Author: Kanayan Tamar

ARMENIA SAYS AZERBAIJAN SHOT DOWN MILITARY COPTER

Peninsula Online, Qatar
Nov 12 2014

November 13, 2014 – 12:00:00 am

BAKU/YEREVAN: Armenia’s Defence Ministry accused Azerbaijan’s armed
forces yesterday of shooting down a military helicopter belonging
to Nagorno-Karabakh, a region in Azerbaijan which is controlled by
ethnic Armenians.

The downing of the helicopter, the first such incident since a
ceasefire was agreed in 1994 after a war over the tiny mountainous
territory in the South Caucasus, ratcheted up tensions between Armenia
and oil-producing Azerbaijan.

Three crew were on board the helicopter, which was on a training
flight, Defence Ministry officials in Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia
said. There was no information on casualties.

Azerbaijan confirmed it had shot down a helicopter but said it was
an Armenian aircraft which had intended to attack Azeri soldiers near
the mined and heavily guarded line of contact around Nagorno-Karabakh.

“The enemy’s aviation, after a series of manoeuvres, attempted
to attack Azeri positions,” the Azeri Defence Ministry said in
a statement.

The attack drew threats of retaliation from Armenia.

“Consequences for this unprecedented aggravation of the situation
will be very painful for the Azeri side,” Armenian Defence Minister
Artsrun Hovhannisyan said on his Facebook page.

The violence highlights the risk of tensions over Nagorno-Karabakh
triggering a wider conflict in the South Caucasus, where oil and
natural gas flow from the Caspian region to Europe.

About 30,000 people were killed in 1991 in fighting between ethnic
Azeris and Armenians which erupted as the Soviet Union collapsed.

Despite the 20-year ceasefire, mainly Muslim Azerbaijan and
predominantly Christian Armenia regularly trade accusations of inciting
violence around Nagorno-Karabakh and along the Azeri-Armenian border,
where clashes also occur. AFP

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November 11, 2014

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A Deacon is Ordained in Framingham

Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church
of America (Eastern), traveled to the Church of the Holy Translators in
Framingham, MA, on Sunday, November 2, where he ordained Michael Sabounjian
to the rank of deacon.

Archbishop Barsamian celebrated the Divine Liturgy. Also present were the
Very Rev. Fr. Daniel Findikyan and Rev. Fr. Mardiros Chevian. Rev. Fr.
Krikor Sabounjian, pastor of Holy Translators Church and Michael’s father,
looked on as his son accepted a new responsibility in the Armenian Church.

“For me it was a proud moment being there not only as his father, but as his
pastor. I was awestruck at what he has accomplished in such a small amount
of time,” said Fr. Sabounjian. “I pray for his continued commitment in the
journey he has ahead in following Christ.”

A highlight of the service was the participation of the Boston College
Liturgy Arts Group, a Catholic liturgical association of which Michael is a
member. Among the hymns the group sang during the Divine Liturgy was the
Nicene Creed arranged in English by Michael.

“Over the years they have deepened my faith and pushed me to try new
things,” Michael said.

At a reception following services, another Boston College group, The Bells,
performed three hymns with hand bells.

Archbishop Barsamian congratulated Michael on this milestone.

“Michael is one of a growing number of young people who are taking up roles
on the altar. It’s a sign that a new generation is embracing the ways of our
church,” Archbishop Barsamian said.

Also giving remarks was Fr. Findikyan, who worked with Michael during the
St. Nersess Deacons Training program. Michael said Fr. Findikyan inspired
him to study more deeply the theology of the Armenian Church. He credits his
father with teaching him about pastoral ministry.

“The two complemented each other and gave me a holistic view of what the
diaconate is,” said Michael.

Michael is a senior at Boston College where he is majoring in philosophy
with minors in French and music. He has a deep interest in the music of the
Armenian Church. As his senior project in high school, he arranged and
adapted the music of Armenian hymns for English speakers.

A graduate of his parish Sunday School, Michael has served as a sub-deacon
and has also helped train young acolytes to serve on the altar at Holy
Translators Church. He has participated in various Diocesan programs,
including St. Vartan Camp and the summer conferences at St. Nersess Armenian
Seminary.

He plans to continue his service to the Armenian Church in the coming years.

“You always feel that there’s more to learn,” said Michael. “I feel blessed
to have been given the opportunity to give all that I have in this new
ministry.”

Parishioners were inspired to witness Michael’s ordination last Sunday.

