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NATIONAL ARCHIVE CREATED AN ELECTRONIC VAULT OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE VICTIMS’ NAMES

Mediamax, Armenia
April 18 2013

Yerevan /Mediamax/. The National Archive started creating an electronic
vault of Armenian Genocide victims’ names.

Director of Armenian National Archive Amatuni Virabyan said today that
about 200 000 victims’ names will be placed in the vault till 2015,
100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, Mediamax reports.

“We have more than 100 000 names 3 months after the start of the work
on the vault. Unfortunately, we are a bit late in terms of initiating
the process as almost all the people who survived the Genocide are
dead now”, said the Director of the Archive.

He added that not only the name of the killed person but his date
and place of birth will be available in the e-vault.

According to Amatuni Virabyan, toward the 100the anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide, the Archive will publish the 4th and 5th volumes of
the “Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Empire: Evidences of the Survived”
collection. The collected articles will be translated into English
and Turkish at the expense of the funds from the copies of the volumes.

Besides, the Archive initiated the creation of mono-stories of the
survived people. The Archive will also publish about 25 thousand
documents on the material and cultural losses of Armenians as a result
of the Genocide in the nearest future.

JAMES APPATHURAI DIDN’T SAY THAT GEORGIA CAN BE A MEDIATOR BETWEEN ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN

Mediamax, Armenia
April 18 2013

Yerevan /Mediamax/. NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative
James Appathurai didn’t make statement that Georgia may be a “mediator”
between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

NATO Press Officer told this Mediamax commenting on the reports of
the Azerbaijani media according to which James Appathurai made such a
statement in Brussels at his meeting with the parliamentary delegation
from Georgia.

“James Appathurai didn’t say that Georgia may become a mediator between
Armenia and Azerbaijan. This process is coordinated by Minsk Group
Co-Chairs and we continue supporting their efforts. James Appathurai
said that Georgia may continue boosting development of regional
cooperation as it did in past”, NATO Press Officer told Mediamax.

U.S. AMBASSADOR: PRICES OF AIR TICKETS TO ARMENIA ARE HIGH

Friday,
April 19

The prices of air tickets to Armenia are high, while services cannot
be called excellent, the U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern said
at the meeting with journalists today, when commenting on Armenia’s
tourism.

According to him, in order to come to Armenia, a traveler has either
to wait 15 hours in Vienna airport or spend two days in a plane. This
is the reason why tourists do not make trips to Armenia.

The ambassador stressed the need for positive changes in the country’s
civil aviation, which will lead to an increase of the number of
tourists.

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RUSSIAN GUITARIST: ARMENIA’S MOUNTAINS EMIT GREAT ENERGY
Mаry Mamyan

15:26, April 19, 2013

“It’s necessary to present classical music to as wide an audience
as possible since many do not know what it is,” says the musician
Yekaterina Vasilyeva.

Yekaterina Vasilyeva came to Armenia to participate in the “Rebirth”
international competition-festival. She made it to the top list of
medal winners.

While the young guitarist is from Russia, she has lived in Sweden for
the past three years and represented that country in the competition.

She originally went to pursue her studies and wound up staying.

Her medal won in Armenia is her first major achievement, even though
she has participated in competitions in Russia and Sweden.

When I asked her what she found interesting about the competition in
Armenia, Yekaterina responded, “Armenia, the country”.

“I’ve always found it interesting to travel to old places, especially
to old cities (she refers to Gyumri). In addition, every musician
must constantly perfect their craft, by going to other countries and
entering various competitions,” she says.

Outside the festival, through which she’s made new friends, she was
taken by the warmth of Armenians and the mountains of Armenia, which
she describes as “transferring great energy”.

In Sweden, the guitarist performs solo and in two bands; one plays
Latin American tunes and the other is a trio consisting of guitar,
balalaika and flute that performs Russian folk music.

Yekaterina says Swedish audiences truly appreciate Russian folk
music, even to the point of singing along when the group performs
the much-loved tune Kalinka and others.

The guitarist confesses that she feels more unrestricted when playing
in Latin American style, but that she finds classical music much
more serious.

“My favourite is Bach. Playing any of his works is a science in
itself,” she says.

