Author: Kanayan Tamar

AUSTRALIAN OFFICIAL URGES ALL NATIONS TO SUPPORT NKR RIGHT TO SELF DETERMINATION

November 16, 2012 – 17:38 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Australia’s New South Wales Legislative Council
member Frederick Nile has expressed readiness to continue his support
for the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, reported the Armenian National
Committee of Australia.

“I give my firm support to the right to self-determination for the
Republic of Nagorno Karabakh and call upon all nations to uphold this
basic human right. Our actions today can prevent another Genocide of
Armenians,” Rev. Nile said in a statement last night.

The Legislative Council of the New South Wales Parliament adopted
a resolution recognizing the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh and the
right to self-determination of its Armenian people, who declared
independence from an oppressive Azerbaijan 20 years ago.

The motion, which was unanimously adopted Oct 25, comes after many
months of advocacy from the ANC Australia. It was introduced to the
Chamber by the Hon. Marie Ficarra MLC, who was been a long-standing
supporter of Armenian issues.

The motion acknowledges the 20th anniversary of independence of the
Nagorno Karabakh Republic, it supports the right to self-determination
of its people, and it “calls on the Commonwealth Government [of
Australia] to officially recognize the independence of Nagorno
Karabakh and strengthen Australia’s relationship with the Nagorno
Karabakh and its citizens”.

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ARMENIA’S INFORMAL ECONOMY IS OVER 35 PERCENT: IMF

YEREVAN, November 16. / ARKA /. Armenia’s informal economy is more
than 35% of its GDP, according to a supplement to an IMF report called
“Regional Economic Outlook: the Caucasus and Central Asia.” The size
of the informal economy, according to the IMF, across this region is
more than 75%.

The term ‘informal economy’ is used to refer to economic activities
which are not conducted through legally registered bodies and are
not reported to tax and social security authorities. It is often
described as informal or unorganized sector.

According to IMF report, the main indicators used to assess the
seize of informal economies in these countries are the burden of
taxes and social insurance, labor market inflexibility factors,
the quality of institutions, the burden of regulation of financial
markets and product markets. The report believes that the impact of
tax burden is particularly high in Armenia and Georgia – about 10%
of the total size of the informal economy.

The influence of rigid labor markets is also high in Armenia and
Azerbaijan -about 15% of the total size of the informal economy. The
influence of institutional quality factor that significantly affects
the competitiveness of economy and economic growth are behind a 50%
informal economy in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan.

The IMF recommends that these countries reduce the share of the
informal economy through improvement of business regulation system,
reforming labor market institutions, reducing the tax burden and
securing workers of informal sector with access to advanced training.

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SHARMAZANOV ADVISES GULUZADE TO GET ACQUAINTED WITH THE WORKS OF ANCIENT AUTHORS

14:20, 16 November, 2012

YEREVAN, NOVEMBERE 16, ARMENPRESS: Azerbaijani propaganda machine
came up with the regular “absurd” statement. Vafa Guluzade, a former
adviser to the Azerbaijani president stated in the briefing with mass
media representatives the Uruguayan high ranking delegation visit
to Nagorno Karabakh was conducted thanks to the efforts of Armenian
Diaspora money.

National Assembly Deputy Speaker Edward Sharmazanov comments Guluzade
statment, Armenpress reports. Azerbaijan measures other nations
by their own criteria . Reportedly “caviar” diplomacy, erecting
hundreds of meters long flags and installing big statues is typical
to Azerbaijani diplomacy . NA Deputy Speaker stated our friend country
Uruguay like in 1965 approved it is a country that respects democratic
values and defends human rights. Our partners have arrived by their
own financial means and their initiative.

Sharmazanov thanked to Uruguayan Parliamentary delegation members.

“It is very important our partners are paying visit to Artsakh
Republic. It comes to prove Artsakh Republic de facto exists regardless
the will of Azerbaijan” Sharmazanov noted .

Referring to Guluzade statement as if “Unlike nationalist Armenians
normal Armenians know Nagorno Karabakh has always been a part and
will remain as a part of Azerbaijan” Sharmazanov stated.” I greatly
doubt the man announcing the statement is familiar with the works of
antique authors Strabo and Plutarkos who wrote about Armenia. I urge
Guluzade to read antique authors . If one day he travel to Rome he will
see ancient world map in the Rome forum and Armenian borders sketched
there, then he will understand everything “Sharmazanov summed up.

In the words of Armenian high ranking official Azerbaijan was
established only in 1918. Before that Azerbaijani state did not exist
in the world history. Azerbaijani name was originated in 1936 in the
days of Stalin’s constitution, just aimed to differentiate Caucasus
Tatars or Turks from Anatolian Turks Deputy Speaker underscored.

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14:20, 16 November, 2012

YEREVAN, NOVEMBERE 16, ARMENPRESS: Azerbaijani propaganda machine came
up with the regular ”absurd” statement. Vafa Guluzade, a former
adviser to the Azerbaijani president stated in the briefing with mass
media representatives the Uruguayan high ranking delegation visit to
Nagorno Karabakh was conducted thanks to the efforts of Armenian
Diaspora money.

National Assembly Deputy Speaker Edward Sharmazanov comments Guluzade
statment, Armenpress reports. Azerbaijan measures other nations by
their own criteria . Reportedly ”caviar” diplomacy, erecting
hundreds of meters long flags and installing big statues is typical to
Azerbaijani diplomacy . NA Deputy Speaker stated our friend country
Uruguay like in 1965 approved it is a country that respects democratic
values and defends human rights. Our partners have arrived by their
own financial means and their initiative.

Sharmazanov thanked to Uruguayan Parliamentary delegation members.
”It is very important our partners are paying visit to Artsakh
Republic. It comes to prove Artsakh Republic de facto exists
regardless the will of Azerbaijan” Sharmazanov noted .

Referring to Guluzade statement as if ”Unlike nationalist Armenians
normal Armenians know Nagorno Karabakh has always been a part and will
remain as a part of Azerbaijan” Sharmazanov stated.” I greatly doubt
the man announcing the statement is familiar with the works of antique
authors Strabo and Plutarkos who wrote about Armenia. I urge Guluzade
to read antique authors . If one day he travel to Rome he will see
ancient world map in the Rome forum and Armenian borders sketched
there, then he will understand everything ”Sharmazanov summed up.

In the words of Armenian high ranking official Azerbaijan was
established only in 1918. Before that Azerbaijani state did not exist
in the world history. Azerbaijani name was originated in 1936 in the
days of Stalin’s constitution, just aimed to differentiate Caucasus
Tatars or Turks from Anatolian Turks Deputy Speaker underscored.

NEW FOREST TO BE CREATED AROUND ARMENIA’S LAKE SEVAN

news.am
November 16, 2012 | 05:35

YEREVAN. – The Government of Armenia decided to implement the project
of creating a new layer of forest around LakeSevan, and by way of
planting new trees in a 1,100-hectare area. The respective decision
was adopted during Thursday’s Cabinet session.

The new forest will be created around the SevanNational Park and
nearby communities.

The plan, which the Nature Protection Ministry has designed, notes that
Gegharkunik Region-where this project will be carried out-is one of
Armenia’s least-forest-covered regions, with a mere 3 percent forests.

This project envisions the planting of 2-3-year-old vegetable seed
trees and other types of trees and shrubs. In the case of favorable
conditions, high-value fruit-bearing forest trees are expected to be
planted as well.

Between 2014 and 2023, the funding for this program is envisioned
to be provided by charitable foundations and other international
organizations.

PLEDGES FOR GENOCIDE RECOGNITION NO LONGER ENOUGH FOR US – ARMENIAN MP

news.am
November 16, 2012 | 11:30

YEREVAN. – The Armenian-French relations are very important for
Armenia, ruling Republican Party MP Karine Achemyan said during a
press conference on Friday.

In her words, President Serzh Sargsyan’s visit to France was important
because he met not solely with his French counterpart, but, also,
with that country’s PM and National Assembly Speaker. “And in Lyon,
the President met with the Armenian community. Overall, the visit
was important both in terms of economic and cultural aspects,”
Achemyan added.

“In terms of France’s recognition of the [Armenian] Genocide, it
will be much better for us if the [French-] Armenian community and
our diplomats work very well and form good relations, since promises
no longer satisfy us,” Karine Achemyan.

In response to the query as to why the two presidents did not discuss
the French bill on criminalizing genocide denial, the MP said relations
with the newly elected president of France are at the formation phase
and this was the first meeting between the two leaders.

OUGHTASAR : LES PETROGLYPHES D’ARMENIE

Publie le : 16-11-2012

Info Collectif VAN – – Le Collectif VAN vous
presente un article traduit le 6 novembre 2012 par Georges Festa
pour le site “Armenian Trends – Mes Armenies”, d’après un article en
anglais publie sur le site Haytoug.

