This year Youth Sambo World Championship will be held in Yerevan.
The decision was made by the Executive Committee of the International Sambo Federation, according to the official website of the organization.
The championship will be held from 14 to 16 October.
Yerevan will host Sambo World Masters Championship in 2023.
ArmInfo. Azerbaijan is successfully implementing both railway and automobile projects on its territory, and expects concrete steps related to work in this direction in Armenia as well. Jeyhun Bayramov stated this at a joint briefing with Georgian Foreign Minister Ilya Darchiashvili.
“This primarily concerns the 3 countries of the South Caucasus in terms of the processes taking place in the region, especially the normalization of the Azerbaijani-Armenian relations. The Georgian side also supports this. The Azerbaijani-Georgian cooperation can be used as a model if we consider the South Caucasus as our joint home. This can serve as a model for any two neighboring countries. Armenia, of course, can also take its place in international projects, observing the norms and principles of international law,” Bayramov said.
“One of the priority issues for us after the end of the conflict is to ensure sustainable peace in the region. I had the opportunity to negotiate with my colleague in this regard as well. There are some results of our contacts with the Armenian Foreign Ministry. I have already had 2 telephone conversations with the Foreign Minister Affairs of Armenia. There are already conditions for starting the work of the commission on delimitation and demarcation of borders,” Bayramov said, APA reports. Touching upon the Georgian-Azerbaijani relations, the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister noted that relations between Baku and Tbilisi are based on historical ties and the principle of good neighborliness. “Azerbaijan has always supported the territorial integrity of Georgia, the inviolability of its borders. We saw the same approach from Georgia,” Bayramov said, also pointing to the successful cooperation between Azerbaijan and Georgia in the international framework.
19:00,
YEREVAN, APRIL 25, ARMENPRESS. President of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan congratulated Emmanuel Macron on being re-elected President of France.
As ARMENPRESS was informed from the Office of the President of the Republic of Armenia, the message of President Khachaturyan particularly says: “I warmly congratulate you on your convincing victory in the elections of the President of the French Republic and on your re-election to the responsible position of the Head of State.
I am confident that during this new term of office you will continue to contribute to the strengthening of the centuries-old Armenian-French friendship and the deepening of the 30-year-old privileged relations between our states.
Armenia appreciates your personal and France’s efforts to overcome the challenges posed by the 44-day war in Artsakh, the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict under the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs, and the establishment of lasting peace and stability in the region.”
The proposal to lower the bar on the status of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) was not voiced by one person. Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia, Armen Grigoryan, stated about this on Public TV, answering the program host’s question as to who is that “international community” that makes such proposals, and what the security guarantees are if that bar is lowered.
“At the moment I cannot say specific names… It was not a proposal from one person; many partners have talked to us about this. But when you ask about security guarantees, we must form security guarantees during the negotiations. It is not that they said that ‘if you lower that bar, these are the security guarantees.’ Within the framework of negotiations with Azerbaijan, as well as thanks to the support of the international community, we will create those security guarantees. If there are no security guarantees, we naturally will not move there; the existing status quo will be maintained,” Grigoryan said.
The host noted that he assumes that a peace agreement will be signed, which will become that guarantee, but Azerbaijan has repeatedly proved that it violates any agreement, does not keep the agreements even with Russia, and considering this, he asked what the Armenian authorities expect. In response, Armen Grigoryan said that not only the agreement but also the mechanisms are a guarantee. According to him, for example, in the November 9, 2020 statement, not only the text is the guarantees, but also the mechanisms, for example, the presence of Russian peacekeepers in the region.
“(…) our region is under the strong influence of global, international structures. And seeing these changes, we try to find security guarantees so that we can ensure security in Artsakh and find mechanisms. These mechanisms are not just treaties or the treaty, but mechanisms that exist on the ground; for example, with the option of peacekeepers…we expect that they will be there for a long time until we find a solution. But the incidents of Parukh [village] show that these security mechanisms also are not enough to ensure complete security. We want to receive additional guarantees that security will be ensured in Artsakh,” he said.
And to the host’s question whether he means other troops, Armen Grigoryan gave a negative answer, adding that it is necessary to find those mechanisms, and one of the issues on the agenda is to find the mechanisms that will guarantee security and the exercising of rights for the people living in Artsakh.
The Literary Armenian News
Twenty Twenty-Two, Between You Two
April of my life. April of my years.
April in the sun, April in ashes gone
She rode into moonlight, ghost of a village lost
Her hair black and silky, tainted, torn, scalped
Her flurry, her glory, humble obedient family
Girl with a future. A whiff of freedom, esprit
A new century, domestic skills a tyranny
A slight hope, cracked hint, salvation, glee.
In the evening, fires burn, dire screams
In the day, rape, sport, bets, bellies torn
Tis a boy, no, a girl, tis dead, is all
Gyavur, pollute and soil no more.
A Kafir, a sip of coffee while cleaning the dagger’s tip
A smile, a dance, a fire, a scream is this the Turk of 2015?
The Azeri of 2021? Bayrakdar as Viagra, prowess indeed?
Is this Russia dealing lies, promises, empty words and deeds?
Armenians lost again in a sea of ambitions twirling around them
Israel, Georgia, Pakistan, as allies, to the nose of Baku oil Billions
Spilling into the black sea.
Our blood as windshield wiper fluid, debris.
Bedros Afeyan
3-30-2022Beverly Hills, CA
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PM Pashinyan holds telephone conversation with Charles Michel
21:07,
YEREVAN, APRIL 22, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with the President of the European Council Charles Michel, ARMENPRESS was informed from the Office of the Prime Minister of Armenia.
The interlocutors discussed a number of issues related to the implementation of the agreements reached during the meeting of the Prime Minister of Armenia, the President of the European Council and the President of Azerbaijan in Brussels on April 6, the situation in the region and the agenda of Armenia-EU relations.
Charles Michel reiterated the EU’s commitment to promoting dialogue between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
ANCA-Backed measure, led by Reps. Carolyn Maloney and Gus Bilirakis, Seeks $10 Million in Funding for Armenian Genocide Education
WASHINGTON—Representatives Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) were joined by close to 50 U.S. Representatives in introducing the Armenian Genocide Education Act, an ANCA-backed bipartisan measure that would fund Library of Congress educational programs about the history, lessons, consequences, and ongoing costs of the Armenian Genocide.
“As the saying goes, if we do not learn from history, we are doomed to repeat it,” said Congresswoman Maloney. “That is why I am proud to introduce the Armenian Genocide Education Act to teach the horrors and lessons of the Armenian Genocide accurately and effectively. Both chambers of Congress voted with overwhelming bipartisan majorities to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide, and last year President Biden made it clear that it is the official position of the United States that these systematic killings were genocide. It is imperative that we now ensure Americans have access to the resources they need to learn and teach about this atrocity.”
Rep. Bilirakis concurred, noting, “our darkest moments as a human race have come during times when those who knew better stood silently, making excuses for passivity and allowing injustice and persecution to reign. We must acknowledge the atrocities of the past so that we might hopefully prevent them in the future. One of the best ways to achieve this goal is through education and awareness, which is why I am proud to co-introduce the Armenian Genocide Education Act with Carolyn Maloney.”
This landmark legislation, introduced on the eve of the international commemoration of the Armenian Genocide on April 24th, seeks to provide $10 million in funding over five years for the Library of Congress to educate Americans about Ottoman Turkey’s systematic and deliberate state-sponsored mass murder, national dispossession, cultural erasure, and exile of millions of Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians, Chaldeans, Syriacs, Arameans, Maronites, and other Christians, between 1915 and 1923.
“The ANCA welcomes this landmark launch of the Armenian Genocide Education Act,” remarked ANCA Chairman Raffi Hamparian.
“With White House and Congressional recognition of the Armenian Genocide secured – we must now ensure that America’s school children are taught about the historical lessons and present-day consequences of this crime against Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians, Chaldeans, Syriacs, Arameans, Maronites, and other Christians,” the ANCA Chairman added.
“The ANCA looks forward to working with Congresswoman Maloney, Congressman Bilirakis, and their growing bipartisan list of Congressional cosponsors to advance this timely measure. We are committed to challenging genocide denial at every turn, with the clear goal of securing a just resolution for all the victims of Turkey’s crimes – past and present,” concluded Hamparian
Joining Armenian Genocide Education Act lead authors Rep. Carolyn Maloney and Rep. Gus Bilirakis as original cosponsors of the measure, are Representatives: Nanette Barragan (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Tony Cardenas (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Lou Correa (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Josh Harder (D-CA), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Young Kim (R-CA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), James McGovern (D-MA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Scott Peters (D-CA), Katie Porter (D-CA), Linda Sanchez (D-CA), John Sarbanes (D-MD), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Lori Trahan (D-MA), David Valadao (R-CA), and Juan Vargas (D-CA). Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO) has already added his name to the cosponsor list and congressional support is expected to grow in the upcoming days.
In addition to the ANCA, the Armenian Genocide Education Act already has the support of a diverse and growing coalition of ethnic, faith-based, and educational organizations including the American Friends of Kurdistan, Armenian Assembly of America, Armenian Legal Center for Justice and Human Rights, Armenian National Institute, Assyrian Policy Institute, The Genocide Education Project, Hellenic American Leadership Council, Hindu American Foundation, In Defense of Christians, International Association of Genocide Scholars, Middle East Forum, and UCLA’s Promise Institute for Human Rights.
Building upon the 2019 passage of H.Res.296 and S.Res.150 – which specifically rejected any official U.S. association with Armenian Genocide denial – and President Biden’s recognition of the Armenian Genocide in 2021, the Armenian Genocide Education Act seeks to counter discourse and propaganda that claims that Ottoman Turkey’s systematic and deliberate state-sponsored mass murder, national dispossession, cultural erasure, and exile of millions of Christians between 1915 and 1923 did not take place.
“Remember the Armenian Genocide and all genocides. Remember with caring and protest. We cannot bring back our victims, but we can honor them by pledging to human history that we will oppose any and all genocidal murders of peoples and cultures. Preventing genocide – including to our enemies – is our true memorial,” stated genocide studies pioneer Dr. Israel Charny, upon introduction of the Armenian Genocide Education Act.
Encourage members of Congress to cosponsor and work for the passage of this measure.
Farmington Hills, Michigan, has proclaimed April 24th as Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. The deocument has been signed by Mayor Vicki Barnett, reports the Armenian National Committee of Michigan (ANCI-MI).
The Committee thanked the City Council for bringing awareness to the “ongoing Genocide of the Armenians and joining the Armenian community in commemorating the 107th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide of 1915 by issuing this important proclamation recognizing April 24th, 2022 as Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day in the City of Farmington Hills.”
“The cycle of the genocide will continue unless we bring the perpetrators to justice,” ANCA-MI added.
20:43,
YEREVAN, APRIL 19, ARMENPRESS. Today, April 19, the Russian peacekeeping contingent neutralized an artillery position in the Chartar village of the Artsakh Republic during the engineering works, ARMENPRESS reports the Telegram channel of the Russian peacekeeping troops informs.
It is stated that a total of two 152-mm cannons with 60 projectiles were neutralised in that position.
17:24,
YEREVAN, APRIL 13, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian side continues to see the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict within the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship format, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan said during the Q&A session in the Parliament.
The FM reminded that he and the Azerbaijani FM held a telephone conversation at the initiative of the Azerbaijani side. “We have discussed what has been discussed in the past one year and what has been recorded also by the results of the meeting of the leaders of the countries in Brussels, that is the mechanisms of creating a commission on delimitation and border security issues, as well as the visions of the two sides about the launch of talks aimed at the presumptive normalization treaty to be signed between Armenia and Azerbaijan”, the minister said.
The Armenian FM noted that bilateral negotiations have not taken place, there has only been a conversation about the launch of negotiations.
As for the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship, minister Mirzoyan said: “Our visions about the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship completely remain in force. We see the settlement of the NK conflict within the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship format. Nobody in the world has cancelled the conference, the decision of the conference which founded that format, it is in force”.
He reminded that currently the contradictions between the co-chair countries are not so favorable now for known reasons in order to be able to organize a discussion attended by three sides. “And we can’t allow any vacuum to emerge in this respect”, he said.