AZERBAIJAN AND ARMENIA ARE APPROACHING A NEW WAR, THOMAS DE VAAL SAYS
Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
Nov 14 2014
14 November 2014 – 6:05pm
Azerbaijan and Armenia are on the verge of a new war, American analyst
Thomas de Vaal believes. According to an article by de Vaal published
by the BBC, the recent incident in which an Armenian helicopter was
downed on the front line is one of the most dangerous issues in the
history of the 20-year-long conflict.
TURKISH DEFENSE MINISTER WOULD BE UNSURPRISED AT ANYTHING IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH
Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
Nov 14 2014
14 November 2014 – 3:15pm
Turkish Defense Minister Ismet Yildiz said at the parliament that
anything could happen in the Nagorno-Karabakh Region, considering
that the Armenian authorities had promised to punish Azerbaijan for
shooting its Mi-24 helicopter in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict on November 12, 1news.az reports.
The minister emphasized that the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process needed
special attention.
Azerbaijan claims that the helicopter was beyond the line of contact,
targeting its positions, and was shot down near Kengerli (Agdam
District of Azerbaijan).
SA SAINTETE ARAM IER A RENCONTRE LES LEADERS DES COMMUNAUTES CHRETIENNES EN IRAN
IRAN
Sa Saintete Aram Ier a rencontre les chefs des communautes chretiennes
en Iran a la Prelature de Teheran.
L’Archeveque Sebouh Sarkissian a accueilli les invites. Il a ensuite
invite les representants a presenter leurs communautes et de leur
travail pour le catholicos Aram I.
A la fin de la reunion, le catholicos Aram Ier a salue le fait que
les leaders des communautes religieuses sont autorises a organiser
librement des services de prière et organiser des programmes
d’education religieuse, et il les a encourages a continuer a repondre
dans la prière et le partage de leurs experiences. Il a ensuite parle
de l’urgence des chretiens au Moyen-Orient a etre unis et a evoque le
rôle important du Conseil des Eglises du Moyen-Orient dans la region.
vendredi 14 novembre 2014, Stephane (c)armenews.com
AJUSTEMENTS STRUCTURELS : LA DECISION DU GOUVERNEMENT DE REORGANISER CERTAINS MINISTERES CRITIQUEE
ARMENIE
La decision du gouvernement de former un nouveau ministère, qui a ete
approuve par l’executif et est en cours de discussion a l’Assemblee
Nationale, est considere par les forces politiques d’opposition et
les analystes politiques comme une autre etape a ajouter a la charge
du budget de l’Etat.
Le ministère de l’integration economique internationale et des
reformes, qui, selon le ministre de l’Education et de la Science,
Armen Ashotyan, est de developper le volet economique des relations
avec l’Union economique eurasienne et l’Union europeenne, ne devrait
pas entraîner de nouvelles depenses a declare le ministre de la
Justice Hovhannes Manoukian.
Depute de la faction du Parti Heritage Zarouhi Postanjyan, cependant,
ne croyait pas ces allegations, prenant l’exemple du ministère des
Situations d’urgence mis en place en 2008, qui recoit de l’argent du
budget de l’etat.
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a declare Zaruhi Postanjyan.
Outre la formation d’un nouveau ministère, les deputes ont ete appeles
a examiner et approuver la suggestion de reunir le ministère des
Situations d’urgence et le ministère de l’Administration territoriale.
Ex-ambassadeur, le diplomate Arman Navasardyan est egalement
sceptique quant a cette initiative. D’une part, il considère cela
comme une etape positive dans le cadre des relations politiques
internationales actuelles, parce que la structure peut devenir l’un
des moyens progressifs de la diplomatie internationale dans les
relations Armenie-monde.
“Cela signifie, qu’a côte du ministère des Affaires etrangères
officielle il peut exister un autre organisme qui aidera a resoudre
les problèmes du pays. Si cela fonctionne, alors cela est bon “,
a-t-il dit lors d’une reunion avec des journalistes.
