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Salpi Ghazarian is the special initiatives director at USC’s Institute of Armenian Studies, and she joined Lisa McRee with more on the conflict and what it means to the Southland’s Armenian community.
Author: Jirair Kafian
EU delivers further emergency assistance in Armenia as Commissioner Lenarčič visits the country
Oct 6 2023
Today, Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič is in Armenia to coordinate the EU’s assistance to the country in light of the mass exodus of people from Nagorno-Karabakh. This follows President von der Leyen’s meeting with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan yesterday in Granada where a series of EU support measures were outlined.
The visit comes as a plane carrying EU emergency supplies is due to arrive in Yerevan. The aid flight is part of the European Humanitarian Response Capacity which has been activated to provide support to humanitarian organisations on the ground.
Mobilising its humanitarian stockpiles, the EU is delivering hygiene kits, kitchen sets, blankets, solar LED-s, and solar flashlights to EU humanitarian partners who will then rapidly distribute them to the people in need. This aid flight will therefore help support people in need with shelter and accommodation essentials.
Furthermore, the Commissioner will discuss the latest support mobilised via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism which was activated on 29 September upon a request from Armenia. So far, Austria, Germany, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, and Sweden have offered urgently needed shelter equipment and food and medical supplies.
Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain, and Sweden have offered medical support to assist the mass burn victims of the fuel depot explosion in Stepanakert. The first medical evacuation flight transporting patients for treatment in France landed yesterday in Paris.
A team of EU humanitarian experts have been deployed to Armenia where they are now coordinating with humanitarian partners to assess the developing needs and to ensure a rapid response to the crisis.
The EU’s Emergency Response Coordination Centre is operating 24/7 to coordinate donations via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to Armenia.
During his mission, the Commissioner will meet the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan; the Deputy Prime Minister, Tigran Khachatryan; the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ararat Mirzoyan, as well as EU humanitarian partners in Armenia. Commissioner Lenarčič will also visit shelters for the displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh.
Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, said: “Almost the entire Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh has now fled to Armenia. We are mobilising our humanitarian stockpiles to deliver urgently needed shelter equipment to the displaced people. A flight with EU humanitarian cargo is landing in Yerevan. I also want to thank the EU countries that offered in-kind assistance to Armenia via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. We stand in solidarity with those who have had to leave their homes and lives behind.”
In the past weeks, the EU has already allocated over €10 million in humanitarian aid in response to the crisis. The priority is to provide cash assistance, shelter, food security, and livelihoods, as well as mental health and psychological support to the refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh.
Since the outbreak of the Nagorno Karabakh war in 2020, the European Commission has allocated €31.2 million overall in humanitarian aid to provide emergency support to the affected people.
EU humanitarian assistance includes food, hygiene, and household items, multi-purpose cash assistance, shelter, education in emergencies, health and psychosocial support, medical equipment, and other urgent assistance.
EU humanitarian funding is provided in line with the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence.
https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/news/eu-delivers-further-emergency-assistance-armenia-commissioner-lenarcic-visits-country-2023-10-06_en
Concert held in remembrance of Armenian Independence Day and brave Artsakh
Pictured left to right: Pianist Kariné Poghosyan, Primate Very Rev. Fr. Mesrop Parsamyan and organizer Vicki Shoghag Hovanessian
NEW YORK—It is rare for an event to be dedicated to both gratitude and grief.
On Wednesday evening, September 20, at St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral, a sold-out classical music concert was held, originally planned and organized to celebrate the 32nd year of the second independence of Armenia.
However, the day before, on September 19, a massive military assault was carried out by Azerbaijan against the 120,000 starving Armenians on their ancestral holy land of Artsakh.
As a result, the Eastern Armenian Diocese, Primate Very Rev. Fr. Mesrop Parsamyan and the organizing committee decided that the proceeds from the concert will be given to the people of Artsakh through the Fund for Armenian Relief.
Clergy in attendance included Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, former Eastern Diocesan Primate and current Pontifical Legate of Western Europe and Representative of the Armenian Church to the Holy See; St. Vartan Cathedral Vicar Rev. Fr. Davit Karamyan; St. Nersess Dean Rev. Fr. Mardiros Chevian; and Very Rev. Fr. Parsamyan.
