Author: Khondkarian Raffi

Narek Sargsyan beat the citizen for several hours in the basement of his building. prosecutor’s office

Khondkarian Raffi
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A report and explanation was received from the citizen in the main department of the fight against organized crime of the RA Police that in 2017 in the middle of August, N. Sargsyan’s security chief A. 2 employees of Petrosyan’s bodyguard forcibly kidnapped him in front of the cafe at the intersection of Tumanyan-Nalbandyan Street in Yerevan, and took him to N. The basement of Sargsyan’s residence, where they kept him against his will for several hours and beat him.

According to the report, N. was present in the said basement. Sargsyan, who threatened him with a gun, then burned different parts of his body with a gas lighter, demanding not to engage in the business of running a night club, not to rent the “Opera” club in Yerevan for this purpose, and not to carry out business activities there.

Then the above-mentioned persons took the citizen to the administrative building of the “Scania” truck service hall located in the Shengavit administrative district of Yerevan, kept him there illegally for 2-3 hours, then N. Sargsyan, together with several other persons, again beat the citizen, and then demanded to inform the owner of the “Opera” club by telephone that he refuses to work in that club. N. After fulfilling Sargsyan’s demand, the citizen was released.

Bearing in mind that the factual data described above appear to contain elements of a crime, by the decision of the Prosecutor of the Specially Important Cases Investigation Department of the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Armenia, a criminal case has been initiated in accordance with the features of Article 131, Part 2, Clauses 1, 2 and 7 of the RA Criminal Code.

The preliminary investigation was assigned to the investigative department of the RA NSS.

Aram Manoukian Statue Unveiled at Yerevan’s Republic Square

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The statue of Aram Manoukian was unveiled Tuesday at Republic Square

Pashinyan calls Manoukian, the ARF leader who became the first prime minister of the 1918 Republic, the “greatest apostle of modern history.”

YEREVAN—Hundreds gathered at Republic Square on Tuesday evening, for the long-awaited unveiling of a statue of Aram Manoukian, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation leader who became the first prime minister of the First Republic of Armenia in 1918, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, President Armen Sarkissian and His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians joined ARF leaders and members for the momentous ceremony.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was joined by President Armen Sarkissian and Catholicos Karekin II

In remarks delivered at the foot of the statue, Prime Minister Pashinyan hailed Manoukian as the “greatest apostle of modern history,” saying that his predecessor from the First Republic of Armenia had carved victories from defeats and sowed his mission of marshaling the Armenian Nation to statehood after 600 years of living under foreign rule “into this land.”

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan speaks at the unveiling ceremony

“Perhaps I won’t be wrong to say that in the person of Aram Manoukian we are dealing with the greatest apostle of our modern history. He was born to realize a great mission, and he succeeded. It truly was the greatest mission—to find victories within storms of defeats, to find hope in a flood of despair, to find strength when it seems your arms are weakened and knees bent. Aram Manoukian fully implemented his mission, he never lived for himself, his family or relatives, he lived for his people, he struggled and won for his people,” said Pashinyan to the cheers of the crowd at the ceremony.

President Armen Sarkissian lays flowers at the foot of the statue

Saying that Aram Manoukian walked the very street, where the crowd had gathered, he pledged to be guided by his principles in advancing and strengthening the modern-day Republic of Armenia.

We have our mission. The mission of state and public officials and citizens of Armenia is to be worthy to Aram Manoukian’s virtue and to live in a way to be entitled to look right into his eyes when walking next to his statue and say that we are the masters of his mission, his work is not incomplete. His victory is alive,” added Pashinyan.

After the ceremony, President Sarkissian laid flowers at the foot of the statue and mingled with participants of the ceremony.

ARF Bureau member and head of its political office Giro Manoyan delivered remarks on behalf of the organization, citing Manoukian’s accomplishments as an ARF member, a soldier for the Armenian Cause and a leader who led the realization of the dream of establishing an independent Armenian Republic.

We have set a task to ensure medical insurance of needy citizens, says PM Pashinyan (photos)

Khondkarian Raffi
| 17:01 | July 16 2018
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Consultation was held in the Armenian government led by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan during which issues on addressing and increasing the effectiveness of services provided in the healthcare field were discussed.

“Our today’s discussion is dedicated to the funding issues of the healthcare sector. One of our main tasks is the increase of efficiency of expenditures provided to the healthcare field, and the next one is a strategic issue, relating to solving issues on passing to the healthcare insurance system so that in practice the state will not have to intervene in individual cases. Of course, it’s understandable that this will cause additional expenditures for the state, our task is to ensure the funding of these expenditures. This is our political task and duty”, the PM said, adding that the government’s task is to understand the solution ways of the issue and find concrete solutions. “At least in the first stag we have set a task to ensure the medical insurance of citizens in need so that they will have an access to the complete or some logical packages of that medical care”, Nikol Pashinyan said.

