L’ombre de la Turquie derrière le triple assassinat de Paris

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L’ombre de la Turquie derrière le triple assassinat de Paris

Le principal suspect, Ömer Güney,aurait agi pour des commanditaires
liés à l’appareil sécuritaire de l’État turc.

Le président de la République française effectue une visite d’État en
Turquie lundi et mardi prochains. Un sujet embarrassant sera du voyage
; il s’agit d’Ömer Güney, unique suspect du triple assassinat du 147,
rue La Fayette, près de la gare du Nord à Paris, le 9 janvier 2013.
Trois militantes kurdes, Sakine Cansiz, Fidan Dogan et Leyla Soylemez
avaient été découvertes froidement exécutées de plusieurs balles dans
la tête au premier étage de cet immeuble haussmannien, dans le local
du Centre d’information du Kurdistan, chargé de la propagande de la
rébellion du Parti des travailleurs du Kurdistan (PKK).

En détention provisoire à Fresnes, Ömer Güney, qui se trouvait sur
place à l’heure du crime, clame son innocence depuis un an mais de
nouveaux éléments troublants renforcent la piste de commanditaires en
Turquie. Et mènent au c`ur de l’État turc. Un enregistrement sonore
avec trois voix a été anonymement publié ces jours-ci sur Internet.
L’une est attribuée à Ömer Güney, les deux autres à des agents du MIT,
les services de renseignements turcs. La discussion porte notamment
sur la reconnaissance des lieux où les meurtres de cadres du PKK
réfugiés en Europe sont prévus et sur les services de renseignements
français. Ömer Güney assure qu’il fait l’objet de leur part « d’une
filature intense ». Un autre document mis en ligne est présenté comme
étant une note d’information du MIT. Datée 18 novembre 2012, elle fait
mention d’un individu, désigné par nom de code « La Source », à qui 6
000 ont été remis afin qu’il pare aux dépenses nécessaires à la
suppression de Sakine Cansiz.

Un profil d’agent infiltré Ces pièces sont-elles authentiques ? Leur
expertise sera déterminante. Elles sont en tout cas prises très au
sérieux par les milieux kurdes. « Après avoir écouté cet
enregistrement, nous pouvons affirmer avec certitude qu’il s’agit bien
de la voix d’Ömer Güney », affirme la Fédération des associations
kurdes de France. Les personnes qui ont côtoyé ce ressortissant turc
qui disait se passionner par la cause kurde reconnaissent même ses
tics de langage. De son côté, le MIT a indiqué dans un communiqué
qu’il n’avait « absolument rien à voir avec les meurtres ». Pour
Gülten Kisanak, coprésidente du Parti pour la paix et la démocratie,
la vitrine politique du PKK en Turquie, la tuerie de Paris a donc «
bien été planifiée et organisée en coordination avec des
fonctionnaires de l’État turc ». Le fait que le MIT ne dise mot sur la
nature des documents suscite la suspicion. « Si les documents ne
proviennent pas du MIT, alors d’où viennent-ils, s’est interrogé le
député pro-kurde, Altan Tan. Si vous êtes incapables d’y répondre, il
ne vous reste plus qu’à fermer la boutique. »

La mise en cause du MIT va bien au-delà de l’accusation de
l’implication d’un organisme de l’État. C’est ce service qui a été
chargé par le premier ministre turc de conduire des pourparlers avec
le PKK. Les discussions, chance historique de mettre fin à un conflit
qui a fait plus de 40 000 morts depuis 1984, ont été rendues publiques
quelques jours avant le carnage parisien. Elles sont menées par le
patron du MIT, Hakan Fidan, l’homme de confiance de Recep Tayyip
Erdogan. Crimes commandités par le négociateur ? Par un groupuscule
nationaliste opposé à la paix et niché à l’intérieur de l’agence ?
Rumeurs destinées à distiller le poison du doute afin de saper les
négociations ? Autant de questions toujours sans réponse. Le timing de
la publication de la bande audio et du document écrit surgit également
en pleine guerre entre le premier ministre, qui cherche par tous les
moyens à étouffer un gigantesque scandale de corruption, et la
confrérie religieuse de Fethullah Gülen, qu’il accuse d’être derrière
l’offensive judiciaire contre ses proches. Viser Hakan Fidan, c’est
donc atteindre par ricochet Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Ces derniers rebondissements renforcent en tout cas le profil d’agent
infiltré d’Ömer Güney qui apparaît après un an d’enquête. Ce Turc qui
avait su se rendre indispensable dans la communauté kurde de la
banlieue parisienne avait, au mieux, des accointances avec les Loups
Gris, les milices d’extrême droite et a effectué au moins trois
mystérieux voyages dans son pays d’origine dans les mois précédents
les meurtres. Muni de cinq téléphones portables, il communiquait avec
des interlocuteurs secrets en Turquie par l’intermédiaire de
messageries… Ankara n’a fourni jusqu’à présent aucun renseignement
susceptible d’éclaircir ces zones d’ombre. À Paris, l’entourage du
président français considère qu’il « n’y a pas aujourd’hui de preuves
d’une implication des services turcs ». « J’espère que François
Hollande aura le courage de mettre le sujet sur la table, déclare,
pour sa part, Antoine Comte, avocat de la partie civile. Depuis
l’affaire Ben Barka, la France est incapable de désigner un État
coupable d’un assassinat politique. »

Par Laure Marchand

Publié le 24/01/2014 à 08:12

LE FIGARO

samedi 25 janvier 2014,
Stéphane ©armenews.com

Le père de Sergueï Nikoyan, le jeune arménien tué à Kiev témoigne

UKRAINE
Le père de Sergueï Nikoyan, le jeune arménien tué à Kiev témoigne

Sergueï Nikoyan l’un des cinq manifestants tués par la police lors des
affrontements de Kiev (Ukraine) aimait l’Arménie selon son père Gaguik
Nikoyan. Ce dernier a confié aux journalistes de News.am que son fils
été né en Ukraine et n’avait jamais été en Arménie ou au Haut
Karabagh.« Mais il aimait l’Arménie. Dans sa chambre près de son lit,
il avait suspendu le drapeau de l’Arménie. Il fréquentait l’église
arménienne et connaissait l’Histoire de son peuple » a ajouté le père
de Sergueï Nikoyan. Il était le seul garçon de la famille et avait
fait des études en physique dans un établissement scolaire à
Dnierprotserjinski. « L’été je partais avec mon fils en Crimée pour
gagner de l’argent. Nous nous occupions de commerce, avec des travaux
saisonniers. Le reste de l’année on été également commerçants. Sergueï
s’entrainait au karaté » dit le père de Sergueï Nikoyan qui ne
comprend pas pourquoi son fils avait pris part aux manifestations de
Kiev. Il ajoute « Il avait une vision politique, mais il ne faisait
pas partie d’un quelconque parti politique. Je ne savais pas qu’il
allait à Kiev pour prendra part aux manifestations. Lorsqu’il était
venu me voir durant trois jours, je lui avais mis en garde de na pas
aller à Kiev. Mais il ne m’a pas écouté ».

Krikor Amirzayan

samedi 25 janvier 2014,
Krikor Amirzayan ©armenews.com

Central Committee of the Catholicosate of Cilicia sets priorities fo

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Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
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Antelias-Lebanon

The Central Committee of the Catholicosate of Cilicia sets priorities for
2014

Anelias – 25 January 2014. Following the meeting of the Council of
Religion, the Council of Laity met under the Presidency of His Holiness Aram
I. The members reviewed the programmes and budgets proposed by the General
Assembly and approved the following priorities for 2014: Construction
projects, preparatory activities for the 100th anniversary commemoration of
the Genocide, activities of the Committee on Protecting the Western Armenian
Language, the programme and budget of the Khatcher Kaloustian Pedagogical
Centre.

At the end of the deliberations of the two Councils, the Central Committee
met in plenary and highlighted the following concerns: Assistance to the
community in Syria to stay and rebuild its life, cooperation between the two
Holy Sees of Etchmiadzin and Cilicia on the basis of the decisions taken
during the last All Armenian Bishops conference and proposals related to the
dioceses of the Catholicosate of Cilicia.

His Holiness Aram I closed the meeting with the following words, ” In
humility and without overrating our achievements, our task is to serve our
people by recovering the Spirituality of our Church in our daily lives,
promoting educational activities, safeguarding our cultural heritage,
serving our members in need and promoting ecumenical relations. We lack
neither commitment nor faith nor vision. What we lack is finances. I pray
and remain confident that our faithful will support the work of our Church
as approved by you, their representatives.”
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Anastasia Taylor-Lind’s Best Photo: A Wedding In Nagorno-Karabakh

ANASTASIA TAYLOR-LIND’S BEST PHOTO: A WEDDING IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH

[ Part 2.2: “Attached Text” ]

‘The couple, Artak and Armine, received £470 at their wedding, then
£150 for their first child. Families with six kids get a house’ *
Interview by Karin Andreasson * * The Guardian, Thursday 23 January
2014 * Jump to comments (9) A wedding in Nagorno-Karabakh View
larger picture A wedding in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photograph: Anastasia
Taylor-Lind

In 2011, the world’s population reached 7 billion. When I looked
into this more, I found that reduction programmes like China’s
one-child policy had been well documented – but nothing had been
done on birth-encouragement schemes. Nagorno-Karabakh, a small
region in Azerbaijan that has declared itself independent but remains
unrecognised by the rest of the world, was one place actively trying
to increase its population – by giving out cash at births and weddings.

This couple, Artak and Armine, received around £470 at their wedding.

They could go on to get £150 for their first baby, £310 for the
second, £780 for the third, and £1,110 for the fourth. Families with
six children under the age of 18 get a house. These are significant
amounts in a country where income is very low. Within three years of
the incentive being introduced, the birth rate had spiked by 25%.

It was July 2011 and the celebrations began at Armine’s house, where
she was getting ready with her friends. It is traditional to have
two wedding parties, beginning at the bride’s village and ending
at the groom’s. The day is long, there are lots of formalities –
and even more drinking, eating and dancing. It was a challenge for
me to keep moving and not to drink too much vodka, or eat too much
of the delicious homemade cheeses and meats.

This was taken at the second celebration, in Artak’s village. Artak
and Armine are sitting in between their “best couple” – a pair who
have been married for a few years and whose job it is to be their
guardians, a bit like god parents. They will guide them through
marriage, giving advice and support. Behind me are about 200 people
eating and drinking. I think Armine looks sad because it was all so
overwhelming. Not only had she just got married, she had also moved
house – she wouldn’t be going back to her village. After the wedding,
she would live with Artak’s family.

Although the distance is only 50km, it takes about five hours to reach
Artak’s village, which is on the border with Azerbaijan, inside a
demilitarised zone. The driving is difficult – no tarmac, no gravel,
sometimes no track.

My fixer and I got a lift with one of the guests and we booked a taxi
for the return. I knew this guest was drunk, but I hadn’t realised
how badly. It took us seven hours because he kept stopping to drink.

I thought I might die – we were being driven by a drunk Russian on
mountain tracks with sheer drops. I nearly got out to walk, but the
fixer said we might get shot walking at night. The demilitarised zone
is heavily patrolled – by the Armenian army on the Nagorno-Karabakh
side and by the Azerbaijani army on the other. They often have
stand-offs, he said. Soldiers and civilians get killed.

By the time we got to the reception, we only had 20 minutes till our
taxi. I thought: what a waste of money, and what a terrible risk to
take, for nothing. I had only had time to take this one photograph. I
was in a stinking mood, but I loved the picture when I saw it.

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http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/jan/23/anastasia-taylor-lind-be

Turkey Continues Using Language Of Preconditions Pretending They Don

TURKEY CONTINUES USING LANGUAGE OF PRECONDITIONS PRETENDING THEY DON’T EXIST, NALBANDIAN SAYS

Wednesday 22 January 2014 17:41
Photo: PanArmenian Photo

Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian

Yerevan /Mediamax/. Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian
said today that Ankara’s stance on normalization of Armenian-Turkish
relations hadn’t changed so far.

