THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME
By Rosette Gonzales, News-Press and Leader
Burbank Leader / Glendale News Press
Sept 17 2005
Painter inspired by nature’s shapes and symbols questions viewer’s
perceptions.
Visual artist Zareh said he doesn’t ponder too much before starting to
paint or draw. He just goes with what feels natural. At first glance,
the recurring shapes in his work, like fish, leaves and circles,
seem basic but his message is complex.
“What he can’t say aloud, he’s trying to say in his pictures,” said
Gayane Galustyan, curator for Harvest Gallery, which is exhibiting
36 of Zareh’s acrylic paintings, drawings and three-dimensional mixed
media until Sept. 27. “All his works are very simple, but at the same
time, they have depth. Every piece makes you think.”
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Zareh, a resident of Glendale, uses simple shapes found everyday in
nature to convey his feelings about the relationship humans have
with the world as natural beings. Frequent in his Harvest Gallery
installation is the use of leaves and fish. The vein of a leaf is not
so different from the cross section of a fish, exposing its bones,
Zareh said. Their shapes are also similar to one another and relate to
life, he said, because the beginning and the ending are not the same.
“So nature has prepared in its own best way, the construction of
living things in this world,” he said.
One of Zareh’s untitled canvases illustrates this through a human
portrait. Zareh drew a leaf for an eyebrow, its stem curving down to
become the nose. The other eyebrow is a fish, the same size and shape
as the leaf across from it. V’s and circles were drawn in as hair.
Text on the canvas reads “real ingredients.”
“I think he’s very socially conscious,” said Ramela Grigorian
Abbamontian, an art historian at UCLA who is including Zareh’s work
in her dissertation on Armenian artists in Los Angeles. “He responds
as a human being living in this globalized age.”
Zareh’s piece “Gray Flights” depicts his thoughts of Britain’s
political history and the recent London bombings. But he is careful
to leave most of the interpretation up to the viewer. He manipulates a
British flag with gray circles of paint that could be bombs or clouds,
he said. And he divides the flag by painting a horizontal zig-zag
line through it.
“I’m showing that things are changing at this time in London,” he said.
Change is a constant theme in his work, illustrating the continuous
flux of nature and life.
“I have a stable character but we are all living together — me,
you and trees and leaves,” he said. “Some things are changing slowly,
some faster, but they are all changing.”
With one untitled canvas, he began the art by repetitively drawing
lines in pencil, which eventually turned into tallies illustrating
time.
“Intervals show the passing of time and distance because without
intervals, we cannot show the passing of time,” he said.
But one ending can be another beginning, Galustyan said, and Zareh’s
work states that everything in this world is relative. Shapes like
V’s, and dots are recurring in the exhibit and act as symbols. Two
V’s together could symbolize a bird, yet they could mean something
else in another piece.
Zareh refrains from defining symbols specifically in his art and
chose not to title most of the works.
By being somewhat elusive, Abbamontian said Zareh is able to more
actively engage the viewer. Viewers become conscious of the shapes
and will begin to notice them in each piece.
“That’s visual dialogue,” she said. “You’re thinking, ‘What are
these forms that I’m looking at and why do they keep coming up on
these canvases?'”
Viewers then become familiar with his style, noticing patterns
in the symbols and are challenged to interpret them on their own,
Abbamontian said.
FYI
WHAT: Exhibition by artist Zareh
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday until Sept. 27
WHERE: Harvest Gallery, 938 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale
CONTACT: (818) 546-1000

DISASTER BRINGS OUT BEST IN COMMUNITIES
Burbank Leader, CA
Sept 17 2005
It is difficult to find a silver lining to a tragedy such as Hurricane
Katrina, which left so much destruction in its wake.
But as Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama rebuild after the devastating
hurricane, which hit land on Aug. 29, there are signs of that silver
lining, which stretches from ground zero all the way to Glendale,
Burbank and the foothills and back again.
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It’s called compassion. And over the last couple of weeks it has been
nothing short of astounding to witness it in action. The community,
from its children to public safety officials, is working in any way
they can to help raise money and supplies to help the victims of what
has been called one of this country’s most destructive storms.
Children have raised hundreds of dollars in lemonade sales. Police
and firefighters have stood on street corners collecting money.
Others have volunteered to go directly into the destruction. Local
Armenians have felt a special motivation to raise money, given the
aid Americans sent to Armenia in the wake of the 1988 earthquake.
Golfers have raise money teeing off at local courses and local
teamsters have donated money to cover the expense of getting donated
goods to the Gulf States.
