Author: Baghdasarian Karlen

POLAND AMBASSADOR: IMAGINE A MONUMENT TO TALAAT PASHA IS ERECTED IN ONE OF EUROPEAN CITIES

May 23, 2014 | 00:54

YEREVAN. – Imagine that a monument to Talaat Pasha is erected in
one of the European cities. Poland’s Ambassador to Armenia ZdzisÅ~Baw
RaczyÅ~Dski quoted the remark of one of social network users commenting
on the Yerevan municipality’s decision to erect a monument to Soviet
politician Anastas Mikoyan.

Ambassador said the point is not whether he is for or against the
monument, adding that his statement was accepted with criticism and
misunderstanding.

“I saw a good phrase in one of social networks: ‘Imagine that
a monument to Talaat Pasha is erected in one of the European
cities. If our [Armenian] ambassador was silent, do you think he
had to be dismissed?’ This is the answer,” RaczyÅ~Dski told Armenian
News-NEWS.am.

During the meeting with Speaker Galust Sahakyan, Ambassador RaczyÅ~Dski
expressed hope that Armenian authorities will be sensitive to the
feelings of the Polish people. Anastas Mikoyan is linked to the
shooting of 22 Polish officers in 1940 in Russia’s Smolensk region.

From: Baghdasarian

PRESS RELEASE
Glendale Public Library
222 East Harvard Street
Glendale CA 91205
Tel: 818-548-2030
Web:

FB:

Please Join Us!

On The Trail of Armenian Women$B!G(Bs History

By Sona Zeitlian

GLENDALE, CA On Friday, June 13, 2014, at 7pm, Sona Zeitlian will
present her newly published book On the Trail of Armenian Women$B!G(Bs
History at the Glendale Central Library Auditorium, 222 East Harvard
Street in Glendale. The presentation is in Armenian. Admission is
free. Library visitors receive 3 hours FREE parking across the street
at The Market Place parking structure with validation at the Loan
Desk.

On the Trail of Armenian Women$B!G(Bs History is a comprehensive study of
Armenian women from goddesses to modern times, reflecting national
values and the prominence of women. It examines the role of women in
the cultural renaissance of Constantinople and Tbilisi, focusing on
the writings of prominent female authors, and discusses the
organization and impact of the first women$B!G(Bs movement. The book also
examines the effects of the Armenian Genocide and the mass
deportations of women and children. The resilience of survivors and
women$B!G(Bs organizations$B!G(B sustained relief efforts to meet the multiple
challenges draw from unpublished witness accounts and extensive
research. Finally, the challenges of diasporan Armenian women in
modern times is examined. The study has also compiled maps and
photographs, some of which belong to personal collections and appear
in print for the first time. The book was granted the Kevork
Melidinetsi 2013 Award.

Sona Zeitlian was born in Cairo, Egypt. She is an award winning
educator and author with a long career of community activism and
leadership in Cairo, Beirut, and Los Angeles. Her writings have
focused on Armenian mythology and legends, folk tales based on the
Armenian oral tradition, Armenian women’s intellectual history, the
rights movement and current issues of Armenian women in the homeland
and diaspora. In 1995 she was nominated to the Advisory Board of
Gustav E. Von Grunebaum Center for Near Eastern Studies at UCLA. She
has been active in educational work and community service and is
highly acclaimed for her lectures, panel discussions and seminars. Her
publications are The Role of Armenian Women During the War of
Liberation, The Folktales of Musa Dagh, Legendary Armenian Braves
(Four volumes), The One and Only (Armenian/English folktale),
Armenians in Egypt: Contribution of Armenians to Medieval and Modern
Egypt, and the newly published On the Trail of Armenian Women$B!G(Bs H
istory.

This program is sponsored by Hamazkayin Glendale Hovhannes Toumanian
Chapter.

###

CONTACT: Elizabeth Grigorian, Armenian Outreach Coordinator, Glendale
Library, Arts & Culture Department [email protected] or
(818) 548-3288.

