Armenpress News Agency , Armenia Wednesday President Sargsyan hosts representatives of Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology YEREVAN, MAY 31, ARMENPRESS. President Serzh Sargsyan on May 31 held a meeting with the representatives of the Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology (FAST), including the founders and the members of board of trustees, representatives of consulting council and the fund’s Executive Director, press service of the President’s Office told Armenpress. Executive Director, architect of innovative ecosystems Armen Orujyan introduced the fund’s formation process, the members of board of trustees and consulting council which include leading Armenian scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs throughout the world, as well as the fund’s activity goals and the programs aimed at reaching those goals. Speaking about the fund’s objectives, the Executive Director said they are aimed at coordinating and promoting the activity of Armenian scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs of the world with the purpose to create and develop harmonious atmosphere for technological innovations in Armenia, as well as to mobilize scientific, technological and financial opportunities of Armenian and international scientific communities. The meeting participants exchanged views on issues relating to effective organization of the fund’s activity and discussed the necessary conditions, mechanisms and opportunities to implement the expected objectives, listened to the President’s views and proposals in that regard. President Sargsyan said he is happy that this idea eventually turned into a reality, by forming a council, finding an executive director with the relevant experience and ability to unite potential. Serzh Sargsyan wished good luck to the fund and expressed readiness to assist implementation of this idea that is a part of common vision of Armenia’s development.
Author: Christine Harutyunian
ANKARA: ‘Fleeting City’ by Hovhannes Tekgyozyan
Hurriyet, Turkey
June 1 2017
‘Fleeting City’ by Hovhannes Tekgyozyan
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Mount Ararat (Ağrı in Turkish) rises behind the Armenian capital Yerevan.
‘Fleeting City’ by Hovhannes Tekgyozyan (Mosaic Press, 128 pages, $18)
You pick up “Fleeting City” by Hovhannes Tekgyozyan with some anticipation. The short novel promises something unique, billed as a taboo-breaking work by an important voice in a new generation of Armenian authors. Tekgyozyan is an award-winning writer, actor, and playwright, and “Fleeting City” is described as a kind of movie-novella, combining humor, mysticism and grotesquery.
The narrative centers mainly on Gagik and Grigor, two young men who appear to narrate a trip out of the capital Yerevan to Lake Sevan with a visiting Turkish traveler. The details of these characters are refracted through a bewildering prism of phantasmagorical impressions past and present. Scenes cut and shift abruptly, glimpsed through a dizzying array of perspectives. Tekgyozyan’s experience as a screenwriter is clear from the almost cartoon-animated quality of the description, at times like an animation on paper.
The impression is like a fever dream, where reality and fantasy are blurred beyond recognition. The grey and conflict-ridden landscape of post-Soviet Armenia is enriched with surprising, colorful imagery. Proustian reveries are provoked by the characters’ sensory experiences; time frequently collapses in on itself; motifs swirl in and out of the narrative. There is a kind of synesthesia at work, as the boundaries between senses become ineffable and ultimately evaporate.
Tekgyozyan leaves behind the themes of corruption and economics probed in more traditional Armenian novels. But does his cocktail of virtual reality, sexuality, suicide and drugs say anything original?
Unfortunately, its effect quickly becomes tiring. “The day changed—and fleeted… The night lights turned on—and fleeted… The café emptied—and fleeted… Valodik appeared at our table—and fleeted,” we read in one of the more coherent passages. There are many far less coherent ones: “My cut hair itched. The itch flapped in my throat. I flapped until the scissors fell out of the bull’s hand. The half-blunt blade tore the redness of Coca-Cola and hurled me home.” Tekgyozyan’s fantastical style has been compared with “Alice in Wonderland” or the movies of Tim Burton. Sadly, in “Fleeting City” such playfulness often slips into boring po-facedness.
Perhaps it’s down to the translation, but I found the experience of reading “Fleeting City” akin to the frustration experienced trying to read in a half-understood second language. You are constantly beset by a faint panic: What am I missing? Am I not getting that right? In the end I suspect there is little to actually get.