The list goes on and on, even as private planes land at Bob Hope
Airport bringing hurricane refugees to Los Angeles to get a new start.
We saw similar efforts in the days after Sept. 11, 2001.
The hurricane and its aftermath have indeed been tragic at a time
when tragedy of all sorts seems hopelessly splashed on headlines from
Iraq to Glendale. And perhaps it is selfish to tout this community’s
selflessness at such a time. After all, in many ways, such tragedy
brings out the worst in people as well.
But when mobilizing to help occurs on such a scale, we’re reminded
that people still have hope that things will get better. People still
want to see suffering lessened, even in a world, where vengeance,
war and injustice seem to reign.
We can argue over the amount of attention our leaders should have
given to bolstering the infrastructure of the Gulf Coast. And, if
we choose, we can debate the extent to which people did or did not
have a chance to get out of that zone. Many have taken that road,
and there are no doubt important lessons to be learned from how
authorities responded to the hurricane.
But there’s no debate about the humanity that has been shown from
this community.

ARMENIA EXPO 2005 KICKS OFF IN YEREVAN
Mehr News Agency, Iran
Sept 17 2005
TEHRAN, Sept. 17 (MNA) – The 5th Armenia Expo 2005 international
exhibition was inaugurated yesterday in Yerevan, the capital city
of Armenia. The exhibition focuses on 4 sectors of construction,
transportation, computer and foodstuff and soft drinks industries.
There are over 180 international companies from 20 countries such as
Iran, Russia, Germany, Canada, England, China, Turkey and Romania
presenting their products in an area of 1,800 square meters. Karen
Cheshmaritian, the minister of Armenia’s Trade and Economic
Development, in the opening ceremony of the exhibition announced that
this is the largest gathering of its kind in terms of number of states
and variety of participants after the independence of Armenia.
Most Iranian participants were dissatisfied with officials for lack of
passing proper information and precise details for their understated
presence. Moreover, given the industrial potential of Armenia and
strong presence of Iran’s industrial competitors, no Iranian Embassy’s
official was present in the event, they further complained.

Armenian Youth Federation-YOARF Eastern US
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Watertown, MA 02472
Tel. (617) 923-1933
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PRESS RELEASE
September 15, 2005
Contact: Sossi Essajanian
(617) 923-1933
Detroit AYF Member Meets with Local Rep.
ANC, McCotter Discuss Genocide Legislation

WATERTOWN, Mass.?On August 17, Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) Detroit
chapter member Teny Mishigian joined Armenian National Committee (ANC)
of Michigan members Harry Derderian, Narses Gedigian, Ralph Kourtjian,
and Armen Derderian for a meeting with local Congressman Thaddeus
McCotter and his aide, Don Yowchuang, to discuss the ongoing Armenian
genocide resolutions.
Meeting the group in Livonia, Mich., the Congressman discussed his
efforts made through congress and foreign interest on the Genocide
issue. He said that no country that lies about their past has any
place in the European Union, and that the Armenian-Turkish issue
remains necessary for Turkey’s admittance of the truth both in
Congress and in the political world.
When asked about the Turkish blockade of Armenia, the Congressman said
that although Turkey would neither be “nice” nor agreeable anytime
soon, the American relationship with Turkey has been ever-changing. He
said that the pressure must stay on congress through a complex
approach.
“As an AYF member and active supporter of Armenian issues, I, along
with the other attendees, left the meeting feeling gratified for the
opportunity to meet with a congressman who proudly supports our
Armenian cause,” said Mishigian. “If Armenians continue to strongly
support and encourage our local congressmen and political leaders, we
may see the issue of genocide more than just a grouping of descriptive
words out of a president’s mouth. Let us fight until the day the
Armenian genocide is recognized by Turkey, by America, and by the
entire world.”
McCotter was elected to Congress in 2002 and works on the Budget
Committee, Small Business Committee, and International Relations
Committee.

Aargauer Zeitung – Switzerland
BERN/ZÜRICH
Strafanzeige gegen Dogu Perinçek
Strafanzeige wegen Rassendiskriminierung
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Die Kantonspolizei Bern hat gegen den türkischen Politiker Dogu Perinçek
Strafanzeige eingereicht. Dies wird auch die Zürcher Stadtpolizei tun.
Perinçek leugnete an Veranstaltungen in Köniz und Zürich den Genozid an den
Armeniern.
