Author: Kanayan Tamar

ATTEMPTS TO COMMISSION KHANKENDI AIRPORT PREVENT A PEACEFUL SOLUTION OF THE CONFLICT – AZERBAIJANI COMMUNITY

Trend
Oct 8 2012
Azerbaijan

Attempts to commission Khankendi airport in the occupied
Nagorno-Karabakh seriously harm the settlement of the conflict through
peaceful negotiations, said the chairman of the Coordination Council of
“Azerbaijani community of Nagorno-Karabakh” Orkhan Akbarov.

“National borders and airspace of Azerbaijan shall be inviolable,
these boundaries can not be used without permission of Azerbaijan. Any
activity carried out by Armenia in the occupied Nagorno-Karabakh and
surrounding areas is illegal,” – he said.

Azerbaijani state is entitled to use any mechanisms to prevent illegal
flights over Azeri lands, said Akbarov.

“Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding areas are legitimate territories of
Azerbaijan recognized by the international community. Standards of
civil aviation in the matter are entirely on the Azerbaijani side”,
– said the Chairman of the Coordination Council of the community.

Earlier, Armenian media reported about the commissioning of the
airport in Khankendi.

Commissioning of an airport in Khankendi is an open violation of
the Convention on International Civil Aviation, representatives of
Azerbaijani MFA noted.

Azerbaijan has banned the use of the airspace of Nagorno-Karabakh
occupied by Armenia, as no one can guarantee flight safety in the
area, the head of the Azerbaijani Civil Aviation Administration,
Arif Mammadov said.

He said Armenia’s steps directed to the operation of the airport in
Khankendi are attempts to violate international legal norms. This
air space belongs to Azerbaijan, so its use by Armenia is impossible.

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the European
Civil Aviation Conference (ICAC) also support the position of
Azerbaijan on this issue.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.

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 Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.

ARMENIAN CELLIST DISPLAYS STELLAR ARTISTRY AT GARDNER MUSEUM

Boston Classical Review
Oct 8 2012
MA

With a display of formidable technique and musical acumen, young
cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan made a strong impression as a performer
to watch Sunday afternoon at the Gardner Museum.

He offered a wide-ranging program: standard repertory like Franck’s
A Major Sonata, Chopin’s Introduction and Polonaise brillante, Op. 3
and Tchaikovsky’s Nocturne and Pezzo Capriccioso, juxtaposed with
challenging modern works like the Ligeti solo Cello Sonata and The
Jew: Life and Death by Russian composer Mikhail Bronner. A sold-out
Calderwood Hall witnessed Hakhnazaryan, who was ably supported by
pianist Noreen Polera; one suspects that years from now many more
will claim “to have been there then.”

The 24-year-old Armenian was the gold medal winner at last year’s
Tchaikovsky competition. Such an achievement nearly always guarantees
solid technique, but does not always guarantee musical insight.

A reading of the familiar Franck Violin Sonata arranged for cello was
the first major work of the afternoon. Both players seem to delight in
the attack, especially in the brisk second movement: Polera was guilty
of an almost too vigorous opening tempo, storming through various runs,
right up to the finish, eliciting vigorous premature applause.

The sonata hinges on a familiar six-note motive, rising first but
quickly descending, which gets repeated and reworked in all the
movements. It’s not possible, but it sounded like Hakhnazaryan invested
each repeat with a new insight, enlivening the reading throughout.

Terrifically virtuosic playing highlighted the Chopin, especially
in thumb position, where the composer demands feathery fingering,
often accompanied by ponticello bowing, to create delicate gestures
that starkly contrast the otherwise ferocious playing. This is a
stately work of imaginative structure, the pianist subtly guiding
the attack; Polera showed why she is widely admired for her expertise
accompanying cellists.

A brief pause led to the Ligeti sonata, another bold work with extended
technique. A handsomely wrought piece, its two movements-Dialogo and
Capriccio-sound entirely unrelated, with the opening lyrical, invoking
popular, folk-style melodies, and the Capriccio relentlessly driving
in the same rhythmic pattern. Only a touching quote from the Dialogo
that interrupts the second movement yokes them together. Hakhnazaryan
made the most of the moment, sticking the pause before and after
dramatically.