Tekgyozyan should be applauded for addressing themes of homosexuality in a traditional society in a unique and uninhibited way. But many readers will find “Fleeting City” an endurance test. Personally I limped my way to the end of the book. There is small comfort in the fact it only goes on for just over 100 pages.
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Serj Tankian offers condolences on Chris Cornell demise
System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian has expressed condolences on the passing of Chris Cornell.
“We are extremely shocked and saddened at the news of our friend Chris Cornell’s passing. I was sitting next to you a few weeks ago talking about music, life, kids. Your life and music have made an indelible impression upon mine my brother. And your spirit can only be described as generous and regal. Travel well. Our deep and sincere condolences to Vicky and the kids. And love to all those who share this love and grief,” Tankian wrote in a Facebook post.
Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges moves headquarters from Turkey to Armenia
During the Extraordinary General Assembly Meeting of the Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges (FEAS) held on May 16, 2017 in Tehran, it was decided to move the Federation’s headquarter from Istanbul, Turkey to Yerevan, Armenia.
With the majority of “for” and no “against” votes, the General Assembly elected Armenia as the new host country for the FEAS’s headquarter, after 22 years of operation in Turkey, since the establishment of the Federation in 1995.
Moving the Federation’s headquarter to Armenia NASDAQ OMX Armenia will start to support the administration of the Federation. Governance of the Secretariat has been entrusted to Mr. Konstantin Saroyan, CEO of NASDAQ OMX Armenia, who was appointed as FEAS Secretary General. His appointment was recommended by the Executive Board and approved by the majority of General Assembly.
“We are starting a new era of FEAS operation, administering the Federation from Armenia. Always being considered as cross-road of eastern and western cultures, Armenia will link different economic and political structures within FEAS, bringing success and growth to the Federation”, said Mr. Konstantin Saroyan, CEO, NASDAQ OMX Armenia.
To recall, Armenia, represented by “Yerevan Stock Exchange” (later “Armenian Stock Exchange” and after “NASDAQ OMX Armenia”) was among 12 founding members of the FEAS. Since November 2016 NASDAQ OMX Armenia has also been acting as FEAS Executive Board Member.
The Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges (FEAS) was established on May 15, 1995 with 12 founding members. The founders were: Amman Stock Exchange, Bratislava Stock Exchange, Central-Asian Stock Exchange (Kazakhstan), First Bulgaria Stock Exchange, Istanbul Stock Exchange, Karachi Stock Exchange, Ljubljana Stock Exchange, State Commodity Raw Materials Exchange (Turkmenistan), Tehran Stock Exchange, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, Yerevan Stock Exchange and Zagreb Stock Exchange.
The purpose of the Federation is to contribute to the cooperation, development, support and promotion of capital markets in the Euro-Asian Region (i.e. Europe, Asia and the Mediterranean Basin).
Currently FEAS has more than 40 members, including stock exchanges, post trade institutions, dealers associations and regional federations from over 30 countries.
Evacuation begins in four besieged Syrian towns
The Syrian government and rebel forces have begun an operation to move people away from four besieged towns, activists say, the BBC reports.
People from Foah and Kefraya, two government-held towns in the north-west, have arrived in Rashideen, west of Aleppo, AFP news agency reports.
Similar operations have begun in rebel-held Madaya and Zabadani, near Damascus.
More than 30,000 people are expected to be evacuated under the deal.
Some 4.7 million people live in hard-to-reach and besieged areas in Syria, including 644,000 in UN-declared besieged locations.
Armenia plans to rent out caves, where the oldest shoe and winery were found
Armenia’s Ministry of Culture has announced plans to rent out four caves and one group of caves with a view of developing tourism.
The Ministry has announced a competition and is seeking contenders to rent the caves for five years with a possibility of 20-year extention.
