Le President Sarkissian Demande Aux Deputes De Son Parti D’etre Plus

LE PRESIDENT SARKISSIAN DEMANDE AUX DEPUTES DE SON PARTI D’ETRE PLUS ACTIFS AU PARLEMENT ET REJETTE LES CRITIQUES DE L’OPPOSITION CONCERNANT LES REFORMES CONSTITUTIONNELLES

ARMENIE

RFE/RL, Jamanak, Hraparak et Joghovourd rendent compte de la reunion
du President Sarkissian avec le Conseil politique du parti Republicain,
au cours de laquelle il a demande aux deputes de son parti d’etre plus
actifs dans le travail legislatif, ainsi que dans la cooperation
avec le Gouvernement. Il a juge inadmissible l’absenteisme des
deputes, comparant les deputes absents aux soldats qui abandonnent
les tranchees. Il a egalement demande aux elus d’activer leur travail
au sein de diverses assemblees parlementaires afin de contrer toute
initiative [azerbaïdjanaise] anti-armenienne. Par ailleurs, evoquant
les reformes constitutionnelles en cours d’elaboration par une
commission presidentielle ad hoc, le Chef de l’Etat a declare qu’il
cherchera a mobiliser un soutien multipartisan pour les amendements
envisages. M. Sarkissian a indique que la commission formee il y
a un an lui presenterait un > final de reforme le 15
octobre. >.

Il a critique les opposants aux reformes

Zhoghovurd: FM Nalbandian’s Turkey Trip Costs $9,000?

ZHOGHOVURD: FM NALBANDIAN’S TURKEY TRIP COSTS $9,000?

09:31 * 16.09.14

FM Edward Nalbandian’s recent trip to Turkey is said to have cost
the State Budget an equivalent about 9,000 US Dollars.

Despite the wide criticism by the politicians in Armenia, the minister
was resolute on its decision to visit the neighboring state to attend
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s inauguration event in late August,
notes the paper.

Citing its sources, it claims that the money was spent on buying air
tickets (Yerevan-Moscow, Munich-Ankara, Ankara-Munich-Moscow Yerevan)
and covering hotel accommodation and night lodging costs.

Armenian News – Tert.am

Sharmazanov: Turkey Continues To Evade Confronting Its Past

SHARMAZANOV: TURKEY CONTINUES TO EVADE CONFRONTING ITS PAST

12:11, 16.09.2014

The unresolved nature of Armenian-Turkish relations and the last closed
border in Europe continue to be one of the most perilous components
of European security.

Armenia National Assembly Vice-Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov noted
the abovementioned in his opening remarks at the 43rd Session of the
Cultural, Educational and Social Affairs Committee of the Parliamentary
Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation.

“It is a paradox, but a fact, that EU accession candidate Turkey has
shut the border to the neighboring country [Armenia], when borders in
the European Union have long become history, and freedom of movement,
[has become] a fundamental principle,” Sharmazanov noted.

He added that Turkey, which aspires to join the European Union,
continues to stall facing its own past, evade accountability, distort
history with its policy of denial, and it even spares no effort to
force denialism upon other countries.

“It is tragic that the actions aimed at the destruction of Armenian
cultural heritage do not stop in Azerbaijan and in Turkey.

“The international community should strongly condemn such barbarous
acts. They are aimed at the destruction of not solely Armenian, but
all-Christian spiritual values,” the Armenian parliament deputy chair
also stated.

Armenia News – NEWS.am

Dortmund Can Reach The Champions League Final: Mkhitaryan

DORTMUND CAN REACH THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL: MKHITARYAN

10:44 16.09.2014

Borussia Dortmund, Champion’s League, Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Borussia Dortmund attacker Henrikh Mkhitaryan is confident his side
have the “necessary strength” to reach the Champions League final
this season, according to Goal.com

The Bundesliga giants reached the final of the European competition
in 2012-13, losing to league rivals Bayern Munich at Wembley, and it
took the grit of eventual winners Real Madrid to knock Jurgen Klopp’s
side out the following season.

And Mkhitaryan believes his side have what it takes to go all the
way again this term, insisting they will do their utmost to do so.

“Why not?” the Armenia international told Kicker when asked if his
side could feature in this season’s final in Berlin.

“We have the necessary strength to do it. We can reach the final
again and will do everything to be there.”

The German side begin their Champions League campaign with a home
match against Arsenal, whom they met in the group stage of last
season’s competition.

Dortmund lost 2-1 to the Premier League club in the Signal Iduna
Park last year and midfielder Sebastian Kehl insists his side are
out for revenge.

“It’s been a while since our last home win over Arsenal. So we have
some making up to do.”

http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/09/16/dortmund-can-reach-the-champions-league-final-mkhitaryan/

Hayrapetyan Case: Lawyers Of Jailed Russian-Armenian Businessman To

HAYRAPETYAN CASE: LAWYERS OF JAILED RUSSIAN-ARMENIAN BUSINESSMAN TO APPEAL CUSTODY EXTENSION

HUMAN RIGHTS | 16.09.14 | 10:36

Lawyers of Russian-Armenian businessman Levon Hayrapetyan will appeal
against the decision of a Moscow court to extend his detention until
December 15.

One of the lawyers, Igor Komarov, told Russian media that they will
ask the court to replace the businessman’s imprisonment with house
arrest. “Hayrapetyan’s health may considerably deteriorate if he is
held in custody,” he explained.

Last week the Moscow court extended Hayrapetyan’s arrest for three
months. The court made such a decision despite his lawyers’ statement
that Hayrapetyan suffers from several serious diseases and may not
survive in prison conditions. A bail of 30 million rubles (about
$785,000) and guarantees of authoritative persons were offered.

It also became known at the court sitting last week that a second
criminal case was opened against Hayrapetyan. The 65-year-old
businessman was arrested on July 15 and was later charged with money
laundering and embezzlement. Hayrapetyan is considered to be one of
the wealthiest Armenians in the world. He is known to have invested
millions of dollars into developing Nagorno-Karabakh’s infrastructure
and renovating the area’s historical-cultural monuments. His charity
included a mass wedding for hundreds of Karabakh couples in 2008 and
sponsorship of the construction of a military college in Martakert.

http://armenianow.com/society/human_rights/56834/armenia_businessman_levon_hayrapetyan_moscow_jail_custody_extension

Sixth Hrant Dink Award to be presented on September 15

Sixth Hrant Dink Award to be presented on September 15

11:00 11.09.2014

The International Hrant Dink Award will be presented for the sixth
time on Hrant Dink’s birthday, September 15, and will be broadcasted
live in English on and

At the ceremony, Ara Dinkjian and Ari Hergel will take to the stage,
and the awardees of 2014 will be announced. The ceremony will be
presented by Olgun Simsek.

The Jury of the International Hrant Dink Award 2014 consists of Baskın
Oran, Gerard Libaridian, Kenneth Roth, Kumi Naidoo, Mary Kaldor,
NataÅ¡a KandiÄ?, Saturday Mothers / People, Oya Baydar and Rakel Dink.

Every year, the award is presented to two people, groups or
institutions from inside and outside Turkey, who work for a world free
of discrimination, racism, and violence, take personal risks for their
ideals, use the language of peace, and by doing so, inspire and
encourage others.

With this award, the Foundation aims to remind to all those who
struggle for these ideals that their voices are heard, their work is
visible and that they are not alone, and also to encourage everyone to
fight for their ideals.

Alper GörmüÅ?, Amira Hass, the Conscientious Objection Movement of
Turkey, Baltasar Garzón, Ahmet Altan, Lydia Cacho, İsmail BeÅ?ikçi,
International MEMORIAL Society, NataÅ¡a KandiÄ? and Saturday Mothers /
People are the former laureates of the International Hrant Dink Award.

http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/09/11/sixth-hrant-dink-award-to-be-presented-on-september-15/
www.hrantdink.org
www.hrantdinkaward.org.

Karabakh FM meets with Basque Country Parliament Speaker

Karabakh FM meets with Basque Country Parliament Speaker

15:52, 13.09.2014

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Karen
Mirzoyan on Saturday visited the Basque Country Parliament, where he
met with Parliament Speaker Bakartxo Tejeria Otermin.

During the meeting, Karen Mirzoyan briefed on the processes of
state-building in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and the international
recognition of Artsakh, as well as the current stage of the peaceful
settlement of the conflict between Azerbaijan and Karabakh.

The sides exchanged views on the possibilities and prospects for
cooperation between the legislative bodies of Artsakh and the Basque
Country.

Karen Mirzoyan handed Bakartxo Tejeria Otermin the NKR National
Assembly Chairman Ashot Ghulian’s invitation to visit Artsakh.

In the frameworks of the visit, Karen Mirzoyan also met with
representatives of the political forces in the parliament. Touching
upon the Motion about right to self-determination of Nagorno-Karabakh
adopted on the same day by the Basque Country Parliament, Karen
Mirzoyan described it as a positive development and noted that it was
yet another important manifestation of the international community’s
support for the continuous efforts of the NKR to develop freely and
independently. He noted that the Motion will contribute to the
developing and fostering relations between the two friendly nations.

Later in the day, Karen Mirzoyan visited the city of Gernika, where he
was received by Mayor of the city Jose María Gorroño.

During the meeting Karen Mirzoyan noted that he represents a country,
where peaceful civilians also fell victims to a disastrous war and
paid tribute to the memory of the innocent victims of Guernica.

The NKR Foreign Minister also visited the sanctuary of the Basque
people Gernikako Arbola (tree of Gernika), where the oath ceremony of
the Lehendakari- Presidents of the Basque Country takes place.

The city of Gernika is one of the oldest places of the Basque country.
During the civil war, in 1937 the city was subjected to air
bombardment and was almost completely destroyed. The famous piece by
Pablo Picasso “Guernica” (1937) is devoted to this event.

http://news.am/eng/news/228820.html

Au pied d’une école turque, dix mille Arméniens morts toujours ignor

Washington Post
Au pied d’une école turque, dix mille Arméniens morts toujours ignorés

Les trois étages de l’école primaire Yenikov s’élèvent, dominant ce
haut-plateau du centre-sud de la Turquie. C’est le seul édifice dont
on peut voir, à des kilomètres, les murs de la couleur jaune du maïs
doux. Mais les balançoires et toboggans de l’aire de jeux attenante
ont les couleurs de l’arc-en-ciel : le bleu d’un ciel azur. Le rouge
vif d’un camion de pompier. L’orange d’un cône de circulation.
Entourant l’aire de détente, par contre, il y a cette grille noire de
sécurité en fer forgé. Pour quelle raison ? Parce que l’école et la
cour de récréation sont tout près d’un ravin qui fait facilement
trente mètres de profondeur. Au fond de ce ravin se trouve la crevasse
de Dudan, un à-pic vertigineux qui plonge à au moins 100 mètres de
plus. Je m’y suis rendu deux fois au cours des deux dernières années.
En mais 2013, la première fois que j’y suis allé, l’école n’existait
pas encore. En août dernier, elle était sortie de terre comme un
champignon.

Lorsqu’étant retourné au ravin j’ai vu l’école, la colère m’a envahi ;
une colère fondée, ni sur la décision critiquable que des adultes ont
pris de ménager une cour de récréation près d’un ravin dangereux, ni
sur le fait que cette construction défigure un paysage naturel avenant
– même si cela est vrai dans les deux cas.

J’étais furieux parce que ce ravin est le lieu du dernier repos pour
environ 10 000 de mes ancêtres, Arméniens de Chunkush, un village près
de Yenikoy. À l’été 1915, les gendarmes turcs et des groupes de tueurs
kurdes ont conduit pratiquement tous les Arméniens qui vivaient dans
les environs du ravin. Là, ils ont été abattus à l’arme à feu ou à la
baïonnette et leur corps poussé dans la crevasse. Finalement, les
trois quarts des Arméniens vivant dans l’Empire ottoman ont été
systématiquement anéantis par leur propre gouvernement au cours de la
Première Guerre Mondiale : 1,5 million de personnes.

La Turquie a une longue tradition de négation du Génocide arménien.
Mais les chiffres ne mentent pas. En dehors d’Istanbul, la nation a
fait l’objet du nettoyage ethnique de sa minorité chrétienne
arménienne. Selon les chiffres du recensement du Patriarcat arménien,
il y avait 124 000 Arméniens dans la province de Diyarbakir où se
trouvent Yenikoy et Chunkush ; vers 1922, il étaient 3 000. Il n’en
reste aujourd’hui qu’une poignée, tous descendants des survivants qui
vécurent en Musulmans et qu’on qualifie quelquefois de ” cachés “.