Edward Nalbandian said this during the final press conference of 2013
diplomatic year.

Answering Mediamax’s question, the Minister noted that his Turkish
counterpart Ahmed Davutoglu recently “came and reiterated what he had
told me 3-4 years before and the reason why in fact the normalization
process had been halted”.

Edward Nalbandian said that “we are waiting till Turkey is ready to
move forward without preconditions while Turkey continues to use the
language of preconditions pretending they don’t exist”.

“It’s not possible to move forward with this approach”, stressed
Edward Nalbandian.

Mediamax recalls that the latest meeting of Nalbandian and Davutoglu
was held within the 29th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers
of Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) member states in Yerevan in
December 2013.

http://www.mediamax.am/en/news/foreignpolicy/8828/

Armenia To Intensify Its Cooperation With Russia’s Skolkovo In 2014

ARMENIA TO INTENSIFY ITS COOPERATION WITH RUSSIA’S SKOLKOVO IN 2014

YEREVAN, January 22. /ARKA/. Armenia is intensifying its cooperation
with Russian Skolkovo innovation center in 2014, said Samvel
Harutiunyan, head of the state committee on science, Armenia’s ministry
of education and science.

According to an agreement signed with Skolkovo Foundation in April
2013, Armenia will actively develop its cooperation on innovations
with Russian partners in 2014.

A program of cooperation in innovations 2020 is implemented by Skolkovo
within CIS, the head of the committee said.

“I believe, bearing in mind Armenia’s intention to join the Customs
Union, our cooperation with Skolkovo will intensify, and funding
will be provided for part of the programs proposed by Armenia”,
Harutiunyan said.

In particular, he said, some 40 projects were presented by Armenia
in 2013, five of them, mainly in physics, chemistry and biology,
were approved. Harutiunyan expressed hopes funding will start as
early as this year.

The money will be allocated by a new fund comprised of CIS countries,
but main part of the funding, about 80-85%, will be provided by the
Russian side, Harutiunyan said. -0-

– See more at:

http://arka.am/en/news/society/armenia_to_intensify_its_cooperation_with_russia_s_skolkovo_in_2014/#sthash.ELQH0tA8.dpuf

Russian Knights In Yerevan Again

RUSSIAN KNIGHTS IN YEREVAN AGAIN

January 21, 2014 | 20:24

YEREVAN. – World famous Russian Knights (Russkiye Vityazi) aerial
display team visited Yerevan again on their way back from Bahrain.

The Russian Knights arrived at Erebuni airport on Tuesday afternoon.

Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow the group will head to the base.

The Russian Knights) pilot group participated in the international
air show in Bahrain.

“The performance was a real success. The Russian group as usual
became the star of the air show,” chief of the Russian base at Erebuni
Alexander Petrov toldArmenian News-NEWS.am.

The Russian Knights visited Yerevan before heading to Bahrain but
the show in the Armenian capital was canceled due to bad weather
conditions.

News from Armenia – NEWS.am

Damascus:President Bashar Al-Assad’s Interview With Agence France Pr

PRESIDENT BASHAR AL-ASSAD’S INTERVIEW WITH AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

Syrian Arab News Agency SANA, Syria
Jan 20 2014

[parts omitted]

AFP: Through these years, what was the most difficult situation you
went through?

