Wednesday,
Armenia, Azerbaijan Trade Barbs Over Pashinian Rhetoric
The building of Armenia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Yerevan
Official Yerevan has responded to the condemnation by Azerbaijan of Armenian
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s statement made at an August 5 rally in
Stepanakert that “Artsakh [Nagorno-Karabakh] is Armenia.”
In a statement released late on Tuesday, Armenia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
chided counterparts in Azerbaijan for “being unable to maintain norms of
diplomatic ethics” and launching “personalized attacks”. It went on to say that
authorities in Baku misunderstood “the context and contents” of Pashinian’s
speech that concerned “the promotion of a pan-Armenian agenda of unity,
solidarity, development and prosperity of Armenia, Artsakh [Nagorno-Karabakh]
and the [Armenian] Diaspora.”
Armenian’s Foreign Ministry also accused Azerbaijan of ethnic hatred towards
Armenians and stated that authorities in Baku “bear immediate responsibility
for the creation of dangers to the security and existence of the people of
Nagorno-Karabakh.”
“The Republic of Armenia remains the sole guarantor of the Karabakh people’s
security, freedom and preservation of its inalienable human rights, including
the right to development and self-determination,” the Armenian Ministry said,
at the same time reaffirming Armenia’s position that the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict must be settled peacefully.
In condemning Pashinian’s “Artsakh [Nagorno-Karabakh] is Armenia” remark
Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on August 6 that it amounted to a
“serious blow” against the negotiation process conducted with the mediation of
the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s (OSCE) Minsk Group.
“Azerbaijan will never put up with the occupation of its territories and will
continue its efforts on their liberation and the return of forcibly displaced
people to this land that was seized from us,” it added, as quoted by
Azerbaijani media.
Armenia and Azerbaijan are locked in a dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh, an
Armenian-populated region that has been de-facto independent from Baku after a
three-year war in the early 1990s, in which an estimated 30,000 people were
killed and hundreds of thousands were displaced.
Despite a 1994 ceasefire, loss of life has continued in the conflict zone in
recurrent border skirmishes and sporadic fighting.
The internationally mediated peace process has so far failed to produce a
lasting settlement of the conflict.
‘Missing Documents’ On 2008 Post-Election Crackdown ‘Retrieved’
• Sargis Harutyunyan
Artur Vanetsian, director of the National Security Service of Armenia, August
6, 2019
Most of the documents on the 2008 post-election crackdown that were missing
from the National Security Service (NSS) have been retrieved and attached to
the criminal case, the agency’s director told reporters.
Artur Vanetsian said at a press briefing on Tuesday that the retrieval of the
documents became possible due to an internal investigation. He added that the
files have now been referred to the Special Investigation Service that conducts
the probe of the “March 1, 2008” case.
Asked whether any new circumstances have emerged due to the new documents
attached to the case, Vanetsian said: “I won’t answer in detail. I’ll just say
that yes, there were some very interesting documents that I think the body
conducting the investigation will soon speak about.”
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian first spoke about the missing documents
at the NSS during his press conference on May 8. He said then that “prior to
their resignation the previous authorities destroyed some materials at the
National Security Service.” The prime minister described it as a crime.
The documents in question concern the events in Yerevan on March 1-2, 2008 in
which 10 people, including two security officers, were killed as authorities
used force to quell opposition demonstrations protesting fraud in presidential
elections.
Robert Kocharian, who was outgoing president at that time, is now in detention
on charges stemming from his alleged role in suppressing the nonstop
demonstrations. The former president, in particular, is accused of overthrowing
the constitutional order by involving the army in the domestic political matter.
Armenia Mulls Introducing Compulsory Health Insurance System
A new health insurance concept will be presented for broad public discussions
in Armenia in the coming months, the country’s health minister said on
Wednesday.
In a Facebook post Arsen Torosian said that the introduction of the compulsory
system will take place in the next few years.
Simultaneously, Torosian also created a poll on his Facebook account, showing
that nearly 80 percent of its respondents positively assess the idea.
“As the poll results have been summarized, we can say that a large part of our
society is ready to put in place a [compulsory] health insurance system, which
will happen in the next few years. I want to say that this is a system aimed at
providing social protection to our citizens and not a financial system like
voluntary insurance. It will provide for the elimination of so-called
catastrophic health expenditures for all those involved in the system,
expenditures that in some cases have led to the impoverishment of families,”
the minister wrote.
