Author: Chalian Meline

HRANT DINK FOUNDATION ORGANIZES "CALLING CONSCIENCE" FILM PROJECT

2009/08/ 13 | 16:54

Culture

The International Hrant Dink Foundation has organized an open film
project on the topic of conscience. Short films can be submitted till
30 November and will be assessed by a jury formed by Costa Gavras
and Georges Moustaki.

The theme of "conscience" is based upon a quote of the Turkish-Armenian
journalist Hrant Dink, who was assassinated in 2007. He had said:
"The voice of common sense and of conscience has been sacrificed,
now this conscience tries to find a way out."

The films can be uploaded to the project’s website and will be
evaluated by the jury before they are going to be broadcast.

Members of the jury are Costa Gavras, Georges Moustaki, Harutyun
Khachatryan, Ýbrahim Betil, Lale Mansur, Nebahat Akkoc, Omer Madra,
Rakel Dink, Rela Mazali, Serge Avedikian, Serra Yýlmaz, Vaughan
Pilikian and Yýldýrým Turker.

Of all the submitted movies 20 films will be chosen and edited into
one long movie.

Short movies can be submitted from 1 August to 30
November. Participation is open to everyone, previous film experience
is not required.

The movies should be in Turkish, English, or Armenian. Further details
can be found on the project’s website

REPRESSIONS AGAINST EUROVISION VOTES

News.com
12:48 / 08/14/2009

According to the official data, 43 Azerbaijani citizens voted
for Arshakyan sisters (Armenian contestants), Azerbaijani Radio
Liberty reports.
One of the voters Rovshan Nasirli was summoned to MNS regional
department. According to him, the officers had a list of those voted
for Armenian contestants with their addresses and phone numbers. "I
was summoned to MNS and urged to write an explanatory note why I
voted for Armenia at Eurovision-2009. They said it is important for
state security. I was psychologically pressurized and insulted:
"Don’t you have nationality? Why did you vote for Armenia?" they
asked and I answered: "If Azerbaijani MPs go to Armenia why then
common citizens cannot vote for favorite song?" Rovshan said.

He said that voted for Armenians protesting against Arash’s
participation as Azerbaijani contestant. He considers that Armenian
song is stylistically better and closer to Azerbaijani ear than
Arash’s song. "But I could not even imagine that it meets MNS’s ear,"
he is surprised.

There is no ground to be astonished, as Azerbaijan fulfills the points
of Moscow Declaration signed by Ilham Aliyev on activities for trust
regain among Azerbaijani and Armenian people. However the situation
in Armenia is different. One can still hear Azerbaijani contestant’s
song in Yerevan streets. Is it right to let a mentally ill neighbor in.

REPLACEMENT OF MATTHEW BRYZA BY TINA S. KAIDANOW DISPLAYS DETERMINATION OF U.S. TO KNUCKLE DOWN TO KARABAKH PROBLEM

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
12.08.2009 16:22 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Decision of the U.S. administration to replace
Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of State Matthew Bryza by the former
U.S. Ambassador to Kosovo Tina S. Kaidanow, the author of Kosovo’s
plan of independence, displays a firm determination of the U.S. to
address the Nagorno-Karabakh problem. This opinion was expressed by
Vladimir Zakharov , Deputy Director of Center of Caucasian Studies
at Moscow State Institute for International Relations in an interview
with a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

"Replacement of the co-chairmen prompts of possible complications
in the OSCE Minsk Group, pressure on the conflict parties is also
expected," he said.

According to him, the fact that the Karabakh side is not involved in
the conflict settlement is big drawback. "I have repeatedly said that
Karabakh should be immediately involved in the negotiation process,"
Vladimir Zakharov said.

The recent aggressive statements by official Baku that Azerbaijan will
force Armenia to peace prompts that Baku enjoys support from the West,
perhaps this explains the recent decision of the United States.

"Regrouping of forces means that the U.S. intends to address the issue,
the Russian expert stressed, adding that the panic in Azerbaijan is
natural, since Mr. Bryza has already been "proven" man, and now they
do not know what to expect.

Mr. Zakharov also said that appointment of former U.S. Ambassador to
Kosovo, Tina S. Kaidanow to the position of OSCE Minsk Group co-chair
of is possible.

OSCE Minsk Group co-chair Matthew Bryza declared on August 10 in
Tbilisi, that U.S. diplomat Tina S. Kaidanow, will assume the office of
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs,
replacing the incumbent Matthew Bryza.

Successor of Bryza, Tina S. Kaidanow has worked for
U.S. diplomatic mission in Kosovo for two years and as
Deputy Chief of U.S. mission in Sarajevo for three years.

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YOUNG PAINTERS’ CONFERENCE IN STEPANAKERT

Aysor.am
10.08.2009, 15:10

The conference of young painters organized each year in Shorja by
the support of the RA Ministry of Culture with the initiation of
RA Union of Painters will take place in Artsakh during the upcoming
months and will last 7 days, informs the Ministry of Culture.

As the president of the Painters Union Karen Aghamyan assured the
conference will promote the unification of the Armenian and Artsakh
painters and the realization of the joint programs.

In the frameworks of the conference will take place meetings,
discussions, and exhibitions of the woks done on spot. Joint
exhibitions have also been organized in Stepanakert.

HEY, "UNFAIR WORLD"
Hayk Aramyan

Lragir.am
php?id=comments&pid=14883
11:23:27 – 10/08/2009

On August 7, answering reporters and students’ questions, the
Minsk group American co-chair Mathew Bryza made several important
statements. In particular, in answer to the question, which is the
reason why the U.S. recognized the Kosovo independence and not that of
Nagorno-Karabakh, Bryza stated that they are different issues. Serbia
assaulted Kosovo that is why the UN Security Council had to recognize
the Kosovo independence. Kosovo conquered its independence through
struggle.

Bryza seems not to know that just like Serbia, Azerbaijan assaulted
Karabakh too, and the Karabakhi people conquered their independence
through struggle. However, in one case, it is recognized, in the
other case it is not. At the same time, Bryza dwelt on a referendum,
saying that after the return of the Azerbaijani refugees, there
should be held a referendum in accordance with the latest USSR census,
according to which 65 percent of the Karabakhi population is Armenian,
the 22 Azeri. He stated that 10 years ago, the Armenian position was
stronger than now and Armenia cannot force any solution to Azerbaijan.

At first instance, Bryza’s thoughts may seem absurd, especially
the Armenian social-political thought, which has particular ideas,
may complain from the "unjust world", the "double standards",
etc. Bryza’s thoughts must create serious grounds to think if the
Armenian leadership has wish and ability to think.

The point is that Bryza’s word is the key, which leads to the
pro-Armenian settlement, which we have in our mind. When he dwells on
the independence conquered through struggle and about a period of 10
years ago, he means that 10 years ago, Nagorno-Karabakh was showing
signs of independence, it was a side of the negotiations and was
leading more or less foreign policy. When Karabakh ceded its rights
to Armenia, it showed that it does not need independence.

Under such conditions, the world cannot recognize the Nagorno-Karabakh
independence. As to Kosovo, it did not have any power to depend on,
fortunately for it, which was ready to cede anything, it did not have
offices of Hay Dat and lobbying.

Though sorrowful it is for us, the world is too just and true.

Otherwise, it would stop existing.

Armenian-Kurdish Musician Aram Tigran to Be Buried in Diyarbakır

According to his own wishes, Tigran will be laid to rest in Diyarbakır.

Tolga KORKUT
[email protected]

Diyarbakır – BÄ°A News Center
10 August 2009, Monday

On 6 August, Armenian-Kurdish musician Aram Tigran died in Athens,
Greece.

Fırat Anlı, Diyarbakır province chair of the Democratic Society
Party (DTP) and member of the funeral organisation committee, told
bianet that the funeral mass would take place either today (10 August)
or tomorrow, in the Armenian church in Diyarbakır.

Tigran will then be buried in the Armenian graveyard.

Anlı said that Tigran had previously expressed a wish to be buried in
his place of birth, in Al-Qamishli, Syria.

However, after participating in a culture and arts festival in
Diyarbakır last year and spending around two months in the city on
this visit, he told his family and people in the city that he wanted
to be buried there.

"Tears in their eyes"

Anlı finds this very meaningful: "Tigran is almost the first name
that comes to mind when one speaks about Kurdish music. Everyone over
a certain age in this region got to know music in their mother tongue
because of Tigran, with his soft, emotional tunes, and the oud he was
a master of.

"It was our greatest dream for him to come to Diyarbakır and play at
a concert. It took us years to achieve it. Previously, the situation
in Turkey made20it impossible; he himself hesitated. But his first
arrival was a historical event, like a dream. Thousands of people had
tears in their eyes when they listened to him."

"Diyarbakır is a mythological city, one of the most important,
multilingual, multicultural cities of Mesopotamia. It is very
meaningful that artists and intellectuals who have worked for this
place, who have agonised with it, want to be laid to rest here."

"We want Diyarbakır to be a meeting point for artists and
intellectuals while they are still alive; we invite them to
Diyarbakır, the capital of peace, brotherhood and freedom."

"Diyarbakır, I have missed you"

During his stay in Diyarbakır, Tigran gave an interview to Aknews,
saying that he loved Diyarbakır very much. He said, "It was the dream
of the century to come to Diyarbakır. I always used to say, ‘God,
will I ever see the place where my parents lived before I die?’ Two
years ago, after becoming a Greek citizen, I first came to
Diyarbakır. I was very touched and wrote a song. One verse of it goes
like this (in Kurdish):

‘Di xewnên Å=9Fevan de min bawer nedikir (If I had dreamed it, I
would not have believed it) / Bi çavan bibînim bajarê Diyarbekir
(Being able to see Diyarbakır) / RojbaÅ=9F Diyarbekir me pir bêriya
te kir (Good morning Diyarbakır, I have missed you very much) / Te
derî li me vekir (You opened your gates to me) / Te me Å=9Fa kir (You
made us very happy)."