“This is big for the life of our church, since Michael is the first deacon
ordained in the history of our parish,” said Fr. Sabounjian. “There was lots
of love and positive energy.”

Yn. LuAnn Sabounjian added: “Sunday was a very emotional day in many ways.
It was so wonderful to see his ordination as he was surrounded by people who
love and supported him through the years. It was a very rewarding experience
for me as a mother.”

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Photos attached.
Photo 1: Fr. Daniel Findikyan (left) and Fr. Krikor Sabounjian lead Michael
Sabounjian to the altar.
Photo 2: Archbishop Khajag Barsamian with the Sabounjian family.

SERZH SARGSYAN MAKES STEP FORWARD

Lragir.am
Country – 10 November 2014, 20:41

In an interview with Armenpress, on November 10 Serzh Sargsyan
commented on the current political situation.

“Obviously, we are focused on the domestic processes and once again
we highlight all the proposals, all the recommendations that will be
possible to implement and achieve something good as a result.

Basically, I urge my fellow party members, representatives of the state
government machine not to accept such recommendations, criticism with
hostility and study and find whatever is useful there.”

In this respect, he said, the most tangible one is the 12
recommendations by the four parliamentary forces. The government has
studied attentively, and it is known to everybody that the government
has responded in detail. The parliamentary forces are not satisfied
with these answers, and the government says we have done a huge job
and this and this has been done regarding these recommendations, while
the other recommendations are impossible to implement, he stated,
proposing to come back to the document and specify the processes
through which those points will be implemented.

For the first recommendation, he said, there will be a small roadmap,
deadlines, move on to the next ones, to make sure that these forces or
the three parties are satisfied, do not think they have been ignored.

And, on the other hand, the government may have a fresh look at the
recommendations. Our purpose is one – we must be able to use all our
capacity to develop the country, he noted.

With regards to the constitutional reforms, he said the time until
February will be used to achieve greater political consolidation
because it is difficult to have a good document without the support of
the political parties and a good Constitution. It is highly important
to have a better Constitution than the existing one, he noted.

ECHECS : UN TOURNOI A LA MEMOIRE DE TIGRAN PETROSSIAN A EU LIEU A MOSCOU

RUSSIE

Un super tournoi dedie a la memoire du champion du monde d’echecs
(1963-1969) Tigran Petrossian s’est tenu a Moscou, en Russie du 4 au
11 novembre.

Le President du Comite d’organisation de ce tournoi est le President
de la Republique d’Armenie, le president de la Federation armenienne
d’echecs Serge Sarkissian.

Levon Aronian (Armenie), Vladimir Kramnik, Alexander Grischuk,
Alexander Morozevich, Ernesto Inarkiev (Russie), Boris Gelfand
(Israël), Peter Leko (Hongrie), et Ding Liren (Chine) ont participe
au tournoi.

mardi 11 novembre 2014, Stephane (c)armenews.com

KRIKOR AMIRZAYAN VA RECEVOIR VENDREDI LA MEDAILLE D’OR DU MINISTERE DE LA DIASPORA

FRANCE

Vendredi 14 novembre a 18h30 a la Mairie de Bourg-Lès-Valence (Drôme),
Krikor Amirzayan va recevoir des mains de l’Ambassadeur d’Armenie
Viguen Tchitetchian, la Medaille d’Or du ministère de la Diaspora de
la Republique d’Armenie, la plus haute distinction du ministère. Une
occasion de retracer son parcours.

Krikor Amirzayan est une signature connue de la presse armenienne.

Ses articles, reportages ou ses caricatures jettent un regard vif
et pointu sur l’actualite armenienne et saisissent la sensibilite du
lecteur par la realite de leurs traits et commentaires.

Les oeuvres de Krikor Amirzayan, deja celèbres en diaspora ont
effectue leur entree dans la presse d’Armenie et du Haut Karabagh
il y a un peu plus de 20 ans. Ne le 16 juin 1956 a Alep (Syrie),
installe en compagnie de ses parents depuis 1966 a Valence, Krikor
Amirzayan est marie a Achkhène, une epouse qui l’epaule a chaque
instant. Elle est egalement armenienne nee a Alep comme lui. Le couple
a trois enfants, Alexandre-Armen (29 ans), Christopher-Vicken-Nansen
(28 ans) et Karine-Garine (25 ans). Tous les trois, nes a Valence,
parlant l’armenien.

