Author: Kanayan Tamar

GENOCIDE ISSUE MAY GET LEGAL SOLUTION

Last year’s proposal of the British barrister Geoffrey Robertson
to submit the issue of the Armenian genocide to the International
Court of Justice might appear on the agenda of the commission formed
in Armenia, the head of Museum-Institute of Armenian Genocide Haik
Demoyan told Lragir.am.

“We record the voice of people who still are able to talk, are not
bedridden and do not have mobility problems, we collect data as legal
evidence. We will alsouse data from Geoffrey Robertson’s “Was There
an Armenian Genocide?” Demoyan added.

Geoffrey Robertson has studied the issue of recognition and
compensation of the genocide since 1998. He studied facts and concluded
that the events of 1915 comply with the international legal definition
of genocide in the UN Convention adopted on 9 December 1948.

Karine Ionesyan 13:07 23/04/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:

HAYKAKAN ZHAMANAK: EXPORT VOLUME FROM ARMENIA DECREASES

09:28 ~U 23.04.13

The paper says according to the National Statistical Service
information during the first three months of the running year the
export volume from Armenia as compared with the same span of the past
year has gone up by 3%.

The paper says it is remarkable taking into consideration the
circumstance that in the first two months of the running year the
export volume grew by 30%. The paper says it appears that in March
the volume has sharply declined which may be agreed with the global
reduction of copper prices. As compared with January-February the
tempo of export growth has reduced 10 times.

Armenian News – Tert.am

Zhamanak: Nerses Nazaryan Collected Shadow Taxes

12:00 23/04/2013 ” DAILY PRESS

Citing its sources, Zhamanak daily reports that former Yerevan police
chief Nerses Nazaryan used his official position to collect monthly
shadow taxes from bars, restaurants, casinos and night hotels in
Kentron administrative district of Yerevan, closing his eyes on the
lawlessness taking place there.

“The authorities now try to “make an inventory” to find out how far the
“tax terror” of former Yerevan police chief went and how much shadow
taxes he used to collect in one month,” the paper says.

Source: Panorama.am

“HELP YOUR BROTHER” MEMBERS VISITED CILICIAN COLLEGE

11:57, 23 April, 2013

YEREVAN, APRIL 23, ARMENPRESS: The initiative “Help your brother”
continues its activities implementing aid programs for the Syrian
Armenians living in the Republic of Armenia and Artsakh Republic. As
Armenpress was reported by the “Help your brother” initiative group,
the initiative responsible Vahan Hovhannisyan, Lilit Galstyan and
Khachik Jozikyan visited the Cilician College, carrying out teaching
by the Syrian educational program.

The members of the initiative visited the College to get acquainted
with the educational process, as well as pass the promised presents
to the pupils. The initiative “Help your brother” presented all the
pupils of the Cilician College with “Toms” sports shoes, provided
by the Metsn Nerses Charitable Organization, promising to cheer the
Syrian Armenian pupils in the future as well, keeping their problems
in the center of attention.

About 300 Syrian Armenian children get education in the 1-9 grades
of the Cilician College.

MAJORITY OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE SURVIVORS IN ARMENIA ARE WOMEN

11:28, 23 April, 2013

YEREVAN, APRIL 23, ARMENPRESS: 55 pensioners, who survived the
Armenian Genocide, get pensions at the State Social Security
Service of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the Republic
of Armenia. As Armenpress was informed by the Head of the Social
Sphere and Nature Protection Division of the National Statistical
Service Nelly Baghdasaryan, by the data of April 2013, 55 people,
who survived the Armenian Genocide implemented by the Ottoman Turkey,
got pensions in Armenia – 42 of them were women and 12 men.

By the data of 2011, 141 Genocide survivors lived in the Republic of
Armenia – 109 of them were women and 32 men.

Three years before that the number of the Genocide survivors living
in the Republic was 250.