In his welcoming address, the Primate said that “tonight we are also carrying a heavy burden of painful news in our hearts. We woke up yesterday learning about yet another surprise attack on our ancestral land of Artsakh that has already resulted in the loss of many innocent lives, including children.”
Solemnly, the Primate stated, “I must be honest with you – the first thought that came to our mind was to cancel tonight’s concert. And yet, after some thoughtful consideration, we realized that it would not be the way of the Armenian people. With a strength of heart and faith in God, we have faced every evil and adversity one can imagine throughout our history – and yet we have endured with patience and resilience as a people of God, as a nation and as a civilization.”
Calling the concert “a testament to our strength, unwavering hope and the endurance of the Armenian civilization,” he declared, “no matter how many times the enemy tries to eliminate us from the face of this earth and erase our culture, heritage and faith, we will continue to fortify our faith, create goodness and share with people our rich cultural heritage.”
Prayer for Peace in Artsakh
The Primate led the concert attendees in a moment of silence “in solidarity with our sisters and brothers in Artsakh, and in tribute to the losses of these past days and past years in our beloved homeland.”
Very Rev. Fr. Parsamyan prayed for God’s “divine mercy for the protection of our fellow brothers and sisters in Armenia as they faced attacks and unprovoked aggression against the peace-loving people of Nagorno-Karabakh. Loving God, listen to the voice of our supplications, and help the innocent civilians of our ancestral land Artsakh, who are under continuous bombardment and assaults by Azerbaijani forces.”
The Primate prayed for God’s protection, courage, resolve and strength for our homeland, and to increase the “wisdom among those who are at the helm of the state so they can wisely lead our people during these dangerous times for the Armenian nation.”
He closed with a prayer for the courageous souls who have died “in these brutal and genocidal attacks” and prayed for the “spirit of courage, unity, care and love for one another, and understanding so we can stand up for the truth and help each other during times of trial and tribulation, especially for our brothers and sisters in Armenia.”
Maestro Jason Tramm conducting the 45-piece MidAtlantic Philharmonic Orchestra in front of a full house at St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral in New York City
Musical Masterpieces
The 45-piece MidAtlantic Philharmonic Orchestra was positioned in front of the altar with Maestro Jason Tramm, its acclaimed choral, symphonic and operatic conductor.
Award-winning pianist Kariné Poghosyan, who has had several sold-out recitals at Carnegie Hall and has a worldwide following with multiple glowing press reports, then entered wearing an elegant gold gown, her right wrist adorned with satin displaying the red, blue and orange colors of the Armenian flag.
Pianist Kariné Poghosyan during her performance
Poghosyan began playing Sergei Rachmaninoff’s “Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor,” filling every crevice of the vast cathedral with the soulful and towering piano and orchestral masterpiece, with its different themes and thudding climax.
The pianist and conductor reflected the expressiveness and sentimentality of this epic work with their powerful virtuosity and emotional delivery. They were rewarded with a resounding standing ovation.
Aram Khachaturian’s “Piano Concerto in D-flat Major” followed, employing soulful Armenian folk melodies, unique harmonies and colorful orchestration. Again, the pianist, conductor and orchestra displayed their mastery resulting in another long standing ovation.
Poghosyan then presented an encore, the much-loved “Toccata” for solo piano by Khachaturian, displaying her artistry with skill, sweep and control, once again reflecting the composer’s Armenian roots through the piece’s folk melodies and rhythms.
Rev. Fr. Karamyan expressed appreciation to the generous benefactors of the event: Harry and Suzanne Toufayan, Vicki Shoghag Hovhanessian and John Mahdessian in memory of his father Noubar Mahdessian.
“Our music has always reflected the pain and hope of our people and nation,” Rev. Fr. Karamyan said.
Organizer of the concert and its committee, Vicki Shoghag Hovanessian, expressed appreciation to Very Rev. Fr. Parsamyan “for his vision in encouraging this cultural event,” and to Rev. Fr. Karamyan and the hardworking committee for their “invaluable help.”
Hovanessian then sadly reflected on the 10-month blockade and brutal attack on Artsakh and its people. “It is our prayer and resolute conviction that we will face these atrocities and difficulties with the resilient spirit of our nation.”
Pictured left to right: Maestro Jason Tramm, Sossy Setrakian, Seta Paskalian Kantardjian, Very Rev. Fr. Mesrop Parsamyan, Rev. Fr. Davit Karamyan, Vicki Shoghag Hovanessian, Yn. Alla Terzyan Karamyan and Tamar Barsamian Degermenci
The organizing committee included co-chair Seta Pascalian Kantarjian and members Sossy Setrakian, Lily Sarkissian, Yn. Alla Terzyan Karamyan and Tamar Barsamian Degermenci.
Following the event, a solemn gathering of concert attendees took place on the St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral Plaza. Arts aficionado John Wolohojian reflected the feelings of many, saying the concert “was so important to show the timeless and heroic spirit of Armenia and Artsakh. And it is crucial to help the people in Artsakh as much as we can.”
The Persecution of Armenian Christians Is Not Just A Religious Freedom Issue
THE PERSECUTION OF ARMENIAN CHRISTIANS IS NOT JUST A RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ISSUE
by Joel Veldkamp
10 . 3 . 23
This September, the end came for Nagorno-Karabakh.
The tiny mountain region was once home to 120,000 Armenian Christians
governing themselves in a de facto independent republic, the Republic of
Artsakh. Armenians have been living in this region for thousands of years,
and they have been Christians since the fourth century. The dozens of
ancient and medieval churches dotting the landscape bear witness to this
history.
But for nine months, the dictatorship of Azerbaijan had been blockading this
region. The siege led to a hunger crisis and created dire fuel and medicine
shortages. One horrifying indicator of the scale of the suffering: the
miscarriage rate in the territory reportedly quadrupled.
Then, on September 19, Azerbaijan attacked. The military assault drove half
of the region’s population out of their homes, and swamped the capital’s
hospital with wounded for whom there were no medical supplies. Widespread
atrocities were reported, including the apparently deliberate bombing of a
group of fleeing children. Five days after the attack began, the Karabakh
Armenians accepted Russia’s offer to evacuate their population to the
neighboring Republic of Armenia.
In one fell swoop, one of the world’s most brutal dictatorships destroyed
one of the world’s oldest Christian communities. Not only that, but the
dictatorship in question receives U.S. military aid and is considered a
“valued partner” of the U.S.
How did conservative Christians in the United States-members of the world’s
largest, freest, richest, and most influential Christian community-respond
to the ethnic cleansing of their coreligionists by a U.S. ally?
With almost complete silence.
Two facts make this shameful non-reaction particularly strange. First, since
the 1990s, the U.S. has been home to a robust and vocal movement on behalf
of persecuted Christians abroad. This movement has been especially strong
among conservative Christians. Second, during the Armenian Genocide of
1915-1923, American Christians mobilized to help the genocide’s victims as
never before in history. They raised a phenomenal $100 million for relief,
aiding perhaps two million refugees in total. Herbert Hoover would later
remark that, “probably Armenia was known to the American school child in
1919 only a little less than England.”
Contrast that with what one of my colleagues in the U.S. told me earlier
this year: “Joel, most people in my congregation don’t even know what an
Armenian is.”
How do we account for an abdication this massive?
From my perspective as a staff member at Christian Solidarity International,
one factor appears salient: the absorption of Christian organizing and
political energy into a movement for “international religious freedom.”
Over the past three years, when I have talked about Karabakh with Christians
who work in organizations dedicated to helping the persecuted, I have
repeatedly gotten versions of this question: “But is this really about
religious freedom?”
There is a history to how this question became the overriding determinant
for organizations like mine. After the end of the Cold War, a large
coalition of Christian and Jewish activists and organizations began working
to get the U.S. government to address the persecution of Christians in the
Global South.
To do so, these activists chose to frame the problem within the discourse of
human rights. They settled on one human right in particular: the right to
“religious freedom” enshrined in Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights.
Today, we have become used to thinking of religious persecution as, by
definition, an attack on religious freedom. Yet the twentieth century’s
worst instance of anti-Christian persecution-the Armenian Genocide-did not
fit the “religious freedom” category so neatly. The architects of the
genocide were not, after all, trying to keep Armenians from worshipping
Jesus, building churches, or reading the Bible. Much like Azerbaijan today,
they were trying to exterminate a Christian people (whether practicing or
not) that they had long held in subservience but had come to see as a threat
to their power.
