Author: Kalantarian Kevo

CONSTRUCTION OF ALEXANDER SUVOROV AND VALERIAN MADATOV MILITARY SCHOOL ON IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH

15:18 * 28.01.14

The construction of a military school after Alexander Suvorov and
Valerian Madatov is continuing in Nagorno-Karabakh under the national
security program.

The school is going to be the most up-to-date in the Commonwealth
of independence States (CIS) in terms of architecture, technical
equipment and education methods. Experts from different countries
are elaborating special training methods. The military school will
also be provided with sporting facilities.

Not only Armenians, but also Lezghians, Talysh, Avars, Tsakhurs
(Caxur) and Udis may apply for education.

LA CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZES ARTSAKH INDEPENDENCE

Tuesday, January 28th, 2014

LA City Councilman Paul Krikorian and Shushi Mayor Artsvik Sarksyan
unveil a sign at Los Angeles Friendship Park in Shushi. Sep. 23, 2013.

LOS ANGELES–In continuing its commitment to the right to
self-determination of the people of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, the
Los Angeles City Council unanimously adopted a resolution, introduced
by Councilmember Paul Krekorian, recognizing the independence of
Republic of Artsakh.

The resolution was introduced and adopted on September 10, 2013 ahead
of Krekorian’s trip to Armenia and Artsakh as part of a California
state and local delegation visit. The official resolution was presented
to the Permanent Representative of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic in
Washington, Robert Avetisyan, late last week.

While visiting Artsakh, Kerkorian and the members of the delegation
took part in the official inauguration of Los Angeles Friendship Park
in the city of Shushi in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, with which
the Los Angeles City Council had established a “friendship” pact.

During the inauguration of the Los Angeles Friendship Park in Shushi,
as well as during remarks at the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Parliament,
Krekorian spoke about LA’s commitment to Artsakh’s independence and
highlighted the resolution adopted days before his trip to Armenia
and Artsakh.

“We want to thank Councilmember Paul Krekorian and the City of Los
Angeles for their leadership and for standing on the side of truth
and justice and express our appreciation to each of his colleagues
who joined in this effort of adopting a resolution recognizing
the Independence of Artsakh,” said ANCA-WR Executive Director Elen
Asatryan.

In 2012, during a visit to Los Angeles, the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Parliament Speaker Ashot Ghulian was hosted by the City Council at
which time Krekorian said: “Today Artsakh is truly a democratic,
sovereign and independent state,” ahead of presenting a proclamation
detailing friendly relations between Los Angeles and Shushi.

During that visit, then City Councilman and current Mayor of Los
Angeles Eric Garcetti welcomed Ghulian and pledged the commitment
by the City of Los Angeles to the Artsakh’s people’s right to
self-determination.

“Although the Federal authorities of the US have not yet recognized
the independence of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, we are the people
of this country and our decision is unbreakable,” Garcetti said at
the time.

“We are proud that Los Angeles was the first to make a step recognizing
the right of the people of Artsakh to self-determination,” he added.

In this most recent resolution, the LA City Council reaffirmed
its commitment, adding that it took “great honor in recognizing
the continuing vibrancy of the independent and sovereign Republic
of Artsakh.”

The resolution also honored “the Republic Of Artsakh and its citizens,
and recognizes the sacrifices, dedication and resolve shown by the
people of the Republic Of Artsakh in the face of extreme adversity.”

Through the resolution, the City of Los Angeles also extended “its
best wishes to the Republic Of Artsakh and its citizen for peace,
prosperity and continuing success, and calls upon the international
community to give appropriate recognition to the Republic Of Artsakh
as a free, independent, and sovereign state.”

