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Zoryan Institute Awards 2nd and 3rd Ph.D. Scholarships to Address
Shortage of Genocide Scholars
The Board of Directors of the Zoryan Institute is pleased to announce
the winner of its Ph.D. Scholarship Award for year 2006. The committee
unanimously chose Ms. Talar Chahinian-Mahroukian, who is studying
Comparative Literature at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Her Ph.D. thesis, titled “Silent Tremors: Aftermath Experience in
French-Armenian Literature,” analyzes the published works of the group
of Armenian writers in France who initiated the literary movement
called Menk.
As part of her study, Chahinian-Mahroukian applies trauma theory to
interpret this post-genocide literary discourse. She has presented
papers on this subject at three academic conferences, both local
and international.
One of her professors described her as “.one of the most talented
students I’ve had the good fortune to work with since I came to
UCLA.” This award will enable her to complete her research of journals
and periodicals published in Paris between the two world wars, which
are found in the Mekhitarist Special Collection in Vienna.
“I would like to express my deepest gratitude for being selected as
this year’s recipient of the 2006 Zoryan Institute Ph.D. Scholarship,”
Chahinian-Mahroukian stated. “I feel extremely humbled and honored to
be a part of the institute and to join its tier of doctoral students
working to enhance scholarship on the Armenian Genocide and Diaspora. I
believe that studying the Armenian Genocide and its aftermath through
the lens of literature has great value,” she continued. “For me, the
realm of literature provides a space for the intersection of multiple
disciplines, such as history, sociology and psychoanalytic theory
and, thus, offers a broad perspective of the genocide’s effects in
the conceptualization of an Armenian Diasporan identity. I am very
much committed to my project and look forward to the contribution it
will bring to the discourse on genocide and Diaspora. Aside from the
financial assistance, the institute’s Ph.D.
scholarship also offers a sense of reassurance for a doctoral student,
by broadening the often-solitary context within which the research
is conducted,” she added.
In addition to Chahinian-Mahroukian, the institute also awarded a
scholarship for the second year to Ms. Sevane Garibian of Paris,
who is studying the effect of the Armenian Genocide on the Nuremberg
laws and also on international criminal law related to crimes against
humanity. Since her award in 2005, Ms. Garibian has published three
articles; two in French and one in English entitled: “Pour une lecture
juridique des quatre ‘lois memorielles,'” “Le genocide armenien hors
la loi?,” and “Crimes against Humanity and International Legality
in Legal Theory after Nuremberg.” Her work led to her being cited
in the French Parliament debate in June on penalties for denying the
Armenian Genocide.
“I would like to express my warmest thanks to the Zoryan Institute
and its prestigious Committee for renewing my PhD Scholarship for
another year,” said Garibian. The trust this decision expresses and
the support it represents in my work are very important to me and
will give me the chance to finish writing my PhD thesis in the best
conditions.. I hope the Zoryan scholarship-but also the Genocide and
Human Rights University Program that the Zoryan Institute provides
each year-will encourage and motivate other young scholars from all
over the world to engage in and pursue research and publication in
this enormous field,” she concluded.
“It is thanks to the vision of people like Dikran and Sonia Bal,
who wanted to encourage new scholars in this field and provided the
financial means to establish this scholarship program, that we are
able to foster and nurture Armenian Genocide studies,” said Greg
Sarkissian, President of the Zoryan Institute.
The scholarship is open to currently enrolled Ph.D. students in
good standing at an accredited university who are preparing a
thesis on the Armenian Genocide or a comparative study with other
genocides. Candidates must have completed all requirements for the
Ph.D. except for the dissertation. Applications for the 2007 awards
are being accepted now, with a closing date of February 28th. For
inquiries, call 416-250-9807 or write to [email protected].
The Zoryan Institute is the first non-profit, international
center devoted to the research and documentation the contemporary
issues related to social, political and cultural life of Armenians
worldwide. To this end, the Institute conducts multidisciplinary
research, publication, and educational programs dealing with Republic
of Armenia, Genocide, and Diaspora within a universal context.

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WEBSITE AT <;HTTP://WWW.ASBAREZ. COM 1) LA Times Calls on Senate to Block Hoagland Nomination 2) Tense Calm in Armenian Areas As Israel Continues to Pound Lebanon 3) G8 Leaders Urge Armenia, Azerbaijan To Cut Karabakh Deal 1) LA Times Calls on Senate to Block Hoagland Nomination WASHINGTON--A policy editorial published today by the Los Angeles Times, largest newspaper in the Western United States, marks a major and very public setback for the US Department of State's increasingly untenable policy of complicity in Turkey's denial of the Armenian Genocide, reported the Armenian National Committee of America. The editorial sharply criticizes the Bush Administration's decision to fire the US Ambassador to Armenia, John Evans, for truthfully discussing the Armenian Genocide. Noting that half of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has already raised concerns about this matter, the editorial board calls on the panel to block the nomination of the ambassador-designate, Richard Hoagland, until he properly recognizes the Armenian Genocide. They closed their powerfully worded piece by stressing that, "the Bush administration should have the courage of its lack of conviction and explain forthrightly ­ not just to Armenian-Americans but to all Americans who believe in calling evil by its proper name ­ why US policy is being dictated by Ankara nationalists." The Sunday edition of the Los Angeles Times has a circulation to over 1.2 million households and reaches millions more over the internet. To join with the thousands of activists around the nation who have written to the State Department on this matter, visit: < ertid=8896316&type=CO>
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The complete text of the Los Angeles Times editorial is provided below.
Speak No Evil?
July 16, 2006
What happens when you refer to Turkey’s 1915-1923 genocide of Armenians,
accurately, as “genocide”? In Turkey, you face a possible three-year jail
term,
even if it wasn’t you using the term but a character in your novel. In the
United States, you just lose your job as ambassador to Armenia.
The novelist is Elif Shafak, who learned last week she will go on trial for
defamation of the Turkish Republic. The former ambassador is John M. Evans,
who
was recalled from Yerevan in May after referring to the “Armenian genocide” in
a speech before a group of Armenian Americans in February 2005. As one State
Department bigwig told an Armenian newspaper: “Ambassadors serve the
president,
and they are obliged to follow his policy. President Bush’s policy as regards
the mass killings of Armenians is precise.”
Precisely what purpose this policy serves is clear: avoid using the most
truthful word in the English language to describe an eight-decade-old atrocity
for fear of offending a crucial NATO ally. As Bush’s proposed replacement for
Evans, Richard Hoagland, put it last month during his confirmation hearing,
“Instead of getting stuck in the past and vocabulary, I would like to see what
we can do to bring different sides together.”
Vocabulary may not be the president’s best subject ­ Bush himself has poked
fun at his frequent malapropisms ­ but he’s shown he knows the meaning of the
word “genocide.” Campaigning for the White House in 2000, Bush told Armenian
American groups that “the 20th
century was marred by wars of unimaginable brutality, mass murder and
genocide”
and that “history records that the Armenians were the first people of the last
century to have endured these cruelties.”
If elected president, I would ensure that our nation properly recognizes the
tragic suffering of the Armenian people.”
It’s one of the more blatant of Bush’s broken campaign promises. Luckily, the
Senate is showing signs of giving this rhetorical appeasement the rebuke it
deserves. Half of the senators on the Foreign Relations Committee have
demanded
that the State Department give an official explanation for Evans’ premature
recall, and some have hinted that Hoagland’s appointment could hang in the
balance.
They should block the nomination altogether until the ambassador-to-be dares
to utter the g-word.
And the Bush administration should have the courage of its lack of conviction
and explain forthrightly–not just to Armenian Americans but too all Americans
who believe in calling evil by its proper name–why US policy is being
dictated
by Ankara.
2) Tense Calm in Armenian Areas As Israel Continues to Pound Lebanon
BEIRUT, YEREVAN (Aztag, Armenpress)–A tense calm was reported in Armenian
areas of Lebanon, as the Israeli attack on Lebanon entered its sixth day. At
press time, Aztag Daily reported no significant damage or disturbance in the
Armenian areas of the country.
Sources at Aztag told Asbarez that the community is weathering this crisis as
bravely as possible, although citizens are naturally concerned about Lebanon’s
fate.
In an editorial appeal, Aztag has urged the Lebanese-Armenian community to
confront this recent crisis with patience and courage.
“In this situation, Armenian Revolutionary Federation community centers are
making all necessary preparations to provide emergency assistance and to
create
the mechanisms to provide for the needs of the community,” stated the Aztag
editorial appeal.
In the event of further escalation of the current situation and a more severe
impact on Armenian areas of Lebanon, the newspaper urged community members to
go to their neighborhood centers and come together “to overcome, once again,
another stage of war.”
Armenia’s foreign ministry announced that around 70 Armenian citizens will be
transported from Lebanon to Syria from where they will be flown to Armenia,
reported the Armenpress news agency.
Officials from the Armenian embassy in Lebanon will meet them on the
Syrian-Lebanese border and ensure their safe transportation to Aleppo.
Third secretary of the embassy Arsen Arakelian told Armenpress that Armenian
citizens living in Lebanon were informed about the evacuation and in all
likelihood, there are no Armenian citizens left in Beirut.
“The evacuation is taking place on their own volition. If there are people
who
want to stay here until the end of the crisis, it will on their own will. The
embassy will try to help with everything,” he said.
The secretary said that the embassy will continue its daily operation.
In a related story, Aztag newspaper reported that the Hamazkayine “Sevan”
Dance Ensemble of Australia was touring Lebanon and was stuck in Beirut on the
day of its members departure.
“Our final stop over was Beirut and after another magnificent performance in
front of a sold out crowd, we were ready to head home for Sydney. That was
until we woke on the day of our departure to the news that the runways at
Beirut airport had been bombed. We were told by the Australian Embassy in
Lebanon that it was safest to stay at our hotel until further notice,” wrote
Levon Demirian a member of the dance troupe.
“Phone calls from concerned parents in Australia have not stopped, but rest
assured we’re in an excellent hotel in the safest area in the outskirts of
Beirut and have plenty of food and drink. Some of the kids are running out of
spending money, but parents are able to send it through Western Union or the
Australian Embassy in case our stay is lengthened,” added Demirian.
“The most frustrating and stressful thing at the moment is the
uncertainty. No
one is able to tell us when and how we can leave. Everyone is looking out for
each other and sticking close by,” concluded Demirian.
3) G8 Leaders Urge Armenia, Azerbaijan To Cut Karabakh Deal
ST. PETERSBURG (RFE/RL)–The leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) wealthiest
nations on Monday threw their weight behind international efforts to resolve
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and urged Armenia and Azerbaijan to cut a
framework peace deal this year.
“We call on Armenia and Azerbaijan to demonstrate the political will, reach
agreement and prepare their publics for peace and not for war,” they said in a
joint statement issued at the end of their two-day meeting in the Russian city
of Saint Petersburg.
The statement, as cited by the Russian Itar-Tass news agency, said the
Karabakh conflict was on the agenda of the G8 summit. “We confirmed that the
Group of Eight supports the mediation efforts of the co-chairs of the OSCE
Minsk Group and stressed the need for agreeing on the basic principles of a
peaceful settlement of the conflict as early as in 2006,” it said.
However, the unresolved Karabakh dispute appears to have been overshadowed by
other, more pressing international issues. Reports from Saint Petersburg
indicated that the G8 leaders concentrated on mounting tensions in the Middle
East, Iran’s nuclear program, North Korea’s missile tests and global trade.
Three of the G8 powers — France, Russia and the United States — have
spearheaded international efforts to end the Karabakh conflict over the past
decade, and are believed to have been very close to fulfilling their
mission at
the beginning of this year. However, two rounds of subsequent negotiations
between the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan proved fruitless, all but
ending hopes for the signing of a Karabakh peace accord by the end of 2006.
