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OCTOBER 5, 2013 MirTHErARoMENr IAN -Spe ctator Volume LXXXIV, NO. 12, Issue 430 6 $ 2.00 NEWS IN BRIEF The First English Language Armenian Weekly in the United States Since 1932 Abaka Weekly Holds Foreign Minister Addresses UN Benefit On October 19 MONTREAL — The Friends of Abaka weekly of Montreal, a publication of the Tekeyan Cultural NEW YORK (ArmeniaNow) — Armenia obstructing peace. Association and a sister paper of the Armenian welcomes the resolution of the Security “Azerbaijan is pretend - Mirror-Spectator, has organized a benefit dinner- Council, which could lead to “the elimina - ing that the international concert on Saturday, tion of chemical weapons and exclusion of community shares its October 19, to cele - their use in Syria and pave the way to a approaches and it shares brate the 38th political solution of the Syrian crisis, the approaches of the anniversary of the putting an end to the sufferings of the international community. first trilingual Armenian weekly of Canada. Syrian people”, said Armenian Foreign In reality, Azerbaijan is Quator Rhapsody, a string quartet composed of Minister Eduard Nalbandian, addressing continuously rejecting all four Quebec musicians led by Nayiri Piloyan, will be the 68th United Nations General Assembly proposals of the interna - the performers. Over the last seven years the quar - in New York on Saturday. tionally mandated OSCE tet has gained recognition and popularity. Their “Armenia remains alarmed by the wors - Minsk Group Co-Chair repertoire consists mainly of semi-classic and cham - ening of the humanitarian situation in countries. Baku rejected ber music as well as popular, operatic music and Syria. The number of refugees Armenia all versions of the Basic pieces from musical movies rearranged and adapt - continues to receive already exceeds ten Principles of the settle - ed for quartet mostly by Piloyan. Komitas and thousand, but tens of thousands of Syrian- ment of the Nagorno- newer Armenian musical creations also constitute a part of their repertoire. Armenians still remain in that country that Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian at the UN Karabakh conflict pro - has become their second home after the posed by the Co-Chairs of The benefit concert will take place at the Genocide of 1915, and they are struggling the Minsk Group, includ - Montreal Tekeyan Cultural Association Center, 825 for their survival in unbearable conditions Among other issues in his speech the ing those presented at the Kazan (June Manoogian St., St. Laurent, following dinner. together with their Syrian countrymen,” Armenian minister also referred to the 2011), Sochi (March 2011), Astrakhan Tickets are $50 including dinner. For reservations Nalbandian said, in part. Karabagh issue, accusing Azerbaijan of (October 2011) and Saint Petersburg (June call 514-747-6680. 2010) summits,” said Nalbandian. He also referred to the recent statement German Medical Center by President Ilham Aliyev in which, he said, the Azeri leader “once again came up with To Help in Armenia Bishops’ Synod of the Armenian new threats against Armenia and Nagorno- Karabahh and claimed Armenian territo - BERLIN (Armenpress) — The medical center ries, including almost three thousand years Innovation Medizin Zentrum (IMZ) which coordi - Church Comes to a Close old capital city Yerevan.” nates the top medical institutions of Germany “Regardless of Azerbaijan’s destructive announced that they will have an official represen - ECHMIADZIN — From September 24 Center Auditorium. stance, Armenia will continue its efforts tative office in Armenia. through 27, in the Mother See of Holy Serge Sargisian, iresident of the Republic towards the settlement of the Nagorno- IMZ director and professor of medical sciences in Echmiadzin, Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch of Armenia, greeted the Bishops during the Karabakh conflict exclusively through the field of orthopedics and neurosurgery, Arsen and Catholicos of All Armenians and Aram opening ceremony of the meeting. His peaceful means and on the basis of the pur - Babayan, stated that there was a need for such a I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and poses, principles and norms reflected in the center in Armenia, as the patient flow during the presided over the opening of the Bishop’s Catholicos of All Armenians; and His UN Charter and the provisions of L’Aquila, last 15-20 years has increased. Synod of the Armenian Church. Present at Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great Muskoka, Deauville, Los Cabos and the meeting were 62 Archbishops and House of Cilicia, delivered their messages to Enniskillen statements of the three Co- Gumri Celebrates Bishops from the Mother See of Holy the Synod members. His Eminence Chair countries’ Presidents,” emphasized Echmiadzin and the Great House of Cilicia. Archbishop Aram Ateshyan, Patriarchal Nalbandian. Jazz Anniversary On 24 September, following the Morning Vicar of Constantinople, also gave opening (See the full text of Nalbandian’s services in the Mother Cathedral, the