Author: Kanayan Tamar

US embassy to remember victims of Armenian genocide

YEREVAN, February 13. / ARKA /. The US Embassy in Armenia will mark
the centenary of the Armenian genocide together with the Armenian
people, the newly appointed US ambassador Richard Mills told a news
conference today.

As for the US government’s participation, the ambassador said
president Obama had the honor to be invited to participate in the
events to mark the centennial anniversary of the Genocide, “but during
my meetings in Washington it was not yet clear who will represent the
US government”, said Mills.

“During my meetings with President Serzh Sargsyan and Foreign Minister
Edward Nalbandian both told me how important the high-level presence
of the United States in the ceremonies is” said Mills.

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-

“WAR”: TSARUKYAN VOWS SARGSYAN’S WORDS WILL TURN TO ACTION IN THE STREETS

POLITICS | 13.02.15 | 15:34

By SARA KHOJOYAN
ArmeniaNow reporter

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Sargsyan lashes out at Tsarukyan, defends constitutional reform

Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) leader Gagik Tsarukyan says President
Serzh Sargsyan is “declaring war” by comments the president made
challenging Tsarukyan’s legitimacy as a political figure. Tsarukyan
says that he is an obstacle to Sargsyan’s ambition to “rule for life”
(through possible constitutional changes) and that Sargsyan will try
to remove him.

“That is his plan. Moving forward I must say that I accept the
challenge and I will fight till victory,” Tsarukyan said at the PAP
political council meeting, after he was called “evil” and a “pseudo
political phenomenon” by Sargsyan.

Not answering Sargsyan’s Thursday keynote speech directly, Tsarukyan
addressed the social-economic problems the country is facing, claiming
that there is only one solution for them.

“There has been a situation since yesterday which demands resolution.

I am sure that the only resolution is complete change of government
by means of early presidential elections.”

In order to achieve change of government and victory Tsarukyan urged
his team members to prepare for the fight.

“If the whole population takes to the streets, the government will
change. I now call for an all-Armenian mobilization with one goal by
all legal political methods – constant rallies, marches, protests,
unrest, to reach Serzh Sargsyan’s resignation – to get rid of the
rule of this evil.”

The PAP leader repeated his popular slogan once again “Our word is
a deed” and said that the biggest mission of his life now is the
task of removing the current ruling regime. “This government must be
dismissed immediately, and we must close this miserable and shameful
page of our history.”

Later on Friday the PAP leader will meet Armenian national Congress
(ANC) head Levon ter-Petrosyan and Heritage Party head Raffi
Hovannisian to discuss future actions.

ABSENCES OF ALL DEPUTIES EXPLORED AT THE NA

15:12 | February 13,2015 | Politics

Today only the representatives of the Republican Party (HHK) have
been at the National Assembly. Only independent deputy Edmon Marukyan
in response to our question about the speech of Serzh Sargsyan said
that he was not going to comment on it. And the Republican deputies,
in particular faction secretary Gagik Melikyan spoke about BHK faction
Head Gagik Tsarukyan’s absences and noted that they were exploring
and would be guided by the NA rules.

It wasn’t possible to speak to the NA President Galust Sahakyan,
instead of him Arsen Babayan, Head of the Information and Public
Relations Department, gave explanations and noted that with the
assignment of the NA President the absences of all the deputies were
being examined and information on that would be published.

In response to the question why Mr. Sahakyan decided to deal with it
right now, Arsen Babayan noted that the President of the NA is free
in his actions and answers to the rest of the questions will be along
with the publication of the survey.

LE PAVILLON DE LA RéPUBLIQUE D’ARMéNIE A LA BIENNALE DE VENISE

ITALIE

Armenity / Hayoutioun

Le pavillon national de la République d’Arménie

Ouverture : le 6 mai 2015, 7h-21h

L’île de San Lazzaro degli Armeni Venise

Les artistes contemporains de la diaspora arménienne Haig Aivazian,
Liban ; Nigol Bezjian, Syrie / Etats-Unis ; Anna Boghiguian
Egypte / Canada ; Hera BuyuktaÅ~_cıyan, la Turquie ; Silvina
Der-Meguerditchian, Argentine / Allemagne ; Rene Gabri & Ayreen
Anastas, Iran / Palestine / Ã~Itats-Unis ; Mekhitar Garabedian,
Belgique ; Aikaterini Gegisian, Grèce ; Yervant Gianikian et Angela
Ricci Lucchi, Italie ; Aram Jibilian, USA ; Nina Katchadourian, USA /
Finlande ; Melik Ohanian, France ; Mikayel Ohanjanyan, l’Arménie /
Italie ; Rosana Palazyan, Brasil ; Sarkis, Turquie / France ; Hrair
Sarkissian, la Syrie / UK

