Le Chant De Ruben Melik

LE CHANT DE RUBEN MELIK
Nicolas Devers-Dreyfus

L’Humanite, France
30 novembre 2006

Sous les ors des salons de l’Hôtel de Ville, Paris rendait recemment
hommage a Ruben Melik, poète et resistant. Ruben, dont Joë Bousquet
soulignait dès 1946 qu’il " reussit la grande strophe en alexandrins
sans epouser les rythmes qui nous ont lasses d’elle ", entoure de
ses deux filles, de sa famille et de nombre de ses amis en poesie,
en militance (*), recevait la medaille de vermeil de la Ville de
Paris des mains de Nicole Borvo, conseillère de Paris, senatrice, et
de Jean Vuillermoz, president du groupe communiste au Conseil de Paris.

La ceremonie fut emouvante, simple et fraternelle. Elle avait lieu,
heureuse coïncidence, le lendemain de son quatre-vingt-cinquième
anniversaire. Les orateurs, et notamment Michel Kachkachian, dirigeant
des Armeniens progressistes, celebrèrent le resistant parisien, elève
de Jacques Decour au lycee Rollin, entre dans la lutte patriotique,
baptise du pseudo de Musset par Louise Aslanian, du groupe Manouchian,
resistante intrepide morte en deportation.

Ruben Melik, aujourd’hui dernier survivant du Comite de liberation du
18e arrondissement de la capitale ; Ruben, qui joua un rôle eminent a
la direction de la Jeunesse armenienne unifiee ; Ruben, jeune dirigeant
communiste impregne de la dimension profondement humaniste de l’Eglise
armenienne, la plus ancienne Eglise chretienne du monde, comme il
se plut a le souligner dans son propos conclusif, Eglise dont les
dignitaires ont tenu a participer par leur presence a l’hommage rendu.

Retenons, parmi les paroles enoncees, le message de Pierre Gamarra,
vieil ami du temps des Editeurs francais reunis : " Ta poesie est
de celle qui parle et qui chante ", et le beau discours de Charles
Dobzynski, qui sut exprimer la dualite du poète, tout a la fois enfant
d’une ville et d’un peuple deracine : Ruben Melik, " patriarche et
enfant, parce que, l’âge venu, on regarde sa vie depuis le sommet
atteint " ; enfant enracine dans la ville où il est ne et dont il "
a participe aux rangs souterrains de la Resistance ", mais " enfant
inseparablement d’un peuple d’exiles ", " heritier d’une memoire
armenienne dont il n’a jamais cesse d’etre l’intercesseur ".

Ainsi dans le Veilleur de pierre : Rouben je viens, mon nom le dit,
des autres zones, Je viens de l’âge haut et clair, Dans la bouche le
goût des citrons et des chairs Que brûlèrent les amazones.

Qui, mieux que Charles Dobzynski, poète editeur de l’Anthologie
de la poesie yiddish, pouvait illustrer la complexite d’une
identite partagee, la passion et le tourment de Ruben, concepteur
de l’Anthologie armenienne, temoignant d une commune volonte
d’immortaliser le tresor poetique de deux peuples victimes du
genocide ?

Fort heureusement, le sentiment tragique qui habite l’oeuvre de
Ruben Melik ne resume pas son chant. Comme l’avait percu Hubert
Juin en 1976 dans le Magazine litteraire, " Les mots viennent, ici
dans les strophes douces-amères, mais ouvertes, prometteuses, d’un
avenir temoignant pour un passe qui est a hauteur d’hommes, et de
mains d’hommes, s’inscrire dans une justesse musicale parfaite… "
Celebrant le poète, Paris se souvient de ce qu’il doit dans les luttes
comme dans les lettres, a ses enfants venus d’Armenie.

(*) Parmi les participants, Guy Ducolone, Leo Figuères, Jean Magniadas,
les amis poètes Marie-Claire Bancquart et Jacques Gaucheron, Arsène
Tchakarian et Henri Karayan, anciens du groupe Manouchian, de nombreux
animateurs-trices des associations armeniennes.

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" Tresors D’Armenie " a Faymoreau : Derniers Jours De L’Exposition D

" TRESORS D’ARMENIE " A FAYMOREAU : DERNIERS JOURS DE L’EXPOSITION D’ART SACRE
Dominique Michonneau

La Nouvelle Republique du Centre Ouest, France
30 novembre 2006 jeudi
Edition DEUX SEVRES

Jusqu’au dimanche 3 decembre inclus, une soixantaine d’objets anciens
sacres d’Armenie sont visibles en la chapelle des mineurs de Faymoreau.

Il ne reste plus que quelques jours pour admirer des tresors sacres
et culturels dans le cadre de l’exposition " Tresors d’Armenie ",
presentee jusqu’au dimanche 3 decembre inclus en la chapelle des
mineurs de Faymoreau (sud de la Vendee). L’entree est libre .

