Author: Kalantarian Kevo

KARABAKH PRESIDENT PLEASED WITH HOW HAIL CONSEQUENCES ARE ELIMINATED

STEPANAKERT, June 5./ARKA/. President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
(NKR) Bako Sahakyan convoked a working meeting today to discuss the
course of the works to eliminate the consequences of hail that hit
Askeran and Martakert regions.

The related reports were delivered by heads of local administrations
of Askeran and Martakert regions and all the interested structures,
NKR President’s Office said.

“President Sahakyan expressed his satisfaction with the course of
the works to eliminate the consequences of the hail. He added the
current rhythm of activities should be maintained,” the sources tated.

Sahakyan also instructed the responsible bodies to sum up the level
of damage and provide assistance to the citizens impacted by the hail.

Ashot Ghulyan, Speaker of NKR National Assembly, Ara Harutyunyan,
Prime Minister, and some other officials are also said to have been
present at the meeting. -0-

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Thursday, June 6, 2013

AGBU YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND ANC HOST SCREENING OF `ORPHANS OF THE
GENOCIDE’ FOR NY/NJ COMMUNITY

By AGBU YPGNY and ANC-NY Contributors

New York, NY – The AGBU Young Professionals of Greater New York (AGBU
YPGNY) and the Armenian National Committee of New York (ANC-NY)
cosponsored a screening of `Orphans of the Genocide’ on Thursday, May
16, 2013. The film, created by Florida-based, four-time regional Emmy
award winning filmmaker Bared Maronian, was shown at the AGBU Central
Office in New York City.

`The ANC of New York is pleased to work with Mr. Maronian to spread
awareness of this significant film,’ said ANC-NY co-chair Arousiag
Markarian. `The documentary tells an important story in the history of
the Armenian people, and we are happy to showcase the work of
Mr. Maronian, a longtime active community member in Florida.’

Nominated for a regional Emmy award, `Orphans’ is a groundbreaking
90-minute documentary that takes the viewer through never-before-seen
archival footage and discovered memoirs of orphans who lived through
the 20th century’s first fully documented genocide. It profiles
orphans while unveiling many orphanages where Armenians were housed in
the Middle East. The film also explores the humanitarian efforts of
the American Near East Relief in saving, feeding and sheltering more
than 150,000 documented Armenian Genocide orphans between 1919 and
1926.

`We are so proud that photos and documents from the AGBU archives and
Noubarian Library in Paris helped with the production, especially
since YPGNY was instrumental in acquiring the archival photos,’ said
AGBU YPGNY vice chair Lindsey Hagopian. Responding to a call from a
concerned Armenian American who had stumbled upon the relics, several
YPGNY committee members and their friends took the initiative to
purchase the collection of photos from a military antiques shop in Los
Angeles more than a decade ago. It was discovered that the photos had
belonged to Ellen Mary Gerard, a Near East Relief nurse who had
volunteered in Syria and Lebanon for three years, serving over 1,000
Armenian orphans during her tenure. The AGBU YPGNY Gerard Archive can
be viewed at

Maronian has also made use of archival photos and documents from the
Rockefeller Archive Center, Das Bundesarchiv (German National
Archives), Statens Arkiver (Danish National Archives), the Library of
Congress, U.S. National Archives, the Armenian Genocide
Museum-Institute, Houshamadyan, the Armenian Relief Society and other
private archival collections.

Founded in 2006, Maronian’s Armenoid Productions has produced numerous
award-winning Armenian-themed documentaries, among them `Komitas
Hayrig’ and `The Wall of the Genocide.’ `Orphans’ took a little more
than three years to complete. His next project is under the working
title of `Women of 1915,’ dealing with the plight of the Armenian
women during the genocide, and paying tribute to all of the
non-Armenian women who came to the rescue of their sisters. Maronian
was interviewed by Voice of Armenians TV New York, and the segment is
set to be broadcast in the coming weeks.

Local AGBU and ANCA chapters and committees are encouraged to reach
out to their local PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) stations to urge
them to air `Orphans.’ The film has already been broadcast by a number
of PBS stations, including ValleyPBS, Station KPVT 18 in Fresno,
California, and WMHT in Troy, New York. Readers interested in
screening `Orphans of the Genocide’ for their community may send an
email to [email protected].

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non-profit Armenian organization. Headquartered in New York City, AGBU
preserves and promotes the Armenian identity and heritage through
educational, cultural and humanitarian programs, annually touching the
lives of some 400,000 Armenians around the world.

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PRESS RELEASE
Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society
Contact: Ara Nazarian

[email protected]

Hamazkayin Eastern USA Celebrates 3rd Annual Pan-gathering with Great Pump

Watertown, Mass. – On May 4th, the Eastern Region of the Hamazkayin
Armenian Educational and Cultural Society along with its Boston
chapter hosted an evening of fine dining and cultural celebration at
the ACEC Hovnanian Hall, dedicated to the 300th birthday of Master
Troubadour Sayat Nova. The event was the high point of the annual
eastern regional meeting and pan-gathering of all eight chapters of
Hamazkayin Eastern USA which took place in Massachusetts over the
weekend.

A crowd of friends of Armenian culture and prominent figures from
academia filled the Hovnanian Hall that had been completely revamped
and deftly decorated for the occasion. Recent and upcoming projects of
Hamazkayin Eastern USA were outlined at the beginning of the evening.
As one of the major achievements of the executive, Hamazkayin Eastern
Region is pursuing the establishment of a business entity as a source
of income to help fund educational and cultural programs envisioned by
the organization that are currently cost prohibitive.

Special guest and filmmaker Eric Nazarian from Los Angeles shared the
role of master of ceremonies with distinguished librarian and lifelong
Hamazkayin member Arevig Caprielian from New York, as they presided
over the evening program.

The keynote address was delivered by Dr. Thomas Samuelian, Dean of the
American University of Armenia Law School, tackling the theme of
Armenia and the Diaspora at Crossroads. Dr. Samuelian emphasized the
role of Hamazkayin as an organization to bridge the cultural gap
between Armenia and the Diaspora as a fundamental task of Hamazkayin
in the 21st century. For much of Hamazkayin’s existence, Armenia was
not an independent nation. However, with the emergence of the
Republic of Armenia as an independent nation, efforts must be made to
strengthen existing bonds between the Diaspora and the homeland and
introduce new and up to date means to fortify the
relationship. Additionally, as a Diasporan residing in Armenia for
many years, he emphasized the progress observed in Armenia over the
years and challenged us to focus more on the positive gains and build
upon those successes.

Following the need to bring the organization in tune with the
realities and demands of the 21st century, a number of youth oriented
projects, including the creation of Armenian themed apps for iPhone
and Android users and a distance learning initiative to connect
Armenia with Boston, New Work and Washington DC for lectures,
symposia, training sessions and mini-courses are in the pipeline to
provide relevant Armenian cultural and educational offerings to the
youth using their preferred communication modes.

Many prizes were distributed throughout the awards ceremony, of which
the newly established Minas and Kohar Tololyan Prize in Contemporary
Literature (which recognizes the work of talented writers in North
America) was awarded to Christopher Atamian for the translation of
Nigoghos Sarafian’s The Bois de Vincennes from Western Armenian to
English. Also honored were Gary and Susan Lind-Sinanian, curators of
the ALMA (Armenian Library and Museum of America) and Ara Ghazarians,
curator of the Armenian Cultural Foundation in Arlington, each of whom
received the inaugural Hamazkayin Founders Award. This award aims to
acknowledge the work of individuals who have contributed significantly
to Armenian cultural and educational causes in the Diaspora over an
extended period of time.

The second part of the evening featured a concert by the Mayilyan
Vocal Trio from Armenia under the artistic directorship of famed
mezzo-soprano Anna Mayilyan, along with singers Yeva Yeganyan and
Armine Khatchatryan. The artists, accompanied by pianist Lusine
Grigoryan, engaged the audience with their beautifully rendered
repertoire of classical, traditional, and folk songs. The evening
ended on a high note as the crowd praised Hamazkayin members and event
organizers for a successful event. All proceeds from the evening will
benefit the educational and cultural initiatives of Hamazkayin.