Below is the complete text of the Los Angeles City Council resolution:

WHEREAS,we take great honor in recognizing the continuing vibrancy
of the independent and sovereign REPUBLIC OF ARTSAKH;and

WHEREAS, the REPUBLIC OF ARTSAKH has a long and storied history dating
back thousands of years, and holds a cherished place in the Armenian
people’s history and culture; and

WHEREAS, the REPUBLIC OF ARTSAKH declared its independence on December
10, 1991, after a long struggle that in some respects continues to
this day, and the persistent demand for self-determination was an
inspiration to people of many nationalities in the region and was
one of the catalysts for the breakup of the former Soviet Union; and

WHEREAS, through the course of the last two decades, the people of
the REPUBLIC OF ARTSAKH have shown tenacity and perseverance in the
face of war, massacres, economic deprivation and other tremendous
hardships; and

WHEREAS, the REPUBLICOF ARTSAKH has for more than twenty years stayed
true and faithful to its citizens by remaining independent while
working to bring change and stability to the Caucasus region, and
by holding free and fair elections and referendums that were widely
declared as a model for the region; and

WHEREAS, on April 24, 2012 the City of Los Angeles recognized its
friendship relationship with the city of Shushi in the REPUBLIC
OF ARTSAKH;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that by the adoption of this resolution,
the City of Los Angeles honors the REPUBLIC OF ARTSAKH and its
citizens, and recognizes the sacrifices, dedication and resolve
shown by the people of the REPUBLIC OF ARTSAKH in the face of extreme
adversity; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Los Angeles extends its
best wishes to the REPUBLIC OF ARTSAKH and its citizen for peace,
prosperity and continuing success, and calls upon the international
community to give appropriate recognition to the REPUBLIC OF ARTSAKH
as a free, independent, and sovereign state.

THE GIST OF RECENT SKIRMISHES IN KARABAKH

Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
Jan 28 2014

Efgan Niftiyev

On a day when Azerbaijan was commemorating the 24th anniversary of
Black January, Armenian news outlets were flooded with an alleged
Azerbaijani military provocation and attack at the frontline that
left one Armenian soldier killed. The next day, Azerbaijan Ministry
of Defense denied the allegations and reported that it was actually
Armenian units that tried to break into Azerbaijani defense lines
and were repelled by the Azerbaijani army. The Azerbaijani side also
reported over 150 ceasefire violations by Armenian troops stationed in
Karabakh. These reciprocal statements may sound like mere propaganda,
but on the eve of the meeting of Azerbaijan and Armenian foreign
ministers, these deserve a careful reading.

At first, it seemed each party established its own narrative of events
around the Karabakh conflict, but Armenia used the alleged incident
as pretext to accuse the Azerbaijani side of damaging the process of
peace talks, thus trying to put Azerbaijan at a low ebb prior to the
Paris meeting of the foreign ministers. Reacting to the skirmishes
in the frontline, American co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group James
Warlick said the violence and tension along the line of contact would
undermine efforts to bring about a negotiated settlement.

However, it should be noted that the possibility of frequent violations
at the Azerbaijan – Armenia front line is no surprise. The fact that
over 3000 Azerbaijani and somewhat proportionate Armenian soldiers
have died, despite the ceasefire, over the last 20 years, shows the
extent of the ceasefire’s fragility.

Unless the very reason of the conflict – the occupation of Azerbaijani
territories – addressed, the loss of lives would persist.

It should be noted that the chronologic pattern of the serious
ceasefire violations are coincided with domestic economic and political
upheavals in Armenia. Military-Political leadership of Armenia utilized
these incidents at the frontline in order to divert public attention
from domestic problems. The occupation of Azerbaijan’s Karabakh region
cost Armenia, with the exclusion from regional economic projects,
and hurt its economy severely. Although the Armenian leadership
continues its rule with the strong backing of military establishments,
the current popular distaste and unrest is widespread. The exodus of
the Armenians in the pursuit of a better life is serious indication
of economic failure of the political administration.

In fact, protracted conflict has high costs not just for Armenia,
but both countries, including hundreds of thousands of displaced
persons, lost relatives and closed borders. However, the way towards
conciliation does not go through being intransigent and using
inevitable skirmishes as a cloak to run away from resolving the very
reason of the trouble – the occupation of the territories of the
neighboring country. The foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia
will meet on Friday in Paris. I hope it will add meaningful progress
to the peace talks that will lead to the meeting of the presidents
of Azerbaijan and Armenia in February.

Efgan Niftiyev, is the coordinator of strategy and policy in the
Caspian Strategy Institute.

January/28/2014

“IT IS DIFFICULT TO SPEAK ABOUT COMMON STANDARDS OF THE EU”

Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
Jan 28 2014

28 January 2014 – 12:24pm

Interview by Orkhan Sattarov, the head of the European bureau of
Vestnik Kavkaza

Vestnik Kavkaza publishes a series of interview with political
scientists of the European Union, who express a European point of view
on relations between the EU and the South Caucasus countries. The
German expert on post-Soviet space Heiko Langner answers question
on European integration of Georgia and Turkey, the Nagorno-Karabakh
settlement, and ties with Armenia.

– How does Europe view efforts by the new Georgian government to
meet European standards?

– We can hardly speak about common European standards – they hardly
exist even in political practice of the EU itself. Political systems
and democratic standards inside Europe are very different.

European democratic standards should be accepted as certain political
limits for the EU members. However, in reality it is not always so.

For example, Hungary and Berlusconi’s Italy had shifted from the
common European course in the past years.

The new Georgian government, as well as other countries, has a right
for its own democratic way. Certain democratic progress is registered
in Georgia, and it is a reason for moderate optimism. But it depends
on changes in the social practice, and time should pass for us to
see a result.

– Should we expect a more active mediatory role from the Minsk
Group of the OSCE in the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement now, when the
OSCE is headed by Switzerland which is well-known for its peacemaking
diplomacy? What steps can it take in the direction?

– Switzerland has long mediatory experience, including in difficult
international issues. Due to its neutrality, Switzerland deserves
to be a reliable and powerful mediator. From this point of view, it
would be positive, if Switzerland used its chairmanship in the OSCE
to contribute to the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict. First of all, we should speak about certain measures on
improvement of trust between the sides of the conflict.

The way to peace is long and difficult and Russia’s participation
is necessary.

– Do you think cooperation between Armenia and the EU is possible,
despite Yerevan’s decision to join the Customs Union? If not, in what
spheres can contacts be maintained?

– Armenia had been using instruments of the European Neighborhood
Policy more actively than Georgia. Therefore, a political interest
exists. However, Armenia has great political and economic dependence
on Russia and has little room for European integration.

Armenia can undertake political maneuvers only in spheres which are
not very important for Russia.

The EU should continue working with Armenia for further liberalization
of its economy, mainly to boost European investments. The EU should
also cooperate in strengthening the borders of Armenia to prevent
illegal migration.

– What are the instruments of influence on Russia by the EU in the
issue of the South Stream, concerning European laws? What concessions
does the EU expect from Gazprom?

– Russia is an exporter of raw material resources, and it has a
beneficial position for providing its own interests. Moreover, when
disputes occur, general energy policy turns into waste paper, and
priority is given to national interests of certain EU members. Russia
prefers bilateral agreements as well, and it has proved to be a
reliable partner. Problems which occurred with power resources’
supplies last year were connected with such transit countries as
Ukraine and Belarus, as Moscow had disputes with them on gas prices
and volumes.

– How did the readmission agreement stimulate Turkey’s membership
in the EU? What are obstacles in the way of the event?

– The readmission agreement didn’t influence positively the
process of Turkey’s accession to the EU. The agreement serves only
sordid interests of the EU which wants to establish its antihuman
migration policy on external borders. The EU strives for signing
such agreements almost with all bordering and transit countries to
secure itself from illegal migration. The talks with Turkey were
provided by some dishonest members of the EU, especially France and
Germany. The countries don’t want full membership of Turkey in the
EU. My position is simple – the talks on Turkish membership in the EU
should have an aim of full membership of the country in the European
Union. When Turkey meets Copenhagen criteria and its population vote
for membership in the EU, the country should be accepted to the Union
immediately. Democratic Turkey which follows human and minorities’
rights could play an important role of a bridge between the East and
the West, being the EU members.

HOLLANDE’S TURKEY VISIT HINTS AT WARMING TIES

Voice of America News
January 27, 2014

Dorian Jones

January 27, 2014

ISTANBUL – French President Francois Hollande is in Turkey for a
two-day visit aimed at improving relations between the two countries.

French President Francois Hollande’s visit comes after years of
strained relations between France and Turkey during the tenure of
his predecessor, Nicholas Sarkozy.

Former French president Sarkozy’s outspoken opposition to European
Union membership for Turkey was the source of the breakdown.

But, at a press conference Monday, Turkish President Abdullah Gul
underlined what he hopes to see from his French counterpart.

“We welcome the positive stance Hollande has adopted for the past few
years,” he said. “But the negotiation process does not mean full [EU]
membership. The negotiation process is an adaptation process. We hope
that a political blockage will not take place,” said Gul.

Since he was elected to office, Hollande has lifted a veto on one
of the five European Union chapters France has been blocking, which
Turkey needs to complete as part of its EU membership process.

At the press conference, the French president indicated further
concessions could be made.

“The opening of new chapters would support Turkey,” he said, “as
some of the negotiation chapters are related to topics including the
separation of powers, fundamental rights, the rule of law and the
judiciary – that are also connected to the current debate in Turkey’s
domestic politics.”

But Paris wants to press home the point that accession talks will
not progress unless Ankara upholds its commitments to rule of law,
separation of powers, independence of the judiciary and respect for
basic freedoms.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is currently embroiled
in a widening corruption scandal that has implicated members of his
inner circle, including ministers.

His response to the probes into alleged corruption was a purge of
police and prosecutors and the tightening of government control of
the judiciary. These moves have provoked deep concerns about the
state of democracy in Turkey.

According to opinion polls, a large majority of the French oppose
EU membership for Turkey. But political analyst Cengiz Aktar of the
Istanbul Policy Forum says the French president will be keen to use
his visit to focus on business.

“He is putting heavy emphasis on the economic diplomacy. It is
also a U-turn. When a president visits a foreign country, he or she
concentrates on human rights, democracy and this sort of thing. Now
it’s business, business, business,” said Aktar.

Relations also hit an all-time low after French lawmakers passed
a bill in 2011 making it a crime to deny that the mass killings of
Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War I constituted genocide.

Turkey admits that many Armenians were killed but says the deaths
were part of the widespread fighting that took place during the war.

Although the legislation was later declared invalid by France’s
constitutional court, it severely damaged business ties.

France is now keen to benefit from Turkey’s economic growth. Hollande
was accompanied on his trip by seven cabinet ministers and a business
delegation.

With the French economy close to recession, major Turkish contracts
would be a welcome boost to the French leader. Observers say Ankara
is likely to stress that economic cooperation will go hand-in-hand
with diplomatic progress.

HOLLANDE VISITS TURKEY, REVIVES EU AMBITIONS, ESCAPES PERSONAL WORRIES

Deutsche Welle Europe, Germany
January 27, 2014 Monday 10:44 PM EST

Jan 27, 2014

French president Francois Hollande has traveled to Turkey, and signaled
a possible change in France’s views on Ankara’s EU bid. His trip is
somewhat of an escape from media focus at home on his relationship
woes. Hollande’s state visit to Turkey -. the first by a French
head of state in 22 years – was billed on Monday as a bid to mend
relations strained in recent years by differing views on the mass
deaths of Armenians in 1915, while smoothing the way for French
companies looking to do business in Turkey.

During talks on Monday, the French leader somewhat cautiously backed
Ankara’s aim to join the EU, despite concerns within the European
Commission over the independence of the Turkish judiciary amid a
Turkish government crackdown on alleged corruption.

Hollande, whose predecessor Nicolas Sakozy favored association status
for Turkey instead of full accession, said Ankara should continue to
negotiate on joining the EU.

He said talks would allow it to fully address concerns such as the
rule of law, judicial independence, separation of powers and respect
of fundamental liberties.

“The [membership] process must be carried forward with the most
difficult subjects, subjects that are necessarily the hardest,”
Hollande said during a press conference with Turkish President Abdullah
Gul [both pictured above].

“The negotiation process must allow Turkey to develop and show what
it’s capable of achieving…That is the answer that the Turks must
provide,” Hollande said.

Slow progress at talks Turkey has completed 14 of 35 membership
‘chapters’ that must be fulfilled before it can join the EU. It
resumed talks last year following a three-year hiatus.

On that, Hollande added: “Negotiations do not entail membership. The
issue of membership will be decided upon at referendum.”

EU rules dictate that accession of a new member requires unanimous
approval by the bloc’s 28 current members.

Gul did not make mention of any tension in Ankara but said the talks
with the EU was a technical process with an as-yet unknown outcome.

“We respect that the accession process is one to adopt legal and
democratic criteria and judicial reforms,” he said. “We should not
like this to become hostage to politics.”

Full diplomatic ties between Turkey and France were restored two years
ago after a falling out over a French law that made it illegal to
deny that the killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks in 1915 amounted
to genocide. The law was struck down by the French Constitutional
Court last year.

Domestic drama Hollande’s visit comes days after he announced a split
from his long-term partner, journalist Valerie Trierweiler, following
tabloid reports the leader had had an affair with actress Julie Gayet.

Hollande did not comment on his private life while in Ankara on
Monday. While he was there, Trierweiler was on a trip of her own to
India, for a charity against hunger.

In her first public comments since the scandal broke, Trierweiler
reacted tongue-in-cheek to French journalists who had followed her
across the world for their “interest in malnutrition.”

When asked about her health, Trierweiler said she “felt well” and
that it felt good to be on the trip.

“I have the impression I’m being useful for something. Don’t worry
about me,” she told reporters.

jr/ipj (AFP, Reuters, AP)

BARONESS CAROLINE COX ON ARTSAKH – “WITH COURAGE – AND SOME MIRACLES – THE ARMENIANS HUNG ON TO THEIR HISTORIC LAND –

The Times, Jan 25, 2014 –

LONDON

In the 1990s my passion for freedom led me to try to be a “voice for
the voiceless” – for victims of oppression ignored by the big aid
agencies and international media, often trapped behind closed borders.

Big aid organisations can generally only visit places with the
permission of a sovereign government. If a government is victimising
a minority and denies access, humanitarian organisations such as the
UN cannot reach those victims.

I therefore established a small NGO, Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust
(Hart), to reach such people with aid and advocacy. One example:
a small historically Armenian land, Nagorno-Karabakh, was cut off by
Stalin from Armenia and reassigned to Azerbaijan. In the early 1990s
Azerbaijan began ethnic cleansing the 150,000 Armenians who lived
there, unleashing full-scale war. With courage – and some miracles
– the Armenians hung on to their historic land. A ceasefire was
signed in 1994. Now, Hart (Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust) supports
a path-breaking Rehabilitation Centre there and I have just returned
from my 80th visit.

NEW PUBLICATION THE HISTORY OF THE LAND OF ARTSAKH –

January 25, 2014

Ka’ren Ketendjian and Robert H. Hewsen will present the new publication
The History of the Land of Artsakh on Sunday, January 26, at the
Ararat-Eskijian Museum, Mission Hills, CA.