Even greater technical challenges faced the soloist in Bronner’s
theatrical The Jew: Life and Death. In two fanciful movements, it was
highlighted by pizzicato of every variant, including a remarkable
kind of pizzicato glissando, martele bowing, and the cellist even
moaning a low drone and whistling sometimes, with the pianist tapping
her feet noisily as well.

Tchaikovsky’s familiar and equally demanding works concluded the
ambitious program, offering further confirmation-if any was needed-that
this is a cellist with a major future. Lyrical and spirited interplay
governed the reading.

The afternoon opened with a personal remembrance by Hakhnazaryan of
Armenian composer Edvard Mirzoyan, who passed away over the weekend,
and a performance of Faure’s Elegie was offered in remembrance. Then,
having invested the entire program with virtuosity, the cellist ended
the recital with an encore of a work from the legend of virtuosity
himself, Paganini’s Variations on One String from a Theme of Rossini’s
Moses.

Music at the Gardner continues 1:30 p.m. Oct. 14 with New York Festival
of Song in a program called “Dvorak and the American Soul.”

gardnermuseum.org; 617-278-5156.

OSKANYAN READY TO BECOME A PAP PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDER IF “TSARUKYAN DOESN’T WANT TO NOMINATE HIS CANDIDACY”

Mediamax
Oct 8 2012
Armenia

Yerevan, October 8. /Mediamax/. Member of “Prosperous Armenia Party”
(PAP), MP Vardan Oskanyan said today that PAP should nominate its
own candidate at the 2013 presidential elections.

Vardan Oskanyan’s office reported that he said this in an interview
to Civilnet.

“As for the nomination of a candidate from “Prosperous Armenia
Party”, I can say the following. First of all the party has not
made an official decision in this regard yet, so I can express my
personal opinion. Taking into consideration the fact that PAP has a big
authority I suppose the party should definitely nominate its candidate
at presidential elections. This candidate should be the leader of the
party Gagik Tsarukyan of course. However, if Mr. Tsarukyan doesn’t
want to nominate his candidacy and the party chooses me, I am ready
to assume this responsibility,” said Vardan Oskanyan.

HAYK OVERCOMES DEAFNESS TO BE CROWNED ARMENIA’S “BEST” DANCER
By Arev Melkonyan

11:36, October 8, 2012

Hayk Hobosyan is the winner of the first “Dance If You Can” competition
broadcast by Shant TV in Armenia.

Hayk is also deaf.

“When I found out that Hayk couldn’t hear, I felt an emotion akin to
death. But I pulled myself together and made a vow to do all in my
power to see that Hayk became a fully integrated member of society. I
told my boy that there were two worlds out there; one for those who
could hear and the other for those who couldn’t,” says his mother,
Marineh.

Hayk says that he didn’t understand what it meant not to hear as
a child.

“But when I got older I felt that I was different from the rest. I
asked myself ‘why can’t I hear?’ and ‘why me?’ Later on, I thought
that I was just like everybody else and could do everything,” Hayk
confesses.

Hayk’s father enrolled his son in a school for those with hearing
impairments. Hayk says he was happy to get the chance to learn sign
language and thus communicate with others.

But some of Hayk’s family don’t even know sign language. Luckily,
the young man can read lips quite well.

Hayk enjoyed history and geography at school and once dreamt about
becoming a doctor. But his first love was dance. Even at an early age,
Hayk danced at family gatherings and wowed his parents and relatives
with his skills.

Hayk’s first success as a dancer was when he won the Grand Prize at the
5th Rap/Pop Dance Festival in Armenia. After that he participated in
a variety of dance competitions, wining a number of awards in hip-hop
and break dancing. He then joined up with “Ara’s Dance Show” group.

Anita Abgaryan, Hayk’s dancing partner, describes him as a sun that
lights up any room he enters.

The “Dance If You Can” competition opened a new page in Hayk’s life.

“When I saw the TV commercials for the contest, I was glad to see that
such an event was finally coming to Armenia. But I never thought about
entering. It was my brother’s friend who convinced me,” Hayk says.

