Author: Kanayan Tamar

ZHOGHOVURD: SAMVEL KARAPETYAN PUTS FORWARD PRECONDITION FOR PURCHASE OF ENA

11:35 10/04/2015 >> DAILY PRESS

Russian-Armenian businessman Samvel Karapetyan, owner of Tashir Group
of Companies, has put forward a precondition for the purchase of the
Electric Networks of Armenia, Zhoghovurd reports.

He said that the deal will be concluded if, by some means, a third
side assumes the payment of a part of the company’s debts.

According to unofficial data, ENA has debts of over 300 million
dollars, and this sum does not include the liabilities towards energy
producing companies. Thus, the sale and purchase deal of ENA, including
the debts, will total around 500 million dollars, and this makes the
deal unprofitable.

Source: Panorama.am

PASSING SILK ROAD THROUGH ARMENIA IS BENEFICIAL FOR CHINA AND IRAN: MP

11:41, 10 April, 2015

YEREVAN, 10 APRIL, ARMENPRESS. The interests of China and Iran coincide
on the issue of building the Great Silk Road, the China’s largest
project, and focus on Armenia. Armenia is the most preferable for
these states in the issue of the highway route choice, because in
the case of relations with Iran, Azerbaijan is not in a good position.

The MP of the National Assembly Gagik Minasyan stated about it at
a meeting with the journalists, talking about the vision of the
Armenian-Chinese and Armenian-Iranian relations.

“China is trying to accomplish the implementation of the Silk Road
project with a great bunch of roads, as the construction of only one
highway is the most risky. In this point, Armenia has an advantage,
because if we assume that one of the highways must pass through
Iran, here there are not many roads and the highway must cross either
Armenia or Azerbaijan. Iran has good neighborly relations with Armenia,
which cannot be said about its relations with Azerbaijan.

Thus, passing the Silk Road through Armenia is more beneficial for
China, so that it doesn’t have any problem related to the return of
its investments”, – Minasyan noted, Armenpress reports.

GENOCIDE ARMENIEN : UN SAINT ARMENIEN HONORE AU VATICAN A L’APPROCHE DES COMMEMORATIONS

Publié le : 10-04-2015

Info Collectif VAN – – Il y a quelques semaines,
le Vatican annoncait que St Grégoire de Narek allait être proclamé
“Docteur de l’Eglise”. Le service liturgique du Vatican vient
d’annoncer la date par le communiqué suivant : a quelques jours
des commémorations du centenaire du génocide arménien de 1915,
“12 avril 2015, deuxième dimanche de Pâques, a 9 heures dans la
Basilique vaticane, le Saint-Père Francois va célébrer la messe pour
les fidèles de rite arménien, au cours de laquelle sera proclamée
“docteur de l’Eglise” Saint Grégoire de Narek”. Grégoire de Narek,
Krikor Narekatsi ou Grigor Naregatsi (en arménien, Ô³O~@Õ”Õ£Õ¸O~@
Õ~FÕ¡O~@Õ¥Õ¯Õ¡O~AÕ”), né entre 945 et 951, et mort a Narek en 1003
ou aux environs de 1010, est un théologien (vardapet), poète et
philosophe d’Arménie. Né dans le Vaspourakan des Artzrouni, il passe
la plus grande partie de sa vie au monastère de Narek, non loin du
lac de Van (actuelle Turquie), près de l’église d’Aghtamar, où
il est notamment enseignant. Le Collectif VAN vous présente cette
information publiée sur le site Chrétiens Orientaux.

Chrétiens Orientaux

Un nouveau Docteur de l’Eglise

Il y a quelques semaines, le Vatican annoncait que St Grégoire de
Narek allait être proclamé “Docteur de l’Eglise”.

Le service liturgique du Vatican vient d’annoncer la date par le
communiqué suivant :

” A quelques jours des commémorations du centenaire du génocide
arménien de 1915, “12 avril 2015, deuxième dimanche de Pâques,
a 9 heures dans la Basilique vaticane, le Saint-Père Francois va
célébrer la messe pour les fidèles de rite arménien, au cours
de laquelle sera proclamée “docteur de l’Eglise” Saint Grégoire
de Narek”.