Healthcare minister Arsen Torosyan touched upon the services provided by the state, the existing problems and their solution ways, medical care financing mechanisms.

Thereafter, the consultation participants exchanged views on the funding mechanisms of the healthcare field, clarification of sources, solving healthcare issues of socially needy citizens. The PM tasked the heads of interested agencies to more thoroughly discuss the presented proposals and introduce him on the results.

Sports: Football star Roberto Carlos to arrive in Armenia for the Match of Legends

Khondkarian Raffi
PanArmenian, Armenia
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PanARMENIAN.Net – World Champion, Brazilian defender Roberto Carlos will arrive in Yerevan to participate in the match of stars of world football in July.

The match of the legends of world football will be held in the Armenian capital on July 8 at the Republican Stadium.

The national team of Europe will be comprised of: Luis Figo, Paolo Maldini, Youri Djorkaeff, Jari Litmanen, Hristo Stoichkov, Kakha Kaladze, Ryan Giggs, Demetrio Albertini, Vincent Candela, Benito Carbone, Levan Kobiashvili, Marko Šimić, Luigi Di Biagio, Miguel Ángel, Ludovic Giuly, Thomas Helveg, Salvatore Schillaci, Lothar Matthäus, Robert Pirès, Christophe Dugarry.

The Latin American team, meanwhile, includes: Roberto Carlos, Rivaldo, Hernan Crespo, Gabriel Batistuta, Dida, Cafu, Ifan Zamorano, Juliano Belletti, Aldair, Antônio Carlos Zago, Júlio César, Francisco Lima, Iván Córdoba, Carlos Valderrama, Dwayne De Rosario, Everson Pereira da Silva, Javier Zanetti, Bebeto.

A fan zone of the World Cup 2018 will be created in Yerevan on July 6-8, with the match of football legends set to be held on July 8 at the Republican stadium.

Mawazine 2018: How Ara Malikian tells his story with the violin

Khondkarian Raffi
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The Lebanese-born Spanish musician wants to expand people’s perceptions of the instrument

 
by : Saeed Saeed
 
If you’ve got a good story, then it needs to be told.
 
Such was the thinking for the Lebanese-born Spanish violinist Ari Malikian as he embarked on his latest year-long world tour.
 
And judging by its success, including a high-profile showing at London’s prestigious Barbican in May and last week’s sold-out show at the Mawazine Festival in Morocco, The Incredible Story of Violin is a melodic tale that has well and truly resonated with audiences.
 
It begins with Malikian’s birth in Beirut. It was 1968 and before long Lebanon was experiencing the full scourge of civil war. Although he did not know it at the time, the violin sessions shared with his father from the age of 8 were as as much about taking his mind away from the carnage as the development of his talent.
 
“The war was going on at the time” he recalls before his Mawazine show in the Moroccan capital Rabat.
 
“We would play in bomb shelters. My father would bring his guitarist friend and there was also a singer. Even during those times, we found a way to have fun.”
 
Knowing your roots
 
But it was also a rigorous learning process. Malikian recalls stemming tears from all the intensive training his father – a renowned bandleader in Beirut at the time – gave him.
 
Malikian learnt from early on that it was more than just the music for his father. The violin he was entrusted to play as a child belonged to his grandfather, who brought it with him to Lebanon after escaping the mass killings of Armenians by Turkish troops in 1915.
 
Amid the chaos of the Lebanese civil war, Malikian realised that playing his grandfather’s violin and being trained by his father was a way to remain rooted before he grew up to take on the nomadic life of a musician.
 
Indeed, this a tale Malikian repeatedly tells during his shows from South America to Japan, all the while playing his grandfather’s violin on stage.
 
But Malikian’s shows are not just steeped in his memories. Now aged 50, he has forged his own path as virtuoso player who has managed to blend his Middle Eastern roots with various other genres ranging from flamenco to samba to classic rock.
 
Having performed with esteemed European orchestras and even enjoying a short spell touring with 80’s pop star Boy George, Malikian – who now resides in Spain – says he wants to be remembered as someone who expanded people’s perceptions of what the violin can do.
 
“It has long been thought of as this stiff instrument,” he says.
 
“But if people come to our shows they will see the different ways we can play the violin and the different kind of feelings that it can bring.”
 
Paganini was the first true rock star
 
Indeed, Malikian’s show at the Mawazine Festival can be best described as “strings on steroids”.
 
Dressed in ragged black leather pants and combat boots, Malikian and his two fellow strings-men resembled extras from a Mad Max movie. Backed by a guitarist, two percussionists and a pair of cellos, they conjured a thunderous sound with a repertoire that moved seamlessly from upbeat gypsy jams and plaintive Armenian folk tunes to a dramatic cover of Led Zeppelin’s Kashmir.
 
