Author: Maral Chavushian

Calendar of Events – 03/12/2020

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What: “”Maro” The Saga of a Little Girl in Aleppo” Book
 a lecture in English is given by Author Mary Najarian
When: Thursday, April 2, 2020 at 8pm
Where: Crescenta Valley Meher & Satig Der Ohanessian Youth Center Hall
 2633 Honolulu Ave. Montrose, CA 91020
What: Mary Najarian’s purpose of writing the book ‘MARO’ was to awaken the coming generations the
 amazing sacrifice, the Armenian genocide survivors and refugees in Aleppo went through to build
 schools and churches, orphanages to survive and also safeguard their heritage.
 Mary and her husband of 62 years Dr. Vartkes Najarian, have made over 50 trips to Armenia starting
 in 1984. They brought 120 earth quake victims for treatment in the USA. Mrs. Najarian has worked
 alongside her husband, operating in the trenches of war torn Zone of Artsakh.
We invite the greater community to attend this free public book presentation and will be followed
by book signing by the author.

Tel: 818-244-9639


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5 more coronavirus cases registered in Armenia, bringing total number to 13

Maral Chavushian

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 23:01,

YEREVAN, MARCH 13, ARMENPRESS. 5 more people have been tested positive for novel coronavirus in Armenia, ARMENPRESS reports Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said in a Facebook Live.

”28 of the 31 people isolated in Tsakhkadzor’s ”Golden Palace” since March 1 have been tested negative for coronavirus and they can go home. Coronavirus has been confirmed for 2 of the isolated people and one more person, the family member of one of them, who had an interaction during this period, will remain in isolation. This means that the two people with confirmed coronavirus will be hospitalized, while the other one will remain in isolation”, the PM said.

He also informed that 3 other citizens have been tested positive for coronavirus. 2 of them participated in an engagement ceremony in Etchmiadzin city and had been isolated days ago. ”There is also another citizen who came from France. He is also tested positive for coronavirus. The total number of coronavirus-infected citizens is 13. Most of them are participants of the engagement ceremony in Etchmiadzin”, Pashinyan said.

The health condition of all the patients is satisfactory. Only one has developed pneumonia.

Edited and translated by Tigran Sirekanyan

Teenager beaten up in Armenian city in stable condition

Maral Chavushian
Panorama, Armenia

A 13-year-old girl beaten up in Armenia’s second largest city of Gyumri is in stable condition and is already able to speak, spokesman of Sourb Astvatsamayr (St. Mary) Medical Center Gevord Derdzyan said on Facebook.

She is still receiving treatment at the intensive care unit of the hospital and is under the supervision of doctors, Derdzyan said.

The girl and her 43-year-old mother were brutally beaten by a Gyumri man on March 5. The woman died, while her daughter was taken to hospital with multiple injuries. She was in critical condition. 

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrived in Georgia. PHOTO / VIDEO

Maral Chavushian
JAM News
March 3 2020
JamNews
Tatia nikoladze
March 3, 2020

Yerevan and Tbilisi intend to coordinate efforts against the spread of coronavirus

On March 3, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan began an official two-day visit to Georgia. He has already met with his Georgian counterpart Giorgi Gakharia at the government administration building, where the official reception ceremony was held.

“The friendly relationship between Georgia and Armenia spans thousands of years,” said Georgian Prime Minister Georgy Gaharia after a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Gakharia says he discussed cooperation with his Armenian counterpart in the fields of economy, security, culture and education.

“The Georgian side noted that the process of democratization in the region is critical for development in the areas of economy, culture, and education. Georgian citizens made their own decision about Euro-Atlantic integration, and the country is steadily moving in this direction. We agreed that, despite the different positions we have on foreign policy, it is impossible to have a disagreement between our countries, and we continue to cooperate on friendly terms,” said Gakharia.

The Prime Minister noted that he welcomes the active cooperation of Armenia within the framework of the “Eastern Partnership.”

Georgian Minister of Foreign Affairs David Zalkaliani met the Armenian Prime Minister at the airport.

“Pashinyan’s visit to Tbilisi once again confirms the mutual importance that Georgia and Armenia have for each other. During the visit, the Prime Minister of Armenia will touch upon issues of trade, economy, energy, transport, culture and, of course, regional security. Both countries are members of the Eastern Partnership. This year is important for us in that the Eastern Partnership Summit will be held, and today we need to compare our positions,” David Zalkaliani told reporters.

This is Nikol Pashinyan’s second visit to Georgia as Prime Minister of Armenia. His first visit to Tbilisi was in May 2018. During this visit, Pashinyan will also meet with Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, Parliament Speaker Archil Talakvadze and the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II. The Prime Minister of Armenia will also lay flowers on the graves of heroes who died fighting for Georgia.


Two suspected novel coronavirus cases in Artsakh pending test results

Maral Chavushian

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 14:50, 5 March, 2020

YEREVAN, MARCH 5, ARMENPRESS. There are no novel coronavirus cases in Artsakh, the country’s chief epidemiologist Karine Balayan told ARMENPRESS.

“Monitoring continues in Artsakh both towards locals and tourists”, she said, adding that they are closely cooperating with Armenia’s healthcare authorities.

Meanwhile, Artsakh’s State Sanitary and Anti-Epidemic Inspection Agency Chief Ofelya Harutyunyan told ARMENPRESS that they have two suspected cases in the Martuni region. She said the two persons have arrived from Iran two weeks ago and have been under monitoring since because they have fever. “They have been tested and the samples have been sent to Yerevan pending results. It may turn out to be the simple flu, but we have suspicions because they’ve arrived from Iran,” Harutyunyan said.

She said the persons are a husband and wife and are feeling well.

Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan




Armenian president comments on signing the anti-tobacco law

Maral Chavushian
MediaMax, Armenia
March 6 2020
 
 
 
 
Yerevan/Mediamax/. President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian has signed the law that bans smoking in indoor public places and all catering establishments.
 
“As I was putting down my signature, I thought as the president and as a citizen of Armenia, does there have to be a law for people to understand the damage that smoking causes to health, family, society, and environment? Does the formal wording of laws have more influence on us than what our parents teach us, the advice from our relatives and friends, and the stories about the danger of smoking we read every day?” said Armen Sarkissian.
 
According to him, it is never too late to quit and there should not be need for state intervention for that.
 
“Of course, the law sets certain restrictions that everyone has to obey. However, it is an individual decision whether to think or not think about the health of your family, our people, and our country.
 
On the other hand, both smokers and non-smokers are our citizens and no legislative restriction, even if it serves for public good, should become a reason of intolerance. The government is responsible for facilitating positive changes in smokers’ behavior through policies, including establishment of favorable conditions for healthy lifestyle,” added President Sarkissian.
 
 
 
 

RPA explained on what grounds Serzh Sargsyan, who is on recognizance not to leave the place, visited Brussels

Maral Chavushian
Arminfo, Armenia
March 6 2020

ArmInfo.The third president of Armenia paid a working visit to Brussels the day before. As the Republican Party press service told ArmInfo, its leader received  permission to leave the country in the manner prescribed by law.

To recall, Serzh Sargsyan is accused of organizing embezzlement on an  especially large scale. He was charged under Article 38-179 of the  Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia, and a recognizance not to  leave was chosen as a measure of restraint.

The report also said that in Brussels the former president met with  the former President of the European Council Donald Tusk, who is the  head of the European People’s Party, with which the RPA has a  partnership agreement.

During the meeting, the interlocutors noted the importance of the  Agreement on Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership signed between  the EU and Armenia in 2017.

During the meeting, Sargsyan, at the request of Tusk, introduced the  political situation in Armenia. The interlocutors also touched upon  the need for effective cooperation between the two parties.

