Author: Antranik Varosian

Political analyst. Why doesn’t Armenia PM dare to open Amulsar roads?

Antranik Varosian
News.am, Armenia
Oct 26 2019
Political analyst. Why doesn’t Armenia PM dare to open Amulsar roads? Political analyst. Why doesn’t Armenia PM dare to open Amulsar roads?

22:14, 26.10.2019
                  

Globally, PM Nikol Pashinyan’s authorities do not dare to open the Amulsar gold mine roads, as he knows perfectly well how he has dismantled the Police of Armenia. Political analyst Argishti Kiviryan wrote about this on his Facebook page.

He added as follows:

(…)  and in this case has no confidence that in the face of serious local resistance, the current power structures are able to do so with their preparedness. 

These are not the police of the time of [third president] Serzh [Sargsyan], who [the police], in case of a relative command, were able to neutralize the wave of protests against the authorities by force even until the last day before the change of power.

These are the police that were completely dismantled under Nikol’s rule, and that was precisely what [ex-Police chief] Valeriy Osipyan had said to these authorities directly before his resignation, who it’s not that he was not ready to carry out the operation, but only warned that even the current police might not be able to do so properly even in case of great wish.

Nikol managed to dismantle the power structures in a year and a half so that he is currently left unprotected globally. A fire properly organized from any spark is capable of collapsing not only the power structures, but also mechanically dismantling the current power amorphous and fluid pyramid.

At present, a well-organized force with far fewer supporters is capable of accomplishing much faster than what Nikol accomplished in April 2018.

Of course, theoretically Nikol will try to restore the police resources now, but that is not an effective management of the fake; it requires serious knowledge, team and will, which if had been, especially there was no meaning in dismantling the police. In the case of literate reforms it could have been transformed into a very exemplary and effectively working  structure, from which both the state and the people would have benefitted.

NATO PA delegates criticize Turkey’s operations in Syria

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NATO PA delegates criticize Turkey’s operations in Syria

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YEREVAN, OCTOBER 21, ARMENPRESS. The NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s autumn session focused mainly on the Turkish military operations in Syria, the Armenian parliamentary delegation members told during a press conference, adding that many European countries criticized Turkey’s offensive in Syria.

“As the session days were coincided with the Turkish military operations in Syria, this issue became a subject of discussion. The issues discussed at the Defense Committee also related to Syria, the future of the armed forces of the NATO member states”, My Step faction MP Andranik Kocharyan said.

Another member of the Armenian delegation, Bright Armenia faction MP Gevorg Gorgisyan said he participated in the debates on civilian security and science, technologies. “Both debates focused on Turkey’s invasion in Syria. Turkey explained its operation stating that there are terrorists. But the representatives of the European countries were not satisfied with this”, the MP said.

NATO Parliament Assembly session was held in London on October 11-14.

Aurora Prize Laureates had lunch with children of Orran and UWC Dilijan students

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Aurora Prize Laureates had lunch with children of Orran and UWC Dilijan students

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YEREVAN, OCTOBER 21, ARMENPRESS. Aurora Prize Laureates Burundian activist Marguerite Barankitse (2016), American physician and missionary Dr. Tom Catena (2017), Rohingya lawyer and human rights campaigner Kyaw Hla Aung (2018) and Yazidi activist Mirza Dinnayi (2019) on October 19 met with the children of Orran charitable NGO and students of UWC Dilijan on the sidelines of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative.

The kids of Orran made a short performance for the guests and then had a lunch with them. Founder of Orran Armine Hovhannisyan welcomed the lunch participants.

The guests discussed a number of issues threatening to the world, as well as raised issues of public concern.

Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan




Sports: Who will lead Armenian squad?

Antranik Varosian
News.am, Armenia
Oct 19 2019

By Samvel Sukiasyan

Armen Gyulbudaghyants resigned Friday as Armenian football squad manager amid the unsuccessful October clashs, as Armenian squad almost lost their chances of reaching Euro 2020 final stage.

NEWS.am Sport is thinking out loud and suggests three possible scenarios on who would lead the squad.

LET’S LOCAL PICS HELP US

Only two games remained before the end of the qualifying round. In November, the Armenian team will receive Greece, after which it will end the tournament with an away clash agaisnt Italians. The end of the qualifying cycle may be entrusted to the assistants of Gyulbudaghyants or other local specialists. Although, the choice is small.

GINES MELENDEZ

Since December last year, the eminent Spanish specialist Gines Melendez has been occupying the post of FFA technical director.

The 69-year-old specialist, who recorded impressive successes with the youth teams of Spain, came to Armenia for a different purpose, however, he still holds master classes for Armenian coaches, is an FFA instructor, and it is possible that together with his compatriots will resume the coaching career.

FOREIGN SPECIALIST

It is likely that the FFA leadership will not ‘play through’ the qualifying cycle and will try to invite a foreign specialist right now with an eye to the future. After the change of FFA leadership, active talks were conducted with Italian specialists. However, Gianni De Biasi and Delio Rossi, who arrived in Yerevan, for one reason or another refused to head our team. Maybe the successful performance of our team in the qualifying tournament will affect the position of eminent experts. It is possible that there are other candidates from abroad in the FFA short-list.

P.S. Many people sometimes forget that the coach is not a magician, and the result largely depends on the players.

However, we need a coach who will make all the guys believe in themselves and will be able to squeeze the most out of them, as late Ian Porterfield did.