At the time, this fact posed no obstacle at all to American Christians
organizing for their suffering coreligionists. Later generations of
Christendom would not benefit from this clarity.
The anti-persecution movement achieved its greatest legislative victory in
1998, with the passage of the “International Religious Freedom Act.”
Significantly, as the scholar Elizabeth Castelli notes, the final
legislation does not use the word “persecution” even once in its definitions
of terms. It speaks only of “violations of religious freedom.” These
violations might include “forced mass resettlement,” “rape,” “enslavement,”
“murder,” and so forth-but only “if committed on account of an individual’s
religious belief or practice.”
This framing suits the priorities of the U.S. foreign policy establishment
rather well. If persecution is primarily a problem of individual liberty,
rather than a question involving ethnic identity, peoples, or even nations
and nation-states, then it becomes an issue between governments and their
citizens. U.S. diplomats can grade the performance of foreign governments
and otherwise address the issue at their leisure, without calling into
question broader U.S. foreign policy.
In order to pass key legislation and gain a foothold in the U.S. government,
Christian anti-persecution activists accommodated themselves to the
government’s preferences. This came at a cost. Soon, the institutions the
U.S. and its allies set up to promote religious freedom began to shape the
way Christians did advocacy. Eventually, it shaped the very way we thought
about persecution.
This category shift has been so debilitating that, as the bombs were falling
on Armenian Christians in September 2023, Christianity Today saw fit to
publish just one piece about the attack-an article that interviews six
“religious freedom experts” about whether or not specifically Christian
advocacy for the Armenians would be appropriate.
An urgent task is now before Christian leaders and activists: to free our
imaginations from the constraints of “international religious freedom” and
its definitions, and to rediscover our biblical calling to solidarity with
the body of Christ (I Cor. 12:25-26).
The next Karabakh will most likely be Syunik, the southernmost province of
the Republic of Armenia, which Turkey and Azerbaijan are now eyeing
greedily. And there will be other Karabakhs. Christian communities around
the world are facing oppression, military attack, and ethnic cleansing in
ways that are not easy to define as violations of individual religious
freedom. This is the case today in the Nuba Mountains, West Papua, Benue,
Southern Kaduna, Manipur, and Karen state.
But you likely haven’t heard of most of these places.
Joel Veldkamp is the head of international communications at Christian
Solidarity International.
The End of Nagorno-Karabakh
Sept 30 2023
AILSA CHANG, HOST:
We turn now to Armenia, which continues to see refugees from the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan pour across the border. The ethnic Armenian enclave declared independence from Azerbaijan in the waning days of the Soviet Union and has been the scene of conflict ever since. An attack by Azerbaijani forces earlier this month led to the capitulation of the Nagorno-Karabakh government and the exit of most of the enclave’s Armenian population.
NPR’s Peter Kenyon is now in the Armenian capital of Yerevan and joins us now. Hi, Peter.
PETER KENYON, BYLINE: Hi, Ailsa.
CHANG: So what are you seeing and hearing there? What are people saying?
KENYON: Well, many people are unhappy with the government’s handling of this whole situation. Some people are saying they feel abandoned. Things, though, have gotten a bit quieter recently. There were these mass demonstrations here in Yerevan. Now things are sort of quieting down in the last couple of days. Revolutionary Square (ph) was busy tonight, but not anything like a demonstration, except for one very small group calling for universal peace.
There are also relief efforts going on. I came across a group of young volunteers offering food and soft drinks that they say were donated by communities from around the country. Fifteen-year-old Harcun says he felt he had to do something, and he found some others feeling the same way. Here’s how he put it.
HARCUN: I’m not alone. I’m with my friend, and I know almost everyone from here. I’m here to help my country, people from my country who are in trouble.
KENYON: Now, there are similar efforts going on here and bigger ones down at the border. And people seem to be gravitating towards attempts big and small aimed at helping others. How long that might last is hard to predict.
CHANG: Well, now that the Armenian government in Nagorno-Karabakh has said it will dissolve itself and cease to exist, basically, what does that mean for the future?
KENYON: Well, people are saying it appears Armenians who do stay in Nagorno-Karabakh would have no choice but to live under Azerbaijani rule. And Baku has said it’s ready to govern fairly, but after so many years of mistrust and tension, serious doubts linger. People here in Armenia find it hard to believe that large numbers of ethnic Armenians would take that offer seriously. And of course, Azerbaijan has its grievances as well. In the early ’90s, when the ethnic Armenians established this enclave in Nagorno-Karabakh, thousands of Azerbaijanis were killed or displaced.
Now, people here in Armenia say they expect most ethnic Armenians to make the journey to Armenia, some for the first time, most likely. The numbers have continued to rise day by day. The government here says more than 97,000 refugees have crossed out of Nagorno-Karabakh so far, and that’s in an enclave that was estimated to hold about 120,000 ethnic Armenians in total.
CHANG: Well, what could all of this mean for the government there in Yerevan?
KENYON: That is also a big common theme among people I’ve talked to here. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is blamed for mishandling the situation. His traditional ally, Russia, did nothing to stop the Azerbaijani attack, and that had been seen as shocking to some. They thought of it as an alliance stretching all the way back to the days of what historians call the 1915 Armenian Genocide at the hands of Ottoman forces.
But beyond that, Western countries also failed to come to Pashinyan’s aid, and people here are wondering where their leaders will turn to chart a path forward. Some wonder if the Armenian prime minister has much of a political future left. But few here seem to be relishing an internal political fight in Armenia right now, saying that hardly seems likely to contribute to healing scars and getting past the events of recent days.
CHANG: That is NPR’s Peter Kenyon in Yerevan, Armenia. Thank you so much, Peter.
KENYON: Thanks, Ailsa.
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/29/1202745335/protests-roil-in-armenia-following-military-takeover-of-ethnic-enclave-in-azerba
Nagorno-Karabakh: MEPs set to condemn Azerbaijan’s latest unjustified attack
22:13,
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS. On October 3, the European Parliament will debate the dire situation in Nagorno-Karabakh following Azerbaijan’s recent aggression which has resulted in a mass exodus of ethnic Armenians from their homes, the European Parliament’s press service reported.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has also warned of ethnic cleansing in the area, the EP press release stated.
Following the plenary debate with representatives of the Spanish Presidency of the Council and the European Commission, a resolution will be put to a vote on Thursday.
Most refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh are women, children and elderly – says Goris vice mayor
11:19,
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 25, ARMENPRESS. Authorities in Goris are providing accommodation to the refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh willing to stay there after reaching Kornidzor, Goris Deputy Mayor Irina Yolyan told ARMENPRESS.
“We are assessing their needs here. Those requiring medical assistance or any other services are provided with the necessary help on spot before the needs assessment and provision of relevant assistance. Those who express desire to stay in Goris are being accommodated in hotels, while those who want to move to other towns, for example Sisian or Tatev, or to Vayots Dzor province, they continue traveling there. There are those who are being met by their relatives and accommodated in their homes,” Yolyan said, adding that most of the refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh are women, children and elderly people.
Russia Says Armenians Added ‘Fuel To Fire’ In Azerbaijan Conflict
BARRON’S
Sept 23 2023
- FROM AFP NEWS
Russia’s top diplomat on Saturday accused Armenian leaders of worsening tensions but voiced hope the country would stay in Moscow’s orbit following furor over Azerbaijan’s recapture of the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh enclave.
Speaking at the United Nations, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov charged that Western powers were “pulling the strings” to undermine Russian influence but added, “unfortunately, the leadership of Armenia from time to time adds fuel to the fire itself.”
Russian peacekeepers were deployed after a previous round of fighting in 2020 to monitor a ceasefire around Nagorno-Karabakh, which was run by ethnic Armenian separatists for decades.
Azerbaijani forces nonetheless swiftly seized the mountainous territory on Tuesday, despite earlier appeals by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to the Kremlin to do more.
Protesters have rallied outside Russia’s embassy in Yerevan, with some Armenians accusing Moscow of being distracted by its war in Ukraine.
Lavrov pointed to one senior Armenian politician who said that Russian President Vladimir Putin had handed Nagorno-Karabakh over to Azerbaijan following the 2020 fighting.
