15:29,
YEREVAN, JULY 16, ARMENPRESS. The bilateral meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov ended in Tbilisi, spokesperson of MFA Armenia Vahan Hunanyan confirmed the information in a conversation with ARMENPRESS.
Other details of the meeting held in Tbilisi will be announced later.
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YEREVAN, JULY 16, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili expressed satisfaction with the high level of Armenian-Georgian relations based on centuries-old friendship between the two peoples, expressing confidence that the further activation of political dialogue and official mutual visits will contribute to the strengthening of multi-sectoral cooperation between the two countries, ARMENPRESS was informed from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia.
Ararat Mirzoyan noted that further development of relations with Georgia is of strategic importance for Armenia.
The importance of taking appropriate steps to strengthen economic cooperation was emphasized and the work of the Armenian-Georgian intergovernmental commission was highlighted. Issues related to the facilitation of the process of transit cargo transportation through the territory of Georgia and the expansion of transit opportunities were discussed.
During the meeting, the interlocutors discussed a number of issues of regional security and stability.
Ararat Mirzoyan expressed gratitude to the Georgian side for hosting the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan and for Georgia’s willingness to contribute to peace and stability in the region.
The sides exchanges ideas on the normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Holy Cross Cathedral in Montebello, CA
MONTEBELLO—The Holy Cross Cathedral will mark its 100th anniversary this year with a series of celebrations to be held under the auspices of Western Prelate Bishop Torkom Donoyan.
To kick off the celebrations, an evening church service is planned for Saturday, September 10, with the blessing of the incense and crosses at 7 p.m. The celebration will continue on Sunday, September 11 at 11 a.m. with the official divine liturgy; the blessing of Madagh; Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and Name Day of Holy Cross Cathedral.
This is a unique opportunity for the Los Angeles Armenian community to gather together to celebrate the Cathedral’s 100th anniversary. The church has served as a haven to many of the immigrants and their families who came to this country seeking freedom while maintaining a connection to their heritage.
Founded 100 years ago on 20th street in the heart of the then-Armenian-populated district in what is now Downtown Los Angeles, Holy Cross served as the spiritual anchor for the Armenians who were then slowly congregating in Southern California. Today, the Church, that was relocated in the 1980’s to the City of Montebello and recognized as a Cathedral, is the spiritual home for thousands of Armenian Americans across Southern California.
The celebrations will culminate at a banquet, scheduled for September 24, presided over by the Prelate.
The community invited to participate in these events while celebrating a centennial of spiritual service to the Armenian Community.
Banquet tickets and sponsorship opportunities are still available. Preferred seating available. For more information, please contact the church office at (323) 727-1113.
Windsor, a Senior living home in Glendale, CA
MISSION HILLS, Calif.—Ararat Home of Los Angeles, Inc. announced an agreement to purchase Windsor, a Senior living community in Glendale.
Windsor is a leading provider of senior living and healthcare services in the Glendale area. Occupying almost a full city block in central Glendale, the community offers 73 independent living units and can accommodate 38 residents in its assisted living and 28 residents in its skilled nursing sections.
Ararat Home Board of Trustees Chair Sinan Sinanian said, “For over 20 years, we have been exploring opportunities that would give us a stronger presence in Glendale and allow us to deliver the Ararat Home Experience to an even broader segment of our community. We are delighted that this Windsor acquisition is perfectly aligned with those goals and with our mission of providing quality care to our seniors and elderly. With the ongoing support of our friends and community, this purchase will undoubtedly be a bright and promising future of growth for both Windsor and for Ararat Home.”
Windsor has been part of the HumanGood (previously be.group/Southern California Presbyterian Homes) family of care communities since 1937. As California’s largest nonprofit provider of senior housing and services and one of the ten largest organizations of its kind in the nation, HumanGood has an excellent industry reputation and has established a strong foundation of quality care and services at Windsor.
