Author: Andres-Papazian

Last farewell to people’s artist Vladimir Msryan

YEREVAN, AUGUST 27, ARMENPRESS: President of the Republic Serzh
Sargsyan, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, parliamentarians, members of
government, social-cultural figures, the art loving public
representatives cast today their last farewell to Armenian people’s
artist, Vladimir Msryan who passed away at the age of 72 from
leukemia.

Deputy culture minister Arev Samuelyan said everyone mourns today.
`There is a big hole in our hearts. Of course I see many young actors
but his Paganini or Herostrat will always stay in the world films and
theatrical art,’ she said.

Chairman of the Union of the Armenian Theatrical Figures Hakob
Ghazanchyan said Vladimir Msryan was really unrepeatable as his kind
was very special.

Armenia’s People’s artist Arthur Utmazyan said there are irreplaceable
people. `Of course, there will be those who will play Hamlet, Caesar,
but they will not have Vova’s heart, blood. The loss is great for
all,’ he noted.

The art director of the Stanislavski Russian Theatre of Drama
Alexander Grigoryan remembered that Vladimir Msryan started his
activity from the Russian theatre. `He was devoted to the theatre. It
is very difficult to speak about him in a past tense, he never envied
anyone, he was just in love with theatre,’ Grigoryan said, adding that
`now the cemeteries are enriching and we are becoming poor,’ he said.

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Results of the Jivan Gasparyan International Duduk Competition to be
Concluded October

YEREVAN, AUGUST 27, ARMENPRESS: The Jivan Gasparyan International
Duduk Competition, which started upon the initiative of the `World
Armenian Congress’ NGO and `Armenians Union of Russia’ All-Russian
NGO, still goes on. The results of the competition will be concluded
October during the award ceremony.

Vladimir Aghayan, deputy president of the `World Armenian Congress’
and `Armenians Union of Russia’, told Armenpress that junior and young
duduk players from Armenia, Artsakh and the Diaspora are eligible for
partaking in the competition. He said the number of applications is
not clear yet, as the data will be concluded in the middle of
September.

`Our goal is to reveal and support talented young people, as well as
organize exchange of pedagogical practice in the teaching of young
duduk players,’ Vladimir Aghayan said.

The Jivan Gasparyan International Duduk Competition is being held in
association with RA Diaspora and Culture Ministries.

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Valuable items found during excavations of Lori Berd

YEREVAN, AUGUST 27, ARMENPRESS: The Historical-Cultural Heritage
Scientific-Research Center subordinated to the Armenian Culture
Ministry has registered noteworthy results after the wide-scale
researches carried out in Lori Berd village. Director of the center
Hakob Simonyan told Armenpress that the site dates back to the 10-17th
centuries. As a result of the excavations, the walls of 24 m height
and 20 m width have opened.

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Day of Open Doors in Shirak medical establishments

GYUMRI, AUGUST 27, ARMENPRESS: `Day of Open Doors’ was conducted today
in the medical establishments of Shirak province on the initiative of
the Armenian Republican Party. The specialists arrived from Yerevan
conducted diverse consultations in Gyumri – in the hospitals of
`Berlin’, `Mother and Child’, `Children’s Austrian’, `Karmir Khach’,
`Maternity Hospital’, and in a number of medical establishments of a
number of province communities. The residents were informed about the
initiative beforehand.

Chairperson of Shirak women’s council of the party told Armenpress
that taking into consideration some social difficulties, there is a
constant need of suchlike events. `Besides that, the trust in the
doctors arrived from Yerevan is great. That is why the number of the
visitors is large in the medical establishments where a day of open
doors is conducted,’ Mrs. Khachatryan said.

In some cases patients also get passes for having a more thorough
medical examination in Yerevan.

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12km-Long Street Lighting Network Delivered for Operation in Upper Getashen

GAVAR, AUGUST 27, ARMENPRESS: Ashot Mihranyan, who is a former
resident of Upper Getashen village of the province of Gegharkunik and
is engaged in business abroad, granted to his home village 60 thousand
USD. The sum was used for the construction of a 12km-long lighting
network.

Rubik Ghukasyan, head of community of Upper Getashen, told Armenpress
that the construction works of the new lighting network, which
involves the 90% of the village, started August, 2009. He says at
nights the whole Upper Getashen floods with light. The other
1,5km-long network is expected to be constructed by the local funds.

Rubik Ghukasyan added that the patriotic initiative was of great
significance to the village, as the Upper Getashen had been a dark
village in the Soviet period. A number of former villagers, working
abroad, have been supporting the village and partaking in community
improvement projects, which were involved in the ‘Quadrennial
Development Project of Upper Getashen’. The next important step will
be the improvement work of the roads of the community.

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New system of pension reforms being regulated

YEREVAN, AUGUST 27, ARMENPRESS: A governmental team has been set up by
the Armenian Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, which will regulate
the new system of pension reforms. Head of the Financial Market
Development Department of the Armenian Finance Ministry told
Armenpress that the new system will positively influence on
development of the financial market. It will create an opportunity to
get pension from several sources – voluntary, compulsory, accumulated
on own, etc.

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4357 tons of vegetables and 826,4 tons of fruits have been sold in the republic

YEREVAN, AUGUST 27, ARMENPRESS: As of August 24, 4357 tons of
vegetables and 826,4 tons of fruits have been sold in the republic.
Gevorg Ghazaryan, head of a department of Ministry of Agriculture,
told Armenpress that 2848 tons of sold vegetables come to share to
tomato, from fruits the 201 tons to apricot. The latter does not
include the apricot sold for making dried fruit.

`In general the year was not favorable,’ Ghazaryan said, explaining
that the spring rains noticeably damaged the plants of vegetables and
fruits.

