FIRST REACTION TO VANO SIRADEGHYAN’S WORDS

Lragir.am
25 March 06
It was the irony of fate or maybe God’s will that the members of the
National Unity, more exactly Alexan Karapetyan, were the first to
comment on the interview of Vano Siradeghyan.
On March 25 after the appearance of the interview in the Haykakan
Zhamanak Daily Alexan Karapetyan was the guest of the Azdak Club, and
naturally news reporters had an opportunity to ask for his opinion
first.
`I have not read it yet, said Alexan Karapetyan on March 25, between
12.20 and 12.30 o’clock. The reporters tried to convey some of the
words of Vano Siradeghyan, especially the part where he says `power
was cast at the feet of the leaders of the opposition, but they were
unable to pick it up¦’ And, generally, Vano Siradeghyan stated that
the opposition has nothing to do with the current internal political
situation.
In answer to Vano Siradeghyan’s words Alexan Karapetyan, one of the
leaders of the opposition, the deputy leader of the National Unity
Party, cited a Russian proverb, implying that Vano Siradeghyan was not
supposed to speak in that way. According to him, their party has
always asserted that the formers did not differ from the current
leadership. `He is not Lenin to write letters from Finland. They do
not act by letters. If he knows and can do so much, let him come and
do what he said he could,’ stated Alexan Karapetyan.

PRESS RELEASE
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.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 COMPLETES
ITS RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX PROJECT
His Holiness Aram I announced on March 24 the completion of the
Catholicosate of Cilicia’s residential complex initiative in Fanar. Newly
married couples have already bought apartments with affordable prices and
easy payment methods and have started moving in. The residential complex
will thus enlarge the region’s Armenian community.
His Holiness assured that as a tangible expression of its mission to serve
the people our Church will continue to implement such projects. He called
for the implementation of similar projects in the Dioceses of the
Catholicosate of Cilicia.
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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.Fr.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 THE CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM DIALOGUE
CONFERENCE
The Middle East Council of Churches, the Christian-Muslim Dialogue Committee
and the Islamic International Conference organized the second international
Christian-Muslim dialogue conference in Cairo on March 21-22. The conference
was entitled “Religion and Human Rights.”
The conference was sponsored by Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See
of St. Mark His Holiness Pope Shenouda III and Sheikh Al-Azhar Dr. Mohammed
Said Tantawi. Christian and Muslim theologians and scholars participated in
the conference. Archbishop Sebouh Sarkissian, Primate of the Diocese of
Tehran represented the Armenian Church (the Catholicosate of Cilicia) in the
conference as member of the Christian-Muslim Dialogue Committee.
Archbishop Sebouh took the stage during the opening of the conference to
convey the greetings of His Holiness Aram I to the attendants. The
Archbishop delivered a lecture entitled “The Christian Concept of Human
Rights.”
Archbishop Sarkissian held a private meeting with Dr. Tantawi on March 22.
He conveyed the greetings of His Holiness Aram I and his viewpoints on the
vital importance of Christian-Muslim dialogue.
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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.

`Education for Armenia’s Prosperity’ project launched by UNDP and the
Ministry of Education and Science

ArmRadio.am
25.03.2006 11:23
On March 24 in the Ministry of Education and Science of Armenia, the `
Education for Armenia’s Prosperity’ project was launched by United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Armenia office and the Ministry
of Education and Sciences.
The project is mainly funded by the Government of Norway and
co-financed by the Government of Armenia. It is foreseen that as a
result of the project, the size and quality of Armenia’s skilled
workforce will increase significantly, helping to lay the foundation
for the country’s economic growth over the medium term.
Recognizing the importance of skilled workforce for ensuring medium
and long-term sustainable development of the country, UNDP, in
partnership with the private sector, Government and academic
institutions, will aim to modernize and improve the Vocational
Education and Training System in Armenia.
In the framework of the project, facilities will be upgraded and new
equipment will be provided to vocational training institutions. In
this way, the project will try to ensure that the next generation of
skilled workers masters up-to-date and innovative technologies.
The direct beneficiaries of the project are students who will be
educated in the selected vocational training institutions. Small,
medium and large businesses working in relevant economic sub-sectors
will also benefit from a marked increase in the size and quality of
skilled labour force.
The project, with a total budget of USD 1,157,315 (including USD
55,000 provided by the Government of Armenia), will last two years.

Turkish lobbyist attacks Armenian Americans

ArmRadio.am
25.03.2006 12:24
Turkey’s top Washington, DC lobbyist, former Louisiana Congressman Bob
Livingston, in perhaps his most strident attack to date, has accused
Armenian Americans of seeking to impose a “tyranny of the minority” by
urging the Congress to adopt human rights legislation concerning the
Armenian Genocide, according to documents obtained this week by the
Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).
“It’s truly the height of hypocrisy for a paid foreign agent for
Turkey – a government that violates the rights of its citizens on a
wholesale basis – to try to diminish the role that American citizens
play in the formulation of our nation’s foreign policy,” said ANCA
Executive Director Aram Hamparian. “But, apparently, in the ‘Alice in
Wonderland’ world of Bob Livingston, other nations dictate US policy,
genocides remain unpunished, and foreign lobbyists get to silence
American voters. He would do well to spend more time encouraging his
Turkish clients to learn about democracy, and less time seeking to
abridge the democratic rights of Americans here at home.”
In letters sent to Congressional offices last September, prior to the
House International Relations Committee’s consideration of Armenian
Genocide legislation, Livingston, escalated his rhetoric to
unprecedented levels, arguing, in his capacity as a paid agent of a
foreign government, that he believed the measure “caters to a small
minority of citizens promoting the narrow goals of the minority at the
expense of America’s broader interest.” He went on, in an example of
overstatement rare even by Washington, DC standards, to contend that
Armenian Genocide legislation “is the truest expression of the tyranny
of the minority.” The panel rejected Livingston’s attack, voting 40 to
7 to approve the legislation.

The situation in Tsalka is calm

ArmRadio.am
25.03.2006 13:51
After the known March 9 events in Ghushchi village of Georgia the
number of military units of the Ministry of Interior Affairs deployed
in Tsalka region was added, a criminal case was launched.
Head of Administration of Tsalka region Vardo Yeghoyan said in his
phone talk with `Radiolur’ correspondent Alisa Gevorgyan that the
military units of the Georgian Ministry of Interior Affairs are
currently in Tsalka. In the initial stage these had created some
difficulties in the region. However, the situation is much calmer
currently.
`Today the situation is calm, but if the trial of the case of
murdering the Armenian young man proceeds in an unfair way, we shall
raise a wave of protest,’ Vardo Yeghoyan said, adding that they do not
connect hopes with the fairness of the judicial bodies.
Currently five men are under arrest. Gevorg Gevorgyan’s murderer has
already confessed his guilt.
To remind, on March 9 a severe murder was registered in Tsalka. Gevorg
Gevorgyan, 23-year-old Armenian resident of Ghushchi village was
knifed in one of the crowded sites of the administrative center, two
others were injured and hospitalized.

Armenian delegation to observe the Parliamentary elections in Ukraine

ArmRadio.am
25.03.2006 13:05
At the eve of Parliamentary elections, the election campaign in
Ukraine has come to an end.
At the invitation of different missions, an Armenian delegation
departed for Kiev to observe the elections to the Supreme Rada. The
delegation comprises Republicans Samvel Nikoyan and Rafik Grigoryan,
and member of the `Orinats Yerkir’ Party Hovhannes Margaryan.
Secretary of the RA Central Electoral Commission Hamlet Abrahamyan and
30 members of the `The choice is yours’ NGO are also in Ukraine to
observe the elections.

Phone£ 617-926-5892
Armenian Relief Society, Inc.
FAX£ 617-926-4855
Central Office
e-mail£ [email protected]
80 Bigelow Avenue
Website£ www.ARS1910.OrgWatertown,
MA 02472
Contact: Hamesd Beujekian
The Educational Fund of the ARS Sponsor-A-Child Program
Nearly two decades ago, in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake
of 1988 and the ensuing liberation war of Artsakh, numerous severely
damaged communities of our Homeland were filled with thousands of
orphaned children. In order to relieve — at least partially — the
suffering of these parentless youngsters, in 1992« the ARS started the
Sponsor-A-Child program which — with the generosity of concerned
sponsors and devoted members of ARS entities — after almost
one-and-a-half decades of uninterrupted service, continues to send
annual payments to 3,500 or-phans.
Today, there are less than 300 orphans on our lists in need of sponsors.
Over the past 14 years, around 7,000 orphans have received the
uninterrupted assistance of this program. At this time, in view of the
fact, that the majority of those orphans has already reached an age when
one must think of making a living at a suitable career in a chosen
profession — or trade — as productive members of the community, the
ARS 68th International Convention passed a resolution to create an
Educational Fund for orphans of Armenia and Artsakh who have reached the
age of 18. This fund will become viable through the generosity of
sponsors who are willing to continue their annual contributions of $130,
as well as additional tax exempt donations, promoting the higher
education of these parentless young men and women.
Assured of the assistance of our communities, we invite our fellow
Armenians to remember the ARS Orphans Educational Fund when they make
tax-exempt donations in lieu of flowers, or other occasions. Donations
to this Fund can be done through local ARS entities.
The ARS Central Executive Board appeals to all — members, supporters
and friends — of the Sponsor-A-Child program, to give to its
Educational Fund their moral and financial support, in order to bring a
program, conceived and born in the blood and tears of tragic
circumstances, to an auspiciously beneficial completion.
24 March, 2006
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