“Mais quand il s’agit de l’Armenie, je ne pense pas qu’il s’agisse de
la meilleure option, compte tenu de nos possibilites, nos ressources
et nos relations, et en general, nos ressources humaines, former un
tel ministère va tout simplement creer une nouvelle responsabilite
pour le budget, rien d’autre >>, a ajoute le diplomate.
Navasardyan voit aussi le danger de nouvelles passions dans l’existence
d’une autre structure. “Le ministère des Affaires etrangères considère
la regulation de tous les problèmes de nature de la politique etrangère
comme son monopole. En outre, il y a pas de ministère sans departement
/ section des affaires etrangères”.
Le diplomate a souligne que lorsque le monde se deplace vers
l’optimisation de reduire les agences des relations etrangères comme
par exemple la Russie, l’Armenie choisit la direction opposee.
L’analyste politique Levon Shirinyan qui etait present lors de la
reunion avec les journalistes a suggere la creation d’une agence du
meme nom au ministère des Affaires etrangères au lieu de former un
nouveau ministère.
Par Sara Khojoyan
ArmeniaNow
vendredi 14 novembre 2014, Stephane (c)armenews.com
MANIFESTATION DEVANT L’AMBASSADE D’ARMENIE POUR SOUTENIR VARDAN PETROSYAN ET LES PRISONNIERS POLITIQUES
COMMUNIQUE PAR RENAISSANCE ARMENIENNE
Le dimanche 9 novembre a l’appel du mouvement Renaissance Armenienne
Paris, du Comite de soutien a Vardan Petrosyan et du Comite de
soutien a la democratie en Armenie, une centaine de personnes, les
amis artistes francais de Vardan Petrosyan et les sympathisants de
Renaissance Armenienne, se sont reunis a proximite de l’ambassade
d’Armenie a Paris pour manifester leur soutien et leur solidarite a
Vardan Petrosyan, en detention arbitraire et dont le procès perdure
depuis maintenant plus d’un an, ainsi qu’a Valodya Avetisyan et Shant
Harutyunyan et ses camarades, qui eux sont deja condamnes a des peines
allant jusqu’a 7 ans de prison ferme pour la simple raison qu’ils
ont exprime leur desapprobation au regime. Le premier a prendre la
parole (en armenien) fut M. Schanth Vosgueritchian, le porte-parole
de Renaissance Armenienne Paris.
Après avoir souligne qu’ >.
Puis elle s’est interrogee sur l’auteur et les causes de cette
punition. Mme Hamel a continue en incitant > Maître Marie Dose,
l’avocate francaise de Vardan Petrosyan, qui a plaide remarquablement
en Armenie lors des differentes audiences, a ensuite pris la parole.
Voici un extrait de son discours, entrecoupes par des slogans lances
par les manifestants comme >
:… >
Ensuite lecture a ete donnee aux manifestants de la lettre de
Renaissance armenienne (ci-joint) adressee a l’ambassade ainsi qu’une
lettre ouverte a Serge Sarkissian de la part des amis artistes francais
de Vardan.
Les deux lettres ainsi que la petition avec plus de 10 000
signatures en faveur de Vardan Petrosyan ont ete remises par M
Schanth Vosgueritchian et Mme Ani Hamel a un employe de l’ambassade,
les diplomates a priori absents ne jugeant pas utile de les recevoir.
Un programme artistique s’ensuivit par les amis artistes francais, tous
membres du Comite de Soutien a Vardan Petrosyan, qui ont interpretes
poèmes, chansons, musiques. La manifestation qui a dure pratiquement
deux heures etait coloree par des dizaines de drapeaux tricolores
armeniens et des pancartes sur lesquels on pouvait lire : >, > ainsi que plusieurs pancartes
avec les photos de Vardan, de Valodya, de Shant et de ses camarades.
Roupen PACHAYAN
Lettre ouverte a l’ambassadeur d’Armenie
Monsieur l’Ambassadeur, Vous representez, Monsieur l’Ambassadeur,
la Republique d’Armenie, en ce pays, la France, qui fut le berceau
des droits de l’homme, et en cela, nous vous respectons. Et nous avons
l’honneur, Monsieur l’Ambassadeur, de vous faire part, ici, rue Viète,
devant l’Ambassade d’Armenie en France, de notre reprobation publique.
Ici, en diaspora, nous avons coutume de manifester devant d’autres
ambassades, contre les ennemis des droits de l’homme, de la justice,
de la verite, contre les negationnistes du genocide armenien,
contre tous les racismes et toutes les haines. Contre cet ennemi de
l’exterieur, cet ennemi de notre droit de vivre et pour faire entendre
la voix du peuple armenien, nous avons coutume de manifester devant
les Ambassades de Turquie et de son alliee, l’Azerbaïdjan. Sachez,
Monsieur l’Ambassadeur, qu’en tant qu’Armeniens de diaspora, ce n’est
pas de gaîte de coeur que nous manifestons, aujourd’hui, devant votre
Ambassade Aujourd’hui, pour faire entendre la voix du peuple armenien,
nous manifestons pour nous elever contre les simulacres de procès
qui se sont deroules ces derniers temps en Armenie notamment pour
Volodya Avetisyan, Shant Haroutunian et ses camarades et qui perdure
pour Vardan Petrosyan. Ces procès dignes de l’epoque sovietique dont
les sentences sont connues d’avance et dictees par les hauts places
doivent cesser d’exister. C’est un outrage fait au peuple armenien
toute entier !!! Meme si les cas de Volodya Avetisyan et de Shant
Haroutyounian n’ont rien en commun avec celui de Vardan Petrosyan,
force est de constater que tous subissent le dysfonctionnement
du regime judiciaire en Armenie. Les deux premiers sont condamnes
pour avoir exprime leur desapprobation contre ce regime, source de
toutes sortes d’injustice. Quant a Vardan Petrosyan, la presomption
d’innocence est bafouee : il est en detention preventive depuis un
an alors qu’au fur et a mesure que le procès avance, les accusations
s’effondrent les unes après les autres !!! A qui profitent ces procès
truques ? Ils sont au profit d’un regime oligarchique qui portant
atteinte aux forces vives de la nation l’affaiblissent, un regime
fonde sur la corruption, l’injustice, les inegalites, la peur, un
regime qui produit la pauvrete, le degoût et l’emigration massive.
Nous nous elevons contre ce pouvoir qui favorise l’accaparement
des richesses qui sont le bien de tous, par une petite minorite
oligarchique sans foi ni loi. Nous aspirons, avec les mouvements
civiques qui essaiment dans le pays, a un nouveau regime, respectueux
du citoyen, un regime où le mot > n’est pas un vain mot,
un regime qui respecte les droits des citoyens et leur protection,
qui respecte les droits des travailleurs. Aucune atteinte portee a la
liberte, aux droits, a la dignite du citoyen armenien ne sera toleree.
Et nous nous en ferons l’echo a chaque fois que cela se produira. Nous
reprenons, Monsieur l’Ambassadeur, pour le compte de l’Armenie, le
slogan de la France : Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite ! Non, nous ne
pouvons rester indifferents. Nous sommes solidaires avec nos frères
et soeurs qui luttent en Armenie. Nous sommes de tout coeur avec eux.
Vive la renaissance du peuple armenien. Dans l’espoir d’etre entendus,
nous avons l’honneur, Monsieur l’Ambassadeur, de presenter a votre
Excellence l’expression de notre très haute consideration.
Paris le 9/11/2014
P/Renaissance Armenienne-Paris
Schanth Vosgueritchian
vendredi 14 novembre 2014, Ara (c)armenews.com
THERE IS ONE WAY NOT TO GET LOST – BELIEVE IN GOD – ARTHUR ELBAKYAN
12:40 / 14.11.2014
Actor, screenwriter, director and producer Arthur Elbakyan presented
his new “My Insane Shakespeare” performance in New York City’s Theatre
Row on October 13 in the sidelines of United Solo Theatre Festival.
The performance was a big success and was additionally presented on
the same stage on October 19.
In this performance Elbakyan plays the main character who finds
himself in a mental hospital where the main developments are being
unfolded. Betrayed by his friends and allies, the hero starts
analyzing life, love, hatred, draws parallels between nowadays and
the days of Shakespeare. As a result the hero comes to the conclusion
that human relations and values have not changed during the time. The
performance shows how a person appearing in difficult situation finds
inner strength to live, love and create.
– Mr Elbakyan, after 20-year pause you have decided to come up and
chose solo performance, why? Has a lot been gathered inside you wanted
to share with?
– You have already given the answer to the question. Painting, film,
book, theatre are the ways of self-manifestation. If nothing has
gathered, if you do not have anything to say, you will not paint,
you will not stage, you will not write. I am such a person. I cannot
play or stage just for doing it, just to fill the list of the roles
I have played and the works I have staged. You need a pause, but this
pause is conventional. During the pause I create as well. The pause is
important to define what you are going to say. And finally this pause
is necessary for deciding the right place and time of the meeting.
When this all met in one point the place and time have become clear
for me and I came back. As to why solo performance, I can say that
there were few reasons with the main and decisive one being the piece I
wrote during this time. It coincided with the proposal to participate
in the United Solo Theatre Festival I have got, and I have decided to
stage it and play in it. Besides, I have not tried this genre before,
I did it and it was a success.
– “My Insane Shakespeare” premier took place on a New York stage. How
did you learn about the festival and how did you decide to present
your performance there?
– One of my American partners hinted me to participate in the
festival. He knew about my piece. As far as the piece was already
translated into English for printing I sent it to the festival
and received an invitation to participate in it. United Solo is the
biggest theatrical festival of solo performers. It is being conducted
not only in the USA, but in Europe as well. This year was jubilant
for the festival, it celebrated its 5th anniversary expanding its
borders during this period. In the sidelines of the festival 130
performances from 6 continents were staged in the Theatre Row. The
jubilee was a success.
– How do you rate the participation in the festival? What did it give
to you?
– The participation in the festival was really important for me as
my comeback took place in New York, in the sidelines of one of the
authoritative festivals. It really gave a lot to me. Besides giving
an opportunity to get new acquaintances, contacting with different
art figures, the festival was a good chance to present the Armenian
theatre and the Armenian language to the foreign audience, to the
participants of the festival. Thanks to it the foreign audience and
different theatrical figures got acquainted with me, I have received
working invitations and invitations to stage performances in the
international market.
– Why “My Insane Shakespeare”? Do you see Shakespeare in yourself,
or do you see Shakespeare’s characters and the life he presented in
everyday life?
– For me the people surrounding us are Shakespeare heroes. Their fates
are very much alike the ones of the Shakespeare heroes. Believe me,
we are living Shakespeare’s life, we just do not pay attention to it
while in Shakespeare’s works you can find the answers to the questions
we face in our lives.
– The core of your performance is a human being and his way to
self-recognition. Have you found the formula of understanding yourself?
– The important thing is for the human not to apart from himself. We
must hear ourselves everyday, we must speak with ourselves and be
frank in our answers. And no matter how cruel the answers are we must
listen to them. We have to do it. I have never accepted the idea of
making concessions for yourself. The important thing is to understand
why you were born and why you live in this world.
– Which is the limit between insane and real worlds? What does a person
need not to get lost in these worlds and to find his/her mission?
– According to my hero, the drawn limit between the sensible person
and an insane has been erased. There is just one way not to get lost –
belief in God. Believe, and God will hint you what your mission is.
Believe in God and recognize yourself, there is no other secret.
– Which is the driving force of life for you, and which are your
prior values?
– The driving force of life was and will be love. Love is everything.
Love theme is eternal. The basis of our life is love. The prior values
of life are written in the Bible. My Constitution is the Bible.
– You live outside of Armenia for many years, but I think that you
follow the cultural developments taking place here. In your opinion
are valuable theatrical works being created here?
– I do not want to give any assessment to the events in the cultural
sphere as for doing it, it is necessary to be there, see, participate
and only than express an opinion. While here I just receive information
which is not complete. I am not aware of everything but I am always
in touch with my friends and I am sincerely happy with their success.
– What new performances are you going to present in near future?
– I will enumerate only those which are certain. Soon, a serial movie
will be shot by my scenario at the order of one of the Russian TV
Channels. I hope I will be engaged in the shooting of the movie.
Besides, in one of the biggest US cities exhibition of my canvases
will take place.
Currently negotiations are being held with big American producer
group over shooting a movie on the basis of “My Insane Shakespeare”.
Besides, presentation of the book I have written will soon take place.
– Will you perform “My Insane Shakespeare” in Armenia?
– Answering to your first question I have said that it is important
to decide right time and place of the new meeting. I think this day
will come.
Nyut.am
SERZH SARGSYAN’S CHALLENGE TO AZERBAIJAN
Hakob Badalyan, Political Commentator
Comments – 14 November 2014, 13:18
Serzh Sargsyan has gone to Artsakh. He went there by helicopter.
Recently he has always travelled to Artsakh by helicopter but this
visit is special not only because on the eve there had been an
unprecedented encroachment on the Armenian armed forces, namely the
Armenian helicopter was shot down from the territory of Azerbaijan
during the training exercise. Sargsyan’s travel to Artsakh by
helicopter is notable after Azerbaijan announced Artsakh a no fly area.
After shooting down the Armenian helicopter Azerbaijan declared
Artsakh a no fly area and notified the International Civil Aviation
Organization. It means that Azerbaijan intends to shoot down different
flying devices in that territory.
Of course, the sky of Artsakh was a no fly area with or without this
statement. Therefore, the newly-built airport of Stepanakert is not
operated for civil flight though Serzh Sargsyan had announced two
years before that he was going to be the first passenger flying to
Stepanakert. Now Serzh Sargsyan is a passenger of the helicopter.
Serzh Sargsyan demonstrates with his flight that Azerbaijanis were
just boasting. In other words, Serzh Sargsyan is trying to prevent
the consequences of Azerbaijan’s statement. And the statement was,
in fact, made for the purpose of propaganda.
On the other hand, the question occurs whether Serzh Sargsyan’s visit
to Artsakh pursued a purpose other than his visit to Artsakh. It
is early to speak about it, and everything will become clear in the
result of the visit.
It is not ruled out that over this period the response to Azerbaijan
will become known. Although, it is possible that Serzh Sargsyan’s
visit to Artsakh will replace the response, and for the time being,
the Armenian side will refrain from a direct military response until
the reaction of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs becomes known.
The Minsk Group co-chairs have announced that further escalation
is unacceptable. However, it does not mean that they do not allow
Armenia to respond. Perhaps, the issue is the scale of the response.
At the same time, Baku has awarded the serviceman who hit the Armenian
helicopter. Aliyev would do this in two cases: either he has an
international guarantee that he will go with impunity or he has
altogether lost his link to reality. Although, there may be a third
option as well. Aliyev is aware of what he is doing but he is going
through a stage of deep geopolitical and economic stagnation and he
thinks that he has nothing to lose and is thus behaving like a shaheed.
However, this option is related to the option of losing the link to
the reality because what happened in the Near East and Arab states
should teach Aliyev that shaheedism is not a way out and only further
complicates things.
On the other hand, one should not forget that we are dealing with big
politics where issues are not resolved by a magic stick and countries
do not disappear from the map by a single stroke of pen. They
are there and they can win and lose during the working political
process, and everything depends on how they perform. And in this
sense, no matter how impressive Serzh Sargsyan’s flight to Artsakh,
the important question is not how, when and where he flies but how
he is going to act not allow Aliyev to get away with the helicopter
like he got away with Safarov’s extradition.
In addition, the problem now is deeper and has multiple layers
because we are not just dealing with a violation of the ceasefire
but Azerbaijan is actually trying a new option of a disguised war
– long-range shoot down of military equipment – that will come to
replace the war of snipers or saboteurs.
In any case, Baku’s action may mark change of tactics or methodology
of the disguised war waged by Azerbaijan since the ceasefire which Baku
has apparently decided to try, as well as an attempt to adapt it among
the international community after a defeat of saboteurs in August.
ZHOGHOVURD: ARMENIAN GREENHOUSES TO BE AUCTIONED OFF OVER DEBTS
09:15 * 14.11.14
The Armenian Justice Ministry’s Compulsory Execution Service of
Judicial Acts has reportedly put 18 greenhouse economies to auction.
The starting prices is said to be 22,225,725 Drams ($53,514).
Citing its sources, the paper says that greenhouse owners pawned
their property in one of the banks last year after suffering losses
and accumulating debts, but that apparently was no use as none of
them paid off the loans afterwards. The bank later filed a lawsuit
with a demand to confiscate its debt, and its appeal was eventually
satisfied, according to the paper.
Armenian News – Tert.am
PALLONE EXPRESSES OUTRAGE AT ATTACK ON NAGORNO KARABAKH HELICOPTER
12:29, 14 Nov 2014
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Co-Chair of the Congressional
Caucus on Armenian Issues, released the following statement upon news
of an Azerbaijani attack on a Nargorno Karabakh helicopter:
“I am outraged and saddened by the Azerbaijani attack on the Nagorno
Karabakh helicopter engaged in a training flight. This is another
instance of aggression by the Azerbaijani government towards Nagorno
Karabakh and Armenia and represents an escalation in their violent
actions that continue to have a destabilizing impact on the region.
There is no longer any question that President Obama must take action
to discourage Azerbaijan from pursuing such violent aggression and
to demonstrate our commitment to peace and stability.
“I encourage President Obama to formally condemn this deadly attack.
I am also calling for the cessation of any military assistance to
Azerbaijan and the strengthening of section 907 of the FREEDOM Support
Act, which restricts aid to Azerbaijan based on its aggression toward
Nagorno Karabakh and Armenia. It is time for both the President
and Congress to ensure that U.S. law once again holds Azerbaijan
accountable for its violent actions.
“The families of those who were killed and all of Nagorno Karabakh’s
citizens remain in my thoughts and prayers.”
ARMENIAN GENOCIDE VICTIMS TO BE CANONIZED ON APRIL 23, 2015
13:10, 14 Nov 2014
The ceremony of canonization of the Armenian Genocide victims will
take place on April 23, 2015 at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.
The decision was made at the Bishops’ Synod convened at the Mother
See of Holy Etchmiadzin November 11-13 under the presidency of His
Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians;
and His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia.
The Synod also adopted a statement, in which it called on the Christian
world to join the prayer on the 100th commemoration of the Armenian
Genocide.
Members of the Bishops’ Synod also called on the international
community to continue the efforts towards international recognition
and condemnation of the Armenian Genocide and reestablish the “just
rights” of the Armenian people.
The Synod expressed concern over the ongoing conflicts in different
parts of the world, namely Syria and Iraq and Ukraine, which result
in numerous human losses and destructions.
The statement criticized the military actions incited by Azerbaijan
at the border of Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh, the most recent
demonstration of which was the downing of the Armenian helicopter.