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Mirrorc Spectator Since 1932 THE ARMENIAN MIRRORc SPECTATOR Since 1932 Volume LXXXXII, NO. 8, Issue 4700 SEPTEMBER 11, 2021 $2.00 Nagorno-Karabakh Marks Independence Day without Prime Minister Pashinyan By Ani Avetisyan STEPANAKERT (Open Caucasus Media) — Almost a year after the Second Nagorno-Kara- bakh War, Nagorno-Karabakh marks Independence Day. While officials from the Republic of Armenia were present at the ceremonies, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was a notable absence. “The right to the determination of the people of Artsakh [Nagorno-Karabakh] is sacred. It cannot be stopped by the use of force,” read a statement written by Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pash- inyan on the occasion of the 30 anniversary of the Independence Declaration of Nagorno-Karabakh on September 2. This was the first time in the history of indepen- dent Armenia that the country’s executive leader- ship, did not visit Stepanakert, the capital of Na- gorno-Karabakh on Independence Day. In the statement, Pashinyan insisted that “the Nagorno Karabakh conflict is not settled” and cited statements made by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group Co-Chairs France, Russia, and the United States. “The conflict is awaiting its comprehensive set- tlement through a peace process based on the well- known principles proposed by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs,” the Prime Minister’s statement read. Nagorno-Karabakh President Arayik Harutyunyan lays flowers at the Stepanakert Military Cemetery. Official photo. see ANNIVERSARY, page 2 Blinken Praises ‘Robust’ Another Russian Military Delegation Visits Armenia Ties With Armenia YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — Another arrived in Yerevan for further negotia- tance to the Armenian side,” the state- Russian military delegation is visiting tions with Armenian military officials. ment said without elaborating. WASHINGTON (RFE/RL) — US Secretary of Armenia following Moscow’s pledges A statement released by the ministry Armenia moved to deepen its al- State Antony Blinken reaffirmed Washington’s desire to provide more defense and security said Zhila briefed Armenian Defense ready close military ties with Russia to deepen US-Armenian relations in a congratulatory aid to its main regional ally. Minister Arshak Karapetyan on the shortly after the six-week war in Na- message sent to Armenia’s newly appointed Foreign The Armenian Defense Ministry “directions and volume of upcoming gorno-Karabakh stopped by a Rus- Minister Ararat Mirzoyan. said on Friday, September 3, that the work” at a meeting held on September sian-brokered ceasefire last November. “The United States has a team of Russian “military specialists” 2. Karapetyan specified, for its part, Moscow has since deployed troops longstanding commitment led by Major-General Valery Zhila had “the scope of issues of utmost impor- see MILITARY, page 5 to supporting the Armenian people’s democratic aspira- tions, and we look forward to cooperating with you to forge stronger bilateral ties Counting Every based on our shared demo- cratic values,” read the mes- sage released by the Arme- Secretary of State Armenian of Artsakh nian Foreign Ministry at the Antony Blinken By Cristopher Patvakanian weekend. Special to the Mirror-Spectator “The United States is a partner in your efforts to strengthen the rule of law, combat corruption, and bol- WESTBROOK, Maine — Long before the ster democratic institutions, while respecting human 2020 Artsakh war, Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte rights and fundamental freedoms. The US Embassy was a staunch advocate and leader for the rights team in Yerevan is ready to assist you and your gov- of Artsakh Armenians. Having escaped Baku in ernment maintain robust ties between our two coun- 1989 and becoming a refugee at the age of 11, tries,” added Blinken. she is all too familiar with how traumatic it is to US President Joe Biden likewise said his admin- be a survivor of ethnic cleansing and a refugee istration wants to “deepen and expand” ties with Ye- without a home. Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte, center, at an ArmenPress revan when he congratulated Prime Minister Nikol After publishing her book titled Nowhere, a press conference, speaking about the census with repre- Pashinyan last month on winning the June 20 snap Story of Exile, based on the diaries she kept as sentatives of the Armenian Association of Social Workers parliamentary elections. see TURCOTTE, page 3 see BLINKEN, page 3 YEREVAN YEREVAN GERMANY Ars MusicaWinds Summeet of A Soprano With Up Concert Tour International A Bottomless Of Armenia Contemporary Dance Appetite for Risk In Armenia Page 5 Page 10 Page 12 2 Saturday, SEPTEMBER 11, 2021 ARMENIAN MIRROR-Spectator ARMENIA NEWS from ARMENIA Azerbaijanis Set Fire to AUA Auction Featuring Paintings by Saroyan Road Connecting Villages YEREVAN (PanARMENIAN. Hopes to Raise Funds for Scholarships Net) — Azerbaijani servicemen YEREVAN — William Saroyan has long been hailed as not gust 31, the anniversary of William Saroyan’s birthday, and