Armenian and Azeri media reports last month said the mediating powers might
invite Presidents Robert Kocharian and Ilham Aliyev to the G8 summit in yet
another attempt to break the Karabakh deadlock. But both leaders made it clear
last week that they see no need for such an encounter.
The American, French and Russian mediators, for their part, stated earlier
this month that further Armenian-Azeri peace talks will be pointless unless
Aliyev and Kocharian display enough commitment to mutual compromise. The move
suggested that both Russia and the West are unlikely to step up pressure on
the
conflicting parties.
Speaking in Saint Petersburg on Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said
Moscow will not seek to impose any solutions on either party. “We would like
Armenia and Azerbaijan to find a mutually acceptable solution,” he said,
according to the Regnum news agency. “I can confirm our position: Russia will
not be imposing a solution neither on Armenia, nor on Azerbaijan. Compromise
has to be reached by the peoples of these countries.”
The Minsk Group’s US co-chair, Matthew Bryza, likewise told RFE/RL on June 27
that Washington has no intention to “force people to agree.” “You can’t have a
just and lasting settlement if it’s just strong US leverage forcing an
agreement,” said Bryza. “The sides have to decide that they’ve reached an
agreement that they truly can embrace.”
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NKR FOREIGN MINISTRY: THERE ARE IRREFUTABLE DATA THAT REASON OF FIRES ARE
AFORETHOUGHT HOSTILE ACTIONS OF AZERBAIJANI SIDE
STEPANAKERT, JULY 17, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. From the beginning
of June 2006 the fires on Nagorno Karabakh territory bordering with
Azerbaijan have been taking place. The situation is a subject of
serious anxiety for Karabakh authorities as it poses a threat for
the security of the NKR and its population. A special commission for
studying circumstances and revealing reasons of the inflammation was
established in the NKR. Representatives of ministries and departments
responsible for security issues were in the commission. For the purpose
of localization the centers of the inflammation and non-admission
of fire spreading the subunits of fire-prevention service and the
NKR Department for Emergency Situations, as well as the leadership of
local administrations and population were mobilized. A twenty-four-hour
duty was organized in all the communities with the object of averting
emergency situations.
Nevertheless, as it was mentioned in the July 17 statement of NKR
Foreign Ministry, the situation in these regions, which in connection
with the ongoing fires is becoming worse, is fraught with unfavorable
long-term consequences for agriculture and food security of the Nagorno
Karabakh Republic. The number and area of the fires of wheat fields
in the adjoining with Azerbaijan territories have sharply risen.
According to the document, as a result of the work of the NKR special
commission, the incontestable data, indicating the fact that the
reasons of the fires were intentional hostile activities of Azerbaijani
side, were received. By these actions the official Baku pursues a
goal to undermine the economy of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic and
prevent from advancing development. For screening its activities the
authorities of Azerbaijan from the very outset launched a wide-ranging
propaganda trying to lay the blame on Karabakh side both in local
and foreign mass media, which is a continuation of a propaganda and
psychological war against the people of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic
and is an awkward attempt to draw a veil over the aggression act.
“We would like to remind that as early as 2001 the leadership of
the Nagorno Karabakh Republic suggested through the OSCE Minsk Group
Co-Chairmen on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement a package of
steps on establishing confidence between the parties to the conflict,
in particular, cooperation on non-admission of ignition of pastures
and agricultural lands in the adjoining regions to Azerbaijani
side. Unfortunately, at that time the initiative of the official
Stepanakert was not supported in Baku and was not honored with proper
attention by the OSCE Minsk Group,” the statement read.
The Foreign Ministry statement mentioned: “Moreover, as early as June
15, 2006, the NKR Ministry of Foreign Affairs addressed to the Office
of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in Office with a
request to conduct a crisis-monitoring in the territory bordering with
Azerbaijan to estimate the real situation on the spot and disprove
far-fetched accusations of Azerbaijani side.”
The NKR foreign political department draws the attention of the
international community and, in particular, the co-chairmen of the
OSCE Minsk Group to the circumstance that “if they do not to take
measures concerning the hostile activities of Azerbaijan the official
Stepanakert will have the right to undertake adequate corresponding
activities for ensuring security of the republic.”
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

NATO RESCUER-2006 EXERCISES START IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN, JULY 17, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. NATO Rescuer-2006
exercises started on July 14 in Yerevan. As John Evans, Ambassador of
the U.S. to Armenia, stated at the solemn opening of the exercises,
cooperation between Armenia and NATO continues to deepen. The
Ambassador expressed the hope that henceforth Armenia will continue to
efficiently cooperate with NATO within the framework of the Partnership
for Peace program.
As RA Defence Minister Serge Sargsian stated, the Rescuer-2006 is
already the second large-scale exercise held in Armenia after the
Best Joint Effort-2003.
“Such exercises not only contribute to immediate testing of the
special skills of subdivisions and servicemen taking part in them,
but also are a good occasion for different countries’ subdivisions
interested in the general security and stability of our region to
work out joint operations and to jointly solve the problems faced by
them. I think this is too important today, as a necessity to conduct
such operations can emerge at any moment,” the Minister said.
The goal of the exercises is to coordinate the Actions of Armenian
Defence Ministry’s Forensic Department and Rescue Service in case of
natural and manmade disasters and to ensure their possible cooperation
with NATO member-countries.
Over 300 forensic doctors, rescuers, representatives of Armed
Forces of the U.S., Armenia, Albania, Austria, Georgia, Kazakhstan,
Kyrghyzstan, Macedonia, Romania, Tajikistan and the Ukraine take part
in the exercises.

ANDREAS DRESEN AND SERGE AVEDIKIAN RECEIVE PRIZES SET BY ASSOCIATION OF FILM
CRITICS AND FILM JOURNALISTS
YEREVAN, JULY 17, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. The annual prizes
“The Best Fiction Film” and “The Best Documentary” set by the
Association of Film Critics and Film Journalists of Armenia within
the framework of the Golden Apricot festival were given on July 15 to
German film director Andreas Dresen, for his film “Summer in Berlin”
and to Armenian film director Serge Avedikian residing in Paris,
for his film “Returning.”