Donald Tusk and Serzh Sargsyan exchanged views on regional issues and  challenges. The former president emphasized the importance of  international partnership in terms of developing democracy in Armenia  and strengthening regional stability. The parties also discussed the  danger of populism for real democracy.

Sargsyan noted that any changes should be carried out in accordance  with the Constitution and exclusively within the framework of legal  processes, with the maximum involvement of relevant specialized  structures and on the basis of expert opinions.

Sargsyan also visited the Wilfried Martens Center for European  Studies in Brussels, where he met with the head of the center,  ex-Prime Minister of Slovakia Mikulas Dzurinda. During the meeting,  the parties discussed the possibilities of cooperation between the  Luys Cultural and Educational Foundation, in which the third  President of Armenia leads the Board of Trustees, and the Wilfried  Martens Foundation.

To note, however, that one of the first decisions after the  resignation of the former president and prime minister Serzh Sargsyan  was the closure of the Luys Fund and the cessation of its financing. 

Chief of General Staff of Armed Forces invited to Parliament to discuss recent death cases in Army

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YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 18, ARMENPRESS. Chief of General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces Artak Davtyan has been invited to the Parliament to discuss the recent death cases in the Army.

The discussion was initiated by the parliamentary standing committee on defense and security affairs and the committee on protection of human rights and public affairs.

The meeting is also attended by several top officials of the military.

Chair of the standing committee on defense and security affairs Andranik Kocharyan announced that the meeting will be held in a closed format, but after that they will answer to the questions of the reporters.

Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan




Armenia set a goal to put democracy on institutional basis, PM says in Munich

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 17:59,

MUNICH, FEBRUARY 15, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan met with Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, Armenpress correspondent reports from Munich.

From the Armenian side the meeting was attended by PM’s assistant Hrachya Tashchyan and head of the department of foreign relations at the PM’s office Tsovinar Hambardzumyan.

The Armenian PM welcomed his counterpart of Norway and stated that he is very happy for this meeting as it is a good opportunity to discuss issues of bilateral interest, outline the ways to boost the relations of the two countries. “Dear Mrs. Prime Minister, Armenia is currently at a period of reforms. We have an agenda of reforms in various areas, in particular, in the judicial field”, Pashinyan said, adding that they have a goal to put democracy on institutional basis.

The Armenian PM thoroughly introduced the process of ongoing reforms in the judiciary. He said the European Union is Armenia’s key partner on the path of reforms.

Pashinyan said the support of international partners to the reforms is very important.

The PM of Norway praised the process of reforms in Armenia and expressed readiness to discuss issues of bilateral interest.

 

Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan




Bilateral meetings, economic agenda: Armenian PM continues working visit in Germany

Maral Chavushian

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 09:55,

BERLIN, FEBRUARY 14, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan continues his working visit in Germany, Armenpress correspondent reports from Berlin.

The second day of his visit the PM will continue in Berlin and then will depart for Munich.

Today Pashinyan and his delegation will visit the German Chamber of Commerce where there will be a luncheon to discuss economic issues.

The meeting from the Armenian side will be attended by Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, Ambassador of Armenia to Germany Ashot Smbatyan, Minister of Economy Tigran Khachatryan, the ruling My Step faction MP, chair of the parliamentary standing committee on foreign affairs Ruben Rubinyan and assistant to the PM Hrachya Tashchyan.

After the meeting the Armenian PM will visit the headquarters of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany political party to meet with the CDU Secretary General Paul Ziemiak. In the daytime the PM will continue his working visit in Munich where he will attend the official opening ceremony of the Munich Security Conference. In Munich Pashinyan will have several bilateral meetings, in particular will meet with President of Moldova Igor Dodon and the EU Commissioner for Budget and Administration Johannes Hahn. At the end of the day Nikol Pashinyan will visit the headquarters of Giesecke+Dervien (German company providing banknote and securities printing, smart cards, and cash handling systems) where he will have a meeting with the company’s CEO Ralf Wintergerst.

Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan