On April 23, 2018, Nver Hovhannisyan, an assistant to the former Mayor of Etchmiadzin Karen Grigoryan, died after being stabbed in Etchmiadzin after hours of his resignation. The latter received a wound in the right half of the chest.
On April 24, the City Hall of Etchmiadzin issued a statement saying that the events were led by former MP Hakob Hakobyan, also known as Choyt. Karen Mkrtchyan, the son of Nver Hovhannisyan’s aunt, did not deny this information during a conversation with A1+.
A criminal case has been instituted on this case, according to which, 51-year-old Grigor Avetisyan, a resident of Etchmiadzin, was considered as an accused for this case. To date, Grigor Avetisyan has not been identified, the Investigative Committee told A1+.
Concert-exhibitions of Sipan Olah and Klingen Choir and Cultural Organization
Armenian News Network / Armenian News
April 10, 2019
LONDON, UK
After his year-long concert tour in the Republic of Malta, the well-known opera tenor, conductor and pianist Sipan Olah has finally come back to London and with his ever-lasting enthusiasm didn’t keep the audience waiting for too long… He has immediately resumed the rehearsals and concerts of the Klingen Choir and Cultural Association, and has started preparation work for upcoming recital concerts. March was particularly significant with two major events organised for admirers of art in general and the Armenian community in particular. The first one was the annual celebration of the Russian ‘Maslenica’ festival organised by the Russian Embassy in the UK in cooperation with a wide variety of community organizations. The mentioned event took place in St John’s Smith Square on 15 March. The Klingen Choir and Cultural Association was taking part in the event for the first time and performed a Russian folk song called ‘Maslenica’ together with the Russian Choir, as well as an Armenian folk song composed by Stephen Shaqaryan, highlighting the beauty of traditional Armenian folk music.
The second event was the recital concert and exhibition ‘Love Songs and Arias’ that took place at St Cuthbert’s Church on 23 March. Tenor, Conductor and Pianist Sipan Olah performed a number of enchanting vocal and instrumental pieces alongside lyric soprano and violinist Hayarpi Yeghikyan and pianist Ingrid Chan. At the end of the event there was a picture exhibition by well-known artist Leonie Pilart (Piladjian). 15 arias and songs in seven languages were performed, including pieces by European and Armenian composers A. Satie, W. Mozart, E. Grieg, F. Vecsey, V. Kotoyan, Al. Harutiunian, M. Glinka, R. Rogers, I. Gershwin, W. Sanderson, C. Bixio, S. Vert, E. Curtic. Several of the pieces had already been presented to the Maltese audience during his tour of 40 concerts in the Republic of Malta in 2018. The programme was comprehensive and complicated and demanded a high level of performance skills, which was supremely demonstrated by the well-known singer. Impressive piano duet by Ingrid Chan and Sipan Olah – Aram Khachaturian, ‘dance of pink maidens’; Hayarpi Yeghikyan – the enchanting sound of the violin captures the audience – E. Bagdasaryan and F. Vecsey in the programme accompanied by Sipan Olah on the piano; vocal solos by tenor Sipan Olah and soprano Hayarpi Yeghikyan . At the end of the concert there were two vocal duets performed by Sipan Olah and Hayarpi Yeghikyan (composed by E. Curtic and F. Lehar), which were the culmination of the concert and everyone was absolutely fascinated by the magical effect of art and the real sensation of catharsis, which makes this world seem more flawless and pure. London-based art enthusiasts and particularly the Armenian community thoroughly admired the performance of the young singer. Sipan Olah’s enchanting voice, the clear vibrations of Hayarpi Yeghikyan’s lyric soprano, Ingrid Chan’s magic touch of the piano keys will long echo in the memories of the audience. Furthermore, the masterpieces were in perfect harmony with the sophisticated atmosphere of the church and the magical strokes of Leonie Pilart’s brush. It is noteworthy, that this was the artist’s second project carried out with the Klingen Choir and Cultural Association. This time she presented her series of flower paintings. We should pay tribute to the well-known artist – as this year she is celebrating the 50th anniversary of her artistic activity. The mentioned event was the opening event to be followed by exhibitions in Lebanon, Armenia and the USA.
It is an honour to mention that the Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Councillor Marie-Therese Rossi, who honoured the event with her presence – highlighted the importance of organising such events. The Mayor was presented with a painting by Leonie Pilart ‘The Daughter of Karabakh’, which was accepted with a great pleasure by the worshipful guest.
It is additionally worth noting, that there were high-ranking representatives of political and cultural cycles as well as the clergy, who mixed with the multicultural audience enjoyed the performance. Furthermore, quite a few members of the Russian community were present, which additionally proves the viability and importance of the newly created alliance.
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Nairuhi Petrosyan, London
Armenian Klinhgen Choir and Cultural Association
London
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BIG
THE HOUSE
Cilicia
CATHOLIC CHURCH «Cilicia» AND ARMENIAN GENOCIDE WHY? «ARAM: PESIKEAN» MUSEUMS Participant of “MUSEUM NIGHTS”
TO THE MANUAL
On Saturday, April 6, 2019, being the second year of the Mets At home of Cilicia Catholicos Antilles of the Motherland «Cilicia» and Zhipaili Armenian: Genocide Orphans «Aram: Pezikian» museums, participated in Lebanon Culture Ministry organized by «To museums Night” to the manual.
How?
All museums and historical sites in Lebanon, Great House of Cilicia
Thousands of Catholicos museums also opened their doors wide
in front of visitors who came from Lebanon and foreign countries to participate
to this unique global initiative.
It should be noted that the Armenian Church brought their support to the initiative
The members of the University Students’ Union and a voluntary group of young people,
which were helpful in guiding the visitors and to present our best to foreigners
historical treasures and the chronicle of the Genocide.
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Armenian de-miner’s foot amputated after landmine blast in Syria
15:46, 8 March, 2019
YEREVAN, MARCH 8 , ARMENPRESS. Doctors have amputated the right foot of an Armenian de-miner who was wounded when a landmine exploded in Syria, Nazeli Elbakyan, the spokesperson for the Armenian Center for Humanitarian De-Mining and Expertise, the agency that dispatched the experts, told ARMENPRESS.
“He is currently in an hospital nearby Aleppo. His life is out of danger,” she said, adding that the injured de-miner will soon be transported back to Armenia.
As reported earlier, an Armenian de-miner who was among the humanitarian support mission dispatched to Syria has been wounded while carrying out his duties on March 7.
The Center For Humanitarian Demining and Expertise, an Armenian governmental civilian agency that sent the specialists to Syria, said on Facebook that the de-miner suffered injuries to his right foot.
The cause of the incident was a booby trap landmine that was concealed in a plastic layer. He was immediately taken to a hospital to undergo surgery.
Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan
Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 14
Trend:
The city of Guba in Azerbaijan is not the only place in the world where Azerbaijanis and Jews have been coexisting peacefully. Prior to the ethnic cleansing carried out by Armenian nationalist forces, they lived in religious and ethnic harmony in Armenia in the village of Yeghegis (known in Azerbaijani as Alayaz) of Armenia’s former Yeghegnadzor district (now a part of Vayots Dzor Province). This village is located about 18 km from the city of Yeghegnadzor and 135 km from Yerevan, on the slopes of the ridge of Daralayaz, at an altitude of 1,640 m above sea level.
Important archaeological discoveries in these parts of Armenia were made by scientists back in 1996. Tombstones which, besides having inscriptions in Azerbaijani, also contained inscriptions in Hebrew and Aramaic, were among the finds. The graves date back to the middle of the 13th century – with some dating even to the year 1337 – and are not only a convincing evidence of the existence of the Jewish community in Armenia from ancient times to the modern period, but also of its coexistence with the prevailing Azerbaijani population of the province.
It is clear that the contributing factor to the exodus of the oldest Jewish community from Armenia was the exodus of their neighbors, the Azerbaijanis of Yeghegis, the indigenous population of the historical Daralayaz province. The exodus of the Jews, on the backdrop of the flourishing Jewish communities in Georgia and Azerbaijan, is a dark spot in the history of the Armenian people, as is the genocide of Azerbaijanis.
Due to a policy of methodical ethnic cleansing against Azerbaijanis, Turks, Kurds, Assyrians, Yezidis, Molokans, Greeks and Jews, Armenia has turned into a monoethnic state, where more than 99 percent of the population is made up of Armenians from various parts of the Middle East. But the miraculously preserved old Azerbaijani-Jewish cemetery is a tangible evidence of the actual history of these lands. On the outskirts of the village, a shaky bridge leads to the other side of the river, separating the Jewish cemetery from … the Azerbaijani one, which, in a way, relates Yeghegis to Guba, where, to this very day, Jews and Azerbaijanis live as one family.
Elkhan Alasgarov, Ph.D., Head of Expert Council of Baku Network
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It follows directly from the RA Constitution that the Prime Minister resigns if the Government plan is not accepted. In other words, whether or not to accept the Government’s plan is essentially a vote of confidence given or not given to the Prime Minister.
Arusyak Julhakyan, deputy of RA NA “My Step” faction, wrote about this on his Facebook page.
“And, in fact, today we have a situation where my colleague Edmon Marukyan voted FOR Tigran Sargsyan’s government plan, thereby giving a vote of confidence to Tigran Sargsyan, to Hovik Abrahamyan’s government plan, thus also to Hovik Abrahamyan, and AGAINST Nikol Pashinyan’s government plan, thereby giving Nikol Pashinyan a vote of NO CONFIDENCE.
I leave the consequences to you,” his post said.
3 Scottish football clubs interested in Henri Avagyan
20:26,
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 12, ARMENPRESS. A number of leading Scottish football clubs are interested in Henri Avagyan, the goalkeeper of Armenia national U-21 team and Alalshkert club, ARMENPRESS reports The Scotsman newspaper informs.
Particularly, Motherwell, St Mirren and Hibs have all been in discussions about bringing the 23-year-old to the Scottish Premiership.
According to the source, the representatives behind Avagyan’s potential move are the same as those who helped broker Vykintas Slivka’s transfer to Hibernian in the 2017 summer transfer window, and the mooted deal which almost saw Juventus striker Stefano Beltrame join St Mirren earlier this season.
Avagyan is expected to be involved in his nation’s European Championship qualifiers this March. He has one appearance for the national team thus far, a 2-2 draw away to Liechtenstein in the Nations League.
Edited and translated by Tigran Sirekanyan
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia has sent a team of experts to Syria on a Russia-backed mission to help clear mines and provide medical assistance, the Armenian Defense Ministry said Saturday.
The ministry’s spokesman, Artsrun Hovhannisyan, said the team of 83 includes de-mining experts, medical personnel and security officers. He said it will defuse mines and provide medical help to residents of Aleppo, in northern Syria, emphasizing that they will stay outside areas of fighting.
Before the war, Aleppo was home to 110,000 ethnic Armenians, one of the world’s largest Armenian diasporas. About 22,000 have since moved to Armenia.
Government forces regained control over all of Aleppo in December 2016 after a long, devastating campaign of siege and bombardment against rebels, who had held the eastern side of the city for more than four years.
Russia, which has conducted a military campaign to shore up Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government, will transport the Armenian team to Syria and provide logistical support, Hovhannisyan said. Russia is Armenia’s main ally and has a military base in the country.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Friday thanked his Armenian counterpart for deploying the mission. “You were the first to respond to our call to provide assistance to the Syrian people,” he said.
Some Armenian politicians, however, criticized the move. The Sasna Tsrer party warned in a statement that teaming up with Russia in Syria could hurt Armenia’s interests and undermine its security.