ARMENIAN WRESTLERS TAKE PART IN QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT
Panorama.am
16:33 29/04/2008
In 2-4 May Olympic second and final qualifying tournament will take
place in Poland. Armenian free style wrestlers will take part in the
tournament. The trainer of the Armenian team is Hrant Enokyan and
4-5 wrestlers will leave for Poland.
Note that Suren Markosyan (66kg) and Harutyun Enokyan (84kg) have
already received Olympic permits after taking part in Olympic
qualifying tournament in Switzerland.
5 ARMENIAN WRESTLERS TO TAKE PART IN LAST RATING TOURNAMENT TO BE HELD IN WARSAW
Noyan Tapan
April 29, 2008
YEREVAN, APRIL 29, NOYAN TAPAN. Free-style Wrestling International
Olympic Rating last Tournament will be held on May 2-4 in
Warsaw. Mihran Jaburian (55 kg), Martin Berberian (60 kg), Ruslan
Kokayev (74 kg), Edgar Yenokian (96 kg), and heavyweight Ruslan Basiyev
(all of them from Yerevan) will represent Armenia in the tournament.
The wrestlers to be included in the first three of each weight category
will receive a permit to take part in the Olympic Games.
MONITORING IN BORDER LINE
Panorama.am
18:48 26/04/2008
On 29 April a monitoring will be held in the border line of Armenia
and Azerbaijan armed forces in Tovuzi region. The monitoring will
be conducted by the participation of the OSCE ongoing president’s
special representative.
The OSCE ongoing president’s special representatives Imre Palatinus,
Irdji Aberl and Jaslene Nurtazin will hold the monitoring from
Armenian side and Anjey Kasprchik, Peter Kin, and Antal Cherdish from
Azeri side.
Note: on 23 April the Foreign Affairs minister of Nagorno Karabakh
Republic Georgi Petrosyan had a meeting with Anjey Kasprchik and
discussed the present situation of the armed forces of two countries
in the border line.
TURKISH MINISTER CANCELS VISIT TO ARGENTINA OVER ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION
Anatolia News Agency, Turkey
April 25 2008
["NECESSARY INITIATIVES UNDERWAY ON TEXT BACKING ARMENIAN ALLEGATIONS,
FOREIGN MINISTRY" – AA headline]
ANKARA (A.A) -25.04.2008 -Turkish foreign ministry spokesman said on
Friday that necessary initiatives were underway pertaining to the new
text adopted by the Argentine Senate supporting Armenian allegations
regarding 1915 events.
The spokesman said Turkish State Minister Mehmet Aydin cancelled his
visit to Argentine upon this development.
Aydin was to attend "Alliance of Civilizations Initiative" in Argentina
between April 28th and 29th.
The spokesman said, "decision of the Argentina Senate contradicts
historical facts and violates principles of international law."
Turkey has long been facing a systematic campaign of defamation
carried out by Armenian lobbying groups. The Armenian diaspora has
lately increased its organized activities throughout the world for
the recognition of their unfounded allegations in regard to the events
of 1915 as "genocide" by national and local parliaments.
Until today the parliaments of Argentina, Belgium, France, Netherlands,
Switzerland, Italy, Canada, Lebanon, the Russian Federation, Slovakia,
Uruguay, Greece, the Greek Cypriot administration, Poland, Germany,
Lithuania, Chile, Venezuela and the European Parliament passed either
resolutions or issued statements. In addition, some local parliaments
in the USA, Canada, Britain, Australia, Argentina and Switzerland
passed similar resolutions.
Turkey is of the view that parliaments and other political institutions
are not the appropriate fora to debate and pass judgments on disputed
periods of history. Past events and controversial periods of history
should be left to the historians for their dispassionate study and
evaluation.
In 2005, Turkey has officially proposed to the government of Armenia
the establishment of a joint commission of history composed of
historians and other experts from both sides to study together the
events of 1915 not only in the archives of Turkey and Armenia but also
in the archives of all relevant third countries and to share their
findings with the public. Unfortunately, Armenia has not responded
positively to this initiative, yet. Turkey’s proposal is still on
the table.
"HOW CAN WE CALL TURKS TO ORDER?"
A1+
[07:27 pm] 24 April, 2008
Hundreds of people join the dead march to Tsitsernakaberd and they
all feel different about it.
Some of them exclaim "struggle", others call out "recognition". A
group of students state that they are filled with irritation and
indignation when policemen close the streets and encircle the
Presidential Residence.
"Why should marches be forbidden for ordinary citizens if they are
allowed to the "Dashnaktsutyun" members?
Are the latter more patriotic?"
People flew into a rage when the procession was passing by the
Presidential Residence. Three circles of policemen enclosed it.
"So many people are filled with hatred towards him! I wonder how
he is going to live with the genocide of 2008 on his shoulders",
exclaimed a woman.
"We are not even able to free our country from "turks" how can we
struggle against real Ottoman Turks? How can we call the Turks to
order?" complained a former professor who did not want her name to
be revealed.