Organisée par Adelina Cuberyan v. Furstenberg *

Ouverture le 6 mai 2015, de 7 a 21 heures

Service de navette spécial ACTV vaporetto de la Giardini a l’île
de San Lazzaro. ACTV vaporetto numéro 20 de San Marco Zaccaria a
San Lazzaro

En cette année symbolique 2015, a l’occasion de la commémoration
du 100e génocide arménien, le ministère de la Culture de la
République d’Arménie a consacré son pavillon aux artistes de la
diaspora arménienne. Il sera situé au monastère Mekhitariste sur
l’île de San Lazzaro degli Armeni.

Le concept de conservation armenity ** implique la notion de
déplacement et territoire, la justice et la réconciliation, l’ethnie
et de résilience. Quel que soit leur lieu de naissance, les artistes
sélectionnés portent en leur identité la mémoire de leurs origines.

Grâce a leur talent et leur volonté, ces petits-enfants de survivants
du génocide arménien, le premier génocide du 20ème siècle ont
reconstruit une “assemblée transnationale” a partir des restes d’une
identité brisée. Leur préoccupation ancrée pour la mémoire,
la justice et la réconciliation transcende habilement les notions
de territoire, de frontières et de géographie. Qu’ils soient nés a
Beyrouth, Lyon, Los Angeles, ou au Caire et où ils peuvent résider,
ces citoyens du monde remettent constamment en question et réinventent
leur arménité.

Armenity se déroule dans un cadre d’une importance particulière pour
la diaspora arménienne. C’est sur l’île de San Lazzaro, situé entre
San Marco et le Lido, face a la Giardini de la Biennale, que en 1717 le
moine arménien Mekhitar établi l’Ordre Mekhitariste. C’ est la qu’au
début du 19e siècle Lord Byron a étudié la langue arménienne.

Beaucoup d’Ã…”uvres importantes de la littérature européenne et de
textes religieux ont d’abord été traduits en arménien sur cette île
pittoresque. Au cours de ses 300 ans, le monastère de San Lazzaro
avec ses jardins, l’ancien atelier d’impression, ses cloîtres,ses
musées et ses bibliothèques, a contribué a préserver le patrimoine
culturel unique de l’Arménie, qui aurait étét sinon autrement perdu.

Un catalogue accompagnant publié par Skira, Milan contiendra des
reproductions en couleur et des textes en anglais et en arménien. Une
introduction, des préfaces et des textes de conservation seront
suivis par quatre pages dédiées a chacun des 16 artistes : une page
de texte par chaque artiste et des essais par les critiques d’art
internationaux et écrivains tels que Ruben Arevshatyan, Cécile
Bourne, Ginevra Bria, Adam Budak, David Kazanjian, Berthold Reiss,
Gabi Scardi, Hrag Vartanian et trois pages avec des images et des
dessins des Ã…”uvres. La troisième partie du catalogue contiendra
des textes de l’historien des arts basé a New York et commissaire
indépendante Neery Melkonian et de l’écrivain d’art basé a Londres
et éditeur d’Ibraaz Stephanie Bailey. Le catalogue se terminera avec
les traductions des textes arméniens.

Contact presse : Lucie Crespi, Milan T +39 02 89415532 / T
+39 02 89401645 / T +39 338 8090545 / [email protected] /
[email protected]

La Fondation Bullukian de lyon est fière d’être un partenaire
de Armenity.

* Adelina von Furstenberg Cuberyan est un conservateur de renommée
internationale. Un pionnier dans le domaine, elle est connue
pour élargir l’art contemporain afin d’inclure une approche
multiculturelle. Fondateur et premier directeur du Centre d’Art
Contemporain de Genève, elle a dirigé aussi le Magasin-Centre
National d’Art Contemporain de Grenoble. En 1996, elle a fondé ART
for The World, une ONG au travail unique avec l’art contemporain,
le cinéma indépendant et les droits humains.

