PRESS RELEASE

Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center
Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern)
630 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10016
Contact: Aram Arkun
Tel: (212) 686-0710 Ext. 126; Fax: (212) 779-3558
E-mail: [email protected]
Website:
December 4, 2006

Tribute to Filmmaker Andrew Goldberg Tuesday Dec. 12 NY with DA Morgenthau,
Peter Balakian

The Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern) is planning a
tribute evening in New York City on December 12 for filmmaker Andrew
Goldberg in order to honor his work on Armenian topics, especially
his recent PBS documentary on the Armenian Genocide.

Robert Morgenthau, District Attorney of the County of New York, and
Peter Balakian, New York Times bestselling author, are the keynote
speakers. His Eminence Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the
Diocese, will preside over the program, in which Goldberg himself will
participate. A previously unseen film clip from Goldberg~Rs work will
be screened, and performer Hooshere will sing several songs.

Emmy Award winning producer/director Andrew Goldberg has made four
documentaries on the Armenians, which have reached millions of
American and international viewers. His most recent PBS documentary,
"The Armenian Genocide," broadcast on PBS nationwide, this April 17.

This documentary examines the roots of denial of the Armenian Genocide
and its contemporary political and moral implications for America and
the world, while providing a historical context in which to understand
what became a paradigm for later genocides. Newspapers termed it:
"Powerful. The film honors the victims of the Armenian Genocide" (The
New York Times) "Serious, literate and ultimately heartbreaking." [made
with] "…intelligence and precision." (The New Jersey Star Ledger)
"Evocative" [The Weekly Standard) "Powerful and skillfully made"
(The PBS Ombudsman).

Goldberg’s three other Armenian documentaries include "The
Armenian Americans," which won the NY Festivals World Medal 2000
for International Programming; "The Armenians, A Story of Survival,"
which aired on PBS stations nationally in 2002 and was awarded the
CINE Golden Eagle, and "Images of the Armenian Spirit." His television
credits include PBS, ABC News, E!, CNN, and countless others.

Robert Morris Morgenthau is District Attorney for New York County
(Manhattan). Armenians know his family well, thanks to the important
role his grandfather, Henry Morgenthau, Sr. played while United States
Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire during the Armenian Genocide.

Ambassador Morgenthau continued to speak out on the Armenians after
he returned to the United States, writing, lecturing, and even
embarking on diplomatic missions. Robert Morgenthau, like the rest
of his family, has continued this legacy of striving for justice. A
nationally known figure thanks to the many high profile prosecutions
he has conducted in office, as well as due to his active voice in
politics, Robert Morgenthau has not forgotten the Armenian tragedy,
and has participated in a variety of activities concerning the Genocide
over the years. Perhaps not coincidentally, he is the chairman of
the Museum of Jewish Heritage­-A Living Memorial to the Holocaust. He
serves many other civic organizations, including the Police Athletic
League (PAL) since 1962, first as President and then Chairman.

Poet, memoirist, and scholar, Peter Balakian is the author of eight
books, most recently "June-tree: New and Selected Poems, 1974-2000"
(Harper Collins 2001), and "The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide
and America~Rs Response" (HarperCollins, 2004). The latter won the
2005 Raphael Lemkin Prize and was a New York Times Notable Book
and a New York Times Best Seller. His memoir, "Black Dog of Fate"
won the 1998 PEN/Martha Albrand Prize for the Art of the Memoir
and the New Jersey Council for the Humanities Book Prize, and was
a best book of the year for the New York Times, the LA Times, and
Publisher~Rs Weekly. Recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a National
Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, an Ellis Island Medal of Honor,
and the Anahid Literary Award, Balakian is Donald M. and Constance
H. Rebar Professor of the Humanities and Professor of English at
Colgate University. He was the first Director of Colgate~Rs Center
for Ethics and World Societies.

New York singer Hooshere blends traditional and modern instrumentation
in her adaptation of Armenian folk music and original compositions. She
has been receiving high accolades from the music community, and has
earned several awards, including first place in the 2005 Billboard
Song Contest in the world music category.

The tracks ~SSomebody Else~T and "Garode" from her debut album,
"Provenance," were featured in Goldberg~Rs "The Armenian Genocide"
documentary.