At the same time, Yekaterina believes that classical music, especially
performed on guitar, is gradually diminishing in popularity. She argues
that this is a result of the impact of TV, which mainly broadcasts
pop music.

Yekaterina says that classical music is being pushed aside even though
many aren’t familiar with it. She chalks this up to a lack of proper
promotion and argues that classical music must simply be presented
much more frequently to the masses.

ARF URGES TO TAKE A DAY OFF OR CLOSE BUSINESSES ON APRIL 24

12:18 19.04.2013

The Armenian Revolutionary Federation Western US Central Committee
issued an appeal this week, urging community members to take the day
off or close their businesses on April 24 as a fitting gesture to
commemorate the 98th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, Asbarez
reports.

Below is the text of the appeal:

The Armenian Genocide anniversary is upon us and every Armenian,
once again, is preparing to honor the memory of the victims of this
heinous crime by attending commemoration events or protests and
expressing the commitment to our demands and the cause.

We are all mourners. We all have demands. While the struggle for
justice is a daily matter, for all of us April 24 remains the day
to honor the sacred memory of our martyrs. It is the day when we
appreciate the extent of our personal and collective losses and a
time when we must reevaluate our present and determine the course of
our struggle, in the name of justice and the restoration of our rights.

By taking a personal day from work or closing businesses on April
24 many people instinctively express their firm stance befitting our
national day of mourning.

However, some of our compatriots have veered from that tradition and,
just like any other day, they go to work and keep their businesses
open.

April 24 cannot be considered an ordinary day for any Armenian. Hence,
we call on our community to assume responsibility for our martyred
ancestors by closing their businesses and taking part in the day’s
commemorative events.

HRANT BAGRATYAN: NO ECONOMIC GROWTH UNDER PM SARGSYAN

01:07, April 19, 2013

On hearing about the re-nomination of Tigran Sargsyan as RA Prime
Minister, Hrant Bagratyan, who formerly served in that capacity, has
jotted down his thoughts on his Facebook page. Here are a few excerpts.

I just heard about the re-nomination of Prime Minister Sargsyan.

Edward Sharmazanov said it was because he was able to achieve 7.2%
economic growth. Let me remind readers that a man has been re-nominated
during whose term in office economic growth has basically remained
the same rather than growing twice in five years.

As to the claim of 7.2% growth, that is a myth and below I repeat my
notes of April 12. I am ready to meet with Tigran Sargsyan and prove
it. It turns out that we can expect no future changes. In 2008, they
changed several people in government. I don’t understand, don’t they
have anyone else? Or is it just that they deride the opposition so?

But what about Armenia?

ANNUAL GENOCIDE RALLY AND VIGIL SET FOR APRIL 23

13:03, 19 April, 2013

YEREVAN, APRIL 19, ARMENPRESS: The Armenian National Committee of
America-San Gabriel Valley will host the annual Armenian Genocide
Rally and Vigil on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at the Armenian Genocide
Martyrs Monument in Bicknell Park, 901 Via San Clemente, Montebello,
reports Armenpress referring to Asbarez.

The keynote speakers for the event will be Khatchig Mouradian, editor
of the Armenian Weekly, and Nora Hovsepian, the Chairwoman of the
ANCA-Western Region. The event will also feature musical performances
by artists Raffi Semerdjian and Peter Hosharian. Student groups from
the Mesrobian Armenian School and the AYF Vahan Cardashian chapter
will also be participating in the program.

The ANCA-SGV would like to invite all community members to join in
commemorating the Armenian Genocide and paying respect to the victims
who lost their lives in the atrocities. “It is imperative that we
come together every year to remember and reflect, but to also agree
to take collective action in ensuring that the rights of Armenians
are recognized” stated ANCA-SGV Chairman, Levon Kirakosian, who will
conduct the event as the Master of Ceremonies.

The Armenian National Committee of America of San Gabriel Valley is the
local chapter of the largest and most influential Armenian-American
grassroots advocacy organization in the United States. The ANCA-SGV
advances the concerns of the region’s Armenian-American community on
the local, state, and federal level.

NICE – 23 AVRIL 2013 ( 98 ÈME – VEILLEE COMMEMORATIVE ! )

Veuillez trouver ci-joint nos prochains evènements en hommage de 24
avril 1915 :

La reservation pour la projection du film est obligatoire (les places
sont limitees) .

