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YEREVAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS DECIDE ISSUE OF POWER IN ARMENIA – ANC REP – VIDEOS

TERT.AM
19:31 ~U 30.04.13

The Armenian National Congress (ANC) party has started its rally in
Yerevan’s Freedom Square.

Aram Manukyan, Secretary of the ANC parliamentary group, opened
the rally.

Elections to Yerevan’s Council of Elders scheduled for May 5 are not
“the only local elections nor do they concern to Yerevan residents
alone.”

“In Yerevan the issue of power is decided because the capital is the
center of all the governing bodies. If we strip the Republican Party
of Armenia of its monopoly during the upcoming elections, we will
prove to be a good political force and reliable partners,” he said.

All the opposition forces must combine their efforts to “set Yerevan
free.”

“This is a most important step, not just voting,” Manukyan said.

Armenia’s incumbent authorities lost the Feb. 18 presidential election
in Armenia’s capital. The people voted for Heritage party Chairman
Raffi Hovannisian.

“The ANC is laying claims to the votes. This is the most reliable
and predictable political force,” Manukyan said.

He stressed that the ANC is ready to assume responsibility for Yerevan.

ANC PARTY DECLARES 3 MAIN PRINCIPLES AHEAD OF CITY COUNCIL POLLS

April 30, 2013 – 22:24 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Armenian National Congress (ANC) party held its
first rally in Yerevan’s Liberty Square on Tuesday, April 30, with ANC
leader Levon Ter-Petrossian and candidates running for Yerevan City
Council elections participating.

At the rally, an ANC candidate for Yerevan City Council Vladimir
Karapetyan expressed confidence that the ruling Republican Party of
Armenia won’t gain enough votes at the elections. He further slammed
RPA candidate Taron Margaryan for avoiding debates and interaction
with media.

Despite the rally being dedicated to the oncoming elections into
Yerevan City Council, Ter-Petrossian opened his speech by summing up
the results of recent events. ANC leader slammed the February 18
presidential poll as rigged, criticizing the international community
and observers for turning a blind eye to electoral violations.

Ter-Petrossian further characterized the City Council elections as the
‘most important political issue,’ however, noting that opposition
forces failed to unite ahead of polls.

As stressed, during electoral campaign, ANC will adhere to 3 main
principles: the party will only criticize RPA and Orinats Yerkir
coalition, it won’t promote negative propaganda of other opposition
forces and it won’t hinder formation of an opposition bloc inside the
City Council following the elections.

In conclusion, he urged opposition forces and social organizations to cooperate.

ARMENIAN FM BRIEFS EUROPEAN DELEGATES ON KARABAKH PEACE PROCESS

April 30, 2013 | 20:27

YEREVAN. – Armenia’s Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian on Tuesday
received a delegation of ECR group MPs of the European Parliament.

Minister Nalbandian welcomed the visit aimed at getting familiarized
with the situation in Armenia and the region.

During the meeting officials discussed Armenia-EU cooperation, talks
on the Association Agreement and free trade area.

Minister Nalbandian briefed the European delegates on the Karabakh
peace process and relations with the regional states. The sides
discussed a number of regional and international matters.

News from Armenia – NEWS.am

REFUGEE NETWORK SPONSORS ARMENIAN-SYRIAN VIOLINIST’S CONCERT IN ARIZONA

15:02, 30 April, 2013

YEREVAN, APRIL 30, ARMENPRESS: “A Night in the Courtyard” features
Armenian-Syrian violinist Tamara Khachatryan, a classically trained
concert violinist and music educator, reports Atmenpress referring
to Arizona Daily Star.

When conflict escalated in Syria, Khachatryan escaped to Lebanon and
eventually the United States, where she is requesting asylum with her
husband, Fadi Iskandar, and their young daughter. The family arrived
in Arizona six months ago and hopes to make Tucson its permanent home.

Khachatryan will perform classical and popular musical selections in
several genres, including Irish folk songs and modern jazz. Her husband
will accompany her in several selections. The event is sponsored by
Iskashitaa Refugee Network and the YWCA Tucson.

ISTANBUL’S “SATURDAY MOTHERS” COMMEMORATE ARMENIAN INTELLECTUALS OF 1915

14:01, April 30, 2013

A group called the “Saturday Mothers of Turkey, which has been
gathering in Istanbul since 1995 to seek information regarding their
sons disappeared under police protection, commemorated some 220
Armenian intellectuals detained by Ottoman officials in April 1915.