ADDRESS OF MR. TIGRAN TOROSYAN, PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA, ON THE DAY OF COMMEMORATION OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE VICTIMS
National Assembly of RA, Armenia
April 25 2008
During its centuries-old history the Armenian nation has experienced
losses and cruel trials alongside with victories and successes. And
only through the unity and demonstration of unbreakable will of our
people it was possible to survive and overcome the challenges of
time and destiny, including the Genocide organized and perpetrated
by the Ottoman Turkey at the turn of the 20th century, which was an
unprecedented event in human history.
The history has also proved that any nation can be protected from
such crimes if an impregnable, powerful state, providing dignified
life for its citizens has been created.
Bowing heads before the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide
at the turn of the 20th century, we, their heirs, are obliged to build
the Armenia they dreamt not only as a memorial, eternalizing memory
of the victims, but also as a full pledge of our people’s safe and
secure future.
TRIBUTE TO THE VICTIMS OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
armradio.am
24.04.2008 14:08
RA President Serzh Sargsyan, Parliament Speaker Tigran Torosyan,
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan the Catholicos of All Armenians, His
Holiness Garegin II, Deputies of the National Assembly Government
representatives, the senior Officer staff of the Armed Forces, other
officials, politicians, intellectuals, heads of foreign diplomatic
missions accredited in Armenia visited Tsitsernakaberd today to pay
tribute to the memory of the innocent victims of the Armenian Genocide.
The leaders of the Republic of Armenia, the spiritual leadership
of the Mother See, the guests bowed before the eternal flame with a
silence minute and laid flowers. Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin
II offered a commemoration service.
"There is no Armenian family, hat would not grieve with us today, there
is no family that has nothing to do with those tragic events. Directly
or indirectly, this crime has knocked at the door of every Armenian
family, and we should draw lessons from the history. Let God give us
wisdom for learning these lessons for such tragedies not to reoccur in
the future. I think we must be clever enough to understand that the
guarantee of avoiding such events in the future is being strong and
united. Let the God give us wits to understand this simple truth,"
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said.
Wreaths were laid at the Memorial on behalf of the ministries,
territorial administration bodies, different agencies, political
forces, students, scientists, cultural workers, NGOs.
Holy Masses were offered in Armenian Churches of the Motherland and
Diaspora. Commemoration ceremonies were held in different countries.
The Armenian Genocide has been recognized and denounced by different
state institutions of about twenty countries, different international
organizations including the European Union. The Armenian Genocide has
been recognized by about forty US States, City Halls of different
cities. A resolution on the Armenian Genocide is currently on the
agenda of the Israeli Knesset. The Armenian Genocide Resolutions in
the US House of Representatives and the Senate have a great number
of supporters.
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT: ARMENIAN REMEMBRANCE DAY
Business Wire (press release), CA
April 24 2008
WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–On this day of remembrance, we honor
the memory of the victims of one of the greatest tragedies of the
20th century, the mass killings and forced exile of as many as
1.5 million Armenians at the end of the Ottoman Empire. I join the
Armenian community in America and around the world in commemorating
this tragedy and mourning the loss of so many innocent lives.
As we reflect on this epic human tragedy, we must resolve to redouble
our efforts to promote peace, tolerance, and respect for the dignity
of human life. The Armenian people’s unalterable determination to
triumph over tragedy and flourish is a testament to their strength
of character and spirit. We are grateful for the many contributions
Americans of Armenian heritage have made to our Nation.
We welcome the efforts by individuals in Armenia and Turkey to
foster reconciliation and peace, and support joint efforts for an
open examination of the past in search of a shared understanding of
these tragic events. We look forward to the realization of a fully
normalized Armenia-Turkey relationship.
The United States is committed to a strong relationship with Armenia
based on shared values. We call on the Government of Armenia to
take decisive steps to promote democracy, and will continue our
support for Armenia to this end. We remain committed to serving as
an honest broker in pursuit of a lasting and peaceful settlement of
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
On this solemn day of remembrance, Laura and I express our deepest
condolences to Armenian people around the world.
AZERI ARMY ALERTED OVER ARMENIAN GENOCIDE ANNIVERSARY
PanARMENIAN.Net
24.04.2008 16:47 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Azerbaijani armed forces have been alerted on
occasion on the 93rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
"The Azerbaijani armed forces stay firmly at their posts at the line of
contact. Recently, Armenians have conducted maneuvers in the occupied
territories and in the near-border areas," the Azerbaijani Defense
Ministry’s press office said, Trend Azeri news agency reports.
Official Baku claims that "every year on April 24 the Armenian army
fires upon the Azeri positions."
CEREMONY IN MEMORY OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE VICTIMS HELD UNDER TRIUMPHAL ARCH IN PARIS
Noyan Tapan
April 23, 2008
PARIS, APRIL 23, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian foreign minister Edward
Nalbandian, who is on a working visit to Paris, met with the Secretary
General of ruling UMP party Patrick Devejian on April 23.
Later on the same day E. Nalbandian took part in a ceremony in memory
of the victims of the Armenian Genocide under the Arc de Triomphe
(Triumphal Arch) in Paris. He laid a wreath at the grave of the Unknown
Soldier. The national anthems of Armenia and France were performed,
the battle flags were lowered, and those present observed a minute
of silence in memory of the victims.
According to a press release of the RA MFA Press and Information
Department, the ceremony was attended by French statesmen, political
figures, mayors, high-ranking officers, and hundreds of French
Armenians.