Il n’y a aucune indication ou monument quelconques en Turquie
commémorant les innombrables sites des massacres ( Il s’en trouve en
Syrie, alors aux marches de l’Empire, où beaucoup d’Arméniens furent
tués) ; imaginez Auschwitz sans même une pancarte ; imaginez
Buchenwald sans même une plaque. Il n’est pas facile aux Arméniens de
la diaspora, dont je fais partie, de retrouver ces lieux, qui furent
notre patrie à l’époque.

Mais nous y arrivons. Il y a de nombreux comptes-rendus de témoins directs.

Quelques uns d’entre nous font un pèlerinage en des lieux tels la
crevasse de Dudan pour rendre hommage aux morts. Nous avons visité les
décombres et ce qui reste des églises qui accueillaient encore, il n’y
a que 99 ans, des fidèles actifs, pleins de vie et ardents. Nous nous
inclinons. Nous disons une prière. Nous amassons les détritus qui
envahissent les autels comme de la mousse.

Lorsque mes amis et moi avons demandé aux villageois kurdes ce qui
selon eux avait pu se passer à proximité de la crevasse de Dudan, leur
réponse a été le reflet de près d’un siècle de négation et de
dissimulation. Ils disent parfois que des gens sont morts ici, mais
qu’ils ignorent quand et qui ils étaient. Ils prétendent quelquefois
ne rien savoir. Un jour, deux filles d’ge scolaire ont dit à un ami :
” quelques Arméniens y sont tombés “.

Le squelette en pierre d’une église arménienne massive et la structure
d’un monastère sont à la lisière. Si vous demandez aux personnes
vivant sur place où sont allés les 10 000 Arméniens de Chunkush,
quelques ont vous diront sans sourciller qu’ils se sont installés aux
États-Unis. Je ne sais pas ce qui a guidé le choix de cet emplacement
pour la construction d’une école primaire de Yenikoy. Mais j’ai
quelques soupçons. Je ne serais pas surpris que l’an prochain, lorsque
je reviendrai, la crevasse n’ait été comblée : la preuve d’un crime de
magnitude sismique pour toujours enterrée.

L’ironie, cependant, est la suivante : il ne sera plus nécessaire de
passer par un itinéraire compliqué ou de recourir au GPS pour trouver
les 10 000 morts de Dudan, Il suffira de dire à quelqu’un que vous
voulez visiter l’école primaire de Dudan. Rendez vous près de la cour
de récréation. C’est là que sont les morts.

Chris Bohjalian

Washington Post

5 septembre 2014

Traduction Gilbert Béguian

dimanche 14 septembre 2014,
Stéphane (c)armenews.com

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L’école primaire Yenikoy, au centre-sud de la Turquie, s’élève
au-dessus de la crevasse de Dudan, où furent tués, en 1915, environ 10
000 Arméniens (photo George Aghjayan)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/near-a-turkish-school-10000-dead-armenians-are-still-ignored/2014/09/05/f0b7baa2-346c-11e4-a723-fa3895a25d02_story.html
http://www.armenews.com/article.php3?id_article=103217

Opposition MP promises ‘hot’ autumn

Opposition MP promises ‘hot’ autumn

15:12 * 14.09.14

In an interview with Tert.am, Armenian National Congress (ANC)
parliamentary group member Lyudmila Sargsyan said that the activity
expected in autumn will depend on public response and wishes.

Ms Sargsyan does not rule out a series of rallies.

“We have no alternative to active autumn. And I think the people are
expecting this active autumn. Of course, we cannot organize it by
ourselves, and the people must be ready. I think they are
psychologically preparing, and we, for our part, as political forces –
the four cooperating forces – will certainly organize a rally and sum
up all the issues, including the 12 demands to the government. And
everything depends on the popular response to the opinions to be
voiced at our rallies. That is, activity depends on popular reaction
and wishes. We are aware that this situation cannot continue because
the country is being destroyed.

“There is a limit beyond which we are facing a national security
problem, and the migration and disappointment is a national security
problem. We are going to face problems in manning our army, and the
borderline villages will remain undefended. We seem to be on the brink
of war, and we, the entire people, must be ready to meet the
challenges. The only way is democratically elected authorities
enjoying popular confidence.”

As to why the four non-coalition forces have not so far reached a
consensus on a radical change of power, Ms Sargsyan said that “massive
rallies and numerous problems are leading us to this decision.”

“I think we are all moving toward this because I do not see any other
ways of saving our country.”

Armenian News – Tert.am