Author: Kalantarian Kevo

“THEY THINK YEREVAN PEOPLE ARE CRAZY”

08:09 PM | TODAY | POLITICS

During the rally at the Liberty Square the ANC Speaker Arman Musinyan
said, that during their campaign these days they have succeeded in
making people realize the huge importance of these elections.

“In doing this, we were greatly helped by the regime in authority with
its flowers and balloons, with its senseless speeches and especially
with its candidate. The administration did everything to make these
elections seem petty and unimportant, but they did not succeed in
doing that. Now their only option is to fix the elections and to
steal the votes”.

Then Mr Mosinyan showed some sociological data which were ordered by
the authorities. According to those, 57% of Yerevan residents thinks
that RPA candidate for the elections, Mayor in power Taron Margaryan
is a clever person. “They think Yerevan people are crazy, there is no
other explanation to this. According to those data, ANC has only 3%
support. In that case a question arises: show us a country in the
world where the authorities struggle with all their means against a
3% opposition, as they do here. There can be oly one conclusion here:
the authorities are just horrified of the support people show to ANC,
there can not be any oter explanation”.

Mr Musinyan also stated, that, as opposite to present administration,
they are real political force. “We have had difficulties and turmoils.

We should remind only one thing: everyone can be strong while in power,
but very few can reamin strong out of power. There will not be any RPA
when they are off power, as many members of RPA are nothing without
money. They will do anything to be near authorities and to earn money,
they would even become members of Musavat party for that”.

Arman Msuinyan emphasized, that if an oppsosition candidate is elected
as the Mayor of Yerevan, the map of a fluent revolution will become
visible. “And Serj Sargsyan’s resignation will be only a matter of
time. Don’t lose your temper!”

NEWSPAPER: FORMER PRIME MINISTER WAS IN ARMENIA TO MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR PRINCE CHARLES’ VISIT

ARMINFO
Tuesday, April 30, 13:03

A Yerevan-based Hraparak newspaper writes that Former prime minister
of Armenia, co-author of Yerevan My Love Fund, Armen Sargsyan arrived
in Armenia together with the Buckingham Palace security chamber
delegation to make preparations for the visit of Prince Charles to
Armenia. Sargsyan is the organizer of the current visit as well.

Sargsyan’s Office in Yerevan confirmed the information on the former
prime minister’s visit to Armenia to the newspaper’s correspondent.

Sargsyan has left for London together with the British delegation.

The date of the Prince’s visit to Armenia is not reported.

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS PRESS FOR AN END TO ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DENIAL AT ANNUAL CAPITOL HILL OBSERVANCE

12:19 30.04.2013

Members of Congress from both parties and across the United States
united in calling for U.S. reaffirmation of the Armenian Genocide
as a fundamental element of U.S. genocide prevention policy, during
the annual Capitol Hill Armenian Genocide Observance, reported the
Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

Over twenty Senators and Representatives, including the Chairmen of
the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs
Committee, spoke passionately at the event hosted by the Congressional
Armenian Caucus in cooperation with Armenian American groups,
the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia, and the Nagorno Karabakh
Republic Office in the U.S. In addition to Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ)
and Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), others offering remarks and participating in
the remembrance were: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI); Joe Crowley
(D-NY), the Vice-Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus; Eliot Engel
(D-NY), the Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee;
Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairmen Michael Grimm (R-NY)
and Frank Pallone (D-NJ), and Representatives Tony Cardenas (D-CA),
David Cicilline (D-RI), Jim Costa (D-CA), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Scott
Garrett (R-NJ), Janice Hahn (D-CA), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Linda Sanchez
(D-CA), John Sarbanes (D-MD), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA),
Jackie Speier (D-CA), John Tierney (D-MA), Dina Titus (D-NV), and Niki
Tsongas (D-MA). Legislators, including Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and
Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Representative Linda Sanchez, extended support
for the program and widely publicized the event using social media.

More than a dozen other legislators, including Democratic Leader
Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) issued public statements commemorating the
Armenian Genocide.

Sen. Robert Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee: “In my view, we must not make it the policy of the United
States to turn our back on man’s inhumanity to man, we cannot turn
our backs on the victim; not in Armenia in 1915, not a genocide
anywhere that it occurs. Any nuanced approach serves only to empower
those around the world who would use genocide as a weapon of war. So
let’s be perfectly clear, there is no other word for it, there is no
euphemism, there is no avoiding it, there are no excuses. As part of
this commemoration we must fully commit ourselves to acknowledging the
fundamental truth that what happened from 1915-1923 was by definition
a blatant act of genocide – an acknowledgement that must come from
Turkey, and it must come from our own government.”