© Raffi Kojian, 2006 /

lundi 12 novembre 2012

Oughtasar : les petroglyphes d’Armenie

par Maro Siranosian

Haytoug, 06.12.2011

Les petroglyphes, ou gravures rupestres, d’Oughtasar se retrouvent
partout a Erevan ; ciseles sur des bijoux en argent, peints sur
des tasses de cafe, reproduits dans la poterie artisanale et
ornant les murs des cafes. Atteindre les veritables petroglyphes
d’Oughtasar (” ought ” signifiant chameau et ” sar ” montagne,
du fait de la ressemblance de ses cimes aux bosses d’un chameau)
relève quelque peu de la gageure, ce qui, a l’instar de la plupart
des sites remarquables en Armenie, compose pour moitie l’interet et
la curiosite de l’excursion.

Situe sur la chaîne montagneuse du Siounik, a une trentaine de
kilomètres de Sissian, au sud de l’Armenie, les petroglyphes ne sont
accessibles que par une côte escarpee a bord d’un UAZ de l’epoque
sovietique. UAZ signifiant Ulyanovsky Avtomobilny Zavod, l’Usine
d’Automobiles d’Ulyanovsk, où ce robuste vehicule tout-terrain est
fabrique. Ce trekking a travers la montagne, c’est comme faire 200
fois le circuit d’Indiana Jones a Disneyland, sans s’arreter. Votre
chauffeur armenien, a la fois menu et modeste, se transformera en un
pilote d’exception tenant la barre, man~uvrant avec aisance parmi les
fosses et sur de larges pierres, tandis que vous sursautez a l’arrière
de l’UAZ, en essayant desesperement de capter un peu de ce paysage
virginal sans trop vous heurter la tete contre la vitre. Arrive un
moment où, passee la première heure a bord, vous n’avez d’autre choix
que de sortir du vehicule et poursuivre a pied, la route devenant trop
abrupte, fût-ce pour un UAZ semblable a un tank, pour l’escalader
avec autant de passagers. C’est la partie du voyage où des membres
de votre groupe, peut-etre votre père ou votre mère, commenceront
a maudire le moment où ils ont accepte de vous accompagner ici aux
premières loges ; ce qui, après tout, etait cense etre des vacances.

Après avoir passe le pire et avoir pu remonter a bord du vehicule, ce
n’est plus qu’un court trajet en direction du lac et des petroglyphes
au sommet de la montagne. Au premier abord, ce petit lac glacial et
cristallin vaut le detour, quand bien meme vous n’avez cesse de prendre
des coups : semblable a du verre, refletant a la perfection le ciel
et les sommets environnants, et comptant plus de deux mille fragments
de roches decorees qui s’etendent jusqu’au pied de la montagne. Si
le soleil brille, les roches miroitent avec un chatoiement vert. Les
petroglyphes, que certains font remonter a l’ère paleolithique (12
000 ans avant notre ère), sont sculptes dans des pierres volcaniques
brun sombre ou noir, vestiges d’un volcan eteint.

Bien que le site ait ete decouvert au debut du 20ème siècle, il ne
fut veritablement etudie que durant les annees 1920 et, a nouveau,
a la fin des annees 1960 ; tout n’est pas encore totalement explique
a l’heure actuelle.

Les sculptures sur ces fragments de roches depeignent des scènes de
chasse, une grande variete d’animaux, de spirales, de cercles et de
formes geometriques, et meme de signes du zodiaque. Les recherches
laissent entendre que la region fit office d’habitation temporaire pour
des tribus nomades, d’eleveurs de troupeaux, tandis que les travaux
menes sur les gravures rupestres indiquent qu’ils furent en usage
durant des siècles, les populations des epoques ulterieures ajoutant
leurs propres gravures sur les pierres. D’après les recherches de
Hamlet Martirossian, les pictogrammes d’Oughtasar representent un
système d’ecriture appele ” ecriture caprine “.

De nombreux scientifiques estiment que cela est dû au grand nombre
de caprides dessines sur les pierres, mais selon Martirossian, c’est
parce qu’en armenien ancien, les mots ” chèvre ” et ” ecriture ” sont
homonymes. Les populations utilisaient ces homonymes pour exprimer
des concepts, via des images. Le concept abstrait d’ ” ecriture ”
(qui peut etre exprime, en armenien ancien, a l’aide de mots tels que
” shar ” – arranger, ” sarel ” – compiler, ” tsir ” – une ligne)
se reflète dans la representation d’un caprin (” tzar “), car les
mots renvoyant a ” ecriture ” et ” chèvre ” ont le meme son. En tant
qu’anglophones, imaginons que nous representions le pronom ” you
” avec l’image d’une brebis (” ewe “). Les caprins constituent un
thème recurrent sur les pierres, peut-etre parce que le mot ” dig ”
en armenien ancien signifie chèvre et est assez proche de ” diq “,
l’ancien mot designant des dieux. En combinant des signes abstraits
avec les images d’animaux et de personnages en files horizontales
ou verticales, les graveurs de l’ère prehistorique parvenaient a
transmettre des messages precis.

La veritable beaute d’Oughtasar reside dans sa nature apparemment
intacte. Vous ne trouverez ni vestiges de barbecues (khorovats) près
du lac, ni ordures jonchant les roches ; pas de centre touristique
vendant chopes et cartes postales ; pas de guides vous traquant pour
vous faire ecouter l’histoire des petroglyphes. Vous etes libre de
vous balader dans la montagne et de prendre place parmi ces expressions
graphiques de la Prehistoire, en vous demandant ce qui a bien pu amener
ces anciens Armeniens a escalader des cimes peu hospitalières et y
apposer leur marque. A quelque 3200 mètres au-dessus du niveau de la
mer, l’air est l’un des plus purs que vous respirerez en Armenie, mis
a part l’ascension du Mont Aragats, point culminant de l’Armenie. Du
fait de son elevation, le climat est toujours rude et des parcelles
de neige parsèment la montagne toute l’annee.

Aujourd’hui, ce flanc de montagne accueille chaque annee des
rassemblements et des retraites spirituelles. Entoures des marques de
peuples disparus, les visiteurs modernes prennent part a cette meme
beaute naturelle, cette serenite et ce mystère que le lac a communique,
durant des millenaires.

Lorsque vous atteignez a nouveau Sissian, après avoir litteralement
degringole de la montagne, vous avez l’impression d’etre revenu
d’un voyage dans la lune ou de quelque lieu tout aussi perdu et
hors d’atteinte. L’impression de vous eveiller d’un reve, un reve
dont le paysage sans cesse cahotant vous fera tomber du lit, vous
heurtant parfois le front en route. Vous laissant avec quelques belles
contusions, qui vous aideront a vous en rappeler a l’avenir.

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Source :

Traduction : © Georges Festa – 11.2012.

NdT : Signalons l’important ouvrage, recemment paru, de Luc
Hermann, Les Petroglyphes de l’Oughtasar et de Voskehat en Armenie
(Norderstedt, Allemagne : BOD / Books On Demand, 2011, 108 p.),
comptant de nombreuses photos et explications sur la datation et la
signification des petroglyphes (ISBN-13: 978-2810611973).

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L’esprit musical de l’Armenie est au c~ur du nouvel enregistrement
de Jordi Savall. “De toutes les cultures developpees, la musique
– representee par certains instruments comme par les manières de
chanter et de jouer qui peuvent la concretiser – devient le reflet
spirituel le plus fidèle de l’âme et de l’histoire des peuples. De
tous les instruments utilises dans ses anciennes traditions musicales,
l’Armenie a accorde une preference particulière a un instrument unique
: le duduk, a tel point qu’on peut affirmer que cet instrument la
definit d’une manière presque absolue”. (Jordi Savall).

Accompagne de musiciens armeniens, Georgi Minassyan (duduk), Haïg
Sarikouyoumdjian (duduk), Gaguik Mouradian (kamantcha), Armen Badalyan
(dap), Jordi Savall invite a la reflexion, au recueillement où la
douleur est omnipresente, partagee et transcendee. L’esprit d’Armenie
c’est aussi l’accès a un partage musical intemporel marque du sceau
de la serenite.

Hamlet Petrosyan: The process of popularization of Artsakh’s
Tigranakert not easy
17:09 16.11.2012

Alisa Gevorgyan
`Radiolur’

‘$150 thousand is needed annually for archeological works at Artsakh’s
Tigranakert. We have never had the sum, but we stubbornly continue the
excavations,’ says Hamlet Petrosyan, Head of the Tigranakert
archeological expedition group of the Institute of Archaeology and
Ethnography at the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia.

