Month: February 2019

Opening Armenian trading house in Turkmenistan under consideration

Khondkarian Raffi

Opening Armenian trading house in Turkmenistan under consideration

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YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 22, ARMENPRESS. Armenia and Turkmenistan are preparing for the 9th session of intergovernmental economic commission due in mid-2019 in Ashgabat.

Armenia’s Ambassador to Turkmenistan Garnik Badalyan held a meeting on February 21 with the country’s finance and economy minister Batyr Bazarow to discuss related issues, the foreign ministry said in a read-out of the meeting.

The sides discussed the circle of issues that will be included in the financial-economic part of the session. They also discussed the possibility of opening an Armenian trading house in Turkmenistan, prospects of involving Armenian capital companies in the Turkmen market and other issues concerning bilateral economic relations.

The Armenian ambassador and the Turkmen minister attached importance to increasing trade turnover volumes and boosting economic ties. They agreed to continue sectoral cooperation.

Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan




Artsakh denies suffering UAV loss

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Artsakh denies suffering UAV loss

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YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 22, ARMENPRESS. Artsakh is denying reports on Azerbaijan downing one of its UAVs in the Aghdam section, labeling it disinformation.

“The February 21 statement of the Azerbaijani defense ministry claiming to have downed an Armenian unmanned aerial vehicle in the Aghdam section is false. The Defense Army has not had any UAV loss. Regarding the photos published in Azerbaijani media, these are obviously old pictures. It is also noteworthy that Baku’s disinformation somehow “coincided” with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs’ regional visit,” the Artsakh Ministry of Defense said in a statement.

The ministry added that “as always, the Armed Forces of Artsakh have all means to safely and efficiently employ all types of UAVs under its disposal”.

“We assure, in the event of necessity we will use [the UAVs] rather purposefully in the future, just like we have used them until now”.

Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan




Ahead of Armenia-Turkmenistan intergovernmental economic commission

Hovik Karapetian
  • 10:09 | February 22,2019 | Official
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Armenia and Turkmenistan are preparing for the 9th session of intergovernmental economic commission due in mid-2019 in Ashgabat.

Armenia’s Ambassador to Turkmenistan Garnik Badalyan held a meeting on February 21 with the country’s finance and economy minister Batyr Bazarow to discuss related issues, the foreign ministry said in a read-out of the meeting.

The sides discussed the circle of issues that will be included in the financial-economic part of the session. They also discussed the possibility of opening an Armenian trading house in Turkmenistan, prospects of involving Armenian capital companies in the Turkmen market and other issues concerning bilateral economic relations.

The Armenian ambassador and the Turkmen minister attached importance to increasing trade turnover volumes and boosting economic ties. They agreed to continue sectoral cooperation.

Evgenia Medvedeva – leader of Russian Cup

Toneyan Mark
  • 10:23 | February 22,2019 | Sports
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Armenian figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva representing Russia has started successful performances at the Women’s Figure Skating Cup of Russia, which is being held in Greater Novgorod.

This is the last tournament that gives athletes the opportunity to win the World Cup. Evgenia Medvedeva, currently trained by Canadian specialist Trace Wilson, has got 76.89 points and now heads the tournament table. She is followed by Stanislav Konstantinova with 75.47 points.

It should be noted that twice world champion Evgenia Medvedeva has not won two awards yet: the Russian Cup and the title of Olympic champion yet.

    Asbarez: ANCA-Burbank to Host Legal Clinic

    Dabaghian Diana
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    ANCA Burbank will host a free legal clinic on March 28

    BURBANK—The Armenian National Committee of America, Burbank (ANCA-Burbank), in cooperation with experienced local attorneys, is offering a legal clinic to the community on Thursday, March 28 at the Burbank Youth Center located at 75 E. Santa Anita Ave.

    The clinic is offered to members of the Armenian-American community who do not know where to turn for legal advice. Free of charge consultations with attorneys will be conducted in both English and Armenian, and will focus on legal topics including immigration, landlord/tenant, employment, and family law issues.

    Registration for the clinic will begin at 6:30 p.m. on March 28, 2019, and individuals will be seen by the attorneys from 7 to 9:30 p.m. on a first-come, first-served basis.

    “We are very excited to offer an opportunity to individuals and families to learn about their legal rights and responsibilities,” said Silva Kechichian, chairwoman of the ANCA-Burbank. “Several local attorneys have graciously volunteered to share their time and knowledge, free of charge, to this event because we all agree that it is important for the Armenian community to be informed and have an opportunity to ask questions and get answers from experts.”

    The expert attorneys who have volunteered their time for consultations are: Ashkhen Ashley Gambourian, Raymond Hovsepian, Michael Akopyan and Taline K Boyamian.

    Attendees should bring to the clinic documentation pertaining to their legal issues, such as agreements or contracts (signed or proposed), written rules or policies, court orders, papers served or filed with a court, all letters or emails to and from the person or business with whom the attendee has a disagreement, specific paperwork related to the case (rental agreement, lease, child support order, employee handbook, etc.).

    For more information, please contact us at [email protected].

    The Armenian National Committee of America-Burbank advances the social, economic, cultural, and political rights of the area’s Armenian community and promotes its increased civic participation at the grassroots and public policy levels.

    Asbarez: Innovate Armenia Comes to USC on May 18

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    A panel discussion during last year’s Innovate Armenia event

    LOS ANGELES—Innovate Armenia, the flagship program of the USC Institute of Armenian Studies, will come to USC on Saturday, May 18, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

    The one-of-a-kind event is a festival of ideas, music and action, featuring talks by young scholars on ancestral roots, post-revolution leaders from Armenia, art, music, and Armenian beer.

    The program is themed around the concept of “OLD ROUTES TO NEW ROOTS.” The Old Routes are those that take us through the historical Armenian lands. Scholars will address issues of geography, genealogy, memory, identity. The New Roots are those being put down in the Republic of Armenia – the new Armenia. Scholars, policy experts and senior members of government will talk about goals, strategies and challenges at this new and transitional time in Armenian history.

    Children play chess during a past Innovate Armenia event

    The popular music stage will feature innovative musicians from the Armenian world, including the legendary Richard Hagopian with his son and grandsons, and groups from Beirut and Armenia. Last year’s chess platform was a hit and this year, too, grandmasters will be engaging the public in games. Traditions of beer making and coffee drinking will be showcased, with samples and stories.

    Nearly 4,000 people from throughout California attended Innovate Armenia in 2017, and another 20,000 watched the day’s events Live, both in Armenian and in English.

    “We are proud that INNOVATE ARMENIA has become the destination event that feeds people’s intellectual curiosity and appetite for fun and fulfillment. This year, especially, we are looking forward to the stories that scholars policy makers have to tell about how to build a new Armenia, without forgetting about reconnecting families and traditions after the rupture of the Genocide,” says Salpi Ghazarian, director of the USC Institute of Armenian Studies.

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    A panel discussion during last year’s Innovate Armenia event

    LOS ANGELES—Innovate Armenia, the flagship program of the USC Institute of Armenian Studies, will come to USC on Saturday, May 18, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

    The one-of-a-kind event is a festival of ideas, music and action, featuring talks by young scholars on ancestral roots, post-revolution leaders from Armenia, art, music, and Armenian beer.

    The program is themed around the concept of “OLD ROUTES TO NEW ROOTS.” The Old Routes are those that take us through the historical Armenian lands. Scholars will address issues of geography, genealogy, memory, identity. The New Roots are those being put down in the Republic of Armenia – the new Armenia. Scholars, policy experts and senior members of government will talk about goals, strategies and challenges at this new and transitional time in Armenian history.

    Children play chess during a past Innovate Armenia event

    The popular music stage will feature innovative musicians from the Armenian world, including the legendary Richard Hagopian with his son and grandsons, and groups from Beirut and Armenia. Last year’s chess platform was a hit and this year, too, grandmasters will be engaging the public in games. Traditions of beer making and coffee drinking will be showcased, with samples and stories.

    Nearly 4,000 people from throughout California attended Innovate Armenia in 2017, and another 20,000 watched the day’s events Live, both in Armenian and in English.

    “We are proud that INNOVATE ARMENIA has become the destination event that feeds people’s intellectual curiosity and appetite for fun and fulfillment. This year, especially, we are looking forward to the stories that scholars policy makers have to tell about how to build a new Armenia, without forgetting about reconnecting families and traditions after the rupture of the Genocide,” says Salpi Ghazarian, director of the USC Institute of Armenian Studies.

    Asbarez: Fresno’s Keyan School Gets Approval to Increase Enrollment; Opens New Pre-K Class

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    CLOVIS, Calif.—The Charlie Keyan Armenian Community School (CKACS) announced that it recently received approval from the City of Clovis to increase its student enrollment capacity to 220 students. This milestone comes concurrently to the approval and construction of a new Pre-K Classroom building.