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Lernik Alexanyan says the term extension of placing of Russian
military base in Armenia is a strait jacket for Turkey and Azerbaijan

YEREVAN, AUGUST 27, ARMENPRESS: In an interview with Armenpress Lernik
Alexanyan, member of the National Assembly and Armenian Republican
Party, considered the term extension of placing of a Russian military
base in Armenia a very serious and important step for our country.
`The extension of the term was of great importance in the sense that
our rivals understood that the Armenian-Russian cooperation is both
strategic and long-term,’ the parliament member said, stressing that
it, of course, stems from bilateral profits. According to Mr.
Alexanyan, in that issue the profits of Russia coincide with Armenia’s
and a choice of more correct step was just impossible in such a
situation.

Lernik Alexanyan attached importance to a provision of the contract,
according to which the security of Armenia will be defended. `By
saying security of Armenia we understand the Karabakhi security as
well,’ the parliament member stressed, noting that one of the
important results of the contract is that the latter will be a strait
jacket for Azerbaijan and Turkey. `The Russian policy has always been
rough and distinct,’ Mr. Alexanyan said, underscoring that both
Azerbaijan Armenia and Turkey know that. According to the parliament
member, Russia wants to grow its role in the region and the presence
of the Russian weapon and troops is a way of spreading influence.

`The growth of the Russian influence in the region is profitable for
us as well,’ Mr. Alexanyan said, noting that Azerbaijan, of course,
will try to improve the relations with Russia, even will play the role
of an offended party. According to the parliament member, one thing is
clear, the role of Russia in the region will grow.

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Sergey Manasaryan Appointed RA Foreign deputy Minister

YEREVAN, AUGUST 27, ARMENPRESS: RA President Serzh Sargsyan signed
today a decree on dismissing Sergey Manasaryan from the office of RA
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of
Bulgaria. The Presidential press service told Armenpress that
according to another decree of the President, Sergey Manasaryan was
appointed Deputy Minister of RA Foreign Affairs Ministry. Sergey
Manasaryan was born in 1959 in Yerevan.

He graduated from Yerevan State Agricultural Institute, faculty of
mechanics in 1981. From 1981 to 1988 he worked at the
scientific-research institute of agriculture mechanization. He entered
upon office at the State Plan in 1988. Afterwards Sergey Manasaryan
was appointed assistant to RA vice Prime Minister. He worked as an
assistant to RA Prime Minister, as well as chief of the staff of RA
Prime Minister and secretary-minister of RA Government. Sergey
Manasaryan got into office at RA Foreign Ministry and was appointed
deputy Foreign Minister in 1996. He worked as RA Ambassador to the
Arab Republic of Egypt from 1999 to 2005.

Sergey Manasaryan simultaneously represented Armenia in Morocco,
Libya, Ethiopia, Sudan and Oman. He worked as RA Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Bulgaria from
2005 to 2010. Sergey Manasaryan is a candidate of technical sciences.
He was awarded with the highest order of Bulgaria – `Stara Planina’.
Sergey Manasaryan is married, has two daughters.

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ARMENIANS COMMEMORATE THE 95TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FORTY DAYS OF
DEFENSE OF MUSA DAGH AND 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF ANJAR

Noyan Tapan 25.08.2010 | 18:30

Anjar – On Saturday 23 August in the afternoon, His Holiness Aram I,
accompanied by the President of Arzakh (Nagorno Karabagh), and members
of the clergy, arrived in Anjar. After a warm welcome by the people of
Anjar and pilgrims arriving from the diaspora, the Catholicos and his
entourage walked to St. Paul’s Church for the service of the
canonical hour. At the end of the service, Catholicos Aram I thanked
everyone for their warm welcome, and said that the presence of the
President of Arzakh, Pago Sahakian, added to the significance of these
anniversaries.

The procession then moved to the monument of the martyrs of Musa Dagh,
which they inaugurated with wreathes, and marked the event with
speeches and cultural presentations. His Holiness Aram I closed the
evening with the following words: `The past should shape our vision
for future action. Our history has shown that since the foundation of
our nation by our forefather Haig, we have struggled for our
independence and for justice for our people. The heroic defense of
Musa Dagh against the Ottomans demonstrates that in spite of our
different convictions we can unite and defy our oppressors.’
Referring to the present, His Holiness continued, `After the
genocide and deportation, we built `little Armenias’ wherever we
went. Anjar is a living example of this `little Armenia’. As
diaspora communities, we express our loyalty to our host countries,
without giving up our demand for justice, and today, we are assisting
our young Armenian Republic to grow and thrive. I am certain that we
shall remain united in our demand for justice in memory of our
martyrs’. At the end of his speech, Catholicos Aram I decorated
Dr. Vazken Der Kaloustian with the ensignia of St. Mesrob Mashdotz, in
recognition of his services to his people of Musa Dagh and the Church,
following the steps of his late father, Movses Der Kaloustian, one of
the heroes of Musa Dagh.

On Sunday, His Holiness Aram I presided over the Eucharistic
celebration. The two-day celebration came to an end with a Service in
Memory of the martyrs and an agape meal. Before giving his final
blessing, Catholicos Aram said, `Anniversaries should be the yeast,
the leavening agent that shapes our future actions. Our actions should
safeguard our specificity as Armenians, as they have in Anjar,
strengthen our common will as a people and deepen our Christian faith
through the teachings and spirituality of our Church’.

Armenian Catholicosate Of Cilicia

The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the two Catholicosates
of the Armenian Orthodox Church. Its jurisdiction extends over the
Armenian Communities in the Middle East, Europe and North and South
America. The Catholicosate, the administrative center of the church is
located in Antelias, Lebanon.

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