ARMENPRESS, Yerevan Subway pay homage to Komitas with unique exhibition on 150th anniversary of birth

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ARMENPRESS,Yerevan Subway pay homage to Komitas with unique exhibition on 150th anniversary of birth

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YEREVAN, OCTOBER 17, ARMENPRESS. The ARMENPRESS News Agency and the Yerevan Subway teamed up to pay homage to Komitas by organizing an exclusive exhibition dedicated to the musicologist and composer’s 150th anniversary of birth.

The exhibition includes rare photos depicting Komitas himself, as well as other great figures that at any point in time had relation to him.

The exhibition was held at the Yeritasardakan metro station, and President Armen Sarkissian personally attended the inauguration. The opening ceremony was accompanied by Komitas State Conservatory students performing Komitas.

The president toured the exhibition and viewed the pictures.

ARMENPRESS director Aram Ananyan, speaking to reporters, reminded that 2019 is marked by the 150th anniversaries of birth of two greats – Hovhannes Tumanyan and Komitas, and this year ARMENPRESS has re-organized two exhibitions which were originally launched 50 years ago by the agency’s predecessor – the Armenian Telegraph Agency, dedicated to the two prominent Armenian figures.

“We decided to organize a retrospect exhibition of these exhibitions. We want to show how much their literary and musical legacy was valued before, how much it is valued now and how much it will be valued in the future. This was also a unique homage to all generations of ARMENPRESS employees who had contributed to the accomplishment of these exhibitions,” Ananyan said, adding that the unique photos on display have also been digitized.

Speaking about the selection of the venue, Ananyan said that ARMENPRESS has already collaborated with the Yerevan subway before as part of the First Armenian International Photo Festival.

“Here, a broader segment of people can see these unique archive photos. It is possible that the exhibition will be presented in many other platforms also. Let me inform that we plan to organize a Tumanyan exhibition in Dsegh and also realize an exhibition in Tbilisi’s Tumanyan House where Tumanyan and Komitas will meet. They’ve frequently met under this roof,” Ananyan said.

The exhibition has been organized as a result of collaboration between ARMENPRESS, the Karen Demirchyan Yerevan Metro and the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory. Converse Bank sponsored the event.

Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan

A1+: Little Armenia opens a big door for the world to become a stronger and more active part of the world – Aurora Forum co-founder (video)

Antranik Varosian

Among the forums that were held, Aurora is perhaps the most original, optimistic and unique one, says forum co-founder Nubar Afeyan.

“Little Armenia opens a big door for the world to become a stronger and more active part of the world, and the world to be represented much more in Armenia and Armenians,” said Afeyan, adding that the Aurora Forum aims to make Armenia place one of the international platforms, like Davos, New York, London and other developed countries, where important topics are discussed.

Within the framework of the forum today, a new international postage stamp by HayPost, featuring 2018 Aurora Prize Laureate Kyaw Hla Aung, was cancelled.

The Aurora stamp is issued in 12,000 copies valued at 350 AMD.

Aurora forum was held on , during the inaugural Aurora Forum, in the Kamar Business Center in Yerevan.


Kurds in Armenia protest against Turkey’s military operation in Syria

Antranik Varosian
Panorama, Armenia
Oct 15 2019

Representatives of the Kurdish community in Armenia are staging a protest outside the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan to decry Turkey’s military offensive against Kurdish-held areas in northern Syria.

“We urge the superpowers to at least once abandon their overriding interests, the interests of selling petrol and armaments and hold the bloody and genocidal hand of turkey and say, “Enough with committing a genocide of different nations –  peoples having been considered ethnic minorities in your country – once in a hundred years,” said MP Knyaz Hasanov, the chairman of the Kurdish National Council of Armenia NGO.

The deputy stressed Turkey, which has built a state on the lands of other nations, has reached to a point that now it kills national minorities outside its borders, this time in Syria.

“Today we have gathered here, in front of the [U.S.] embassy, to condemn the wrong attitude of the American authorities towards the Kurdish people. We condemn the silence of the international community. We need to join our efforts to stop the war,” Hasanov said.

The court completely satisfied the claim of Konstantin Orbelyan against Nazeni Gharibyan

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The court completely satisfied the civil claim of the artistic director of the Opera Theater Konstantin Orbelyan against the former Minister of Culture Nazeni Gharibyan.


On July 24, the session of Konstantin Orbelyan’s lawsuit against the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia started in the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction.


Orbelyan demanded to declare Gharibyan’s March 3, 2019 “order to terminate the powers of Konstantin Orbelyan” invalid, reinstate him at work and pay the amount of forced idle time. “I would not go to court if there was a 1 percent doubt that I would not win. I was appointed by law, I was dismissed illegally,” Orbelyan said earlier in a conversation with HJ.


Let’s remind that by the order of Nazeni Gharibyan, acting Minister of Culture, Konstantin Orbelyan was released from the position of the director of the theater on March 29, because according to the law on non-governmental organizations, he cannot hold the position of the theater director and artistic director at the same time.


The day after Gharibyan signed the order, the staff of the Opera Theater protested, after which they met with RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Having received no response from Nikol Pashinyan, Orbelyan appealed to the court.

President Sarkissian hosts Columbia University Professor John Bilezikian and his delegation

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 11:52, 8 October, 2019

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 8, ARMENPRESS. President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian on October 8 hosted famous doctor, Professor at the Columbia University John Bilezikian and his delegation who are in Armenia to participate in a symposium on osteoporosis issues, the President’s Office told Armenpress.

The guests introduced the purpose of symposium, highlighted the importance of public awareness raising on the issue, in particular the need to implement educational programs among the youth and in the provinces of Armenia for this purpose.

President Sarkissian welcomed the programs implemented by John Bilezikian in Armenia, as well as attached importance to the activity of the Osteoporosis Center operating in Armenia for already two years.

Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan