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ARMENIAN GENOCIDE COMMEMORATION DAY IS NECESSITY – COSSACKS REPRESENTATIVE

news.am
April 18, 2012 | 09:37

KIEV. – “You gave me the opportunity to look in a new way into the
‘oil-genocide’ phrase,” Cossacks representative in Ukraine Oleg
Vasilyuk stated after watching the documentary film entitled “Ordinary
Genocide: Maragha, 10 April 1992.”

He noted that if an Armenian Genocide Day were to be observed in
Ukraine, this would honor the memory of the brotherly Armenian people
who have experienced a terrible tragedy.

“I am convinced everyone will join our petition to Ukraine’s
authorities, whereby we ask to by law recognize April 24 as Armenian
Genocide Commemoration Day,” Vasilyuk said, Analitika.at.ua informs.

To note, a roundtable discussion on the Armenian Genocide was convened
in Kiev on April 13, during which the aforementioned documentary
was screened.

The event’s discussants also adopted a petition, addressed to Ukrainian
President Viktor Yanukovych and Supreme Rada (parliament) Chairman
Volodymyr Lytvyn, whereby it is asked that April 24 be recognized as
Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day.

YERKIR: ARMENIA’S PM TIGRAN SARGSYAN IS BEHIND ASHOTYAN-ZOLYAN CONFLICT

tert.am
18.04.12

The daily Yerkir writes that though Armenia’s Minister of Education and
Science Armen Ashotyan relieved Suren Zolyan, rector of the Yerevan
State Linguistic University, of his duties the latter is not going
to leave his office.

The paper says he advised Ashotyan to attentively read the laws,
according to which the rector of the linguistic university is being
elected by the university and the election results are confirmed by
a relevant decision of the Armenian government.

According to the newspaper, in reality it is not the outcome of
Ashotyan-Zolyan conflict but the reasons of the conflict go rather
deep. According to the paper’s sources, behind the conflict stands
Armenia’s Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. As it is known Tigran
Sargsyan is chairman of the Administration Board of Khachatur Abovian
Pedagogical University and has serious programs connected with Brusov
Linguistic University. The prime minister wants to unite these
two universities in future and turn Brusov in not so prestigious
establishment functioning under subordination of the Pedagogical
University.

LE FILS DU MARCHAND D’OLIVES – UN ARMENIEN CHEZ LES TURCS
Stephane

armenews.com
mercredi 18 avril 2012

“Pour que le crime soit parfait, il faut aussi qu’il soit sans
traces.” Cette phrase de Bernard-Henri Levy, dont on entend une
intervention sur le genocide armenien, pourrait servir d’exergue a
ce petit-fils d’Armenien parti avec son epouse polonaise au pays
des Turcs, afin de savoir où ils en sont du genocide commis sur
un million et demi d’hommes, de femmes et d’enfants, entre 1915 et
1917. Où sont precisement les traces sur le territoire et dans les
tetes de ce peuple qui continue a s’enfermer dans le negationnisme ?

Ce documentaire mele plusieurs formes et sources d’images :
l’animation, en memoire sans doute des contes armeniens. Plus
interessantes, des interviews d’historien (Yves Ternon), de philosophe
(BHL), mais aussi du juriste Raphael Lemkin, qui, dès les annees
30, avait forge le concept de genocide en s’appuyant sur l’exemple
armenien. Le troisième et dernier volet, colonne vertebrale du
film, est le voyage lui-meme, l’odyssee de ce couple qui se heurte a
l’incomprehension, au deni, dans toutes les couches de la population,
voire a la reecriture de l’histoire, lorsqu’il frappe a la porte de
quelques musees archeologiques : la-bas, les sections “armeniennes”
racontent, DVD a l’appui, comment ce sont les Armeniens, assimiles au
traître, au comploteur, au terroriste, qui ont tue les Turcs en 1915.

Mais la sequence la plus accablante est certainement cette promenade
dans l’ancienne capitale armenienne, Ani, la “ville aux mille eglises”,
situee en territoire turc et laissee a l’abandon.

À voir l’aplomb, la tranquillite avec laquelle les Turcs recoivent le
couple – ah, vous venez de France, vous ne savez rien sur l’Histoire,
vous ignorez tout des faits… -, on se dit que le chemin est encore
long avant que ce pays n’accepte de regarder en face son histoire.

Par Francois-Guillaume Lorrain

MICHEL DERYEGHIYAN, ENTREPRENEUR AU GRAND COEUR
Stephane

armenews.com
mercredi 18 avril 2012

Michel Deryeghiyan s’est eteint brutalement a l’âge de 76 ans. Il
a ouvert les magasins, Les coupons d’Alsace, dans l’Aire urbaine et
etait PDG de l’hôtel Arianis, a Sochaux. Le travail fut le moteur de
sa vie. Ne a Offemont, Michel Deryeghiyan a commence a travailler très
tôt, après le collège auprès de son père, commercant a Belfort. Très
vite, il vole de ses propres ailes et ouvre sa première boutique
a Montbeliard, face au bureau de poste au centre-ville, tout en
continuant a faire les marches. En 2000, il passe la main a son fils,
Rafi et reste PDG de l’hôtel Arianis a Sochaux. ” Mon père etait un
travailleur acharne. Il est parti de rien “, confie Rafi Deryeghiyan.

Fils de refugies armeniens, Michel n’oublie pas ses racines. Il
retournera sur la terre de ses ancetres, la dernière fois, c’etait
en 2009. ” Sa famille avait debarque a Marseille, puis etait venue un
peu par hasard a Offemont, la où il y avait besoin de main-d’oeuvre “.

Après le terrible tremblement de terre qui secoue l’Armenie en 1988,
Michel Deryeghiyan s’investit aux côtes de l’Unicef pour venir en
aide aux familles. Un engagement auquel il sera fidèle toute sa vie.

Un sourire, une main tendue Michel Deryeghiyan a epouse Louise en
1964. Elle lui donnera un fils, Rafi. Il habitait Dung.

Il laisse dans le pays de Montbeliard, l’image d’un patron attachant.

” Michel etait un sourire, une main tendue. Il faisait bon partager un
verre, un repas avec lui. Il aimait decouvrir ses semblables, leurs
motivations, leurs engagements et appreciait d’en debattre, faisant
preuve d’une grande culture et de beaucoup de tolerance. J’aimais le
personnage. Son tutoiement etait un cadeau “, confie Denis Sommer,
maire PS de Grand-Charmont.

Pour sa part, Marcel Bonnot, depute UMP de la 3e circonscription du
Doubs salue l’entrepreneur qui avait un sens aigu des affaires et ”
une lucidite implacable “.

Michel Deryeghiyan a fait une chute dans l’escalier hier. Ses
obsèques auront lieu ce mercredi a 14 h 30 a l’eglise Saint-Maimboeuf
a Montbeliard.

À Louise, son epouse, a Rafi, son fils et a la famille endeuillee,
Le Pays presente ses condoleances.

L’AZERBAIDJAN A AUGMENTE SON BUDGET MILITAIRE DE 89 % EN 2011
Krikor Amirzayan

armenews.com
mercredi 18 avril 2012

En 2011 l’Azerbaïdjan a augmente son budget militaire de 89 %. C’est
le plus fort taux de progression du monde. Les specialistes estiment
que cette croissance s’inscrit dans le cadre du conflit du Haut
Karabagh et represente un reel danger pour la reprise de la guerre
contre l’Armenie et les forces armeniennes du Haut Karabagh. Dans le
monde, en 2011 le budget militaire de l’ensemble des pays a connu une
progression moyenne de 0,3 % avec 1 738 milliards de dollars depenses.

Les depenses militaires des Etats-Unis et de nombreux pays Europeens
sont en baisse. En Russie, elle est en hausse de 9,3% (71,9 milliards
de dollars). La Russie qui est en troisième position mondiale en
matière de depenses militaires, après les Etats-Unis (711 milliards)
et la Chine (143 milliards).

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN AZERBAIJAN HIGHLY RESTRICTED

asbarez
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

OSLO-“Freedom of religion or belief and related human rights such as
the freedom of expression and of assembly remain highly restricted,”
says a report published by Forum 18, a Web and email initiative,
which provides original reporting and analysis on violations of the
freedom of thought, conscience and belief of all people, whatever their
religious affiliation, in an objective, truthful and timely manner.

Among issues documented in Forum 18’s religious freedom survey are:
state attempts to counter discussion of violations with claims of
inter-religious harmony and religious tolerance; officials behaving
as if the rule of law places no limitations on their actions;
unfair trials lacking due legal process; steadily increasing “legal”
restrictions on and punishments for exercising freedom of religion or
belief, often prepared in secret, forming a labyrinth of restrictive
state controls; “legal” denials of international human rights standards
Azerbaijan has agreed to implement; a highly restrictive censorship
regime; enforced closures of places people meet for worship; a ban on
praying outside mosques; jailing of prisoners of conscience exercising
the right to conscientious objection to military service; arbitrary
deportations of foreign citizens exercising the right to freedom of
religion or belief; and severe denials of human rights in Nakhichevan.

“Azerbaijan is likely to remain a place where fundamental human rights
are violated with impunity, and the state tries to make exercising
human rights conditional upon state permission,” says the report.

Forum 18, named after Article 18 of the Universal Declaration Human
Rights is a Norwegian-Danish non-profit charitable initiative

In his presentation government ministers on Monday, Azerbaijan’s
President Ilham Aliyev said that the Armenian lobby was to blamed for
the international community’s criticism of Baku’s abysmal policy on
human rights and continuous abuses.

Read the entire Forum 18 report.

IRANIAN MEDIA: AZERBAIJANI OFFICIAL ORDERED THE ARREST OF IRANIAN JOURNALIST

Panorama.am
18/04/2012

Head of Public Policy Department of Azerbaijani President’s
Administration Ali Hasanov has ordered to detain a reporter of Iranian
Sahar TV station, Iranian arannews.ir report says.

It’s reported that Ali Hasanov is determined to suspend the mission
of Iranian Sahar TV in Azerbaijan and that he makes daily reports
for president Ilham Aliyev.

Iranian media underlines that however journalist of Azerbaijani Azer
Taj news agency located in Iran is free to carry out his mission.

Iranian Minister of Culture claimed the decision made by Azerbaijan’s
judicial authorities against a reporter of Iranian Sahar TV
unsubstantiated, Iranian ISNA news agency said.

The Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Hosseini urged
the Azerbaijani government to refrain from groundless allegations
against the reporter of Sahari.

According to ISNA Anar Ghasemli, lawyer of detained reporter of Sahar
TV Anar Bayramli, issued a statement a couple of days ago that Baku
court of Binagadi region had convened an urgent session and extended
the terms of arrest for the reporter.

AZERBAIJAN BUYS MORTARS, ANTI-TANK MISSILES FROM ISRAEL

News.Az
Wed 18 April 2012 10:31 GMT | 11:31 Local Time

Azerbaijan has signed an agreement with Israeli company Rafael to
purchase anti-tank missiles Spike-SR and Spike-LR, and with the
company Elbit Systems to purchase 120 mm mortars of Cardom type.

Information about the orders of Azerbaijan and their delivery has
not been provided, APA reported.

Azerbaijan adopted anti-tank missiles Spike in 2010.

Spike-SR is a short range version Spike, minimum range is 200 m while
the maximum range is 800 m and is intended for infantry use. The
reusable Command & launch unit (CLU), battery, tripod and the thermal
sight are also used by other land-based versions of the Spike missile
family, each weighing 5 kg, 1 kg, 2.8 kg and 4 kg respectively.

Spike-LR is a long range version. The weight of the missile is 14 kg,
maximum range is 4,000 m and is used by infantry and light combat
vehicles. It adds fiber-optic communication to and from the launching
soldier during flight. Reported armour penetration capability is more
than 700 mm of Rolled homogeneous armour (RHA).

The Cardom is a Soltam Systems 120mm Recoil Mortar System (RMS). It is
an autonomous, computerized system for mounting on light and medium
armored carriers. The system provides accurate and effective fire
support. Its range is 7,000-8,000 meters.

The military parade in Baku last year showcased Spike missiles and
Cardom mortars.

NEW HOMES: APPLE OF DISCORD

10:38 pm | Today | Social

Not only the delay of the distribution of homes, but also the decision
of belonging cause a real headache for homeless families with more
than one child that suffered from the earthquake. There are serious
discrepancies for several families.

The Petrosyan family in Gyumri is facing an issue. The Petrosyans’
three children started their own families after the earthquake,
but the order is that the number of rooms in the homes provided to
homeless families is equivalent to the number of people whom they lost
during the earthquake, if the number of members of the families hasn’t
gone down. In such cases, the number of rooms also decreases. This
year their three families consisting of 11 members will be granted a
4-bedroom apartment. Some of them, including Rima and Suren Petrosyan
and their four children have decided to live in a shack and won’t be
homeless anymore.

For more details, watch the video prepared by Shirak Center.

LEVON TER-PETROSYAN: BY DELIVERING OF THE ELECTORAL BRIBES 5-10 THSD DRAMS THE ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN SPOILING THE PEOPLE IN BIGGER SCALES

arminfo
Tuesday, April 17, 20:18

By delivering of the electoral bribes 5-10 thsd drams the Armenian
authorities have been spoiling the people in bigger scales. Starting
with the president and ending with ministers and heads of regional
administrations – all of them are thieves and robbers, the leader
of the opposition Armenian National Congress, the first president of
Armenia, Levon Ter-Petrosyan, said at today’s meeting with voters of
Ararat region.

“Just for this reason the West does not let power change in Armenia,
as it needs weak power in Armenia, so that to be easily guided
and bribed. What power would agree to create a joint commission of
historians to clear out if the Armenian genocide was implemented or
not? I should also add that Serzh Sargsyan gave them such a promise
in 2007…Before the election Serzh Sargsyan also promised to agree
on settlement of the Karabakh conflict according to the Madrid
principles. Despite external pressure, you know very well what this
document, which I imposed veto on in 1996, is”, – Ter-Petrosyan said.