ends set fire to areas near the village of only one of the most influential literary figures of his period, but on September 20. The scholarship will be named the “William Sa- Azat in Armenia’s Gegharkunik also as a most revered member of the Armenian Diaspora. His in- royan Scholarship” and will provide quality education to Armenian province on September 4, also tar- fluence runs deep in the hearts and minds of so many, with his students at AUA, enabling them to become the next generation of geting the road from the village of thought leaders, innovators, and entrepre- Norabak to Azat (in the immediate neurs driving Armenia to prosperity. vicinity of an Azerbaijani position), Founded in 1991, the American Univer- Human Rights Defender Arman sity of Armenia is a private, independent Tatoyan reveals. university located in Yerevan, Armenia, As a result of the actions of the affiliated with the University of California Azerbaijani military, pastures and (UC), and accredited by the WASC Senior other grasslands used by civil- College and University Commission in the ians were destroyed within a few United States. AUA provides local and in- days beginning August 29, people ternational students with Western-style ed- were deprived of their livelihoods, ucation through top-quality undergraduate, which, in turn, exacerbated social graduate, and certificate programs, pro- problems facing them. motes research and innovation, encourages “The fires pose a real threat to the civic engagement and community service, life of the civilian population and and fosters democratic values. their property. Weather conditions, To participate in the online auction by in turn, contribute to the even faster bidding on a painting or contributing a do- spread [of fires],” Tatoyan said. nation to the William Saroyan Scholarship Fund at AUA, visit. http://aua.cbo.io. Armenia to Take Part In Russian-Belarusian William Saroyan January 24 1968 Fresno #6 Military Drills MOSCOW (RFE/RL) — Arme- most famous saying about Armenians quoted, or rather misquoted, nian soldiers flew to Russia over endlessly by those who have never even read his works, a proving the weekend to participate in large- testament, year after year, to the lasting power of his name. scale Russian-Belarusian military Saroyan wrote many successful stories and plays, and was exercises that have prompted con- awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and an Academy Award for cern from NATO. Best Story. But in addition to literature, Saroyan was also a talent- The weeklong “Zapad-2021” ed painter, drawing prolifically and producing hundreds of paint- (“West-2021”) exercises are due ings throughout his lifetime. to start on September 10 at train- Recently, the American University of Armenia (AUA) received a ing grounds in Russia and Belar- generous contribution of two of William Saroyan’s original paint- us. They will involve thousands of ings from the William Saroyan Foundation. The beautiful works of troops as well as tanks, artillery and art are exhibited online and are being auctioned off to raise funds to military aircraft. support scholarships for AUA students. The auction began on Au- William Saroyan February 6 1968 Fresno #3 The Belarusian Defense Ministry said last month that the cross-bor- der drills will be based on a sce- nario where the two countries are under attack. Nagorno-Karabakh marks Independence Day without Pashinyan Tensions have run high in recent ANNIVERSARY, from page 1 elicited loud condemnation in Baku, with ited Stepanakert’s military cemetery to months on Belarus’s borders with Yerevan-based political analyst Eric Ha- Azerbaijani authorities describing the visit pay tribute to Armenian soldiers who died NATO members Lithuania, Latvia copian told OC Media that Pashinyan not as a “provocation” that contradicted the during both the second and first wars over and Poland. Western officials say visiting Nagorno-Karabakh does not “sig- Trilateral Peace Declaration that ended the Nagorno-Karabakh. Minsk has been pushing illegal mi- nify anything” in the relationship between war. The parliamentary delegation sent from grants into those countries to put Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. The Russia-brokered agreement brought the Republic of Armenia to Nagorno- pressure on the European Union in According to Hacopian, the move was an end to the war over Nagorno-Karabakh Karabakh on September 1 was led by the response to EU sanctions imposed like “an attempt” not to give the Azerbaija- and led to the deployment of 2,000 Russian Deputy Speaker of the Parliament Ruben on autocratic President Alexander ni government “an excuse to ramp up ten- troops to the region. Rubinyan. Lukashenko’s regime. sions on the Armenian borders.” “I bow my head in memory of the mar- NATO Secretary-General Jens “As we know, Armenian government tyrs who fell for the sake of the homeland. The ethnic Armenian Nagorno-Kara- Stoltenberg urged Russia late last officials are in and out of Artsakh all the Human losses are irreversible and binding bakh Autonomous Oblast proclaimed in- week to be open about the upcom- time,” he said.
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