Author: nina hovnanian

CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF IS RESPONSIBLE

Lragir.am News

14:49:54 – 14/10/2011

In answer to the demand of the Facebook group called “Army without
suspicious suicides” which demands the resignation of the Minister of
Defense Seyran Ohanyan, the initiative “We Won’t Keep Silent” reports
that the person directly responsible for the situation in the army
is not the Minister of Defense but the Chief of General Staff of the
Army Yuri Khachaturov. So, his resignation must be demanded.

But this resignation should become the beginning of change of the
command of the Armenian army. The later this process is held, the
more victims will be in future.

The Initiative has exclusive information on 18 corrupt high-ranking
military officials, their property but thinks it is not necessary to
disclose this information at this moment.

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FORUM WITH HIS HOLINESS CATHOLICOS ARAM I ON
“THE ARMENIAN CHURCH, YOUTH, AND GENERAL CONCERNS OF THE ARMENIAN PEOPLE”

LOS ANGELES, ANTELIAS – On the evening of Wednesday, October 12, 2011, a
Pontifical Forum with His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of
Cilicia, was held at Brand Library in Glendale. The theme of the forum was
“The Armenian Church, Youth, and General Concerns of the Armenian People”.
The presentation of the Pontiff’s latest book, Taking the Church of the
People, took place during the event.

Upon their arrival at the hall, His Holiness, accompanied by H.E. Archbishop
Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate, Clergy and Councils members, were greeted by
an over-capacity crowd, the majority of which were young adults.

The forum was organized at the behest of His Holiness himself, who has
always placed a strong emphasis on the youth, empowering them to take an
active role in the life of the Armenian church and urging them to become
co-architects of the renewal of the church. The evening drew a large crowd
of individuals from various parts of California, Fresno, and the surrounding
areas.

One major part of the program was to introduce the Pontiff’s latest book,
“Taking the Church to the People”, which was re-published by the Western
Prelacy on the occasion of the Pontifical Visit of His Holiness. The book
provides an in-depth analysis about the current status of the Armenian
Church and nation, while at the same time provides a forward-looking outlook
on the challenges our church and nation are facing and how we can overcome
them. It has been a long-standing goal of His Holiness to take the church
beyond its walls and move it from the margins of society to the center. His
Holiness has stressed both in his publications as well as in his formal
addresses to the people that the mission of the church can no longer take
place only inside the church, but must be moved to where the people are, the
marketplace of ideas and of everyday life.

The program consisted of a panel of four diverse speakers, both men and
women, from varying age groups and walks of life who presented different
perspectives on issues significant to the church today. The speakers
included Deacon Mark Shirin of Fresno, Pattyl Aposhian-Kasparian of Los
Angeles, Varoujan Der Simonian of Fresno, and Melvin Arzoumanian of
Glendale, California. Vanna Der Ohanessian, Esq. served as Mistress of
Ceremonies.

Mark Shirin presented issues surrounding the Armenian Church today. Himself
a graduate of the Catholicosate of the Cilicia’s Theological Seminary, Mr.
Shirin shared his insight on the some of the challenges facing the church,
as well as made recommendations on how to modernize it. Thereafter, Mrs.
Kasparian reflected on the challenges of being both a woman and a youth and
the imperative of the youth’s involvement within the life of the church.
The third speaker was Varoujan Der Simonian who presented on general
concerns and various challenges facing the Armenian people in the diaspora
and in Armenia. Lastly, Mr. Arzoumanian, a Sub-Committee member of the
Prelacy’s Armenian Church Youth Association, shared the expectations of the
youth following his travel to Antelias, Lebanon to participate in an
Inter-Diocesan Armenian Youth Conference organized by the Holy See of
Cilicia. In her address, Mrs. Der Ohanessian touched upon some of the core
issues facing women and the expectations of women within the Armenian
Church, as presented by His Holiness in “Taking the Church to the People.”
She also thanked His Holiness for recognizing and empowering women as
persons capable of holding key responsibilities on an equal footing with men
in public and community life and in the renewal of the church.

Following the presentations by the panelists, His Eminence Archbishop
Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate of the Western Prelacy of the Armenian
Apostolic Church of America, addressed the people and stated that it was His
Holiness’ wish that the Forum be organized in large part for the faithful to
speak, ask questions, and receive answers from the Pontiff himself. After
thanking the many faithful who had come to take part in the evening’s
program, Archbishop Mardirossian invited His Holiness Aram I to speak to the
people.

