Author: Kanayan Tamar

VAZGEN SARGSYAN WOULD BE 54 TODAY
Alisa Gevorgyan

“Radiolur”
16:23 05.03.2013

Vazgen Sargsyan would be 54 today. He was a politician and writer,
Defense Minister, leader of the Republican Party, co-president of the
“Unity” alliance, Prime Minister, Hero of the Republic of Armenia
and Artsakh, member of the USSR Union of Writers.

Twenty-six years ago he was searching for his place and role in
Armenian literature. It was the Artsakh war that made him a soldier.

He was one of the first to understand that the salvation of the
Armenian nation was in the weapon.

He passed the way from being a writer to soldier very quickly, as the
war imposed on us was demanding soldiers and there was no time to wait.

“During our first meeting in 1989 I understood that I was dealing
with a man too far from military craft. In just six months I saw a
completely different Vazgen,” says Vova Vardanov, participant of the
Artsakh liberation war.

The Armenian Army became his dream and his belief. “The Army was
Vazgen’s home, his pride,” says Mrs. Greta, Vazgen Sargsyan’s mother.

Any national liberation movement bears its heroes. At the end of the
20th century Vazgen Sargsyan was destined to lead the Armenian Army,
which did not even exist at the time.

“Army is the mirror of national self-recognition and the look into
future,” Vazgen Sargsyan used to say.

OBAMA’S MESSAGE TO ARMENIA’S SARGSYAN IS NOT CONGRATULATORY – POLITICAL EXPERT

NEWS.AM
March 05, 2013 | 14:09

YEREVAN. – As a US citizen, Regional Studies Center Director, political
analyst Richard Giragosian is disappointed by US President Barack
Obama’s recent message that was addressed to Armenian President
Serzh Sargsyan, Giragosian himself noted during a press conference
on Tuesday.

“If you read Obama’s entire message, [you will see that] it is not a
full congratulations to President Serzh Sargsyan; the problems that
existed in this [Armenian presidential] election [that was conducted
on February 18] are recalled in it. President Obama was not even
aware that such letter was sent. In other words, the president of
Mozambique likewise receives a similar letter,” he noted.

Giragosian also stressed that the Armenians have a big problem to
solve, and they should be tired of waiting for what Russian President
Vladimir Putin, or President Obama say, and that Armenia’s democracy
should be compared with Armenian standards.

UNACCOMPLISHED THINGS OF SPARAPET VAZGEN SARGSYAN

02:32 PM | TODAY | POLITICS

“None of the nations of the world does not like war, but also none
of them hates its own victorious war”,- said Vazgen Sargsyan on the
day of his assassination, as if feeling that he would not have any
other chance to make speech in front of the Armenian audience.

“No election deserves to divide the people of the same nation
especially to make them enemies”,-Vazgen Sarkisian called for
reconciliation and said, ‘We have never made a choice”.

One thing is clear and precise about Vazgen Sragsya’s role. With the
active participation of Vazgen Sargsyan the powerful Armenian army
was created, which protects our country.

“I consider that the army is the base of RA stability and defense
without what the economy of the Republic of Armenia can not develop
and vice versa”.

Today Vazgen Sargsyan would be 54 years old. He loved his country,
as the writer Alvard Petrosyan said, loved as a child. “In everything
inside of him there was childhood, purity, faith since the children
believe in what they do”.

If he did not believe nowadays we would not have the most viable and
the most powerful army in the region and he was the one who put the
start. He loved his land and nature and was confident that tomorrow
was going to be ours.

“I am confident that our country will become a powerful and rich
state. 21st century, of course, is going to be ours. I see very well
that in the eyes and voice of numerous people there is no inspiration
while pronouncing the word independence. It is painful but yet a fact.

We, who have taken the responsibility of our country, should not let
that Independence, Freedom, Victory become ordinary concepts. We will
be destroyed if the people start hating that ideas”, – he said.

How many incomplete things were left that Sparapet could accomplish
if had not become a victim of terrorist attack in 1999.

EVENTS DEDICATED TO SUMGAIT MASSACRES CONTINUE

Panorama.am
14:22 05/03/2013 ” SOCIETY

On Sunday, in Spain at San Juan de la Cruz an event was held dedicated
to the 25th anniversary of Sumgait massacres.

The Armenian Charge d’Affaires in Spain Khoren Terteryan made a speech
to the Armenians of Spain. He presented the reasons and consequences
of the tragic events. The movie telling about the massacres in Sumgait
was shown.

In Batumi as well they have given tribute to victims of the massacre.

Events dedicated to the 25th of Sumgait genocide and Artsakh movement
was held in Batumi organized by the General Consulate and the efforts
of the Armenian community.

In the Kiev International University as well, a round table and a
documentary film dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Armenian
pogroms in Sumgait was organized. As Analitika.at.ua executive
director of the Armenian community of Kiev Hasmik Melkumyan reported
the event was attended by representatives of the Armenian diaspora,
famous Ukrainian public figures and active youth.

On 26-29 February 1988 in terms of actual complicity of local
authorities and inaction of the USSR government mass pogroms
of civilians were organized in Sumgait city of Azerbaijani SSR,
accompanied with unprecedented brutal murders, violence and pillaging
against the Armenian population of the city. Armenian pogroms in
Sumgait were carefully organized. At the meetings, which began on
February 26 in the central square, city leaders openly called for
violence against the Armenians.

On February 27 protests which were attended by hundreds of rioters
turned into violence. Armed with axes, knives, specially sharpened
rebar, rocks and cans of gasoline and with the pre-compiled lists of
apartments where Armenians lived the rioters broke into the houses,
turning everything upside down there and killing the owners. In
the same time, people were often taken out to the streets or to the
courtyard for jeering at them publicly. After painful humiliations
and torture the victims were doused with gasoline and burnt alive.

On February 29 army troops entered Sumgait but without an order to
intervene. Only in the evening, when the mad crowd began to attack
the soldiers the military units took up decisive steps.

The exact number of victims of Sumgait pogroms is still unknown.

According to official data, 32 people were killed; however there
is ample evidence that several hundred Armenians have been killed
in the city in three days. There is also evidence that the riots
were coordinated by KGB in Azerbaijan. Executioners of Sumgait were
subsequently declared as national heroes of Azerbaijan.

Documentary “Ordinary Genocide: Sumgait 1988”

HEAD OF ARMENIA’S MARXIST PARTY CALLS FOR NEW ELECTORAL CODE

NEWS.AM
March 05, 2013 | 12:55

YEREVAN.- Head of Marxist party David Hakobyan is confident Armenian
authorities are stretching out the hand of reconciliation to the
opposition.

In response, the opposition calls the president “an imposter”,
Hakobyan said commenting on post-election situation in Armenia.

“If we want to characterize the situation we can note that the
Republican junta asked people for a stick to manipulate them during
the coming five years. However, they did not expect resistence,”
he told reporters on Tuesday.

Hakobyan said it is impossible to carry out peaceful transfer of power
since Central Electoral Commission is not a guarantor of democracy,
but “democracy violator.”

He called on the authorities to introduce a fundamentally new
Electoral Code.

KARABAKH MINISTER OF YOUTH AND CULTURE TO CELEBRATE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF FREEDOM IN U.S. CONGRESS

13:29 05.03.2013

Narine Aghabalyan, the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh’s Minister of
Youth and Culture, will join the with legislators, civic leaders,
and community organizers in celebrating the 25th anniversary of
the Artsakh freedom movement on Capitol Hill, the Armenian National
Committee of America reported.

Minister Aghabalyan will offer keynote remarks at the March 13th
program in the Cannon House Office Building. The event is being hosted
by the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, with the participation
of the Embassy of Armenia, Office of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic,
and Armenian American civic organizations.

“We would like to thank the Congressional Armenian Caucus for taking
the lead in educating the U.S. Congress about Artsakh’s commitment to
democracy and, of course, the cause of a fair and lasting peace, for
Nagorno Karabakh and for all the states and citizens of the region,”
said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. “This Capitol Hill program
will be an excellent opportunity not only to celebrate 25 years of
Artsakh’s democratic, cultural, and economic development, but also
to spotlight the remarkable new generation of leaders who are working
hard to help shape a bright future for their proud and free Republic.”

UN ARMENIEN ENLEVE SUR LA ROUTE ENTRE LA SYRIE ET LE LIBAN

Un armenien a ete enleve sur la route entre la Syrie et le Liban le
1er mars.

Le porte-parole du diocèse Jiraïr Reisian a ajoute que la victime
est Nazaret Sabujyan, 52 ans.

Se referant a la situation a Alep, Jirair Reisian a note qu’elle etait
relativement calme dans les quartiers armeniens. Aucun incident n’a
ete enregistre, en depit de rares coups de feu.

mardi 5 mars 2013, Stephane ©armenews.com

HELP YOUR BROTHER TRANSFERS FUNDS FOR HOUSING FOR SYRIAN-ARMENIAN FAMILIES

TERT.AM
13:29 ~U 06.03.13

The Help Your Brother initiative transferred AMD 4m to the Qashatagh
fund on Tuesday for completing the construction of housing for Syrian
Armenians in Qashatagh.

The initiative goes on supporting Syrian-Armenian families. In
recent days, in cooperation with the Christian Doctors Association,
has provided 500 parcels to Syrian-Armenian families, as well as warn
clothing to students of the Kilikia college.

“ARMENIAN RENAISSANCE” MOVEMENT SUPPORTS RAFFI HOVANNISIAN

ARMINFO
Wednesday, March 6, 12:48

The “Armenian Renaissance” movement has disseminated a statement
in which it expressed support to the leader of the Heritage party
Raffi Hovannisian.

According to the statement, the movement which is becoming more and
more stronger, the activeness of citizens and their supporting Raffi
Hovannisian, as well as absence of any activeness from the side of
the people which support the power, are evidence of the fact that
official results of the presidential election have nothing in common
with reality. The only argument in the hands of the authorities are
the congratulatory messages of foreign forces and organizations. But
the power in Armenia belongs only to the people but not external
forces, the interests of which supplies the man which has occupied
the president’s position. For this reason, their congratulations mean
nothing if the people of Armenia do not join them, the statement says.

Representatives of the Armenian Diaspora also hope that Raffi
Hovannisian will not disappoint the people, and will be able to take
the country out from the present non-prospective situation.

LES ETUDIANTS POURSUIVENT LA GREVE

Deux jours de suite, un groupe d’etudiants de l’Universite d’Etat
a fait la grève en signe de protestation contre les resultats
des elections. Aujourd’hui, ils se sont diriges vers l’universite
pedagogique pour exhorter leurs camarades a se joindre a eux.

Extrait de la revue de presse de l’Ambassade de France en Armenie en
date du 26 fevrier 2013