Author: Babajanian Karo

UK Military Academy, Azerbaijani Defense Ministry hold joint exercise

Tue 25 September 2012 07:35 GMT | 8:35 Local Time

UK Military Academy and Azerbaijani Defense Ministry hold joint
military trainings on `Protection management within wide security
context’ in Baku.
Press service of the Ministry told APA that the military servicemen of
the Defense Ministry, the representatives of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, National Security Service, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and
Internal Forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Special State
Protection as well as the State Protection Service are participating
in the trainings.

Security problems, the formation of protection sector, international
terrorism and anti-terrorism policy, crisis management; the formation
of politics, the strategy of national security, international
operations, the right of force using, human resources, the management
of information and reforms as well as other issue are discussed at the
exercise.

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San Antonio Express
Sept 28 2012

A 20th-century genocide unfolds in `Sandcastle’

By Deborah Martin

Somewhere deep in Chris Bohjalian’s papers at Amherst College is his
first stab at a novel about the Armenian genocide.

It was never published. And there’s a reason for that.

`It’s a terrible, terrible book,’ he said in a phone interview. `If
you’re a masochist or a scholar, you can read it.’

He seems to have done much better on his second attempt.

Most of the best-selling `The Sandcastle Girls,’ his 15th book, is set
during the 1915 genocide, in which 1.5 million Armenians were killed.

In a modern-day thread, a female novelist starts looking into that
history as a way to make sense of her grandparents, an Armenian
engineer and an American aid worker who met and fell in love while
those events were unfolding.

The story has personal significance for Bohjalian, who is of Armenian heritage.

Putting some of his own story into the mix – the grandparents’ home in
the book is similar to his grandparents’ home, for example – is one
reason this novel works and his first attempt didn’t, he said.

`I didn’t begin with the personal (then),’ he said. `My grandparents
were both genocide survivors. They took their stories to their grave.
I will never know precisely what they endured in 1915.’

The story has a much broader meaning as well, and that’s why he wanted
to try again. In the book, he frequently refers to the genocide as the
`Slaughter You Know Next to Nothing About.’

`There is a direct link between the Armenian genocide, the Holocaust,
the killing fields of Cambodia, Serbia, Rwanda and Darfur,’ he said.

Making sure that the Armenian genocide isn’t lost to history is
important, he said. `Denial is the final stage in the genocide.’

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PRESS RELEASE
September 28, 2012
Contact: Roupen Kouyoumdjian
(514) 265-4602

CanadaExpresses Renewed Interest in Nagorno-Karabakh Peace Process

Ottawa–On Wednesday, September 19, 2012, The Honourable Jason Kenney,
Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism distributed a
statement titled “MP Albrecht Expresses Canada’s Concern About the
Release of Ramil Safarov”.This statement drew attention to a statement
made that day in the House of Commons by Mr. Harold Albrecht, MP for
Kitchener-Conestoga and President of the Canada Armenia Parliamentary
Friendship Group on behalf of the Government of Canada.The statement,
reproduced in full below, expresses the government’s “utter contempt and
complete disbelief” at the pardon and release of convicted axe murderer
Ramil Safarov by Azerbaijani authorities.The statement also expresses
Canada’s continued support for the peace process in Nagorno-Karabakh.

This statement is only one of a number recent expressions of interest
shown by the Canadian government and politicians in advancing the
Nagorno-Karabakh peace process.

The Honourable Jim Karygiannis, MP for Scarborough-Agincourt acted as an
official observer for the presidential election in the Nagorno-Karabakh
Republic and held a town hall in Toronto on September 23, 2012, along
with Mr. Robert Avetisyan, Permanent Representative of the
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic to the United States of America and Canada, to
deliver his verdict that the presidential elections were free of any
irregularities and properly reflected the will of the people of the
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.Mr. Karygiannis also expressed his support for
the recognition of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic’s independence by the
international community.

Additionally, Mr. Avetisyan recently held a meeting with Canadian
parliamentarians in Ottawa where he discussed the ongoing peace process
and explained the importance of Canada supporting international
recognition of an independent Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.

Text of a statement circulated by the Honourable Jason Kenney:

Friends,

I wanted to share this important statement made by MP Harold Albrecht on
behalf of our Conservative Government in the House of Commons concerning
the release of Ramil Safarov.

*Harold Albrecht, Member for Kitchener—Conestoga (CPC): */Mr. Speaker,/

//

/I rise today to express my utter contempt and complete disbelief of
recent developments in the case of Azerbaijani military officer, Ramil
Safarov./

//

/On August 31, Safarov was transferred from Hungary to Azerbaijan to
ostensibly serve out a life prison sentence for the brutal murder of an
Armenian military officer in 2004. Upon his return, he was pardoned and
released./

//

/These developments are of real concern to Canada, and in particular to
Canadians of Armenian descent who want peace in their homeland. /

//

/Murder should be condemned, not rewarded./

//

/Canada continues to support the ongoing peace process, and we will
continue to promote regional cooperation and reconciliation. We
encourage all parties to take the necessary measures to increase trust
and constructively contribute to the peace process between Armenia and
Azerbaijan./

//

/Sincerely,/

//

/Hon. Jason Kenney, PC, MP/

/Calgary//Southeast/

/ ///

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grassroots human rights organization. Working in coordination with a
network of offices, chapters, and supporters throughout Canada and
affiliated organizations around the world, the ANCC actively advances
the concerns of the Canadian-Armenian community on a broad range of issues.

