News.am, Armenia
21:57, 23.05.2020
Category: 2020
Georgian official expects apology from Armenia’s health minister
Panorama, Armenia
Director of the Center for Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology of Georgia Tengiz Tsertsvadze called ‘incorrect’ the remarks of Armenian Health Minister Arsen Torosyan about the epidemiological situation in Georgia. According to Interpressnews report, Tsertsvadze suggested Arsen Torosyan must either substantiate the grounds for calling into doubt the accuracy of the official statistical data of Covid19 in Georgia, or apologize.
“We don’t think that senior officials should make the similar statements without any arguments. COVID-19 patients are identified and registered according to the highest international standards, transparently, and their high credibility has not yet been questioned by any international institution or expert. We think that the Minister should either substantiate his incorrect assessments, or at least disavow his statement and apologize,” Tengiz Tsertsvadze as quoted by the source.
The Georgian official also noted that with current statistics of Covid-19 in Armenia the statement of the minister is at least ‘ridiculous.’ We invite Arsen Torosyan and all the interested persons to arrive in Georgia and we are ready to share them the country’s experience in COVID-19 management, ”he added.
As reported earlier, Armenian Health Minister Arsen Torosyan called into doubt the official statistics of Georgia about the coronavirus cases and asked if the death rate of pneumonia was included in it.
Artsakh defense army fully controls the situation on the frontline
Panorama, Armenia
Azerbaijani military breached the ceasefire along the Artsakh-Azerbaijan Line of Contact around 180 times in the past week. In the period from may 17 to 23, the adversary fired more than 3,000 shots towards the Armenian defense positions from firearms of different calibers, the Artsakh Defense Ministry reported.
Apart from the mentioned breaches, Azerbaijani armed forces attempted a subversive attack on one of the combat positions of a military base of the the Defense Army. As the press department at the Artsakh Defense Ministry reported, the frontline units of the Defense Army detected the advancement of the Azerbaijani special units and thwarted them, inflicting losses. During the shooting, the Defense Army suffered no losses, the source said.
“The frontline units of the Defense Army continue controlling the situation on the frontline and taking necessary measures for the reliable protection of combat positions,” the statement added.
Music: Armenia’s 2020 Khachaturian Violin Competition To Be Held Online
The Violin Channel
The Khachaturian International Violin Competition has announced its 2020 competition will be conducted online – to be held from the 6th to the 15th of June
The Khachaturian International Violin Competition, in Yerevan, Armenia, has announced its 2020 competition will be conducted online – to be held from the 6th to the 15th of June.
24 participants will be invited to take part in the 1st round of the virtual competition – selected from video auditions.
For the final round, 6 candidates will perform from their homes – accompanied by recordings of the Armenian State Symphony.
Open to violinists aged 16 to 32, the 1st prize winner will be awarded $15,000.
The 2020 jury will comprise: Eduard Tadevosyan (Chairman), Vera Tsu Weiling, Gianluca Marciano, Bob Lord, Zohrab Tadevosyan, Dora Schwarzberg and Péter Csaba.
The jury have this year agreed to volunteer their services and as such no application fee will be asked from the candidates.
Applications to be received by the 25th of May, 2020.
For further information, visit: https://bit.ly/2TAdIw2
https://theviolinchannel.com/2020-khachaturian-international-violin-competition-to-be-held-online/
Artsakh president announces free university education from September
Panorama, Armenia
Artsakh President Arayik Harutyunyan sent a congratulatory address to the school graduates in connection with the “Last Bell” event. As the Information Department at the President’s Office reported, the message read in part:
“This year the pandemic has, unfortunately, undermined us holding the solemn event of the “Last Bell”. I am confident that the disappointment caused by this situation will not prevent each of you from doing your best to achieve the set goals. Don’t forget that every crisis is also an opportunity.
After graduating from the school, an important phase is getting started in your life when the knowledge level and skills will be the criteria of quality and productivity. Thus, whatever profession you would choose, you should become a leading specialist in your sphere.”
The president next said that as promised during the campaign, starting from the first of September, the higher education will be free. “But I want to emphasize once again that the state will set up strict requirements for the quality of education. Therefore, you should study well and continuously improve yourselves,” Harutyunyan added.