PanARMENIAN.Net
People of Armenia and Azerbaijan Capable to Solve Karabakh Conflict
25.03.2006 00:50 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ `If an agreement, according to which Armenia will
abandon interference in Azerbaijan’s internal affairs, is signed
between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the near future, it won’t be hard to
find the ways of coordinating peaceful life of the citizens of
Azerbaijan and all the residents of Karabakh regardless of
nationality. Certainly, it will be achieved with the guarantees of
great powers and the UN,’ Azeri political scientist Zardusht Alizade
stated in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net. When commenting on the
militaristic statements by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev the
political scientist said he doesn’t believe in resumption of
large-scale hostilities in the near future. `But I am often mistaken
because I do not take into account the greed and stupidity of game
participants,’ he added. Zardusht Alizade is convinced that the
people of Armenia and Azerbaijan are capable to settle the Nagorno
Karabakh conflict.

Armenian Library & Museum of America
March 22, 2006
PRESS RELEASE
Contact Person: Mariam Stepanyan
Tel: 617.926.2562

Martiros Saryan:
‘European in Asia, Asian in Europe’
Presentation by Professor John Malmstad
4 PM Sunday, March 26, 2006

“Painter of happiness”, “Maestro of colors”, “Great Master of Armenian
art”… Regardless of how one refers to him, Martiros Saryan
(1880-1972) was a true artist. He laid the foundation and established
standard for Armenian national art of the 20th century. The Armenian
Library and Museum of America (ALMA) is paying tribute to the great
Master of Art by hosting a presentation on March 26. Professor John
Malmstad, Samuel Hazzard Cross Professor of Slavic Languages and
Literatures at Harvard University, will deliver a slide presentation
and talk about famed Armenian artist Martiros Saryan and his impact on
the evolution of European and Armenian art. Dr. Malmstad was the 1997
recipient of the Lomonosov Prize, for the book “Mikhail Kuzmin:
Iskusstvo, zhizn’, epokha”, which he had co-authored with Nikolay
Bogomolov, as “best piece of literary criticism or history in Russian
in 1996.”
When exposed to Saryan’s art, one is not simply looking at marvelous
paintings. Rather, one comes in touch with Saryan’s world, with warmth
and light of nature, with diversity of colors, thoroughly felt and
clarified by the painter. Saryan never longed for the doubtful glories
of easy successes, and never mistook painting with taking
photographs. He does not copy nature: he creates it. Saryan himself
thought that “true art was not simply illustration but a great
discovery of the world”. Influenced by Russian, Western European and
Armenian artistic cultures, Saryan was able to fuse the rich variety
of impressions and and traditions into a profoundly individual style
that invariably bore the stamp of his vivid, powerful and
intrinsically positive personality. Known for his saturated colors
(the signature yellow-brown hues and the deep blues), a unique harmony
of shapes and colors, Saryan was a master of composition. French poet
Louis Aragon thought that Saryan’s colors were ! so beautiful that
future generations would assign him a supreme place even higher than
France’s Cezanne and Matisse, because Saryan was the painter of
happiness.
The talk will be held at ALMA’s contemporary art gallery, which
currently showcases the artwork of Ghazaros Saryan, the great grandson
of Martiros Saryan. Ghazaros Saryan is exhibiting a new collection of
oil and water color paintings which provide a link to the past and a
glimpse of the future for Armenian contemporary art.
The presentation will take place at 4 pm on Sunday, March 26 at the
Armenian Library & Museum of America (Watertown Square, 65 Main
Street, Watertown, MA). It is open to public. For more information,
please contact ALMA at 617.926.2562 ext. 3 or email [email protected].
Armenian Library and Museum of America, Inc.
65 Main Street
Watertown MA 02472
Tel: 617 926 2562
Fax: 617 926 0175
Armenian Library and Museum of America, Inc.
65 Main Street
Watertown MA 02472
Tel: 617 926 2562
Fax: 617 926 0175
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress