Author: Andres-Papazian

OSCE MISSION TO MONITOR ARTSAKH-AZERBAIJAN CONTACT LINE MAY 4

PanARMENIAN.Net
May 3, 2011 – 10:06 AMT

The OSCE mission will monitor the line of contact between the Artsakh
and Azerbaijani armed forces on May 4.

As a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter was told by the NKR Foreign Ministry,
the monitoring will be conducted with participation of representatives
of the High-Level Planning Group (HLPG).

>From the Karabakh side, the monitoring will be held by field assistants
of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Hristo
Hristov and Marious Puodzinas as well as HLPG member Alexander
Nepokrytykh. From the Azerbaijani positions, it will be held by field
assistant Antal Herdic and HLPG member Michael O’Connor.

From: A. Papazian

AYF MOBILIZING YOUTH TO BEAUTIFY STREETS OF LITTLE ARMENIA IN HOLLYWOOD

PanARMENIAN.Net
May 3, 2011 – 10:02 AMT

For the eighth consecutive year, the Armenian Youth Federation is
mobilizing the youth throughout California for a massive one-day
effort to beautify the streets of Little Armenia in Hollywood.

On May 7, the 8th Annual Little Armenia Beatification Project will
take place beginning in the courtyard of the Rose and Alex Pilibos
High School. Hundreds of volunteers are expected to take part in this
year’s Project.

The event, organized by the AYF’s Hollywood “Musa Dagh” Chapter, is
put together in conjunction with Los Angeles City Council President
Eric Garcetti’s office, as well as the office of California State
Senator Kevin de Leon, to help revitalize the streets of this densely
populated district of East Los Angeles.

Over the past 8 years, according to the Los Angeles Sanitation
Department estimates, the Project has been resulted in the collection
of more than 25,000 pounds of trash. side from cleaning up Little
Armenia, the project also seeks to unify Armenian youth from local and
surrounding neighborhoods around common goals and a shared community,
Asbarez reports.

From: A. Papazian

AZERBAIJAN WILL LIVE IN FEAR, ARTSAKH DEFENSE MINISTRY SAYS

PanARMENIAN.Net
May 3, 2011 – 10:09 AMT

The Defense Ministry of the Artsakh Republic commented on the statement
by Azerbaijani Defense Ministry’s spokesman Eldar Sabiruglu, who
alleged that the Armenian servicemen were killed not by Azeri snipers
but as result of a skirmish inside the military unit.

“Such statements are a brazen lie. Sabiroglu seems to have confused
the incidents taking place in his own army. Armenian servicemen
were killed by sniper fire,” Artsakh Defense Ministry’s spokesman,
colonel Senor Hasratyan said.

“Azerbaijan will be given an adequate response for the ongoing
violations of ceasefire and provocative acts. It will live in fear,”
he added.

As a result of Azerbaijani firing, an NKR soldier was wounded and died
on the way to hospital on April 28. On the next day, two servicemen
were killed by snipers.

From: A. Papazian

FRESNO HOSTS MARCH FOR JUSTICE IN COMMEMORATION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

PanARMENIAN.Net
May 3, 2011 – 10:18 AMT

The Armenian Youth Federation’s Fresno “Kevork Chavoush” chapter
hosted its first annual March for Justice in commemoration of the
96th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

According to Asbarez, the march began at 7 a.m. from the corner
of Shaw and Blackstone. Nearly 100 participants marched south on
Blackstone carrying American and Armenian flags, along with signs
and banners. Participants included AYF members, Fresno Homenetmen
“Sassoun” Boy Scouts, Fresno State Armenian Students Organization
members, as well as community supporters.

Walking, chanting, and waving flags, signs, and banners, the crowd of
100 participants marched down Blackstone with the Fresno City Hall as
its end location. Upon arrival at the Fresno City Hall, a crowd of a
few hundred people were gathered anticipating the marchers arrival,
and started cheering.

