Author: Jagharian Tania

Latvian parliament unanimously votes for Armenia-EU agreement in the first reading

Jagharian Tania
Panorama, Armenia
Politics 20:35 22/03/2018 Armenia

The Latvian parliament has unanimously voted in favour of the Armenia-EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in the first reading, Armenian Ambassador to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia Tigran Mkrtchyan said on Twitter.

“Good news from Latvia. Saeima without any opposition conceptually supported the Armenia-EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement, CEPA after the 1st reading. Hope soon the 2nd reading will occur and the agreement will be ratified,” he twitted.

Catholicos Garegin II blesses groundbreaking ceremony of new Armenian church in Kiev

Jagharian Tania
ArmenPress, Armenia
Catholicos Garegin II blesses groundbreaking ceremony of new Armenian church in Kiev



YEREVAN, MARCH 17, ARMENPRESS. Catholicos of All Armenians His Holiness Garegin II departed on a two-day visit to Ukraine on March 16 to bless the new Gregory the Illuminator Church of Dnepropetrovsk (Dnipro). The Catholicos was accompanied by the clergy of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiatsin.

Catholicos Garegin II was welcomed at the Kiev airport by Armenia’s Ambassador to Ukraine Andranik Manukyan, president of the union of Armenians of Ukraine Vilen Shatvoryan and Diocese Primate Bishop Marcos Hovhannisyan, the Mother See said.

The Catholicos visited the site where a new church will be built and blessed a groundbreaking ceremony.

Later in the day Catholicos Garegin II participated in the first annual conference of the Union of Armenians of Ukraine.

The clergy departed to Dnipro in the evening of March 16.

English –translator/editor: Stepan Kocharyan

Sergey y Luisine Khachatryan debutan en La Filarmónica

Jagharian Tania
Beckmesser
18 mar 2018


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Sergey y Luisine Khachatryan

El violinista armenio Sergey Khachatryan debutará el próximo 21 de marzo en La Filarmónica. Su nivel instrumental extraordinario y su profunda musicalidad le han convertido en uno de los violinistas más destacados del panorama. Khachatryan, músico de gran seriedad, concede muy pocos recitales al año y cada una de sus apariciones es todo un acontecimiento. Al mismo tiempo, Khachatryan se siente muy orgulloso de la cultura de su país de origen, Armenia, un pequeño territorio que tiene una gran riqueza de música popular que los compositores e intérpretes armenios siempre han reivindicado.

El dúo de hermanos Lusine y Sergey Khachatryan debutará en La Filarmónica, con obras de Mozart, Prokofiev y Franck. Hijos de familia de músicos, han crecido estudiando bajo la tutela de sus padres, ambos concertistas de piano y pedagogos. Lusine y Sergey comparten una exitosa carrera, llena de premios internacionales y debuts en las principales salas del mundo. Desde 2002 han grabado numerosos CD’s, el último de los cuales lleva por título “My Armenia”, con obras de compositores armenios (2015).

El recital empezará con la “Sonata para violín núm. 32”, de Mozart, también conocida como “Sonata Strinasacchi”; seguida de la “Sonata núm. 2 en re mayor”, de Prokofiev, escrita en un remoto refugio para artistas soviéticos durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. El concierto finalizará con uno de los hitos de la literatura para violín: la “Sonata” de César Franck, obra de madurez, de melodías puramente románticas, que fue inspirada por el amigo y compatriota del compositor, el violinista belga Eugene Ysaye.




Lebanon PM Hariri honors Armenian counterpart Karen Karapetyan’s visit with official dinner (video)

Jagharian Tania
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Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri honored Armenian counterpart Karen Karapetyan’s visit with an official dinner in the evening of March 12 in Beirut.

Armenia’s PM Karen Karapetyan delivered remarks, saying:

“Dear Mr. Prime Minister,

Ladies and gentlemen,

I would like to once again thank Mr. Hariri for the invitation to visit Lebanon and the warm reception.

We all know that the Armenian-Lebanese relations and ties have always been unique, which is due to the historical friendly relations between our peoples. Certainly the Lebanese-Armenian community has key and appreciable role here with its peaceful and creative conduct.

The experience of the past years only reaffirms that the Armenian-Lebanese partnership is harmonious in both bilateral and international arenas. We are only left with ensuring the continuation of joint efforts for the further deepening of this, and the protection of our mutual interests.

We currently need to develop and strengthen the economic component of our bilateral relations even more.

I am hopeful that the issues which we’ve discussed these days and the agreements which we’ve reached will be realized soon and will convey new momentum and quality to the deepening of the multifaceted partnership of the Armenian and Lebanese peoples.

Following the tragic and unfortunate events unfolding in the region and directly next to Lebanon in the recent years, I would like to emphasize Armenia’s readiness to support its friend Lebanon and to express hope that the people of Lebanon, who bear wisdom of centuries and patriotic values, will withstand all challenges with honor and inherent unity, will maintain the balanced stance of the country and normal development course.

Dear Mr. Prime Minister,

I wish you good health and all the best, and I wish peace, stability and further economic prosperity to the people of Lebanon.

Long live Lebanon and long live the Armenian-Lebanese friendship.

Lebanon’s PM Saad Hariri said in his remarks:

“Dear Mr. Prime Minister,

Dear friends,

We host our respected guest, Prime Minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan and his delegation, with great honor this evening.

First of all, I congratulate the election of the 4th President of Armenia in the beginning of this month.

Last year we marked the 25th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between independent Armenia and Lebanon, but the cultural and historic ties between the two countries have a history of more than 2000 years, from the days of Tigranes the Great.

Currently Lebanon and Armenia have successful relations in various fields, especially in business. Academic exchange between universities also exists, and bilateral active partnership in cultural, arts and tourism areas is also carried out.

The Lebanese-Armenian [community] plays a great role in the development of these relations, especially taking into account that they are considered active actors in both the Lebanese national life, business, industry, cultural , educational and arts sectors.

Exchange of investments between the countries in also in an active phase, the latest results of which is the involvement of two Lebanese banks in Armenia’s financial system.

Mr. Prime Minister and friends,

The development of relations between the two countries was under the attention of martyred Prime Minister Rafic Hariri, and he became the first Lebanese high-level official to visit Armenia three times since 1997. I hope to continue his mission by always having the interests and friendly relations of the two peoples in mind.

Thank you and once again I welcome your visit to the Lebanese Government.

Long live the friendly relations of Lebanon and Armenia, long live Armenia and Lebanon.”

Sports: Wenger gets boost as Arsenal sink Watford

Jagharian Tania
Daily Nation, Kenya

Sunday

Arsenal’s Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan (left) celebrates with Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after scoring their third goal during their English Premier League match against Watford at the Emirates Stadium in London on . PHOTO | BEN STANSALL |  AFP

LONDON

Arsene Wenger received a welcome boost as Arsenal eased a little of the pressure on their beleaguered boss with a 3-0 win over Watford on Sunday.

After a wretched run left Wenger fighting to save his job, a 2-0 win at AC Milan in the Europa League on Thursday offered the Frenchman temporary respite from the torrent of abuse he has endured this season.

Maintaining the momentum from that last-16 victory in the San Siro, Wenger’s side ended a run of three successive Premier League defeats with a solid display at the Emirates Stadium.

Shkodran Mustafi’s early opener and a cool finish from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang put them in control.

In a moment of sweet vindication, Watford captain Troy Deeney, who had questioned Arsenal’s spirit earlier this season, had a second-half penalty saved by Petr Cech.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s strike wrapped up the points, but there was concern for Wenger as Mustafi limped off in the closing stages.

Arsenal, who had lost eight of their previous 14 matches in all competitions, remain in sixth place and trail fourth-placed Tottenham by 10 points ahead of their rivals’ trip to Bournemouth later on Sunday.

Winning the Europa League guarantees qualification for next season’s Champions League and, with Arsenal’s hopes of achieving that goal via a top-four finish looking bleak, it was no surprise Wenger prioritised the continental competition.

With the second leg against Milan looming on Thursday, Wenger rested Aaron Ramsey and Laurent Koscielny and left Jack Wilshere on the bench.

Aubameyang was one of the established stars who started for Arsenal and the Gabon striker should have opened the scoring when he raced onto Mesut Ozil’s pass and shot straight at Watford goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis.

For the second successive home game, a significant amount of seats were empty as fans stayed away in protest at Wenger’s woes.

The subdued atmosphere lent an ‘end of an era’ feel to the match, but it didn’t bother Arsenal, who had a point to prove to Watford captain Deeney.

Deeney had infuriated Arsenal by accusing them of a lack of “cojones” after Watford beat Wenger’s men in October.

Fuelled by that jibe, Arsenal took the lead in the eighth minute.

When Ozil swung a deep free-kick towards the far post, Mustafi punished slack marking by Jose Holebas and Adrian Mariappa as the German defender powered a close-range header past Karnezis.

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Watford weren’t fazed and Abdoulaye Doucoure’s low strike deflected off Mustafi to force a good save from Cech.

Cech alertly kept out Richarlison’s dipping free-kick, but Roberto Pereyra should have done better than blaze the rebound over.

Ozil was equally profligate when he weaved through on goal, only to clip his shot too close to Karnezis.

There was less assurance about Arsenal towards the end of the half and Cech had to plunge to his left to save Richarlison’s header.

But Watford couldn’t take advantage and Granit Xhaka’s 20-yard blast after the interval almost deceived Karnezis before he grabbed the ball just before it crossed the line.

With the momentum back in their favour, Aubameyang doubled Arsenal’s lead in the 59th minute.

Mkhitaryan was the catalyst, slipping a pass to Aubameyang, who beat the Watford offside trap and rounded Karnezis before slotting in his third goal since his club-record move from Borussia Dortmund in January.

There was more cause for Wenger to wear a rare smile a few minutes later.

Ainsley Maitland-Niles conceded a penalty with a foul on Pereyra, but when Deeney stepped up to take the spot-kick, Cech made a fine save that preserved his 200th clean sheet in the Premier League.

Mkhitaryan bagged his second goal in successive matches with a low strike that crept under Karnezis in the 77th minute.

Film: Dean Cain and Montel Williams Receive Presidential Order Of Honor from Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan

Jagharian Tania
Broadway World
Executive Producers Dean Cain and Montel Williams were honored by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan with the ORDER OF HONOR, one of the country’s highest awards, Architects of Denial, LLC has announced. The ceremony took place on March 6 at the Presidential Palace in Yerevan. The President announced the award for the two celebrities who have worked for the recognition of genocide worldwide.

Together, they produced the film, “Architects of Denial,” released last year to critical acclaim in the U.S. On March 5 the film received its Premiere screening in Yerevan at an exclusive event attended by President Sargsyan, government officials and representatives from around the world. In the U.S. the film created a national controversy when the ads for the film were rejected as being political. Mr. Cain and Mr. Williams vehemently fought for the right to advertise, claiming the genocide was historical, not political.

They then created a television special called “Denial” that is currently airing in the U.S. as well as internationally about the problems they encountered when they tried to bring the message public. It focuses on how special interest groups and genocide deniers attempted to stop the release of the film “Architects of Denial.”

“We are deeply humbled by this incredible honor. We have the utmost respect for every Armenian family that carries the scars and the burden of this genocide with them to this very day,” Dean Cain remarked. “Every Armenian family has a story. And they cannot be denied. Our intention in making this film was to educate and to shine a light on this dark moment of history in the hope that it will no longer be denied, and will never be allowed to happen again.”

Both Executive Producers also announced they will be doing another film about the spread of anti-Semitism around the world. Montel Williams added, “I am humbled to have participated in something that should resonate with all mankind; and to be recognized this way is an honor I will share with all who hate, hate.” Both Cain and Williams, who have completely opposite political views, agreed that: “humanitarian efforts and human rights come before politics, and that’s why we are working together on these projects.”



Azerbaijani press: Moscow sees no need for separatist Karabakh regime’s involvement in negotiation process

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Russia’s position on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is clear, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Friday, an APAcorrespondent reported from Moscow.

 

“Our position on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is clear. There are no changes in this position,” Zakharova said when asked about Moscow’s position on a possible involvement of Karabakh’s separatist regime in the negotiation process.

 

The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict entered its modern phase when the Armenian SRR made territorial claims against the Azerbaijani SSR in 1988.

 

A fierce war broke out between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. As a result of the war, Armenian armed forces occupied some 20 percent of Azerbaijani territory which includes Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent districts (Lachin, Kalbajar, Aghdam, Fuzuli, Jabrayil, Gubadli and Zangilan), and over a million Azerbaijanis became refugees and internally displaced people.

 

The military operations finally came to an end when Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in Bishkek in 1994.

 

Dealing with the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is the OSCEMinsk Group, which was created after the meeting of the CSCE (OSCE after the Budapest summit held in December 1994) Ministerial Council in Helsinki on 24 March 1992. The Group’s members include Azerbaijan, Armenia, Russia, the United States, France, Italy, Germany, Turkey, Belarus, Finland and Sweden.

 

Besides, the OSCE Minsk Group has a co-chairmanship institution, comprised of Russian, the US and French co-chairs, which began operating in 1996.  

 

Resolutions 822, 853, 874 and 884 of the UN Security Council, which were passed in short intervals in 1993, and other resolutions adopted by the UN General Assembly, PACE, OSCE, OIC, and other organizations require Armenia to unconditionally withdraw its troops from Nagorno-Karabakh. 

Azerbaijani Press: US Armenians begging for more money

Jagharian Tania
Trend, Azerbaijan
March 1 2018
1 March 2018 21:34 (UTC+04:00)

Baku, Azerbaijan, March 1

By Fikret Dolukhanov – Trend:

The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) sent a letter to the US Senate, asking for $70 million worth financial support to Armenia and the occupational regime in Nagorno Karabakh in 2019, Armenian media reported on March 1.

According to the letter, $6 million out of the total sum will be spent on mine clearing in Nagorno Karabakh, $4 million on peace promotion, $30 million on economic support and $10 million on military assistance to Armenia, $20 million on solution of Middle East refugees’ problems.

The ANCA also asked the USA to stop financial assistance to Azerbaijan.

The letter looks absurd not only because of the astronomic sum requested, but also due to the goals listed. It is hard to understand, what problems of Middle East refugees and in what form the ANCA is going to solve, but the appeal seems to be a mere attempt to coax out money for crumbling Armenian economy out of the US.

In 2017, Donald Trump’s administration decided to cut back financial aid to foreign countries.

Financing of Armenia for 2018 was decreased by 77.3 percent from $22.41 million down to $4 million, Azerbaijan and Belarus – by 100 percent down to no financing at all, and Georgia – by 41.1 percent down to $28 million.

With that said, neither Azerbaijan, nor Belarus thought about sending a humiliating letter to the US Senate asking for money, because they seem to be sure of their state economies and feel no need in foreign tips.

Even though the Armenian government continuously praises the state economy, existing only thanks to the foreign loans and contributions of Armenian diaspora, in reality it is in a debtor’s prison and can be helped only by begging for many-million gratuitous help.

Film/Music: Aram Khachaturian movie goes into production in Russia

Jagharian Tania
PanArmenian, Armenia
Feb 27 2018
– 17:37 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – The first-ever feature film about world famous Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian has gone into production in Yaroslavl, producer Tigran Manasyan has revealed.

“Saber dance”, as the movie is aptly titled, was written and is directed by Yusup Razykov, while Ruben Dishdishyan’s Mars Media is producing.

“The first shooting cycle takes place in the city of Yaroslavl, where the scenes of Khachaturian meeting Soviet violinist David Oistrakh and outstanding composer Dmitri Shostakovich are shot,” Manasyan said, according to Rusarminfo.ru.

After Yaroslavl, the film crew will travel to the homeland of the composer – Armenia – in April 2018, with shooting set to be held in Yerevan, Dilijan and Khor Virap.

The film is set in 1942, when the Kirov (Mariinsky) theater was evacuated to the Urals, where Aram Khachaturyan had just finished composing the ballet ‘Gayane’.

Khachaturian was the most renowned Armenian composer of the 20th century and the author of the first Armenian ballet music, symphony, concerto, and film score. He is highly respected in Armenia, where he is considered a “national treasure”.

Sports/Olympics: PyeongChang 2018: Armenia alpine skier gets much-awaited equipment

Jagharian Tania
News.am, Armenia
Feb 15 2018
Ashot Karapetyan, Armenia’s sole representative in the alpine skiing event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, has received new skis and ski boots.
Gagik Sargsyan, Secretary General of the Armenian Ski Federation, has informed about the aforesaid.
“One pair of skis and boots by the National Olympic Committee of Armenia, [and] one pair of skis by the Armenian Ski Federation,” Sargsyan wrote, in particular, on his Facebook page.
Karapetyan had told NEWS.am Sport that he had not received new ski equipment for PyeongChang 2018, and therefore he may not compete in these winter games because he is not training yet.
The Armenian athlete had traveled to Pyeongchang with his friend’s skis, which, however, were broken during training.
Ashot Karapetyan is Armenia’s last representative at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
He is expected to compete in the Men’s Giant Slalom on Sunday, and Slalom on February 22, in the alpine skiing event.