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The Eastern USA region of Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural
Society, a 501 c (3) not for profit organization, constitutes one of
the branches of the worldwide Hamazkayin family, founded in 1928. The
Eastern United States region, headquartered in Massachusetts, consists
of eight chapters in Boston, Chicago, Detroit, New Jersey, New York,
Philadelphia, Providence and Washington, DC.

We aim to empower our chapters and membership to nurture and promote
Armenian arts and culture. Given our millennia long history, we are
cognizant of the dynamic nature of the concept of identity. To that
end, we strive to maintain our cultural identity and heritage and are
committed to grow and further the contribution of the Armenian culture
to the complex tapestry of world civilizations.

Ara Nazarian, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University

phone: 617.667.8512
fax: 617.667.7175
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‘DEMOCRATIC’ TURKEY KILLS, REPRESSES OWN CITIZENS

– JUNE 5, 2013
By Appo Jabarian
Executive Publisher / Managing Editor
USA Armenian Life Magazine

Mr. Erdogan’s Turkey was seen as “a runaway success by many in Europe
and the Middle East; now it is looking tarnished, with deeper problems
than its allies – and enemies – realized,” reported BBC’s Middle East
Editor Jeremy Bowen.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Washington was “deeply
concerned about the numbers of people injured,” urging all sides
to “avoid any provocations or violence. … We are concerned by
the reports of excessive use of force by police. … We obviously
hope that there will be a full investigation of those incidents and
full restraint from the police force with respect to those kinds of
incidents,” Kerry told reporters.

Amnesty International issued several statements calling for Turkish
authorities to end abusive use of force by police against protesters.

Amnesty said: “The number of activists injured across Turkey as a
result of police abuse will continue to escalate unless the authorities
bring police tactics in line with basic human rights standards. … The
authorities have not confirmed the number of people injured, which
is believed to be in the thousands, some of whom remain in hospital
in critical state.”

John Dalhuisen, Europe and Central Asia Program Director at
Amnesty International, noted that “Three days after the start of
an unprecedented wave of police repression against protesters, the
Turkish authorities have shown little remorse and no indication of
a change in police tactics.”

Outspoken American linguist and political philosopher Noam Chomsky
condemned the brutal police crackdown on protesters denouncing the
demolition of Taksim Gezi Park, saying it recalled “the most shameful
moments of Turkish history.”

Activists worldwide staged rallies in solidarity with Turkish
protesters. In New York, hundreds of protesters gathered in Zuccotti
Park, the epicenter of the Occupy Wall Street movement, and held a
rally. They planned to march 3 miles to the Turkish consulate to show
their support for anti-government protests raging in the heart of
Istanbul. Similar demonstrations are being held throughout the world.

Demonstrators proclaimed: “Istanbul is not alone.”

While other ‘OccupyGezi’ protests have been organized in several major
US cities, including Austin, Boston and Chicago, the protests are
quickly taking on a worldwide scope. In Brussels, Turkish nationals
gathered in front of the EU Parliament to protest against police
violence in Turkey. Similar rallies showing solidarity with Turkish
protesters were held in London, Helsinki and outside the Turkish
Embassy in Nicosia, Cyprus. Protesters in Egypt also planned to gather
in a few days for a Taksim solidarity protest in front of the Turkish
Embassy in Cairo.

In a strong rebuke of Erdogan’s neo-Ottoman dictatorial behavior
and hypocritical foreign policies, Syrian Information Minister Omran
al-Zohbisaid Turkey’s Prime Minister is “terrorizing” his own people,
calling on the premier to resign his post. “Erdogan is leading
his country in a terrorist way, destroying the civilization and
achievements of the Turkish people. … We wish the Turkish people
only stability and calm, and urge that Erdogan act wisely and not
treat the Turks the way he has treated the Syrians,” the Syrian
minister concluded.

While most of the world honored women on International Women’s Day,
Turkey committed violence against peaceful Turkish women and other
protesters.

Alexandra Hudson of Reuters narrated the plight of a well-dressed
woman protester: “In her red cotton summer dress, necklace and white
bag slung over her shoulder she might have been floating across the
lawn at a garden party; but before her crouches a masked policeman
firing teargas spray that sends her long hair billowing upwards.

Endlessly shared on social media and replicated as a cartoon on posters
and stickers, the image of the ‘woman in red’ has become the leitmotif
for female protesters.”

Is Turkey’s 2013 Taksim Square fast becoming China’s 1989
TiananmenSquare? Taksim has become the epicenter of nationwide protests
against what critics say is creeping authoritarianism of Mr.

Erdogan.

Apologies by Deputy Prime MinisterBulent Arinc for the violent police
response against peaceful protesters could not pacify the angry Turks.

Crowds gathered for a fifth consecutive night to continue their
persistent demands for the Erdogangovernment to step down. The
widespread protests have metamorphosed into a popular movement that
seems intent on staging the ouster of Mr. Erdoganfrom power.

On June 4, the left-wing KESK trade union confederation, representing
some 240,000 public sector workers, began a two-day strike in support
of the protests and accused the government of committing “state
terror”. “The state terror implemented against entirely peaceful
protests is continuing in a way that threatens civilians’ life
safety,” the KESK said in a statement, saying the crackdown showed the
Islamic-rooted government’s “enmity to democracy”. Another trade union
confederation, Disk, has said it will join the strike on Wednesday.

“We have had enough of the wayErdogan understands democracy and the
way he wants to dictate his rules,” said Ozgur Aksoy, a young engineer
demonstrating in Gezi Park on Monday.

Gizem Oray, 21, was among a crowd of students dodging tear gas and
water cannons fired by police in Ankara on June 3. She described how
two weeks earlier, a roommate and her boyfriend were attacked by a
group of men wearing Islamic dress for holding hands on the street.

“These guys would never have dared to do this, in the heart of the
capital, a few years ago,” she said. “This government is responsible,
there’s no other explanation.”

Several protesters complained about economic conditions. Fatma
HaticeKerkecin, an unemployed decorator, said Turks are “indebted up
to their necks” and Seda Terkoglu, a 19-year-old high-school student,
said “constant price hikes are choking us.”

Ozkan Korkmaz, a 19-year-old high-school student, in an interview
inTaksim, showing the scar on his back where he was hit by a gas
canister fired by police, lamented: “They’re imposing non-scientific
education on us. … They’re limiting our freedoms, opening lawsuits
against satirical magazines and cartoonists.”

“We have had enough of the wayErdogan understands democracy and the
way he wants to dictate his rules,” said Ozgur Aksoy, a young engineer
demonstrating in Gezi Park on Monday.

While the government underreportedthe number of casualties, Turkish
human rights groups and doctors said at least two people died and
thousands more were injured in clashes in Istanbul and 700 in Ankara
with thousands more in 65 other cities.

The demonstrations–by a broad cross-section of people, are dominated
by the young and educated.

As protesters chanted, the police fired volleys of tear gas to beat
them back. Some protesters threw rocks or pieces of paving stones,
before retreating. Others offered each other a milky anti-acid solution
to ease the gas’s burn. Volunteer medics wearing white coats and
workmen’s hat marked with red crosses helped protesters. Some vomited
on side streets, others needed emergency attention. “I volunteered to
help here because I believe in the cause. The government has to go,”
said a man wearing a stethoscope and surgical gloves. “I’ll spend as
time in the Square in the day and come here at night. I’ll be here
as long as it takes.”

Ironically Taksim Square is named after Arabic word “Taksim”
which means “Division.” Deep internal divisions in Turkey are
nothing new to neo-Ottoman Turkey. Turkey’s internal divisions are
not just betweenKemalists and Islamists. It’s also between Turkish
populace and the Turkish Deep State (“Derin Millet”) of which current
Erdoganadministration is a part of. It is also between denialists
of the Armenian Genocide and righteous Turks who acknowledge it. And
it’s between moderate Muslim Turks and extremists.

Despite being ‘democratically elected,’ Erdogan has been ruling as
aneo-Ottoman sultan. “Under a decade of AKP rule, Turkey has become
the world’s top jailer of journalists. Its interventionist policy in
Syria is causing alarm. The systematic and disproportionate use of
force against the slightest display of dissent obscures that the AKP
was democratically elected and remains the most popular government in
modern Turkish history. Yet, egged on by the slavishly self-censoring
Turkish media, Erdogan seems increasingly out of touch,” wroteAmberin
Zaman for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse.

