Author: Baghdasarian Karlen

ARMENIA’S MOST PROLIFIC MIDFIELDER

Bundesliga – official website
July 10 2013

Munich – Borussia Dortmund wanted as similar a replacement as possible
for Bavaria-bound Mario Gotze, and in Henrikh Mkhitaryan, they appear
to have got it.

Armenia has rarely been known as a hotbed of footballing talent,
but Dortmund’s new signing Mkhitaryan stands head and shoulders above
the rest of his compatriots.

Admirable strike rate

Voted Armenia’s footballer of the year in 2009, 2011 and 2012, the
2013 gong also looks like it will be a foregone conclusion for a man
who netted 12 goals in the first nine games of the last Ukrainian
season as Shakhtar Donetsk emulated Bayern Munich by knocking down
numerous records on their way to the title.

Such a goalscoring ratio would be admirable for any striker, only
Mkhitaryan is a midfielder by trade. He nevertheless set a new
Ukrainian league record, scoring 25 goals last term from a similar
position to Gotze, attracting the interest of many top clubs throughout
Europe.

Football in the blood

Dortmund had already seen his talents first hand when they eliminated
Mkhitaryan’s Donetsk from the UEFA Champions League in the first
knockout stage, bringing an end to his ever-present stint in Europe
in 2012/13.

More European football will come, though, for a player who was
predestined for a career as a professional footballer. His father
Hamlet shone at FC Ararat Yerevan in the 1980s before uprooting his
family to join French club Valence. He died tragically of a brain
tumour at the age of 33, when Henrikh was just seven, and the family
returned to Armenia, where Henrikh joined Pyunik Yerevan.

No language barrier

>From there, he moved to Metalurg Donetsk before earning a move across
the city after just one season, in which he scored 12 goals. A move
to Germany’s top-flight, not only represents a new step in his career,
but also a fifth new language having already mastered French, Russian,
English and Portuguese alongside his mothertongue Armenian.

Football and linguistics are common demoninators in his family
too with his mother head of the national teams’ department of the
Armenian Football Federation and his sister, Monica, working for UEFA,
interpreting for president Michel Platini ahead of EURO 2012.

However, Mkhitaryan’s competitive debut is not eagerly-awaited due to
his lingusitic abilites, but the style and ease with which he plays
his football. Perfectly suited to play a leading role in Dortmund’s
youthful frontline under Jurgen Klopp, the only way is up for Armenia’s
most prominent professional.

From: Baghdasarian

RECTOR OF DAMASCUS UNIVERSITY, ARMENIAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSS POSSIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING ARMENIAN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT

Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
July 9, 2013 Tuesday

Damascus, (SANA) – Rector of Damascus University, Mohammad Amer
Mardini, discussed on Tuesday with Armenian Ambassador in Damascus,
Arachak Puladian, cooperation to increase interest in the Armenian
language through the Language Institute and�foreign languages
departments at Damascus University.

Mardini pointed out to the readiness of the university to support the
Armenian language through specifying courses for teaching the language.

The Armenian Ambassador pointed out to the importance of teaching the
Armenian language to increase communication with the Armenian culture.

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From: Baghdasarian

NOT A TRACE OF ARMENIAN MONUMENTS LEFT IN NAKHICHEVAN – ICOMOS CHIEF

July 11, 2013 – 18:00 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – No trace of Armenian monuments has been left in
Nakhichevan, ICOMOS director said, slamming Azerbaijan for having
turned the churches into mosques during the Karabakh war.

“We can’t cooperate with Azeri experts, since the country withdrew
its ICOMOS membership in 2003. Turkey, however, continues demolishing
Armenian monuments despite joining the convention. Still, the ICOMOS
membership enables Armenian experts to familiarize themselves with
the plans of reconstruction of the churches despite the absence of
diplomatic ties,” Garik Gyurjyan said.

According to Hague Convention, Yerevan has a right to sue Turkey and
Azerbaijan for demolition of Armenian monuments.

From: Baghdasarian

GEORGE TUMANJAN RECEIVES ‘KNIGHT OF CILICIA’ MEDAL

Wednesday, July 10th, 2013

George Tumanjan being presented with his award.

LA CRESCENTA-On Tuesday, June 25, Western Prelate Archbishop Moushegh
Mardirossian visited benefactor George Tumanjan to present to him the
Pontifical Encyclical of His Holiness Catholicos Aram I and the Knight
of Cilicia medal, which was bestowed upon him in response to a request
by the Prelate. Holy Cross Cathedral Pastor Rev. Fr. Ashod Kambourian
and Board of Trustees Chair Mrs. Goharik Gabriel joined in the visit.

Tumanjan family members were also present for the presentation.

“George Tumanjan has dedicated his life to helping others and to
doing God’s work,” the Church said in their statement.

“For over five decades, he has served humbly and selflessly, in the
example of a true Christian. He has served the Armenian Apostolic
Church and, particularly, the Holy Cross Church and later Cathedral
for over fifty years. Through his membership on the Board of Trustees,
Finance, and Construction Committees, he facilitated the construction
of Holy Cross Cathedral in 1981. His desire to have young parishioners
gather for various activities inspired him to build the Tumanjan
Youth Center.”

George Tumanjan’s philanthropic efforts are numerous. Earlier this
year he surprised everyone by generously donating the entire cost
of the Cathedral’s renovation. Several years ago he contributed
the funds for the renovation of the youth center, which bears his
name. His generosity extends beyond the church to family, friends,
employees, and various organizations. He is known in the Armenian
and non-Armenian communities alike as a humanitarian, and has been
honored by the Boy Scouts of America and the YMCA.

In recognition and appreciation of his lifetime of devoted service
and benevolence, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I has awarded George
Tumanjan the “Knight of Cilicia” honor and medal.

From: Baghdasarian

ARMENIAN GENOCIDE’S NON-RECOGNITION AND DENIAL PAVED WAY FOR NAZISM AND FASCISM – PARLIAMENT VICE-CHAIR

July 11, 2013 | 15:33

YEREVAN. – The non-recognition and denial of the Armenian Genocide
have paved way for Nazism and fascism.

Armenian National Assembly (NA) Deputy Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov
stated the aforesaid, on Thursday in Minsk, Belarus, during his talk
with Deputy Speaker Victor Guminski of the House of Representatives
of the National Assembly of Belarus.

Sharmazanov informed Guminski that, in 2015, the entire progressive
humanity will observe the 100th anniversary of the genocide, the
Armenian NA press service informs. He also expressed a hope that the
Belarus parliament likewise will reflect on the recognition of the
Armenian Genocide.

The interlocutors recorded that Armenia and Belarus are strategic
partners, and the friendly ties and the mutual trust are at the basis
of their bilateral relations.

In addition, the Armenian NA vice-chair reflected on the need to
develop interparliamentary discourse.

Both men also discussed the collaboration between the parliamentary
delegations of Armenia and Belarus.

From: Baghdasarian

DOING BUSINESS: “BEST WOMAN BENEFACTOR” WINNER FOUNDED INNOVATIVE YOUTH CENTER IN SEVAN

11:25, 11 July, 2013

The small-to-medium business is of a certain importance for the
steadfast economic growth of a country, as it gives innovational
impulses to the economy. Armenpress News Agency highly appreciates
the significant role the small-to-medium business plays; each week
Armenpress introduces business stories regarding various branches
of economy. This time the project is dedicated to the story of a
pedagogue, the founder-director of the innovative youth center in
Sevan Anush Badalyan, who advises the newcomers not to be afraid of
implementing new ideas.

YEREVAN, JULY 11, ARMENPRESS: The 40-year-old Anush Badalyan founded a
center on the area of her former house in Sevan, which is an innovation
for the resort town. The financing was provided by her brother living
in Russia Husik Badalyan. “When we began constructing the building,
we had not yet known what to found there.

But as the time passed, we understood that in Sevan there is not a
place, a center, where children can come and spend their time there”,
– remembers Anush Badalyan.

The opening of the center took place in September 2012. There is a
primary school, a cafeteria and a children playing hall at the center.

Alcohol and smoking are prohibited at the cafeteria. The center is
for children under the age of 14 and a sports gym and a beauty salon
were equipped for the adults.

Anush Badalyan educates the 4-6-year-old pupils of the center in
accordance with the methods of the Mkhitar Sebastatsi Educational
Complex. The center is attended by 20-25 children. The education is
paid but affordable. The Sevan people, as stated by Anush, began
understanding the advantages of the paid quality education. The
children are provided with food, stationary at the center.

The founder-director of the center Anush Badalyan, having 11 employees,
notes that it is very easy to start a business in our country, but it
is very difficult to develop and stabilize it. “The taxes and duties
are many and complicated”, – said Badalyan. The pedagogue advises
the newcomers not to be afraid of implementing new ideas.

On April 5 2013 Anush Badalyan was rewarded with the “Best woman
benefactor” award in the framework of the Armenia’s Prime Minister
Awards “Best Businesswoman 2013”.

(THE FULL VERSION OF THE ARTICLE IS AVAILABLE IN ARMENIAN)

The success story and photos provided by the Small and Medium
Entrepreneurship Development National Center of Armenia

Article by Davit Muradyan

From: Baghdasarian

FRENCH MP: INT’L COMMUNITY SHOULD RECOGNIZE ARTSAKH INDEPENDENCE

July 11, 2013 – 13:02 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – The resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict
depends to a large extent on the OSCE Minsk Group, French MP Valery
Boyer said.

First of all, according to her, the blockade of Artsakh should be
stopped and the ties between Yerevan and Stepanakert strengthened.