Le patriarche Nerses Bedros XIX, primat de l’Eglise Arménienne
Catholique concélèbrera cette messe aux côtés du pape. Les
deux Catholicos (SS Karekine II et Aram Ier) de l’Eglise Apostolique
Arménienne seront présents, ainsi que le Président de la République
Arménienne.

Moine du 10e siècle, saint Grégoire de Narek vécut au monastère
de Narek sur la rive sud du lac de Van (actuellement en Turquie). Ce
saint Moine était professeur et a composé de nombreuses des
odes célébrant la Vierge, des chants, et des panégyriques. Vers
la fin de sa vie, ce grand mystique a écrit un poème intitulé
Livre des Lamentations, chef-d’Ã…”uvre de la poésie arménienne
médiévale. Reconnus par tous les arméniens comme un grand
mystique. Ses textes sont de véritables ” conversations avec Dieu
venues des profondeurs du cÃ…”ur ”

Par ce doctorat, Grégoire de Narek est offert aux fidèles de
l’Eglise Universelle.

Nous consacrerons une émission sur sa vie et ses Ã…”uvres dans les
prochains mois.”.

Quelques livres de/sur Grégoire de Narek :

Trésor des fêtes, Hymnes et Odes de Grégoire de Narek / auteur(s)
: GREGOIRE DE NAREK – Introduction, traduction et notes par Annie et
Jean-Pierre Mahé – éditions Peeters (2014)

Paroles a Dieu de Grégoire de Narek / auteur(s) : GREGOIRE DE NAREK
– Introduction, traduction et notes par Annie et Jean-Pierre Mahé –
Peeters (2007)

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Nota CVAN : Une note du Vatican mentionne le
titre de “Père de l’Eglise” et non de “Docteur de
l’Eglise”

Lire aussi :

Wikipedia: Grégoire de Narek

Un moine arménien bientôt docteur de l’Eglise

Le Pape Francois recoit l’Eglise arménienne catholique

En présence des Arméniens, le pape demande des ” gestes de
réconciliation ”

Le pape Francois met l’Arménie a l’honneur

Génocide arménien : Publication des archives du Vatican

Source/Lien : Chrétiens Orientaux

PRESS RELEASE
Date: April 8, 2015

ARMENIAN ASSEMBLY OF AMERICA
Contact: Taniel Koushakjian
Telephone: (202) 393-3434
Email: [email protected]
Web:

100th ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE HIGHLIGHTED AT AJC DIPLOMATIC SEDER

BOSTON MA – On Sunday, March 22nd, the American Jewish Committee of
Boston (AJC) hosted their 16th annual Diplomatic Seder at the John F.
Kennedy Presidential Library on Boston’s historic waterfront. The Seder
brought together 450 guests, representing a wide range of community
leaders, and the consular corps from throughout the region, to have dinner
and reenact the Passover Seder meal while bringing witness and hearing
testimonies of injustice.

This year marked the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and the
70th Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. The AJC invited Dr. Arpi
Boynarian, originally from Syria, and Issy Aurbacker, a Holocaust survivor
from Auschwitz, to testify.

Dr. Arpi Boynarian who originated from Homs and later Aleppo, Syria
provided moving testimony during the dinner hour. Dr. Boynarian testified
that Armenians lived at peace in Syria until Islamists destroyed the City
of Homs and Aleppo. Dr. Boynarian described the tightly knit community in
Aleppo and described how her husband, Rev. Fr. Avedis Boynarian, would
visit the Armenian Genocide Memorial Church in Der Zor to pray for those
who died during the Genocide. She described how the sanctuary was destroyed
by radical Islamists and condemned the violence and intolerance as the root
of all evil. Dr. Boynarian sent a warning to the audience to act now,
stating:

“Last September, the Armenian Memorial at Der Zor was overrun and
destroyed by the Islamists. Once again, our homes, our churches, our world
is being violently dismantled. It now seems that what happened 100 years
ago is happening again. It is almost unbearable to think about.”

At the conclusion of her testimony, the audience stood and gave Dr.
Boynarian a round of applause. `Listening to Dr. Boynarian’s and Mr.
Aurbacker’s testimonies once again re-emphasized our shared sufferings and
the human determination to overcome unspeakable horrors,’ stated Armenian
Assembly Massachusetts Chair Herman Purutyan. `We are glad to have
AJC
stand with us in our efforts to bring attention to the Armenian Genocide,
the unpunished crime against humanity, and in doing so help to prevent
future genocides,’ Purutyan said.

Rev. Fr. Avedis Boynarian and Dr. Arpi Boynarian were joined by Armenian
Assembly of America Board of Trustees Co-Chair Anthony Barsamian who was
seated with Israeli Consular Yehuda Yaakov. Purutyan was seated with French
Consular Fabien Fieschi together with the Boynarians and Barsamian.

In 2014, the AJC re-stated its commitment to recognize the Armenian
Genocide and has called upon organizations and governments to do the same,
stating:

“In a month of solemn remembrance of the atrocities of the last century –
from the 20th anniversary of the start of the Rwandan genocide to the
annual commemoration in Israel and the United States of the Holocaust – we
pause in mournful tribute to the memories of the estimated 1.5 million
victims of the Meds Yeghern, the Genocide of Armenians, committed in the
final years of the Ottoman Empire.”

The Passover Seder marks the Israelite exodus from slavery in ancient
Egypt. It is also an occasion to celebrate the universal human quest for
freedom with leaders of Boston’s religious, ethnic, academic, political,
and human rights communities. In a time of urgent global challenges, the
AJC Boston Diplomats Seder connects the modern quest for religious freedom,
free speech, coexistence, and other core democratic virtues with the
ancient Jewish ritual of the Passover Seder.

Established in 1972, the Armenian Assembly of America is the largest
Washington-based nationwide organization promoting public understanding and
awareness of Armenian issues. The Assembly is a non-partisan, 501(c)(3)
tax-exempt membership organization.

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Photo Caption 1: Dr. Arpi Boynarian speaking during AJC’s 16th Annual
Diplomatic Seder/Photo courtesy AJC.

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PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION TO CALL ON ALL PARLIAMENTS TO RECOGNIZE AND CONDEMN ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IN OTTOMAN TURKEY

YEREVAN, April 9. / ARKA /. Armenia’s National Assembly began on
Thursday discussion of a draft resolution, which calls on parliaments
all over the world and international organizations to recognize and
condemn the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Turkey in 1915.

“Guided by the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and
Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of 9 December 1948, the law of
the Supreme Council of the Soviet Armenian Social Republic on the
Condemnation of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Turkey in 1915
of November 22, 1988, emphasizing the Pan-Armenian Declaration on the
100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and the contribution of the
Armenian people together with the international community to the fight
against crimes against humanity, appreciating the parliaments of the
countries which recognized the Armenian Genocide and the countries
which adopted laws condemning the denial of genocide, the National
Assembly of Armenia calls on the parliaments of all countries and
nations to recognize and condemn the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman
Turkey as a crime committed against humanity,’ the resolution states.

The resolution is authored by MPs from Heritage, Prosperous Armenia,
the Republican Party of Armenia, Orinats Yerkir and the Armenian
Revolutionary Federation / Dashnaktsutyun parties.

The Armenian Genocide was the first genocide of the twentieth century.

According to Armenian and many other historians, up to 1.5 million
Armenians were killed starting in 1915 in a systematic campaign by
the government of Turkey. Turkey has been denying it for decades.

The Armenian genocide was recognized by tens of countries. The first
was Uruguay that did so in 1965. Other nations are Russia, France,
Italy, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Sweden,
Switzerland, Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon, Canada, Venezuela, Argentina,
42 U.S. states.