“With the introduction of the new system, all currently applied state
guarantees will remain in force. In the coming months we will also present the
concept of health insurance for a broad public discussion,” Torosian added.
Earlier, in creating the poll, Torosian said that the health insurance will
require that every working Armenian make monthly deductions of 3-5 percent from
his or her salary and will concern citizens of all age groups. Health insurance
will cover the basic scope of polyclinic, emergency and hospital care and free
home remedies for a number of illnesses, the minister added.
Kocharian Lawyers Insist On Public Trial
• Naira Nalbandian
Lawyers of former Armenian President Robert Kocharian Aram Orbelian (center)
and Hovhannes Khudoyan (right) at a press conference in Yerevan, August 7, 2019
Robert Kocharian’s lawyers insist that the former Armenian president charged
with overthrowing the constitutional order in connection with the 2008
post-election crackdown on the opposition be tried in a public process.
The team of lawyers spoke about this at a press conference on Wednesday, also
claiming that the investigation of the case is being “artificially dragged out”
in order to keep their client in custody for as long as possible.
Kocharian was first arrested in July 2018 and was accused of ordering the
military to get involved in quelling opposition-led demonstrations in the wake
of a disputed 2008 presidential election. Armenia’s constitution stipulates
that the army be used only to defend the country against an external aggression
and does not allow it to be used in domestic affairs.
During the past year the ex-president was twice released on bail, but both
times prosecutors appealed the rulings at higher courts and the rulings were
overturned, with Kocharian returned to prison.
Kocharian denies the charges and claims the case against him is politically
motivated.
Aram Orbelian, one of Kocharian’s lawyers, told reporters today that his client
“has in fact been imprisoned indefinitely without being able to appeal the
decision on his detention.”
“It’s been almost a month and a half that there is no development in the case,
no process is taking place, which is obviously a gross violation of human
rights under the Armenian Constitution, the European Convention on Human Rights
and the United Nations Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. In other words,
a person cannot be imprisoned indefinitely without any judicial oversight,”
said Orbelian.
According to the lawyer, in addition to their seven petitions to the European
Court of Human Rights, they are also considering the possibility of applying to
the UN Human Rights Committee and taking further steps domestically.
Lawyer Hovhannes Khudoyan stressed that Kocharian’s defense team demands that
their client’s rights be honored and the public trial be continued.
“We insist on a public trial, regardless of the presence of the judge and the
prosecution’s participation,” the lawyer said, without elaborating.
BBC Names Karabakh General Allegedly Involved In 2008 Crackdown In Armenia
• Heghine Buniatian
• Naira Nalbandian
Riot police troops in downtown Yerevan, March 1, 2008
A general of Nagorno-Karabakh’s armed forces led the operation on the
suppression of post-election demonstrations in Armenia in 2008 and his group,
visited by former Armenian presidents Robert Kocharian and Serzh Sarkisian, had
expressed readiness to “shoot at people,” the BBC Russian Service writes in its
August 7 article, citing documents of the investigation that it says it got
“exclusive access” to.
Based on the documents, the BBC suggests that Armenian investigators think that
fire at demonstrators was opened by a Karabakh task force led by General Samvel
Karapetian (also known as Oganovsky), whose group was housed in the basement of
the presidential administration.
Then outgoing President Robert Kocharian and his future successor Serzh
Sarkisian, who served as prime minister at that time, several visited the group
there, the BBC writes, adding that Armenian investigators are also checking the
roles of two influential businessmen – Gagik Tsarukian and Samvel Aleksanian –
who may have financed the Karabakh task force’s stay in Yerevan during the days
of the demonstration.
Both Tsarukian and Aleksanian, the publication says, deny their roles in the
2008 events.
The BBC says when interrogated as a witness in August 2018, Major-General
Karapetian confirmed that he commanded Karabakh detachments that were deployed
in Yerevan in 2008. The BBC says it has a copy of the protocol of the
interrogation that lasted for four hours. At the time of the interrogation
Karapetian served as deputy defense minister of Nagorno-Karabakh, but stepped
down in April 2019.