The Andrew Goldberg tribute will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday,
December 12, 2006, in the Haik and Alice Kavookjian Auditorium of the
Armenian Diocese in Manhattan (630 2nd Avenue between 34th and 35th
Streets). It will conclude with a reception. Admission is free. For
more information, contact [email protected] , or telephone
(212) 686 0710.

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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Press Release
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Father Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E-mail: [email protected]
Web:

PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon

Armenian version:

THE CATHOLICOSATE OF CILICIA PARTICIPATES
IN A CONFERENCE ON RACISM

The Catholicosate of Cilicia recently participated in the Joint Working
Group Meeting of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Middle East
Council of Churches (MECC) in the Near East School of Theology (NEST) in
Beirut on November 27-29. The meeting gathered delegates from Egypt, Spain
the Czech Republic and Lebanon under the theme "Capacity Building in the
Churches & NGOs to Combat Racism". Ms. Nelly Vekilian represented the
Catholicosate of Cilicia in the meeting.

A special report on racism was presented during the meeting. The Armenian
experience with racism, the understanding of racism by the Armenian Church
and its efforts to combat it were included in the report.

Other papers presented during the meeting included "Globalized Cities and
the Exploitation of Refugee Work", "Racism in the Gulf", "Racism in the
Middle East", "The Media and Racism."

The meeting also featured presentation on issues related to hatred, racism
and political interests.

Each of the presented reports were discussed by the participants who also
shared relevant experiences in small working groups. The results were then
brought together and a plan was set up to accelerate the church’s efforts to
combat racism.

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The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the two Catholicosates of
the Armenian Orthodox Church. For detailed information about the Ecumenical
activities of the Cilician Catholicosate, you may refer to the web page of
the Catholicosate, The Cilician Catholicosate, the
administrative center of the church is located in Antelias, Lebanon.

Press Release
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Father Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E-mail: [email protected]
Web:

PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon

Armenian version:

HIS HOLINESS ARAM I LECTURES

AT AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

His Holiness Aram I delivered, on December 5, the keynote address at an
international conference organized jointly by the Notre Dame and Indiana
State Universities in the United States. The conference entitled "Faith and
Health", brought together renowned medical doctors, academics, psychologists
and sociologists.

The president of the university commended the Armenian Pontiff by
highlighting his role in the Christian church and particularly his
outstanding contribution to the ecumenical movement. He presented His
Holiness Aram I as an international figure with an important place in
academic circles through his several theological publications on theological
issues.

During his speech "An Ecclesiological and Missiological Approach to Healing"
, the Catholicos approached the theme of the conference from a theological
viewpoint, analyzing many important and contemporary questions in the field.
The lecture was followed by a question and answer period. The attendants
expressed great satisfaction at the spiritual leader’s arguments and
explanations.

The Prelates of Eastern and Western prelacies, Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan
and Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian also attended the conference in
addition to the chairman of the Executive Council of the Eastern Prelacy and
faithful Armenians from nearby cities.

The president of Notre Dame University had visited His Holiness Aram I for a
private meeting before the conference. Notre Dame is one of the most
important universities in the United States with 20,000 students.

The administration of Indiana State University also had a meeting with the
Catholicos.

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The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the two Catholicosates of
the Armenian Orthodox Church. For detailed information about the history and
mission of the Cilician Catholicosate, you may refer to the web page of the
Catholicosate, The Cilician Catholicosate, the
administrative center of the church is located in Antelias, Lebanon.

Press Release
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Father Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E-mail: [email protected]
Web:

PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon

Armenian version:

ACUS A LECTURE SERIES FOCUSES ON THE FOUR HIERARCHICAL SEES OF THE ARMENIAN
CHURCH

The Armenian Church University Students’ Association’s lecture series
continued this Saturday with a special focus on the Four Hierarchical Sees
of the Armenian Church.

On Saturday 2 December 2006, lecturer V. Rev. Fr. Yeghishe Manjikian
presented a brief history of the four Holy Sees, focusing on their
establishment and mission. He spoke in detail about the two Armenian
Catholicosates, their history and brotherly relations over the centuries. He
also talked about the past and present role of the Patriarchal Holy Sees of
Constantinople and Jerusalem.