Die Anzeige der Berner Kantonspolizei wurde wegen Verdachts auf Verletzung
der Antirassismus-Strafnorm erhoben, wie das Untersuchungsrichteramt
Bern-Mittelland und Kantonspolizei Bern mitteilten. Perinçek war in Köniz an
einem Anlass der Türkischen Arbeiterpartei als Redner aufgetreten. Die
Polizei zeichnete das Referat auf; der Veranstalter wusste dies.
Der linksnationalistische türkische Politiker wiederholte darauf in Zürich
an einer Medienkonferenz die umstrittenen Thesen. Er bezeichnete die
Feststellung, die Türken hätten 1915 gegen die Armenier Völkermord begangen,
als «historische Lüge».
Die Strafuntersuchungen gegen ihn seien «rechtswidrig» und kämen einer
«Hexenjagd» gleich. Nicht er sei rassistisch, sondern der Schweizer
Nationalrat, der in einer Resolution den angeblichen Genozid der Türken an
Armenien verurteilte. Damit werde das politische Klima zwischen der Schweiz
und der Türkei vergiftet.
Nachdem die Stadtpolizei erfahren hatte, dass Perinçek in Zürich auftreten
werde, ordnete sie laut Mediensprecher Marco Cortesi einen Mitarbeiter zur
Beobachtung ab. Aufgrund der Äusserungen des Politikers werde dieser nun
auch in Zürich wegen Verstosses gegen die Antirassismus-Strafnorm angezeigt.
(sda)
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

PRESS RELEASE
Armenian Prelacy of Canada
Contact Name: Dania Ohanian
Phone: (514) 856-1200
3401 Olivar Asselin
Montreal, Qc H4J 1L5
E-mail: [email protected]
His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos,
Begins North American Visit in Montreal on September 22
Montreal, Qc_ His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Armenian Catholicosate
of Cilicia, will officially begin His North American Pontifical visit in
Montreal with a meeting with the local community at the Sourp Hagop Armenian
Apostolic Cathedral at 7pm on September 22, 2005.
His Holiness will be in Canada until October 5, 2005 and will be visiting
the churches and community centres of Laval, Toronto, Cambridge and St.
Catharines. During His stay, His Holiness will also be meeting with
politicians, diplomats, as well as with religious leaders, and
representatives of the Canadian Bible Society.
Key public appointments for the Pontifical visit of His Holiness Aram I,
Catholicos, for Montreal and Laval are:
· Meeting with Armenian organizations, Armenian Community Centre,
Friday September 23, 8pm to 10pm
· Official Banquet Reception, Armenian Community Centre, Saturday
September 24, 7pm
· Divine Liturgy, Bon Pasteur Catholic Church in Laval, Sunday
September 25, 11am
· Celebration of the 1600th Anniversary of the Armenian Alphabet &
the 75th Anniversary of the Catholicosate Seminary, Pierre Mercure Hall in
Montreal, Sunday September 25, 7pm-9:30pm
· Meeting with Armenian students and youth, Armenian Community
Centre, Monday September 26, 8pm to 10pm.
The key public appointments for Ontario are:
· Meeting with Toronto community, St. Mary Armenian Apostolic
Church, 8pm
· Meeting with community’s religious and political leaders, Toronto
Armenian Community Centre, Friday September 30, 6pm to 7:30pm
· Celebratory Banquet in Honour of the 75th Anniversary of the
Catholicosate’s Seminary and the 10th Anniversary of His enthronement as
Catholicos, Toronto Armenian Community Centre, Friday September 30, 8pm to
10pm
· Meeting with Armenian organizations, Toronto Armenian Community
Centre, Saturday October 1, 11am to 1pm
· Official Banquet Reception, Toronto Armenian Community Centre,
Saturday October 1, 7:30pm
· Divine Liturgy, St. Mary Armenian Apostolic Church, Sunday October
2, 11am
· Meeting with community and Banquet, Sourp Nishan Armenian
Apostolic Church in Cambridge, Sunday October 2, 8pm
Meeting with community and Banquet, St. Paul Armenian Apostolic Church in
St. Catharines, Tuesday October 4, 6:30pm
Dinner meeting with Armenian students and youth, Toronto Armenian Community
Centre, Monday October 3, 8pm to 10pm.
This historical visit by His Holiness is in homage of the 75th anniversary
of the Catholicosate’s Seminary in Antelias, Lebanon, and the ten-year
anniversary of His Holiness Aram I as Catholicos of the Armenian
Catholicosate of Cilicia.