L’expo est co-organisee par le conseil general vendeen et la petite
commune minière, a l’occasion du 90 anniversaire du genocide armenien
et de " l’annee de l’Armenie en Vendee ". Dans la chapelle des mineurs,
c’est un veritable florilège de l’art chretien que l’on peut decouvrir,
mis en lumière par les dix-neuf grands vitraux d’art figuratif sur
le thème de la mine, crees par Carmelo Zagari. Soit une soixantaine
d’objets, pour la plupart dates du V au XVIII, qui temoigne de
l’anciennete et du raffinement de la culture armenienne.

Autre particularite : certaines oeuvres n’avaient jamais quitte
le territoire armenien. Au travers de ses tresors, cette porte de
monastère (1176) cachee lors du genocide de 1915, qui porte en elle
les stigmates de tout un peuple. Des pièces d’orfèvrerie religieuse,
des vetements d’apparat et autres chapiteaux ou pierre-croix veneres
seulement en Armenie, ont ete pretes aussi par le musee d’histoire
d’Armenie a Erevan.

Leur deplacement constitue une première culturelle reservee a la
Vendee et a Faymoreau avant, notamment, le Louvre ! La participation
financière du departement vendeen sera d’ailleurs utilisee en Armenie
pour restaurer des oeuvres, sous forme de cooperation culturelle.

(1) Expo ouverte gratuitement au public jusqu’au dimanche 3 decembre
inclus, de 10 h a 12 h et de 14 h a 18 h. Catalogue explicatif gratuit.

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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Speaking Of Conveying Iran-Armenia Gas Pipeline To Any Operator Prem

SPEAKING OF CONVEYING IRAN-ARMENIA GAS PIPELINE TO ANY OPERATOR PREMATURE

PanARMENIAN.Net
30.11.2006 14:31 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Designating Armenia-Russia relations with term
"strategic partnership" evidences very high level of relations
in almost all fields, Armenian PM Andranik Margaryan stated in an
interview with the Commersant. In his words, close interaction in the
political, military, trade and economic, scientific and technical,
humanitarian fields, common notion of the world order, the high level
of coordination at the international arena, observation of national
interests underlie the strategic partnership of Armenia and Russia. "I
would not like to mark the gas sphere as the corner stone of our
strategic cooperation. Gas is only one sphere of energy cooperation
between Armenia and Russia. At the same time our strategic partnership
should be protected against current political and economic situation
and should rest on the logic of long-term interaction," Margaryan
remarked. Answering a question on possible passing of Iran-Armenia gas
pipeline to Gazprom control, the PM said, "The building of the pipeline
is not complete yet and speaking of conveying it to any operator,
including Gazprom, is premature." The Iran-Armenia gas pipeline is one
of key bilateral energy projects. The first part of the gas pipeline –
the Meghri-Kajaran segment making 39.5 km – will open soon.

Eurocommission Decision To Cease Talks With Turkey Should Have Been

EUROCOMMISSION DECISION TO CEASE TALKS WITH TURKEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN EXPECTED

PanARMENIAN.Net
30.11.2006 16:03 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Eurocommission decision to suspend accession talks
with Turkey should have been expected, Chair of Parliament Standing
Commission on Foreign Relations Armen Rustamyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net
reporter. In his words, the talks should have been started with the
precondition regarding Cyprus. "As you remember Greece and Cyprus
were against launching the talks, however the EU did not listen to
their opinion at the time," he said.

As for a possible turn of Turkey towards the Islamic world, and as
a consequence, fuller support to Azerbaijan in the Nagorno Karabakh
issue, Rustamyan noted that "Azerbaijan has huge support of Turkey in
all questions. If Armenia had had that support, we would have nothing
else to undertake," Rustamyan underscored.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

"Window Of Hope" In Karabakh Settlement Remains Open

"WINDOW OF HOPE" IN KARABAKH SETTLEMENT REMAINS OPEN

PanARMENIAN.Net
30.11.2006 16:32 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The "window of hope" in settlement of the
Nagorno Karabakh conflict remains open, Chair of Parliament Standing
Commission on Foreign Relations Armen Rustamyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net
reporter. In his words, there is hope always and 2007 may become
another "window." "Nothing significant happened in 2006. Maybe next
year, or after 2008, when Armenia will have a new President, changes
will occur," he remarked.

In the opinion of the Chair of the Parliament Commission, coming
changes should not be considered as negative ones or those hampering
the talks.

Fried: NATO Expressed Attitude to "Frozen Conflicts" For First Time

FRIED: NATO EXPRESSED ATTITUDE TO "FROZEN CONFLICTS" FOR FIRST TIME

PanARMENIAN.Net
30.11.2006 16:34 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ US Assistant Secretary of State for European
Affairs Daniel Fried said that the Communique on the outcomes of
the NATO Summit in Riga for the first time reflects the Alliance
attitude to "frozen conflicts" in the territory of the former Soviet
Union. As Fried told journalists, "the Communique language includes
a phrase supporting territorial integrity of South Caucasian states
and Moldova." In his words, the NATO states this for the first time
and it is an important signal for these countries."