Watch Sen. Menendez’s complete remarks:

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chair of the Crime and Terrorism
Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee: “Properly accounting
for crimes against humanity is a weapon in preventing future crimes
against humanity and it is important for that reason. Words actually
matter and the historical record actually matters.”

Watch Sen. Whitehouse’s complete remarks:

Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee:
“The events that we remember today, that commenced 98 years ago is
not only still today – shocking – the genocide, or as Hitler said
the annihilation. [. . .] An attempt to annihilate an entire race,
in which the American Ambassador Henry Morgenthau was present at the
time – and observer – and said that these deportations were an attempt
to annihilate a race and that those who gave the orders understood it.

And that far from trying to conceal it, they shared with him that
indeed would be the outcome.”

Watch Rep. Ed Royce’s complete remarks:

Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Armenian
Caucus: “Many of you know in the past our emcee has been Ardy
Kassakhian who is the City Clerk in Glendale. He is a very good friend
of mine. And, I sat down with Ardy about a year ago and I said to Ardy,
‘You know the Caucus works on so many issues related to Armenia and
we have had a lot of success with many of them because of the help of
the community. But we have not had it with the Armenian Genocide and we
are determined that we are going to pass this resolution. We are going
make this happen, but why is it that this is the most important thing,
the highest priority. Why is it the highest priority?’ And he said to
me ‘because of the people who suffered and died and their memory. We
cannot rest until this country, the United States, recognizes the
Armenian Genocide.” And, so I want you to understand – speaking on
behalf of all of my colleagues – as much as we work on all of the
other issues I mentioned tonight, we understand that this is the
priority and we understand why. And we are never going to let go.”

Watch Rep. Frank Pallone’s complete remarks:

Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY), Co-Chair of the Congressional Armenian
Caucus: “We pride ourselves to be the home of the survivors, the tough
standers, the battle hardened scrapers, the refugees, whose story in
this country began as an ember of desperate hope and has grown into
a blazing legacy of prosperity and pride. If there is any group that
has earned that right to wear that badge of courage, those stripes
of distinction, it is without question, the Armenian people.

In 1915, an oppressive imperial regime, blinded by hatred, sought to
wipe an entire people from the face of the earth. And through the
horrifying instruments of torture, rape, death camps, deportation
marches, over a million and a half innocent men women and children
were put to death in furtherance of this horrific goal. In spite of
these efforts, the Armenian Diaspora is one of the most successful,
well-educated, respected and influential ethnic communities in the
entire world.”

Watch Rep. Michael Grimm’s complete remarks:

Rep. Elliot Engel (D-NY), Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign
Affairs Committee: “I know a lot of things about Armenians, but the
one thing I really know is that the Armenian Genocide did exist and
that Turkey should be ashamed at itself for not recognizing it. And,
by the way, I told that to the Turkish Foreign Minister to his face.

Some people say, ‘Well you have to be careful because Turkey is a
member of NATO and therefore there are all types of complications
with a NATO ally of the United States.’ And I say just the opposite.

Because they are a member of NATO, they need to be more responsible.

Because they are a member of NATO they ought to own up to what
happened. Because they are a member of NATO we would expect decency
from them. Instead we get anything but. And that will not stand.”

Watch Rep. Elliot Engel’s complete remarks:

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA): “This country has a proud history of speaking
plainly about some of the darkest chapters of history. It is part
of who we are as Americans. We do no equivocate when it comes to
mass atrocity or genocide. We do not equivocate about those things
because we hold ourselves to a high moral ideal. We cannot speak about
Darfur. We cannot speak about a number of other human rights abuses
around the world if we pick and choose which genocides to recognize.

And so it is with great disappointment that when it comes to this
genocide, when it comes to the genocide that Rafael Lemkin who coined
the term genocide had in mind in crafting that term, that our Congress
and our Administration has not lived up to its highest moral ideal.

But, we are determined, on a very bipartisan basis as you can see
here today, to correct that flaw. And, we will fight until we succeed.”

Watch Rep. Adam Schiff’s complete remarks:

Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD): “In two years we will remember and
commemorate [the 100th Anniversary] of this horrific tragedy and if
we cannot get this done [Congressional reaffirmation of the Armenian
Genocide] at that time, then shame on us. We owe it to this incredible
community.”

