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Victory Day Celebrations Kick Off in Yerevan President Serzh Sargsyan’S Message on Victory and Peace Day 22 YEARS The #17 Noah’s Ark (1105) 10 May 2016 Published Since 1993 Weekly Newspaper HIGHLIGHTS ÜáÛÛ³Ý î³å³Ý ß³µ³Ã³Ã»ñà (³Ý·É. / ýñ³Ýë.) Victory Day celebrations kick off in Yerevan President Serzh Sargsyan’s message on Victory and Peace Day Dear Compatriots, I cordially congratulate you on the occasion of Victory and Peace Day. For our nation the WWII was really a Patriotic War. Many of the sons of our nation fought for the freedom of our Fatherland and its bright future. They fought at all fronts, at the battle field and at the home front. Today, we pay tribute and express gratitude to the bright memory of our heroic predecessors, hundred thousands of whom fell in the struggle with the evil. We also pay tribute and express gratitude to a sadly small number of veterans who today stand with us. This holiday is dedicated not only to the 1992. The cultural center of Artsakh, which sons of the liberators of Shushi repeated the military victory but also to peace. Along for centuries had always been spreading heroic act of their fathers. This time, these with other nations of the Soviet Union, we light, education, science and arts, was were not the fidayi units but regiments of the paid dearly for the victory and earned turned into a monstrous weapon emplace- mature regular army. They proved that each peace. That victory had given us a historic ment which was spreading death and new generation of the Armenian nation is chance to get again as a nation to our feet destruction all around. For us, liberation of ready to again and resolutely defend our economically, culturally, and politically. We Shushi was the matter of life and death; on security, peace, and rights. know all too well the price of that victory. May 9 we repeated the heroic act of our Dear Compatriots, Dear Fellow Citizens, fathers and grandfathers and changed the I congratulate us all on this glorious For us, May 9 was reconsidered and course of the war. holiday. I wish us all peaceful skies and pro- reassessed with the liberation of Shushi in Twenty-four years later, last month now ductive work. In This Issue Turkey: Armenian lawmaker claims attack Noyan Tapan Press-Center on ethnic grounds p.3 Noyan Tapan Press Center holds different discussions, press conferences, round tables, teleconferences, seminars each week which are broadcast Impossible to postpone live on the Internet. We invite you to take advantage of the Center, as Armenian Genocide bill further, well as to place your banner in our Press Room. Tel: 060 35 11 22. Bundestag VP says p.12 Address: Isahakyan 28, 3rd floor, Yerevan, 0009 Charles Aznavour’s familys saved Jews from Nazis p.p.14, 20 Noyan Tapan Printing House VivaCell-MTS News p.16 is offering coloured and black and white offset and digital printing of books, brochures, booklets, journals, etc with It is hard to be an Armenian in Turkey: high quality and low prices Tel: 060 35 11 22 Elif Shafak p.17 Address: Isahakyan 28, 3rd floor, Yerevan 0009 The Noyan Tapan Highlights www.nt.am 10 May #17 (1105) 2016 2 POLITICS Armenia MOD: Russian Ambassador to Armenia: We are watching movement of I am not responsible for Azerbaijan Azerbaijani military equipment and armed forces Through its diplomatic activity, Armenia is now gradually carrying out the task aimed at the recognition of Karabakh, Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan told journalists in Yerevan’s Victory Park Monday. In his words, this is a very delicate diplomatic work: the military and political leadership of Armenia is dealing with it and they are on the right path. Referring to the amassments of the adversary’s armed forces on the border, Ohanyan stressed that all the movements of the military equipment and armed forced of Azerbaijan are being fixed and analyzed. “Both the Defense Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) and the Armenian Armed Forces are making changes in the planning in order to raise our defense potential,” Ohanyan said. Karabakh conflict cannot be resolved Asked the same question for the sec- by any arms, Russian Ambassador to ond time, Volinkin said: “Show me data Armenia Ivan Volinkin told journalists in and documents, according to which Yerevan’s Victory Park Monday. Russia continues selling weapons to Responding to the question as to Azerbaijan”. Russia also sells weapons to Russia’s sale of weapons to Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Ambassador noted. the Ambassador said: “In my opinion, the To the comment that Azerbaijan con- conflict can be resolved only by peaceful tinues to violate the arrangement to cease means. It can never be normalized by any fire, the Ambassador said: “I am not arms but only at the negotiation