Born in 1947, in Beirut, Lebanon, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I studied at
the Armenian Theological Seminary in Antelias, and the Ecumenical Institute
of Bossey in Geneva, Switzerland, before receiving His M.Div. from the Near
East School of Theology. He received jointly His S.T.M. from the American
University of Beirut and the Near East School of Theology.
His Holiness later obtained His PhD from Fordham University in New York and
also holds several honorary degrees. His major areas of specialization are
philosophy, systematic theology, and Near Eastern church history.
Catholicos Aram I was ordained a celibate priest in 1968, and obtained the
title of Vartabed (Doctor of the Armenian Church) in 1970. In 1979, after
serving as Locum Tenens for one year, He was elected Primate of the Armenian
Orthodox Community in Lebanon and received His Episcopal ordination the
following year.
In June 1995, His Holiness was elected Catholicos (Head of the Church) by
the Electoral Assembly of the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia (35 clergy
and 115 lay representatives), and was consecrated a week later.
Since His enthronement, His Holiness has reorganized and revitalized the
work of the Church, particularly in the areas of theological and Christian
education, has increased the number of publications, has improved
communication with other churches and religious leaders, has augmented the
scope of cultural activities, and promoted peace and justice, and human
rights internationally.
Catholicos Aram I has previously visited all the Middle-Eastern, European,
South and North American dioceses of the Catholicosate.
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PRESS RELEASE
National Association for Armenian Studies and Research
395 Concord Ave.
Belmont, MA 02478
Contact: Marc Mamigonian
Tel: 617-489-1610
Fax: 617-484-1759
E-mail: [email protected]
Web:
ARMENIAN GENOCIDE EDUCATION
Reaching Into the School Curriculum
A Panel Discussion with
Prof. Richard G. Hovannisian
Armenian Education Foundation Professor of
Modern
Armenian History, UCLA
Margot Stern Strom
Executive Director, Facing History and
Ourselves
Adam Strom
Director of Research and Development, Facing
History and
Ourselves
Dr. Henry Theriault
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Worcester State College
Over the past several decades a remarkable amount of work has been
done to document and analyze the Armenian Genocide committed by the
Ottoman Turks in 1915- 23. Yet the level of knowledge of the Genocide
outside the Armenian community remains disappointingly low; and,
moreover, the lessons of the Armenian Genocide and other 20th century
genocides have not halted the practice of mass killings for political
purposes, as recent events in Darfur attest.
Facing History and Ourselves of Brookline, MA, has been a leader in
producing Holocaust and genocide curricula since it’s founding in the
late 1970s. They have now published an important textbook on the
Armenian Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and Civilization: The
Genocide of the Armenians, supervised by Adam Strom with significant
input from leading scholars such as Richard Hovannisian. The
existence of such a text, as well as the huge body of scholarship on
the subject, raises key questions: How to get the text and the
teaching of the Armenian Genocide into public schools in Massachusetts
and beyond? What is the most effective way to teach the Armenian
Genocide to non- Armenians? Can the lessons of the Armenian Genocide
have a far-reaching effect in the prevention of future genocides?
These and many other questions will be addressed by the panel which
will be moderated by Marc A. Mamigonian of NAASR. Join us for the
opportunity to engage in an in- depth conversation on this most
relevant subject and learn more about Crimes Against Humanity and
Civilization.
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September 30, 2005
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TIME:
7:30 p.m
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LOCATION:
Belmont High School Auditorium
Concord Ave.,
Belmont,
MA
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CO-SPONSORS:
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National Association for Armenian Studies and
Research
Armenian Assembly of America
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* Admission free (donations accepted)

* Reception following program at NAASR Center

* Parking is available at Belmont High School and in
adjacent areas on Concord Ave.