Watch Rep. John Sarbanes’ complete remarks:

Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA), Ranking Democrat on the Terrorism,
Nonproliferation, and Trade Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs
Committee: “America should never be associated with genocide denial.

It undermines our standards and our position in the world. And,
finally, to those who say ‘Well, Turkey has this strategic territory
and might be an ally’ what kind of ally insists on genocide denial?

Where would our relations be with Berlin if they asked us to tear
down the Holocaust museum here in Washington, D.C.? Our relationship
with Germany is based on truth. That is a strong alliance. You cannot
have that kind of alliance if it depends on genocide denial.”

Watch Rep. Brad Sherman’s complete remarks:

Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Communications and
Technology Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee:
“When I first arrived the first thing I did was to sign on – was the
first act as a Member of Congress was to sign on – to the [Armenian
Genocide] resolution that Congressman Tony Coelho had at that time.

And you all have been through a lot. And there are people who used
to come because they were able to come and they have either gone to
heaven or cannot come to be with us today. But we have been through a
lot of hardships. And, we are going to endure and we are going to win
this one. Because that is the mark of the tenacity and the decency
and the wisdom and the effectiveness of our people.”

Watch Rep. Anna Eshoo’s complete remarks:

Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA), Ranking Democrat on the Energy Policy,
Health Care and Entitlements Subcommittee of the House Oversight
and Government Reform Committee: “Many Armenian Americans at the
time tried to hide their past and their connection to Armenia. I am
fortunate that my mother was unwilling to hide her Armenian heritage.

I am fortunate, like you, that I was raised in enlightenment. I was
raised with a sense of pride in my heritage. I was raised with a sense
of courage to challenge the status quo. I think for all of us, our
ability to survive, our ability to persevere has everything to do with
the DNA that was given to us by our parents and our grandparents. And,
we are not unaccustomed to suffering. We are not unaccustomed to
prevail. We are not unaccustomed to go the extra mile. Because, in the
end we know that freedom will win out, that this country will become a
better place because we are speaking out about the Armenian Genocide.”

Watch Rep. Jackie Speier’s complete remarks:

Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI): “It is not only important to raise
awareness about the Armenian Genocide because it is an undeniable fact
in the history of the world, but also because learning more about this
horrific tragedy it really underscores the importance of committing
ourselves to eliminating intolerance and bigotry wherever it occurs
in the world. I have enormous respect for the Armenian people because
I have seen the strength and resilience and the perseverance of this
great community.”

Watch Rep. David Cicilline’s complete remarks:

Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-MA), Ranking Democrat of the Oversight and
Investigations Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee:
“It is my honor to be here. I thank you all for the work you do and
I share a commitment to make sure that by the 100th anniversary we
have formally recognized the Armenian Genocide.”

Watch Rep. Nikki Tsongas’ complete remarks:

Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA): “The United States Congress must, must go
on record by recognizing the first genocide that took place in the
20th Century. It is the right thing to do… Because, when we go on
record we lay down a line for the rest of the world as the oldest
democracy throughout the world that this injustice, this injustice,
will not go unrecognized.”

Watch Rep. Jim Costa’s complete remarks:

Rep. John Tierney (D-MA), Ranking Member of the National Security
Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee:
“Peter Torigian who was the mayor of Peabody which is in my district,
not too very long ago used to have a commemoration every year as will
be held this year. He has passed away now but it continues on. So
the education has to continue on just as Peter began in the city of
Peabody and people, once they understand what happened, will carry
it on and will make sure that it will be remembered and move forward
on that basis.”

Watch Rep. John Tierney’s complete remarks:

Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Chairman of the Capital Markets and
Government Subcommittee of the U.S House Financial Services Committee:
“Scripture says before you make comment about the speck in someone
else’s eye, remove the plank from your eye. Well, we certainly
have a plank in our eye from the Administration and from the State
Department, who is just refusing to do what is right in this area. So,
we must first address and remove that plank in our eye and make the
admission in this country and then we can call even more strongly on
other countries, specifically Turkey.”

Watch Rep. Scott Garrett’s complete remarks:

Rep. Janice Hahn (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Health and Technology
Subcommittee of the House Small Business Committee: “I am inspired,
constantly, by the strength of the Armenian people; so many of
whose lives have been touched by tragedy but who have persevered
and have resolved to never let history be forgotten. Let us recommit
to delivering the Armenian community with long overdue recognition
they deserve.”