    This change increases the NAEYC accredited Pre-K program capacity to 60 students and supports CKACS’s growing enrollment needs. Through Principal Curtis Shamlin’s leadership, the student enrollment has grown to 127 students today.

    “This approval to raise our student enrollment cap is a major opportunity for our program to begin the growth which has been talked about for the past few years. We have a great program with exceptional kids, and we need growth to achieve our greater goals of becoming one of the premier K-6 schools in the Central Valley! This provides us with capacity for almost 100 more new students” says Principal Curtis Shamlin.

    The two newest additions to the school’s dedicated faculty are Haykuhi Hakobyan and Manoush Sarkis. The classroom features open soft seating areas, open areas for movable furniture, writable wall surfaces, a dedicated parent check-in area. There are about 10 open spots and enrollment is open for the Pre-K Potty Training Class.

    The school has served the Central Valley for 42 years and is largely supported by an endowment and community contributions. This project has been made possible in part through generous gifts.

    Recent gifts include a $300,000 donation made by Grace Kazarian and the Grace Kazarian Family Foundation, in memory of their mother Agavni Kazarian. The new courtyard, outdoor stage and safe drop-off plaza will soon be dedicated as the Agavni Kazarian Memorial Courtyard. Mrs. Kazarian recently visited the CKACS campus to visit with students and tour the campus construction.

    Sharing some insight about her mother, Grace said, “Mother was always for the school, always volunteering on and off campus. She wanted to see it succeed and would be very proud of the changes taking place now.”

    The CKACS Board of Education and Administration emphasize the importance of growth and welcome students from diverse backgrounds while preserving our core values of Academic Excellence, Armenian Language Immersion, Christian Values, Small Class Sizes and an Arts Education.

    Fwd: Call to people of Armenian descent to digitize 1915 survivors’ written testimonies

    Albert Nalbandian 

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    Association for the Research and the Archiving of Armenian Memory (ARAM) 
    8, bis Place Pelabon 13013 - Marseille FRANCE
    
    Contact: Vartan Arzoumanian
    Tel: +33 4 91 06 57 36    
    E-mail: [email protected]
    Web: https://webaram.com/en/


    Call to people of Armenian descent to help collect and digitize 1915 (or 1895) Armenian survivors’ written testimonies

    The
    Association for the Research and the Archiving of Armenian Memory
    (ARAM) is an association based in France whose aim is to gather and
    archive documents about the life of Armenian communities in the diaspora
    (see webaram.com/en/).
    The
    ARAM association has initiated a program to collect written testimonies
    on 1915 (or 1895) and on the exodus of the Armenian communities to
    France, Lebanon and the United States (but also Egypt, Bulgaria,
    Syria…)
    We are earnestly requesting you to contact us if you happen to possess a manuscript written by a 1915 (or 1895) survivor.
    We fully understand that these testimonies are very dear to Armenian families and we propose to keep a digital copy only.
    These
    testimonies are an integral part of the Armenian diaspora’s cultural
    heritage and we would like to digitize them in order to make them
    available to the general public as well as historians.
    These key documents for historians will be archived at the ARAM association’s digital library.
    Please, get in touch with us to know more about this digitization program here :
    https://webaram.com/en/contact-us

    CALL to collect written testimonies written by survivors of 1915 (or 1895).

    ARAM:
    The association is a French-Armenian non-profit association that has maintained its goal
    the memory of the life lived by Armenians in the Diaspora (see: The Union wants testimonies
    learn about the events of 1915 (or 1895) and the migration of Armenian survivors
    to France, Lebanon and the United States.
    We will appeal to the families so that in 1915    (or 1895)վերապրողներու կողմէ գրուած հին վկայութիւնները տրամադրելի դարձնեն ԱՐԱՄ Միութեան գործակիցներուն:
    This
    testimonies are important, the memory of the Armenian Genocide
    to preserve and are part of the cultural heritage of Diaspora Armenians
    inheritance.
    ARAM Union is aware that these testimonies
    are valuable for families. Therefore, we will offer a simple number
    make a copy for the union’s archives.
    The purpose of ARAM Union
    The dissemination and knowledge of these evidences has provided expansion
    by preparing translations and publications.
    For more information, contact us:
    https://webaram.com/hy/