The lecturer also touched on temporary sees such as that of the
Catholicosate of Aghtamar and the relocation of the Holy See.

The question and answer period that followed, centered on the Catholicosate
of Cilicia’s mission and service.
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The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the two Catholicosates of
the Armenian Orthodox Church. For detailed information about the youth
activities of the Cilician Catholicosate, you may refer to the web page of
the Catholicosate, The Cilician Catholicosate, the
administrative center of the church is located in Antelias, Lebanon.

PRESS RELEASE December 6, 2006
Embassy of the Republic of Armenia
2225 R Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20008
Tel: 202-319-1976, x. 348; Fax: 202-319-2982
Email: [email protected]

Embassy of Armenia Unveils Armenian Rugs Exhibit at the World Bank

The opening ceremony for the exhibition of traditional and contemporary
Armenian rugs was held in the World Bank in Washington, D.C., on December 6,
2006. The exhibition, organized by the Embassy of Armenia in conjunction
with the World Bank Art Program, showcases more than 30 ancient and
contemporary rugs woven in Armenia and Artsakh and is dedicated to the 15th
anniversary of Armenia~Rs independence.

The one-month-long exhibition will provide an opportunity to the
multinational staff of the World Bank, the high-level delegations visiting
the WB headquarters, members of the DC professional network and diplomatic
corps, and the general public to view masterfully woven pieces of the
millennia-old Armenian of carpet-making art and to read the materials on the
history and present of the Armenian heritage and culture.

Ambassador of Armenia to the U.S., Tatoul Markarian, high-ranking officials
and staff members of the World Bank and IMF, and representatives of the
Armenian-American community were present at the reception marking the
opening of the exhibit.

From: Mira Yardemian
Public Relations Director
Haigazian University
Mexique Street, Kantari
P.O. Box 11-1748
Riad El Solh 1107 2090
Beirut – Lebanon

Haigazian University Appreciates the International Committee of the
Red Cross Delegation to Lebanon

In spite of the gloom in the country over the recent national crisis,
a number of people could overcome the prevailing mood and attend the
cultural hour public lecture on Thursday, November 30, 2006, at
7:00p.m. in the Auditorium of Haigazian University.

The lecturer was Mr. Juan Koderque, in his first public appearance
after being appointed to head the International Committee of the Red
Cross Delegation to Lebanon, which will be commemorating its 40 years
of humanitarian service in Lebanon in 2007. The lecture was about the
legacy of Mr. Henry Dunant, the Swiss businessman, who was the key
figure in establishing the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC).

In her opening words, the Dean of Arts & Sciences, Dr. Arda Ekmekji,
talked about Mr. Dunant, who received the Nobel Prize for Peace in
1901. Then she introduced the Spanish speaker, Mr. Juan Koderque, who
had served in some of the ~Shot~T zones (Apkhazia, Georgia, Kongo,
the Sudan, Gaza and the Ivory Coast) of the world before being
appointed to his present post in Lebanon.

Mr. Koderque~Rs speech started with the history of the international
movement of humanitarian aid which included the ICRC, the Geneva
Conventions and the Federation of the Red Cross & the Red Crescent.

He said that their main task was to help the victims of wars and
natural disasters. But the ICRC, along with the national Red Cross
Societies, also visits war and political prisoners & detainees, helps
the latter to be in touch with their families, and is available at
the devastation zones to assist the people in infrastructural needs
(water, medical help and shelter) that may arise because of
hostilities and natural disasters. The lecturer also noted that in
times of peace the ICRC works to promote the International
Humanitarian Law (IHL) and tries to secure its recognition by all the
countries of the world.

It was noteworthy that Mr. Koderque highly praised the Lebanese
National Red Cross Society, who, along with the Lebanese Red Crescent
~Swere on the front lines to help the victims during the last war on
Lebanon in the summer of 2006,~T he said.

After the speech the audience present watched a film on the
humanitarian services of the ICRC and addressed any questions they
had.

The evening ended with Rev. Dr. Paul Haidostian, the President of
Haigazian University, presenting an appreciation token to the ICRC
Delegation in Lebanon for their outstanding and exceptional
humanitarian services to the Lebanese people.