“According to investigators, Karapetian formed a special group of 20 from his
subordinates, which was housed in the basement of the presidential residence on
Marshal Baghramyan Avenue [in Yerevan]. There, members of the group ‘were
visited several times by President Robert Kocharian and [the president-elect]
Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian,’ the investigator said during the interrogation
of Karapetian. All members of the group expressed their readiness to ‘shoot at
people’ if there was an order, and it was this group that shot at the
protesters on March 1, [2008] according to the investigation. During the
interrogation, Karapetian denied all charges and stated that ‘no one gave the
order to shoot at people.’ Similar charges against Karapetian were voiced
during interrogations of several more witnesses. The witnesses could not
confirm or deny information about his role in the March 1 events,” the BBC said
in its report.
Responding to the BBC story, lawyers of Kocharian, who is currently in
detention on charges of overthrowing the constitutional order by illegally
involving the military in quelling the 2008 demonstrations, denied that
materials of the case against their client contain “a single circumstance that
would corroborate” the assumptions made in the BBC story.
“I insist that in the case presented to us there is not a single piece of
testimony in which this circumstance is confirmed. I will tell you more – had
there been at least one testimony corroborating this circumstance, it would
have already been included in the indictment and published in various possible
ways,” Kocharian’s lawyer Hovhannes Khudoyan said at a news conference in
Yerevan on Wednesday.
Khudoyan and his colleague Aram Orbelian also insisted that none of the
witnesses confirmed the circumstances laid out in the BBC story and that the
assumptions are based on the questions posed to witnesses by their
interrogators.
“The problem is not that someone confirmed it and we are saying that he was
wrong. In fact, it has been totally refuted, at least according to the
materials provided to us and according to the information that is known to us,”
said Orbelian.
Ten people, including two security officers, were killed as Armenian
authorities used force on March 1-2, 2008 to quell nonstop opposition
demonstrations protesting against the outcome of a disputed presidential
election.
According to the investigation, the victims died of different causes, including
gunshot wounds, injuries from fragments of tear gas canisters and blunt objects.
Orbelian referred to this circumstance to refute the allegation that a task
force had been employed to shoot at the crowd. He implied that if it had been
the case, most, if not all, of the victims would have died because of gunshots.
Seda Safarian, who represents the interests of a victim in the ‘March 1’ case,
however, told RFE/RL’s Armenian Service (Azatutyun.am) on Wednesday that there
is testimony in the case that confirms the involvement of a Karabakh task force
in the suppression of demonstrations in Yerevan. She also said that what was
published by the BBC is not something new.
“In organizing all this both presidents [Nagorno-Karabakh natives Kocharian and
Sarkisian] were not sure that Armenia-born Armenians will agree to shoot at
Armenia-born Armenians... and both felt confident only when they deployed
Karabakh forces in Armenia,” Safarian claimed.
In an interview with the local online publication, Tert.am, Karapetian today
called the BBC story “a tale”.
The prosecutors in the case have refused to comment on the BBC article “lest it
should damage the course of the investigation.”
Talking to RFE/RL’s Armenian Service (Azatutyun.am) later on Wednesday, the
author of the BBC article, Grigor Atanesian, stressed that they would not
publish it if they had any doubts about the veracity or origin of the document.
He, however, refused to disclose the source of the information.
Press Review
“Zhoghovurd” describes Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s speech at a
rally in the Nagorno-Karabakh capital of Stepanakert on August 5 as “tactically
and strategically important.” “Pashinian’s teams should start taking immediate
steps for the realization of the long-term goals outlined by the prime minister
and this should become a priority agenda for each minister in the sphere he or
she is in charge of,” the paper writes, giving some specific examples of how
ministries should work to stimulate population growth in the country.
“Aravot” also comments on Pashinian’s vision of Armenia’s strategic goals.
“Pashinian will not stay in the prime minister’s office until 2050 and,
naturally, no one will be able to demand an account from him politically. But
how to do so that the country’s next leaders take the path outlined today? It
is very simple. It is necessary to start drafting and implementing programs
that will not raise objections of the next government that will come to succeed
the current one,” the daily says.
Lragir.am describes Pashinian’s speech at the rally in Stepanakert as
“historic” and “symbolic” in a number of senses: “One of the key symbolic
points was the farewell to the first generation of the Karabakh movement
politically and more so functionally… The prime minister’s speech ushered in a
change of generations for the ‘grand Armenian project’ ahead of the new stage
of its implementation.”
(Lilit Harutiunian)
Reprinted on ANN/Armenian News with permission from RFE/RL
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Author: Garo Vardanian
Scoring Cheap Points vs. Making Real Progress
Leonard Manoukian
BY LEONARD MANOUKIAN
Years ago, Aliyev and his government decided to openly support and actively engage in the U.S. campaign to isolate Iran, weaken its economy, and undermine its leadership—an already aggressive American undertaking under previous presidents that has, over the past two years, been taken to new heights by the Trump Administration and its National Security Adviser, John Bolton.
Now, of course, Azerbaijan’s choice comes with its costs and its benefits.
One benefit is increased security funding for Iran-facing initiatives, such as the longstanding Caspian Guard program to check Iranian influence along energy-producing regions of the Caspian coast. As expected, this category of anti-Iran aid to Azerbaijan has increased as the Trump White House has ramped up its pressure against Tehran.
On the other side of the equation are the costs. Among these, as you might expect, is increased hostility between Azerbaijan and Iran, two countries that will remain neighbors long after the Trump Administration has termed out and this particularly contentious era in U.S.-Iranian relations has come to an end. Armenia, for its part, hasn’t adopted America’s anti-Iranian approach, even though doing so may come with some rewards from Washington.
Amateurs and experts can argue about whether Azerbaijan or Armenia made the better choice in this regard, but what’s clear is that nations live with the choices they’ve made. To pretend otherwise is either painfully ignorant or willfully deceptive. Those trying to make hay of this issue for their own political purposes—foreign or domestic—probably exhibit some of both.
The good news is that serious Armenians know that the history of nations is not measured in tweets or news cycles, but in decades and centuries.
We understand that the short-term temptation of a few U.S. aid dollars—and the unfortunate second-guessing and speech-making that inevitably comes whenever Armenians take a pass on such enticements—is not worth sacrificing our long-term interests.
We witnessed the Georgian and Ukrainian experiences—cheered on by the U.S. government and NGO stakeholders—resulting in short-term aid packages, endless Washington, D.C., photo ops and, ultimately, the long-term loss of land, sovereignty and security.
We are smart enough to know the difference between those who posture as sophomoric score-keepers, as if U.S.-Armenia relations were some sort of game, and the true stewards of this enduring partnership and the abiding friendship of the Armenian and American peoples.
We have the patient, principled commitment to our homeland and heritage needed to not take the bait every time some attention seeker tries to play “gotcha” with our nation’s future.
In our homeland and across our Diaspora, there will always be those who try to score cheap points and those who make real progress.
Let us be among the latter.
Leonard Manoukian is an attorney, and former co-chair of ANCA-Glendale.
Over 3,000 Armenians on pilgrimage at St. Thaddeus Monastery
Tehran Times, Iran
TEHRAN – Over 3,000 Christian worshippers, who are natives of Iran or other countries, are on pilgrimage at St. Thaddeus Monastery, which is located in Iran’s West Azarbaijan province.
The essential core of the pilgrimage, called Badarak, was held on Saturday, attended by guests from Iran, Armenia, Syria, Lebanon, the Netherlands, France, Austria, Germany, Canada and some other countries, IRNA reported.
The province’s cultural heritage department has endeavored to provide the necessary infrastructure, including camping sites, sanitary services, catering services, outdoor lighting, and setting up tents for ritual ceremonies and other services, chief of the department Jalil Jabbari said.
Baptism of children and youngsters along with performances of traditional songs and dances are amongst highlights the event.
The festivity is of high importance for Iranian-Armenians who mostly come from the cities of Tabriz, Urmia, Tehran, Isfahan and Qazvin, to stage the reunion in groups and families. It also provides them an opportunity to go on holiday and visit distant relatives.
Attendees commemorate the martyrdom of St. Thaddeus, one of the twelve disciples killed while he was preaching the Gospel. The legend says, a church dedicated to him was first built in 68 CE where Qareh Klise is standing.
Thaddeus was an apostle of Christ and the ceremony is rooted in the last supper with Jesus Christ on the night of his arrest and execution by the Roman soldiers.
Also known as the Qareh Klise (“the Black Church”), the monastery is one of the oldest surviving Christian monuments in the country. It is situated in Chaldoran county some 20 kilometers form Maku, adjacent to the borders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey.
The ancient Church shows off elaborate bas-reliefs of flowers, animals and human figures on its façade and exterior walls. It bears verses of Old and New Testament in Armenian calligraphy as well.
Together with St. Stepanos Monastery and the Chapel of Dzordzor, Qareh Klise was placed on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2008 under the name “Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran”. All the three sites are located in West Azarbaijan and are of high significance from historical and cultural perspectives. They bear credible testimony to interchanges with the ancient regional societies in particular the Byzantine, Orthodox and Persian.
UNESCO has it that the churches bear examples of outstanding universal value of the Armenian architectural and decorative traditions.
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Armenian Genocide Documentary ‘Intent to Destroy’ Nominated for Emmy
Intent to Destroy
The Armenian Genocide-themed documentary “Intent to Destroy” directed by acclaimed director Joe Berlinger was nominated Thursday for a News and Documentary Emmy Award in the Outstanding Historical Documentary category.
“Joe Berlinger’s ‘Intent to Destroy’ is a tour-de-force documentary, powerfully presenting both the facts of the Armenian Genocide and the depths of Turkey’s ongoing international campaign of denial, artfully presented through the window of the making of blockbuster film, ‘The Promise,’”said Armenian National Committee of America Executive Director Aram Hamparian, who introduced the documentary at its Smithsonian Folklife Festival Washington debut in July, 2018.
“It’s well-deserving of today’s Emmy nod and a win in September – not just for its remarkable storytelling but also as a powerful blow against genocide denial,” added Hamparian.
Berlinger embeds with a historic feature film production on the set of Terry George’s “The Promise,” to take an unwavering look at the Armenian Genocide. Historians, scholars, and high-profile filmmakers come together in Berlinger’s cinematic exploration of the tangled web of responsibility that has driven a century of denial by the Turkish government and its strategic allies.
“Intent to Destory” is a timely reckoning with the large-scale suppression of a historical tragedy. Berlinger confronts the fraught task of shedding light on the Armenian Genocide – whose witnesses and descendants are still fighting to be officially acknowledged as such by the international community – how it was carried out during World War I as the reign of the Ottoman Empire drew to a close, and how it laid the groundwork for the genocides that followed.
In an interview with Asbarez Editor Ara Khachatourian in 2017, Berlinger said that the documentary, a companion film to “The Promise,” aimed to highlight for international audiences the effects of denying the truth about the horrific crime of genocide.
The 40th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards will be presented on September 24 at a ceremony at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in New York City.
Sports: Armenia U20 basketball team loses to Georgia in the second game of European Championship
Panorama, Armenia
Sport 12:43 15/07/2019 Armenia
Armenian U20 basketball team lost to Georgia in the second game of the U20 European Championship Division B in Portugal. The game ended 46:98, the National Olympic Committee reported. Earlier, our team conceded 26:147 to Sweden in the first game.
It was reported that the BFA had informed that due to the problem with documents leading players Patrick Panosi and Krikor Keshishyan weren’t included in the list of the Armenia team and team’s head coach Tigran Gyokchyan had to perform without a point guard.
Azerbaijan hands over Armenian prisoner
Azerbaijan hands over Armenian prisoner
15:34, 28 June, 2019
YEREVAN, JUNE 28, ARMENPRESS. Armenian citizen Zaven Karapetyan, who had appeared in Azerbaijani territory in unknown circumstances on June 20, 2017 and was kept jailed, has been handed over on June 28 by Azerbaijan to representatives of Armenian authorities and the ICRC, the foreign ministry said.
Earlier in the day, the foreign ministry said Armenia too has handed over an Azerbaijani citizen back to Azerbaijan.
Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan
Asbarez: Bridge of Health’s Roots Gala to Honor Children Fighting Cancer in Armenia
Bridge of Health’s Roots Gala will be held at Aurora Banquet Hall on September 8
LOS ANGELES—Bridge of Health, a non-profit organization helping children conquer cancer in Armenia, is proud to announce their upcoming charity fundraiser event, Roots Gala. The event will be held on Sunday, September 8, at Aurora Banquet Hall, at 7179 Foothill Blvd, Tujunga, CA 91042.
Roots Gala, hosted by PanArmenia TV Host, Mher Baghdasaryan, marks Bridge of Health’s 5th annual Gala hosted in honor of the children who defeated cancer, in remembrance of the children who lost their battle, and in recognition of the members and supporters of Bridge of Health. Members of the organization will also present the progress on their establishment of Armenia’s first ever pediatric cancer registry.
This black-tie event will embrace the roots of the Armenian heritage and celebrate the passionate Armenian spirit. Bridge of Health is a 100% not for profit organization whose goal is to bring strong medical advancement to Armenia, and give their all to children fighting every day for a healthy future.
Guests can expect an art gallery, dinner ceremony, live entertainment, dancing, and amazing raffle prizes donated by local businesses. The open bar, courtesy of Gold Shaker bartending, and tunes provided by DJ Armond will keep the crowd lively well into the night.
“As Bridge of Health grows, we continue to pursue a vision beyond the present. Through the creation of the pediatric cancer registry, we are aiming to bring real systemic change to Armenia that will be an incredible investment for future cancer patients. We want to not only help cure children with cancer, but to systematically improve medical treatments in Armenia for generations to come,” explained President of Bridge of Health and Master of Healthcare Administration, Registered Nurse, and Public Health Nurse, Robert Agaverdian.
Bridge of Health’s Guyn Gala last year raised over $30,000 in funds. This year, their goal is to double the donations and reach their first ever total of $60,000.00. For sponsorship inquiries or more information, please visit the website.
Current sponsors include: West Coast University, Aurora Banquet Hall, Wells Fargo Bank, William and Company, and Feral Cosmetics.
Bridge of Health is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to raising funds for the life-saving treatments necessary to defeat pediatric cancer patients. Bridge of Health’s journey began after the inspiring story of a small group of college students banding together to host a blow-out fundraising event for a two-year-old boy who traveled from Armenia to the United States in seek of chemotherapy treatments. Staying true to their roots, the organization continues to work directly with doctors, patients, and their families. All members are volunteers donating their time and resources for one mission: give every pediatric cancer patient in Armenia the tools needed to win their battle for good.
Czech Republic: Court Rules To Extradite Narek Sargsyan To Armenia
Eurasia Review
June 6 2019
Czech Republic: Court Rules To Extradite Narek Sargsyan To Armenia
PanArmenian: Czech Republic may extradite Armenia’s third President, Serzh Sargsyan’s nephew, Narek Sargsyan to RA. The Prague City Court made a positive decision on the matter last week. The information was announced by the Press Secretary, Market Puchi as reported by Czech Tyden.
According to the local press, the Minister of Justice is still to examine the extradition of the accused of illegally keeping and selling weapons.
Armenian law enforcers accused Narek Sargsyan of illegally keeping weapons and drugs in his apartment in the center of Yerevan in the summer of 2018. Moreover, this is not the full list of the charges against Sargsyan.
The Armenian police also stated that when discovered, he provided a fake passport of Guatemala with the personal details of a certain Franklin Gonzales.
A criminal case has been instituted against Sargsyan for the purpose of acquiring, selling, keeping, transporting or carrying illegal weapons, ammunition or explosives as well as for selling, marketing illegal drugs or substances.
https://www.eurasiareview.com/06062019-czech-republic-court-rules-to-extradite-narek-sargsyan-to-armenia/
Police Chief of Armenia addresses congratulatory message on International Children’s Day
Police Chief of Armenia addresses congratulatory message on International Children’s Day
13:44, 1 June, 2019
YEREVAN, JUNE 1, ARMENPRESS. Chief of Police of Armenia Valery Osipyan addressed a congratulatory message on the International Children’s Day on June 1, the Police told Armenpress.
“Today it is officially the international day of children. But unofficially, every day, every hour and every minute belongs to them.
Children are not only our future, but also the present, and at any moment everything is being done for the children.
We not only build the country where our kids will be happy, but also measure our daily work, behavior and goals with the assessment of children. And the one is happy who receives such an appreciation.
I congratulate the children on this brightest and sunny holiday. I also congratulate all parents and grandparents”, the Police Chief said in the message, wishing all the best to all kids.
Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan
Exhibition “Little Survivors of the Armenian Genocide: Some Episodes” to open at Genocide Museum
Panorama, Armenia
June 1 2019
11:13 01/06/2019
Today, on June 1, an exhibition titled “Little Survivors of the Armenian Genocide: Some Episodes” will be opened in the conference hall of “The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute” foundation.
The bilingual (Armenian, English) exhibition will feature some interviews of the Armenian children kept in the archive of the League of Nations as well as original materials, photos, postcards, stamps of the archive and museum fund of the “The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute” foundation.
The exhibition will open at 2pm and is open to public.