Elizabeth Grigorian $B!|(B Armenian Outreach Coordinator $B!|(B City of
Glendale $B!|(B Library, Arts & Culture $B!|(B 222 East Harvard Street $B!|(B
Glendale, CA 91205 $B!|(B (818) 548- 3288 $B!|(B [email protected]

From: Baghdasarian

ARMENIANS POSITIVE ABOUT EU TIES AND SITUATION IN THEIR COUNTRY

ENPI Info Centre, EU
May 21 2014

21-05-2014

Two thirds of Armenians feel the European Union has good relations
with their country. This is one of the key findings of the recently
released Autumn 2013 EU Neighbourhood Barometer for Armenia, conducted
in the framework of an EU-funded opinion polling project for the
Neighbourhood.

The survey, based on 1000 interviews conducted in December 2013-January
2014, finds, however, that the number of respondents that see the
relations of their country with the EU as good has dropped by 12
percentage points since Spring 2013.

More than half of Armenians (55%) feel that cooperation with the
EU is instrumental to upholding peace and security in the region,
compared to 44% across the Eastern Partnership (EaP) region in general.

Tackling poverty is viewed as yet another key area of EU-Armenia
cooperation by 53% of those polled, while supporting human rights is
deemed important by 43% of respondents.

A relative majority in Armenia has a positive image of the EU (44%
against 19% of those who describe the EU image as negative), but with
a large decrease since spring 2013. Neutral opinions have largely
increased (+25%). More than half of those asked (54%) said they trust
the EU, which is slightly less than the level of their trust in the UN
(56%) but considerably more than that in NATO (37%).

Armenians questioned in the poll were generally optimistic about their
lives, with 64% satisfied with the life they lead, with the degree
of satisfaction rising the younger and more educated respondents were.

Though 86% of respondents said the economic situation was bad, a
relative majority (41%) felt Armenia was going in the right direction.

The overwhelming majority of those asked (72% against 64% in the EaP
region) were not satisfied with the way democracy worked in Armenia.

The EU Neighbourhood Barometer project, funded under the DG Development
and Cooperation (EuropeAid) Regional Communication Programme, conducts
opinion polls and monitors the media in the 16 partner countries
and territories participating in the European Neighbourhood Policy,
plus Russia. (EU Neighbourhood Info)

From: Baghdasarian

MINISTER SAYS ARMENIA SHOULD OPEN TRADE HOUSES ABROAD

YEREVAN, May 22. / ARKA /. Economy minister Karen Chshmarityan
told parliament today that Armenia should open trade houses in some
foreign countries.

“We need to open trade houses in the United States, Canada, Belgium,
United Arab Emirates, Germany, Bulgaria, Iran and some other countries
to promote our exports. They should sell Armenia-made products. We
have such a house in Russia,” said Chshmarityan during a debate on
the government plan of actions for 2014-2017.

He also called for opening of business information centers in Armenia,
where business people can obtain information about business running
changes stemming from Armenia’s upcoming accession to the Customs
Union. -0-

– See more at:

From: Baghdasarian

PARLIAMENTARY MINORITY TO BOYCOTT VOTING ON NEW ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT PLAN OF ACTIONS

YEREVAN, May 22. / ARKA /. Armenian parliamentary minority represented
by the Armenian Revolutionary Federation/Dashnaktsutyun (ARF), the
Armenian National Congress, the Prosperous Armenia and the Heritage
parties said they would boycott the voting on the government plan of
actions for 2014-2017 today.

Head of Heritage faction Ruben Hakobyan said this way the minority
shows its disagreement with the current political system.

Addressing Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan he said,’ You believe
that you will be able to implement this program. However, what you
say are just words, not supported by a real guarantee.”

The Country of Law party, which left recently the coalition with the
Republican Party of Armenia, has made so far no statements concerning
the government’s plan of actions.

In any case, the Republican Party of Armenia controls 70 seats in
the 131-member legislature and there is no doubt that the plan will
go through. -0-

From: Baghdasarian

MINISTER RECORDS GOOD ACHIEVEMENTS BY ARMENIAN TRAUMA SURGEONS AND ORTHOPEDISTS

YEREVAN, May 22. /ARKA/. Armenian doctors have made serious
achievements in traumatology and orthopedics, minister of healthcare
Armen Muradyan said.

‘Back in 1976 the bone matrix was used for the first time in the
Scientific Center for Traumatology and Orthopedics. Today its updated
version is widely used all over the world’, the minister said at the
opening of IV congress of Armenian traumatologists and orthopedists.

The congress is attended also by international experts.

Since the 90ies of the last century great contribution was made by
Armenia’s association of traumatologists and orthopedists that is a
member of the European association of orthopedists today, according
to the minister.

