Author: Hakobian Adrine

"NO QUESTIONS": PENTAGON REP MEETS ARMENIAN JOURNALISTS

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Dec 3 2009
Armenia

Celeste Wallander, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, who
arrived in Armenia yesterday, has visited the Armenian peace-making
brigade today, December 3. Journalists were expecting her to make
statements on the results of her meetings as well as of her visit
to Azerbaijan. After waiting for Ms. Wallander for an hour, the
journalists had to retire. "No questions" was the answer.

"No questions" repeated U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Marie Yovanovitch.

After a few stock phrases about the U.S.-Armenia cooperation in
peace-making operations, Ms. Wallander left.

It is noteworthy that, when on a visit to Baku, the representative
of the U.S. Department of Defense, which is known to be fighting for
the prosperity of all the nations, stated that the United State is
supportive of Azerbaijan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The
official Azerbaijani sources reported that the "sides were of
the unanimous opinion that the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict must first of all be based on the principle of Azerbaijan’s
territorial integrity and inviolability of borders recognized by the
world’s states and international law." After that Ms. Wallander must
have been faced with a task of slipping the Armenian journalists to
avoid their questions about the Nagorno-Karabakh people’s right to
self-determination and security.

PRESS RELEASE
Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apost. Church of America and Canada
H.E. Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan
Prelate, Easter Prelacy and Canada
138 East 39th Street
New York, NY 10016
Tel: 212-689-7810
Fax: 212-689-7168
Web:

December 3, 2009
PRELATE WILL TRAVEL TO MID-WEST
Archbishop Oshagan will travel to the Mid-West this weekend where he
will preside over several events.
Tomorrow evening, Friday, December 4, His Eminence will
attend a benefit concert sponsored by St. Sarkis Church, Dearborn,
Michigan. The concert, which is under the auspices of the Prelate,
features the acclaimed soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian, accompanied by
Serouj Kradjian.
In his message in the concert booklet, Archbishop Oshagan
wrote: Ms. Bayrakdarians love of music originated in her family and in
the Armenian Church, where from the earliest days of her youth she
began singing in the choir. This is how we first came to become
acquainted with her and her family. It has, therefore, been personally
gratifying for us to se her immense success on the international stage
beginning in 2000 with a quick succession of first prize competition
wins, leading to her magical performances in the worlds major opera
houses, winning the high praises of audiences and critics alike.
On Saturday the Prelate will travel to Granite City,
Illinois, where he will meet with the Board of Trustees of St. Gregory
Church and in the evening attend a concert at St. Louis Symphony hall
at which time Maestro Peter Oundjian will be honored.
On Sunday, His Eminence will celebrate the Divine Liturgy
and deliver the sermon at Granite Citys St. Gregory Church and preside
over the parishs anniversary celebration.

VICAR WILL TRAVEL TO DEARBORN
Bishop Anoushavan will celebrate the Divine Liturgy and deliver the
Sermon at St. Sarkis Church, Dearborn, Michigan, this Sunday,
December 6.

PRELATE ATTENDS AWARDS DINNER
Archbishop Oshagan attended the annual awards dinner of Common Cause
NY on December 1, a special evening to honor and celebrate the
extraordinary vision and outstanding citizenship of Dr. Vartan
Gregorian and Mr. Andrew Rasiej. Dr. Gregorian, who received the
Andrew Heiskill Lifetime Achievement Award was presented and
introduced by Thomas Kean, the former governor of New Jersey.

PRELATE WILL PRESIDE AT LUNCHEON
FOR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS
Archbishop Oshagan will preside over the annual Thanksgiving and
Christmas luncheon presented by St. Sarkis Church, Douglaston, New
York, in honor of the local New York City police and fire departments
(111th precinct). This popular annual event is attended by
parishioners as well as the members of the police and fire
departments.
AGHAVNI SHNORHIG BASHIAN, 61
Last Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, Aghavni Shnorhig Bashian (nee
Arslanian) went to her eternal rest after a valiant battle against the
disease that took her life. She was 61 years old.
Funeral services took place on Tuesday, December 1, at
Sts. Vartanantz Church in Ridgefield, New Jersey. The Prelate,
Archbishop Oshagan presided over the services. Participating clergy
included the Vicar, Bishop Anoushavan, Rev. Fr. Aram Stepanian,
pastor of St. Azdvadzadzin Church, Whitinsville, Massachusetts,
Rev. Fr. Gomidas Baghsarian, pastor of Sts. Vartanantz Church,
Providence, Rhode Island, Rev. Fr. Mesrob Lakissian, pastor of St.
Illuminators Cathedral, New York City, and Rev. Fr. Hovnan Bozoyan,
pastor of Sts. Vartanantz Church, Ridgefield, New Jersey.

Aghavni was the Prelacys first full-time Executive Coordinator of
Christian Education. She was appointed to the newly created post in
1980 by the then Prelate, Bishop Mesrob Ashjian.
A native of Beirut, Lebanon, Aghavni received her B.A. in
English and Education from Haigazian College and an M.A. in Christian
Education from the Near East School of Theology. Our heartfelt words
of sympathy to her husband, John Bashian, and their son, Aram, as well
as to the entire Arslanian and Bashian families.
May she rest in peace with the Lord she served with so much
zeal and passion.
DARON AVEDISIAN, 48
Funeral services for Daron Avedisian, a member of the Central
Executive of the Cilcian Catholicate, took place on Tuesday, December
1, in Aleppo, Syria. The sudden passing of Mr. Avedissian at age 48
put the Armenian communities of Syria and Lebanon, in mourning.
His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia,
posthumously decorated Mr. Avedisian with the Knight of Cilicia
insignia. In a message of condolence the Catholicos described
Mr. Avedisian as a dedicated and gifted member of the community whose
service to the Armenian Church spans decades. His Holiness described
his friendship with the decedent whom he knew since Mr. Avedisians
early student days up to his service on the Central Executive. The
memories of his goodness, his faithfulness, and selfless service will
keep his vivid presence in the life of the Cilician Catholicate, said
His Holiness.
The Prelate and Religious and Executive Councils express
heartfelt condolences to His Holiness and to the Avedisian and
Hagopian families.

FIRST VOLUME OF SERIES ON ADANA TRAGEDY IS PUBLISHED
During the commemorative events of the Adana massacres, His Holiness
Aram I announced a project of publishing a special series of books and
documents about the Adana events. The first volume was recently
released: Cilician Tragedy, by Souren Bartevian, originally published
in Constantinople in 1909.

HASK ARMENOLOGICAL JOURNAL PUBLISHED
The recently issued 2009 issue of the Hask Armenological Journal is
devoted to the proceedings of the International Conference
commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Adana massacres. The volume
includes documents on theology, culture, politics, and military
history of the period, published in their original languages. This
publication was made possible by the Gulbenkian Foundation.

DAILY BIBLE READINGS
Bible readings for today, Thursday, December 3, are: 1 Thessalonians
5:1-11; Luke 13 10-17.
Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the
Sabbath. And just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had
crippled her for eighteen years. She was bent over and was quite
unable to stand up straight. When Jesus saw her, he called her over
and said, Woman, you are set free from your ailment. When he laid his
hands on her, immediately she stood up straight and began praising
God. But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had
cured on the Sabbath, kept saying to the crowd, There are six days
9ohn which work ought to be done; come on those days aned be cured,
and not on the Sabbath day. But the Lord answered him and said, You
hypocrites! Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his
donkey from the manger, and lead it away to give it water? And ought
not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen
long years, be set free from this bondage on the Sabbath day? When he
said this, all his opponents were!
put to9 shame; and the entire crowd was rejoicing at all the
wonderful things that he was doing.
(1 Theassalonians 5:1-11)

PAREGENDAN OF FAST OF ST. HAGOP (JAMES)
This Sunday, December 6, is the eve (paregentan) of the Fast of
St. James (Hagop) of Nisibus. This five-day fast (Monday to Friday)
leads us to the Feast of St. James, which is next Saturday, December
12.

FEAST OF THE CONCEPTION OF THE HOLY VIRGIN MARY Next Wednesday,
December 9, we commemorate the Feast of the Conception of the Holy
Virgin Mary by her parents Joachim and Anna. This is one of the eight
feast days devoted to the Virgin Mary in the Armenian Churchs
Liturgical Calendar. This feast day always falls on December 9, and
is part of the churchs preparation for Christmas. The faithful rejoice
in the event, which celebrates Marys conception in fulfillment of the
prayers of her parents.

CONCERTS OF CLASSICAL AND TRADITIONAL
ARMENIAN MUSIC IN PHILLY, NEW YORK, AND DC
World-renowned violinist Kim Kashkashian teams with composer-pianist
Tigran Mansurian and percussionist Robyn Schulkowky in three upcoming
concerts performing classical and traditional Armenian music.
Philadelphia: Sunday, December 6, 3 pm at the Settlement
Music School presented by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society.
New York: Sunday, December 6, 9:30 pm at Le Poisson Rouge,
158 Bleecker Street, New York.
Washington, DC: Tuesday, December 8, 7:30 pm at Baird
Auditorium, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
For information: [email protected]
(mailto:Classica [email protected])

NY HAMAZKAYIN WILL PRESENT REMEMBRANCE
Tomorrow evening, December 4, the Hamazkayin of New York will present
an evening in honor of the 140th anniversary of Hovhannes
Toumanian. The lecturer will be Liza Yessaian, with performance by
soprano Anoush Barclay, and readings by Seda Melikyan, Tamar
Lakissian, Mardig Tcholakian and Vahan Haroutunian.
The evening is dedicated to the memory of Archbishop Mesrob
Ashjian on the occasion of the 6th anniversary of his passing.
The event will begin at 8:05 pm at the Armenian Center, 69-23
47th Avenue, Woodside, New York. For information:
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected]).

REQUIEM SERVICE FOR ARCHBISHOP ASHJIAN
A requiem service will take place this Sunday, December 6, at
St. Illuminators Cathedral, 221 E. 27th Street, New York City, in
memory of Archbishop Mesrob Ashjian, who served as Prelate of the
Eastern United States and Canada from 1978 to 1998.
FROM THE BOOKSTORE
THE EVERLASTING LANTERN OF KATCHAZ
By Ararat Aghasyan

This new volume is dedicated to the life and work of the well-known
Armenian American artist Katchaz (Katchazuni Kechejian,
1924-2004). The artists life story is told here interspersed with
reproductions of his work. Text is in Armenian and English.
128 pages, $25.00 plus shipping and handling.

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THESE OR OTHER ITEMS AT THE BOOKSTORE VISIT THE
PRELACYS WEB SITE, (
4882/goto:
) OR CONTACT THE BOOKSTORE AT [email protected]
(mailto:BOOKS@ARMENIANPR ELACY.ORG) OR BY TELEPHONE, 212-689-7810.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
December 4Special benefit concert for St. Sarkis Church, Dearborn,
Michigan, featuring Isabel Bayrakdarian at the Dearborn Performing
Arts Center.
December 5Soorp Asdvadzadzin Church, Whitinsville, Massachusetts,
annual bazaar. Come one, come all.
December 5Saint Gregory (North Andover, Massachusetts) Ladies Guild
Christmas Luncheon and Yankee Swap at the Phoenician at Michaels
Function Hall, Route 110 in Haverhill.
December 5Annual Christmas Bake Sale and Lunch at Cafe St. Paul, St.
Paul Church, Waukegan, Illinois, 9 am to 3 pm.
December 12Second Armenian Holiday Food Fair, St. Hagop Church, 4100
Newman Road, Racine, Wisconsin, noon to 5 pm. For information:
262-632-2033.
December 13Christmas Boutique by ARS Mayr and Erebouni chapters of New
York at St. Sarkis Church Pagoumian Hall, 38-65 234th Street,
Douglaston, New York, following church services. New and pretty gifts,
homemade delicacies, gifts from Armenia, original art, and more.
December 20St. Gregory Church, Philadelphia. Sunday School Christmas
Pageant.
December 31St. Gregory Church, Philadelphia, Seroonian Community
Center New Years Eve celebration.
December 31Sts. Vartanantz Church (Ridgefield, New Jersey), New Years
Eve Dinner-Dance. Details to follow.
February 6St. Stephens (Watertown, Massachusetts) Ladies Guild Mardi
Gras celebration, 7 pm at church hall. Costumes optional, masks are a
must. For information: Mary Derderian, [email protected]
(mailto:[email protected]) or 781-762-4253.
July 17A Hye Summer Night V, dance hosted by Ladies Guild of
Sts. Vartanantz Church and ARS Ani Chapter, Providence, Rhode
Island. Watch for details.
Web pages of the parishes can be accessed through the Prelacys web
site.

To ensure the timely arrival of Crossroads in your electronic mailbox,
add [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) to
your address book.

Items in Crossroads can be reproduced without permission. Please
credit Crossroads as the source.

Parishes of the Eastern Prelacy are invited to send information about
their major events to be included in the calendar. Send to:
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

ARMENIA: YEREVAN CUTS BRANDY PRODUCTION

EurasiaNet
Dec 1 2009
NY

Production of Armenian cognac, a household alcoholic beverage in
former Soviet states, shrank by almost 50 percent during the first
10 months of 2009 compared with figures for the same period during
the previous year.

Armenian winemakers pinned the blame for the production drop on the
global economic meltdown, the Internovosti news service reported on
December 1.

Some 94 percent of Armenian brandy exports go to other ex-Soviet
republics, first among them Russia, according to the Armenian
National Statistics service. But the economic crisis has hamstrung
the purchasing power of the Russian market, the main source of income
for Armenian farmers.

Production for the first ten months of 2009 stood at 7 million liters.

Brandy producers hope that a recent decrease in the price of grapes
will help them cut production costs, reduce the price and attract
thriftier customers, the Arminfo news agency reported.

ARMENIAN MINISTER, JAPANESE OFFICIALS DISCUSS KARABAKH, REGIONAL ISSUES

Public Television of Armenia
Nov 26 2009

Japan supports a peaceful settlement to the Karabakh problem within the
framework of the OSCE Minsk Group and in accordance with principles
of international law and welcomes the process of normalization of
Armenian-Turkish ties, the Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada
said at a meeting with his Armenian counterpart, Armenian Public TV
reported on 26 November.

Armenian Foreign Minister Edvard Nalbandyan, who was on a three-day
official visit to Japan on 25-27 November, met his Japanese counterpart
on 25 November. The sides discussed issues connected with cooperation
in international organizations, developing cooperation in education,
scientific spheres, setting up legal framework between the two
countries, visa issues, regional issues, the TV reported.

Nalbandyan informed Okada about results of the 22 November meeting
between the Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents in Munich, the TV said.

Okada said Japan backs steps aimed at normalization of Armenian-Turkish
relations and voiced hope that the initialled Armenian-Turkish
protocols will be ratified and implemented, which will contribute to
establishment of peace in the region, Armenian Public TV reported.

During his visit to Japan Nalbandyan also discussed development of
Armenian-Japanese economic cooperation with the chairman of Japan
External Trade Organization Yasuo Hayashi, the TV reported. The sides
have agreed that a representative of the organization will visit
Armenia to discuss cooperation prospects with Armenian counterparts,
the TV said.

ARMENIAN EDUCATION MINISTRY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR BOOKS TO BE PASSED TO DIASPORA SCHOOLS

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
02.12.2009 20:40 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ This year, RA Ministry of Education and Science
provided over 70 000 Armenian-language books to 350 Armenian schools
from over 40 countries.

The majority of school books was sent to Georgia, in accordance with
local municipalities’ applications. The books, as well as school
furniture were delivered to Georgia’s Armenian schools in October.

According to agreement between Armenian and Georgian Education and
Science Ministries, Akhalkalaki regional municipality will be in
charge of distribution.

The process will be continued into the year 2010. RA Ministry of
Education and Science is currently accepting applications for books
to be passed to Diaspora schools.

SYUNIK REGIONAL COURT TAKES OVER CASE AGAINST DENO GOLD MINING AT LAST

ArmInfo
2009-12-01 14:07:00

ArmInfo. Syunik Regular Court has finally taken over the next case
by the owners of Shahumyan district, Kapan, against Deno Gold Mining
Company. The court will meet on Dec 25 2009, EcoLur NGO told ArmInfo.

Residents of the region demand stoppage of the company’s activity
in Shahumyan region and compensation for damage cause to their lives
and health. On 23 October the regular court of Syunik region issued a
verdict which sounds a little bit misty "About prevention of danger
to the life and health of Shaumyan region residents because of the
mining activity at this territory". But it is not clear what events
are supposed under the word "prevention". Some time later, in November
the same judge Anahit Tumanyan rejected suit against DGM, grounding
such a decision that no proof of threatening the life and health of
people was presented in the materials of the case.

Earlier On November 16 Ara Poghosyan (age 43) died in the underground
mine operated by Deno Gold Mining. Specialists from the National
Technical Safety Center investigate the reason of the incident. This is
already the second tragic incident for the last two years. On January
10 2008 an accident at Shahumyan deposit killed David Lazarian
(29). No case has been initiated on this fact.

HSBC BANK ARMENIA LAUNCHES FUTURE FIRST TOY AND BOOK DRIVE

PanARMENIAN.Net
01.12.2009 17:52 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Within Future First global education program
frameworks, HSBC Bank Armenia has launched its Future First Toy and
Book Drive which will run from 30 November through to 21 December 2009
aiming to support charities working with underprivileged children,
the Bank’s press service reported.

HSBC Bank Armenia encourages everybody to reach out to these children
and give them a reason to celebrate the festive season. Donated toys,
puzzles, games, coloring books, dictionaries or story tales can be
placed in collection boxes located at each HSBC branch.

JAZZ HELPS ARONIAN, CLOTHES AND PENS ASSIST AKOPIAN, DAY REGIMEN EFFECTIVE TO PETROSIAN

PanARMENIAN.Net
01.12.2009 17:53 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Top-rated grandmasters of October rating talked
about their omens and superstitions, the FIDE official website wrote.

Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian (4th, 2786) likes listening to music
before the game: "I have a musical ritual. As a rule, I prefer jazz".

Vladimir Akopian (35th place, 2700) says that all chess players tend
to be superstitious, and many are attentive to their cloth. "If you
are defeated, you just put aside the cloth you weared. Some people
pay attention to the pens," Mr. Akopian said.

As Grandmaster Tigran Petrosian told a PanARMENIAN.Net, he is not
superstitious, but believes in omens. "In every tournament I do the
same thing, I go to bed at the same time, watch the same program. Of
course I do not play in the same clothes in all days of tournaments,"
Tigran Petrosian said.

EuroNews, France
Nov 28 2009

Turkey has place in a Europe of `liberté, egalité, and
fraternité’ says Pamuk

28/11 09:29 CET

He is not just the 2006 Nobel Literature Laureate.

Orhan Pamuk is also a symbol of Turkey’s struggle to be part of the EU.

In recent weeks, he has been travelling around Europe and the US to
promote his latest novel, `The Museum of Innocence’.

Yet just as he was being honoured in France, where the Season of
Turkey is underway, the Turkish High Court ruled that anybody who
`suffered mentally’ because of what Pamuk had said about the Armenian
genocide could sue him for pain and suffering.

euronews met Orhan Pamuk at Villa Gillet, in Lyon.

euronews: “The Museum of Innocence’ is your first novel after the
Nobel Prize. Did the Nobel change your life and your relationship with
your country?’

Orhan Pamuk: `The Nobel Prize did not change my life really very much.
In my country it made me a more public figure than I wanted. It made
me more political than I want to be, but this happens to everyone who
receives a Nobel Prize, I don’t think it’s particularly a Turkish
thing.’

euronews: `One of your favourite subjects is identity, the double
especially, one character reflecting itself in another one, and often
even becoming that other one. In `The White Castle’ this happens
between a Turk and a European. Does this mean that Europe and Turkey
are each other’s `Caliban mirror’, somehow?’

Orhan Pamuk: `Yeah, there were times that Europe and Turkey were more
strongly each other’s mirror image. Then as the Ottoman Empire
declined, the mirror Turkey turned out to be a sort of a segment of
Europe. But the subject of identity¦all of my novels are about
identity, perhaps, but when I began writing them, say `The White
Castle’, even the earlier novels, the identity was not a fashionable
word among academics and among journalists. But on the other hand,
since Turkey has always been troubled, the identity questions such as
`are we Oriental? are we Occidental? What are our roots?’, we are both
geographically and culturally, both in East and West, what we today
call problems of identity had all raised by the Turks, in Turkish
politics, culture, everything is based on the rhetoric of identity.’

euronews: `In `Other Colors’, you included a chapter titled `Where Is
Europe?’. In it you say among other things, speaking of a summer you
spent in Geneva: `The first time I heard church bells, I felt myself
not inside Europe, but within Christendom’. So, is Europe a Christian
club?’

Orhan Pamuk: `If Europe is a Christian club based on nationalism and
Christianity, then Turkey has no place in Europe. But if Europe is
based on liberté, egalité, fraternité, then Turkey has a place in
Europe. But then again Turkey is now in a way Europe’s mirror image.
Europe is also deciding about its identity through the question of
whether to take Turkey in or not, as well as Turkey is deciding about
its identity, whether Islam and nationalism or some other ideal should
be the defining notion of identity in Turkey.’

euronews: `So do you think there is a `No Entry’ sign on Europe’s door?’

Orhan Pamuk: `Right now unfortunately there is a little bit of a small
`No Entry’ sign in the Turkish-European relationship. In 2005 the
Turkish-European relationship looked very promising for Turkey. Then,
because of various conservatives ` say Sarkozy, Angela Merkel, Austria
` various European countries resisted Turkey while Spain, Italy,
England and some other forces in Europe wanted Turkey inside the
European Union.

Half of the European Union was opening the doors, half of them were
closing the doors and they were fighting inside the, if you call it,
club. Outside, Turks were also fighting. Some Turks, democrats,
liberals, some business circles, minorities, Kurds of Turkey, and
Turkish people, most of the Turkish people wanted to join the European
Union while some forces also unfortunately, some small part of the
Turkish army, some mafia groups who were very good at killing people,
some newspapers and media groups, and various fanatics and
ultranationalists were resisting and plotting and doing things to
block Turkey’s entry to Europe.

What’s happening, now, what I see is that since Europe and both parts
are very busy about their identities, then there is a little bit of an
intermission, stop, enthusiasm has faded away now. We don’t see a `No
Entry’ sign, but we see that¦ `well¦ maybe¦’ but it’s not time, the
door is not open yet, and I’m sad about that but I’m not going to cry,
either.’

euronews: “I read a book one day and my whole life was changed’. You
recognised it, it’s how `The New Life’ begins. Can a book actually
change somone’s life, and do you feel as a writer that you can change
something, maybe not the world, but actually make a difference
somehow?’

Orhan Pamuk: `Especially in the non-Western world there is a lot of
unhappiness, economic unhappiness, political pressures, a sort of
apocalyptic expectations of millennium, revolution, utopia, then
people read books like that with a great enthusiasm that the book
gives you the key of the world and you change the world. Of course you
want to be entertained. But your radical expectation from the world is
so deep that you want the book to tell you, almost whisper to you
almost things with religious intensity.

When I was young, I read books like that. And I ethically believe that
novels should be written and read with that intensity. Whether I can
achieve it or not, that’s another problem.’

euronews: “My Name Is Red’, `The Black Book’, `The White Castle’,
`Other Colours’… One would say that your past as a painter left you
with an obsession with colours. What colour would you paint today’s
Turkey?’

Orhan Pamuk: `When I’m inside, it’s an anarchy of colours and I like
it. When I’m out, it looks like a distant mountain, like Chinese
paintings, it’s misty and you long for it, and it’s beautiful. In it,
it’s so strong, that makes you troubled, you love it, but you’re also
troubled inside. So it’s many colours, from outside it’s a beautiful
colour and you remember with nostalgia. When you’re in it, the colours
and its richness make you tired. But in every circumstance I can write
about it.’

s-place-in-a-europe-of-liberte-egalite-and-fratern ite-says-pamuk/

WHO ARE PRESENT AT THE CONGRESS

Lragir.am
28/11/09

The ARF Dashnaktsutyun represented by Hrant Margaryan and Artyusha
Shahbazyan as an oppositional representative is invited and is present
at the Republican congress taking place at the Yerevan Sport and
Concert Complex. Araf Safaryan and Naira Zohrabyan represent the
Bargavach Hayastan party. Gagik Tsarukyan is not present, though the
RP head Serge Sargsyan has been present at the BHK conference and hold
a speech.

The head of the Orinats Yerkir party Artur Baghdasaryan is present
too. Head of parties Artashes Geghamyan, Vazgen Manukyan, Gurgen
Arsenyan and others are also present.

The Russian ruling party Yedinaya Rossia is also invited to the
congress which represents the Armenian Artur Chilingarov. Chilingarov
is accompanied by the parliamentary member Vardan Ayvazyan. By the
way, BHK leader Gagik Tsarukyan was invited and participated in the
congress of the Yedinaya Rossia.