It was recognized also by the Vatican, the European Parliament, the
World Council of Churches and other international organizations. -0-

ZHIRAYR SEFILYAN AND HIS FRIENDS ARE IN THE INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEE – PHOTOS

15:19 | April 9,2015 | Politics

Short time ago leader of “Centennial without the regime” movement
Zhirayr Sefilyan, Chairman of the FP Garegin Chugazsyan, Deputy
Chairman of the FP Varuzhan Avetisyan, deputy of the FP Pavel Manukyan,
FP deputy Aram Hakobyan, who is also responsible for Gyumri office,
member of the FP Secretariat Gevorg Safaryan have been transferred
from the detention center of Yerevan to the Investigative Committee
most likely to be presented charges as it has been 72 hours since
their arrest.

People gathered near the Investigative Committee are chanting
“Freedom”.

To remind, members of the movement were taken to police on April 7.

According to the official commentary it was done to prevent the
organization of disorders on April 24.

GALUST SAHAKYAN: WE SHOULD SHOW A WORTHY RECEPTION TO KARDASHIAN

17:37 09/04/2015 >> SOCIETY

Armenian National Assembly Galust Sahakyan said on Thursday that he
does not know whether a state reception will be held for reality TV
star Kim Kardashian in Armenia. Asked whether he is going to meet
with Kardashian, he said that he does not plan such a meeting.

“Kardashian is a world-renowned person and we should be proud. Today
the attention of the entire world is on Armenia,” he said.

“She is a world-renowned lady and I think we should show a worthy
reception.”

Source: Panorama.am

UNE NOUVELLE GUERRE AU KARABAGH ? UN SCENARIO IMPENSABLE POUR LA RUSSIE.

Armenie-Azerbaïdjan

La Russie s’oppose fermement a toute tentative visant a resoudre le
conflit du Haut-Karabagh par des moyens militaires, a declare hier
le ministre russe des Affaires etrangères, Sergueï Lavrov, après des
entretiens avec son homologue armenien Edouard Nalbandian.

Lavrov a egalement decrit l’Armenie comme un “partenaire et un allie
fiable” de la Russie. “Nous apprecions nos relations qui ont ete
cimentees par la proximite historique, culturelle et spirituelle entre
les peuples des deux pays”, a t-il declare lors d’une conference de
presse conjointe Moscou. “Ces relations ont pris un nouvel elan avec
l’adhesion de l’Armenie a l’Union economique eurasienne.”

Le conflit du Karabagh etait a l’ordre du jour des discussions. Lavrov
a declare que la Russie continuera a etre > dans la
mediation armeno-azerbaïdjanaise.

Le chef de la diplomatie russe s’est declare convaincu que, “malgre
leur rhetorique belliqueuse, aucun des pays ne veut la guerre.”

La visite de Nalbandian a Moscou intervient alors que l’on note un
mecontentement croissant des Armeniens en raison des ventes d’armes
russes a l’Azerbaïdjan. Serge Sarkissian a averti publiquement le
mois dernier qu’elles pourraient saper les liens russo-armeniens.

Lavrov a souligne l’implication personnelle du president russe
Vladimir Poutine l’annee dernière pour empecher une nouvelle escalade
de tensions dans la zone de conflit. Poutine a accueilli en août des
discussions d’urgence entre ses homologues armenien et azerbaïdjanais
a la suite d’une recrudescence des violations de la treve.

S’exprimant lors de la conference de presse avec Lavrov, Nalbandian
a de nouveau blâme l’Azerbaïdjan pour l’absence de progrès dans le
processus de paix au Karabagh. Il a affirme que Bakou rejette les
elements cles des principes de base proposes par les mediateurs
internationaux.

jeudi 9 avril 2015, Claire (c)armenews.com

WHAT DID IRANIAN AMBASSADOR PROPOSE?

Hakob Badalyan, Political Commentator
Comments – 09 April 2015, 11:16

While presenting the report of the ad hoc gas committee, the head of
the Standing Committee of Economic Affairs Vardan Aivazyan surprised
with his answer to Member of Parliament Nikol Pashinyan’s question.

