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The Armenian Library and Museum of America (ALMA) MARCH 30, 2013 MirTHErARoMENr IAN -Spe ctator Volume LXXXIII, NO. 37, Issue 4282 $ 2.00 NEWS IN BRIEF The First English Language Armenian Weekly in the United States Since 1932 Wrestling Champion ALMA to Host CYSCA Panel on Aleksanyan Honored GUMRI (Armenpress) — Shirak Governor Felix Tsolakyan honored Greco-Roman wrestler and European champion, Artur Aleksanyan, on March 26. Stone-Bronze Age Settlement Tsolakyan congratulated Aleksanyan on his vic - tory and awarded him AMD 400,000. That same day, Gumri Mayor Samuel Balasanyan, WATERTOWN — On Friday, April 12, at welcomed Aleksanyan to the city. Balasantan 7:30 p.m., Vladimir Tshagharyan, director offered the wrestler his congratulations and pre - of Yerevan’s Shengavit Historical and sented him with a land parcel located in the center Archaeological Culture Preserve, will pre - of the city. sent an illustrated talk about Shengavit at the Armenian Library and Museum of America (ALMA). Azerbaijan Continues Tshagharyan will visit at the invitation of Arms Race the Cambridge Yerevan Sister City Association (CYSCA). Two years ago BAKU (PanArmenian.net) — According to an annu - CYSCA, with the support of donors, estab - al report of the Stockholm International Peace lished a project to help with the preserva - Research Institute (SIPRI), Azerbaijan is the sole tion and renovation of the Shengavit site. country in Eastern Europe to continuously Tshagharyan will be joined in discussion increase the volume of arms imports. “Azerbaijan by Dr. Mitchell Rothman, an archaeologist increased its arms imports by 155 percent in 2003- from Pennsylvania and head of Widener 2012,” noted SIPRI experts in the report, citing the University’s Anthropology Department. Nagorno-Karabagh conflict as the chief reason for Rothman has spent three seasons excavat - the increase. ing at Shengavit and plans to write a book “Along with Aerostar UAV and Hermes-450, on the subject. Baku purchased Russian Mi-24 helicopters, as well Dr. Susan Pattie, anthropologist and as Matador and Marauder armored vehicles from director of ALMA, will moderate the dis - South Africa built under license in Azerbaijan,” cussion. Tshagharyan will speak in On site at Shengavit read the report. Armenian and his comments will be trans - In the past 10 years, Azerbaijan advanced its lated into English. positions from 48th to 35th in the world list of The site, across Yerevan Lake from the domesticated animals and remnants of al culture and the evolution of human soci - arms importers. US Embassy, dates to the fourth millenni - grains grown nearby. ety in the Caucasus and the Middle East. Meanwhile, the report indicates that Turkey also um BCE and contains remains of dwellings, The site also houses the tombs of Shengavit is also home to a small muse - actively purchased new arms, though not at an stone and metal implements, bones of Shengavit’s early inhabitants. It is believed um that displays some of the artifacts increased rate. that the area was occupied for more than recovered from the excavations. Georgia and Azerbaijan signed a plan of defense 1,500 years. The Shengavit or Kura-Arax culture was cooperation in March. Researchers are currently studying established in the Ararat Valley with con - Shengavit’s evolution from tribal societies nections as far away as western Anatolia, to more complex social structures, as well Syrian-Armenian Killed as its role in the development of the region - see CYSCA, page 16 In Damascus DAMASCUS (PanArmenian.net) — According to a Sargisian Signals Dialogue with Hovannisian Facebook post by an Aleppo Armenian group, Vazgen Isahak Taghlian, an Armenian-born soldier serving in YEREVAN (RFE/RL and ArmeniaNow) toral reforms and the right to select offi - the Syrian army, was killed on March 15 during clash - — President Serge Sargisian has signaled cials for several key government positions. es with rebel forces in a Damascus suburb. his readiness for dialogue with his hunger- Hovannisian had said he was ready to Taghlian’s funeral was held at Surp Sarkis striking election challenger, Raffi meet with him in Yerevan’s Liberty Square Cathedral on March 17. Hovannisian. or learn about further proposals from The presidential press service made pub - another letter. Tankian to Perform in lic a letter from Sargisian to Hovannisian Sargisian, in his reply to Hovannisian, on March 25. described the latter’s proposals concerning Two Concerts in Russia He urged Hovannisian to stop his two- the holding of snap parliamentary elections Arsen Demerjian MOSCOW (PanArmenian.net) — Armenian- week-long hunger strike and engage in and other serious government concessions American musician and lead vocalist of the band talks. as contradicting the “constitutional regula - System of a Down, Serj