Given the litany of grievances and the confrontational nature of
Turkish politics, the raging protests come as no surprise. They
coincide with a rapidly slowing economy that is likely to witness
moderate growth rates at best for the foreseeable future without
increased structural reforms. Unfortunately, the Turkish government
is not expected to undertake major reform initiatives anytime soon,
especially since the campaigning for the local and presidential
elections in 2014 and the parliamentary elections in 2015 are already
underway, reported CNN’sFadi Hakura.

Mr. Erdogan’s brand of Islam has even antagonized his own supporters
who are devout and moderate Muslims. His stronghold is no more
Turkish Holy Islam. The current Turkish government has adopted an
ill-guided policy of exporting international terrorism to Syria via
Islamic terrorist groups such as Al-Qaeda, Jabhat Al-Nusra (Front) and
other Muslim extremist groups to destroy Syria’s state infrastructures
that as a secular country continues to serve as an oasis of amicable
coexistence between moderate Sunnis, Alawites, Christians, Armenians,
Syriacs, Assyrians, Kurds and other minorities. Followers of Turkish
Holy Islam strongly disapprove those terrorist groups’ despicable
crimes against humanity in Syria. Just recently, these extremist
criminal elements massacred the entire population of a Christian
village in Syria. Mr.Erdogan’s reputation both at home and in the
international arena is directly impacted by such crimes.

Another problematic Erdogan-sponsored building project that recently
added to public frustrations was the construction of a third bridge
over the Bosporus in Istanbul. Initially the prospective bridge was
given the name of Sultan Selim the Grim, the cruelest adversary
ofAlevis and Shiites in Ottoman history. Conqueror of Egypt, the
powerful sultan is known for the massacres of tens of thousands of
Anatolian Alevis prior to and after his war against Iran. Due to
widespread Alevi condemnations, Istanbul municipality backtracked
and decided to simply name it “The Third Bridge.”

It is expected that Kurds, disillusioned with yet another unpromising
‘peace process,’ could have a decisive impact on the country’s macro
politics. They have vowed never to allow to be called ‘Mountain Turks’
again by officialdom Turkey, and to ultimately secure Kurdish autonomy.

On the external front Ankara is highly preoccupied by its losing
propaganda war against Armenia and Diaspora Armenians. Unlucky for
Turkey, Armenians are well-armed with the almighty truth about the
Turkish Genocide of Armenians (1915-1923) and the greatdispossessions
in terms of massive losses in Turkish-confiscated personal and real
properties as well as loss of ancestral homelands in Turkish-occupied
Western Armenia and Cilicia.

After his landslide re-election in 2007, Mr. Erdogan pledged to govern
on behalf of all Turks, not just those who voted for him. Apparently
Mr.Erdogan hasn’t even represented those who voted for him. There is
a growing consensus that had new elections been held today, his 2007
landslide re-election victory could be followed by a landslide defeat.

PROFITABLE PATRONAGE: MANY GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS GO TO BROTHER OF ARAGATZOTN PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR
Grisha Balasanyan

It’s no surprise to residents of Aragatzotn Province in Armenia that
being the brother of the Provincial Governor definitely has its perks,
especially when it comes to winning huge business tenders.

To say that nepotism is widespread in Aragatzotn is an understatement,
but take the case of Nairi Sahakyan, brother of provincial Governor
Sargis Sahakyan.

Nairi’s appropriately named company “Yes yev Na” Ltd. (Me and Him),
seems to constantly beat the competition when it comes to corralling
large government contracts.

For example, on March 4 of this year the company signed a 49.5 million
AMD contract to renovate the school in Nor Edesa. It received 9.9
million as a down payment for the job.

On the same day, Governor Sahakyan signed a 115 million AMD deal
with his brother to renovate Public School #2 in Talin. 23 million
was transferred to the company even before work had started.

Just days later, on March 12, the Governor signed an 18.5 million
contract with “Me and Him Ltd.” for renovations to the Agarakavan
community cultural center. Once again, the company received a nice
down payment. This time it was 3.7 million.