“Then, the international community should be convinced of the necessity
to recognize independence of Artsakh and draw it out of political
and diplomatic deadlock,” Ms. Boyer said.

“Europeans know nothing about Karabakh but they are aware of Kosovo,
for example. Lobbying is needed to promote Artsakh’s interests at
the international arena,” she said, according to AZAD OR.

From: Baghdasarian

LE PROCUREUR GENERAL D’ARMENIE A SOLLICITE L’AIDE DE SON COLLEGUE CHYPRIOTE DANS L’ELUCIDATION D’UNE AFFAIRE DE CORRUPTION

Il s’agit du ” scandale offshore ” dans lequel le PM Tigran
Sarkissian, l’archeveque Navassard Kchoyan et un homme d’affaires,
Achot Soukiassian, seraient impliques. Rappelons que recemment le site
de l’Organisation des journalistes investigateurs Hetq.am a publie un
article faisant etat des liens des trois personnes avec une societe
enregistree dans une zone offshore de Chypre. Elle aurait contribue
a ruiner un homme d’affaires armenien, Paylak Hayrapetian. Alors que
Tigran Sarkissian et l’archeveque Kchoyan nient avec force posseder
des parts dans cette societe, affirmant que c’est a leur insu qu’elle
a ete enregistree en leur nom a Chypre, le troisième protagoniste,
Achot Soukiassian, actuellement recherche par la police, a avoue qu’il
a procede a cet enregistrement sans que les deux autres personnes ne
le sachent. Rappelons que le PM avait saisi le Parquet general contre
les auteurs de cet article. / Rapporte par l’ensemble de la presse

Extrait de la revue de presse de l’Ambassade de France en Armenie en
date du 3 juillet 2013

mercredi 10 juillet 2013, Stephane ©armenews.com

From: Baghdasarian

HENRIKH MKHITARYAN PORTERA LE MAILLOT NUMERO 10 AU ” BORUSSIA ” DORTMUND

L’international armenien Henrikh Mkhitarian qui evoluait sous le
numero 22 au ” Chakhtior ” Donetsk va desormais porter un maillot
sur lequel sera inscrit le numero 10 au ” Borussia ” Dortmund où le
milieu de terrain a ete transfere. L’Armenien porter le meme maillot
au numero 10 utilise jusqu’alors par Maro Gotze qui est parti au ”
Bayern ” de Munich. Signalons qu’Henrikh Mkhitaryan porte le numero
18 au sein de l’equipe nationale d’Armenie.

Krikor Amirzayan

(JPEG) (JPEG) mercredi 10 juillet 2013, Krikor Amirzayan ©armenews.com

From: Baghdasarian

ARMEE ARMENIENNE – UN AUTRE DECÈS HORS COMBAT

Les autorites militaires en Armenie enquetaient lundi encore sur la
mort d’un autre soldat dans des circonstances hors combat.

Selon le ministère armenien de la Defense, Gabriel Lalazarian, un
jeune conscrit de 19 ans, a ete retrouve pendu dans son unite de
l’armee stationnee dans la province d’Armavir.

Le departement d’enquete du ministère a lance une enquete criminelle en
vertu d’un article du Code criminel portant sur les actions abusives
sur les militaires poussant a les suicider. Il a indique qu’aucune
arrestation n’avait eu lieu lundi soir.

Un porte-parole du ministère a refuse de preciser si les enqueteurs
se penchent egalement sur d’autres theories pour la mort du soldat.

Gabriel Lalazarian est ne et a grandi dans un village dans le sud
de la province du Syunik. Le maire du village, Tigran Khachatrian,
a dit au service armenien de RFE /RL (Azatutyun.am) qu’il ne s’est
jamais plaint auprès de ses parents au sujet de son service militaire.

Artur Sakunts, un militant des droits de l’homme en charge de
suivre les crimes dans l’armee, a jete le doute sur la credibilite
de la theorie officielle preliminaire, en disant que l’armee a
systematiquement decrit les meurtres comme des suicides. “Nous allons
examiner et recueillir des donnees sur le cas”, a-t-il dit.

Gabriel Lalazarian a ete retrouve mort une semaine après que les
procureurs militaires armeniens aient mis en place un groupe de
travail special charge d’examiner les decès hors combat chroniques
dans les rangs de l’armee. Il comprend non seulement les forces de
l’ordre et militaires, mais aussi des militants de la societe civile,
y compris Artur Sakunts.

Les militaires armeniens affirment avoir ces dernières annees reprimer
le bizutage et les autres abus qui conduisent a la mort des soldats.

Ils affirment que le nombre de ces decès n’a cesse de diminuer. Les
militants comme Artur Sakunts affirment cependant que les organes
militaires et forces de l’ordre ne font toujours pas assez pour lutter
contre le problème.

mercredi 10 juillet 2013, Stephane ©armenews.com

From: Baghdasarian