Watch Rep. Janice Hahn’s complete remarks:

Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV), Ranking Member of the Disability Assistance
and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee:
“We will continue the fight because as long as we do not recognize,
officially, this genocide and force others to do so, it empowers the
other side to continue this kind of atrocity. And, we have seen that
even recently in Turkey with the Prime Minister ordering the tearing
down the memorial to Turkish-Armenian friendship.”

Watch Rep. Dina Titus’ complete remarks:

Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Ethics
Committee: “Out of this retched episode of history, we as human
beings have made a conscious and determined effort to move beyond
hatred and to prevent similar tragedies from happening in the future.

We are morally obligated to learn from the lapses of the human soul
that caused the Armenian Genocide. And, we are morally obligated to
do all that we can to protect oppressed, vulnerable, and subjugated
peoples.”

Watch Rep. Linda Sanchez’ complete remarks:

Rep. Tony Cardenas (D-CA): “The world is a horrible place, as much for
the people who do horrible things, but equally for the people who do
nothing about it; for the people who watch atrocities and do not do
anything about it. I can honestly say that this country is a great,
great country, but I am perplexed, confused, and disappointed that
our country – at the highest levels – does not recognize the truth
and is unwilling to say that the Armenian Genocide is a truth and
that it happened and that it should never happen again.”

Watch Rep. Tony Cardenas’ complete remarks:

Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ): “With your help we will pass the [Armenian
Genocide resolution] this Congress. And, we will establish the truth,
we will learn the truth, we will speak the truth. And, as it says
in the scripture of John, ‘We will know the truth and the truth will
make you free’ and I do not mean just you. I mean humankind. It is a
liberating knowledge to understand the depths to which humanity can
sink and the heights to which humanity can rise. That is the point
of this resolution.”

Watch Rep. Rush Holt’s complete remarks:

Amb. Tatoul Markarian, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the
U.S.: “As we honor the memory of the one and a half million victims,
we mark yet another year of hard work by the Armenian American
organizations and our Congressional friends. We register another
year of Turkish denialism. We mark yet another year of absence of
international recognition and condemnation of the Armenian Genocide.

Dear friends, throughout the year Turkey continued refusing diplomatic
relations and open borders with Armenia; kept fervently denying the
Armenian Genocide. The Turkish side did everything to convince us
that true normalization was not its genuine goal when engaging in
talks with Armenia; that it has no intention to look for ways to
come to terms with its history. It demonstrated clearly once again –
and this time to the entire world – it does not have the courage and
political will to face its history, that it is the hostage and servant
of its past. And, it cannot deny the denialism and because of that
it is not able to move forward and embrace the present and the future.”

Watch Amb. Tatoul Markarian’s complete remarks:

Mr. Robert Avetisyan, Representative of the NagornoKarabakhRepublic to
the U.S.: “98 years have passed since the tragic date. More nations
recognize and condemn the Genocide every year. And, we are grateful
to all those countries and peoples who join the Armenian nation in
persuading Turkey to reconcile this tragedy. More states call on
Turkey to respect its past and acknowledge the horrible pages of that.

And, what is also inspiring is the growing number of those condemning
the Genocide within Turkey itself. And yesterday’s commemoration
in Diyarbekir – or as Armenians have been calling it for centuries,
Dikranakert – has become the most recent example of that. Of course,
we hope that the movement in that trend will continue growing and
eventually lead to abandoning denialism. For that to happen, in order
to help those brave people to resist a powerful state of opposition
we must continue educating the world about our history and share all
the lesson gained by paying such an enormous price.”

“THE EYEWITNESS”: 102-YEAR OLD HRIPSIME HAJI TELLS ABOUT ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

10:54, 30 April, 2013

The Armenian Genocide initiated in the Ottoman Empire during the
World War I in the beginning of the previous century is one of the
biggest crimes against humanity. Advancing the 100th anniversary of
the Armenian Genocide the new project introduced by “Armenpress” news
agency is dedicated to the story of the eyewitnesses and survivors
of the calamity to prove the world one more time that our demand for
the recognition of the Armenian Genocide is fair and justified.

YEREVAN, APRIL 30, ARMENPRESS. Hripsime Haji Sargsyan is among those
eyewitnesses, whose memories are not limited with what they heard
alone. In the beginning of the current year Hripsime Haji Sargsyan
celebrated her 102nd anniversary. She was born in Tavshanli village
of the Kyutahia region in the Western Armenia.