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WEBSITE AT <;HTTP:// 1) EU Approves Turkey Declaration 2) Turk Politician Again Charged in Switzerland for Denying Armenian Genocide 3) Turkey Slights Passage of Armenian Genocide Resolutions 4) Baroness Caroline Cox Awarded 'Mkhitar Gosh' Medal 5) ARF at Women's Socialist International Conference 6) Computer Science and Information Technology Conference in Yerevan 1) EU Approves Turkey Declaration (Bloomberg)--European Union governments resolved differences over Turkey's refusal to recognize Cyprus, keeping alive plans to start Turkish membership talks on Oct. 3. Representatives from the EU's 25 nations approved a common response to Turkey's diplomatic boycott of Cyprus, which joined the bloc last year. The dispute distracted EU attention from a negotiating plan for Turkey that needs the backing of all member nations. The declaration urges Turkey to ensure free trade with Cyprus while moving toward normal political ties "as soon as possible," according to a copy released today in Brussels by the British government, current holder of the EU's rotating presidency. The bloc will review progress in 2006, the statement said. The Turkish government in July said its signature of a protocol extending a European trade accord to Cyprus didn't amount to recognizing the Mediterranean island, whose northern tier Turkey has occupied since 1974. Signing the protocol was a condition the EU set in December for starting decade-long membership talks. "Turkey must apply the protocol fully to all EU member states," the statement said. "Recognition of all member states is a necessary component of the accession process. Accordingly, the EU underlines the importance it attaches to the normalization of relations between Turkey and all EU member states, as soon as possible." Cyprus joined the EU without the Turkish-speaking north because voters in the Greek-speaking southern republic rejected a United Nations-backed unification plan. CYPRUS PROBLEM The declaration said EU member states support UN efforts to reach a "comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem" and will review this issue and Turkey's respect for the trade pact in 2006. Monday's accord follows four failed attempts this month to agree on the wording of the declaration. EU ministers are due to endorse it in routine procedure tomorrow, Jonathan Allen, a British government spokesman, said by telephone in Brussels. The dispute interfered with EU preparations for entry negotiations with Turkey. European governments still must approve a plan covering 35 areas from customs and public procurement to energy and fisheries where Turkey would have to meet the bloc's regulatory standards. Turkey, a nation of 72 million people, is counting on the accession talks to attract record foreign investment to its $300 billion economy. It would be one of the two most populous EU nations along with Germany, and become the bloc's first mainly Muslim member as well as widen the EU's borders to Iraq. This prospect has some politicians in nations including France and Germany urging nothing more than a "privileged partnership." The demand may complicate approval of the negotiating plan, which EU diplomats are due to discuss on Sept. 21. The European Commission, the EU's executive arm in Brussels, pressed last week for the start of membership talks with Turkey. Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said national governments would have dozens of veto chances later and entry negotiations would encourage a settlement of the Cyprus problem as well as economic reforms in Turkey. 2) Turk Politician Again Charged in Switzerland for Denying Armenian Genocide (AP)--Swiss authorities brought a third charge against a Turkish politician for breaking Switzerland's racial discrimination laws by denying that the killings of Armenians around the time of World War I was a genocide, police said Monday. Dogu Perincek, the leader of the Turkey's Workers' Party, made the remarks Sunday in a speech in central Switzerland, Bern cantonal police said in a statement. He already had been charged twice by Swiss authorities for two previous, similar incidents. Denying that the Holocaust or other cases of genocide took place is regarded as racial discrimination under Swiss law, and can be punished by up to three years in prison and an unspecified fine. "Based on the fact that, in the course of his address, Dogu Perincek denied the Armenian genocide and expressed prejudices against the western world, the Bern cantonal police have put down a complaint because of suspicion of racial discrimination," the police statement said. Perincek will be questioned Tuesday by police in neighboring Vaud canton, where he is already under investigation for similar remarks made in May, Bern police spokeswoman Anastasia Falkner said. Swiss authorities launched a second investigation into Perincek in July for making similar remarks in northern Switzerland, and Perincek was briefly detained after that speech. Turkey called the Swiss ambassador to the Foreign Ministry to protest Perincek's detention and investigation. Similar disputes have erupted in the past between Turkey and Switzerland. In June, a Turkish Cabinet minister postponed a visit to Switzerland to protest an investigation of a Turkish historian who denied in a separate speech that the killings were genocide. In July, Turkey canceled a proposed visit by Swiss Economics Minister Joseph Deiss because of "schedule clashes," Deiss's spokesman said. 3) Turkey Slights Passage of Armenian Genocide Resolutions Turkey's Foreign Ministry said Friday it "greeted with sadness" the passage by a US congressional committee of two resolutions that denounce the deaths of Armenians early last century as genocide, and hoped US legislators would not allow the resolutions out of committee. "In the period ahead, we believe that members of the US Congress will act with a responsibility befitting the Turkish-American relationship, and strongly hope that the resolutions will stay in the committee and not be carried to the floor," the statement said. Turkey's response came after September 15 when the House International Relations Committee voted in favor of two measures calling for proper US recognition of the Armenian Genocide and urging Turkey to end its decades long denial of this crime against humanity. HRes316, which was introduced by Representatives George Radanovich (R-CA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), calls upon the President to ensure US foreign policy reflects appropriate understanding of the Armenian Genocide, while HConRes195 calls on Turkey to abandon its ongoing campaign of Armenian Genocide denial and to work with Armenia to come to terms with its tragic history. Representative Knollenberg commented that "this legislation will show the world that America is not going to forget this horrible crime. The victims of the Genocide and their families deserve to have the crime recognized for the atrocity that it was. The committee's action today--and hopefully the approval of the full House soon--will help make sure that this terrible offense is never forgotten." 