Author: David Nargizian

Billboard in Massachusetts thanks President Biden for recognizing Armenian Genocide

David Nargizian
Public Radio of Armenia
May 1 2021

The Peace of Art, Inc. has displayed an electronic billboard erected on one of the busy highways in the state of Massachusetts to thank President Joe Biden for recognition of the Armenian Genocide.

The billboard presents two alternating screens. On the first screen the organization thanks President Biden for recognizing the Armenian Genocide, and on the second, it quotes President Biden’s statement on the occasion of Armenian Remembrance Day:  “The American people honor the memory of all Armenians who fell victim to the genocide 106 years ago today.”  President Joe Biden, April 24, 2021.”

In March 2021, on the eve of the 106th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide Peace of Art, Inc. launched its annual education campaign by displaying electronic billboards in the state of Massachusetts, USA. The message on this year’s billboards asks, “Mr. President, with honor, dignity and courage recognize the Armenian Genocide.” 
 
For the past twenty five years Peace of Art, Inc., has continuously called on America to recognize the Armenian Genocide.  On April 24, 2021, President Biden honored his promise and recognized the Armenian Genocide.  

COVID-19: Chinese vaccine en route to Armenia

David Nargizian

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 14:24,

YEREVAN, APRIL 30, ARMENPRESS. With the support of the Chinese government, a batch of Chinese vaccine against COVID-19 has been sent on April 30 from Beijing to Yerevan, the Chinese Ambassador to Armenia Fan Yong said in a statement on Facebook.

“Hard times reveal true friends who jointly fight against the pandemic,” the statement said.

Earlier the Armenian health minister Anahit Avanesyan had said that 100,000 doses of Sinovac’s CoronaVac will be supplied to Armenia in the first week of May.

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan

CivilNet: The War Should Be A Lesson For Us To Become Stronger: A Conversation With Dr. Yervant Zorian

David Nargizian
CIVILNET.AM

25 Apr, 2021 08:04

Dr. Yervant Zorian, in a conversation with Lara Tcholakian, speaks about his leadership experiences, his character strengths and the values that guided him throughout his personal and professional life. He reflects on his memories of genocide stories and the actions he has taken to keep those memories alive and to contribute to the development of Armenia and the Diaspora.

About Yervant Zorian

Dr. Yervant Zorian is a Fellow and Chief Architect at Synopsys Corporation, a semiconductor technology firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, and the President of Synopsys Armenia. An AGBU Central Board member, Dr. Zorian holds an MS in Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California (USC), a PhD in Electrical Engineering from McGill University, and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business. He has authored over 350 scientific papers, four books and holds 42 US patents. He is the recipient of the prestigious Industrial Pioneer Award, the IEEE Hans Karlsson Award for Diplomacy, and the National Medal of Science from the Republic of Armenia. He is the founding president of the AGBU Armenian Virtual College (AVC), and is the Program Chair of ArmTech Congress, as well as a Trustee of the American University of Armenia.

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Armenian leaders share inherited cultural and historical narratives, memories, life learnings and experiences. Down-to-earth, authentic and mindful conversations preserve the stories and legacies of families, and reflect on the lessons learnt from inherited collective trauma and introspective leadership.

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Russia records 8,164 new daily COVID-19 cases

David Nargizian

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 17:04, 20 April, 2021

YEREVAN, APRIL 20, ARMENPRESS. Russia has registered 8,164 new confirmed COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, bringing the total count to 4,718,854 cases, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told journalists today, reports TASS.

According to the crisis center, the relative increase of new infections is at the level of 0.17%.

Central Bank of Armenia: exchange rates and prices of precious metals – 20-04-21

David Nargizian

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 17:20, 20 April, 2021

YEREVAN, 20 APRIL, ARMENPRESS. The Central Bank of Armenia informs “Armenpress” that today, 20 April, USD exchange rate down by 0.32 drams to 521.89 drams. EUR exchange rate up by 0.60 drams to 629.29 drams. Russian Ruble exchange rate down by 0.02 drams to 6.85 drams. GBP exchange rate up by 4.20 drams to 729.86 drams.

The Central Bank has set the following prices for precious metals.

Gold price down by 17.42 drams to 29774.6 drams. Silver price down by 0.86 drams to 438.02 drams. Platinum price up by 373.58 drams to 20504.12 drams.