When commenting on President Bush statement in Riga in support of
Georgia’s bid for NATO accession, Fried underscored that the President
first of all meant that the doors of the Alliance should be open to all
those wishing. "The President insisted that Georgia should be given
a change to do what it has to do," the diplomat said, noting that
"Georgia has to do everything to be ready to NATO membership." "It
is not so much strengthening democratic institutions and economy,
but peaceful settlement of territorial disputes inside Georgia,"
he noted, reports Prime News.

No Settlement Document Will Be Signed Without NKR Agreement

NO SETTLEMENT DOCUMENT WILL BE SIGNED WITHOUT NKR AGREEMENT

PanARMENIAN.Net
30.11.2006 17:50 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ At present a shift is noted for the Nagorno
Karabakh Republic to become party to the talks, Chair of Parliament
Standing Commission on Foreign Relations Armen Rustamyan stated at
a news conference in Yerevan. In his words, the issue is always on
the bargaining table. "There are no cases in international practice
when an interested party to the conflict does not take part in the
talks. As for statements that the NKR participated in the talks
before 1998, I should remind that at that time NKR President and
Shushi Administration Head Nizami Bakhmanov took part in the talks
and their participation was not equivalent. I hope that the OSCE MG
will not object to NKR involvement in direct talks with Azerbaijan
and will do their best to that end," Rustamyan underscored, adding
that no settlement document will be signed without NKR agreement.

At that head of the Parliament Commission noted that the referendum in
NKR, like those in other unrecognized republics of the former USSR, is
very important to the international community. "It is the will of the
people, which cannot be ignored. It is reflected in the Helsinki Final
Act of 1975. Returning to the principle of territorial integrity I will
remark that for observing it the USSR needs to be restored, as the
borders of all states, in whose territories conflicts are available,
were determined by administrative division of the USSR. Thus, if that
state does not exist, the borders become invalid," the MP said.

Format Of Karabakh Talks Must Not Be Changed

FORMAT OF KARABAKH TALKS MUST NOT BE CHANGED

PanARMENIAN.Net
30.11.2006 17:52 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "We assess activities of the OSCE MG over settlement
of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict as positive, however with some
reservations," Chair of Parliament Standing Commission on Foreign
Relations, ARF Dashnaktsutyun member Armen Rustamyan stated at a news
conference in Yerevan. In his words, the mediators should prevent
any statements on military solution to the conflict. "On the whole
they manage their duties. As for the conversations on changing the
format of the talks, this must not be done, moreover that the CE,
EU, OSCE agree to the OSCE MG format. If the format is changed,
everything should start from the beginning. It means solution of the
conflict may be a very far prospect," Rustamyan underscored.

Next Official Meeting Of CIS Leaders Scheduled In Dushanbe

NEXT OFFICIAL MEETING OF CIS LEADERS SCHEDULED IN DUSHANBE

PanARMENIAN.Net
30.11.2006 17:55 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The next summit of CIS heads of state will be
held in Dushanbe, Belarus FM Sergey Martynov reported. In his words,
unofficial meeting of CIS leaders is one of new forms of work, which
is just put in practice and will continue in the future. CIS leaders
will have an unofficial meeting in St. Petersburg next June. Martynov
also noted that the Minsk Summit on November 28, according to unanimous
evaluation of its participants, was not only timely, but also useful:
decisions principally important for the future of the CIS in many
fields were made at the summit, reports the Belarus Embassy in Russia.

GRECO Addresses 21 Recommendations To Turkey

GRECO ADDRESSES 21 RECOMMENDATIONS TO TURKEY

PanARMENIAN.Net
30.11.2006 18:36 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ November 30 the Council of Europe’s Group of States
against Corruption (GRECO) has published today its Joint First
and Second Round Evaluation Report on Turkey, which joined GRECO
in 2004. The report focuses on general anti-corruption policies,
specialization of law enforcement bodies in fighting corruption,
independence of the judiciary, immunity from prosecution for
corruption offences, the deprivation of benefits drawn from corrupt
acts, measures to counter corruption in public administration and
the prevention of legal persons – such as commercial companies –
from being used as shields for corruption.

GRECO addresses 21 recommendations to Turkey. They aim at improving
the implementation of the overall anti-corruption policies. Moreover,
it is recommended to consider reforming the system of administrative
investigation, which may be subject to political influence, and to
reduce the number of categories of public officials who benefit from
immunities. It is also recommended that an Ombudsman institution be
established and that the independence of recent bodies, such as the
Ethics. GRECO will monitor the implementation of the recommendations to
Turkey towards the end of 2007, reports the Communications Directorate
of the Council of Europe.