** Armenity dérive du mot francais arménité, une notion qui
exprime les caractéristiques particulières des petits-enfants de
survivants du génocide arménien. Il s’agit notamment d’un état de
flux constant, une diversité d’auto-définition, et un sens moderne
et souvent subjective de l’être-dans-le-monde.

traduction NAM

vendredi 13 février 2015, Stéphane ©armenews.com

LE SCANDALE PARADJANOV DE SERGE AVEDIKIAN TOUJOURS EN SALLES

Ne pas oublier

Salue par la critique le film de Serge Avedikian dans lequel il campe
le rôle du cineaste controverse Sergeï Paradjanov, est toujours en
salle a Paris.

La critique de Telerama

L’elan d’enthousiasme que souleva, en France, la decouverte des
films du Georgien Sergueï Paradjanov (1924-1990) est aujourd’hui un
vieux souvenir. Que ravive cette evocation, presque un biopic. Le
film s’ouvre par un moment primordial : en realisant en Ukraine Les
Chevaux de feu (1964), Paradjanov devient un genie et un maudit,
un poète du cinema dans le collimateur du pouvoir sovietique. Qui
le jettera en prison pour homosexualite… Le titre paraît pourtant
force pour ce film, au ton volontiers joyeux.

Interprete avec beaucoup de tendresse par Serge Avedikian, Paradjanov
apparaît comme un rebelle, un reveur prenant tout a la legère, sauf
l’art ! Le montrer comme un personnage etonnant, un phenomène, le rend
seduisant, proche de nous. Serge Avedikian donne envie de revoir les
films de Paradjanov (disponibles en DVD aux editions Montparnasse).

Mission accomplie, donc… – Frederic Strauss

Auteur de films cultes, dont Les Chevaux de feu et Sayat Nova, Sergei
Paradjanov a agace le pouvoir a cause de son anticonformisme. Son
esprit rebelle lui a valu cinq annees d’emprisonnement dans les
geôles sovietiques. Desormais libre, il n’a rien perdu de son esprit
independant…

Les Salles a Paris

Espace Saint Michel ce Vendredi, dimanche, lundi et mardi a 18h30
– 7, place Saint-Michel 75005 L’Entrepôt ce vendredi a 13h40 7-9,
rue Francis-de-Pressense 75014 MK2 Beaubourg ce vendredi a 11h –
50, rue Rambuteau 75003 L’Archipel ce vendredi a 13h – 17 bd de
Strasbourg 75010

Egalement a

Antony Gonesse Vaux-le-Penil

vendredi 13 fevrier 2015, Jean Eckian (c)armenews.com

TSARUKYAN TO SARGSYAN: OUTCOME IS IN EARLY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

POLITICS | 13.02.15 | 14:32

RELATED NEWS

Raising the Stakes: Sargsyan ushers in new political conditions by
tackling former coalition partner

Embattled opposition leader Gagik Tsarukyan called for a snap
presidential election as he responded to President Serzh Sargsyan’s
statements during a meeting of his Prosperous Armenia Party’s (PAP)
political council Friday afternoon.

“A situation that requires an outcome has been created since
yesterday. I am convinced that the only outcome is a total change of
power by means of an early presidential election,” Tsarukyan stressed
in his speech.

Addressing senior members of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia
on Thursday evening President Sargsyan, in particular, ridiculed
Tsarukyan as an illiterate man, describing him as an “evil” for the
country and a “pseudo-political phenomenon”. He also announced the
start of the process of “crystallization” of the political arena.

In his speech today Tsarukyan refused to comment on what he described
as personal insults against his character made by Sargsyan. “I won’t
descend to such a low level,” he said

“As for the political farce, then the Armenian people considers the
fact that this government has existed till today to be the real farce.

This is our common shame and time has come to correct the mistakes,”
the PAP leader charged.

Tsarukyan also called for “nationwide mobilization” to get rid of the
“evil” Sargsyan government through all legal means, including nonstop
rallies and demonstrations.

PAP PLANS RESPONSE TO RPA: TSARUKYAN TO DELIVER “PROGRAM” SPEECH

NEWS | 13.02.15 | 10:53

Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) leader Gagik Tsarukyan will deliver a
“program” speech at the Political Council’s meeting scheduled for
Friday noon, according to media reports.

“Tsarukyan will answer all the questions raised by [President] Serzh
Sargsyan and will provide full answers to all the questions that are
of concern to the society,” Zham.am said.

During the late Thursday meeting of the Council of the ruling
Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), President Sargsyan lashed out
at Tsarukyan, describing his political activities as “evil” for
the country. Stressing the “ignorance and illiteracy” of Tsarukyan,
Sargsyan effectively urged the RPA to work towards ousting Tsarukyan
from the political arena.