Since 2006 the pension for the Armenian Genocide survivors, who
had been born in the Western Armenia or Ottoman Turkey before 1915,
has been added by extra 25,000 AMD, instead the former 5,000. By the
decree of the Government of the Republic of Armenia, the Genocide
survived pensioners are provided with privileged conditions.

At the years of the World War I Turkey massacred 1,5 million Armenians
in the Western Armenia, making hundreds of thousands people refugees.

The fact of the Armenian Genocide has been recognized by 26 states
of the world, 41 American States out of 50 and international
organizations, including the European Parliament and the European
Council.

By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh
Sargsyan, a state Commission was established and the Commission Staff
was defined to foster the international recognition and condemnation
of the Armenian Genocide and to coordinate the events devoted to
the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The Chairman of the
Commission is the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan.

UN RASSEMBLEMENT A TIMES SQUARE COMMEMORE LE GENOCIDE ARMENIEN

Des milliers d’Armeniens ont honore dimanche leurs parents lors d’un
rassemblement a Manhattan qui a commemore le massacre de 1,5 million
armeniens il y a près d’un siècle.

” Si nous ne reconnaissons pas le genocide, si nous n’apprenons pas
de nos erreurs du passe ” a declare Anahid Ugurlayan, 37 ans, alors
” nous sommes tenus de les repeter “.

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L’INSTITUT-MUSEE DU GENOCIDE ARMENIEN A PUBLIE LA MONOGRAPHIE ” RECONNAISSANCE ET LA CONDAMNATION : LES PROCES JEUNES TURCS (1919-1921 ET 1926) PAR MELINE ANUMYAN

L’~uvre est dediee a l’etude des poursuites emises sur les massacres
et les deportations des Armeniens par des tribunaux militaires de
l’Empire ottoman durant 1919-1921 et les procès des Jeunes Turcs qui
s’est tenue devant les tribunaux independants de la Republique turque
en 1926.

L’atmosphère politique en Turquie après l’armistice de Mudros ainsi
que les discussions sur les deportations et les massacres armeniens
qui ont emerge dans la presse ottomane et dans les deux chambres du
Parlement a la fin de 1918 sont presentees dans le premier chapitre
de la monographie actuelle. L’auteur se refère egalement aux enquetes
lancees au cours de cette periode en Turquie contre les responsables
du genocide armenien.

Les cas sur les deportations et les massacres de 1919-1921 deposes
devant les tribunaux militaires d’Istanbul et les procès des Jeunes
Turcs au cours de 1919-1920 sont etudies dans le second chapitre. Les
developpements politiques en Turquie au cours des annees 1923-1926 sont
discutes dans le troisième chapitre. L’auteur presente les raisons
pour lesquelles les Jeunes Turcs vont apparaître dans les premières
lignes de l’opposition après la proclamation de la Republique turque,
ainsi que la tentative d’assassinat planifiee a Izmir contre Mustafa
Kemal, le president de la Republique turque. Les Jeunes Turcs avaient
eu un rôle important dans la lutte nationaliste.

Le troisième chapitre est egalement consacre a l’etude de la plainte
deposee au cours de la tentative d’assassinat a Izmir et celle a
Ankara sur l’affaire ” bande noire “. Les deux affaires ont ete
entendues par les tribunaux independants de la Republique turque. A
la fin du chapitre, l’auteur fait une comparaison entre les procès
des Jeunes Turcs de 1919-1921 et ceux de 1926, et insiste sur le
fait de preserver la tradition Ittihad au sein de l’ideologie et de
la gouvernance de l’Etat dans la vie politique de la Republique turque.

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HRAIR OULOUBABIAN ” LE GENOCIDE DES ARMENIENS A SOUMGAIT DOIT PREOCCUPER LES DEFENSEURS DE LA CAUSE ARMENIENNE ”

L’historien et journaliste Hraïr Ouloubabian a affirme que les
pogroms dont les Armeniens furent victimes de la part des Azeris a
Soumgaït est un ” genocide ” qui doit etre presente comme tel par les
militants de la Cause armenienne auprès des instances internationales
de Justice. Une conference sur le sujet s’est tenue le 22 avril au
Centre d’art Naregatsi a Erevan dont le thème etait ” Le genocide des
Armeniens a Soumgaït en tant que question pour la Cause armenienne “.

Hraïr Ouloubabian qui a ecrit un ouvrage sur les massacres de Soumgaït
a ete l’un des responsables de la defense des familles armeniennes
refugiees des pogroms de Soumgaït. Selon H. Ouloubabian qui connait le
dossier et represente les interets des familles rescapees de Soumgaït
plus de 100 Armeniens ont ete victimes de ces massacres en fevrier
1988 et non de 26 a 29 comme l’affirment les sources officielles
azeries ou sovietiques.

Krikor Amirzayan

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ADANA VA COMMEMORER LE 98E ANNIVERSAIRE DU GENOCIDE ARMENIEN ET DES MASSACRES DE 1909

Le 98e anniversaire du genocide armenien de 1915 et des massacres de
1909 a Adana, vont etre commemores cette annee…a Adana (Turquie).

Information communiquee par le Congrès democratique des peuples
d’Adana, reprise par ” Armenpress “. Les manifestants se reuniront
mercredi 24 avril devant la Banque centrale d’Adana. Le communique du
Congrès democratique des peuples d’Adana affirme ” au cours des 100
dernières annees, les terres ont provoque beaucoup de mal. L’Anatolie
où vivait une mosaïque de peuples. Mais le desir de creer un seul
peuple a mis fin a cela. Au commencement les peuples non-musulmans
furent exiles par groupes en spoliant leurs biens et leurs proprietes.

Ceux qui ont reussi a rester furent assimiles de forces et ceux
qui refusaient l’assimilation furent aneantis. Mais le pire s’est
produit pour les plus anciens proprietaires de ces terres. A partir
du 24 avril 1915 le peuple armenien fut passe au fil de l’epee. Pour
ne pas oublier le souvenir de cette tragedie a l’occasion du 98e
anniversaire du genocide armenien nous invitons tous nos compatriotes
a venir s’incliner pour leur memoire “. D’autres commemorations se
derouleront le 24 avril en Turquie, a Istanbul (place Taxim), a Ankara
(place Sakarya) et Izmir (place Basmane).

Krikor Amirzayan

mardi 23 avril 2013, Krikor Amirzayan ©armenews.com

PACE: ARMENIAN AND AZERBAIJANI DELEGATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO GREAT RESPONSIBILITY

Trend, Azerbaijan
April 22 2013

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is
continuing negotiations on the organization of meetings of the
delegations of Azerbaijan and Armenia, PACE President Jean-Claude
Mignon said at a press conference on Monday.

“I expressed my attitude towards the issue at today’s Bureau meeting.

I want to tell both our Azerbaijani and Armenian friends that soon they
will take on more responsibility. As you know, the two countries will
chair the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe” Mignon said.

According to him, after Austria, the presidency of the Committee will
pass to Azerbaijan.

“Chairmanship in the Committee of Ministers of the organization which
was formed in 1949 imposes great responsibility on both countries.

This organization was created in 1949 to ensure that there are no
conflicts on the European continent. The state of war between the
two chair-nations of the Council of Europe Council of Misters is
a somewhat paradoxical phenomenon. It raises questions about the
inadmissibility of this and of whether this is an obstacle or a
chance for the Council. I think that if we behave wisely and if we
are able to control the chairmanship of the two countries in the
Committee of Ministers, it could be a kind of a chance. However, only
on the condition that both countries take advantage of this chance,”
Mignon said.

According to him, he will continue the dialogue with both delegations.

“I will continue discussions with the delegations of both countries.

Discussions will also be held this week. Of course, in order to
progress in the discussions it is necessary to bring together both
delegations in corpore as soon as possible,” Mignon said.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding
regions of Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group – Russia, France and the U.S. are
currently holding peace negotiations.

Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council’s four
resolutions on the liberation of the occupied territories.