Public Relations Office
Haigazian University

Dec. 1, 2006

Vartoug Balekjian
President’s Secretary
Haigazian University
P.O. Box 11-1748
Riad El Solh, 1107 2090
Beirut, Lebanon
Tel./fax: 00-961-1-739 412
E-mail: [email protected]

PLEASURE WITH "VYMPELCOM"

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[06:22 pm] 06 December, 2006

It is not known whether the brand of "ArmenTel" will be changed or
will remain the same. "Vympelcom" which has bought 90% of the shares of
"ArmenTel" does not have the answer to that question yet. The reason,
according to the representatives of "Vympelcom", is the respect for
"ArmenTel": the issue is still being discussed.

Until then, the subscribers of "ArmenTel" must be ready to "enjoy
the connection and feel free in time and space" together with
"Vympelcom". This is the mission of "Vympelcom" in Armenia which
will be fulfilled under the direction of Oleg Bliznyuk who has been
appointed director of "ArmenTel" replacing Vasilis Fetsis from Greece
who occupied the position since 2004.

"Vympelcom" realizes that they have bought a large company which
"is an important step in the development of your own business in
the CIS countries". By the way, this bargain is the first attempt
of the Russian company in the telecommunication field. Nevertheless,
the director promises that the quality of the connection will improve
considerably. "Vympelcom" intends to become the leader in the Armenian
market and to provide the subscribers with high-quality service.

The representatives of the company did not inform how much money they
are going to invest in order to achieve their aims. They also refused
to say how the investments will affect the pockets of the subscribers.

Oleg Bliznyuk also claimed that their company is not afraid of
competition and stated that they are ready to renounce the monopoly
in the internet field. As for the fate of the 10% of the shares which
belongs to the RA Government, it is not yet clear. Let us remind
you that the Minister of Transport and Communication, who has been
entrusted with the shares, said the RA Government is ready to sell
that part if the new owner of the company renounces the monopoly.

ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT EXTENDS PRESENCE OF TROOPS IN IRAQ FOR 12 MONTHS

Armenpress
Dec 06 2006

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS: The National Assembly of Armenia
has endorsed today a proposal by president Robert Kocharian to extend
the stay of a small Armenian contingent in Iraq for another 12 months.

rmenia has in Iraq a 46-member non-combat contingent comprising truck
drivers, sappers and medics, who are serving in the Shia-populated
area as part of the Polish led-multinational force. Armenian servicemen
are volunteers rotated every six months.

Presenting a draft memorandum on prolongation of the Armenian troops
presence in Iraq to the lawmakers yesterday defense minister Serzh
Sarkisian said besides adding to the efforts of bringing stability to
Iraq it adds also to Armenia’s international standing and strengthens
trust in its armed forces.

HOMAGE TO THE 1988 EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS

ArmRadio.am
07.12.2006 13:46

Today in Gyumri RA President Robert Kocharyan paid tribute to the
memory of the victims of the 1988 devastating earthquake. The President
laid a wreath of flowers at the memorial to the earthquake victims
in front of the St.

Savior Church. Head of the Shirac Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic
Church Mikhael Bishop Ajapahyan conducted a commemoration service.

The President was accompanied by RA Minister of Territorial
Administration Hovik Abrahamyan, Minister of Urban Development Aram
Harutyunyan, Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy Pavel Safaryan,
Shirak Marzpet Romik Manukyan and the Mayor of Gyumri Vardan Ghukasyan.

ARMENIAN FM MET WITH THE AGO GROUP IN STRASBURG

Armradio.am
07.12.2006 14:40

In Strasburg Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian met with
members of the Ago Group of the Council of Europe Ministers, who
are following the process of accomplishment of Armenia’s obligations
before the Council of Europe.

MFA Press and Information Department informs that during the meeting
the Minister familiarized the Ago Group members with the process of
peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict, the preparation of the
constitutional referendum in NKR and the parliamentary elections in
Armenia. Members of the Group called the attention of the Minister
to issues connected with elections, particularly the amendment of
the Electoral Code and correction of the voting lists.