Pressure mounts for Biden to live up to promise to recognize Armenian genocide

David Nargizian
KTLA Los Angeles
| KTLA

by: Ellina Abovian

Posted: Apr 21, 2021 / 01:06 PM PDT / Updated: Apr 21, 2021 / 01:24 PM PDT

Pressure is growing on President Joe Biden to officially recognize the 1915 mass killings of some 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire as a genocide, a promise he made as a presidential candidate but one which Turkey says will harm ties to the U.S. Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, marked annually by the large Los Angeles-area Armenian community, is April 24. Ellina Abovian reports for the KTLA 5 News at Noon on . 

Armenian foreign ministry condemns Aliyev’s statement on readiness to use force

David Nargizian
TASS, Russia
Aliyev said in a televised interview on Tuesday that Azerbaijan would spare no effort to establish the so-called Zangezur corridor, regardless of whether Armenian wanted it or not

YEREVAN, April 20. /TASS/. Armenia condemns Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s statement on possible use of force to establish a transport corridor to the Azerbaijani city of Nakhchivan via Armenia’s territory and is ready to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity, Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Anna Naghdalyan said in a statement on Tuesday.

“We strongly condemn the Armenian president’s zeal to use force. <…> Such statements do serious harm to regional peace and stability. They reveal the false nature of Azerbaijan’s recent peace statements,” she said.

“Armenia will take all necessary measures to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity,” she vowed. “We are in permanent contacts with our strategic ally and with all of our partners who are interested in peace in the South Caucasus,” she stressed.

Armenia’s authorities have repeatedly said that Armenia considers Russia as its strategic ally.

“Notably, such threats were voiced ahead of the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide,” Naghdalyan said.

Aliyev said in a televised interview on Tuesday that Azerbaijan would spare no effort to establish the so-called Zangezur corridor, regardless of whether Armenian wanted it or not. He said that if Armenian accepted the idea it would be easier to settle the matter, otherwise the Azerbaijani side would be ready to do it by force.

The Armenian foreign ministry said in early March that the November 9, 2020 agreement on cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh signed by the Armenian, Azerbaijani and Russian leaders did not envisage the establishment of a corridor from Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan via Zangezur (Armenia’s Syunik Province). Some of the districts around Nagorno-Karabakh were passed over under Baku’s control under the trilateral statement of September 27, 2020 that put an end to combat operations in the conflict zone. The Azerbaijani and Armenian sides stopped at the positions that they had held and Russian peacekeepers were deployed to the contact line in the Lachinsky corridor.

Armenpress: Two injured in Yerevan hospital fire

David Nargizian

Two injured in Yerevan hospital fire

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 10:09, 16 April, 2021

YEREVAN, APRIL 16, ARMENPRESS. A patient and a doctor suffered burns in a fire at the Heratsi N1 Hospital Complex in Yerevan early Friday morning.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations said a 911 call was made at 06:24.

6 fire engines were dispatched to the scene. The fire, which had erupted at a 2nd-floor hospital room, was contained at 06:34 and extinguished at 06:43.

The hospital had evacuated 11 patients before the first responders’ arrival.

The cause of the fire wasn’t immediately clear.

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan

Protesters in Geneva demand release of Armenian POWs

David Nargizian
Public Radio of Armenia
   

A silent protest was staged in front of the UN Office in Geneva as part of a global campaign to demand the release of Armenian prisoners of war and other detainees held in Azerbaijan, the Union of Armenians of Switzerland informs.

Earlier today a silent protest was held in front of the UN Office in Yerevan.

Georgia’s proposal to serve as NK conflict settlement platform remains in force – Zurabichvili

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YEREVAN, APRIL 15, ARMENPRESS. Georgia’s proposal to serve as Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement platform remain in force, President of Georgia Salome Zurabichvili said in a joint statement with President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian in Tbilisi.

‘’I am happy for the opportunity to meet you at the Orbeliani Palace. Following our previous meeting, we all encountered very hard challenges, on the one hand, because of the pandemic that damaged the economies of all three countries in the region, isolated us from relations with the world, as well as caused human losses. But the picture of the war was much worse. Mr. President, I want to offer my condolences to the families of the victims and personally you.

Like during the war, now Georgia is standing as a supporter of peace. As a sign of that, we proposed our platform for meetings, dialogue and de-escalation of the situation. This proposal remains in force’’, ARMENPRESS reports Zurabichvili as saying.

According to the Georgian President, everyone understands very well that any conflict in the region causes damage to the entire region, therefore peace and cooperation have no alternative for the development of Caucasus. ‘’In the context of the importance of stability in the region, we also discussed the situation in Ukraine, destabilization in the Black Sea region and not only. We understand how much de-escalation is important for this region today’’, she said.