Hripsime Haji managed to survive with a few members of her family
and move to Greece. She stated: “The Turks, armed with the rifles,
came and knocked at our door. They called out my grandfather and
murdered him. My grandmother was also assassinated, when she heart
that noise and went out of the house. Two corpses appeared in our
yard in few seconds.”

The scenery of dying people, man losing their conscious, the sight
of tormented young girls left a deep trace on Hripsime Haji’s memories.

She also recalled: “I, my mother and my aunt with her daughters
migrated and reached Bulgaria, but some time later we received news
from my father that he escaped to Greece. And we moved to Greece and
found him there.”

She managed to bring a relic from the Church of St. Stephan the
Protomartyr. According to the family tradition it has a miraculous
power. (THE FULL VERSION OF THE ARTICLE IS AVAILABLE IN ARMENIAN)

Article by Tatevik Grigoryan

Photos by Samvel Berkibekyan

MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION SIGNED BETWEEN GENERAL PROSECUTORS OF ARMENIA AND IRAN

13:03, 30 April, 2013

YEREVAN, APRIL 30, ARMENPRESS: The General Prosecutor of the Republic
of Armenia Aghvan Hovsepyan and the Attorney General of the Islamic
Republic of Iran Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje’i signed a Memorandum of
Cooperation on April 30. As reported by Armenpress, during the ceremony
of the memorandum signing the General Prosecutor of the Republic
of Armenia stated that the development of the economic relations
with the Islamic Republic of Iran has brought to the increase in the
volumes of trade turnover and tourism, so now these relations should
be developed in the field of legal cooperation as well.

“The Memorandum will enable to build directly all the aspects of
our legal relations”, – said Aghvan Hovsepyan. By now the legal
cooperation between Armenia and Iran was implemented via the Embassy
of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Republic of Armenia.

The Attorney General of the Islamic Republic of Iran Gholam-Hossein
Mohseni-Eje’i highlighted the friendly and close relations between the
two countries. “The political and economic cooperation between Armenia
and Iran is not complete without the judicial collaboration. This
document will serve as the base, thus fostering the further
development and expansion of the cooperation in the legal field”, –
stated Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje’i.

By the invitation of the General Prosecutor of the Republic of Armenia
Aghvan Hovsepyan, the delegation, headed by the Attorney General of
the Islamic Republic of Iran Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje’i, arrived
in Armenia with an official visit on April 29. During the three-day
visit the sides will discuss particularly issues related to the
mutual legal assistance in the fight against transnational crime,
protection of the rights and freedoms of citizens and legal persons.

LE MINISTRE AZERI DES AFFAIRES ETRANGERES SE REND POUR LA PREMIERE FOIS EN ISRAEL

Elmar Mamadyarov est devenu le premier ministre des Affaires etrangères
de l’Azerbaïdjan a effectuer une visite officielle en Israël.

Le 22 Avril, il a rencontre le president israelien Shimon Peres alors
que sa visite officielle devrait durer quatre jours.

Lors de la reunion, Shimon Peres a declare que l’Azerbaïdjan a pris
une ” position claire ” contre la guerre et le terrorisme et est un
” pays-cle ” dans sa region.

Elmar Mamadyarov a egalement eu des entretiens avec le president de la
commission des affaires etrangères du parlement israelien (Knesset),
Avigdor Lieberman.

Le ministère azerbaïdjanais des Affaires etrangères a declare que leurs
discussions ont porte sur les relations bilaterales, la situation au
Moyen-Orient et le conflit du Haut-Karabagh.

Le 21 Avril, Elmar Mamadyarov a rencontre le ministre des Affaires
etrangères de l’Autorite palestinienne Riyad al-Maliki a Ramallah.

Elmar Mamadyarov souligne le soutien de son pays a un Etat palestinien
au cours des pourparlers.

mardi 30 avril 2013, Stephane ©armenews.com

LE BLOC DE L’OPPOSITION SCEPTIQUE QUANT A LA LUTTE CONTRE LA FRAUDE

La nouvelle alliance de l’opposition dirigee par Raffi Hovannisian a
critique les autres groupes politiques qui defient le Parti republicain
au pouvoir (HHK) lors des prochaines elections locales a Erevan et
a statue sur la cooperation pre-electorale avec eux.

