OCTOBER 12, 2019 Mirror-SpeTHE ARMENIAN ctator Volume LXXXX, NO. 13, Issue 4606 $ 2.00 NEWS The First English Language Armenian Weekly in the United States Since 1932 INBRIEF Russian FM Criticizes Global Tech Summit Gets Underway in Yerevan Pashinyan Karabakh YEREVAN (Combined Sources) — More Remark than 2,500 participants from 70 countries MOSCOW (RFE/RL) — Russian Foreign Minister are attending the 2019 World Congress on Sergey Lavrov has criticized Prime Minister Nikol Information Technology (WCIT) in Pashinyan for describing Nagorno-Karabakh as an Yerevan. integral part of Armenia, saying that such state- The agenda will include discussion of the ments hamper efforts to end the Karabakh conflict. hottest topics in the industry. ICT industry Lavrov commented on the conflict when he leaders and innovators, government and spoke during an annual international forum held in global policy leaders, startups, and investors the southern Russian city of Sochi on October 3. will exchange ideas in sessions such as “The parties are making quite serious state- “Black Swan,” “Innovation Meets Capital,” ments,” he said. “In particular, there has been a “Artificial Intelligence in Genomics,” “How statement to the effect that Karabakh is Armenia, ‘Green’ is Silicon,” “Rise of the Machines,” just like Albanian Prime Minister [Edi] Rama said and many others. from Tirana than Kosovo is Albania. This certainly The many stars of the IT world have does not help to create an atmosphere conducive to arrived in Yerevan, where the conference the resumption of the political [settlement] got underway on October 7. process.” Among the high-profile attendees was co- The Armenian Foreign Ministry dismissed the founder of Reddit and Initialized Capital ven- criticism. “We find it important that each of the ture company, Alexis Ohanian. In a quick mediators avoids selective or one-sided evalua- interview with reporters he said he is looking Alexis Ohanian in Armenia tions,” said the ministry spokeswoman, Anna forward to his participation in the congress. Naghdalyan. She argued that Pashinyan reaffirmed “It’s a major and important event held in Armenia’s readiness for a compromise peace deal Yerevan. Many people from different parts He emphasized that there are talented When asked when he planned to visit with Azerbaijan when he addressed the UN General of the world come to participate in it,” specialist in Armenia who have made seri- with his wife, tennis great Serena Williams Assembly in New York late last month. Ohanian said. ous progress in IT. and their daughter, Alexis Jr., he said his wife has a very busy schedule but hoped they will organize such a trip during the Lepsius House, Kim Kardashian Returns upcoming years. The Congress is hosted by Armenia with Genocide Museum Sign To Armenia to Attend the support and under the high patronage of WCIT, Baptize Children the Government of the Republic of Armenia. Cooperation Agreement The World Congress on Information YEREVAN — On September 26, the Armenian YEREVAN (Daily Mail) — Kim Kardashian Technology (WCIT) was established by the Genocide Museum-Institute (AGMI) Foundation appeared in great spirits as she touched down World Information Technology and resigned a cooperation agreement with the Lepsuis in Yerevan, Armenia, with her children North, Services Alliance (WITSA). Its main orga- House. six, Saint, three, Chicago, 20 months, and nizing body is the Union of Advanced The agreement was signed by the scientific direc- Psalm, four months, ahead of her younger Technology Enterprises (UATE). The tor of Lepsuis House and the AGMI Director three kids’ baptism on Monday, October 7. Congress will last until October 9. Harutyun Marutyan. The TV personality, 38, who was also joined The World Congress on Information During the ceremony Lepsius House delivered to by older sister Kourtney, 41, and her brood, Technology was initiated in 1978 by the the AGMI the digitized archival materials of excep- Mason, 9, Penelope, 7, and Reign, 4, waved at World Alliance of Information tional significance concerning the Armenian mas- onlookers as they strolled across the city Technologies and Services. The conference sacres during the Hamidian reign (1895-1897). ahead of the religious ceremony. is held every two years. Digitization of archive materials has been carried see KARDASHIAN, page 20 see SUMMIT, page 2 out by Dr. Hayk Martirosyan, member of the edito- rial board of the AGMI Journal of Genocide Studies, who is conducting research at Lepsius House by the Evangelical Church Scholarship (EKD) in California Germany. Lepsius House and AGMI will undertake to Genocide Recognition by mutually assist each other in research of the his- Signs Turkey tory and culture of the Armenian people, the life US States: 49 and Counting and work of Dr. Johannes Lepsius, and, in par- Divestment Bill ticular, in organization and completion of per- BOSTON — With the news in March that Alabama had become the 49th state manent and temporary exhibitions in Armenia SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On October 3, in the country to adopt a resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide, Aram