Sports: TSG Hoffenheim tweets in Armenian to congratulate Sargis Adamyan
Public Radio of Armenia
CIVILNET.Syrian-Armenian Women Switch to Mask Production to Help Stop Spread of COVID-19
CIVILNET.AM
22 May, 2020 19:27
Arpi, Melvina, Tamar, Tamar and Lusin are sewing masks 8 hours a day.
Before the spread of the coronavirus, the Syrian-Armenian seamstresses of Yerevan’s Nor Arev company were sewing eco bags and clothes for children.
Under the leadership of Vani Nalbandian, they have switched to producing 100 to 200 masks a day to help Armenians against the spread of COVID-19.
CIVILNET.Daron Açemoglu: We May Learn the Wrong Lessons From COVID-19
CIVILNET.AM
18:11
Daron Açemoglu, world renowned economist and author of “Why Nations Fail,” spoke to CivilNet’s host interviewer, AUA Adjunct Lecturer, Ph.D Narek Mkrtchyan about the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has confronted democracies with.
“Covid Talks” is CivilNet’s program where prominent international thinkers, scholars and policymakers present their views on the impact of COVID-19 on world politics and humanity.
The Literary Armenian News – Rocks in The Garden – 05/25/2020
Rocks in the GardenRocks in a garden, isolation, invocationRocks in a garden, sizes, shapes, colorsGray in intent, rocks in a garden, huddledYet sparse, mutually repelling, poke markedAged agents, crazed edges, sharp chirped tonesRocks in a garden where birds streak white talesBirds of all colors, shapes, sizes, rocking in a gardenWe age inside the house, far from the garden, glass coversWindows and curtains, pots and pans, cats and bowlsNot in the garden, no rocks up the inclined burdenRemote control, wifi, surround sound, creature comfyNo rocks but music, no garden but in salads, no in, no a.Tales of cats, curses, birds, fences, trees dreaming of answersI write for rocks moved in the garden, you, smiling off camera.
Bedros Afeyan
5-21-2020
Pleasanton, CA
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Turkey Condemns Czech Parliament Resolution on Armenian Genocide
Prague Morning, Czech Republic
The Turkish Foreign Ministry has called the Czech Senate resolution condemning the Armenian Genocide “null and void.”
“The fact that the decision was taken in an environment with few members in the Senate at a time when the whole world was struggling with the coronavirus pandemic reveals the insidious mentality behind it,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The ministry said, “it is not possible to impose more than a historical discussion on the events of 1915, as determined by Articles 173 and 231 of the 2015 judgment of the European Court of Human Rights, which was repeated by the second decision in 2017.”
“Attempts to define a historical issue in the interests of politics and certain groups are unacceptable,” it said.
“We call on those who want to present a one-sided view of history to consider President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s letter that expresses an understanding of sharing the common grief sent to Turkey’s Armenian Patriarch on the occasion of April 24.
“We invite the Czech Parliament to respect the provisions of the Lausanne Peace Treaty, international court decisions and the historical and current sources of international law,” it said.
It noted that Czech Foreign Minister Tomas Petricek said the decision does not reflect the attitude of the Czech government.
The Armenian Foreign Ministry welcomed the adoption of the resolution, noting that the unanimous decision of the Czech Senate is a “major contribution to the restoration of historical justice and respect for the memory of the victims.”
“It is also a key message in preventing genocides and new crimes against humanity,” the Foreign Ministry Spokesperson said.
In April 2017 the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament had approved a resolution, condemning the genocide of Armenians and other religious and national minorities in the Ottoman Empire during the First World War.
Turkey objects to presenting the 1915 incidents as “genocide,” rather calling them a tragedy in which both Turks and Armenians suffered casualties in the heat of World War I.
Turkey’s position on the events of 1915 is that the deaths of Armenians in eastern Anatolia took place when some sided with the invading Russians and revolted against Ottoman forces. A subsequent relocation of Armenians resulted in numerous casualties.
Ankara has repeatedly proposed the creation of a joint commission of historians from Turkey and Armenia as well as international experts to examine the issue.