Nikol Pashinyan said according to the report, extraction costs of the
Iranian gas are the lowest in the world and asked why Armenia does
not buy gas from Iran. Vardan Aivazyan stated that Iran will never
propose a price lower than 189 dollars.

His statement is at least strange, considering that in 2013 the Iranian
ambassador to Armenia Muhammad Reisi announced several times that Iran
can supply gas to Armenia that will be competitive with Russian gas.

Then the Armenian minister of energy Armen Movsisyan announced that
the Iranian gas is more expensive than the Russian gas. The Iranian
ambassador replied to him in his next press conference that everything
depends on negotiations, and gas may cost 400 dollars for one and
100 dollars for another.

The ambassador is an official, the representative of his country to
Armenia, and if the ambassador states something, it is an official
statement, not his personal opinion. Hence, either Vardan Aivazyan
is distorting the truth or he is not competent and does not know that
Iran has offered cheap gas to Armenia. How Armenia responded to that
offer is another issue.

For example, in his end-of-year press conference in 2013 the Armenian
ex-prime minister Tigran Sargsyan said the statements of the Iranian
ambassador were apparently a “diplomatic error”. It was the so-called
official response to Iran’s proposal.

It is possible that official Yerevan was expecting an original proposal
of cheap gas from the Iranian side, for example, the Iranian foreign
minister of president drop the cheap gas offer with a parachute
on the Republic Square or knock at the window of one of the public
institutions of Armenia, such as the president or the government,
and offer cheap price. Or write the price with balloons in front of
the government.

However, Yerevan did not get original proposals. Tehran did not try
to be original and simply announced bluntly that they could sell
cheap gas to Armenia and everything depends on negotiations.

Yet it is clear that Russia will not allow Armenia to buy cheap gas
from Iran, especially now when every single cubic meters of gas
matters much to Gazprom. Moreover, statistics will show that the
quantity of electricity generated on the expensive Russian gas has
increased. Only sovereign Armenia can buy cheap gas from Iran which is
capable of political decisions. Furthermore, the political decisions
will not be limited to the revision of the gas deal and negotiations
with Iran. The point is that the negotiations will cover important
political issues, namely the destiny of the regional status quo.

Iran wants the Armenian side to continue to control the liberated
territories. This is especially relevant on the backdrop of the
growing pressure by Russia to station CSTO peacekeepers in Artsakh.

Russia thereby offers a deal to Azerbaijan and Turkey, promising to
pressure on Armenia to return one or two territories. This is not a
desirable option for Iran, and it is generally reluctant to see anyone
else at the northern border apart from the Armenian military control.

However, this is not a goal but a means of protection of the Armenian
factor through which Iran expects to boost its regional role,
especially with the positive dynamics of normalization of relations
with the West. In this respect, Armenia is a very important platform
for Iran, a platform to which there is no alternative, and Tehran
highly estimates the sovereignty and autonomous policy of Armenia.

There are big economic and defense prospects but it is more convenient
to tell that Iran has not proposed anything to Armenia than to assume
responsibility for complicated political issues. It is good that
there are no statements like there is no Iran, and they never knew
such a country ever existed.

KIM KARDASHIAN PLANNING NO TRIP TO NAGORNO-KARABAKH

13:16 * 09.04.15

Kim Kardashian’s official representatives say that the reality star
is not planning any trip to the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic as part of
her visit to the ancestors’ homeland.

The report was also confirmed by David Babayan, a spokesperson for the
country’s president. “At least, I personally have not been notified
of any possible visit of hers,” he told our correspondent.

The US-Armenian celebrity is in Armenia on a private visit. She arrived
in Yerevan with husband Kanye West, daughter North and other family
members on Thursday.

The British Daily Mail had earlier described Kardashian’s scheduled
trip as a return to historical roots. In a report on Thursday, it
says that the family are planning to visit the Genocide monument on
the eighth day of their stay in Armenia.