Author: Maral Chavushian

Canadian FM visits Armenian summer camp, pastry shop in Montreal

Maral Chavushian
Public Radio of Armenia

Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly visited the Ararat Armenian summer camp in Montreal on Friday.

“Our community in Ahuntsic-Cartierville is home to diverse families and it was a delight to visit the young campers of Ararat Summer Camp”, the Foreign Minister said in a Twitter post.

She thanked the Sourp Hagop Armenian School “for creating a space for Armenian youths.”

She also thanked the kids for letting her “join in for a bit of fun.”

The Minister also visited long standing Ahuntsic-Cartierville institution “Armenia” pastry shop on Fleury West, which serves authentic Armenian foods made by 5th generation Canadians of Armenian decent. She thanked the Merdjanian family for hosting her.

The Knights and Daughters of Vartan Visit Armenian American Museum Construction Site Draft

Maral Chavushian

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Armenian American Museum and Cultural Center of California
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THE KNIGHTS AND DAUGHTERS OF VARTAN VISIT ARMENIAN AMERICAN MUSEUM CONSTRUCTION SITE

Glendale, CA () – The Armenian American Museum and Cultural Center of California welcomed members of The Knights and Daughters of Vartan for a special visit to the construction site of the landmark center. The visit was part of the official program of The Knights and Daughters of Vartan’s 2022 Grand Convocation held in the City of Glendale.

“We are very grateful to the members of The Knights and Daughters of Vartan for supporting the Armenian American Museum and joining us at the construction site to witness the significant progress on the historic project,” stated Armenian American Museum Executive Vice Chairman Zaven Kazazian.

The Knights of Vartan is an Armenian fraternal service organization established to encourage and support its members to assume leadership roles in cultural, educational, religious, and charitable organizations and activities on the local, national, and international levels to improve the Armenian nation and the diaspora. The Daughters of Vartan is an organization of women whose members are committed to contribute toward the intellectual development of Armenian women, cultivate nobility of character, perpetuate their cultural heritage, preserve the Armenian language, safeguard the sanctity of the Armenian home, and nurture and promote ethnic values.

“The Knights and Daughters of Vartan are grateful to have the special opportunity to visit the Armenian American Museum construction site and are eager to return in the future once the museum has opened its doors to experience an institution where Armenian culture and heritage will be preserved and celebrated,” stated Bob Barsam, who is a member of both The Knights of Vartan and Armenian American Museum Board of Governors.

The Armenian American Museum is a world class cultural and educational institution that is currently under construction in the museum campus at Glendale Central Park. The Phase I construction of the semi-subterranean parking garage and foundation is on schedule to be completed in Summer 2022. The next major phase of the project will be the Phase II construction of the two-level 50,820-square-foot museum complex. The museum will offer a wide range of public programming through the Permanent Exhibition, Temporary Exhibitions, Auditorium, Learning Center, Demonstration Kitchen, Archives Center, and more.

For more information, visit https://www.ArmenianAmericanMuseum.org.

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The Knights and Daughters of Vartan Visit 3 – Executive Chairman Berdj Karapetian
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Kuwaiti-Armenian philanthropist Geragos Kuyumjian launches Shop in Armenia campaign

Maral Chavushian

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YEREVAN, JULY 26, ARMENPRESS. Kuwaiti-Armenian philanthropist and businessman Geragos Kuyumjian is again visiting Armenia and is promoting his Shop in Armenia campaign, a project aimed at encouraging inbound travelers from the Diaspora to shop here. The project was launched in 2019 but the work was left unfinished due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The essence of this campaign is to encourage our compatriots to buy the products they need here in Armenia. Why does one need to bring products from abroad if there is everything here?” Kuyumjian said.

He believes this campaign would be economically beneficial for local businesses and producers if Diaspora-Armenians start doing most of their shopping in Armenia during every visit.

Kuyumjian says his initiative received positive reaction from government officials at the Office of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs and Tourism Committee.

Apart from this campaign, Kuyumjian is actively working in the direction of promoting Armenia in the Arab media, and trying to stand by Armenia and Artsakh with various support programs.

The Kuwaiti-Armenian businessman said that there is a lack of information in Arab countries on the Armenian Genocide.

“In general, we’ve done a poor job in terms of presenting Armenian issues in the Arab world. We have been unable to present the issue to the Arab people as required. Many don’t have a complete understanding on the Armenian Genocide and other Armenian issues. And I decided to write articles and present the Armenian issues and counter the denialist positions,” he said.

Kuyumjian also founded the Nerses Shnorhali award to encourage students at the Aleppo and Kuwait colleges.

Asbarez: Ankara’s Envoy on Normalization Visits Armenia Border

Maral Chavushian
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Serdar Kilic and his team during their visit to Kars Province


Ankara’s special envoy on normalization of relations with Armenia, Serdar Kilic, visited Kars Province—which borders Armenia—with his team on Sunday, Gazetekars reported.

Kilic visited the ruins of Ani, the currently non-functioning Turkish checkpoint at Akyaka village at the border with Armenia, a short distance from which are Akhurik village of Armenia’s Shirak Province and the border checkpoint on the Armenian side.

Kilic met with his Armenian counterpart Ruben Rubinyan on July 1 in Vienna, where they reached an agreement to open the land border between Armenia and Turkey to citizens of third party country and to start direct air cargo transportation.

Since the meeting, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a telephone conversation with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, with both leaders reportedly discussing the Vienna agreements. Pashinyan also ordered relevant state agencies to begin implementing of the deal “as quickly as possible.”

The negotiations between Turkey and Armenia to normalize relations began earlier this year, with both sides declaring that the talks were being held “without preconditions.”

Last week, however, Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkey’s foreign minister, voiced Ankara’s preconditions, demanding Yerevan sign a peace accord with Baku and the immediate opening of the so-called “Zangezur Corridor,” a scheme being advanced by Azerbaijan that envisions a land corridor through Armenia connecting mainland Azerbaijan with Nakhichevan. Yerevan has opposed this plan.

Presumably to set the process in motion Turkey began de-mining the border area and has contracted an Israeli company to carry out the tasks, according  Gazetekars  newspaper, which reported that de-mining activities have not been officially confirmed by Ankara. Armenia, on the other hand, announced that it has not begun a de-mining effort.

On Sunday, a mine exploded on the Turkish side of the border during de-mining operations, injuring a worker who was taken to the hosiptal.

According to Karsolay news agency, the explosion occurred in the coastal area of Arpacay in Kars.

French city of Clermont-Ferrand names square after Armenia

Maral Chavushian
Public Radio of Armenia
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A square in the city of Clermont-Ferrand, France, has been named after Armenia and dedicated to the memory of innocent victims of the Armenian Genocide.

Armenia’s Ambassador to France Hasmik Tolmajian participated in the unveiling ceremony on July 19.

The Ambassador expressed gratitude to the Clermont-Ferrand City Council, represented by Mayor Olivier Bianchi, for the important decision to name the square after Armenia and for the commitment to Armenian-French friendship.

She also thanked the French-Armenian “Rencontres et culture arméniennes” organization and its president Claudine Khachaturian for their contribution to the strengthening of cultural and humanitarian ties between France and Armenia and Artsakh.

After the opening of the square and the speeches wreaths were laid in front of the memorial plaque dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide near the square.

Armenian Consul in Lyon Levon Davtyan was also present at the event.

Azerbaijani press: European Parliament’s rhetoric doesn’t correspond to EU’s strategic direction – opinion

Maral Chavushian
Politics Materials 20 July 2022 21:00


BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 20. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has reasonably criticized the anti-Azerbaijani approach of some members of the European Parliament, while receiving a delegation led by the chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs, political analyst Jeyhun Ahmadli told Trend.

The rhetoric of the European Parliament does not correspond to the EU’s strategic direction.

He outlined the high-level relations between Azerbaijan and the EU.

“The EU stands as a strategic partner of Azerbaijan both in economic and political issues. Both sides are making considerable efforts to further deepen bilateral ties. However, the European Parliament, which is one of the EU institutions, does not support the mentioned progressive process, but is trying to sabotage it. Some MEPs influenced by the Armenian lobby are trying to achieve the EU-wide recognition of slanderous and biased anti-Azerbaijani resolutions.The relevant process has been going on for years,” Ahmadli said.

Among these resolutions was a biased document referring to the alleged destruction of Armenian cultural heritage by Azerbaijan after the second Karabakh war.

“President Ilham Aliyev stressed that since the war ended, there have been numerous visits by representatives of different embassies, politicians, parliament speakers of some European countries, and journalists to Azerbaijan’s liberated territories. All of them witnessed the complete destruction of Azerbaijan’s cultural heritage. Not the sole foreigner did see the destruction of any Armenian cultural heritage,” he noted.

According to him, the critical statements made by President Ilham Aliyev on the European Parliament’s pro-Armenian activities reflect the opinion of the entire Azerbaijani people.

“Because this institution actually tries to hide the occupation policy of Armenia. In many cases, the European Parliament is more aggressive towards Azerbaijan than the Armenian parliament,” Ahmadli stated.