With over 70 years of experience, Ararat Home intends to build upon that foundation to continue offering services that engage residents to thrive and live rich and rewarding lives. Ararat Home looks forward to a smooth transition and to welcoming current and future Windsor residents, their families and staff members into the larger Ararat Home Family.
Ararat Home and HumanGood are presently working together to obtain licensing and regulatory approvals of the agreed-upon sale. Both parties anticipate the process to conclude successfully and hope to close the sale before the end of this year.
President Joe Biden met with Jerusalem's Armenian Patriarch Archbishop Nourhan Manougian in Bethlehem on July 14
President Joe Biden, who was visiting Israel, toured the Armenian Church of Nativity in Bethlehem, where he met with Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem Archbishop Nourhan Manougian.
During the meeting, Archbishop Manougian made a presentation about Armenian culture and religion and also discussed the difficulties and conflicts that exist in the Christian community, Koryun Baghdasaryan, a Patriarchate spokesperson News.am.
President Biden received these hand made pottery pieces as a gift from Patriarch
“Biden was with us for about 40 minutes, and the meeting was held in a very good atmosphere,” Baghdasaryan told News.am.
The Patriarch also thanked Biden for recognizing the Armenian Genocide, after which he presented the president the rights of the church, which is located in the temple of Nativity.
According to Baghdasaryan, Biden expressed his desire to meet with all spiritual leader and listen to their concerns.
At the conclusion of the visits, Archbishop Manougian presented Biden with mementoes—a clay pottery plate and one depicting a pomegranate.
Saturday,
Armenian, Azeri FMs Meet In Georgia
Georgia - Foreign Ministers Ararat Mirzoyan (right) of Armenia and Jeyhun
Bayramov meet in Tbilisi,
The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijani reported no concrete agreements
after meeting in Tbilisi on Saturday.
According to the Armenian Foreign Ministry, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan
discussed with his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov “the fulfillment of
previously undertaken commitments” and “possible further steps” in the
Armenian-Azerbaijani peace process.
A ministry statement cited Mirzoyan as telling Bayramov that a “political
settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict” is essential for achieving a
lasting peace in the region. He stressed the importance of using the “mandate”
and “experience” of the OSCE Minsk Group to that end.
Baku has repeatedly questioned the need for continued existence of the mediating
group co-headed by the United States, France and Russia. It says that
Azerbaijan’s victory in the 2020 war with Armenia put an end to the Karabakh
conflict.
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry also reported few details of the Tbilisi talks
which lasted for about three hours.
It said Bayramov called for a full implementation of Armenian-Azerbaijani
agreements brokered by Moscow during and after the war. He singled out “the
withdrawal of Armenian forces from Azerbaijani territory.”
The talks followed fresh recriminations traded by the two sides in recent weeks.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev again threatened military action against
Armenia last month, saying that Yerevan remains reluctant to open a land
corridor connecting Azerbaijan to its Nakhichevan exclave. Prime Minister Nikol
Pashinian claimed, for his part, that Baku is torpedoing peace talks and
preparing the ground for another war.
Armenian Film Producer Collapses And Dies In Court
07:56 GMT
• By Current Time
Film producer Armen Grigorian (center) is seen in the courtroom shortly before
he collapsed to the floor and died.
An Armenian film producer collapsed and died in a Yerevan courtroom where he was
facing charges of inciting hatred, raising questions about why authorities
ignored defense warnings about the 57-year-old's flagging health.
Video shared by the news.am website showed Armen Grigorian slump suddenly in his
chair as his lawyers were pleading his case on July 15, and he reportedly died
before medics arrived.
The cause of death was not initially disclosed.
Grigorian was known among post-Soviet filmmakers in the Caucasus for productions
exploring regret and redemption, like 2007's I'm Staying; the fateful drama of
2015's An Interrupted Flight; as well as crime and comedic films, including
Ticket To Vegas.
His lawyer was seeking a dismissal of the case and said there was no reason for
Grigorian to even be in court following his arrest in May.
He was facing accusations of inciting ethnic, racial, or religious hatred under
Article 226 of the Criminal Code, according to news.am.
Ombudsman Kristina Grigorian has demanded an explanation from the
Prosecutor-General's Office and the Justice Ministry regarding Grigorian's
condition, his treatment, and the circumstances around his death.
"It is extremely unacceptable and alarming that in the conditions of preliminary
arrest in relation to a person in the place of his detention, the right of a
person to health protection is not guaranteed, health problems are not
identified and eliminated properly, which leads to such tragic consequences,"
she said.
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CIA Director Meets With Armenian Prime Minister, Security Council Secretary In
Yerevan
06:34 GMT
• By RFE/RL's Armenian Service
CIA Director William Burns at a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol
Pashinian in Yerevan on July 15.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian on July 15 received U.S. Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director William Burns, Pashinian’s press office said.
The two “discussed issues related to international and regional security and the
fight against terrorism. Reference was made to processes taking place in the
South Caucasus region,” the brief statement said.
While in Yerevan, Burns also met with the secretary of Armenia’s Security
Council, Armen Grigorian, whose office said the two discussed issues related to
the further development of U.S.- Armenia bilateral relations.
Grigorian outlined for the CIA director the security environment in the region,
existing challenges, and Armenia’s approach to establishing peace in the region,
a statement from Grigorian’s office said.
“The sides talked about Armenia-Azerbaijan and Armenia-Turkey negotiation
processes,” the statement said.
Official Armenian bodies and the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan would not comment on
media reports about Burns’ visit to Yerevan.
Burns, 66, served as U.S. ambassador to Russia from 2005-08. He visited Armenia
and Azerbaijan in 2011 in his capacity as U.S. deputy secretary of state.
During that trip, he urged a greater “sense of urgency” for the resolution of
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, saying that “the status quo is not sustainable.”
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The European Union supports the “bilateral decision” of Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, to hold their inaugural meeting in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi, Toivo Klaar, the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus, said on Saturday.
In his tweet, Klaar highlighted his “excellent” meeting with Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan.
The meeting between Bayramov and Mirzoyan comes amid the Georgian Government's Peaceful Neighbourhood Initiative for the South Caucasus, a platform for facilitating talks between the regional states.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili also held meetings with the Azerbaijani and Armenian ministers earlier today.
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PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has declared that "Armenia refuses to fulfill its obligations to Azerbaijan under the Declaration of November 2020," and that "the problem could not be resolved even after receiving a promise from the Russian Defense Ministry."
Aliyev maintained on Friday, July 15 that one of the problems for Baku was the presence of Armenian troops in Nagorno-Karabakh, "which must leave the region in accordance with the agreements."
He noted that a high-ranking official of the Russian Defense Ministry (Aliev did not name them or their position) visited Baku several months ago and promised that "this clause of the agreement" would be fulfilled by June, RBC reported citing his office.
“But it is already the middle of July today, this issue has not been resolved yet,” the President of Azerbaijan stressed.
The Azerbaijani President added that Russia is a party to the agreement, but "does not force" Armenia to comply with the requirements, which are "clearly indicated" in the document.
Azerbaijan has not yet fulfilled the clause of the agreement on Karabakh, according to which all prisoners of war must be returned. Baku refuses to return Armenian prisoners of war.
PanARMENIAN.Net - The Azerbaijani military used large caliber firearms to target the Armenian positions in the eastern section of the contact line overnight, the Armenian Defense Ministry reports.
The Armenian troops, however, took retaliatory measures to silence the adversary.
The statement from the Defense Ministry also denied accusations of ceasefire violations from Baku.
Contract servicewoman, junior sergeant Kristine Chichyan (born in 1985) was injured as a result of an accident at one of the military units and was taken to hospital on July 15, the Ministry of Defense reports.
Kristine Chichyan, who was the head of the medical unit, died in hospital on July 16, despite the doctors’ efforts. An investigation into the circumstances of the incident is under way.
The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia shares the sorrow of the heavy loss and expresses support to Kristine Chichiyan’s family and friends.