4) Baroness Caroline Cox Awarded 'Mkhitar Gosh' Medal YEREVAN (Arka)Armenian President Robert Kocharian awarded Baroness Caroline Cox his country's "Mkitar Gosh" Medal for her efforts in developing Armenian-British relations, and for her humanitarian undertakings, specifically her consistent work in Mountainous Karabagh Republic. Cox, who has served as the Deputy Speaker of House of Lords of British Parliament since 1985, has visited Karabagh 60 times since 1989. Her most recent visit just this month was a pilgrimage there with a delegation that included 20 representatives from various Christian organizations throughout Great Britain. Karabagh Parliament Speaker Ashot Ghulian recently praised Baroness Cox, saying that she "had always been with the people of Karabagh--during the hardest war, during heavy post-war years, and today." In a 1997 article in "Contemporary Review," Baroness Cox wrote: "The Armenians of Karabakh can never again submit to Azeri sovereignty, given all they have suffered at the hands of Azerbaijan. They will fight to the death to preserve their freedom and their historic land... One option is quite definitely not open; namely, any attempt to declare Nagorno Karabakh to be part of Azerbaijan. That would be to reward those who indulged in aggression and invasion of a neighboring independent state, as well as to cause gross violations of human rights in total defiance of treaty obligations .We should remember the statement made by President Elchibey in June 1992, when, after opening full hostilities against Karabakh, he said that if there were any Armenians left in Karabakh by October they could hang him in the central square of Baku. It is a pity they did not! No amount of oil-lubricated waffle or diplomatic flannel in the West can excuse this clear statement of intent by a head of state. It has the underlying unequivocal ring of statements made by Genghis Khan, and we all know what his intentions were." The Baroness is a consistent defender of human rights in the House of Lords, primarily involved in helping people in Myanmar, Sudan, Indonesia and Mountainous Karabagh Republic. 5) ARF at Women's Socialist International Conference LIMASSOL(CNA/Yerkir)--A regional conference "Women for Peace" was organized in Limassol, Cyprus on September 18 by the Women's Socialist International. Representatives from 25 Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, and South Caucasus countries attend the conference. Armenia was represented by Armenian Revolutionary Federation member Maria Titizian. Prospects for a Cyprus settlement and the role of Cypriot women, the situation in the Middle East, and women's role in political, economic, and social development were discussed. Speaking at the conference, Pia Locateli, Women's Socialist International President and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) said the participation of Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot women at the conference was a particularly important step. She noted the participation of women from Palestine and Israel at the conference Regarding the Cyprus problem, she said the the referendum on the Annan plan in April 2004 proved that people did not trust this plan for a Cyprus settlement. "People must feel safe and we must try to create the preconditions for this human security," she said. Keynote speakers included Marcia Alexaki, SIW Vice-President and member of the Movement of Social Democrats EDEK, and Mirjana Feric-Vac from Croatia, and Wafa Abed, president of the Union of Progressive Women in Lebanon. 6) Computer Science and Information Technology Conference in Yerevan YEREVAN (ARKA/CSIT)The fifth international computer sciences and information technology conference kicked off in Armenia on September 19. According to the Vice-President of Armenia's National Academy of Sciences (NAS), Yuri Shukuryan, the conference will promote the exchange of information and help establish contacts between scientists and information technology specialists. The first such conference in 1997, explained Shukuryan, helped Armenia to advance significantly in the IT sector, with the introduction of an experimental high productive system. "After the first conference we did a lot, and we learn from our colleagues, that include well-known scientists," he said. Participants this year include representatives from the Scientific and Research Institute of Informatics of Tuluza, Institute of High Productive Computing and Database of Saint Petersburg, Institute of System Programming and Computing Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ukrainian Institute of Cybernetics, Tehran University and of other scientific institutions participate in the conference. The conference is organized with the support of the International Scientific-Technical Center, National Fund of Sciences and Advanced Technologies, Incubator Enterprises Foundation, Arminco Company, Unicomp, Haylin, and others. Participants include over 35 specialists from 12 countries including the US, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, France, India and Iran. This year's conference features 135 reports, including 40 from young Armenians. Theoretical research is based on what is currently being developed in Armenia, and serves as the basis for applied work: theory of algorithms, machines and mathematical logic, discrete math and theory of combinations, artificial intellect, recognition of samples and processing of images, theory of information and coding. Special attention is paid to the development of a high productive system for scientific calculations in Armenia, based on "Armclaster," a highly productive computing system developed by the International Scientific and Technical Center of IPIA, and its software development based on theoretical research and technology of parallel programming. All subscription inquiries and changes must be made through the proper carrier and not Asbarez Online. ASBAREZ ONLINE does not transmit address changes and subscription requests. (c) 2005 ASBAREZ ONLINE. All Rights Reserved. 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Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services
Address: Vagharshapat, Republic of Armenia
Contact: Rev. Fr. Ktrij Devejian
Tel: (374 10) 517 163
Fax: (374 10) 517 301
E-Mail: [email protected]
September 19, 2005
Seven New Priests Ordained in Holy Etchmiadzin
On Saturday, September 10, the evening prior to the Feast of the Holy Cross,
seven young deacons, all graduates of the Gevorkian Theological Seminary of
Holy Etchmiadzin, were called to serve the Holy Armenian Apostolic Church as
married clergymen. Their sponsoring priest was Rev. Fr. Mushegh Babayan, a
member of the Brotherhood of Holy Etchmiadzin.
The following morning, on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, His
Eminence Archbishop Mesrob Krikorian, Pontifical Legate to Central Europe,
celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin.
During the liturgy, he ordained the seven deacons to the rank of priesthood.
As he anointed the forehead, right and left hand of each young man, Abp.
Mesrob called them by their new priestly names: Deacon Vazgen Kesablian was
renamed Father Khatchatur; Deacon Manuk Ghalachian became Father Sebeos;
Deacon Davit Mikaelian was renamed Father Derenik; Deacon Gor Grigorian
became Father Grigor; Deacon Andranik Hakobian was renamed Father Mashtots;
Deacon Armen Mkrtchian became Father Mesrop; and Deacon Vardan Avetisian was
renamed Father Stepanos.
Following the ordinations, Abp. Mesrob addressed his sermon to the newly
ordained, “The priesthood, dear ones, is not simply offering the services of
our Church. Worship is very important, the Holy Sacraments are very
important, but these are not the only responsibilities of the clergyman.
The words of the Gospel are equally as holy and as vital. We are the
servants of the Gospel, and therefore we transmit the holy words of the
Gospel to the people. We must bring it to them in the orthodox way,
explaining it to them and sealing these words on the hearts of our people.”
The same day in Yerevan, at the Saint Gregory the Illuminator Mother
Cathedral, Bishop Arakel Karamian, Primate of the Diocese of Kotayk,
ordained ten graduates of the Accelerated Course for Priesthood to the rank
of deacon.

PRESS RELEASE
Haigazian University
Mira Yardemian
Public Relation Director
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Beirut Lebanon
Haigazian University’s 50th Anniversary Multidisciplinary Conference on
`the Armenians of Lebanon: Their Past and Present’
Two months after the festive celebratory events of June 2005 marking the
50th anniversary of Haigazian University, the break was reactivated with an
academic, multidisciplinary conference, where 16 scholars from more than 10
countries gathered in the auditorium of Haigazian University to engage in a
day program of discussions and deliberations.
This long planned conference, held under the auspices of the Minister of
Culture, Dr. Tarek Mitri, unfolded on Monday, the 12th of September, 2005
with a lecture delivered by Dr. Aida Boudjikanian from Montreal, Canada.
The capacity audience included the representative of the Minister of
Culture Dr. Fawzi Atweh, the US Deputy Ambassador to Lebanon Christopher
Murray, the US Public Affairs Officer Juliet Wurr, Minister Jean
Oghassabian, Members of Parliament Hagop Pakradouni and Yeghia Jerejian,
and the representative of the Mayor of Beirut.
In his word of welcome, President Haidostian noted that `despite the
undisputedly important role that the Armenian community plays both within
Lebanon and the rest of the Diaspora, its history, culture, and other
aspects of its community life have not been studied adequately to date
according to internationally accepted scientific standards’. As to
Haigazian’s role in the Lebanese Academic life, Haidostian considered, `it
is our conviction that the role Haigazian University can play in research,
critical study, and free exchange of ideas is a fresh contribution to
Lebanese academic life in general and a valuable asset for the Armenians in
Lebanon and abroad.’
