On an official visit to Egypt, Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan met with prominent representatives of the Armenian community of Egypt, the Primate of the Egyptian Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church T. Bishop Ashot Mnatsakanyan, Primate of the Armenian Catholic Church, Bishop Grigor Ogostinos Gusan, members of community organizations and unions.
Expressing his gratitude for the warm welcome, Minister Mnatsakanyan commended the contribution of the Armenian community of Egypt to preserving the national identity and historical heritage.
“30 years ago, the Armenian people, having a powerful history and deep sense of identity, restored one of the most important instruments for the protection and development of collective identity: the statehood. And the sense of responsibility towards the statehood, freedom and independence in our communities is one of the best examples of supporting the state.”the Minister noted.
During the meeting, Minister Mnatsakanyan exchanged views with the representatives of the Armenian community of Egypt on the priorities of Armenia’s foreign policy, current challenges and the ways to address them.
With regards to the prospects of promoting the cooperation between Armenia and Egypt, Minister Mnatsakanyan emphasized the important role of the Armenian community of Egypt in bridging the two friendly states and peoples.
13:05, 3 September, 2020
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 3, ARMENPRESS. President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian had a telephone conversation with Doctor Hrayr Hovaguimian who was recently bestowed with the National Hero titled according to the presidential decree, the Presidential Office told Armenpress.
President Sarkissian considered symbolic the fact that Hrayr Hovaguimian is the first doctor to receive the National Hero title and congratulated the renowned doctor on this occasion, wishing good health and new achievements.
Armen Sarkissian highly valued Hrayr Hovaguimian’s services to the Homeland and the Armenian people, as well as his dedicated humanitarian activity as a cardiologist which saved numerous lives.
In his turn Hrayr Hovaguimian said today his main goal is to transfer knowledge and experience to the young generation.
President Sarkissian expressed hope that he will soon meet with the Doctor in Yerevan in order to hand over the highest award.
On August 27 President Armen Sarkissian signed a decree on bestowing doctor Hagop (Hrayr) Hovaguimian with the National Hero highest title.
Doctor Hagop Hovaguimian received the Order of Motherland for saving numerous human lives, for his exclusive services in the healthcare sector, creating an innovative medical center conducting complex heart surgeries, preparing new specialists, etc.
The Armenian President signed the respective decree based on the Prime Minister’s petition.
The Order of Motherland is awarded for exceptional services of nationwide importance rendered to the Republic of Armenia in the spheres of the defense of the state and strengthening of law and order, as well as for creation of significant national values. Person awarded with the Order of Motherland is considered a National Hero of Armenia.
Hagop (Hrayr) Hovaguimian is the first doctor National Hero.
Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan
✓The US is set to provide an additional $1.4 million for Armenia’s coronavirus response.
✓The Armenian and Russian Defense Ministers have signed an agreement regarding the air force.
✓An Armenian Armed Forces officer got lost in bad weather and was captured in Azerbaijan.
✓The first Armenia-made Kalashinikov rifles have been delivered to the Armed Forces.
The Armenian conductor Ruben Gazarian has been named general music director at Altenburg-Gera, a merged theatre in Thuringia.
Gazarian, 48, was chosen from 109 candidates. He starts next month.
The last chief, Laurent Wagner, walked out in July.
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug.17
By Asif Mehman – Trend:
The interview with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan during HARDtalk, BBC television and radio program broadcast, showed fair journalism and fair questions, Assistant to Azerbaijan’s President – Head of the Foreign Affairs Policy Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmat Hajiyev told Trend.
“The opinion is widespread in Western journalism that there is no wrong question, but there is a wrong answer. During the interview with Pashinyan to the HARDtalk program, everyone eyewitnessed incorrect, distorted, unprofessional answers to correct questions,” noted Hajiyev.
“Pashinyan was asked very correct and valid questions. The questions were related to such issues as the occupation policy of Armenia towards Azerbaijan. Specific questions that entail ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answers were asked,” said the president’s assistant.
He noted that Armenia is responsible at the state level for the crimes committed against the Azerbaijani people.
“Generally, I wouldn’t like to additionally comment on the total incompetence of the person giving the interview, the silly situation he got himself into, and other related circumstances. We have witnessed how Pashinyan got into a similar situation during the debates with President Ilham Aliyev at Munich Security Conference,” Hajiyev said.
Mari Manoogian, a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, will keynote the DNC on August 18
Mari Manoogian, a member of Michigan’s House of Representatives, is one of 17 Democrats selected to a keynote address at the Democrat’s National Convention, which kicks of on Monday. Manoogian will is slated to speak on Tuesday.
“I am honored to deliver the keynote address at this year’s Democratic National Convention alongside 16 inspiring leaders from around the country. Together, we represent a new generation of Democratic leadership, proving the importance that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris place on building a strong, vibrant, and inclusive team,” Manoogian said in a Twitter post.
“In this critical moment, I’m proud to speak to Americans alongside leaders in our party to prove that Democrats nationwide have the strength, decency, and empathy necessary to lead our nation forward,” she added.
Manoogian, 27, is the first Armenian-American woman to serve in the Michigan state legislature and is the youngest lawmaker there. Prior to being elected, she worked in the U.S. State Department. In 2018, she won an Oakland County state House seat that had previously been held by Republicans.
The keynote address at the DNC will feature 17 “rising stars” in the Democratic Party from across the country, according to an announcement from the convention’s organizers.
“The convention keynote has always been the bellwether for the future of our party and our nation, and when Americans tune in next week they’ll find the smart, steady leadership we need to meet this critical moment,” said Joe Solmonese, CEO of the 2020 Democratic National Convention told Detroit Press.
Armenian-Turkish lawmaker from Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Garo Paylan has submitted a parliamentary question to Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy about the photos showing the damage on an Armenian cemetery in Ankara, Bianet news agency reports.
He noted that the Stanoz Armenian Cemetery was declared a protected area in the 1990s and added, “This area’s loot by treasure hunters and contractors deeply upset the Armenian community in Turkey and all our conscious citizens.” He asked the following questions to the minister:
Why don’t you protect Ankara Stanoz Armenian Cemetery?
Do you have a plan to protect the numerous Armenian cemeteries in the country?
Have you had an attempt to catch the treasure hunters, who loot the Stanoz Armenian Cemetery?
As the source reminds located in the Zir Valley in the Sincan district, the cemetery has a second-degree protection area status.
A part of the cemetery, which has agricultural lands next to it is also used as a picnic area. The barbed wires put by the Sincan Municipality to protect the cemetery are removed and cemetery’s land is added to the land of the vineyard houses in the valley.
The barbed wires around the cemetery pulled by the Sincan Municipality in recent years have been removed and added to the land of the vineyard houses built in the valley.
Photographs of human bones coming out of places dug by treasure hunters in the cemetery have been seen on social media many times.