Tankian, announced he will Sargisian’s message was in response to a tions,” but still said they could become a have two concerts in Russia. letter from Hovannisian on March 22. basis for launching an “effective dialogue.” ADL, Tekeyan The concerts are scheduled for September 27 in The earlier letter had offered recognition Hovannisian himself has not yet com - Moscow’s Crocus City Hall and September 28 in St. of Sargisian’s victory in the February 18 mented on the latest proposals from Petersburg’s Oktyabrskiy Big Concert Hall. Activist Arsen presidential poll in exchange for a promise Sargisian. He told supporters that he was Tankian will perform songs from his “Orca” and that parliamentary elections would be held going to replay at another press conference “Elect the Dead albums.” Demerjian Dies by the end of the year. in Liberty Square on Wednesday, March 27, Hovannisian had also demanded elec - after press time. CHICAGO — Arsen Demerjian, an activist in the Chicago-Armenian com - munity, succumbed to a heart attack PETER VANDERWARKER PHOTO INSI DE on Tuesday, March 26, while visiting family in California. He was the second child of Roupen Armenian Heritage Foundation Launches Demerjian (Yergat), a community Cosmic activist who had died early, leaving the care of his four children to his ‘I Care Campaign’ for Endowment Fund widow and brother-in-law, Yervant Biking Fermanian. All three Demerjian brothers — Page 4 Arsen, Armen and Levon — were inspired by the commitment of their father’s community spirit. They all attended the AGBU Hovagimian- INDEX Manoukian Secondary School in Arts and Living . 10 Beirut, whose first graduates became Armenia . 2 involved in leadership roles as educa - Community News. 4 tors, writers, editors or political party Editorial . 14 leaders in Lebanon and beyond. International . 3 see DEMERJIAN, page 16 Story on page 16 2 S ATURDAY , M ARCH 30, 2013 T HE A RMENIAN M IRROR -S PECTATOR ARMENIA News From Armenia AUA Partners with Mkhitar Sebastatsi School to Offer Environmental Courses to High School Students YEREVAN — The American Armenian-Russian University of Armenia (AUA) and the Mkhitar Sebastatsi Educational Friendship Statue Complex signed a memorandum of Planned for Yerevan understanding on Tuesday, March 19, affirming their on-going relationship YEREVAN (PanArmenian.net) — Yerevan Mayor while charting the course forward for Taron Margaryan signed a decree this week, allow- future collaboration in environmental ing the installation of a statue of painter and sculp- education. tor Fridrikh Soghoyan in the city center, symboliz- AUA President Dr. Bruce Boghosian ing Armenian-Russian friendship. led a delegation to the school that According to the city’s relations department, the included Alen Amirkhanian, director of installation process will begin in the upcoming AUA’s Acopian Center for the weeks. Environment (ACE), and Siranush Tumanyan, ACE’s education outreach specialist who also teaches at the Sargisian Sends Novruz school. The director of Mkhitar Greetings to Iranian Sebastatsi, Dr. Ashot Bleyan, led them on an extensive tour of the campus, Students from the Mkhitar Sebastatsi School President alongside an enthusiastic group of stu - dents. YEREVAN (Armenpress) — President Serge “At our school the doors are open to see the environment here, the pedagogy 50 high school and middle school stu - Sargisian sent congratulatory messages to Iranian all students,” explained Bleyan while at work, the technology that’s used, the dents. Through the program, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and spiritual leading the visiting delegation through laboratories,” said Boghosian. Students Tumanyan has organized field trips to leader Seyed Ali Khamenei on the occasion of the the school. “Our principle is to equalize from here will be coming to AUA soon natural reserves across the country and Iranian New Year, Novruz. opportunities for everyone to achieve for studying in our Bachelor’s pro - eco-clubs through which students have In his messages, Sargisian stated that he hopes translated books and prepared chil - for continued cooperation between Armenia and dren’s coloring books on the topic of Iran, as well as strengthened political ties and sta- ornithology. bility in the region. These courses have introduced new ways for teaching environmental top - Tigranyan’s Armenian- ics in Armenia. “One of our objectives was to improve the methodology of French Opera to teaching biology and ecology at schools,” said Tumanyan, adding that Premiere April 26 other teachers at Mkhitar Sebastatsi are now adopting the same teaching YEREVAN (Arminfo) — Armen Tigranyan’s opera methodology. titled, “Anoush,” will premiere on April 26. The Each student has a blog where they opera performance is a joint Armenian-French pro- publish
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