Nous sommes persuades que vous ne pourrez etre indifferents a la
memoire de telles atrocites, nommees : Genocide.

Rassemblons nous tous ensemble autour de la stèle de Rouben
Sevag,(Jardin d’Armenie) le soir du 23 avril 2013 pour la 98ème
veillee commemorative !

Association ALLIANCE PAN ARMENIENNE

vendredi 19 avril 2013, Stephane ©armenews.com

DOGU ERGIL : CE SONT LES KURDES QUI N’ONT PAS VOULU D’UN ETAT KURDE DANS LE TRAITE DE LAUSANNE

Dans le Traite de Sèvres en 1920, après la Première Guerre mondiale,
les forces alliees envisage un Etat kurde independant pour les Kurdes.

Mais dans le traite de Lausanne en 1923, après la guerre d’independance
turque dans laquelle les Turcs et les Kurdes se sont battus contre
l’Ouest ensemble, cette promesse a ete ignoree.

Certains intellectuels kurdes ont tendance a blâmer les Turcs de ne
pas avoir respecter leur la promesse aux Kurdes d’avoir leur propre
Etat. Ils croient qu’ils ont ete trahis. Mais le professeur Dogu Ergil,
l’un des plus celèbres politologue de Turquie, a declare aux journal
Zaman que ce sont les Kurdes qui eux-memes ne demandait pas un etat.

Il explique que les Kurdes ” ont coopere ” avec les Turcs contre les
Armeniens afin ” de les expulser et de saisir les marchandises et les
biens laisses par les Armeniens “. Le Professeur Ergil affirme que
le Traite de Lausanne a ete concu avec le consentement des Kurdes. ”
Ils n’ont pas voulu d’un Etat kurde pour plusieurs raisons. Mais
la raison principale etait la l’ambition de quelques-uns de voir
une Armenie separee sur les memes territoires. Les Kurdes voulaient
empecher que cela se produise “.

Pour le professeur Erbil ” les Kurdes et les Armeniens ont vecu
ensemble en Anatolie orientale. Ils ont coopere avec les milieux
officiels turcs dans la deportation des Armeniens et ont joue un
rôle de premier plan dans la redistribution des biens et des terres
des Armeniens deportes. Leur retour signifiait que tout devrait etre
retabli et inversee. Ils avaient converti leurs les enfants a l’islam
et les ont emmenes dans des familles kurdes. Et, bien sûr, il n’y
avait pas a l’epoque de turquisme, il y avait une approche basee sur
un etat avec l’Islam. C’etait assez comprehensible pour les Kurdes.

Ils ont vecu comme ca pendant des siècles. Aucune place n’etait laissee
a la Kurdicite quand le turquisme dans un sens politique a ete invente
parce cet endroit a ete declare comme etant le pays des Turcs “.

vendredi 19 avril 2013, Stephane ©armenews.com

LES DIRIGEANTS TURCS S’OPPOSENT ACTIVEMENT A LA RECONNAISSANCE DU GENOCIDE ARMENIEN SELON UN EXPERT UKRAINIEN

Depuis de nombreuses annees, le gouvernement turc n’a pas trouve le
courage de reconnaître l’extermination de masse d’une nation entière
a declare Oleg Smirnov expert ukrainien, coordinateur des projets
internationaux au centre analytique Politics.

” Il est a noter que chaque annee, le nombre de pays, etats, regions
et de villes reconnaissant et condamnant les actes criminels des
Jeunes-Turcs en 1915 grandit ” a-t-il dit.

Les dirigeants actuels turcs s’opposent activement au processus de
reconnaissance avec l’utilisation de leviers politiques et economiques.

” En particulier, le 6 avril au cours d’une reunion avec les autorites
de Crimee, le President du Parlement turc Cemil Cicek, a fait le
lien entre les perspectives d’une augmentation du volume commercial
entre l’Ukraine et la Turquie avec la question de la restauration des
droits des Tatars de Crimee et l’annulation de la decision de 2005 du
parlement de Crimee reconnaissant le genocide de 1915 des Armeniens
de l’Empire ottoman ” a ajoute l’expert.

vendredi 19 avril 2013, Stephane ©armenews.com