President Assad: It’s not necessarily a particular situation but
rather group of elements. There are several things that were hard
to come to terms with, and they are still difficult. The first, I
believe, is terrorism; the degree of savagery and inhumanity that the
terrorists have reached reminds us of what happened in the Middle Ages
in Europe over 500 years ago. In more recent modern times, it reminds
us of the massacres perpetrated by the Ottomans against the Armenians
when they killed a million and a half Armenians and half a million
Orthodox Syriacs in Syria and in Turkish territory. The other aspect
that is difficult to understand is the extent of Western officials’
superficiality in their failure to understand what happened in this
region, and their subsequent inability to have a vision for the
present or for the future. They are always very late in realizing
things, sometimes even after the situation has been overtaken by a
new reality that is completely different. The third thing that is
difficult to understand is the extent of influence of petrodollars
in changing roles on the international arena. For instance, how Qatar
was transformed from a marginal state to a powerful one, while France
has become a proxy state implementing Qatari policies. This is also
what we see happening now between France and Saudi Arabia. How can
petrodollars make western officials, particularly in France, sell
their principles and sell the principles of the French Revolution
in return for a few billion dollars? These are only a few things,
among others, which are difficult for one to understand and accept.

Read the full interview at

http://sana.sy/eng/21/2014/01/21/523329.htm

Nicosia: Exhibition: Sevan Malikyan

NICOSIA: EXHIBITION: SEVAN MALIKYAN

European Union News
January 20, 2014 Monday

Cyprus: Sevan Malikyan

Nicosia

City of Nicosia, Government of Cyprus has issued the following
event detail:

Sevan Malikyan Cyprus : Sevan Malikyan

The new year at Gallery Gloria begins with an exhibition of paintings
by Sevan Malikyan. The exhibition will be inaugurated by the Honourable
Mayor of Strovolos Dr Lazaros Savvides on Tuesday, 14 January 2014
at 19:30.

Sevan Malikyan was born in London to parents of Armenian Cypriot
origin. He is a highly motivated and self disciplined studio based
Artist with an extensive portfolio which demonstrates a dramatic and
inventive body of work and documents the sensations through colour
and techniques of social and personal drama.

Sevan started his Art education in London to receive his B.A Hons in
fine Art from Bath School of Art and Design. Sevan exhibited his work
at art venues as Riverside studios, Mall galleries where he was short
listed for the Diana Brooks Prize and the Brick Lane Gallery. His work
can be found in private collections in Cyprus, England, Barcelona,
Tunisia and around the world.

In 2008 he moved to Cyprus and continued his studies at Cyprus College
of Art to get his Postgraduate Diploma in fine art. In the same year
he had his first solo exhibition on the island, at Aspelia Gallery
in Larnaka. For the past 5 years he lives in Cyprus where he is a
Resident Artist at Cyprus College of Art.

Opening Hours Monday – Friday: 10:30 – 12:45 & 17:00 – 20:00 Saturday:
10:30 – 12:45

For further information please visit:

http://www.cyprusevents.net/

Hasmik Harutyunyan Workshop-Saturday, February 1

PRESS RELEASE
California State University, Fresno
Armenian Studies Program
5245 N Backer Ave PB4
Fresno, CA 93740-8001
Tel: 559-278-2669
Fax: 559-278-2129

Hasmik Harutyunyan To Present Workshop on
Armenian Song and Dance at Fresno State

Hasmik Harutyunyan will present a workshop on Armenian Song and Dance,
from 2:00-5:00PM on Saturday, February 1, in the South Gym, Room 134,
on the Fresno State campus.

The workshop is co-sponsored by the Armenian Students Organization and
Armenian Studies Program at Fresno State and is partially funded by
the Associated Students, Inc. of Fresno State.

Participation in the workshop is free, but participants are asked to
bring only soft-soled shoes.

Hasmik Harutyunyan was born in Yerevan, Armenia and has extensive
experience studying Armenian dance and music in Armenia. She will be
demonstrating folk dances from the various provinces of Historic
Armenia, in their original form. Dances will include the Gyovend ,
Kochari , Tamzara , Ververi , Mayroke , Pampouri , and others, such as
Hamshen dances and dances especially for women.

Harutyunyan will also teach Armenian folk songs, including lullabies,
from historic Armenian provinces. In Armenia, she is well-known for
her work with the Shoghaken Folk Ensemble and for her deeply touching
renditions of Armenian lullabies. Her performances are often broadcast
on Armenian National Radio and presented at traditional music
festivals around the world.

For more information about the workshop, please contact the Armenian
Studies Program at Fresno State at 278-2669.