The PAP did not react to the strong criticism of its leader
immediately. Expressing his “personal view” in an interview with
RFE/RL’s Armenian Service, the party spokesman, Tigran Urikhanyan,
only again criticized Sargsyan and his administration for the economic
and social problems existing in the country.

KARABAKH MFA: “AZERBAIJANI COMMUNITY” HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH KARABAKH

19:16, 11.02.2015

STEPANAKERT. – Karabakh Foreign Minister Karen Mirzoyan and EU
special representative on South Caucasus Herbert Salber exchanged
views on several issues, including possibilities and perspective of
cooperation between EU and Karabakh during their meeting, spokesperson
for Karabakh MFA Ani Sargsyan said.

Her comment came in response to Armenian News-NEWS.am’s request to
comment on Azerbaijan’s attempts to present a meeting in the context
of intercommunity dialogue.

“As to Azerbaijani side attempts to draw parallels with the meeting
of Herbert Salber with the so-called Azerbaijani community of
Nagorno-Karabakh, the EU Special Representative and other officials,
as a part of their job, are holding meeting with representatives of
various NGOs. This structure, which proclaims itself the ‘Azerbaijani
community of Nagorno Karabakh’ was registered in Azerbaijan as an NGO
in 2006. Beside its name, it has nothing to do with Nagorno-Karabakh,
and Azerbaijani authorities created it to distort the essence of the
conflict and to politicize the civil peace-building initiatives,”
the spokesperson said.

TURKEY RETURNS 1,014 PROPERTIES TO MINORITY FOUNDATIONS

Daily Sabah, Turkey
Feb 11 2015

DAILY SABAH

Within the context of reforms toward different faith groups in
Turkey, 1,014 confiscated foundation properties have been returned
to minority foundations. According to information obtained from the
Prime Ministry’s Office of Public Diplomacy, a 60-acre property that
belonged to the Mor Gabriel Foundation was returned to the Syriac
community in 2013. A statement from the Office of Public Diplomacy
indicated that the land of the Mor Gabriel Monastery is the largest
land to be returned to foundations since the process of returning
seized goods belonging to minority foundations started in 2011. A
42,259-square-meter land that belonged to the Foundation of Yedikule
Surp Pırgic Armenian Hospital was one of the larger restitutions. The
Office of Public Diplomacy underlined that the evaluation process
for some other 150 properties is still ongoing. Furthermore,
the restoration process of houses of prayer used by communities of
different faiths also accelerated. The Sumela Monastery in Trabzon and
Holy Cross Church on Aghtamar in Van, St. Giragos Armenian Church in
Diyarbakır, the Church of St. Mary of Blachernae and Surp Vortvots
Vorodman Church, which belongs to the Mektebi Foundation, were also
reconstructed and opened to worship in recent years.

Currently, 165 community foundations are actively operating in Turkey.

Of these 165 foundations the Greek community owns 76, the Armenian
community owns 53, the Jewish community owns 19, the Syriac community
owns 10, the Chaldean community owns three, the Bulgarian community
owns two, the Georgian community owns one and the Maronite community
owns one.

PRESS RELEASE
Hayastan All-Armenian Fund
Governmental Building 3, Yerevan, RA
Contact: Hasmik Grigoryan
Tel: +(3741) 56 01 06 ext. 105
Fax: +(3741) 52 15 05
E-mail: [email protected]
Web:

Yerevan, February 12, 2015

Mr. and Mrs. Nalbandians of Toronto are financing the major renovation of
the school of Nalbandyan village

Hayastan All-Armenian Fund’s Toronto benefactors Mr. and Mrs. Armen and
Berjouhi Nalbandians have undertaken the project of major renovations of the
school at the Nalbandian Village in the Armavir region of Armenia.

The school has over 600 students. The school which was originally built in
1967, is a 3-story building and together with the gymnasium has a total
surface area of about 3,200 square meters (34,700 ft2). The project entails
a total redesign of the floor areas, including the entire stairway,
reinforcement of the walls for seismic endurance, electrical, rebuilding of
the floors with parquet and granite, new washroom facilities for all the
floors, total renovation of the gymnasium and its surrounding facilities,
other internal improvements and general landscaping of the school area. In
the past years, the school had gone through very limited renovations and
replacements such as the roof, the heating system and the doors.

“With this new project Toronto has been continuing its quest of undertaking
school building projects in Armenia and Artsakh.” said the chair of Toronto
Chapter of the Fund, Migirdic Migirdicyan.