Tigran also visited the villages of Bêemde (Kexriban in Armenian) and
Kaskê, where his parents had been born. He said about these visits,
"When I looked at the mountains, trees, streams and houses, my inside
was shaking. I cried. I was extremely pained. I remembered what my
father, my mother, what they experienced. I was saddened and bemoaned
the fact that we had not grown up on this soil."

Who was Aram Tigran?

Born in Syria in 1934, Tigran sang in Arabic, Armenian, Kurdish and
Turkish. His father had been saved in what the Armenians call the
"Great Disaster" of 1915.

Tigran’s interest in music and the oud began at the age of nine.

In 1966 he moved to Yerevan, Armenia’s capital, and worked for Erivan
Radio for 18 years. After 1995, he moved to Athens.

This year, he took part in Diyarbakır’s 9th Culture and Arts
Festival, but because of ill health he only performed three Kurdish
songs.

During Newroz celebrations in Batman last year, Tigran sang songs in
Kurdish, Turkish, Armenian and Arabic. He also sang the "Sarı Gelin"
song in memory of assassinated journalist and human rights activist
Hrant Dink. (TK/AG)

Azerbaijan Business Center
Aug 8 2009

USA refuse to solve issue of Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict

Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Hopes on the peaceful settlement of
Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict melting with every
minute. If conducted under an aegis of Russian president Dmitry
Medvedev the process of direct negotiations between Armenian and
Azerbaijani presidents does not produce results, there will be nothing
for Azerbaijan, except for the power redintegration of Nagorno
Karabakh, because the USA refused to solve the problem of this
territory.

Matthew Bryza? co-chair of the OSCE Minsk group on the settlement of
Karabakh conflict stated that Armenia should return to Azerbaijan
seven regions, bordering Karabakh and occupied in 1992-1994.

Five regions should be returned immediately, and two ` in time. This
time can last till five years. International peacemaking forces, the
structure of which mainly will be defined by the parties also should
be placed in the area of conflict,’ Ð`.Bryza said.

He does not actually put a question on the terms of returning of
Nagorno Karabakh to the Azerbaijanian statehood.

In accordance with to the Madrid document, safety of population of
Nagorno Karabakha should be provided and temporal status should be
created till conducting of referendum. The parties should find
decision which will be based on three fundamental principles of the
Helsinki Act. It is a right of people of self-determination,
territorial integrity and non-use force», `
Ð`.Ð`Ñай&#x D0;·Ð° said.

According to him, principles of settlement are developed, and renewed
version of document will be presented.to Armenian and Azerbaijani
presidents.

Earlier Armenia stated that Karabakh had decided its fate and would
not cede an inch of «its land» to Azerbaijan. In his turn,
Azerbaijan ambassador to Russia Polad Bulbuloglu put a question on
forcing of aggressor (Armenia) to peace, if problem of Nagorno
Karabakh not to be solved during negotiations.

Under such conditions, the idea to place peacemakers round Nagorno
Karabakh implies creation of pillow of safety for the aggressor,
Azerbaijan, probably will not consent to it.

The conflict began 20 years ago and the regime of cessation of arms
has operated since May, 1994. As a result of the conflict, Azerbaijan
has lost control over 20% of own territory, and 1 million persons of
non-Armenian nationality (Azerbaijanis, Kurds, Russians and etc) were
driven out from Armenia and occupied Azerbaijani territories.

ARA BADALYAN APPOINTED THE DEPUTY OF CSTO SECRETARY GENERAL

Aysor.am
Aug 6 2009
Armenia

The RA Government held a session today headed by RA Prime Minister
Tigran Sargsyan.

According to the "Charter of the Collective Security Treaty
Organization" as well as considering the decision of the CSTO council
made on September 2008, by which Armenia recived the regular post of
the Deputy of the CSTO General Secretary, the RA government has made up
a decision to appoint Ara Badalyan the Deputy of the General Secretary
of the CSTO, informs the press and public relations department of
RA Government.

According to the charter of the organization the accommodations in
the host country should be provided by the sending country.

AZERI DIPLOMAT DOES NOT RULE OUT COMPULSION OF ARMENIA TO PEACE

Interfax
Aug 5 2009
Russia

Azeri ambassador to Russia Polad Bulbuloglu has said that if the
settlement of the conflict in Nagorno- Karabakh is not found through
talks, the question of compelling Armenia to peace may be put on
the agenda.

"If the latest initiatives do not produce practical results and a peace
agreement is not signed, Azerbaijan has the right of compelling to
peace and it must be used," he said in an interview with Azerbaijan’s
ANS channel.