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APRIL 2, 2011 MirTHE rARoMENr IAN -Spe ctator Volume LXXXI, NO. 38, Issue 4182 $ 2.00 NEWS IN BRIEF The First English Language Armenian Weekly in the United States Azeris Launch Attacks STEPANAKERT (PanARMENIAN.Net) — Between Charles Aznavour to Be March 20 and 26, Azerbaijan violated the ceasefire regime at the Karabagh conflict zone. According to updated data of the Nagorno Karabagh Honored in NYC by FAR Defense Army, Azerbaijan violated the ceasefire 250 times during the week, firing 1,800 shots. The NKR Army press service stressed that in French ambassador-at large to Armenia. addition to typical weapons, the Azerbaijani forces By Florence Avakian The gala tribute will take place at New used AGA grenade launchers against the Karabagh York’s elegant Cipriani Wall Street venue, positions in Martuni on March 24 and 25. with a reception starting at 7 p.m., and din - NEW YORK — Mark Friday, May 20 on ner with a special program at 8 p.m. your calendars. The date marks an event Introducing Aznavour will be singer Liza Davutoglu: 2015 Will sponsored by the Fund for Armenian Minnelli, and master of ceremonies will be Relief (FAR) that celebrates both the actor Eric Bogosian, both of whom are on Be Dedicated to 20th anniversary of Armenia’s indepen - the “Honorary Committee of Tribute to ‘Armenian Issue’ dence, as well as one of the world’s great - Aznavour.” Other known personalities on est singers, showmen, songwriters and the committee include Sir Elton John, LONDON (Arminfo) — The year of 2015 will be ded - philanthropists, Charles Aznavour. He is Celine Dion, Atom Egoyan and the ambas - icated to the “Armenian issue,” Turkish Foreign also Armenia’s ambassador to sadors of France and Armenia to the Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said in a speech at the Switzerland, Armenia’s permanent dele - United States and the United Nations. Charles Aznavour symposium “On the way to the Great Turkey” orga - gate to the United Nations in Geneva and see FAR, page 12 nized here by a Turkish group. The Turkish Sabah newspaper reported, Davutoglu said that the year of 2015 is the most convenient for summing up the results, and per - haps for starting a new policy. “We should enter Iran Seeks ‘Unlimited’ Cooperation with Armenia the new century with the problems resolved. Turkey cannot stay at the regional level any more. To be more successful at the world arena, we By Emil Danielyan should first of all settle the problems with our neighbors,” Davutoglu said. TEHRAN (RFE/RL) — Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad reaffirmed Iran’s US Envoy Visits Raffi desire to expand political and economic links with Armenia during weekend talks Hovannisian with his visiting Armenian counterpart, YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — Marie Yovanovitch, the US Serge Sargisian. ambassador to Armenia, visited opposition leader The two men reviewed bilateral ties and, Raffi Hovannisian on Monday, on the 14th day of his in particular, the implementation of hunger strike in protest of the Armenian government. Hovannisian said that they discussed his health, the state of human rights and the overall political Michigan Armenians situation in the country. He said he reaffirmed his view that the Armenian authorities must embrace Mourn Death of “radical solutions.” The ambassador’s visit was construed by Community Leader and Hovannisian as a call for an end to his round-the- Philanthropist Edgar clock sit-in in Yerevan’s Liberty Square. “The ambas - President Serge Sargisian, right, with President Mahmud Ahmadinejad in Tehran sador urged me silently, not with words,” said the Hagopian US-born leader of Zharangutyun (Heritage) party. Hovannisian made clear that he would continue DETROIT — For the past several years, the Armenian-Iranian commercial projects on regional states were represented by more the hunger strike because the authorities have still members of the Michigan-Armenian commu - the sidelines of official celebrations of the low-level officials. not showed readiness to address his concerns. nity shared the agony of Edgar Hagopian, as ancient Persian Nowruz holiday. According to Iran’s English-language Hovannisian said he is still awaiting “substantive he battled cancer. He lost his valiant fight Sargisian attended the festivities along Press TV network, Ahmadinejad told proposals” from the authorities. against the disease on March 27. with the presidents of Afghanistan, Iraq, Sargisian last Sunday that Tehran “has Asked whether he expects President Serge The community was still rocked by the Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. Several other see VISIT, page 3 Sargisian to state that he is ready to call for snap news of the loss, despite knowing that it had elections, Hovannisian replied, “I have no such been anticipated. As he suffered from excru - expectation. But I am ready to listen to any word ciating pains, his mind lucid to the end, he Orhan Pamuk Ordered to Pay Compensation uttered in good faith and reflecting the interests of was always thinking about this