Krikor Amirzayan, journaliste, caricaturiste et membre hyper-actif
de la communaute armenienne de France

S’interessant très tôt aux Affaires armeniennes, Krikor Amirzayan
lisait dès l’âge de 8 ans les romans de l’ecrivain armenien Raffi ainsi
que les livres sur l’Histoire de l’Armenie. A 10 ans il parcourait
egalement chaque jour le quotidien armenien >.

Après l’ecole armenienne Kermanikian a Alep, a leur arrivee en
France, Krikor frequenta en compagnie de son frère Ghevont et de sa
soeur Takouhie (Irène) les ecoles de la Cathedrale a Valence puis de
Thannaron a Bourg-Lès-Valence. Ne parlant pas un mot de francais a
leur arrivee en France, Krikor et Ghevont etaient un an plus tard,
les premiers de classe. Tous deux feront un parcours universitaire.

Très jeune, Krikor se passionne pour l’Armenie, mais egalement
les sciences, le sport, la culture, l’astronomie et la conquete de
l’espace. Le 21 juillet 1969, en colonie de vacances a La Fontanelle
dans le Gard, Krikor ne dormira pas de toute la nuit pour suivre en
cachette l’alunissage de la fusee Apollo 11. , une station qui
diffuse aujourd’hui encore ses programmes 24h/24.

Krikor Amirzayan est aussi a l’origine de la fondation de quelques
associations armeniennes, repondant au desir de cultiver l’armenite
auprès des generations d’Armeniens au seuil de l’assimilation.

Les premiers articles et caricatures de Krikor Amirzayan parurent en
1979 dans le mensuel de la FRA Nor Seround >. Puis Krikor
Amirzayan passera sept annees a ecrire et caricaturer au sein de la
redaction du mensuel >, le journal a fort tirage
qui au debut des annees 1980 diffusait a plus de 20 000 exemplaires.

Depuis, nombre de ses articles et caricatures sont ou furent imprimes
dans une longue liste de journaux armeniens comme >
(Paris), > et > (Canada), > (Los
Angelès et Erevan), > (Grenoble), > (Marseille), > (Stepanakert, Haut
Karabagh), > (Erevan), > (Erevan), >
(Erevan), > (Erevan), > (Beyrouth), >
(Athènes), > (Los Angelès), > (Le Caire), > (Paris), > et d’ailleurs
aujourd’hui le site armenien de France le plus consulte par les
internautes ou @rmenautes (terme qu’il inventa).

Les oeuvres (caricatures et articles) de Krikor Amirzayan sont
aujourd’hui connues des communautes armeniennes d’Europe, du
Moyen-Orient, du Canada et des Etats-Unis. Certains de ses articles
ou caricatures parurent egalement dans la presse francaise comme
>, >, >, >,
>. Des articles dont le seul objectif etait de faire
connaitre l’Armenie et le Haut Karabagh, sans oublier la communaute
armenienne de France.

Le premier livre de caricatures de Krikor Amirzayan “L’independance”
publie a Erevan en 1995

Aujourd’hui près d’une quarantaine de journaux et publications
armeniennes diffusent les oeuvres de Krikor Amirzayan qui reste
en Europe occidentale, le seul caricaturiste regulier de la presse
armenienne. Createur infatigable, Krikor Amirzayan compte a son actif
des centaines de caricatures et des dizaines de milliers d’articles.

Il publia egalement deux livres de caricatures en francais et armenien
a Erevan en 1995 avec qui brille pour ses initiatives et les
centaines de manifestations culturelles, artistiques, litteraires ou
autres fut egalement durant de nombreuses annees le vice-president
du Centre Social du Plateau a Bourg-Lès-Valence et durant trois
ans le president de l’association bourcaine >. Une
association citoyenne qui a dispose nombreux elus au Conseil municipal
de Bourg-Lès-Valence.

D’ailleurs de 1995 jusqu’au dernier mandant, durant 10 ans, Krikor
Amirzayan fut Conseiller municipal de Bourg-Lès-Valence.