Malikian says the latter track wasn’t done simply as a crowd-pleaser. In fact, he sees a clear correlation between the violin and flamboyant rock.
 
“The violin in a way was the first rock instrument of its time,” he says.
 
“Take the [18th-century Italian violinist and composer] Paganini for instance. As far as I am concerned, he was the first true rock star. He changed the concept of what a concert could be. People from all over would travel not just to hear him play, but to see his performance as well. His shows were visual and full of stories, and I feel that I am also following that by telling my own story with the violin.”
 
Check out Arts & Culture for all the latest news and interviews from The Mawazine Festival in Morocco. The festival continues until June 30

Yerevan police search headquarters of Yerkrapah Volunteer Union

Khondkarian Raffi
| 16:53 | June 20 2018
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Yerevan police are raiding the headquarters of Yerkrapah Volunteer Union, the organization chaired by arrested Member of Parliament Manvel Grigoryan, police said.

Earlier on June 19, police searched the premises of the union’s district department in Avan, where illegal firearms and ammunition were found.

Pashinyan and Putin Meet Ahead of World Cup

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Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (left) met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on Wednesday

MOSCOW—Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Wednesday arrived in the Russian capital to attend the opening ceremony of the 2018 World Cup, before which he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, his second meeting with the Russian leader since taking office on May 8.

The focus of the meeting was strengthening relations between Armenia and Russia, both viewing the other as a strategic partner. Pashinyan said the fact that this was his second meeting with Putin in one month, attests to the important place Russia occupies for the Armenian government.

He assured Putin that some of the agreements that were reached during their meeting on May 14 are already being implemented in Armenia and expressed hope for continued opportunities to discuss matters of mutual importance—economy, politics, regional stability—in person.

“Everybody knows that the scope of our relations [with Russia] is rather broad and there is much to be discussed in terms of the economy, politics and the region. Of course, we hope for a positive and constructive dialogue and we have made sure that it is such on our end,” said Pashinyan.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his wife, Anna, were greeted by Zabivaka, the official mascot of the 2018 World Cup games

Putin emphasized the critical role Russia plays as Armenia’s leading trade partner.

“Given the strategic nature of our relations and the great scope of cooperation in different areas, I think meetings between the two nations are warranted. The first thing I would like to note is that Russia continues to confidently preserve its leading position in terms of trade with Armenia. Last year trade turnover between our countries increased by over 30 percent, and the growth continues this year as well,” said Putin.

He emphasized that the trade centers on Armenian agricultural exports to Russia, adding that Armenia’s membership in the Eurasian Economic Union has played a positive role in advancing relations between the two countries.

Pashinyan, who arrived in Moscow with his wife, Anna Hakopyan were greeted upon deplaning by Zabivaka (literally meaning goal-scorer), the official mascot of the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Zabivaka and Pashinyan kicked around a soccer ball and posed for photographs. Pashinyan and his delegation will attend the opening ceremony of the World Cup and view the first match at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow.

Artsakh army soldier killed in Azerbaijani shooting

Khondkarian Raffi
| 11:44 | June 11 2018
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A 26 year old soldier of Artsakh’s Defense Army was wounded by Azerbaijani gunfire in the evening of June 10.

The soldier, identified as Vahagn Eloyan, succumbed to his wounds while being rushed to a hospital.

The military investigative committee launched proceedings, initiating a criminal case on murder committed on grounds of racial, national or religious hatred or religious fanaticism.

Pashinyan, Aliyev to have first face-to-face meeting at 2018 FIFA World Cup opening in Moscow

Khondkarian Raffi
| 14:03 | June 11 2018
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According to Azerbaijani news media, President Ilham Aliyev will also participate in the June 14 opening ceremony of 2018 FIFA World Cup in Moscow, Russia.

The grand opening will take place in the Russian capital’s Luzhniki stadium.

The Armenian foreign minister had earlier confirmed Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s participation in the opening ceremony, which means the 2018 FIFA World Cup opening will be the first event where the new Armenian leader will meet Azerbaijan’s president.

Sports: Armenian wrestlers win 3 medals at European U23 Championships

Khondkarian Raffi
PanArmenian, Armenia
June 8 2018
June 8, 2018 – 16:50 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Armenian Greco-Roman wrestlers have won three medals at the 2018 European U23 Championships in Istanbul.

In particular, Norayr Hakhoyan (55kg weight category), Slavik Galstyan (63kg) and Arman Baghdasaryan (72kg) secured a bronze medal each, the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs said on Friday, June 8.

Freestyle wrestlers representing Armenia will join the championships on Friday, with four Armenian athletes set to participate.