Lilit, Hayk’s sister, says that her brother wanted to see how the
first competition was and that he would enter the second.

“Hayk waited till the very last day to submit his application,”
Lilit says.

After several tryouts, Hayk made it to the top twenty dancers. She
remembers that her brother had gotten tired after five or six gala
performances and that he even fell during one of them.

“He was exhausted. At the last performance they had to do five dances.

That’s when he fell and slightly injured himself.”

One the day when the winners were to be announced all the dancers
waited nervously. But Hayk was composed. Lilit recalls Hayk telling
her that he didn’t really care who won and that what was important
was that he made it to the finals.

“When my name was announced as the winner, I didn’t understand what
had happened. Everyone in the audience got up and started to clap. I
turned to the show’s host and he pointed to me. It still hasn’t sunk
in that I won the contest. I really can’t describe what I felt when the
reporters encircled me and started to take my picture,” Hayk relates.

Now, Hayk conducts his own dance group, the H Dance Studio. It’s made
up of boys and girls from ages 6 to 16.

15 year-old Diana, one of the students, confesses that she was a bit
fearful for her first dance session.

“Luckily, everything went well. Hayk is a great teacher whose favourite
words are ‘slowly, slowly’. When we have trouble executing a certain
move, Hayk tells us that it is indeed possible.”

Lousineh, another dance group member, says she was sad to learn that
Hayk was deaf, but later understood that what was most important was
that Hayk is a great teacher and dancer.

“If one day I can feel the dance like Hayk, I will be very content.

Hayk lives to dance.”

Hayk says that there are great dancers in Armenia, but sadly they
don’t have the opportunity to perform overseas. If they did, Hayk
believes that many have what it takes to become quite successful.

He dreams of one day owning his own dance studio where kids with
hearing disabilities would also attend.

Arev Melkonyan is a fourth year student at Yerevan State University’s
Faculty of Journalism

2nd, 3rd and 4th photos – Shant TV

TURKEY WANTS TO WEAKEN SYRIAN-ARMENIAN COMMUNITY, TURKOLOGIST SAYS

tert.am
08.10.12

One of the points of Turkish secret program is weakening of Syrian
community during the current Syria crisis, Turkologits Anush
Hovhannisyan told the reporters on Monday.

She said the ideological preparedness of the Syrian rebels is part
of propaganda training. She said it is not accidental that being
the most organized and strongest the Syrian community was called
mother community.

Armenian political scientists and diplomats, as a rule claim that
murders of Armenians inside Syria are the result of wide scale conflict
inside Syria and are not of ethnic-religious nature.

ARMENIA AND GERMANY WILL EXCHANGE EXPERIENCES IN THE REALM OF SPIRITUAL SERVICE IN ARMED FORCES

ARMENPRESS
8 October, 2012
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 8, ARMENPRESS. Minister of Defence of the Republic
of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan hosted catholic bishop of Armed Forces of
Federative Republic of Germany and military supervisor Monsignor
Joachim Simon. As Information and Public Relationship Department
of Ministry of Defence of Republic of Armenia informed “Armenpress”
catholic bishop of FRG Armed Forces payed a cognitive visit to Armenia,
aiming to exchange experiences regarding the role and functions of
spiritual service in armed forces.

While greeting his guest Minister of Defence of Republic of Armenia
Seyran Ohanyan mentioned that this visit is of a great importance
and that spiritual service is most appreciated in army. Ohanyan
emphasized, that exchange of experience with similar services
of European armed forces in this sphere is more then important,
especially that both Armenian and German military units participate
in a mission in Afghanistan.

Monsignor Johacim Simon expressed his gratitude for the admission and
mentioned that there are many similarities in frames of functions and
matters of spiritual service in both countries, therefore exchange
of experience can be profitable for both sides.

During his visit Rev. Joachim Simon will meet Catholicos of All
Armenians Garegin II. Also he is planning to pay a visit to Institute
of National Strategic Researches of Ministry of Defence of Republic of
Armenia, military unites, as well as historical and cultural places;
Ejmiatsin, Khor Virap, Noravank etc.. Catholic bishop of FRG Armed
Forces also will visit Memorial of victims of Armenian Genocide.