and Germany dedicated to his activities during California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Hamparian, the executive director the mass extermination of Armenian people, as AB 1320, the Divestment from Turkish of the Armenian National well as, the Armenian Genocide, the salvation of Bonds Act, into law. By Stephen Kurkjian Committee of America (ANCA), the Armenian people and its renaissance, “California stands on the side of justice Special to the Mirror-Spectator almost immediately remembered German-Armenian relations and on other topics and remembers the 1.5 million souls lost the words spoken long before by a of mutual interest. during the Armenian Genocide,” stated longstanding foe in Congress. Newsom. “Today and every day, let us Who but a few congressmen from California whose districts might include recommit ourselves to making certain that large populations of Armenians care about adopting such resolutions asked Rep. we never forget and that we always speak Doug Bereuter of Nebraska, a powerful Republican who had used his position INSIDE out against hatred and atrocities anywhere on the House Committee on International Relations in 1990 to oppose passage they occur. I am proud to stand with friends of a Genocide resolution in Congress. America’s interest was to not antag- and sign AB 1320 into law.” “a lot more people than California State Assemblymember Adrin onize Turkey, our NATO ally, not wor- a few congressmen from Cultural Nazarian (D-46) authored the bill and spear- rying about a wrong that had taken headed it to near unanimous passage in both place at the turn of the 20th century, California believe we chambers of the California state legislature. Bereuter implied. have convincing Ambassadors see DIVESTMENT, page 8 “I think this proves how wrong he evidence and justice on (Bereuter) was,” said Hamparian, our side.” Page 13 whose organization has worked with –Aram Hamparian the Armenian Assembly in advocating executive director, Armenian for the state-by-state passage of the National Committee of America Genocide recognition resolutions. The nearly unanimous number of states shows that a “lot more people than a few congressmen from California believe INDEX we have convincing evidence and justice on our side.” Arts and Living . 13 Mississippi remains the one state in the United States that has not had a Armenia . 2,3 Community News. 5 Genocide resolution adopted by its Legislature or (as was done by Alabama Editorial . 18 Governor Kay Ivey in March) signed as a proclamation by its governor. And with International . 4 see RECOGNITION, page 9 State Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian 2 S ATURDAY, O CTOBER 1 2 , 2 0 1 9 T HE A RMENIAN M IRROR -S PECTATOR ARMENIA News From Armenia Global Tech Summit Gets Chief Advisor Osipyan Sacked Underway in Yerevan YEREVAN (Armenpress) — Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sacked his chief advisor Valery Osipyan SUMMIT, from page 1 we are interested in cooperation, par- ed an impressive progress. Katherine on October 8. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan par- ticularly in the establishment of venture Sarafian informed that an effective The decision on relieving Osipyan posted online at ticipated in the official opening cere- funds,” Al Shimarri said. cooperation has been established e-gov.am did not indicate a reason for the dismissal. monies, after which, he met with the Pashinyan also met with Senior Vice between Pixar Animation Studios and Osipyan was Police Chief of Armenia from May heads of a number of leading IT compa- President at Pixar Animation Studios the Armenian office of PicsArt 2018 until September 2019. nies participating in WCIT 2019. The Katherine Sarafian. Pixar Animation Company, particularly in the sphere of He was fired on September 18 and on the same day first meeting of the PM was with Co- Studios is an American film studio experience exchange of animation spe- was appointed chief advisor to the Prime Minister. Founder of Infosys Corporation, Indian located in California. cialists and Pixar Animation Studios is businessman Narayana Chinese Ambassador Murthy. Infosys is engaged in digital ser- Praises Close Relations vices and consulting. Pashinyan wel- YEREVAN (Armenpress) — Ambassador of China comed Murthy to to Armenia Tian Erlong referred to the Armenian- Armenia and high- Chinese relations on September 27 at a conference lighted the participa- dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the People’s tion of the head of Republic of China, emphasizing that the friendly and such a prestigious IT partnering relations between the two countries company in the 23rd dynamically develop. World Congress. “The Armenian-Chinese relations have historical Murthy thanked roots. Since the establishment of diplomatic rela- Pashinyan for the invi- tions between the two countries in 1992 the rela- tation and noted that tions became more stable. There are no issues he is glad to visit between our countries from political perspective, Armenia where the there is high level mutual trust and frequent mutual event of international visits are paid,” he said.