Author: Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS

Asbarez: Homenetmen Returns to LACC with Epic Musical Performances for 45th Navasartian Games

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BY KATY SIMONIAN

This year’s 45th Navasartian Festival and Closing Ceremonies will feature an impressive line-up of musical performances from some of today’s most celebrated artists. 

Marking a return to Los Angeles City College, where the games were first held back in the late 1970s, Homenetmen continues its tradition of hosting the Navasartian Festival with an array of music from two dozen recording artists during the three-day event which will take place Fourth of July weekend. 

Patrons will be treated to beautiful Armenian music from the acclaimed Tigran Asatryan, Andre, Christina Pepelian, and Joseph Krikorian among many others, with songs that encapsulate the spirit of the Armenian people and the joyful occasion of the festival.

The Navasartian Festival will begin on Friday, July 1 at 4:00 pm. and continue through Saturday, July 2 and Sunday, July 3, kicking off at 8:00 a.m. each day. The Closing Ceremonies will commence at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 3. 

Only minutes away from Little Armenia, Los Angeles City College is located at 855 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles CA 90029. Accessible parking as well as Metro and Bus Stops are available. The campus offers a beautiful setting and safe environment with the comfort of multiple parking structures and easy access to amenities. 

“Following a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we look forward to welcoming the community back with a celebration honoring the achievements of the young athletes who stand at the heart of the Homenetmen family,” says 45th Honorary President Mr. Ara Tchaghlassian. “Music, food and dancing will be among the many festivities for all to enjoy, as they are cornerstones of the Armenian culture,” he added.  
With an exceptional display of music coupled with highlights such as the heartwarming Parade of Champions, this year’s Navasartian Festival promises to be one of the brightest, most successful events of the year. 

For more information about the Navasartian Games and Festival, including a full list of singers and schedule, please visit the Navasartian Games website or call (323) 344-4300.

Katy Simonian is a member of the 45th Navasartian Victory Ball Committee.




At PACE, Armenian MP draws attention to Azerbaijan’s state-sponsored hatred towards Armenians

Emil Lazarian
Public Radio of Armenia
Armenia – June 20 2022
June 20, 2022, 19:36

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Hatred is especially dangerous, when it is proliferated towards a neighbor, and even more dangerous, when there is an unresolved conflict in need of a robust peace process, Armenian MP Sona Ghazaryan said, addressing the session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

“This is a case in the context of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, and systematic Armenophobia in Azerbaijan,” she said.

“You know too well the case of the Trophy Park in Baku that glorifies war and depicts Armenian soldiers in captivity, degrading human dignity and dehumanizing Armenians. This was a case of state-sponsored hatred and racism. The mannequins of Armenian soldiers were taken down only after Armenia filed a case with the International Court of Justice based on the Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination,” the MP noted.

She reminded about the interim decision of the International Court of Justice, calling on Azerbaijan to take all necessary measures to prevent incitement and promotion of racial hatred and discrimination, including by officials and public institutions targeted at Armenian nationals or people of Armenian descent.

“I believe that the Council of Europe and its Parliamentary Assembly should be very vocal and direct, calling state-level hatred, speech, racism and xenophobia by name. We should all together combat this, because hatred is a poison, it’s very hard to collect once it spills over,” Sona Ghazaryan concluded.

Opposition MP: Internal and external enemies ‘in tough competition’ in Armenia

Emil Lazarian
Panorama
Armenia – June 20 2022

MP Tigran Abrahamyan of the opposition Pativ Unem bloc has reacted to the killing of an Armenian soldier by Azerbaijani gunfire near the town of Vardenis and the fatal shooting in Aparan on Sunday.

“In parallel with safeguarding the lives of our servicemen on the border, we must protect them inside the country as well,” he wrote on Facebook on Monday.

“Only after solving these problems can we think about defending the borders and overcoming security threats.

“The internal and external Turks are in fierce competition to create more threats for Armenia and Artsakh,” Abrahamyan said.

Man arrested in Sunday’s fatal shooting in Armenian village

Emil Lazarian
Panorama
Armenia – June 20 2022

The Investigative Committee of Armenia has revealed details of a fatal shooting in the Armenian village of Nigavan, which left two killed and five others wounded.

In a statement on Monday, the law enforcement agency said late on Saturday a 32-year-old Yerevan resident, who was driving his brother’s car in the town of Aparan, honked his car horn to alert the driver of a passing Infiniti vehicle, then drove around and stopped it.

Afterwards, the man and his brother engaged in a verbal dispute with the driver about yielding the right of way. Several residents of Aparan intervened in the conversation, which turned into a heated argument and continued in the outskirts of the town.

Later on Sunday, the 32-year-old Yerevan man, his brother and several other individuals went to the area near a petrol station in Aparan, where they met one of the disputants and beat him.

The conflict continued at an area near the garbage dump in Nigavan village, where the 32-year-old man, who had a gun, fired it at his opponents. As a result, seven victims were taken to different medical centers, were two of them died.

The shooter has been arrested. A probe into the further circumstances of the incident is underway.