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Le CNAC est l’organisation**canadienne-arménienne des droits humains
la plus large et influentielle. Collaborant avec une série de bureaux,
chapitres et souteneurs à travers le Canada et des organisations
affiliées à travers le monde, le CNAC s’occupe activement des
inquiétudes de la communauté canadienne-arménienne.

Immigration ensures economic growth in Armenia – public figure

September 29, 2012 – 20:02 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Immigration plays an important role in Armenia’s
economic development, with 5000 Armenians who resolve to immigrate to
RA ensuring 2% economic growth, representative of the
newly-established `Repatriation to Armenia’ foundation Avetik
Chalabyan said.

Another foundation representative Sam Samuelyan stressed the need of
creating favorable conditions in RA to ensure Diaspora Armenians’
successful return and integration into Armenia’s society, in the face
of the tensions in the Middle East.

Mr. Chalabyan, in turn, voiced hope that cooperation with the
government will yield tangible positive results, despite the small
number of Armenians.

`Though the number of emigrants exceeds that of immigrants, we
consider the establishment of the foundation an appropriate step,
given current developments in Syria,’ Mr. Chalabyan said.

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The Armenian American community of Northeast Ohio thanks Dan Hanson for
posting coverage of Armenian Independence Day at Cleveland City Hall on
ClevelandPeople.Com.
Questions? Want to know more? Want to support Armenian artisans at
Noah’s Landing? Please contact me, Anita Kazarian, at
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But first, Click on the link below and be connected to
Cleveland’s Armenian community and enjoy the music, photos and
videos of Cleveland celebrating
Armenian Independence Day!

For the first time, Armenian Independence was celebrated with a ceremony
in the Rotunda of Cleveland City Hall. Over 200 people attended the
event and the Flag of Armenia flew over City Hall for several days.
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and other dignitaries spoke. There were
also musical performances and mixing and mingling on this historic
occasion. You can view 3 pages of photos and videos from the
event starting at

New Generation movement: persecution of Oskanian political order

September 29, 2012 – 18:59 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – New Generation (Nor Seround) youth movement issued a
statement on September 29, slamming the criminal case instigated
against Civilitas Foundation founded by former foreign minister Vartan
Oskanian.

`Persecution of ex-minister Vartan Oskanian is noting but a political
order, which reaffirms the unlawfulness in our country.

An end must be put to this,’ the statement reads.

US dissatisfied with Baku and Budapest over Azeri killer case

news.am
September 28, 2012 | 22:19

WASHINGTON. – The U.S. is “not satisfied” with explanations from Baku
and Budapest over Azeri killer Safarov case, the U.S. Assistant
Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon
told Radio Liberty.

`Washington continues to express `dismay and disappointment’ to
Budapest about its decision to extradite Ramil Safarov to Baku,’ he
said adding Washington is sending the same message to Azerbaijani
government, which granted a pardon to Safarov immediately.

“We were appalled by the glorification that we heard in some quarters
of somebody who was convicted of murder,” Gordon said.

He called the case “a real provocation in the region.”

APA, Azerbaijan
Sept 28 2012

Turkish FM stresses necessity to solve Nagorno Karabakh problem within
territorial integrity of Azerbaijan at the 67th session of the UN
General Assembly

[ 29 Sep 2012 01:32 ]

Baku-APA. Ahmet Davutoglu, Foreign Minister of Turkey talked about
Nagorno Karabakh problem at the 67th session of the UN General
Assembly.

`Each time we are noting need to solve Nagorno Karabakh conflict
within territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. But during the latest 20
year there is not any concrete measures in this direction,’ said Ahmet
Davutoglu.

Turkish FM also touched war in Syria as well as conflicts in Palestine
and Cyprus.

3,257 seeking jobs in Nagorno-Karabakh Republic

STEPANAKERT, September 28. /ARKA/. In early September 2012, the number
of jobseekers in Nagorno-Karabakh Republic was 3,257, of which 3,091
were women.

According to the information available on the Nagorno-Karabakh labor
and social affairs ministry’s website, the number of people seeking
jobs has contracted by 355 over one year.

Some 3,014 people (92.5% of jobseekers) have unemployment status. Of
them, 2,664 are Stepanakert’s residents, and only 51 are Askeran
province’s residents.

Some 341 of the registered unemployed, including 297 women, receive
unemployment benefit. Their number reduced by 145, compared with the
previous year’s September.

Some 160 people have been employed over a period between early
September 2011 and early September 2012, 129 of them were women.-0-

Thousands attend opposition rally in Tbilisi

tert.am
19:14 – 29.09.12

An opposition rally in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, attracted a crowd
of 100,000, Interfax reports, citing Georgian experts.

Tbilisi’s Freedom Square and neighboring districts were said to be
full of people too.

The Georgian authorities had gathered together around 70,000 people in
the same area a day before.

Bidzina Ivanishvili, who heads the opposition coalition Georgian
Dream, told the crowd at today’s rally that `the birthday of a new
Georgia has arrived’.

He said the country has launched `a struggle against violence’ despite
what he called the regime’s terrorism against the opposition.

Armenian News – Tert.am