As he noted, the relevant rhetoric is extremely harmful and incompatible with the strategic line defined by the EU. Azerbaijan wants to deepen its relations with Europe, and MEPs acting under the influence of the Armenian lobby should know that it is impossible to isolate Europe from Azerbaijan and Azerbaijan from Europe.

PM Pashinyan, Rosatom Director General discuss opportunities of building new nuclear power plant in Armenia

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YEREVAN, JULY 12, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan received Director General of the Russian state corporation “Rosatom” Alexey Likhachev, the PM’s Office said.

During the meeting PM Pashinyan said that the Armenian-Russian cooperation in energy sector has a rich agenda, and Rosatom is the Armenian government’s main partner in the field of nuclear energy.

Pashinyan highly valued the role of the corporation in the extension of the term of operation of the second energy unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant and expressed confidence that the mutual partnership will be effective also in the future.

Alexey Likhachev thanked for the close cooperation and said that Rosatom is interested in effectively cooperating with the Armenian government in coming years as well.

During the meeting the sides discussed issues relating to the further operation of the Armenian NPP’s 2nd energy unit, the opportunities of building new nuclear power plant in Armenia, the development of nuclear energy, as well as the cooperation in renewable energy sector.

A civilian car was damaged in the area of Yelpin village of Vayots Dzor Province by the fire of Azerbaijani armed forces

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YEREVAN, JULY 7, ARMENPRESS. On July 7, around 4:15 p.m., the units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces opened fire in the direction of the Armenian military positions located in the western part of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, in particular, in the Yelpin village of the Vayots Dzor region, as well as in the direction of the road leading to the village, as a result of which a civilian car was damaged, ARMENPRESS was informed about this by the RA Ministry of Defense.

MS: Glorikian’s New Book Sheds Light on Artificial Intelligence Advances in the Healthcare Field

Maral Chavushian
June 28, 2022

by Aram Arkun
WATERTOWN — Like many of us, I usually tend to keep up with developments in technology as they reach us in dribs and drabs, without really paying attention to the overall picture. Yet according to some experts, we are in a period of transformation of all aspects of life and society as revolutionary as that of the original Industrial Revolution. Healthcare entrepreneur and global business expert Harry Glorikian, an Armenian-American based in the Boston area, focuses our attention on how artificial intelligence (AI) and big data during this transformation affect healthcare in his new book The Future You: How Artificial Intelligence Can Help You Get Healthier, Stress Less, and Live Longer (Dering Harbor, New York: Brick Tower Press, 2021).

The book several months ago was on the top ten list of Amazon.com best-sellers and comes highly recommended. For example, New York Times bestselling author of 14 books on nutrition and health, and a television medical correspondent, Bob Arnot, M.D., in his brief introduction in the book recommends it be turned into the centerpiece of your coffee table. He exhorts, “It can make all the difference in the quality of your life.”

It is 272 pages long, including 52 pages of references to articles, which are mostly accessible online, but in its core sections, it is a fast-moving and lively work intended for a broad audience. Artificial intelligence is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, or in other words the ability of a device to teach itself to learn and think. Glorikian examines its use along with “big data” and predictive analytics in healthcare and proclaims at the start of his book “There’s not a person among us who isn’t going to feel the effects of this AI revolution, and it’s going to utterly transform the healthcare system as we know it today.”

Glorikian’s Expertise

At the start of the book, Glorikian relates how he came into this field. His story began in 1984, when as a 19-year-old, he worked for a man in the computer education business who also invented a type of computer to help him predict winning bets on roulette and other games of chance. This was his first insight into the benefits of predictive analytics and throughout most of his career, he wrote, he would “peer down the pike and tell my employer, fellow executives, or investors which products or business model will be the next best thing in healthcare” (p. 13).

Harry Glorikian

Flashing forward to 1999, Glorikian ends up working for Applied Biosystems, where scientists worked on the mapping of the human genome, combining the use of biology and information technology. Meanwhile, when his sister-in-law and husband are visiting and he is touring them around the Boston area, he came up with the idea of using GPS data to provide information on touristic sites or restaurants in the vicinity of travelers but was not able to break into what then was the telecom industry.

Karabakh FM holds phone talk with Transnistria counterpart

Maral Chavushian
NEWS.am
Armenia – July 5 2022
17:10, 05.07.2022

STEPNAKERT. – Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Minister of Foreign Affairs David Babayan on Tuesday had a telephone conversation with Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatev of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (Transnistria).

Babayan congratulated his counterpart on his birthday, wishing him productive work and success, the Artsakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

The parties discussed the regional situation and possible developments. They stressed the need to maintain and expand the cooperation between Artsakh and Transnistria, as well as their foreign ministries.