This past Saturday, the mothers, who had assembled in Galatasary Square
for the 422nd time, held aloft photos of their lost sons along with
black and white photos of the Armenian intellectuals.

Hanife Yildiz, a Saturday mother, said his son’s disappearance is
due to the lack of facing the truth behind the “Union and Progress”
mentality that led to the disappearance of Armenians in 1915.

CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT IN YEREVAN IN MEMORY OF RENOWNED BRITISH CONDUCTOR COLIN DAVIS

14:42 30.04.2013

On April 29 the State Youth Orchestra of Armenia (SYOA) headed by the
Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Sergey Smbatyan presented
a concert of classical music at Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall,
SYOA Press Service informs.

The concert was dedicated to the memory of famous British conductor,
president of the London Symphony Orchestra Sir Colin Davis. For Sergey
Smbatyan Maestro was not just a musician: the artistic director of
the Youth Orchestra studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London
under the direction of Sir Colin Davis, where he received all the
necessary knowledge for the development of professional skills.

Having learned about the concert in memory of Sir Davis, the Chief
Director of the London Symphony Orchestra Kathryn McDowell sent a
message, which reads, in part: “The musicianship and humanity of Sir
Colin Davis have been cherished by musicians and audiences alike. In
the years of teaching he was a mentor to many young performers and
conductors at the Royal Academy of Music, including also Sergey
Smbatyan.” She also thanked the State Youth Orchestra of Armenia for
the concert dedicated to the memory of Maestro.

The concert program included: Dmitry Shostakovich (Symphony No 6),
Camille Saint-Saens (Cello Concerto No 1), Maurice Ravel (Waltz,
choreographic poem). The soloist was the RA

>From now on the State Youth Orchestra of Armenia will donate 10%
of the revenue of each bought ticket to the charity foundation “Gift
of Life”, which is aimed to save the children suffering from cancer
and blood diseases.

ARMENIA JOINS THE WORLD TO CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY

12:51 30.04.2013

April 30 is celebrated is International Jazz Day. International Jazz
Day is a yearly event organized by UNESCO to celebrate “the virtues of
jazz as an educational tool, and a force for peace, unity, dialogue
and enhanced cooperation among people.

The Day was proclaimed during the UNESCO General Conference in
November 2011. The first annual International Jazz Day was kicked off
in Paris by UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and UNESCO Goodwill
Ambassador Herbie Hancock.

Armenia will also join the global celebration of the Jazz Day. This
year, the concerts will be held at the open area of the Cascade,
armenianjazz.am reports.

The concert program will feature the State Jazz Orchestra of Armenia,
the Orchestra of the Public Radio and Television, the bands of Khachik
Sahakyan and Garik Saribekian and others.

“Jazz makes the most of the world’s diversity, effortlessly crossing
borders and bringing people together. From its roots in slavery, this
music has raised a passionate voice against all forms of oppression.

It speaks a language of freedom that is meaningful to all cultures,”
Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director-General, has said.

The objectives of International Jazz Day are to:

Encourage exchange and understanding between cultures and employ these
means to enhance tolerance;
Offer effective tools at international, regional, subregional and
national levels to foster intercultural dialogue;
Raise public awareness about the role jazz music plays to help spread
the universal values of UNESCO’s mandate;
Promote intercultural dialogue towards the eradication of racial
tensions and gender inequality and to reinforce the role of youth for
social change;
Recognize jazz as a universal language of freedom;
Promote social progress with a special focus on developing countries
utilizing new technologies and communications tools such as social
networks;
Contribute to UNESCO’s initiatives to promote mutual understanding
among cultures, with a focus on education of young people in
marginalized communities.

ARCHBISHOP ARAM ATESHYAN TOLD ABOUT CONCEALED ARMENIANS IN TURKEY

11:07, 30 April, 2013

YEREVAN, APRIL 30, ARMENPRESS: The General Vicar of the Armenian
Patriarchate of Constantinople, Archbishop Aram Ateshyan gave an
interview to the Turkish Bugun TV channel, where he told about the
concealed Armenians living in Turkey, the number of which makes about
a million. As reported by Armenpress, the Archbishop Aram Ateshyan
stated that those people were made to conceal their nation and become
Muslims during the World War I, because of the well-known events,
occurred to Armenians in the Ottoman Turkey.