According to Association Chairwoman Susanna Haroutiunian, every
year these prizes are received by film directors who have a great
potential to create.
Andreas Dresen is one of the talented film directors of German
cinematography and represents the oriental school in the German
cinematography. “It is a surprise for me to receive this prize, as
I saw many wonderful films in the days of the festival,” the German
film director said.
According to Serge Avedikian, the meeting between the film and the
spectator was very important for him, as has started to shoot the
film as far back as 18 years ago: “I did not know it would become a
film, but one thing was very important for me today, this was the
reception of the Armenian spectator,” the film director emphasized.
The same day the journalists also met with film director and painter
Rustam Khamdamov, laureate of Triumph and National Cultural Treasure
prizes. His first fiction film and degree thesis, My Heart is in
the Mountains film, became an event of world cinematography exciting
even Fellini and Antonioni.
“I have even done design works. There are film directors who have
created their images themselves, including their clothes and other
necessary things, but in any film it is important to know what
is the beginning and the end and those who know it are talented,”
Rustam Khamdamov said.

California Courier Online, July 20, 2006
1 – Commentary
Do US Ambassadors Serve at the
Pleasure of Pres. Bush or Turkey?
By Harut Sassounian
Publisher, The California Courier
2 – Triple X Fraternity
Hosts Annual Picnic
In Orange County
3 – Geragos Estate BBQ Will
Benefit St. Gregory Church
4 – Glendale Students
Receive Coca-Cola
$1,000 Scholarship
5 – ‘Little Armenia’ Play to Premiere
August 11at The Fountain Theatre
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1 – Commentary
Do US Ambassadors Serve at the
Pleasure of Pres. Bush or Turkey?
By Harut Sassounian
Publisher, The California Courier
After months of avoiding to state the true reason for firing John
Evans, the U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, Matthew Bryza, the U.S.
co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, inadvertently disclosed two weeks
ago that Amb. Evans was indeed dismissed for recognizing the Armenian
Genocide.
Asked by Anna Hakobyan, a reporter for the Yerevan-based Armenian
language newspaper Haykakan Zhamanak, “When will Amb. Evans’s
successor, Richard Hoagland, come to Armenia and what was the real
reason for the recall of Amb. Evans?” Mr. Bryza was quoted as saying:
“Amb. Hoagland will come to Armenia immediately after his
confirmation, I think in one or two weeks. “It is not honest to say
that Amb. Evans has been recalled. Some people have also said that he
is being dismissed from the Foreign Service. That is not true. Each
Ambassador in general serves the President. This means that he must
follow the policy of the President. And Pres. Bush’s policy regarding
these horrible events – the mass killings of Armenians – is very
clear, as he refers to them in his annual statements. Of course, if
someone disagrees with the policy of the President, he can make his
own decision, but he must not express it in public. We all serve the
President and our job is to support his policy. Of course, our job is
also to give him advice, but when it comes to our public statements,
we must support the President’s policy.” Ms. Hakobyan vouched that
she had accurately translated Mr. Bryza’s words into Armenian, which
were then translated back into English by this writer.
Mr. Bryza is the first U.S. official to disclose the true reason for
the dismissal of Amb. Evans. He gets high marks for that, even though
he and his colleagues at the State Department have been giving all
sorts of false and evasive answers for months. Mr. Bryza gets very
low marks, however, for the rest of his statement. He had no way of
knowing when Amb. Hoagland would be arriving in Yerevan. In fact, not
one, but two weeks have passed since he made that false prediction,
and Amb. Hoagland is still in Washington, waiting to see if and when
the Senate would confirm his nomination. Mr. Bryza is also not
telling the truth when he says that Amb. Evans was not dismissed from
the Foreign Service. Mr. Evans was in fact fired!
Anyway, it is not within the purview of Mr. Bryza’s job, as U.S.
negotiator on Artsakh (Karabagh), to make wild and inaccurate
predictions on the confirmation of U.S. Ambassadors. Such decisions
are made by the U.S. Senate, not by a junior State Dept. official.
Another indication of Mr. Bryza’s improper and amateurish behavior
was that within days of his recent appointment as U.S. co-chair of
the Minsk Group, he unilaterally disclosed some of the details of the
confidential Artsakh negotiations. He thus violated the agreement
that was made between the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan as
well as the three co-chairs of the Minsk Group (Russia, France and
U.S.) not to make public their delicate negotiations until a
preliminary agreement has been reached between the conflicting
parties. Rather than forcing Armenia and Azerbaijan into a compromise
solution, he has in fact compromised the negotiations, perhaps
irrevocably.
Such a serious violation of protocol is probably the result of Mr.
Bryza’s inexperience in diplomatic work. It is obvious that he is not
qualified to conduct such complicated negotiations. Given his
unprofessional behavior, Pres. Bush may want to reconsider the
appointment of Mr. Bryza to such a critical position. Otherwise, it
would be difficult to avoid making the obvious conclusion that the
Bush Administration does not take seriously the Artsakh conflict.
This week, the President of Cyprus, Tassos Papadopoulos, snubbed Mr.
Bryza by refusing to meet with him during the latter’s visit to
Cyprus. If Mr. Bryza continues to undermine the Artsakh negotiations,
the Presidents of both Armenia and Azerbaijan may also refuse to meet
with him, leaving Pres. Bush no choice but to replace him with a more
experienced senior diplomat.
Complicating matters further, Mr. Bryza’s long-time partner is a
woman by the name of Zeyno Baran. Normally, it would be inappropriate
to drag a diplomat’s personal life into a political commentary. In
this case, however, there are special circumstances that justify such
a reference. Ms. Baran herself has introduced her personal
relationship with Mr. Bryza into the public domain on several
occasions, by openly referring to her ties with him. In her speeches
and reports, she often thanks Mr. Bryza for giving her “tremendous
intellectual and personal support.” They often lecture together at
various venues both in the U.S. and overseas.
Ms. Baran, a native of Turkey, is opposed to various Armenian issues,
including the recognition of the Armenian Genocide. On March 8, 2005,
as the Director of International Security and Energy Programs for the
Nixon Center, she told the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee that
she is opposed to the congressional resolution on the Armenian
Genocide. “Given the prevalent Turkish view that the U.S. is running
a campaign against Turkey, it would be very damaging if the Armenian
Genocide resolution passed Congress this year,” Baran testified.
“This year is the 90th anniversary of the tragic 1915 massacre and
certainly Armenian Diaspora groups would like to get recognition.
However, such a resolution would play right into the hands of the
growing set of anti-Americans and ultra-nationalists in Turkey,” she
said.
Last week, in an interview with the Mediamax news agency, Ms. Baran,
now the Director of the Center for Eurasian Policy at the Hudson
Institute, defended Mr. Bryza’s partial release of the documents on
the Artsakh negotiations. She also said that she still believes what
she told the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee last year that
“the strength of Armenian Diaspora limits U.S. ability to encourage
democratic change in Armenia.”
It is no wonder that during a trip to Turkey last year, Mr. Bryza
unabashedly declared: “I am thrilled to be back in Turkey. Turkey in
many ways feels for me like a second home. I cant’ spend enough time
in your beautiful country. I hope to be back soon and often.” One
would hope that Mr. Bryza would soon realize his wish and retire in
Turkey permanently!
In the meantime, a growing number of Senators are continuing to
question the recall of Amb. Evans. So far nine members of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee — half of the committee (5 Republicans
and 4 Democrats) — have submitted written questions to Amb. Hoagland
seeking clarification on the State Dept.’s policy on the Armenian
Genocide. Even though he has been promptly responding to the
Senators’ s letters trying to expedite his confirmation, Amb.
Hoagland’s answers remain evasive and unsatisfactory.
In a new and major setback for Amb. Hoagland’s confirmation, the Los
Angeles Times published a strongly-worded editorial on July 16,
urging the Senate to “block the nomination altogether until the
ambassador-to-be dares to utter the g-word. And the Bush
administration should have the courage of its lack of conviction and
explain forthrightly — not just to Armenian Americans but to all
Americans who believe in calling evil by its proper name — why U.S.
policy is being dictated by Ankara nationalists.” This editorial,
titled “Armenian Genocide: Speak No Evil?” and subtitled (on the
internet version), “The White House’s cowardly and secretive refusal
to call Turkey’s genocide of Armenians by its proper name,” is the
second one published by the L.A. Times since March 22, 2006, taking
to task the Bush administration’s refusal to acknowledge the Armenian
Genocide.
So far, the Senate has blocked the nomination of Amb. Hoagland,
despite Mr. Bryza’s inaccurate, inappropriate and arrogant
prediction! The political tug of war continues between those who seek
full and proper disclosure on the premature recall of Amb. Evans and
those who play vulgar word games with genocide!
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2 – Triple X Fraternity
Hosts Annual Picnic
In Orange County
ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Orange County chapter of the Triple X
Fraternity will host its 31st Annual Family Picnic at Miles Square
Regional Park in Fountain Valley on July 23.
Live Armenian music will be provided by the Tom Bozigian Orchestra.
Armenian foods will be also available. Games will be provided for
children.
The event begins at 12 noon at Shelter Area #3, (the original area),
16801 Euclid St. in Fountain Valley. The location offers plenty of
parking, shade and tables and chairs.
For more information, visit: or call
Ron Sarouhan at (714) 968-2346 or Naz Horasanian at (949) 361-5466.
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3 – Geragos Estate BBQ Will
Benefit St. Gregory Church
PASADENA – The home gardens of Mark and Paulette Geragos will be
setting for St. Gregory Armenian Church’s Summer barbecue on July 22.
The proceeds from the event will benefit the church’s new
construction/
According to Joan Meymarian, chair of the Ladies’ Society and Serop
Stephanian, Men’s Forum chair, the party will begin at 4 o’clock
featuring a multi-course dinner served by Robert’s Catering, wine
pairings by sommelier Albert Meymarian, music for dancing and
listening with DJ Melcon and Lori Tatoulian, actress-comedienne,
presenting a comedy skit.
In keeping with the wine pairings theme, three categories of
sponsorships, Rothschild, Opus One and Mondavi are available to those
who wish to participate. Complimentary tickets accompany each
category.
“The Ladies’ Society and Men’s Forum are hopeful that everyone
interested in being a part of the completion of our new church will
attend this event which promises to be entertaining and rewarding in
every way,” states Ms. Meymarian.
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4 – Glendale Students
Receive Coca-Cola
$1,000 Scholarship
GLENDALE – Glendale Community College students David Arakelyan and
Sabine Freij have each been awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the
Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation.
Arakelyan is President of the Associated Students and the Student
Trustee at the college and Freij has served as Vice
President of Campus Activities.
Through the Coca-Cola Two-Year Colleges Scholarship Program, the
Foundation awards a total of 400 scholarships annually to students
attending higher education institutions granting two-year degrees.
All recipients have demonstrated academic success and participated
in community service within the past 12 months.
Now in its 7th year of funding the Coca-Cola Two-Year colleges
Scholarship Program, the Foundation has provided $2.8 million in
scholarship awards to students attending two-year degree granting
institutions and more than $29.7 million towards the Coca-Cola
Scholars Program during the past 18 years.
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5 – ‘Little Armenia’ Play to Premiere
August 11at The Fountain Theatre
LOS ANGELES – The world premiere of the “Little Armenia” play will
take place Aug. 11 at Hollywood’s The Fountain Theatre.
Almost two years ago, the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and the
City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department provided modest
grants for the Fountain Theatre to develop and produce a play
reflecting on the modern day and culture of “Little Armenia,” a part
of Hollywood officially designated as such the city of Los Angeles.
The Theatre is located in the middle of the designated area.
Since then, the Fountain Theatre went to work and recruited Lorig
Bedikian, Aram Kouyoumdjian and Shahe Mankerian to go out to “Little
Armenia” and then write a play based on their interviews,
observations and findings. The result is a compelling
inter-generational story.
“The need and desire to represent human diversity is why we are
producing our next play of the season, ‘Little Armenia,'” the Theater
spokespersons explained.
In addition, project producer and director, Armina LaManna and
co-Artistic Director Deborah Lawlor have called for broad community
support for this artistic effort. The Fountain Theatre is a
non-profit 501 © (3) organization and donations to it are entirely
tax deductible
L.A. City Councilmember Eric Garcetti, whose 13th district
encompasses ‘Little Armenia” has called for full support to the
community arts project.
“Little Armenia has been and continues to be a major economic and
cultural hub for the high concentration of Armenian families,
businesses and churches in Los Angeles, and the Fountain Theatre has
played a major role in the cultural and social life of Little
Armenia,” Garcetti noted.
“I fully support the Fountain Theatre and ‘Little Armenia,'” Garcetti
observed, urging public financial support for the project.
For more information, call Stephen Sachs (323) 663-2865, and Armina
LaManna (818) 545-7369.
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July 17, 2006
Contact: Elizabeth S. Chouldjian
Tel: (202) 775-1918
HOUSE MEMBERS DISTURBED BY STATE DEPARTMENT NON-RESPONSE
TO CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY ON AMB. EVANS’ FIRING
“The Bush Administration has once again failed to answer the
question of whether or not the early departure of U.S.
Ambassador to Armenia John Evans is related to comments he
made about the Armenian Genocide. Moreover, the Bush
Administration continues to duck when given the opportunity to
properly recognize the Armenian Genocide.”
— Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA)
WASHINGTON, DC – Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have
expressed disappointment at the Administration’s repeated failure
to provide a clear and straightforward explanation for the dismissal
of U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Marshall Evans, even as the State
Department issued yet another letter sidestepping the issue, reported
the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).
In their response to the May 22nd letter spearheaded by Rep. Edward
Markey (D-MA) and cosigned by 60 House members, Assistant Secretary
for Legislative Affairs Jeffrey Bergner failed, once again, to address
reports that Amb. Evans’ was being recalled for his statements on
the Armenian Genocide. The letter began with the well-worn refrain
that “All Ambassadors serve at the pleasure of the President and as
advocates of the President’s policies.” He went on to argue that,
“allegations that the U.S. is removing Ambassador Evans under pressure
from the Government of Turkey are simply untrue,” despite the fact
that numerous Turkish press accounts in March of 2005 reported that
then Turkish Ambassador to the U.S. Faruk Logoglu did indeed protest
Amb. Evans’ remarks to State Department officials.
The State Department’s letter, sent to House Members on July 11th,
went on to state that “The United States has never denied the tragic
events of 1915. . . . We believe this tragedy is of such enormous human
significance that its characterization should be determined through
heartfelt dialogue, not through diplomatic or political proclamations.”
Several House Members immediately reacted to the response, expressing
concern that the State Department has, yet again, avoided providing
a clear reasoning for the Amb. Evans firing.
“The Bush Administration has once again failed to answer the
question of whether or not the early departure of U.S. Ambassador to
Armenia John Evans is related to comments he made about the Armenian
Genocide. Moreover, the Bush Administration continues to duck when
given the opportunity to properly recognize the Armenian Genocide,”
explained Rep. Markey. “The time has long since passed for President
Bush to follow through on his campaign promises and properly recognize
the Armenian Genocide. Only after President Bush accurately refers to
the mass killings of 1.5 million Armenians as genocide can we finally
tear down the last walls of denial.”
Similarly, Congressional Armenian Genocide resolution lead sponsor
George Radanovich (R-CA), lamented that “This response was,
unfortunately, what we have come to expect from the Administration
and those before it – respectfully acknowledging the mass killing of
1.5 million Armenians, but refusing to properly call it genocide. It
is simply incomprehensible to me how anyone can recognize the tragic
events of 1915, then turn around and implicitly deny that genocide
occurred by refusing to call it such for political reasons. I just
don’t understand that.”
Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI) wrote a letter back objecting to the State
Department’s response and calling the President’s actions on Armenian
Genocide recognition “woefully inadequate.” Rep. Levin stated, “I did
have a strong negative reaction to your comments about 1915. I urge the
President to do more than ‘call on all concerned parties to engage in
thoughtful introspection’ which is woefully inadequate in the face of
the Administration’s repeated failure to call a genocide a genocide.”
Again responding to the State Departments July 11th letter, Rep. Adam
Schiff (D-CA) noted that, “The State Department’s non- response on
the issue of Ambassador Evan’s departure confirms what we all know —
the Ambassador was pushed out the door for telling the truth about
the Armenian Genocide. This marks a sad day for the State Department
when it compounds an unwillingness to acknowledge one of the great
crimes in human history and more, disciplines those who do.”
Rep. Schiff also commented on the State Department’s lack of response
to a series of questions submitted during a House International
Relations Committee hearing with Secretary Rice in February 16,
2006. “Secretary of State Rice’s failure to adequately respond to
questions I posed to her on this issue at a hearing months ago, is
a further indication of the Department’s illicit motive for Evan’s
hasty removal.”
Similarly, Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) noted that “The belated
response from the State Department regarding our inquiry into the
removal of Ambassador Evans is yet another statement without a real
explanation. Reports suggest that Evans is being unjustly penalized for
speaking the truth. It is unacceptable for the Bush administration to
punish Evans for his comments. What he did was courageous and should
be viewed as such.”
In their letter to the State Department, Rep. Markey and fellow
Congressional cosigners expressed special concern about the destructive
precedent of recalling a U.S. diplomat for speaking truthfully on
matters of historical record. They wrote that, “we must not allow the
perception to linger that he [Amb. Evans] is being required to vacate
his position early for accurately labeling the cataclysmic events
of 1915 as genocide.” The Representatives, noting President Ronald
Reagan’s references to the Armenian Genocide, reminded Secretary
Rice that Amb. Evans “did nothing more than succinctly repeat the
conclusions enunciated by those before him.”
The Congressional signatories also expressed concern about the role of
the Government of Turkey in the impending removal of Amb. Evans from
his posting. “Were the United States to allow the views or beliefs
of a third country to interfere with our diplomatic postings to the
Republic of Armenia,” wrote the House members, “it would establish a
dangerous precedent and be injurious to the long- standing relationship
built on trust and friendship between the two countries.”
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PRESS RELEASE
Diocese of the Armenian Church of Australia & New Zealand
10 Macquarie Street
Chatswood NSW 2067
AUSTRALIA
Contact: Laura Artinian
Tel: (02) 9419-8056
Fax: (02) 9904-8446
Email: [email protected]
18 July 2006
SYDNEY-BASED DANCE GROUP HEADING HOME FROM LEBANON
Sydney, Australia – The Hamazkaine Sevan Dance Group and entourage
of parents and minders are now making their safe passage home from
Lebanon.
After spending anxious days and moments in what is now become war torn
Beirut yet again, the 80 plus group was bussed in a covert operation
through Syria and are at this very moment in Amman, Jordan from where
they will fly home to Sydney.
Throughout this ordeal, the office of the Primate of the Armenian
Church and Welfare Centre has been a contact point for media and
government departments in collaboration with Sydney’s Armenian
community leaders and organisations.
On Saturday, 15 July Archbishop Aghan Baliozian, Primate of the Diocese
of the Armenian Church of Australia and New Zealand met with community
leaders and families of the stranded group members at the Panoyan
Cultural Centre in Bonnyrigg at a press conference. Loved ones were
assured the Armenian Community of Sydney had banded together and in
collaboration with the Australian Government were exhausting every
avenue to mobilise the safe passage of the group.
There has been overwhelming local and community media coverage of the
events as they have unfolded. Now the local Armenian Community eagerly
awaits the safe arrival of the group in Sydney which is anticipated
in the next few days.
The Hamazkaine Sevan Dance Group has been touring Armenia, Syria and
Lebanon since mid-June performing at an international dance festival
in Armenia and a series of concerts in the motherland as well as in
Beirut and Aleppo. It was on the morning of their due departure from
Beirut when the airport bomb strike happened.
Yesterday, contact was established with the group by Archbishop
Baliozian who passed on the blessings and prayers of His Holiness
Karekin II Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians.
There are still thousands of Australians stranded in Beirut and the
foremost evacuation of the Armenian dance troupe which consists mainly
of teenage youth remains nothing short of a miracle for the anxious
parents and families in Sydney. The Armenian Community is forever
grateful to the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Australian Embassy
in Lebanon and the Australian Government for the tireless efforts to
ensure the safe passage home of our children.
We thank our Almighty Father for His Divine intervention. We trust
in Him to bring the group safely home to reunite with their families
very soon. Our prayers are now for the thousands still stranded in
Beirut that they too will be led to the safe haven of Australia.

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ANCA URGES SENATE TO BLOCK HOAGLAND NOMINATION
— Cites Nominee’s Genocide Denial; Inconsistent
and Contradictory Statements to Senate Panel
WASHINGTON, DC – Citing U.S. Ambassador-designate Richard
Hoagland’s denial of the Armenian Genocide and his contradictory
responses to Senate inquiries – both against the background of the
continued failure of the Administration to offer a meaningful and
forthright explanation of its reasons for firing the current U.S.
Ambassador, John Evans – the Armenian National Committee of America
(ANCA) today issued a statement formally opposing Hoagland’s
nomination to serve as the next U.S. Ambassador to Armenia.
A July 16th policy editorial published by the Los Angeles Times
called on the U.S. Senate to block Ambassador-designate Hoagland’s
nomination until he properly recognizes the Armenian Genocide. The
strongly worded piece urged the Bush administration to “explain
forthrightly – not just to Armenian Americans but to all Americans
who believe in calling evil by its proper name – why U.S. policy is
being dictated by Ankara nationalists.”
The full text of the ANCA Statement is provided below.
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ANCA Statement on Richard Hoagland’s Nomination
for U.S. Ambassador to Armenia
Ambassador-designate Richard Hoagland has disqualified himself as a
candidate to serve as our nation’s ambassador to the Republic of
Armenia.
During the course of his Senate confirmation process, Ambassador-
designate Richard Hoagland has taken a number of actions that
demonstrate that he cannot effectively represent U.S. interests and
American values, among them:
1) Asserting that the Armenian Genocide does
not qualify as an instance of genocide
2) Providing Contradictory Statements or
Failing to Respond to U.S. Senate Inquiries
3) Abandoning America’s leadership
on genocide prevention:
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1) Asserting that the Armenian Genocide does
not qualify as an instance of genocide
Ambassador-designate Hoagland has disqualified himself as the next
U.S. Ambassador to Armenia by engaging in denial of the Armenian
Genocide.
Consistent with the denials issued by the Turkish government,
Ambassador Hoagland argues that the Armenian Genocide does not
qualify as an instance of genocide because of the absence, on the
part of the perpetrator, of a “specific intent to destroy, in whole
or in substantial part,” the victim group.
In a July 14th response to a written question from Senator Barbara
Boxer (D-CA) concerning why the U.S. does not consider the Armenian
Genocide an instance of genocide, Ambassador-designate Hoagland
selectively cited one of the five “understandings” expressed by the
U.S. at the time of the U.S. ratification of the U.N. Convention on
the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, namely
that, “genocidal intent meant a ‘specific intent to destroy, in
whole or in substantial part,’ the group as such.”
Additionally, in a dramatic retreat to the more blatant forms of
denial typical of the State Department’s opposition to Armenian
Genocide recognition during the 1980s, Ambassador-designate
Hoagland referred to statements on the Armenian Genocide as
allegations. In a response to a written inquiry from Senator John
Kerry (D-MA) concerning Turkey’s criminal prosecution of
journalists for writing about the Armenian Genocide, Ambassador-
designate Hoagland characterized their factual affirmations of the
Armenian Genocide as simply allegations.
As Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) stated during Ambassador-designate
Hoagland’s confirmation hearing, “I am not sure how we can continue
to have Ambassadors to Armenia who can be effective, unless they
give recognition to the Genocide.” Sadly, Ambassador-designate
Hoagland has gone far beyond the traditional Administration
practice of failing to properly recognize the Armenian Genocide.
He has, instead, placed himself firmly into the camp of the Turkish
government by publicly denying the genocidal nature of this crime.
His nomination, if confirmed, would represent a dramatic escalation
in U.S. complicity in Turkey’s campaign of denial.
2) Providing Contradictory Statements or
Failing to Respond to U.S. Senate Inquiries
Ambassador-designate Hoagland has disqualified himself as the next
U.S. Ambassador to Armenia by making contradictory and inconsistent
statements to the U.S. Senate regarding his views on the Armenian
Genocide. In many instances, he did not respond to specific Senate
inquiries.
In responses to questions submitted by Senators Lincoln Chafee (R-
RI) and John Kerry (D-MA), he denied that he had been counseled not
to refer to the events of 1915 as the Armenian Genocide. Yet, in
the course of responding to questioning at his confirmation hearing
and to several dozen written inquiries, he went to extreme lengths
to avoid using this term. Either he has misled Senators regarding
the guidance he has received, or he has chosen to avoid using the
term genocide on his own accord – both profoundly troubling
developments that disqualify him from serving as the U.S. envoy in
Yerevan.
More broadly, Ambassador-designate Hoagland’s July 14th claim that
the Armenian Genocide does not meet the U.S. government’s
definition of genocide stands in stark contrast to his repeated
assertions to U.S. Senators that the Administration does not deny
the events of 1915:
* In response to a question about U.S. policy on the
Armenian Genocide from Senator Allen (R-VA) during the June
28th confirmation hearing, Ambassador-designate Hoagland
asserted that, “No one in this administration has ever
denied the events beginning in the 20th century at the end
of the Ottoman Empire that befell the Armenian nation and
people.”
* In response to a question from Senator Coleman (R-MN)
regarding whether Ambassador-designate Hoagland agreed with
then-Governor Bush’s statements affirming the Armenian
Genocide, he stated: “I fully agree that the events that
occurred on 1915 and following were of historic proportion.
As I said well-documented, horrific and horrifying and as
we heard from Senator Sarbanes in his statement early on —
hundreds of valleys devastated no family untouched. It was
historic. It was a tragedy. Everyone agrees with that.”
* In response to a written inquiry from Senator John Kerry
(D-MA) asking if he disputed a series of nine facts about
the Armenian Genocide, Ambassador-designate Hoagland did
not dispute that: “The atrocities conceived and carried out
by the Ottoman Empire from 1915 to 1923 … resulted in the
elimination of the more than 2,500-year presence of
Armenians in their historic homeland.”
* In response to subsequent questions from Senator Kerry
asking about the Administration’s denial of the Armenian
Genocide and the consequences of its non-recognition,
Ambassador-designate Hoagland stated that, “the
Administration does not deny the tragic events that
occurred in the final years of the Ottoman Empire,” and
that: “the Administration does recognize the massacre or
forced exile of as many as 1.5 million Armenians in the
final years of the Ottoman Empire.”
3) Abandoning America’s leadership
on genocide prevention:
Ambassador-designate Hoagland has additionally disqualified himself
as the next U.S. Ambassador to Armenia by failing to grasp the
fundamental need for U.S. moral leadership in condemning and
preventing genocide.
In response to a question from Senator Kerry, Ambassador-designate
Hoagland stated that, “The U.S. believes that the question of how
to characterize these horrific events is of such enormous human
significance that it should not be determined on the basis of
politics, but through heartfelt introspection among academics,
civic leaders, and societies.”
Ambassador-designate Hoagland’s formulation could not be more
deeply flawed. It is precisely because of the enormity of the
Armenian Genocide that the U.S. should address this crime with
absolute moral and historical clarity. By delegating the
characterization of the Armenian Genocide to a dialogue between the
unrepentant perpetrators of Genocide and the survivors and
descendants of those who perished, the Ambassador-designate argues
for effectively reducing our nation’s response to genocide to the
level acceptable to the Turkish government. Our nation’s human
rights policy should never be held hostage by a foreign country –
particularly one that is regularly cited as among the world’s worst
human rights abusers.
For these reasons, we respectfully request that the U.S. Senate not
move forward with Ambassador Hoagland’s nomination.
July 18, 2006

DAYS OF YEREVAN TO BE HELD IN MOSCOW IN SEPTEMBER
YEREVAN, JULY 17, NOYAN TAPAN. On July 9, the festival of Apricot
and Duduk (Armenian national pipe) was held at the Moscow “Hermitage”
garden within the framework of the Year of Armenia in Russia. It was
organized with the assistance of the Armenian Embassy in the Russian
Federation, Mayor Offices of Yerevan and Moscow. Armenian and Russian
variety singers as well as dancing groups took part in the festival.
As Arman Sahakian, Deputy Mayor of Yerevan informed at the July
17 press conference, Days of Yerevan will also be held in Moscow in
September during which many cultural events as well as festival headed
under the title Voske Nur (“Golden Pomegranate”) will be organized. The
Armenian Navy Band vanguard-folk jazz group headed by Arto Tunjboyajian
will also perform concerts in Moscow duing the Days of Yerevan.
A.Sahakian also informed that many cultural events connected with
the 15th anniversary of independence of Armenia will be held in
Yerevan on the initiative of Mayor’s Office. The “Erebuni-Yerevan”
celebration will take place in October.