“It is ludicrous to accuse us of this,” Lavrov said.
“There is a great number of similar politicians with a similar background there, but we are convinced that the Armenian people remember their history,” he said.
He voiced confidence that Armenians would remain linked to “Russia and other friendly states in the region rather than those who swoop in from abroad.”
A declaration signed in 1991 in Kazakhstan’s largest city Almaty, then known as Alma-Ata, stated that existing borders of newly independent countries that had been Soviet republics were inviolable.
The declaration “meant that Nagorno-Karabakh was part of Azerbaijan — pure and simple as that,” Lavrov said.
https://www.barrons.com/news/russia-says-armenians-added-fuel-to-fire-in-azerbaijan-conflict-f921148d
U.S. repeats call for immediate and simultaneous opening of Lachin and Aghdam routes
10:59,
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 12, ARMENPRESS. The U.S. is deeply concerned about the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said at the September 11 press briefing.
“We are deeply concerned about the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. We repeat our call, as the Secretary did in a statement over the weekend, for the immediate and simultaneous opening of the Lachin and Aghdam routes to allow passage of desperately needed humanitarian supplies to the men and women and children in Nagorno-Karabakh. We urge the leaders, as the Secretary did in his calls, against taking any actions that raise tensions or distract from this goal. And I will say, in addition, we have consistently stressed this need for open – to open routes in Nagorno-Karabakh and for a dialogue between the parties. While it is important that Nagorno-Karabakh have credible representatives for this process, as we have said in the past, we do not recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as an independent and sovereign state, and therefore we do not recognize the results of those so-called presidential elections that were announced over the last few days. So, I will say that the United States will continue to strongly support efforts by Armenia and Azerbaijan to resolve outstanding issues through direct dialogue, and that’s why Secretary Blinken and Senior Advisor for Caucasus Negotiations Lou Bono have been consistently engaged, and we will stay consistently engaged on this question,” Miller said.
Digital Turbine, Google Cloud, SADA expand cooperation, Armenian team also involved
15:31,
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 11, ARMENPRESS. Digital Turbine, Google Cloud, and SADA announced that they have expanded and extended their partnership for strategic services and solutions on Google Cloud. Another step in the multi-year partnership, the renewal will accelerate Digital Turbine’s pace of innovation and scale even further, a press release published on Yahoo Finance says.
Under the renewed contract, the parties will continue to collaborate on several key initiatives that will include leveraging Google Cloud’s advancements in Data, AI, and ML to further elevate Digital Turbine’s capabilities and modernize the company’s existing platforms, reduce operational complexity, and optimize processes.
The SADA Armenia team of Google Cloud-certified experts was also involved in the work with Digital Turbine. Overall, SADA employs eight Google Certified Fellows, a program that recognizes individuals with deep technical expertise who can translate business requirements into technical solutions using Anthos and Google Cloud.
“SADA is proud to be Digital Turbine’s trusted advisor and partner on their cloud transformation journey. We’ve worked collaboratively with their teams to help take their business to the next level while exceeding their business goals,” said Miles Ward, Chief Technology Officer at SADA.
“Our engineering team in Armenia is delighted to collaborate with Digital Turbine. We are actively operating as a global service center, extending support to organizations worldwide as they adopt Google Cloud,” stated Syuzanna Azoyan, Director of Operations at SADA Armenia.
“Google Cloud and SADA have been key partners in our ongoing mission to elevate the mobile ecosystem with new technologies and experiences,” said Senthil Kumaran, Chief Technology Officer at Digital Turbine. “I am confident that our collaboration will help elevate capabilities that will enable Android app developers to reach more users – and continue to grow.”
SADA is a company founded by Armenians living in the US Hovig and Annie Safoian. In 2021 SADA opened a Global Delivery Center (GDC) in Yerevan which is serving the company’s global customers.
SADA’s Google Cloud ecosystem experts specialise in delivering solutions tailored to unique businesses and industries at any stage of their cloud journey. Regional businesses can use most of the opportunity to migrate to the cloud with the support of SADA Armenia and leverage all the advantages of the Google Cloud to accelerate application development, power productivity, and collaboration, and use data to sharpen their competitive edge.