Armen Martirosian, premier candidat sur la liste du bloc Barev Erevan
(Yerevan Bonjour) a affirme que le HHK n’est pas le seul concurrent
engage dans l’achat de votes et autres violations. Bien qu’Armen
Martirosian n’ait pas citer de noms, il a fait très probablement
reference au parti Armenie prospère (BHK), dirige par Gagik Tsarukian,
l’un des hommes les plus riches du pays.

Le parti Zharangutyun a deja accuse le BHK d’achat de votes l’annee
dernière quand il a refuse de rejoindre une structure multipartite
chargee de tenter de prevenir la fraude lors des elections
parlementaires de mai 2012. Cette structure comprennait le BHK,
le Congrès national armenien (HAK) et la Federation revolutionnaire
armenienne (FRA).

Armen Martirosian a declare que ” rien n’a change ” depuis 2012. ”
Nous ne pouvons pas dire que lorsque les republicains achetent des
votes cela ne va pas mais quand une autre force fait la meme chose
c’est bien ” a-t-il declare. ” Le parti Zharangutyun n’a jamais ete
guide par ces deux poids deux mesures “.

Le BHK a nie a plusieurs reprises avoir distribuer des pots de vin. Le
parti, qui a ete represente au gouvernement jusqu’en juin 2012 a
toujours affirme que les activites caritatives de grande envergure
de Tsarukian ne sont pas lies aux elections.

L’idee de coordonner les efforts de lutte contre la fraude est
fortement soutenu par le HAK et la FRA.

Le porte-parole du HAK Arman Musinian a declare que le parti
d’opposition dirige par l’ancien president Levon Ter-Petrossian
continue a tenir des ” consultations ” sur la question avec ses allies
potentiels. ” Je m’abstiendrai de rentrer dans les details maintenant.

Mais je pense que le jour des elections, nous aurons certains
mecanismes pour surveiller la legalite des elections ” a-t-il declare
lors d’une conference de presse.

Arman Musinian n’a pas dit s’il pense que Barev Erevan fera partie
de cet arrangement. Il a dit seulement que les propres relations
difficiles du HAK avec le bloc de Hovannisian ne sont pas un obstacle
insurmontable a la cooperation en matière electorale entre les deux
forces d’opposition.

mardi 30 avril 2013, Stephane ©armenews.com

LES NOUVELLES D’ARMENIE FONT, CHAQUE MOIS, MENTIR LES ENFOUISSEURS DE MEMOIRES

Il y a quelque mois, des amis turcs du temps de la guerre en Bosnie a
qui je repercute -qui aime bien, châtie bien- les Nouvelles d’Armenie,
quand l’ami Toranian a la bonte de me les envoyer, m’ont rapporte,
vrai ou faux, qu’ Erdogan s’informant de la ” question armenienne ” en
France avant le vote de la loi sur le genocide, a qui ils nommaient
parmi les medias pro-armeniens leur chef de file, Les Nouvelles
d’Armenie, s’exclama, rigolard, reprenant le camarade Staline,
digne emule des grands massacreurs turcs, se gaussant du Pape : ”
Les Nouvelles d’Armenie ? Combien de Divisions ? ” Reponse donc ici au
sieur Erdogan. Sur le terrain, a Erevan, il y a, en avant-garde, une
fille d’enfer, un chevalier sans peur et sans reproche, dont j’admire
le courage et la probite, melange d’un peu d’Albert Londres pour
l’enquete qui fâche et remue les consciences, de Francoise Giroud pour
le feminisme, d’un peu de Voltaire et Camus pour l’indignation face
aux atteintes au droit et aux libertes et a la politique du mepris,
et qui reserve, en sus, pour les petits copains de l’autre côte du
mont Ararat du sieur Erdogan, une surprise de taille en 2015. Elle
s’appelle Seda Mavian. C’est vraiment une fille d’enfer. Prepare-toi,
Erdogan, en 2015, a cause d’elle et de quelques autres, tu ne vas
pas rigoler tous les jours.