ARMENIA’S CAPITAL GEARS UP FOR EREBOUNI-YEREVAN CELEBRATION

hetq
14:03, October 8, 2012

Preparations are underway for the Erebouni-Yerevan festivities on
October 14.

In addition to the concerts scheduled at the Erebouni Museum and
Republic Square, 26 additional stages will be set up in various
Yerevan locations.

At today’s municipal advisory session Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan
stated that the Erebouni-Yerevan celebration is a holiday for all
Armenians and that everything will be done to guarantee a truly
festive mood.

Margaryan has ordered that public transport hours be extended for
the day.

THE ISSUE OF SYRIAN ARMENIANS IS OUR PAINFUL WOUND, DIASPORA JOURNALISTS SAY
Alisa Gevorgyan

“Radiolur”
18:27 08.10.2012

A number of representatives of Diaspora Armenian media have arrived
in Yerevan to participate in the 6th Pan-Armenian Forum of Journalists.

Today they shared their impressions from the results of the “Ahead
of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide” forum, assessing
the event as generally productive and useful.

Editor-in-chief of the Lebanon-based Aztag daily Shahan Kandaharyan is
satisfied with the results of the discussions. During the conference
reference was made to the situation in Syria, and the problems
Syrian Armenians face. “This is our painful wound,” editor of the
Lebanon-based “Khosnak” newspaper Hambik Martirosyan said.

Representative of Lebanon’s “Sevan Radio” program Vera Siseryan noted
that “such forums are really important and necessary although the
Armenian society does not take them seriously.”

To what extent does the Armenian press in Diaspora follow the internal
political developments in Armenia? “We are trying our best to refer to
everything the Armenian press covers. We face the issue of maintaining
the balance, presenting the reality so as not to cause disappointment
in the Diaspora. I cannot say, however, that we have found the solution
to that issue,” Vera Siseryan said.

Hambik Martirosyan underlined that the Diaspora is rather sensitive
to the events in Armenia, and the biased information often causes
just pain and nothing else.

ARMENIA EXPECTS AN APOLOGY FROM HUNGARY
Artak Barseghyan

“Radiolur”
08.10.2012

Chairman of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Foreign
Relations Artak Zakaryan said the Hungarian side has not taken any
step after the extradition of Ramil Safarov that would allow official
Yerevan to “defreeze” relations with Budapest. The MP expects an
official apology from the Hungarian authorities.

Touching upon the developments in Syria, Artak Zakaryuan expressed
his concern over the accumulation of the Turkish military force at
the border. “Ankara aspires to strengthen its role in the Middle East,
which can incite broader clashes in the region.

The MP said one should not excepts any progress in the process of
settlement of the Karabakh issue by spring 2013, which is connected
with presidential elections in the United States and Armenia.

As of the Georgian elections, Artak Zakaryan said “the victory of the
opposition is an evidence of full-fledged democracy in that country.”

He does not consider that the change of power will negatively affect
the Armenian-Georgian relations.

CHAIRMAN OF CENTRAL BANK OF ARMENIA WILL PARTICIPATE IN 2012 ANNUAL COUNSEL OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AND WORLD BANK MANAGERS GROUP IN TOKYO

ARMENPRESS
8 October, 2012
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 8, ARMENPRESS. Chairman of Central Bank of Armenia
leaves for business trip to Tokyo from October 8-12 to take part in
2012 annual counsel of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank
managers group.

Central Bank of Republic of Armenia informed “Armenpress” that Chairman
of Central Bank of Armenia will participate in planar sessions of the
International Monetary Fund and World Bank bank managers, meeting of
the Netherlands subgroup of the International Monetary Fund.

Meetings must be held with executive director of World Bank Ruud
Treffers, director of Near East and Central Asia of the International
Monetary Fund Masud Ahmed, executive director of the Netherlands
subgroup of the International Monetary Fund Menno Anelli, deputy
director of International Financial Corporation Dimitros Tsitsiragos
and director of Europe and Central Asia department Thomas Thalmayr,
director of Turkish, Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia of
European Bank of Reconstruction and Development Olivier Desham.