3 youth brought to Yerevan hospital after shooting in Nigavan village, one died, hospital deputy director says

Emil Lazarian
NEWS.am
Armenia – June 20 2022
10:32, 20.06.2022

Three young people were hospitalized—in critical condition—at “Armenia” medical center after the shootings in Nigavan village yesterday, one of whom, unfortunately, has died. Ashot Kurghinyan, Deputy Director of “Armenia” Republican Medical Center, told this to Armenian News-NEWS.am

“All three had gunshot wounds. Two of the three sustained gunshot wounds to the head and neck area, and the 18-year-old—to the chest area.

The first one was pronounced dead here. The second was operated on by neurosurgeons; he has a very severe brain injury. After the surgery, he is at the intensive care unit—in a critical condition (…).

And the condition of the 18-year-old young man is, thank God, the most stable, stable and severe. He also had an operation, the fragment was removed from his lung, his lung was drained, and he is also at the intensive care unit. Right now he is being disconnected from the respirator,” Kurghinyan said.

Earlier we reported that according to the police, at around 7:45pm on Sunday, an incident took place between a group of people in Nigavan village of Aragatsotn Province. And during that time, a shot was fired.

Sports: Acropolis Cup։ Armenian boxers win 7 medals

Emil Lazarian
NEWS.am
Armenia – June 20 2022

Greece has finished the raffle of Acropolis Cup, Armenian boxers won 7 medals, the press service of the Greek Boxing Federation reported.

Artur Ghazaryan (60 kg) and Narek Hovhannisyan (63 kg) won gold medals, Seyran Yeghikyan (54 kg) and Benik Nikoghosyan (63 kg) won silver, Ararat Gyulbengyan, Ararat Harutyunyan and Hovhannes Papazyan won bronze medals.

Sports: Inter confirms signing of Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Emil Lazarian
Panorama
Armenia – June 20 2022

Inter Milan has confirmed the reports on the signing of Henrikh Mkhitaryan from AS Roma and  Andre Onana from Ajax ahead of the 2022/23 season, Futaa said.

“I can confirm we’ve signed André Onana and Henrikh Mkhitaryan on a free transfer, both deals are done,” Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano quoted Inter CEO Giuseppe Marotta as saying.

Mkhitaryan is expected to undergo a medical at Inter, according to sources, and on June 21, the Armenian midfielder will arrive in Milan.

His new team has offered him a two-year deal.

Sports: Henrikh Mkhitaryan Will Have Inter Medical On Tuesday Before Signing His Contract, Italian Media Report

Emil Lazarian
SEMPRE INTER, Italy
June 19 2022

 June 19, 2022 23:59
 

Henrikh Mkhitaryan will have his Inter medical and officially sign his contract on Tuesday next week, according to a report in the Italian media.

As has been reported by Tuttosport, the Armenian midfielder will have a very busy day on Tuesday as he will first go to Humanitas to undergo his medical examinations before heading to Inter.

That is where he will sign his contract that runs for two years and will see him earn €4.5 million per season and he will also receive a signing-on fee of €2 million.

One of the decisive reasons for Henrikh Mkhitaryan choosing Inter rather than extending his deal with AS Roma was the chance to play in the Champions League again, a tournament he has had limited exposure to.

Inter are excited about the multiple different roles that the 33-year-old is able to perform within the midfield. He can be a valuable asset when attacking as well as dictating the tempo.

https://sempreinter.com/2022/06/19/henrikh-mkhitaryan-will-have-inter-medical-on-tuesday-before-signing-his-contract-italian-media-report/ 

Film: ‘Sweeping Yerevan’ wins best documentary award at Ramsgate International Film & TV Festival

Emil Lazarian
Panorama
Armenia – June 20 2022

CULTURE 11:46 20/06/2022 ARMENIA

“Sweeping Yerevan”, a film directed by Nairi Hakhverdi and produced with the financial support of the National Cinema Center of Armenia, won the Best Documentary award at the Ramsgate International Film & TV Festival held in the UK earlier in June.

“The National Cinema Center congratulates the film’s creative team and extends our best wishes for their continued success,” it said in a statement on Friday.

“Sweeping Yerevan” is a poetic observational portrait of Marina, a woman who travels 40 km every night to sweep the streets of Armenia’s capital, Yerevan, dodging cars and putting her life at risk, in order to provide for her blind husband, live-in mother-in-law, unemployed son, and two young children. By day, she mends clothes for clients and works as a janitor at the local music school to cover the remainder of her family’s expenses. With few options for her generation since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Marina nurtures education and musical skills in her children, hoping that they will have a different future from her own.

Parukh incident was a blow not only to Artsakh, but also to Russian peacekeepers – FM Babayan

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 15:19, 20 June 2022

YEREVAN, JUNE 20, ARMENPRESS. The incident in the village of Parukh was a blow not only to Artsakh, but also to the Russian peacekeepers. That incident was terrorism, blow both to us and the peacekeeping mission, Foreign Minister of Artsakh Davit Babayan said at a meeting with reporters in the permanent representation of Artsakh in Armenia.

He stated that no matter when and where terrorism occurred, it should not go unanswered.

“The fate of Artsakh is under danger. If we lose Artsakh, there will be no Armenia. We have an absolute opportunity to have normal relations with all because we have Diaspora. And there is a country in the face of Azerbaijan where Armenophobia and terrorism are a state policy, and the Russian peacekeepers have also seen this, who have become the target”, the FM said, adding: “We now are de facto an independent country, and to think that we could be part of Azerbaijan is unacceptable”.