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Mirror-Spectator Staff Heavy Damage and Electrical and Cell Phone Outages NOVEMBER 24, 2012 THE ARMENIAN Mirror -Spe ctaItn Ouor Mirror -Spe ctatror 80th Year Volume LXXXIII, NO. 19, Issue 4264 $ 2.00 NEWS IN BRIEF The First English Language Armenian Weekly in the United States Since 1932 Clashes Flare up Near Uruguayan Visit Worcester Celebrates ‘Power of Kessab Signifies ‘New KESSAB, Syria (Armenpress) — The situation is tense in the Syrian border town of Kessab , which The Printed Word’ with Lecture has a mostly-Armenian population, located in Stage’ in Karabagh Latakia Province, according to the Press Secretary WORCESTER, Mass. — On Thursday, November 15, the Worcester Armenian of the Armenian National Prelacy in Aleppo Jirayr Book Commemoration Committee hosted a lecture on “The Power of the Printed Recognition Policy Reisian. He said that clashes between the govern - Word: Successes and Challenges, Past and mental forces and armed rebels flared up in that Present” at the hall of Church of Our region and while they are not in the immediate Saviour. A crowd of more than 40 audience By Gabriella Gage By Naira Hayrumyan Armenian-populated regions, they have caused members attended the event which featured Mirror-Spectator Staff heavy damage and electrical and cell phone outages. current perspectives from the editors of two Aleppo, he said, remains calm. STEPANAKERT (ArmeniaNow) — The so- major Armenian-American weeklies, Alin K. Arab media also reported on the heavy clashes in called “step by step” strategy which has Gregorian of the Armenian Mirror-Spectator and Khatchig Mouradian of the Latakia. It was announced that fights are going on been used to promote the international Armenian Weekly . in several villages near Kessab. recognition of the Armenian Genocide is The program was part of the month-long celebration in honor of the 500th One of the members of Emergency Unit of the now also being utilized in efforts to gain anniversary of Armenian book printing, which includes an exhibit featuring Syrian-Armenians, Raffi Avetisyan, told “Azat Hay” international recognition for the Nagorno- Armenian printing, alphabet and calligraphy, along with other texts. The program that during the past 20 months, 40 Armenians have Karabagh Republic (NKR or Artsakh.) was initially scheduled for November 7 at the main branch of the Worcester Public died and 66 injured. In addition, seven were kid - Chairman of the House of Library, where the exhibit runs through the end of November, but was rescheduled napped and two servicemen are missing. Representatives of Uruguay Jorge Orrico due to inclement weather. visited Nagorno Karabagh this week where see WORCESTER, page 7 he met with NKR President Bako Sahakian. Moscow Armenians Head of the Information Department of the Presidential Administration of Karabagh Plan Aid Concert David Babayan said: “The meeting was held in a warm and friendly atmosphere. The MOSCOW (ArmeniaNow) — The Armenian commu - sides discussed cooperation between the nity of Moscow will provide assistance to ethnic kin two countries.” in Syria through a charity concert scheduled for After the meeting, Babayan said that it December 2. signified the beginning of a new stage in The concert will feature Karnig Sarkissian, a pop - Karabagh’s foreign policy. “We are interest - ular Syrian-born performer of patriotic songs, who ed in developing relations with other coun - will be on Moscow stage for the first time, reports tries and it is not conditioned by other News.am. issues, in particular, those related to recog - Sarkissian’s concert is organized by the nition. Recognition is a key issue on Armenian youth group, with support by the Karabagh’s foreign policy agenda, but it is Russian-Armenian Cooperation and the Hamshen not an obsession,” said Babayan. Association. The proceeds will be forwarded to the In fact, Karabagh has set out to improve “Help Your Brother” civic initiative, by way of the relations with other countries without Syrian Armenian Relief Fund. requiring recognition. Though good rela - From left, Van M. Aroian, City Councilor Philip Palmieri, Alin K. Gregorian and tions and economic ties may eventual lead Khatchig Mouradian MP Cautions Spanish to recognition. The visit of such a high- ranking official of Uruguay is also recogni - Colleague on Azeri Lies tion of sorts. The foreign ministries of the two YEREVAN (Armenpress) — Chairman of the Armenian states believe that friendly rela - Rep. McGovern Urges US Protection National Assembly’s Standing Committee on tions with foreign states will contribute to a Foreign Relations Artak Zakaryan issued a letter to peaceful and just settlement of the Karabagh For Syria’s Armenian community his counterpart from Spanish Senate Muñoz conflict and prevention of a new war. Alonso Ledo, refuting some of the claims made by According to Karabagh’s presidential WASHINGTON — Rep. James McGovern (D-MA) has called the Azeri government on Artsakh (Karabagh). spokesman Babayan, the NKR President on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to ensure that the In the letter, he said, “We learned from the noted during the meeting