The inaugural speech of Dr. Boudjikanian was entitled `The Armenians and
Lebanon: Changing Perceptions and Functions (14th-20th cc.)’ Among the
different perceptions of the Armenians, Lebanon represents an open and
diversified culture, summarized in Pope John Paul II’s statement `Lebanon
is more than a country; it is a living message to the world’. In addition,
Beirut is the land of refuge after the genocide of 1914, and moreover it’s
the capital of the Armenian Diaspora during the years between 1955 and 1975′.
During the next 3 days of the conference, the 16 experts coming from
Canada, the USA, France, Argentina, Egypt, Syria, Armenia, Germany, Italy
and Lebanon thoroughly covered numerous facets of the Armenian life and
history in Lebanon. Topics varied from the political history of the
community within both the Lebanese and pan-Armenian contexts, social and
economic history, aspects of the influx and exodus of Armenians to and from
Lebanon, identity, literature, music to the Armenian cause.
Dr. Claude Mutafian, from Université de Paris I-Panthéon-Sorbonne, lectured
on the Armenian Princesses at the Head of Crusader States (13th-14th cc.).
Dr. Hilmar Kaiser, from Solingen, Germany tackled the issue of the
Armenians and Lebanon during the Genocide of the First World War.
Dr. Vahé Tachjian, from the Centre D’histoire Arménienne Contemporaine,
Bibliothèque Nubar, Paris, talked about the Project and Realization of the
Final Settlement of Armenian Refugees in Lebanon (end of 1920s-1930s).
Dr. Ara Sanjian, of Haigazian University, Beirut covered the topic of
Formulating Strategies of Irredentism at the Crossroads of Nationalism,
Communism and Diverging Interpretations of the Soviet Experience: The
Armenian-Language Press of Beirut on the Quest for the `Internal Lands’ in
Soviet Transcaucasia, 1954-1985.
Dr. Shoghig Ashekian, of Yerevan State University, discussed the issue
of the Armenian Community of Lebanon and the Armenian Cause, 1965-1975.
Dr. Aida Boudjikanian, from Montreal, Canada talked about Self-Employment
amongst the Armenians of Lebanon: From a Community Tradition to a Concept
of Diaspora Theories.
Dr. Ohannes Geukjian, of Haigazian University and the Lebanese American
University covered the topic of the Policy of Positive Neutrality of the
Armenian Political Parties in Lebanon during the Civil War of 1975-1990s
Dr. Khatchik Der Ghoukassian, of Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires
discussed,Lebanon in My Mind: The Civil War and the Centrality of the
Lebanese Armenian Community in the Making of Armenian Diaspora Nationalism.
Mr. Roupen Avsharian, of the American Military University presented an
exhaustive study of the Ta’ef Accord and the Armenians of Lebanon.
Mr. Armen Urneshlian, of Haigazian University talked about the Arab
Characters in Lebanese-Armenian Literature.
Dr. Nora Salmanian, from Beirut, Lebanon, covered the topic of the
Contribution of Armenians in the Musical Life of Lebanon from 1920 to the
Present.
Mrs. Roubina Artinian of Haigazian University, discussed the Armenian
Choirs in Lebanon, 1930-1980: A Bridge between the Past and the Present.
Dr. Verjine Svazlian, of the National Academy of Sciences, Armenia, tackled
the issue of the Social-Cultural Diachronic and Synchronic Development of
Lebanese-Armenian Repatriates in the Motherland.
Mr. Asbed Kotchikian, of Hobart and William Smith Colleges discussed the
issue of Between (Home)land and (Host)land: Lebanese-Armenians and the
Republic of Armenia.
Mrs. Araxy Deronian-Khatcherian, of the Library of Congress, Cairo Office,
covered the Armenians of Lebanon, the Middle East and North Africa in the
Library of Congress.
Dr. Nicola Migliorino, of the University of Exeter, England talked about
the Lebanese System and Armenian Cultural Diversity between Yesterday,
Today, and Tomorrow: Opportunities and Limits.The conference ended with
discussion and recommendations.
Parallel to the conference, public lectures were held during three
consecutive evenings, on related topics, by Dr. Vahe Tashjian. Dr. Khatchig
Der Ghoukassian and Dr. Nicola Migliorino.
In conclusion, by organizing this groundbreaking, multidisciplinary
academic conference, the Department of Armenian Studies has contributed its
share to the 50th anniversary celebrations of Haigazian University. The
organizing committee hopes that the papers submitted to this conference
will become an important first step in raising awareness and future
interest in studying the different facets of the Armenians in Lebanon. It
is planned that the conference will lead to the eventual publication of a
respectable volume of collected studies on the subject.