Celui qui fut en 2002 consacre par l’hebdomadaire avait-il
declare en 2005 au >. C’est l’une des raisons pour
lesquelles il demanda que la remise de medaille d’Or du ministère
de la Diaspora par l’Ambassadeur d’Armenie Viguen Tchitetchian se
deroule en Maire de Bourg-Lès-Valence, alors qu’il avait le choix de
la recevoir a Erevan au Palais presidentiel par les mains du president
de la Republique d’Armenie, Serge Sarkissian. Un president armenien
que Krikor Amirzayan interviewa a Erevan et a Marseille a plusieurs
reprises pour
(l’Independance), Krikor Amirzayan met justement en garde les hommes
que sans la sagesse et l’humour, les problèmes les plus serieux
ne peuvent se resoudre. Et plus encore avec l’usage de la force
>>. Le regrette ecrivain, auteur de nombreuses paroles de chansons,
et humoriste armenien très connu Aramaïs Sahakian ecrivait dans le
second livre de Krikor Amirzayan de Valence, Krikor Amirzayan. Un homme qui est devenu par
la grâce de son art une sorte d’illuminateur du bonheur >>.

Aramaïs Sahakian : , et ami personnel, Souren Baghdassarian dont les
efforts ont abouti a la sortie en 1995 a Erevan, du premier libre
de caricatures d’Amirzayan, >. Le livre a connu
un vif succès. (…) Je note avec interet que les caricatures de
Krikor Amirzayan qui disposent d’un style propre, furent publiees
et paraissent encore aujourd’hui dans la quasi-totalite de la
presse armenienne de la diaspora, dans des magazines etrangers,
ainsi qu’en Armenie où elles sont diffusees le plus dans >, dont l’un des redacteurs reguliers est Krikor le talentueux, et
le lumineux…. >> (en reference a Krikor l’Illuminateur de patron
de l’Eglise armenienne). Aramaïs Sahakian a d’ailleurs compose un
poème dedie a l’art et la personnalite de Krikor Amirzayan. Poème
que nous pouvons lire dans la 4ème de couverture du second livre du
journaliste-caricaturiste et homme public chaleureux et attachant.

mardi 11 novembre 2014, Stephane (c)armenews.com

RUSSIAN MILITARY LEARNING TO OPERATE DRONES IN ARMENIA

12:48, 11 Nov 2014

The Russian military have started drills at the Kamkhud alpine
training facility in Armenia that should see personnel learning to
operate unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), RIA Novosti reports quoting
the press service of the Southern Military District

“During theory classes commanding officers will study new methods of
training the staff in a mountainous area. They will practice operating
Granat, Leer and Zastava UAVs at different altitudes and speed, in
the day and at night, measuring coordinates and targeting gunfire,”
the statement said.

According to the South Military District, officers will also take
part in detecting, tracking and destroying a simulated enemy with the
help of portable computers. More than 400 commanders are involved in
the trainings.

Back in August, Russian military personnel participated in a similar
exercise to improve their UAV control skills. The staff was instructed
on how to operate Navodchik-2, Forpost, Orlan-10 and Zastava UAVs.

During the August drills, they were trained to operate drones to carry
out reconnaissance missions during tactical maneuvers and long marches.

MASS PROTEST DEMANDING ILHAM ALIYEV’S RESIGNATION IS HELD IN AZERBAIJAN

20:04 10/11/2014 >> POLITICS

In Azerbaijan, the oppositional National Council of Democratic
Forces held a meeting on November 9. It was aimed at releasing civil
activists, the Azerbaijani service of Radio “Liberty” reports.

According to the article in the course of the meeting the chairman
of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan Ali Kerimli stated that the
Azerbaijani authorities will not be able to destroy the civil society
and opposition parties in the country.

“Despite the massive repressions people have come out to the stadium
and are now protesting against them.

The authorities wanted to intimidate the people and all of you with
the repressions, and to silence the Azerbaijani society. But it
didn’t succeed. They failed, despite the arrests of the activists,
journalists and bloggers,” said Kerimli.

According to the Azerbaijani news agency “Turan”, in its turn, the
chairman of the National Council Jamil Hasanli, claiming about more
than 100 political prisoners in Azerbaijan; he stated that even
in absolute monarchies there are no such big numbers of detained
government critics.

Regarding social issues, Hasanli noted that the pensioners’ pensions
are not enough to purchase drugs. Treatment Azerbaijanis forced to
travel to neighboring Iran. Despite the potential of agriculture the
farmers drag out a miserable existence.

Hasanli stated that there is a need for electoral reforms and
changes in composition of election commissions in order to ensure
the confidence of people towards the elections.

According to “Caucasian Knot”, the Azerbaijani opposition rally
ended with the adoption of a resolution that demanded the release of
political prisoners, the electoral reform, solving social problems,
European integration of Azerbaijan.

The article notes that in the course of the rally the speakers speeches
were being interrupted by slogans like “Resign!” which probably meant
the resignation of the President Ilham Aliyev. Almost in the middle
of the rally the sound amplifiers were disconnected just in a few
minutes after the last slogans were chanted. The organizers explained
this by deliberate power outage. However, this outraged the protesters
even more, and they started to chant the slogans more intensively.

At the same time, as noted in the article, a group of believers had
attended the meeting. They were holding the placards of the arrested
leader of the Islamic Party Movsum Samedov, theologians Abgyulya
Suleymanli and Taleh Bagirzadeh.

Member of the rally Committee, deputy chairman of the Popular Front
Party of Azerbaijan Fuad Gahramanli said that there were about seven
thousand people attending the rally.

On October 12 in Baku another rally demanding the release of the
political prisoners was held by the opposition parties.

Source: Panorama.am

PROGRAMME D’UNE ECLOSERIE DE TRUITE POUR AIDER A RESTAURER LA POPULATION DE POISSONS DANS LE LAC SEVAN EN ARMENIE

ARMENIE

Le gouvernement de l’Armenie va octroyer quelque 3,6 milliards de
drams pour un elevage de truites dans le lac Sevan a annonce le
ministre de l’agriculture Sergo Karapetian.

L’objectif du programme est de retablir la population de truites du
lac Sevan, a declare le ministre.

L’argent sera depense pour construire une usine de poissons d’elevage
et une usine de transformation du poisson a Sevan pour 3 milliards de
drams et 600 millions de drams respectivement a dit Sergo Karapetyant.

Les jeunes poissons seront ensuite liberes dans le lac. La première
etape du programme coûtera environ 2 milliards de drams.

Selon les informations officielles, les ressources totales de poisson
sont maintenant de plus de 420 tonnes dans le lac Sevan, y compris
324 tonnes de Sig (coregone). Au debut des annees 1990 la population
de poisson s’elève de 28000 a 30000 tonnes.

lundi 10 novembre 2014, Stephane (c)armenews.com

UN CIMETIERE ARMENIEN SUR LES PENTES DE L’ARARAT DEMOLI PAR LES CHASSEURS DE TRESORS

TURQUIE

Le cimetière armenien du village d’Akhori, situe près de la ville
d’Igdir sur les pentes du mont Ararat, a ete demoli par des chasseurs
turcs de tresors.

Laissees a l’abandon, le cimetière a ete pille, avec les os de ceux
qui sont enterres disperses dans la region, a rapporte l’agence de
nouvelles turque Dicle.

“Les habitants du village principalement peuple de kurdes ont exhorte
le gouvernement a regler le problème et promouvoir la preservation
de l’histoire de la region >>, a precise l’agence de presse Dicle.

Le village d’Akhori a ete presque complètement detruit dans un
tremblement de terre au 19ème siècle, avec seulement le cimetière
restant intact. Les donnees historiques revèlent qu’avant le
tremblement de terre et le glissement de terrain qui a detruit le
village, celui-ci comprenait l’Eglise Saint Hagop construite au 7
ème siecle. Plus tard, une nouvelle ville renommee Yeni Dogan a ete
construite dans la region.

lundi 10 novembre 2014, Stephane (c)armenews.com

REVENU DE BLESSURE, L’INTERNATIONAL ARMENIEN YOURA MOVSISSIAN (SPARTAK MOSCOU) RETROUVE LE CHEMIN DES FILETS

FOOTBALL-CHAMPIONNAT DE RUSSIE

A quelques jours du match Portugal-Armenie (qualifications de l’Euro
2016), l’international armenien Youra Movsissian revenu de blessure
est en forme. Dimanche 9 novembre a l’occasion du match Spartak
Moscou-Arsenal Tula comptant pour la 13e journee du championnat de
Russie, Youra Movsissian a retrouve le chemin des filets. Il a inscrit
a la 8e minute, le premier but duSpartak Moscou qui s’est impose 2-0.

L’attaquant Armenien etait tout près de realiser un double en fin de
rencontre. Mais son tir passa tout près des cages d’Arsenal Tula. A
noter qu’un autre Armenien, Artur Maloyan a fait son entree a la 31e
minute au sein d’Arsenal Tula. Le deuxième international armenien
duSpartak Moscou, Araz Ozbiliz de retour de blessure n’a pas joue.

Krikor Amirzayan

lundi 10 novembre 2014, Krikor Amirzayan (c)armenews.com