Once there, the annual Armenian flag raising ceremony, hosted by the
Armenian National Committee of Fresno, began, featuring guest speakers,
Fresno City Councilman Andreas Borgeas, and State Assemblyman Jeff
Denham.

The five-mile March for Justice and Flag Raising event concluded at
noon and was followed by a religious mass at the Ararat Masis cemetery
to commemorate the 1.5 million victims of the Armenian Genocide.

From: A. Papazian

OVER 25000 PEOPLE WATCHED EMMY’S EUROVISION VIDEO ON YOUTUBE IN ONE DAY

PanARMENIAN.Net
May 3, 2011 – 10:27 AMT

The first rehearsal and press conference of Eurovision participants
took place in Dusseldorf, Germany.

The Armenian participant’s performance received a positive feedback.

The audience specifically liked the Kochari dance included in the
choreographic program. Over 25000 people watched Emmy’s video on
YouTube.

Emmy will represent Armenia with Boom Boom song composed by Apricota
band, with the lyrics by Sosi Khanikyan.

From: A. Papazian

54,2% GROWTH REPORTED IN ARMENIA’S ICT SECTOR SALES VOLUMES IN Q1 2011

PanARMENIAN.Net
May 3, 2011 – 10:25 AMT

Communication and IT (ICT) sector proceeds grossed AMD 45,6 bln in
the first quarter of 2011 in Armenia, dropping by 0,6% against last
year’s index.

According to the National Statistical Service of Armenia, production
in the sector of technologies and telecommunications yielded AMD 355
million decreasing by 3.3% compared with 2010 results. Sales volumes
of communication and IT sector amounted AMD 5,7 billion in the first
quarter of 2011, increasing by 54% compared with the same period
in 2010.

Over January-March 2011, proceeds from telecommunication and IT
services totaled AMD 39,6 billion, decreasing by 4,9% against 2010
results.

From: A. Papazian

ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MUSEUM CREATED IN SOUTH BAY, LA

PanARMENIAN.Net
May 3, 2011 – 11:49 AMT

The Armenian Youth Federation, South Bay “Potorig” chapter, educated
the community about the Armenian Genocide by creating an Armenian
Genocide Museum.

More than 100 community members, both Armenian and non-Armenian,
came to observe and learn about the Genocide.

The Museum featured a miniature model of the Genocide Monument in
Armenia, Tsitsernakaberd, in the middle of the room along with three
different exhibits. The first was The Timeline Room, which outlined
important dates leading up to the Genocide, during the Genocide,
and post Genocide.

After observing this room, Cristal Plaint, a student at a local high
school said: “Horrified by how they were treated. How can people be
so cruel and then pretend that this never happened?”

A wall was also dedicated in the room to all the countries that
have already acknowledged and accepted the genocide. The second was
“The Monument Room,” which showed and described all the monuments
dedicated to the Armenian Genocide throughout the world. The final
room was “The Artists Room,” which included Armenian authors, poets,
singers and song writers, who have expressed their feelings about the
Armenian Genocide. A wall was also dedicated to Genocide survivors
and their stories, Asbarez reports.

From: A. Papazian

REVUE DE PRESSE NO1 – 03/05/11 – COLLECTIF VAN

Publie le : 03-05-2011

Info Collectif VAN – – Le Collectif VAN [Vigilance
Armenienne contre le Negationnisme] vous propose une revue de presse
des informations parues dans la presse francophone, sur les thèmes
concernant la Turquie, le genocide armenien, la Shoah, le genocide
des Tutsi, le Darfour, le negationnisme, l’Union europeenne, Chypre,
etc… Nous vous suggerons egalement de prendre le temps de lire ou
de relire les informations et traductions mises en ligne dans notre
rubrique

Par ailleurs, certains articles en anglais, allemand, turc, etc,
ne sont disponibles que dans la newsletter Word que nous generons
chaque jour. Pour la recevoir, abonnez-vous a la Veille-Media : c’est
gratuit ! Vous recevrez le document du lundi au vendredi dans votre
boîte email. Bonne lecture.

Obama insulte les morts Info Collectif VAN – –
Alors qu’il avait promis durant sa campagne electorale, que l’Amerique
meritait un president qui oserait dire le mot genocide, Barack Obama a
de nouveau, le 24 avril 2011, fait sa declaration de commemoration du
genocide armenien, en utilisant le terme armenien de “Medz Yeghern”
(” Grande Catastrophe “). Pour la troisième annee consecutive,
le president des Etats-Unis, pretendant honorer la memoire des 1
500 000 victimes armeniennes de 1915, s’est donc adresse au public
americain dans une langue etrangère connue uniquement de quelques
personnes. Le journaliste armeno-americain, Harut Sassounian, ecrit
dans son dernier editorial : “Le president continue honteusement
avec les jeux de mot idiots et insultants de ses predecesseurs –
qu’il avait sevèrement critiques – reduisant le genocide a “des
evenements horribles”, “des atrocites”, “des massacres” et “des
evenements devastateurs.(…) Toute personne qui brise ses promesses
de manière aussi flagrante, sur des questions tant armeniennes que
non-armeniennes, y compris la reconnaissance du genocide, ne merite
pas d’etre reelue “. Le Collectif VAN vous propose la traduction de
cet article paru dans The California Courier le jeudi 28 avril 2011.

Genocide armenien : Nicolas Sarkozy s’engage en faveur de la loi
penalisant le negationnisme Info Collectif VAN – –
Le Collectif VAN vous invite a lire cette information publiee sur le
site du CCAF (Conseil de coordination des organisations armeniennes
de France). “Monsieur le President, a la veille de la douloureuse
commemoration du genocide armenien, je souhaitais vous adresser un
message très personnel d’amitie et de soutien. L’Armenie reveille le
sentiment d’amitie et d’emotion envers votre peuple qui a trop souffert
du negationnisme durant son histoire. Le nom d’Armenien evoque le
courage face a l’indicible barbarie. Vos aïeux ont ete victimes d’un
genocide inqualifiable, insupportable et parfaitement inimaginable.

Les memoires d’un “journaliste apatride” Info Collectif VAN –
– A l’occasion de la Journee mondiale de la
liberte de la presse du 3 mai, Journalistes consacre son dossier a
la liberte de la presse en Europe : de Stockholm a Rome, en passant
par Paris, Budapest ou Sofia. Tandis qu’aux portes de l’UE, en
Turquie, des dizaines de journalistes sont emprisonnes ou menaces
de l’etre. Publie sous le titre “Victimes de la loi antiterroriste”
sous la plume de Mehmet Koksal, ce dernier article s’accompagne d’une
reference a un livre, publie en langue turque, consacre aux memoires
de Dogan Ozguden, journaliste professionnel qui gère depuis son exil
bruxellois le centre d’information non-gouvernemental Info-Turk.be.

Le chef du parti ultranationaliste turc serait favorable a une
reconnaissance du genocide des Armeniens par Obama Selon une depeche
confidentielle divulguee par WikiLeaks, l’ambassadeur americain
en Turquie aurait fait savoir en avril 2009 que le leader du parti
d’opposition ultranationaliste de Turquie souhaiterait que le president
Obama reconnaisse le genocide des Armeniens pour mettre fin au jeu
des speculations annuelles qui rythment les relations entre la Turquie
et les Etats-Unis, a l’approche de la date anniversaire du 24 avril.

Turquie : la politique passe de la peur au reve La campagne pour les
elections legislatives de juin prochain marque une normalisation
progressive de la vie politique. Eyup Can , redacteur en chef du
quotidien Radikal, souligne l’evolution des discours et pratiques
politiques.

Holocauste: Israël commemore les victimes Israël a commemore
aujourd’hui les six millions de victimes de l’Holocauste par deux
minutes de silence, observees a travers tous le pays, annonce lundi
le correspondant de RIA Novosti.

La Turquie reclame une liberalisation de la politique de visas de
l’UE Le president turc a appele hier l’Union europeenne a liberaliser
son regime de visas envers les citoyens turcs, au premier jour d’une
visite d’Etat en Autriche.

Commemoration du 24 Avril a Genève sur la Place des Nations devant
l’ONU Organise par l’Union Armenienne de Suisse, ce 24 avril 2011
n’aura ressemble a aucun de ceux que nous avons vecu ensemble. Jamais
non plus les dates ne se seront chevauchees de telle sorte : deux
journees de sport (Jeux Intercommunautaires de l’UAS) du 23 au 24
avril, la Fete de Pâques pour tous et la Marche de Commemoration du
24 avril.

Un debouche sur ” l’Ocean mondial” “L’Iran [qui cherche a renforcer
la cooperation avec ses voisins] envisage d’offrir a l’Armenie [l’un
des 33 pays du monde n’ayant pas de facade maritime] une sortie vers
l’Ocean mondial”, se rejouit le journal armenien Golos Armenii.

Israël: un temps d’arret pour commemorer le jour de l’Holocauste
Israël s’est arrete lundi matin pendant deux minutes au son des
sirènes, qui ont retenti pendant deux minutes a travers le pays en
memoire des six millions de Juifs, tues par le regime nazi pendant
la Deuxième Guerre mondiale.

Commemoration du Genocide des Assyro-Chaldeens A travers le monde,
le jour du 24 avril se tiennent des manifestations, en souvenir
du genocide perpetre par les Turcs en 1915 a l’encontre des
Assyro-Chaldeens et des Armeniens.

La Turquie se felicite de la mort d’Oussama Ben Laden La Turquie
s’est officiellement felicitee de la mort d’Oussama Ben Laden, lundi
matin. “J’accueille avec une grande satisfaction la nouvelle de sa
mort”, a declare le president turc Abdullah Gul, avant de monter dans
l’avion pour une visite en Autriche. “La facon dont il a ete elimine
doit servir d’exemple a tout le monde”, a meme declare M. Gul.

Libye: Ankara evacue son ambassade La Turquie a evacue le personnel de
son ambassade en Libye a la suite de la complication de la situation
dans ce pays, a annonce lundi aux journalistes le ministre turc des
Affaires etrangères Ahmet Davutoglu.

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From: A. Papazian

ARMENIAN GM GIORGI BAGATUROV WINS THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL OPEN

PanARMENIAN.Net
May 3, 2011 – 12:41 AMT

The Thessaloniki International Open “Alexander the Great”, part of
the Games Festival 2011, was played from April 25 to May 1 at the
Conference Center of Grand Hotel Palace in Thessaloniki.

Georgia-based Armenian GM Giorgi Bagaturov took a clear first place
in the Open A with a key last round victory against IM Jordan Ivanov.

Bagaturov gained 7.5 points to narrowly escape the earlier leader
FM Anastasios Pavlidis and Greek national player GM Athanasios
Mastrovasilis, gamesfestival.chessdom.com reported.

This is Bagaturov’s second trophy in Thessaloniki as he also won the
2009 tournament.

From: A. Papazian

EXPERT: HERITAGE, ARFD HAVE SLIM CHANCES FOR VICTORY AT PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION

PanARMENIAN.Net
May 3, 2011 – 12:58 AMT

Armenian political expert Armen Aghayan expressed doubts over the
chances of opposition Heritage and ARF Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD) parties
at future parliament elections.

As he noted at a news conference in Yerevan, were the elections held
at present, Heritage and ARFD would gain a maximum of 6-8%, which
wouldn’t be enough to make it to the National Assembly. According to
Aghayan, the parties in question must take serious steps to increase
their ranking.

At the same time, the expert expressed confidence over the chances of
ruling coalition parties and Armenian National Congress for victory
at parliament elections.

From: A. Papazian