The congress is attended by the head of the ministry of health
scientific center for traumatology and orphopedics Vachagan Ayvazyan,
rector of the Yerevan State Medical University Mikhail Narimanyan,
member of the standing parliament commission on health, motherhood and
childhood Ara Babloyan, president of the Academy of Medical Sciences
of Armenia Levon Lazarian and others.

Head of Russian miners’ health protection center Vahram Aghajanyan
said this kind of events is important for development of orthopedics
and traumatology. -0–

– See more at:

From: Baghdasarian

THERE IS NO SYRIAN OPPOSITION BUT GROUP OF MURDERERS – POLITICAL ANALYST

11:40 / 22.05.2014

More than thirty Armenians have been wounded in Aleppo from beginning
of May. According to UN information, the number of victims during
the 3-year conflict reached 130,000 of which 100 are Armenians. Two
Armenians died and five others were wounded recently.

Political analyst Sergey Shakaryants said that the conflict relates
not only to Armenians but Greeks, Assyrians and all Christians living
in Syria.

“The extremists who claim to be political opposition in reality are
foreign hirers sent from Turkey and West. As a target they have chosen
Christians and other religious minorities. Seeing that they cannot
engage Kurds in their fight they started genocide against them,”
Shakaryants told Nyut.am.

According to the political analyst unless the western countries stop
financing the murderers they will continue genocide in Syria. If they
were really opposition they would have fought for power in political
and peaceful way and not with the usage of force.

“In case of Syria we are dealing with groups of murderers who are
using Turkey’s military assistance. It means Turkey’s aggressive
policy is being displayed in Syria. Until this aggression does not
stop the war will continue,” the political analyst said, adding that
Syria’s cases must not be presented as fight for democracy like the
USA and Turkey want to present.

The political analyst claimed that Turkish aggression has been
displayed in Kessab but luckily the people managed to reach Latakia.

“After the evacuation of Armenians, their houses in Kessab were
burnt which shows the well-known acting style of Turkey. In 1915 when
robbing of Armenians started it was the first attempt of genocide,”
Shakaryants said.

Nyut.am

From: Baghdasarian

ARMENIA-MADE SHOES EXPORTED TO FRANCE – SHOE MANUFACTURERS’ ASSOCIATION

May 22, 2014 | 01:22

YEREVAN. – The Armenian shoe-manufacturing companies export their
products to France, Armenian Shoe Manufacturers’ Association Chairman
Karapet Movsisyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

In his words, several Armenian companies export constantly, whereas
others, according to the placed orders.

“[But] the buyers are different; they are not limited to France only,”
Movsisyan added.

In line with the State Revenue Committee of Armenia data, solely a
few thousand pairs–and relatively expensive (worth $200)–shoes were
exported from Armenia to France last year.

News from Armenia – NEWS.am

From: Baghdasarian

CICA URGES OSCE MG TO INTENSIFY NAGORNO-KARABAKH PEACE PROCESS

Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
May 21 2014

21 May 2014 – 12:17pm

The Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia
(CICA) has urged the OSCE Minsk Group to activate peace efforts in
resolving the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, News
Azerbaijan reports.

The Shanghai Declaration passed at the 4th CICA summit says that
the unresolved conflict was a threat to international and regional
security. The document emphasized territorial integrity, sovereignty
and non-interference in each other’s affairs. It condemns separatism
and extremism and use of double standards.

The Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia
(CICA) has urged the OSCE Minsk Group to activate peace efforts in
resolving the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, News
Azerbaijan reports.

The Shanghai Declaration passed at the 4th CICA summit says that
the unresolved conflict was a threat to international and regional
security. The document emphasized territorial integrity, sovereignty
and non-interference in each other’s affairs. It condemns separatism
and extremism and use of double standards.

From: Baghdasarian

ARMENIA’S BANKING SYSTEM STABLE

The Messenger, Georgia
May 21 2014

By Messenger Staff
Wednesday, May 21
According to the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA), the country’s banking
system is stable. The interest rates for the loans have gone down. The
terms have become more convenient for the borrowers to pay back.

President of the CBA Artur Javadyan informed the parliament about these
novelties. Javadyan supported the initiative according to which the
number of money exchange offices should be decreased as they serve
the shadow economy.

From: Baghdasarian