Another contract with the company, signed the same day, was for 38
million to renovate the school in the village of Oudjan. In this case,
the down payment was 7.6 million.

For all the above contracts, the work deadline was set at October 25
of this year.

Readers should note that in 2011 the RA government allocated 1.344
million AMD from its surplus fund to tackle the most pressing issues
in Aragatzotn. Last year, the figure was 853.9 million.

The funds have been used to renovate schools, cultural centers,
kindergartens, town roads, the roofs of residential houses, water
pipes, and for a host of other projects.

Not surprisingly, “Me and Him Ltd.” won a good number of the contracts
for the above work tenders.

Hetq wrote to Governor Sargis Sahakyan, requesting that he provide us
with specifics about the tenders and the winning companies. Sahakyan
balked at supplying any specifics and stuck to general disclosures
that failed to cite the tenders won by his brother’s company and
their value.

Governor Sahakyan failed to provide specific information when we
asked a second time.

What is he trying to hide?

NEW ALEPPO DISTRICT TO BE ESTABLISHED IN ARMENIA’S ASHTARAK

16:57 ~U 06.06.13

To support Syrian-Armenians who settled in Armenia as a result of
war in Syria with the apartment issues, the Armenian government has
decided to establish a “New Aleppo” district in Armenia’s Ashtarak with
the proposal of the Center Coordinating the issues of Syrian-Armenians.

Governmental press office reports that the Diaspora Ministry has been
assigned to study the demand of getting apartments in the mentioned
territory and the financial assistance issue of the construction of
the district.

Other ministers and corresponding bodies have also received
corresponding instructions.

About 600 families ready to pay 50% of the apartment price have
already been registered.

Armenian News – Tert.am

SERZH SARGSYAN GOT ACQUAINTED WITH CONSTRUCTIONS WORKS OF DILIJAN’S INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

15:07, 6 June, 2013

YEREVAN, JUNE 6, ARMENPRESS: The President of the Republic of Armenia
Serzh Sargsyan made today a working visit to Tavush Marz. As Armenpress
was reported by the Department for Mass Media and Public Relations
of the Armenian President’s Staff, Serzh Sargsyan visited the Dilijan
International School and got acquainted with the construction works of
the educational institution built in accordance to the international
standards and equipped with up-todate equipment.

At the end of the visit Serzh Sargsyan watered his tree planted
on April 9 2010 during the launch of the construction works of the
Dilijan International School. Then the President of the Republic of
Armenia had a discussion with the founders of the DIS, the members of
the Board of Trustees and corresponding state representatives related
to the development of the city of Dilijan and other issues.

DIS will offer a globally regarded education to bright students
from all over the world, striving to be a beacon of excellence and
diversity in the region. The School’s location in a host country,
where ancient cultures of the East and the West have been absorbed
over millennia, will create a congenial environment shaped by the
enduring balance of its values and traditions.

At the heart of the DIS mission, is the desire to evoke in the students
the passion for sustainable excellence in educational, social and
environmental development. DIS will foster a harmonious learning
and living atmosphere, where these core values are comprehensively
embedded in the curriculum, facilitating the development of a deep
and holistic academic knowledge and guiding every student in the
acquisition of tools to develop their own potential.

The country’s partially mountainous landscape is highly diverse,
with different geological substrates, terrains, climates, soils
and water resources: there are deserts, semi-deserts, dry steppes,
steppes, woodlands, sub-alpine and alpine lands. Armenia is easily
accessible by air. More than ten International air companies are
represented in Armenia, with good connections from Yerevan to most
countries. In turn, Dilijan is located an hour and half by car from
Yerevan on a newly renovated highway. After taking this scenic route
past mountains, plains and lake Sevan, you enter the resort town of
Dilijan which is a stone’s throw away from the DIS campus.

Dilijan International School of Armenia (working towards becoming UWC
Dilijan) offers a two week short residential summer course in social
and environmental development. While discovering the beauty of the
school’s remarkable location and learning about Armenia’s culture
and history, participants will become agents of change in a region
in transition.

The goal for the course is to extend UWC outreach and values to Dilijan
and beyond. The program is based on the principle of collaboration
between young people from the host community and international
visiting students. It provides an opportunity for participants to
engage in activities that identify and address a range of real social
and environmental needs, aiming to create purposeful and sustainable
change.

Participants will be helping set up an essential bridge between the
host community and the future UWC College, while having a summer
experience to remember.

Designed to accommodate 650 mixed boarders, the Dilijan International
School of Armenia’s grounds extend over approximately 88 hectares of
spectacular sloping and wooded countryside, located in the Dilijan
National Park.

CENTER OF REMOTE ACCESS TO EDUCATION RESOURCES TO BE OPENED FOR CIS ENGINEERS IN YEREVAN

YEREVAN, June 6. /ARKA/. A center of remote access to educational
resources will be opened for CIS engineers in the State Engineering
University of Armenia Friday, supported by Rossotrudnichestvo rep
office in Armenia.

The access center will give opportunities of distance learning
in 56 technical and technology training programs, spokesperson of
Rossotrudnichestvo office in Armenia Liana Azoyan said.

The center will be opened by Armenia’s ministry of education, the
Moscow State technical University after Bauman, Rossotrudnichestvo
rep office in Armenia, representatives of Armenia’s higher schools,
enterprises and organizations, she said.

Similar centers have been already opened in Yerevan State University,
as well as in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova,
Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine.

In the framework of the project a training course on global navigation
satellite systems will be carried out for the audience of State
Technical University of Armenia. -0–

DOING BUSINESS: ONE OF THE FIRST ARMENIAN FASHION HOUSES KEEPS DEVELOPING

11:56, 6 June, 2013

The small-to-medium business is of a certain importance for the
steadfast economic growth of a country, as it gives innovational
impulses to the economy. “Armenpress” News Agency highly appreciates
the significant role the small-to-medium business plays; each week
“Armenpress” introduces business stories regarding various branches of
economy. This time the project is dedicated to the story of designer
Karine Dnoyan, who was awarded with the price “Best Women Entrepreneur”
of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia. She urges the
beginners not to be afraid of their ideas and try to realize them.

YEREVAN, JUNE 6, ARMENPRESS. “Atex” Fashion Center has been invented
22 years ago. Notwithstanding Karine Dnoyan has been forking in the
centre since the very first day of its establishment, it has been only
11 years since she took the helm of the company in her hands. “When
I finished studying in Moscow, I made a threeyear business trip to
Armenia, so that I could be employed in a clothing factory there. And
those three years have never ended,” the experienced designer stated
with a smile on her face.

In 2013 Karine Dnoyan was awarded with the price “Best Women
Entrepreneur” of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia in the
nomination of “Best Brand by Woman Manufacturer”. After receiving the
award she noted that she is very touched for that kind of appreciation
of her 20-year activity by the authorities.

(THE FULL VERSION OF THE ARTICLE IS AVAILABLE IN ARMENIAN)

The story and photos by Small and Medium Entrepreneurship Development
National Center of Armenia Article by Davit Muradyan

WHY IS ARMENIA NOT IMPORTING LARGE-VOLUME NATURAL GAS FROM IRAN? – ENERGY MINISTER EXPLAINS

June 05, 2013 | 12:07

YEREVAN. – According to the agreement between Armenia and Iran,
Armenia will import an annual amount of 1.1 billion cubic meters of
natural gas from Iran, but, in actual fact, it imports three times
less than this amount.

Opposition ARF Dashnaktsutyun Party National Assembly (NA) Faction
member Artsvik Minasyan noted the abovementioned at NA on Wednesday,
posing a question to Energy and Natural Resources Minister Armen
Movsisyan.

The minister responded that, in return for the gas, Armenia is
obligated to provide electricity to Iran. But Armenia’s present-day
capacity makes it impossible to supply electricity with that amount
and without damaging the system.

Specifically, the new Armenia-Iran high-voltage electricity
transmission line is not ready. In addition, as per Movsisyan, it is
not ready because of Iran. The minister said this transmission line
will be ready toward the middle of next year. As a result, it will
be possible to import an annual amount of around one-billion cubic
meters of gas from Iran, and to export 3-3.5 billion kilowatts of
electricity to Iran.