The competition is open to all, including foreign legal entities and businessmen. Bidders can apply for renting one or all of the following five caves:
Magelan’s Cave is one of the largest caves in Armenia and is situated in Gnishik community of Vayots Dzor Province, 105 km south of Yerevan. The cave has a unique underground eco-system, rich biodiversity, many layers of paleontological and archeological artifacts. It is a unique shelter for bat species included in the Red Book of Animals of the Republic of Armenia and the Red List of The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Trchuneri (Birds’) Cave is situated in Areni, Vayots Dzor Province, 105 km away from Yerevan. Based on the results of radiocarbon examination, samples taken from these layers are traced back to late 5th- early 4th millennia BC. A more recent excavation uncovered evidence of wine production from the Chalcolithic period, which is one of the earliest known sites for wine fermentation in the world (4th millennium BC). The earliest known footwear (6000 years old) has also been found here.
Archi or Bear’s Cave is located in Arpi, Vayots Dzor Province, 123 km south of Yerevan. It is the biggest cave in Armenia and is the main shelter for Rhinolophus Euryale, which is inscribed in the Red Book of Animals of the Republic of Armenia.
The Cave of Mozrov is located in Vayots Dzor province in Arpi community, 126 km south of Yerevan. Lots of stalactites, stalagmites, flowstones and crystals come out from top and bottom in its extensive chambers. From time to time the cave becomes a shelter for the Rhinolophus euryale and Myotis mystacinus.
Stone doors cave is located in Aghdzk in Aragatsotn Province, 33 km away from Yerevan. With its unique and stable microclimate the cave was perfect for food storage.
All five caves have been granted the status of immovable monument of history and culture.
Detailed information on the terms of the competition is available on the website of the .
The deadline for submitting applications is May 12, 2017.
Report: Samvel Babayan detained
Media reports claim ex-Defense Minister of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Samvel Babayan has been detained.
The reasons of detention are not yet known. There has been no official confirmation of the news.
Belarusian authorities confirm radioactive materials found on Armenian flight
The State Border Committee of Belarus confirmed to Sputnik on Monday that radioactive materials were found aboard an Armenian aircraft en route to Bulgaria.
Bychkovsky noted that the aircraft, which he said was not a passenger flight, was flying from Armenia to Bulgaria via Belarus.
“I can confirm this fact. The incident took place on [Sunday] March 19 at Gomel Airport,” spokesman Anton Bychkovsky said following President Alexander Lukashenko’s assertion earlier in the day.
Chairman of Turkish Azerbaijani Union sentenced in the Netherlands for anti-Armenian hate speech
Ilhan Askin, chairman of the Turkish Azerbaijani Cultural Association in The Hague, has been sentenced to in the Netherlands for hate speech and inciting violence, for his “Karabakh will be Armenians’ grave” chants, the European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy (EAFJD) reports.
Askin has been sentenced to 120 hours of community service and a suspended imprisonment of four weeks with a probation period of two years.
Askin was prosecuted for having chanted “Karabakh will be the grave of the Armenians” during a Turkish rally in Almelo. With this statement, according to the prosecutor, he incited violence against and insulted a group of people because of their Armenian descent.
On 1 June 2014 a Turkish demonstration took place in Almelo, against the Genocide memorial erected in the churchyard of the Armenian Apostolic Church in the city.
The Armenian community, namely the Federation of Armenian Organizations in the Netherlands (FAON) and Dutch Armenian Committee for Justice and Democracy (Hay Tad) had filed a complaint against the statements made during that demonstration.
The court hearing on the case on March 3 lasted for two hours and was attended by many Armenians and Turks, as well as Dutch, Armenian and Turkish media. The video played during the session showed Mr. Askin chanting the words “Karabakh will be the grave of the Armenians” several times, and a crowd of a few thousand people repeating the slogan.
Mr. Askin stated that he doesn’t consider his statements an offence. He said that his expressions relate to a specific region, where due to the current situation war will possibly break out and blood will be shed. He believes that he has not done anything wrong. He declared he doesn’t regret his statements.
The Prosecutor extensively explained the process of examination of the case and demanded 80 hours of community service and a suspended imprisonment of two weeks with a probation period of two years, because it is necessary to give a strong message.