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Washington and Paris stopped contacts with Russian Co-Chair of OSCE Minsk Group – Zakharova

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YEREVAN, JUNE 22, ARMENPRESS. Moscow doubts the sincerity of the statement of Washington to continue the cooperation with Russian within the frames of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship format, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a weekly press briefing in  response to the question of Lurer news program.

“If Washington and Paris had really considered important the unique mediation format of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs, they would not have ignored that mandate approved by all participating states of the OSCE and would not have demonstratively stopped the contacts with the Russian Co-Chair on February 24 without any consultation. This caused an irreversible damage to the work of the Co-Chairs. And now they are making such statements”, she said.

Zakharova said that the United States and France have not provided yet a concrete explanation over this step.

She stated that Russia is interested in the normalization of the relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Music: 11th International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition Announces 2022 Winners

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OPERA WIRE
June 12 2022
By Francisco Salazar

The 11th International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition has announced the winners of its annual competition.

The 12 finalists performed Polish arias and arias from the world repertoire, accompanied by the orchestra of the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera under the baton of maestro Andriy Yurkevych.

The Grand Prix was awarded to Juliana Grigoryan from Armenia while the winner of the first prize in the category of female voices was Nombulelo Yende from RSA. The second prize went to DariJa Augustan m from Croatia, and the third prize went YulIia Zasimova from Ukraine.

The first prize in the male voices category was not awarded, while the second prize went to SzYmon Mechlinski from Poland and Volodymr Tyshkov from Ukraine ex aequo and the third prize went to Rafael Alejandro Del Angel Garcia from Mexico.

With her interpretation of Halka’s aria Nombulelo Yende won the year’s Audience Award.

The final concert is available online on the VOD streaming platform of the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera and on OperaVision. It will also be retransmitted by the TVP Kultura at 3.15 p.m. on the 15th of June.

Here is the full list of winners:

• GRAND PRIZE – EUR 15,000 JULIANA GRIGORYAN

Female voices:
• FIRST PRIZE – EUR 10,000 NOMBULELO YENDE
• SECOND PRIZE – EUR 8,000 DARIJA AUGUŠTAN
• THIRD PRIZE – EUR 6,000 YULIIA ZASIMOVA

Male voices:
• FIRST PRIZE – EUR 10,000 NOT AWARDED
• SECOND PRIZE – EUR 8,000 ex aequo SZYMON MECHLIŃSKI and VOLODYMYR TYSHKOV
• THIRD PRIZE – EUR 6,000 RAFAEL ALEJANDRO DEL ANGEL GARCIA

• PRIZE FOR THE REMAINING FINALISTS – EUR 2,000 each
• MARIA FOŁTYN PRIZE for the best performance of a Stanisław Moniuszko piece – EUR 8,000 NOMBULELO YENDE

• PRIZES FOR THE BEST YOUNG PIANISTS (born not earlier than 6 June 1987) – EUR 2,000
MS ALINA SHEVCHENKO AND MS KATELAN TRẦN TERRELL

Every entrant who qualifies for and performs in Stage 2 of the Competition but does not qualify for Stage 3 (the Finals) will receive EUR 500 from the Organisers.

SPECIAL PRIZES:

TEATR WIELKI – POLISH NATIONAL OPERA PRIZE for the most beautiful performance of a Polish song: EUR 3,000 GABRIEL ROLLINSON

PRIZES FROM THE KOSCIUSZKO FOUNDATION (USA) funded by ANN COX ZAGOREOS:

TWO CARLO MARIA GIULINI PRIZES awarded separately in the male and female voice categories*Prize in memory of Carlo Maria Giulini, for a performance of profound musical _expression_ drawing on the essence of humanity: USD 5,000* ELIZA BOOM, XIAOMENG ZHANG
Il premio nella memoria di Carlo Maria Giulini per il canto che sorge dall’emozione profonda e che attinge dall’essenza di umanità.

JAN AND EDWARD RESZKE PRIZE for the best performance of a Polish work by a foreign entrant: USD 3,000 THEODORE PLATT

MARTA EGGERTH AND JAN KIEPURA PRIZE for the most promising Polish voice: USD 2,000 GABRIELA GOŁASZEWSKA

MARCELLA SEMBRICH-KOCHAŃSKA PRIZE for the youngest finalist: USD 2,000 funded by the Marcella Sembrich Memorial Association (USA) JULIANA GRIGORYAN

BOGUSŁAW KACZYŃSKI PRIZE for the best Polish singer: PLN 10,000 funded by ORFEO – the Bogusław Kaczyński Foundation SZYMON MECHLIŃSKI

SEPTEM OCTAVES ASSOCIATION PRIZE sponsored by Agnieszka Rehlis, for the best performance of a piece by a Polish composer: PLN 10,000 JAKUB FOLTAK

AUDIENCE PRIZE funded by PZU insurance company for the finalist chosen in a vote by the competition audience: EUR 5,000 NOMBULELO YENDE

PRIZE OF THE MONIUSZKO MUSIC LOVERS SOCIETY for the best performance of a piece by Stanisław Moniuszko: a statuette by artist Marian Konieczny NOMBULELO YENDE

PRIZE OF THE LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN ASSOCIATION: an invitation to perform in a concert during the 4th Elsner and His Successors Festival of Romantic Works XIAOMENG ZHANG

PRIZE OF THE KATOWICE CITY OF GARDENS – KRYSTYNA BOCHENEK CULTURAL INSTITUTION: participation in a concert during the 32nd International Festival of Young Winners of Music Competitions JULIANA GRIGORYAN, VOLODYMYR TYSHKOV

OPERA FOR PEACE PRIZE: mentoring by Opera for Peace Ambassador Jakub Józef Orliński (countertenor) for a young artist at the beginning of their career MATTEO IVAN RAŠIĆ

SPECIAL PRIZE FROM PRESTO MAGAZINE: one year’s media care ZUZANNA NALEWAJEK
*the prize, worth PLN 15,000, is not a cash reward

THREE SCHOLARSHIPS FROM THE IGNACY JAN PADEREWSKI POLISH-UKRAINIAN FOUNDATION for young artists from Ukraine: USD 3,500 each, funded by ANN COX ZAGOREOS ANASTASIA POLISHCHUK, MARIANA MAZUR, MARIIA KNIHNYTSKA
AWARD OF PROF. DR HAB. TADEUSZA PSZONKA ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF JAN KIEPURA FESTIVAL in Krynica Zdrój: participation in one of the concerts of the 56th Festival funded by the Cultural Center in Krynica Zdrój ZUZANNA NALEWAJEK, NOMBULELO YENDE, DARIJA AUGUŠTAN
SPECIAL AWARD FROM CHAIR OF THE JURY JOHN ALLISON ZUZANNA NALEWAJEK
THE LVIV NATIONAL OPERA PRIZE: INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE THE COMPANY’S PERFORMANCE IN THE 2022/23 ARTISTIC SEASON SZYMON MECHLIŃSKI

CivilNet: Yerevan students win chance to send device into space

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CIVILNET.AM

18 Jun, 2022 08:06

At Yerevan’s AYB school, a group of students won the 2022 Kemurjyan Universal Space Competition, allowing them the opportunity to design a device that will be sent into space. The device will reach an altitude of over 125 kilometres and will collect data regarding speed, pressure changes, temperatures, ultraviolet radiation and ozone concentrations. The launch of the device by a rocket is expected to happen later this year.

Armenian PM receives FIFA President

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YEREVAN, JUNE 15, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan received FIFA President Gianni Infantino, the PM’s Office said.

The FIFA President arrived in Armenia to attend the celebrations dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Football Federation of Armenia.

Welcoming Gianni Infantino’s visit to Armenia and participation to the FFA’s 30th anniversary celebrations, the Armenian PM said this shows the productive cooperation between the FFA and FIFA. Pashinyan praised the fact that around 90 small football fields have been built in Armenia in recent years with the support of FIFA and the government’s programs.

“The development of football infrastructures not only has a sports, but also a great educational, social and cultural importance. The government has initiated radical reforms in the field of healthy lifestyle and attaches importance to the cooperation with FIFA and other international partners”, PM Pashinyan said.

The FIFA President thanked for the appreciation and stated that he is visiting Armenia for the first time and is impressed with the country, its rich history and culture. Gianni Infantino highlighted the importance of sport-education ties and stated that FIFA will continue supporting Armenia in the programs of developing football infrastructure.

The sides exchanged ideas about the cooperation agenda. They, particularly, discussed the issue of building a national stadium. PM Pashinyan said that the construction of the national stadium meeting the international standards is one of the priorities of the government, and certain works are being done on this direction. The FIFA President emphasized the importance of such an infrastructure from the perspective of the country’s sports reputation and stated that FIFA will support this process with all possible tools. In this context FFA President Armen Melikbekyan presented the activities done so far.

Both sides reaffirmed the readiness to strengthen the partnership and highlighted the key role of FIFA Foundation’s Executive Chairman, famous ethnic-Armenian retired football player Youri Djorkaeff in this process.

On behalf of FIFA, Gianni Infantino gifted a T-Shirt to the Armenian PM with his name and a 2022 World Cup Ball.

12th and 13th children are born in family displaced from Artsakh

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NEWS.am

Armenia – June 8 2022
15:44, 08.06.2022

Two boys were born in Artashat Medical Center in Armenia. Their parents were displaced from the Kashatagh region of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and settled in Ararat Province of Armenia.

Little Monte and Nzhdeh—with symbolic names—were born after 7 sisters and 4 brothers, complementing this large family, Artashat Medical Center informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

The babies were born by C-section, they and their mother—Mariam, 39—are doing well, and will be discharged from the aforesaid medical center soon.

Sports: Scotland ease past Armenia in Nations League opener

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Reuters
June 8 2022
Reuters

GLASGOW, June 8 (Reuters) – Scotland began their Nations League campaign with a 2-0 win over Armenia on Wednesday as Anthony Ralston and Scott McKenna scored their first international goals.

Scotland dominated the game and took the lead through Ralston when he made a run to the far post where the wing back — making his full debut — connected with Stuart Armstrong’s cross to head the ball across goal and into the net.

Defender Scott McKenna struck five minutes before halftime with a towering header from John McGinn’s corner and he also had an effort from point-blank range ruled out by VAR for an offside in the build-up.

Scotland moved on to three points in Group 1 of League B — the same as Armenia and Ukraine, who beat Ireland in Dublin.

Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond

Mirzoyan to CSTO FMs: Question of Azerbaijan incursion of Armenia sovereign territory remains open

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News.am
Armenia –
14:14, 10.06.2022

Armenia has been and remains committed to active and proactive cooperation within the CSTO, aimed at strengthening cooperation between member states—including the coordination and intensification of foreign policy in the international arena. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan stated this following Friday’s meetings—in Yerevan—of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).

Mirzoyan said that during these meetings, the trends of development the situation in the world and the region, as well as security issues were discussed, and the improvement of the CSTO crisis response mechanisms—which is a priority of Armenia’s CSTO chairmanship—were reflected on.

“In January, the organization responded to the events in Kazakhstan in time. But the question in connection with the incursion of Azerbaijani troops into the sovereign territory of Armenia in May 2021 still remains open,” the Armenian FM said.

According to him, they also considered the implementation of the agreements reached at the level of CSTO heads of state.

As a result of the aforementioned meetings, the statement of the Council of CSTO Foreign Ministers on international security issues, the plan of consultations, as well as the venue and date of the next meeting—which will take place also in Yerevan in the fourth quarter of the year—were approved.


CSTO Foreign Ministers concerned about continuous deterioration of international security

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YEREVAN, JUNE 10, ARMENPRESS. The activities of the session of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers in Yerevan were held in a very constructive and good environment, CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas said during a joint press conference with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan after the session.

The Secretary General said the CSTO Foreign Ministers paid a great attention especially to the discussion of the situation of international and regional security. Stanislav Zas said the situation is this respect is really very complex in all the three regions of the collective security. As for the situation in the Eastern-European region, it gradually deteriorates, according to him.

“A document has been agreed on and approved with the discussion results, the statement of the foreign ministers about the international security where foreign ministers express their deep concerns over the continuous deterioration of the international security. The document reflects the position of the member states in the strong observation of the principle of equal and inseparable security and the impermissibility of strengthening the security of our states at the expense of others”, the CSTO Secretary General said.

With the adopted statement the CSTO Foreign Ministers have also expressed their support to the strengthening of the leading role of the UN Security Council in maintenance of peace and stability in the world.

The session agenda also included the issue on improving the CSTO crisis response mechanisms which is one of the main priorities of Armenia’s chairmanship at the CSTO, which was also stated by Armenian FM Ararat Mirzoyan.

Over the matter Stanislav Zas said that the first experience of the CSTO in this respect was the peacekeeping mission carried out in Kazakhstan in January.

“In fact, it was our first experience during the peacekeeping operation in Kazakhstan, when the CSTO crisis response system was put into operation. It paved the way for us for improving our activity in this area. The foreign ministers informed me about the activities that have already been done in our working bodies of the CSTO, and we are planning to draft a document on this matter in coming months”, Stanislav Zas said.

The CSTO Secretary General thanked the Armenian side and the Armenian FM personally for presenting a number of proposals aimed at improving the crisis response mechanisms, as well as for hosting the event in a well-organized manner.

 

Reporting by Aram Sargsyan




Armenpress: Artsakh’s NSS reveals case of high treason

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Artsakh’s NSS reveals case of high treason

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YEREVAN, JUNE 10, ARMENPRESS. The National Security Service of the Republic of Artsakh has revealed a case of high treason.As ARMENPRESS was informed from the National Security Service of Artsakh, as a result of effective operative-investigative measures, it was found out that L.G., a citizen of the Artsakh Republic, being a serviceman, in January-February 2021, through the “Facebook” social network, established contact with an account made by foreign special services using a profile of an Armenian girl. After some time of communication, he received $ 150 by bank transfer, for which he provided some military information.

Through the mediation of the mentioned “girl”, from February 2021, he continued to communicate with another representative of the foreign special service through a mobile phone application. Having the coordinates of the military positions located along the border under the protection of the N military unit of the Ministry of Defense, equipment, armament, number of servicemen on duty, other information related to the implementation of combat duty, during the period from March 2021 to May 2022, he transferred military secret information to the foreign special services.

A criminal case was initiated in the National Security Service of the Artsakh Republic under Article 310, Part 1 of the Criminal Code of the Artsakh Republic, within the framework of which L.G., the citizen suspected of high treason, was arrested and confessed.

NJ Restaurant Brings ‘Plant-Based’ Armenian Favorites To Montclair

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June 6 2022
Eric Kiefer,Patch Staff

MONTCLAIR, NJ — Zareh and Nvair Beylerian chose to give up eating meat five years ago. But for the couple, the most challenging thing about their new diet wasn’t giving up American staples such as steak or burgers, but the Armenian foods from their childhoods. That includes lahmajun, a millennia-old Armenian/Arabic/Turkish staple made of flatbread and ground lamb mixed with minced tomato, parsley, onion and peppers.

But necessity is often the mother of invention.

Experimenting in her home kitchen, Nvair Beylerian created a lahmajun substitute by replacing the meat with brown lentils — and voila, the first recipe for worldFLATS was born. Apparently, it’s a formula for success; worldFLATS recently opened up its third location in Montclair alongside its other eateries in Ridgewood and Paramus.

The “fast-casual” restaurant, located at 58 Church Street, offers dine-in, pickup or online ordering for delivery within a five-mile radius. The restaurant is vegetarian and vegan-friendly.

The “FLAT” staple of the worldFLATS menu is known in Armenia as lavash. According to the restaurant’s purveyors, lavash is what many Americans would call a “flatbread,” but it’s softer and more pliable than a traditional flatbread and commonly circular in shape. Flats can be eaten flat like a pizza, or folded in wrap form.

The restaurant also offers vegetarian soups, salads and desserts, as well as the option to add plant-based proteins to most menu items. Beverages include shadlavs (Armenian yogurt drinks) and their house-made agua frescas (fruit-infused water with a touch of agave).

A major goal of the restaurant is to help people learn about the joy of eating “plant-based meals,” the Beylerians say.

“I love it when a customer tells me that they don’t miss the meat and especially when someone reports that when they took dinner home to their family and it wasn’t revealed that it was plant-based until after they ate,” Nvair Beylerian said. “They’re usually very surprised and ask for more.”

https://patch.com/new-jersey/montclair/nj-restaurant-brings-plant-based-armenian-favorites-montclair