Abp. Sargis Hasan-Jalaliants’ History of the Land of Artsakh
(Patmutiwn Aghuanits Ashkhari), written in the first quarter of
the 19th century, continues the work of his earlier relative Isaiah
(Esai) Hasan-Jalaliants, in presenting the history of Karabagh in
the period of the Armeno-Persian and Russo-Persian wars (1722-1827),
a crucial period in the history of the region. The elder Jalaliants’
history was translated by George Bournoutian; newly published by Mazda
Publishers is The History of the Land of Artsakh in a translation by
Ka’ren Ketendjian, edited and with an introduction by Robert H.

Hewsen.

The subject of this book is the history of Karabagh in the period
of the Armeno-Persian and Russo-Persian wars (1722-1827), a region,
which the author refers to as the “land of Aghuank.”

The author, Archbishop Sargis Hasan-Jalaliants, begins his narrative
with an account of the deeds of Avan yuzbashi (i.e. centurion),
the leader of the Armenian rebellion against foreign rule at the
time of Peter the Great’s invasion of the Persian Empire in 1722,
an invasion that took place after the Afghan invasions of Persia
and the fall of the Safavid dynasty. His narrative continues with
the Ottoman invasion of Persian Armenia and the resistance offered
to it by the Armenian meliks (petty princes) of Karabagh through the
reigns of Nadir Shah and Agha Muhammad Khan.

Besides recording much oral history not found elsewhere, Archbishop
Sargis conveys many geographical indications as well as vivid
descriptions of fortresses and melikal residences. Valuable, too,
is Archbishop Sargis’ descriptions of the deeds of the celebrated
Avan yuzbashi and of Melik Egan of Dizak, and of the wars of Panah
Khan of Karabagh. Most important of all his historical data, however,
is the author’s preservation of the Dashnagir or “Alliance Charter”
in which the meliks present the terms under which they hoped to live
under Russian suzerainty and which form almost a constitution for
the famed Khamsa Melikutiunere or federation of the five principle
melik houses of Karabagh.

A native of Erevan, Armenia, Ka’ren V. Ketendjian received his master’s
degree from V. I. Brusov Foreign Language Institute in Armenia where
he studied English and Russian languages and literature.

Mr. Ketendjian received his juris doctor degree from San Joaquin
College of Law.

Born in New York City, Robert H. Hewsen received his doctorate from
Georgetown University where he studied Armenian history under the late
pioneer Armenist Cyril Toumanoff. From 1967 to 1999, he taught Russian
and Byzantine History at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey, as
well as other major universities. Dr. Hewsen is the author of numerous
scholarly works, including the landmark Armenia: A Historical Atlas.

TURQUIE : COMMEMORATION DE HRANT DINK

Publié le : 28-01-2014

Info Collectif VAN – – ” L’organisation Les
amis de Hrant Dink, créée en mémoire du journaliste, a appelé a
une marche le 19 janvier a 13 h 30, partant de la place Taksim et
se terminant en face du bâtiment abritant les bureaux du journal
Agos a Pangaltı, en hommage a Hrant Dink. En marge de cette marche,
la conférence des droits de l’homme de Hrant Dink a été organisée
pour la sixième fois a l’Université Bogazici, avec la participation
du renommé sociologue francais, Loïc Wacquant. ” Le Collectif VAN
vous propose la traduction d’un article en anglais paru sur le site
du journal turcHurriyet Daily News le 18 janvier 2014.

Hurriyet Daily News

Le journaliste turco-arménien Hrant Dink commémoré sept ans après
son meurtre

Sept ans se sont écoulés depuis le meurtre haineux du journaliste
turco-arménien Hrant Dink, le très estimé ex-éditeur de
l’hebdomadaire Agos, alors qu’une nouvelle commémoration se prépare
sans que la lumière ait été faite sur l’assassinat.

La police a mis en place des mesures de sécurité très strictes
autour de la place Taksim a Istanbul, proche du Parc Gezi, en
prévision des commémorations prévues a l’occasion de l’anniversaire
de l’assassinat de Dink.

L’organisation Les amis de Hrant Dink, créée en mémoire du
journaliste, a appelé a une marche le 19 janvier a 13°h°30 partant
de la place Taksim et se terminant en face du bâtiment abritant les
bureaux du journal Agos a Pangaltı, en hommage a Hrant Dink.

En marge de cette marche, la conférence Hrant Dink des droits de
l’homme a été organisée pour la sixième fois a l’Université
Bogazici, avec la participation du renommé sociologue francais,
Loïc Wacquant.

Le 18 janvier, une autre manifestation commémorative a eu lieu devant
la maison où Dink est né, a Malatya.

Dink a été assassiné en plein jour devant le bâtiment de son
journal le 19 janvier 2007, par un jeune nationaliste turc de
17 ans. Le tireur, Ogun Samast a été accusé de meurtre avec
préméditation et condamné a une peine de 22 ans et 10 mois de
prison, mais le procès concernant les conspirateurs du complot est
entre-temps devenu un procès byzantin.

La cour a également jugé que l’assassin de Dink n’appartenait pas
au crime organisé, en dépit de sérieuses déclarations indiquant
que certains fonctionnaires liés a ” l’état profond ” étaient ”
indirectement ” impliqués, au grand désarroi de la famille de Dink
et de ses partisans.

L’acquittement des principaux suspects a finalement été annulé par
la Cour Suprême d’appel et de nombreux suspects clés qui étaient
accusés d’être les instigateurs de l’assassinat, tels que Yasin
Hayal et Erhan Tuncel, sont actuellement rejugés.

Les organisateurs de la marche commémorative ont également dénoncé
le déroulement du procès, accusant l’Ã~Itat de protéger les
responsables de l’assassinat.

Une fois encore, le slogan de la marche sera ” Buradayız Ahparig ! ”
(Nous sommes la, frère ! [en arménien]), pour attirer l’attention
sur le déroulement du procès.

L’organisation Les Amis de Hrant Dink affirme que presque tous les
fonctionnaires qui ont été impliqués dans la mort du journaliste
ont été promus par le gouvernement.

18 janvier 2014

©Traduction de l’anglais C.Gardon pour le Collectif VAN – 28 janvier
2014 –

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REVUE DE PRESSE N°1 – 28/01/14 – COLLECTIF VAN

Publié le : 28-01-2014

Info Collectif VAN – – Le Collectif VAN [Vigilance
Arménienne contre le Négationnisme] vous propose une revue de presse
des informations parues dans la presse francophone, sur les thèmes
concernant la Turquie, le génocide arménien, la Shoah, le génocide
des Tutsi, le Darfour, le négationnisme, l’Union européenne, Chypre,
etc… Nous vous suggérons également de prendre le temps de lire ou
de relire les informations et traductions mises en ligne dans notre
rubrique Par
ailleurs, certains articles en anglais, allemand, turc, etc, ne
sont disponibles que dans la newsletter Word que nous générons
chaque jour.

Pour la recevoir, abonnez-vous a la Veille-Média : c’est gratuit !

Vous recevrez le document du lundi au vendredi dans votre boîte email.

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Turquie : conférence de presse de Francois Hollande Info Collectif
VAN – – Au premier jour de sa visite d’Ã~Itat,
Francois Hollande, a tenu une conférence de presse a Ankara, avec
M. Abdullah Gulâ~@~N, président de la République de Turquie.

Le Collectif VAN vous propose la vidéo de cette conférence de presse
publiée sur le site de l’Elysée le 27 janvier 2014.

Hrant Dink commémoré dans le monde entier Info Collectif VAN –
-” Des milliers de personnes se sont rassemblées
hier afin de rendre hommage a Hrant Dink, un journaliste arménien
assassiné en 2007. Si la manifestation principale s’est déroulée
devant les bureaux du journal Agos a Istanbul, où Dink a été
assassiné, d’autres cérémonies ont eu lieu dans diverses villes,
y compris a Diyarbakır, Izmir, Dercim et New York. ” Buradayız
Ahparig (Nous sommes la, frère) ”, ont scandé les participants
indépendamment de la ville où ils manifestaient. ” Le Collectif
VAN vous propose la traduction d’un article en anglais paru sur le
site Bianet le 20 janvier 2014.

Turquie : commémoration de Hrant Dink Info Collectif VAN –
– ” L’organisation Les amis de Hrant Dink,
créée en mémoire du journaliste, a appelé a une marche le 19
janvier a 13 h 30, partant de la place Taksim et se terminant en
face du bâtiment abritant les bureaux du journal Agos a Pangaltı,
en hommage a Hrant Dink. En marge de cette marche, la conférence des
droits de l’homme de Hrant Dink a été organisée pour la sixième
fois a l’Université Bogazici, avec la participation du renommé
sociologue francais, Loïc Wacquant. ” Le Collectif VAN vous propose
la traduction d’un article en anglais paru sur le site du journal
turc Hurriyet Daily News le 18 janvier 2014.

L’info vue par la TRT (2) Le Collectif VAN vous propose cet article
publié sur la TRT (Télévision & Radio de Turquie). Les articles
de ce site ne sont pas commentés de notre part. Ils peuvent contenir
des propos négationnistes envers le génocide arménien ou d’autres
informations a prendre sous toute réserve. “Le Premier ministre Recep
Tayyip Erdogan se rend aujourd’hui en Iran pour une visite officielle”.

A Ankara, Francois Hollande soutient avec prudence le processus
d’adhésion de la Turquie a l’UE En visite officielle pour deux jours
en Turquie, Francois Hollande a estimé que le pays est susceptible
d’adhérer a l’Union européenne. Dès le début de sa visite d’Etat,
ce lundi 27 janvier, la première depuis vingt-deux ans pour un
président francais, il a demandé la poursuite du processus chapitre
par chapitre.

Les trois dossiers épineux que Francois Hollande doit évoquer en
Turquie Francois Hollande s’est envolé pour Ankara, lundi 27 janvier,
afin de réchauffer les relations entre la France et la Turquie,
sévèrement refroidies sous l’ère de son prédécesseur, Nicolas
Sarkozy. Ce dernier s’était contenté d’un séjour de cinq heures,
en février 2011. Francois Hollande opte pour une visite d’Etat de
deux jours, la première depuis Francois Mitterrand en 1992.

Génocide arménien : l’appel de Francois Hollande En visite en
Turquie, le chef de l’Ã~Itat a abordé le sort des Arméniens en
1915, mais il est resté flou sur une éventuelle pénalisation du
négationnisme. Francois Hollande doit s’entretenir mardi après-midi
avec Rakel Dink, la veuve du journaliste arménien abattu par un
jeune nationaliste turc devant son journal, Agos, il y a sept ans,
le 19 janvier 2007.

Francois Hollande en Turquie : un test après le mauvais bilan de
Nicolas Sarkozy Cela faisait 22 ans qu’un président francais n’avait
pas fait de voyage officiel en Turquie. Francois Hollande s’y rend ce
lundi et compte bien réchauffer la relation entre les deux pays. Quels
sont les enjeux de ce séjour a Ankara pour le président francais
? Décryptage avec Didier Billion, directeur adjoint de l’IRIS.

Hollande promet un référendum sur l’entrée de la Turquie dans
l’Europe Le chef de l’Ã~Itat s’est efforcé lundi de désamorcer
les craintes que pourrait susciter l’éventualité d’une adhésion
de la Turquie a l’Union européenne, en assurant de la tenue d’un
référendum.

L’info vue par la TRT (1) Le Collectif VAN vous propose cet article
publié sur la TRT (Télévision & Radio de Turquie). Les articles
de ce site ne sont pas commentés de notre part. Ils peuvent contenir
des propos négationnistes envers le génocide arménien ou d’autres
informations a prendre sous toute réserve. “Le président francais
Francois Hollande est en Turquie pour des entretiens officiels”.

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