community the state from any official, be it the current presi - and extending a hand to someone in need. For Armenian and Kurdish References dent or an ordinary citizen.” Hagopian had won many accolades for his generosity and leadership. The last trib - ISTANBUL (Milliyet) — Nobel ute was paid to him on February 19, at a Laureate Orhan Pamuk will pay a banquet organized in his honor by the total of 6,000 liras (about $4,000) INSI DE Tekeyan Cultural Association. in compensation to five people for see HAGOPIAN, page 6 writing in 2005, “The Turks have killed 30,000 Kurds and 1 million Armenians in this land.” Pamuk has 15 days to appeal the court Actor’s decision levying the fine, accord - ing to the legal procedures. Actor Pamuk was sued in 2005 by five people, including lawyer Kemal Kerinçsiz, the head of the Lawyers’ page 10 Association at the time and cur - Orhan Pamuk rently under arrest in the Ergenekon court case, as well as four other people who are relatives of sol - Supreme Court of Appeal, which decided to INDEX diers killed in action. They accused Pamuk reject the court decision and thus asked the Armenia . 2 of “having accused all Turkish people.” The Sisli court to consider the case once more. Arts and Living . 10 Sisli court in Istanbul initially rejected to After the latter’s resistance, the file was Calendar . 1 3 hear the case, arguing that “the com - sent to the Supreme Court of Appeal’s Community News. 4 plainants are simply individuals of the General Committee. The committee decid - Editorial . 14 Turkish nation” and thus it was impossible ed in 2009 that the case concerned individ - International . ... 3 to accept that individual rights had been uals and had to be considered by the court, Edgar Hagopian violated. “taking into account people’s honor and Kerinçsiz then appealed the case to the see PAMUK, page 3 2 S ATURDAY , A PRIL 2, 2011 T HE A RMENIAN M IRROR -S PECTATOR ARMENIA News From Armenia Supreme Spiritual Council Meets at President of Swiss Mother See of Holy Echmiadzin Confederation Visits ECHMIADZIN — From March 17 to Manoogian, Armenian Patriarch of parishes served as a base for the Armenia 19, the Supreme Spiritual Council con - Jerusalem, relevant details taken from Pontifical Diocese and in Switzerland, vened its regular meeting in the Mother the Patriarchate Constitution, on a where the World Council of Churches YEREVAN (Armenpress) — Swiss Foreign Minister See of Holy Echmiadzin under the pres - coadjutor patriarch. and other ecumenical institutions are Micheline Calmy-Rey paid a two-day official visit to idency of Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch Ateshian reported on the current operating, there was a need to raise the Armenia upon the invitation by President Serge and Catholicos of All Armenians. issues of the Armenian Patriarchate of level of representation from the Sargisian at the end of March. The presidential Following the opening, the pontiff Armenian Church. As a press service said that, within the framework of the welcomed the presence of Archbishop result of discussions, the visit, Calmy-Rey met the authorities of the republic, Aram Ateshian, patriarchal vicar of the Supreme Spiritual visited the Mother See of Holy Echmiadzin and met Armenian Patriarchate of Council decided to with Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II. Constantinople. appoint Rev. Mesrop She took part in the opening ceremony of the Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Parsamian, vice chancel - Swiss Embassy to Armenia. On the second day of Primate of the Eastern Diocese of the lor of the Mother See, to her official visit, Calmy-Rey went to Gumri, to visit Armenian Church of America and serve as a Locum Tenens the CASA Swiss Humanitarian Fund. Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate of the Armenian Diocese of the Western Diocese of the Armenian of Switzerland and to con - Sargisian Pays Tribute to Church of America served as co-chair - tribute to the reorganiza - men of the meetings. tion of the Diocesan life. Late Premier Markarian The members of the council were pre - The members of the Supreme Spiritual Council at the It was also decided to sented with information on the rela - meeting invite Rev. Abel YEREVAN (Armenpress) — President Serge tionship between the hierarchal Sees Manoukian, of Geneva, to Sargisian, accompanied with the top leadership of and the Mother See. Co-chairmen of return to the Mother See the country, visited on March 25 the Yerevan the committee Barsamian and Bishop Constantinople. He also presented of Holy Echmiadzin for other service. Pantheon to pay tribute to the late former prime Arshak Khachatrian, chancellor of the upcoming events on the occasion of the Bishop Ararat Kaltakjian presented pre - minister of Armenia, Andranik Markarian, on the Mother See, reported on the recent 550th anniversary of the establishment liminary details of the visit of the Armenian occasion of the anniversary of his death, the presi- activities of the Canonical and of the Armenian Patriarchate of Pontiff to the Dioceses of South America, dent’s press office reported.