table”. responsible for Azerbaijan”. Russia ready to assist in Armenian-Azerbaijani talks Moscow confirms its readiness to assist in the negotiation process between Azerbaijan and Armenia as this issue is high on the agenda, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday, TASS reports. “We have stressed on many occasions that the fate of Nagorno-Karabakh should be settled through negotiations,” the Russian diplomat said. “We’re confirming our readiness as an international mediator to provide all assis- tance together with the co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group to the sides in imple- menting this goal,” Zakharova said. “This theme does not get away any- istry and contacts at the level of the min- paid to it at the current time interval,” the where from the agenda of the foreign min- istry’s leadership and priority attention is spokeswoman said. 10 May #17 (1105) 2016 www.nt.am The Noyan Tapan Highlights POLITICS 3 HH Karekin II’s Message on Victory We’re on the right and Liberation of Shushi Day track: Armenia’s From the Mother See of Holy Defense Minister on Etchmiadzin, we extend our Pontifical blessings and congratulations to our Artsakh recognition faithful people on the occasion of the day of the glorious victory of May 9 and the “Today we are celebrating the feats of Liberation of Shushi. all our generations, which never fade and With nations and states we celebrate find their reflection in the deeds of the historic victory in the struggle against today’s soldiers and volunteers. They fascism and violence, which was partici- further enrich our history,” Defense pated by thousands of children of our Minister Seyran Ohanyan told reporters nation. We are celebrating the liberation today. of Shushi and the victory in the Artsakh The Defense Minister said the situa- war, through which we defended the fair tion at the frontline is relatively calm. right of the free and dignified life of our Asked whether the recognition of people. Artsakh could lead to new aggression on Today, the victorious wonder of May the part of Azerbaijan, Minister Ohanyan 9, fills our souls with special feelings, the said: “The Armenian diplomacy is fulfill- same patriotic warm spirit of our sons ing its task at full, and the efforts are tar- who with their heroic deeds withstood geted at the gradual recognition of NKR. the military operations unleashed by blesses our God-loving people, Army, It demands a delicate and consistent Azerbaijan on those April days, safe- soldiers, and commanders, granting them work, and the military-political leader- guarding our borders. a secure and prosperous life, who coura- ship of Armenia is busy with that. I think We pray that Almighty God keeps our geously continue to defend the free and we’re on the right track,” Seyran native land under His peaceful grace and peaceful life of our people. Ohanyan noted. Turkey: Armenian lawmaker claims attack on ethnic grounds Garo Paylan, a Turkish-Armenian leg- islator from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), says he was targeted in a brawl in the Turkish Parliament on Monday for being Armenian. The fight was instigated by members of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) as the parliament’s Constitutional Commission was debating whether to strip pro-Kurdish deputies of their immunity. “It is evident that the members of AKP had targeted me in advance as several of its representatives attacked me in a coordinat- ed manner,” Paylan told bianet.org, adding that the attacks were accompanied with racist epithets, reports Asbarez.com. Paylan said that the AKP members ethnic Armenian. I have posted that “What they can’t digest is this: A per- attacked him after he dismissed the footage in social media. Those interested son of Armenian heritage is calling them announcement by the Justice Minister of can watch it and judge for themselves,” out on their lies and is a stand up person,” Turkey who claimed that the pro-Kurdish Paylan said, adding that the attackers said Paylan. “They want to see Armenians HDP members had abused other parlia- shouted “Garo is here. Garo is here.” obeying them. I as an Armenia putting up a ment members during a previous session. Paylan, who said he was beaten around fight for rights and I have been targeted and “I just said that no, it is not the case, 100 times, said he found it futile to appeal subjected to lynching.” which was followed by the attacks of 10- his case, since the parliament judiciary The Armenian National Committee of 15 people. The attack had been planned in committee is controlled by AKP members, America has condemned the attack on advance, and the reason was that I am an who would not objectively review his Paylan, urging President Barack Obama to claims. also condemn it.
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