“There are about a hundred thousand people in the present generation
in Turkey, whose parents are Armenians and they are Muslims. They talk
Armenian and wear a cross secretly. I cleared it out due to my
personal contacts. They do not want to attend church, as it will
reveal their identity. The liturgy held in the Saint Kirakos Church in
Diyarbakir was attended by more than 400 people, half of which having
Armenian roots. My family as well lives in Diyarbakir as Muslims. The
sons of my elder sister also live in Diyarbakir. They accepted Islam
under pressure in 1950.

My son-in-law was told if he does not accept Islam, he will be killed.

I was born in 1954. When I was 4-5, my sister became a Muslim. Their
children became Muslims as well. My sister wore her cross secretly and
spoke Armenian. I lost them, as they did not attend our church and I
could not christen them. Many of the concealed Armenians told about
their being Armenians only before the death.

A 30-year-old man came to me and asked to christen him. I told him to
prove his being Armenian and he could not. Then his father called me
and asked to accept his son. He said that he worked in the
municipality and when he retires, he will return to his roots.

According to his son, 90% of the population of Tunceli are Armenians
and now he is a member of our church”, – told the General Vicar of the
Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople, Archbishop Aram Ateshyan.

EXPLOSIONS IN ALEPPO WOUNDED TWO ARMENIANS

13:20, 30 April, 2013

YEREVAN, APRIL 30, ARMENPRESS: In the result of the explosions in
the Christian and Armenian-populated districts of Aleppo on April 29
two Armenians were wounded. This was reported to Armenpress by the
Press Secretary of the National Primacy of Aleppo Zhirayr Reyisyan,
adding that nine explosions occurred in the districts populated with
Armenians, in the result of which the districts were caused material
damages. According to Reyisyan, the explosions took the lives of four
people and twenty people were wounded. On April 29 in the evening
the situation in the districts was calmer.

Concerning the situation in Aleppo for today, the Press Secretary of
the National Primacy of Aleppo Zhirayr Reyisyan informed that the
situation is comparatively quieter, though the available problems
remain unsolved.

Since March 15 2011 in the result of the collisions in Syria, according
to UN data, the number of victims exceeds 70,000, including four tens
of Armenians.

PREMIER CONTRAT PROFESSIONNEL POUR VAHAGN MILITOSYAN

Ouest-France
samedi 27 avril 2013
laval Edition

C’etait dans l’air depuis quelques semaines, et le Stade lavallois se
devait de proposer quelque chose a l’attaquant armenien Vahagn
Militosyan avant le 30 avril s’il souhaitait le conserver, puisque ce
dernier etait jusque-la amateur sous convention de formation. C’est
fait.

Il a signe hier son premier contrat pro (une saison, plus deux en
option). ” J’attendais ca avec impatience, a-t-il dit.C’etait mon
objectif. Je pense a ma famille, derrière moi depuis le debut. À tous
les clubs par lesquels je suis passe (Avessac, Balin, Redon,
Brequigny, Lorient). Ca me rend fier de pouvoir dire a mes anciens
entraîneurs que j’ai signe un contrat pro. Et puis je suis content
pour mes educateurs, ici, qui m’ont mis dans le droit chemin. ”

Hier soir, Vahagn Militosyan, 19 ans, faisait sa troisième apparition
cette saison dans le groupe des 16. Il a deja inscrit 23 buts en
division d’honneur, ce qui fait de lui le meilleur buteur du club et
de la Ligue du Maine. ” Evidemment, les objectifs sont multiples d’ici
la fin de la saison : la remontee avec la reserve, marquer le plus de
buts que je peux, et faire une apparition en Ligue 2 si possible. À la
rentree, ce sera different. Il faudra commencer fort. J’aurai beaucoup
a prouver au sein du groupe pro. ”

Stephane Moreau, le directeur du centre de formation, le lui dira
aussi. ” C’est bien, mais c’est tout sauf une finalite ce contrat.

S’imposer a l’etage du dessus lui demandera beaucoup de travail, sur
le plan mental notamment. ” Car les sens du but, du deplacement, de la
finition, il les a deja.