Et puis il y a ici, a Paris, en vigie, Ara Toranian, qui porte en lui,
dans son emouvante tristesse, tout le drame, le destin et l’avenir
de cette terrible affaire de 1915, l’homme dont je sais qu’il ne
baissera jamais les bras jusqu’a ce que justice universelle soit
rendue a son peuple, en notre nom a tous. Ces deux la, plus tous
les autres de sa trempe que je ne connais pas et qui portent a
bout de plume Les Nouvelles d’Armenie, font, chaque mois, et plus
2015 approche, mentir les enfouisseurs de memoires et les emules de
Staline. Erdogan, tu peux toujours compter tes Divisions la nuit,
mais rien n’y fera. A defaut des Nouvelles d’Armenie, relis Hugo, mon
pote : ” L’oeil etait dans la tombe et regardait Caïn. ” Bonne nuit,
mon pote. Les Nouvelles d’Armenie et les millions de morts de 1915,
d’avant et d’après, veillent sur tes demons.

Gilles Hertzog,

Directeur de la Règle du Jeu

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15 COUREURS DE COURIR POUR LA MEMOIRE SERONT SUR LA LIGNE DE DEPART DES 10KM DU CG13

Une semaine, jour pour jour, après le triste 98ème anniversaire
du genocide des armeniens de 1915, Courir Pour La Memoire – CPLM –
rassemble 15 coureurs pour les 10 km du Conseil General des Bouches
du Rhône, le mercredi 1er mai.

CPLM developpe une nouvelle forme de sensibilisation par le sport a
la question du negationnisme.

La traditionnelle course des ” 10km du CG13 ” du 1er mai
s’inscrit dans le calendrier des courses phares de l’association,
Elle est la première de
l’annee pour CPLM et marque ainsi le lancement officiel de la saison.

Mercredi, 15 coureurs se mobiliseront et arboreront une nouvelle fois
le meme tshirt pour diffuser le message ” halte au negationnisme ” !

Pascal Chamassian, President d’honneur, et Gerard Kirkorian, President
de CPLM, soulignent ” A 2 ans de 2015 le compte a rebours de l’Histoire
est lance, la Turquie doit faire face a la Verite, sortir de son
mensonge et reconnaitre le Genocide des Armeniens de 1915 “.

Ils rajoutent ” Nous vehiculerons plus que jamais cette volonte de
voir la France condamner la negation du genocide des armeniens. Nous
sommes convaincus que c’est en sensibilisant l’opinion publique que
nous arriverons a faire entendre justice “.

Focus sur Courir Pour La Memoire

CPLM est une initiative nee en 2006 au sein de la Jeunesse Armenienne
de France. L’association s’inscrit dans une demarche de citoynnete
et de justice en faveur de la lutte contre les genocides et le
negationnisme. Elle a pour objectif de rassembler toutes les âmes
eprises de jsutice et de verite a travers le sport, et notamment la
course sur route, pour militer autour de la question des genocides.

Pendant l’annee CPLM participe regulièrement a des courses telles
que le Marseille-Cassis, les 10 kilomètres de La Provence, les 10
kilomètres du Conseil General des Bouches du Rhône, l’Algernon,
la ronde de Château Gombert et diffuse le message cle ” halte au
negationnisme ” !

Contact presse Sophie NERAULT – 06 27 14 12 69

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UN MILLION D’ARMENIENS CACHES VIVRAIENT AUJOURD’HUI EN TURQUIE D’APRES MGR ARAM ATECHIAN

Dans une interview a la chaîne de television turque Bugum TV, Mgr
Aram Atechian l’adjoint de l’archeveque de l’Eglise armenienne a
Constantinople a evoque les Armeniens turquifies dont leur nombre
serait d’après lui d’un million. D’après Mgr Aram Atechian ces
Armeniens furent contraint de cacher leur identite et de se convertir
a l’islam lors du genocide armenien. Il a affirme : ” Aujourd’hui
en Turquie on compte dans la generation actuelle près de 100 000
personnes dont la mère ou le père est armenien et eux se declarent
musulmans. C’est du moins mon estimation. Ils parlent armenien et
portent en secret des croix (…) mais ils ne desirent pas frequenter
l’eglise armenienne afin de ne pas reveler publiquement leur identite.

Une partie de ces personnes etant dans des fonctions publiques. Lors de
la messe en l’eglise Sourp Guiragos de Diyarbakir, sur les 400 fidèles
venus, la moitie avaient des racines armeniennes. Ma famille egalement
vit a Diyarbakir en tant que musulmans (…) il y a aujourd’hui en
Turquie près d’un million d’Armeniens caches (…) a Tunceli d’après
des temoignages, 90% de la population est d’origine armenienne “.

Krikor Amirzayan

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