with the visiting United States acts with “increased vigilance in demanding Azerbaijani media that at the initiative of the Uruguayan official that the relations that all parties in Syria protect minority populations, includ - Azerbaijani delegation to Euronest Parliamentary between Karabagh and Uruguay in various ing Armenians and other Christian communities that have Assembly, on November 22 the Senate of Spain will fields should be brought to a new level. been caught in the cross-fire between opposing forces,” hold hearings on the ‘military aggression of After the meeting, Uruguay Parliament reported the Armenian National Committee of America Armenia against Azerbaijan.’” Foreign Relations Committee member (ANCA). He urged his “esteemed colleagues” in the Ruben Martinez Huelmo and head of the “We very much appreciate Congressman McGovern’s lead - Spanish Senate to realize that Azerbaijan often parliamentary group at the Armenian ership and constructive engagement with the Department of Rep. James McGovern spouted anti-Armenian propoganda and thus “not see URUGUAY, page 2 see MCGOVERN, page 16 to allow the Azerbaijani MPs to spread incorrect information and in this way to try to gain political dividends.” American University of Armenia Delegation Visits Mass. Zakaryan invited Ledo to visit Armenia. KEN MARTIN PHOTO By Alin K. Gregorian INSI DE Mirror-Spectator Staff WATERTOWN — The team at the helm of the American University of Armenia (AUA) Film on made a stop at the Armenian Library and Museum of America (ALMA) to discuss the expansion of the university, including its Genocide new undergraduate program, to a packed audience. Page 10 The panel from the AUA included: Dr. Dennis Leavens, provost; Maral Chalian, vice president of institutional advancement; Ashot Ghazaryan, vice president of opera - INDEX tions; and Gevorg Goyunyan, vice president Arts and Living . 10 of finance and President Dr. Bruce Armenia . 2 Boghosian, a Massachusetts native who has Community News. 4 led the university since 2010. Editorial . 14 International . 3 Dr. Bruce Boghosian speaks, as the members of the AUA Executive Team, from left, Maral “People felt there was a need to learn Chalian, Gevorg Goyunyan, Ashot Ghazaryan and Dennis Leavens, listen. more about it on the East Coast,” see AUA, page 16 2 S ATURDAY , N OVEMBER 24, 2012 T HE A RMENIAN M IRROR -S PECTATOR ARMENIA News From Armenia Shengavit Archaeological Site Represented at US Ambassador’s Cultural Heritage Meeting Officials Cite Progress in EU Integration By Vladimir Tshagharyan YEREVAN (Armenpress) — At a November 20 semi- YEREVAN — On October 7, US nar on the cooperation and interaction of Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern Armenian state institutions, Onno Simons, head of received a group of US specialists who the European Union (EU) political, economic and wanted to visit the Shengavit Historical press department in Armenia, stated they have seen and Archaeological Culture Preserve in progress in Armenia’s integration into the EU. Yerevan. According to Simons, during the process of coop- This visit by the US researchers was a eration Armenia agreed to pass to system of asso- follow-up to a visit this summer by Heffern ciation. He suggested Armenia follow successful to the fourth-millennium BC site. examples of EU member countries by creating effi- Among the visitors were Dr. Paul cient cooperation between the state institutions. Taylor, director of the Asian Cultural Simons also added that parliament should be a plat- History Program and Curator of Asian, form connecting society and government. European and Middle Eastern Ethnology An EU parliamentary group presented the docu- at the Smithsonian Institute’s department ment, pointing out the gaps of the cooperation of Natural History, and Trevor Merrion between governmental and presidential administra- and Jasper Waugh-Quasebarth, tion. The document also contained some sugges- researchers in the Asian Cultural History Shengavit Historical and Archaeological Culture Preserve, US Embassy in background tions on possible reforms. The main topic of the Program at the Smithsonian. Hasmik conference was “Towards a common inter-institu- Mikaelyan from the US Embassy accom - tional approach for EU-Armenian integration.” panied the group. Alexander Arzoumanian, the leader of the EU del- The guests studied the site, including The following day the US ambassador issues related to museums including egation to Armenia, stressed the importance of the artifacts on display in Shengavit’s muse - and his wife hosted a dinner party at their finances, acquisition of seminar to successful Armenian integration into um. Taylor cited the site as a unique residence for the US researchers. Heffern materials/exhibits, maintenance, educa - the EU. Stone Age settlement, characterizing conducted an impromptu tour of his tion and many other topics common to the collection of artifacts on display at home, sharing his collection of souvenirs most other museums in the world. The Shengavit’s museum as “fantastic.” The from other countries, his library and pic - evening lasted more than three hours.
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