remarks during the Bishops Synod. GUMRI (Armenpress) — A concert dedicated to the speech on page 3.) Bishops Synod of the Armenian Church At the conclusion of the opening service, 75th anniversary of Armenian Jazz and the first opened in the Gevorkian Seminary Events see SYNOD, page 2 anniversary of the “Jazz and Gumri” project will be held at the State Dramatic theatre this year. According to the project founder, Mkrtich Armenian and French Manukyan, the state jazz orchestra of Armenia headed by Armen Hyusnunc, as well as all of the Presidents Don’t See participants of the “Jazz and Gumri” project con - certs of 2012-2013, will participate in the event, Alternatives to OSCE including Vahagn Hayrapetyan, Armen Tutunjyan, Levon Malkhasyan, Ervand Margaryan and Michael PARIS (Armenpress) — Armenian Voskanyan. President Serge Sargisian who is on a work - The first concert of “Jazz and Gumri” project ing visit in France had a meeting on October took place in November 2012. The main aim of the 1 with French President Francois Hollande. project is to present the art of Armenian and As Armenpress was informed from the Press Western jazz musicians to the Gumri people. The office of the Armenian President, Serge project is being implemented by Manukyan Sargisian thanked the French president for Productions and the Jazz club of Gumri. the warm welcome and noted that it was a pleasure to be in friendly France again. President noted with satisfaction that bilateral relations are supported by historic Armenian-French ties and in the last 20 INSI DE years have continually developed getting to President Serge Sargisian, right, and Papken Megerian in Armenia its historic pick. President characterized Armenian-French relations as deep, com - prehensive, multilayer to the extent that it’s Gift to difficult to talk about them in a couple of ADL’s Papken Megerian Receives sentences. Serge Sargisian said that two countries achieved this level of relations Gumri Medal from President of Armenia due to the periodical high level dialogue, including reciprocal visits by French and Page 10 YEREVAN — Since Armenia’s independence, it has become a tradition for the Armenian presidents, strong parliamentary president of the republic to hand out awards on the anniversary of independence cooperation and steady contacts of the rep - to individuals in Armenia and the diaspora who are outstanding in their fields. resentatives of cultural, educational, scien - This year among the honorees singled out by President Serge Sargisian on tific and other fields. President said that INDEX September 21, at a ceremony in the presidential residence, was Papken Megerian, Armenian-French special relations have Arts and Living . 10 co-chair of the Armenian Democratic Liberal (ADL) party District Committee of obtained a very nice tradition in later years, Armenia . 2,3 Eastern US and Canada and member of the Central Board of the Tekeyan having at least one meeting a year on the Community News. 5 Cultural Association of the US and Canada. presidential level during which Armenian- Editorial . 14 International . 4 see MEDAL, page 16 French, Armenia-EU, regional and global issues are discussed. see OSCE, page 4 2 S ATURDAY , O CTOBER 5, 2013 T HE A RMENIAN M IRROR -S PECTATOR ARMENIA News From Armenia Armenian Acting Great Sos Sargsyan Dies YEREVAN (Public Radio of Armenia, the rector of Yerevan Armenpress) — A public memorial ser - Institute of Theatre Wisconsin Corrections vice for People’s Artist of the Republic and Cinema. Besides Officials in Armenia of Armenia Sos Sargsyan took place in Armenian films he the Hamazgayin Theatre on September starred in a number YEREVAN (Armenpress) — A Wisconsin 28. of Russian films, most Department of Corrections team is spending two Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, notable of which is weeks in Armenia to help improve that country’s Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch and the classic “Solaris” prison system, Armenpress reports making a refer- Catholicos of All Armenians, various (1972), directed by ence to WQOW-TV, an ABC-affiliated television sta- ministers, deputies of the National Andrei Tarkovsky. tion in Eau Claire, Wis. Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, Tigran Sargsyan The five-person delegation will participate in as well as other officials attended the issued a letter of con - training, discussions and field observations, includ- ceremony and paid tribute to the promi - dolence on Sos ing visits to institutions and a new institution nent artist along with a number of Sargsyan’s death. under construction in the Armavir province. The actors, singers, and artists. I share the grief of group hopes to help develop activation plans and Sargsyan died on September 26 at the master’s family, security policies for the new facility. the age of 84. students, friends and The delegation departed on September 27. The He was born in Stepanavan on everyone at this The late Sos Sargsyan visit will run through October 12. October 24, 1929. He graduated from moment of irrepara - the Yerevan Fine Arts and Theatre ble loss.” Institute in 1954.