich nature.
The fortresses of Meghri and Khndzoresk, Mkhitar Sparapet, are also remarkable.
Tavush
Berdavan fortress is located near the village of the same name, on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. It is a well-preserved structure with a citadel and towers.
Lori
Another tourist attraction – Lori Fortress is located not far from Stepanavan. It is an ensemble of structures made of rough stones, which offers a wonderful view of Dzoraget gorge.
Akhtala Fortress or Pghndzahank Fortress is located in the village of Akhtala, on the roadside. It is a remarkable structure, in the territory there is also a church with preserved frescoes.
Another fortress of defensive significance, Kayanberd, is located on the road to Haghpat.
Shirak
There are some preserved parts of the castle in Gusanagyugh in this region. However, it is definitely worth visiting the Black and Red Fortresses in Gyumri.
Gegharkunik
The ruins of Spitak Fortress are located near Berdkunk village. It was built in 2-1 BC. and served its purpose until 10th century. The walls and towers are partially preserved.
Armavir
Sardarapat fortress was located in this region, from which a part of the earthen wall is now preserved.
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