In taking the stage, His Holiness, with an iron-like inner strength,
emphasized that the church is a community of faith and urged his followers
to sharpen the community character of the Armenian Church. He stated that
women, youth, and all people within the community must work hand-in-hand
with the clergy to renew the church and give its mission new life and
meaning. His Holiness then addressed some of the major themes in his book
such as the importance of Christian education, the Armenian school,
globalization, and methods to achieve renewal. The highlight of the evening
was the final segment, which was comprised of a question and answer session.
This portion of the program allowed audience members to ask His Holiness
questions pertaining to his book, challenges facing the youth, as well as
social, cultural and religious issues. A diverse group of people engaged in
direct dialogue with His Holiness, ranging from children to adult women in
the community. At the conclusion of the program, each attendant received a
copy of “Taking the Church to the People” as gift from His Holiness.

The evening was a huge success, as evidenced by the many in attendance who
thanked the Public Relations Committee for organizing such a memorable
evening with their fatherly shepherd.

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Antelias, Lebanon.

SCULPTURE DEDICATED TO GEORGIA-ARMENIA FRIENDSHIP UNVEILED IN TBILISI

ARMENPRESS
10:09, 15 October, 2011

Statues of Valiko Mizandari and Rubik Khachikyan, the characters of the
well-known Georgian film Mimino (Sparrow-hawk) by famous Georgian film
director Gia Danelia were unveiled in Avlabari district of Tbilisi
on Friday.

Moscow-based Georgian sculptor Zurab Tsereteli presented the statues
to Georgia’s capital.

The sculpture Mimino, by Tsereteli is dedicated to the friendship of
the Georgian and the Armenian peoples.

Prior to the presentation, Zurab Tsereteli also inspected his statues
of famous Georgian dancers – Iliko Sukhishvili and Nino Ramishvili in
Aghmashenebeli Avemue of Tbilisi. The Georgian artist was accompanied
with his colleagues and friends from Russia when visiting the statues
in the central part of the city.

SERVICEMAN ARRESTED

Lragir.am News

13:21:04 – 15/10/2011

The Investigation Service of the Ministry of Defense informed that a
serviceman was arrested on October 14 in relation to the death of Yuri
Nersisyan on October 12, 2011. The arrestee is suspected under Article
359 Para 1 of the Criminal Code (Breach of relations, prescribed by
field manuals, between servicemen not subordinated to each other,
expressed in humiliation of the person’s honor and self-esteem,
persecution or violence, is punished with arrest for the term of up
to 3 months, or with disciplinary battalion for the term of up to 2
years, or with imprisonment for the term of up to 3 years.)

AZERBAIJAN TO PURCHASE 60 UAV AIRCRAFTS FROM ISRAEL

Tert.am
13:49 ~U 15.10.11

Azerbaijan is expected to acquire 60 Orbiter 2M and Aerostar unmanned
aerial vehicles (UAV) from Israel by the end of the year.

According to the Azerbaijani news website 1news.az, Baku will purchase
them from the Israeli Aeronautics Defense Systems of Israel company.

The agreement stands out in the sense, the online newspaper said,
that the 30% of the components of those UAVs are produced by the
Baku’s Azad Systems Co. – a joint Azerbaijani-Israeli enterprise
based in Azerbaijan.

Earlier in September an Azerbaijani UAV was shot down while making
a reconnaissance flight in the air space of Nagorno-Karabakh. Baku
denied it had sent the UAV to Karabakh.

The Armenian relevant bodies are investigating the remnants of the
UAV to find out its origin that might in turn reveal whether it was
purchased or produced in Azerbaijan.

RUSSIAN, TURKISH DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS KARABAKH CONFLICT

Tert.am
13:15 ~U 15.10.11

Russian and Turkish deputy foreign ministers have discussed the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in Ankara on October 14.

According to the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Grigori
Karasin and Feridun Sinirlioglu spoke of the recent developments in
negotiations over Nagorno-Karabakh.

The two diplomats also spoke about the situation in the Central Asia
and South Caucasus.

Nagorno-Karabakh broke away from Azerbaijan in 1991 which was followed
by a bloody war that left about 30,000 dead and more than a million
displaced.

Currently Russia, the US and France are mediating talks to find a
peaceful solution to the conflict, but no major progress has been
achieved so far.

SERJ TANKIAN TO SPEAK AT ‘ANC GRASSROOTS’ PANEL ON ACTIVISM THROUGH FILM AND ARTS

armradio.am
15.10.2011 13:07

The Armenian National Committee – Western Region (ANC-WR) has announced
that world-renowned performing artist Serj Tankian will serve as a
panelist in “Lights, Camera, Activate,” which will cover the ways
in which film, music and the arts can be used to promote grassroots
activism. The presentation is part of the ANC Grassroots weekend that
will take place from Friday, November 25 to Sunday, November 27, 2011.

Tankian will discuss the use of music, poetry and the arts to
promote grassroots activism. An Armenian immigrant born in Lebanon
and re-rooted in Los Angeles, Tankian was introduced to the melding
of cultures, ideas and ideals from an early age. Early in his
career, Tankian found an outlet as the rabble-rousing lead singer
and songwriter of the hugely successful rock band System of a Down,
which reached millions of people around the world with their message
of awareness and activism. Two of their songs, “P.L.U.C.K.” and “Holy
Mountains,” were specifically written about the Armenian Genocide.

Along with fellow musician Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine,
Audioslave), Serj co-founded the non-profit organization Axis Of
Justice in 2002, which unites musicians and their supporters with
grassroots political organizations in order to fight for social
justice. He has also been a co-host on the Axis Of Justice Radio
Network, which can be heard via Sirius Satellite Radio and KPFK in
Los Angeles.

“There are many routes that people can take to become civically
engaged, and oftentimes film, music and the arts are a catalyst for a
paradigm shift. As an artist and an activist, it’s important to stay
vigilant about issues that matter to us as citizens of good conscience
– and Serj Tankian is a powerful voice in the global grassroots
movements for social justice,” said ANCA-WR Chairman Andrew Kzirian.

L’HALTEROPHILE NAZIG AVDALIAN INDISPONIBLE ENCORE DEUX ANS
Krikor Amirzayan ©armenews.com

armenews.com
samedi 15 octobre 2011

HALTEROPHILIE

Très mauvaise nouvelle ! L’halterophile armenienne Nazig Avdalian,
champion du monde il y a deux ans en Coree du Sud qui avait ete
victime d’un accident de la circulation, ne reviendra au sport de
haut niveau que dans deux ans. Adieu dont les J.O. de Londres l’an
prochain. Nazig Avdalian prepare actuellement d’autres halterophiles,
et projette d’ouvrir une ecole de formation de futures halterophiles.

Parallèlement a ses activites sportives, la championne etudie a la
Faculte de droit ” Mekhitar Koch ” d’Erevan afin d’avoir un second
metier. Nazig Avdalian remercie Gaguik Dzarroukian le president du
Comite olympique armenien pour son soutien permanent. Le 26 avril
dernier sur la route de Gumri-Vanadzor, près du village de Zatchour,
au volant de sa voiture, Nazig Avdalian avait eu un accident serieux
avec de nombreuses côtes cassees.

TURQUIE: MANIFESTATION CONTRE SARKOZY

Le Figaro, France
14 oct 2011

Une centaine de personnes ont manifeste devant le consulat de France a
Istanbul contre le president Nicolas Sarkozy, qui a appele la semaine
dernière la Turquie a reconnaître rapidement le genocide armenien. Les
manifestants, pour la plupart membres du Parti d’action nationaliste
(MHP), troisième formation politique du pays, brandissaient des
portraits du president francais portant la moustache d’Hitler et des
pancartes denoncant les “massacres” commis par la France en Algerie
ou au Rwanda.

D’autres manifestants portaient des masques representant des enfants
d’Afrique du nord, dans une reference au passe colonial de la France.

Plusieurs ministres et le chef du gouvernement, Recep Tayyip Erdogan,
ont denonce les declarations de M. Sarkozy lors de sa visite en
Armenie, et certains ont affirme que la France n’a pas a donner de
lecons a la Turquie, du fait de son passe colonial.

Le ministre turc aux Affaires europeennes Egemen Bagis a aussi
conseille a M. Sarkozy de s’occuper des problèmes economiques des
Francais plutôt que de jouer les historiens sur cette question.

Lors de son deplacement en Armenie, M. Sarkozy a appele Ankara a une
“reconnaissance du genocide” dans un delai “assez bref”, avant la fin
de son mandat en mai 2012, en evoquant les massacres perpetres en 1915
et 1916 en Turquie, qui ont fait plusieurs centaines de milliers de
morts. La Turquie reconnaît que 300.000 a 500.000 Armeniens ont peri
lors de cette periode, mais, selon elle, elles n’ont pas ete victimes
d’une campagne d’extermination mais du chaos des dernières annees de
l’Empire ottoman.

Pour les Armeniens, il s’agit d’un genocide qui a fait plus d’un
million et demi de morts.

A CONFERENCE DEVOTED TO TELEMEDICINE STARTS IN YEREVAN

Mediamax, Armenia
Oct 14 2011

Yerevan /Mediamax/. The first “ARMTELEMED: Way to the Future” first
international conference devoted to telemedicine and e-health started
in the Russian-Armenian University today.

“Information technologies are introduced into every sphere of our
life activities and healthcare is already inconceivable without
these technologies”, said President of the Armenian Association of
Telemedicine Georgi Chaltikyan at the opening of the conference.

The conference organized in cooperation with the Union of IT
Enterprises (UITE) hosts 20 leading telemedicine specialists from
various countries.

Technologies applied in the telemedicine and e-health allow the
patients to get medical consultations at a distance.

“The government realizes the significance of these programs and
serious steps are currently taken to establish a broad telemedicine
network in Armenia”, said Georgi Chaltikyan.