Author: Babajanian Karo

EXPERT DUBS MASS FALSIFICATION AS AZERI METHOD IN INFORMATION WAR

PanARMENIAN.Net
April 19, 2012 – 15:49 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Political scientist named mass falsification as the
key method of Azerbaijani authorities’ activity in the information war.

As Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan told a press conference, they spend
enormous amount of money on printing literature about Nagorno Karabakh
and the Armenians.

“Azerbaijanis, doubtlessly surpass Armenians in number of literature
released,” Mr. Melik-Shahnazaryan said, adding that Azeri literature
on the subject mainly is not taken seriously by researchers or by
educated people.

The expert further named insufficient coverage of events, lack of
professional journalists in each field and use of unfiltered Internet
as the main shortcomings of the Armenian media.

AMB. EVANS TO SPEAK IN CHICAGO AT GENOCIDE COMMEMORATION

Armenian Weekly
April 19, 2012

CHICAGO, Ill.-Former U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Marshall Evans,
a highly respected Foreign Service officer and international affairs
expert, will be the guest speaker at a commemorative event on April
21. The title of his talk is “The Question of Justice.”

John Evans Evans served as U.S. ambassador to Armenia from September
2004 to September 2006. In February 2005, while back in the
U.S. visiting Armenian American communities, he made the following
now-notorious statement: “I will today call it the Armenian Genocide. I
think we, the U.S. government, owe you, our fellow citizens, a more
frank and honest way of discussing this problem.” As a result of
his integrity and courage to speak out on the Armenian Genocide,
Evans was recalled from his position as ambassador to Armenia in May
2006 and subsequently “retired” from the U.S. Foreign Service after
a distinguished career of over 30 years.

The event will take place at 7:30 p.m. at Armenian All Saints Church
and Community Center, 1701 N. Greenwood Rd. in Glenview. It is free
and open to the public.

ANNUAL AWARD “THE BEST IT MANAGERS” 2012 LAUNCHED

armradio.am
19.04.2012 17:59

“Investing in young managers with state-of-the-art knowledge in IT
sphere is the most important factor leading Armenia to have its special
place in IT global market,” Director of Synopsys Armenia CJSC Hovik
Musayelyan told a press conference dedicated to the Annual Award
“The Best IT Managers” 2012. Musayelyan is the President of the
Award Committee.

“It is obviously impossible to enhance the overall effectiveness of
economic system without IT sphere and in this context the educational
and training system of IT specialists has vital role as an essential
guaranty of modernization. Implementing this program will majorly
contribute to both development of local organizations and overall
advancement of the sphere” – said Assistant to the RA Prime Minister
Vardan Nikoyan

The Annual Award “The Best IT Managers”, established under the high
patronage of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia aims to
provide IT Managers in Armenia with favorable opportunities to improve
managerial qualifications and skills in business administration by
taking training courses in different prestigious universities around
the world.

Winners will have an opportunity to learn business management
principles that determine success in tech industry, test their
business perspectives and innovative thinking, gain business knowledge
from distinguished faculty with high-tech experience, create new
professional relationships with highly qualified peers and build
life-long business contacts, become a part of an exclusive network
of 3500+ executives.

Eligible candidates are IT managers with at least 10 year managerial
experience; working at IT companies registered in Armenia. Winners
from the previous year cannot submit an application in the subsequent
three years.

115TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF YEGHISHE CHARENTS CELEBRATED THIS YEAR
Sona Hakobyan

“Radiolur”
19.04.2012 16:47

2012 is a year of anniversaries. Armenia marks the 500th anniversary
of book-printing. Yerevan has been proclaimed World Book Capital 2012.

Besides, this year marks the 115th birth anniversary of great poet
Yeghishe Charents and the 100th anniversary of his literary activity.

On this occasion the General Education Department of the Yerevan
City Hall will organize a number of events in cooperation with the
Charents home-museum. The events started on March 13, the birthday
of the great poet.

According to Lilit Hakobyan, Deputy Head of the General Education
Department of the Yerevan City Hall, the events will be held not only
in Yerevan, but also in different regions of the country. These will
include concerts, lessons, exhibitions. Charents Days will be held
in Artsakh, as well.

YEREVAN TO HOST CONFERENCE ON 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIAN SCOUT MOVEMENT

news.am
April 19, 2012 | 14:15

YEREVAN. – The National Scout Movement of Armenia (HASK) NGO will
organize, in the capital Yerevan on Saturday, a conference devoted
to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian scout movement.

During the event, the history of the Armenian scout movement, and
its modern-day challenges and development prospects will be discussed.

The HASK NGO is a part of the Armenian General Athletic Union, and
it is Armenia’s sole full member in the World Organization of the
Scout Movement.

DAVTYAN SAYS RESOLUTION IS EVIDENCE TURKEY ‘CANNOT ADVANCE’

Panorama.am
19/04/2012

“Closed borders are not only unacceptable, but incomprehensible for
the international community and yet it’s not surprising that such a
resolution has highlighted the impermissibility of closed borders,”
Republican MP Artak Davtyan told Panorama.am commenting on resolution
adopted by EU-Armenia Association Agreement.

MP Artak Davtyan has underlined that the international community and
foreign colleagues have repeatedly highlighted the impermissibility
of blocking a country and imposing preconditions.

Closed borders are unacceptable for the European Union,
particularly when not only Armenian-Turkish border is closed, but
Armenian-Azerbaijani is.

The Republican MP said the resolution is evidence that having closed
borders Turkey “cannot advance” in the EU membership process and
greatly harms its own reputation.

THE FRESCO OF MINAS “ARMENIA” WILL BE RESTORED

ARMENPRESS
APRIL 19, 2012
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, APRIL 19, ARMENPRESS: Minas Avetisyan’s fresco “Armenia” will
be restored by the funding of the Government: it is situated on one of
the walls of Vahramaberd’s House of culture which has been affected
by the earthquake. As Armenpress reports, Tigran Sargsyan mentioned
during the session of the Government: “After the restoring the fresco
will again be situated in the Hosue of culture of Vahramaberd. We hope
that there will be benefactors from Gyumri with the help of whom will
be restored the other two frescos of Minas which are on the edge of
abrasion,” said the Prime minister. Tigran Sargsyan reminded that
already five of eight frescos of Minas, which are on the edge of
abrasion, have been restored, and the restoration works of fresco
“Armenia” will begin in the near future.

As said the Minister of Culture of RA Hasmik Poghosyan, for the
realization of that works 20 million AMD are needed.

>From the budget of RA 230 million AMD have been provided to the
Ministry of Urban Development for restoring the House of culture
in Vahramaberd.

PRESS RELEASE
Office of Assemblymember Portantino
Wendy Gordon
626.720.3409 mobile
626.577.9944 office

CONTACT: Hovanes Gasparian
April 19,2012

Assemblymember Anthony Portantino and Staff Commemorate Armenian Genocide

Beginning last Sunday night at the University of Southern California
Armenian Studies Institute gala, where a $7 million dollar endowment
for the Armenian Studies department was announced and celebrated,
Assemblymember Anthony Portantino and District Representative Hovanes
Gasparian began the solemn celebration of Genocide week in California
. On Thursday, Portantino joined Assemblymember Katcho Achadjian in
presenting HR 27 on the floor of the State Assembly. “I was humbled
and moved to join my friend Katcho in commemorating the 97th year
since these heinous acts were committed against a proud people,”
commented Portantino. Portantino also co-authored SJR 23, presented in
the Senate by Senator Joe Simitian.

The ceremony was followed by the screening of Dr. Kay Mouradian’s
poignant film about her mother’s story of survival during the Armenian
Genocide, titled “My Mother’s Voice.” Dr. Mouradian is a constituent
whose moving film tells a story we can all share.

On the evening of April 23, Portantino’s legislative representative
for Armenian outreach, Hovanes Gasparian, will serve as the Master of
Ceremonies for the Armenian Genocide Commemoration to be held at
Bicknell Park in Montebello. Tenie Khachikian from Portantino’s
office will be attending a Candlelight Vigil and Service at
St. Gregory’s in Pasadena, which takes place concurrently with the
event in Montebello. On April 24, Mr. Gasparian will attend
additional Genocide Commemorations in both Pasadena and Montebello.

“I am blessed to join my friends and colleagues, Hovanes and Tenie, in
recognizing the first genocide of the 20th century and I implore our
country to follow California’s lead, sending a message that living in
denial serves no one and disrespects an entire culture and people.
Certainly, Hovanes and Tenie have personal and family stories that
make this day and week heartfelt and significant for them and their
families. I wish them and all Californians of Armenian descent well
as we remember and commit to always remembering the tragedy of
1915,”concluded Portantino.

MARCH TO BE HELD IN ISTANBUL FOR ARMENIAN SOLDIER KILLED IN TURKISH ARMY

NEWS.AM
April 20, 2012 | 14:18

A march will be organized in Istanbul on Saturday in memory of Sevag
Sahin Balikci, the Istanbul Armenian who was killed, on April 24,
2011, in a military unit while serving in the Turkish army.

“The criminal and murderer mindset that killed Sevag Sahin are not
condemned yet. We again see that now, just as in 1915, they protect
the killers of Armenians in this country, and they are not punished.

And the authorities incite fascism and discrimination in the squares,”
reads the statement issued by Nor Zartonk (New Awakening) Armenian
website of Istanbul.

Sevag Balikci was killed by fellow soldier Kivanc Agaoglu, but the
Turkish gendarmerie had stated that the death had occurred accidentally
while the soldiers were joking around. Sevag’s parents assert that
he was killed for being Armenian.

Agaoglu was released at the very first court hearing, and on the
grounds that he had no reason to escape. But at Diyarbakir Military
Court, an anonymous senior officer had stated that, after Sevag’s
murder, an eyewitness soldier had told him that Kivanc Agaoglu had
told Sevag: “Chubby, I will kill you!”

TURKS WORRIED ARMENIANS MAY BENEFIT FROM EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS DECISION

news.am
April 20, 2012 | 00:20

European Court of Human Rights’ decision on the Katyn massacres in
1940 against Russia worried the Turks.

The Court’s decision claims that the Katyn events are considered
to be military crimes hence the crime has no statute of limitation,
Turkish Milliyet reports.

According to a professor from the Ankara University, the Court’s given
decision may serve as a precedent for Dersim, Sivas, Corum and other
massacres against Turkey.

The professor stated that if one of the members of the massacred
Armenian family in 1915 appeals to the Court, it may satisfy it.