The expedition in Artaskah’s Tigranakert is not only a process
targeted at exploring and popularizing our cultural heritage, but also
an important factor to prove the fact of being the master of that
legacy. Hamlet Petrosyan says the fact of Tigranakert’s being located
on the territory of unrecognized Artsakh creates obstacles on the way
of its internationalization and popularization, at the same time
making the process more interesting.

An archeological museum was opened in Panahi castle on the Territory
of Tigranakert in 2010, and the number of people visiting it in the
course of 2.5 years has exceeded 45 thousand. For comparison, about 40
thousand people visit the Armenian History Museum annually.

`This number means something, especially considering that Azerbaijan
and a number of other countries are constantly urging their citizens
not to visit Nagorno Karabakh, Hamlet Petrosyan said. Nevertheless,
according to him, the process of popularization is not easy and the
obstacles are different.

The first Italian scientific conference on archeology was held in
Florence October 23-30. Hamlet Petrosyan presented an extensive report
on `The monument and the society: Artsakh’s Tigranakert.’ A number of
reports on monuments situated in conflicts zones were also presented.

According to Petrosyan, the conference not only underlined the
importance of such expeditions, but also suggested to organize a
scientific conference dedicated only to monuments in conflict zones
and border regions.

Armenian participant of Voice of Germany is Ivan Aivazovsky’s descendant

NOVEMBER 16, 23:43

Mari Harutyunyan is one of two Armenian participants of the Voice of
Germany. Together with Iveta Mukuchyan, Mari overcame the blind
audition and was included in Xavier’s team. NEWS.am STYLE contacted
Mari to learn more about her participation in a popular song contest.

Mari, please tell abut yourself. Where were you born? Where did your
ancestors come from?

I am Mari, I am 19 years old and I love to sing and dance. I like
Latin dances like salsa but I also dance in an Armenian folklore group
called `Hrashq’. Furthermore I sing in the church choir of our
Armenian community in Nuremberg where I live. I started singing when I
was 9 years old and had a couple of little gigs here and there for
example on commemoration ceremonies for Hrant Dink or in little clubs.

I was born in Schwerin, a city in Northern Germany, but my parents
come from Armenia. One thing I am very proud of is that I am related
to the famous painter Ivan Aivazovsky. He was my great grandfather.

Where did you learn Armenian?

I speak fluently Armenian and learned it from my parents, since it is
my mother language. Speaking Armenian at home is important to us.
Moreover I am able to read and write Armenian.

What are your expectations from your participation in The Voice of
Germany? What prospects is the contest opening up for you as a singer?
What style in music do you prefer?

Actually I really don’t know what to expect at all. In the first place
I just feel much honored that the complete jury turned around for me
simultaneously after a couple of seconds, although all of their teams
were already full. And as I was the last contestant of the `Blind
Audition’ phase my expectation was not very high. With my
participation in The Voice of Germany I hope to be able to establish
myself as a professional singer, to go on stage and just sing for the
audience.

This is my dream. I love to be just on stage and to sing. I don’t
really have one specific style of music which I prefer. I like to sing
everything from Beyonce, to Etta James and I also love to sing
Armenian songs like Dle Yaman.

You are in the same group with other Armenian participant Iveta
Mukuchyan. Did you manage to communicate and share some words in
Armenian?

Yes, that is right. I am in the same team with Iveta. Sure, we also
conversed together in Armenian.

Have you even been to Armenia? Are you planning to come in the near future?

Of course I have been to Armenia. My cousins, my aunt and my
grandfather live there and I went to visit them with my family. But I
have no concrete plans yet when I will visit Armenia again as I have
to see how my life here goes on with my study and I don’t know what
will come next. But certainly I will visit Armenia again in the
future.

NEWS.am STYLE

A BOOK DEDICATED TO THE WORKS BY SAYAT-NOVA WILL BE PUBLISHED IN TURKEY

11:42, 15 November, 2012

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 15, ARMENPRESS. The Minister of Culture and Tourism
of Turkey Ertugrul Gunay has announced that they are going to publish
a book dedicated to the works by one of the pioneers of the Armenian
music Sayat-Nova. As reports “Armenpress” citing “Hurriyet”, in
accordance with the words of the Minister of Culture and Tourism of
Turkey the preparation works for the publishing of the volume have
already kicked off.