Mer Doon Event
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
NOVEMBER 16, 2013 MirTHErARoMENr IAN -Spe ctator Volume LXXXIV, NO. 18, Issue 4312 $ 2.00 NEWS IN BRIEF The First English Language Armenian Weekly in the United States Since 1932 Armenia Sends House Members Message of Condolence Urge White To Philippines YERVAN (ArmeniaNow) — President of Armenia House to Release Serge Sargisian on Monday offered his condo - lences to President of the Philippines Benigno Armenian Orphan Aquino III over the deadly typhoon that had struck the island country in recent days, accord - Rug for Display ing to the presidential press service. The typhoon Haiyan killed thousands of peo - WASHINGTON — This week, more 30 ple and caused huge devastation to the country, members of the House of Representatives situated on islands in the western Pacific Ocean. signed a letter to President Barack Obama Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos have been urging him to release the Armenian displaced after the high winds and floodwaters Orphan Rug for public display, reported destroyed their homes. the Armenian Assembly of America. The letter initiative was spearheaded by Armenian Genocide resolution sponsors Armenian Quarters of Representatives David Valadao (R-CA) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) and enjoys broad bipar - Aleppo Bombarded Edmond Azadian in the classroom, with young Ardag, on the right tisan support. The letter to Obama states, “This historic ALEPPO (Arminfo) — According to the Facebook rug was hand-woven by orphans of the page of the Armenian Apostolic Church of Tekeyan Shows Appreciation to Armenia’s Armenian Genocide. It was made in an Aleppo, the Armenian quarters of the city have American-sponsored orphanage run by a been bombarded by blasts. Teachers by Distributing Aid US charity created by an act of Congress. As a result, the local population has had diffi - The carpet, which has over 4 million hand- culties obtaining electricity and water. YEREVAN — Nine-year-old Ardag studies at Vahan Tekeyan No. 92 school in tied knots, was presented in 1925 to A six-year-old Armenian child was killed by a Yerevan. He has decided to become a doctor when he grows up. Edmond Azadian, President Calvin Coolidge as a symbol of bomb blast on Monday, while an earlier bomb a member of Tekeyan Cultural Association Board of Directors, during a recent visit gratitude for American aid and generosity. damaged the local Armenian Church Complex. encouraged him by saying, “After a few years I will be back to hear about you, if President Coolidge noted that, ‘The rug you have become a doctor or not.” has a place of honor in the White House Ardag and his 606 schoolmates are studying at the Tekeyan School in Yerevan where it will be a daily symbol of goodwill and have their own dreams about the future. And at school, their teachers are Ankara Asks for Swiss on earth.’” educating them to become first good human beings and then good Armenians, “The decision by the Administration to who would be helping their country. Mediation in Karabagh block display of the Armenian Genocide see TEACHERS, page 9 rug is as inexplicable, as it is hurtful to the Settlement see RUG, page 12 ANKARA (Arminfo) — Turkey has requested sup - port from Switzerland to help overcome conflicts between Armenia and Azerbaijan to open the Tekeyan and Sister Organizations Hold First way for Ankara to repair ties with Yerevan. During a visit to Switzerland in mid-October, Ever International Consultation in London Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told Swiss officials that Turkey is ready to normalize its relations with Armenia, but he made it clear that LONDON — The international consulta - “Yerevan should first leave the Azerbaijani terri - tion of the Tekeyan Cultural Association tories it has occupied,” Turkish sources said. The (TCA) and its sister organizations took foreign minister said “once Switzerland con - place November 8-9 in Kensington, Tara vinces Armenia to leave the occupied territo - Copthorne Hotel London, organized and ries,” Ankara will open its borders with Armenia. hosted by the London Chapter of TCA. The Swiss officials responded positively to Attending were 18 delegates from Davutoglu’s proposal. Davutoglu, during his Canada, the US, Greece, Egypt, France, recent visit to Switzerland, had pointed out that Switzerland, Lebanon and the UK, repre - relations with Armenia are important for Turkey senting three of the four major Trusts of and that Turkey is trying to find new ideas and the TCA, with the fourth Trust being rep - solutions to develop and cover more ground resented informally. when it comes to the ties. He hinted that Turkey Two senior figures of the TCA who were would increase its efforts to form better relations unable to attend due to unforeseen emer - with its neighbor in the coming days. gencies were briefed and their input sought whenever needed. In his opening speech, the chair of the Seated, from left, Varoujan Sirapian, Sarkis Khatchadourian, Haroutiun Arzoumanian, London Chapter, after welcoming the dele - Edmond Y. Azadian, Papken Megerian, Vartan Ouzounian, Taline Avakian, Violetta gates, gave the background of the consul - Barzankian-Kaydan; standing, from left, Garo Boyadjian, Vartan Nazerian, Sossi Yerissian, tation, reviewed briefly the current situa - Krikor Shigaher, Kevork Erzinkazsian (Rapporteur of meeting), Dr. Hratch Kouyoumjian tion of the organization as well as the (chair of meeting), Nar Khatchadourian, Garen Arevian and Arthur Touryan see TCA, page 3 INSI DE Canadian Museum for Human Rights and Armenian Genocide Mer Doon Museum Institute Sign Memorandum of Understanding Event WINNIPEG, Canada — Stuart Murray, exchange knowledge and expertise, edu - destroy. Every society that embraces president and chief executive officer of cational materials, and exhibitions with human rights has to be continually vigi - Page 8 the Canadian Museum for Human Rights respect to human rights, share research lant to promote and protect those human (CMHR), and Dr. Hayk Demoyan, direc - and advice, cooperate to advance the aca - rights,” Murray said. “We are very tor of the Armenian Genocide Museum demic study of human rights and recon - pleased to be joining hands with the Institute (AGMI) of the National ciliation, the Armenian Genocide and its Armenian Genocide Museum Institute to INDEX Academy of Sciences of Armenia, signed effects, and processes seeking justice and promote education, awareness and dia - a memorandum of understanding (MOU) reconciliation, and work together to edu - logue about human rights.” Arts and Living . 10 Armenia . 2 today that will facilitate collaboration for cate people on issues of human rights, in The official signing of the MOU Community News. 4 the promotion of human rights through both national and global contexts. between the CMHR and AGMI has been Editorial . 14 joint projects and education. “Respect and protection for human facilitated by the assistance of the International . 3 The CMHR and the AGMI will rights is hard to build, but easy to see MUSEUM, page 13 2 S ATURDAY , N OVEMBER 16, 2013 T HE A RMENIAN M IRROR -S PECTATOR ARMENIA News From Armenia Cosmic Ray Division: Catholicos Condemns Shaping Students into Scientists Terrorist Acts Against Christians in Syria YEREVAN — Several bright, young university students, who conducted ECHMIADIN (Public Radio of Armenia) — Karekin their theses work at the Cosmic Ray II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Division of the Yerevan Physics Armenians, criticized the terrorist attack near the Institute (YerPhI), entered a new mile - Holy Translators Armenian National School in stone in their careers. Damascus, which claimed the lives of several chil- Hripsime Mkrtchyan and Hasmik dren. The catholicos described this attack against a Rostomyan finished their master’s school “unacceptable” and emphasized that degrees in physics at Yerevan State Christian communities are often targets in the University and accepted offers to join the Syrian conflict. staff of the Cosmic Ray Division. There, He offered his condolences to the families and they presented the results of their friends of the victims, stressing that the Mother research at the “Thunderstorms and See will maintain its support to the Syrian Elementary Particle Acceleration” (TEPA Armenians. 2013) international conference hosted at On November 17 a requiem service will be offered CRD’s Nor Ambert Research Center on at the Mother Cathedral for the victims and for Mt. Aragats from September 9 to 13. peace in Syria. The Harutyun and Nadya Vaporciyan bonus recipients, front row, from left Tigran Mkrtchyan thesis was titled “The Karapetyan, Hasmig Rostomyan, Narine Khachatryan, Mari Gasparyan, Bagrat Electrical structure of Thunderclouds and Mailyan, Anoush Hakopyan and Artur Reymers; back row, from left, Karen Deputy Speaker Regards Initiation of the Thunderstorm Ground Arakelyan, Ara Babayan, Levon Vanyan, Hayk Avagyan, Pavel Solakhyan, Hripsime Enhancements (TGEs).” Rostomyan’s was Mkrtcyan Turkey’s Statement as “The Maximal Energy of Solar Accelerators: Evidence from Space and ‘Bluff’ Earth’s Surface Measurements.” Both within thunderclouds. “I have their picture on my mirror, and researchers described mechanisms by When Notre Dame physics professor, I look at them every day and I am so YEREVAN (Armenpress) — Armenia does not accept which subatomic particles are accelerated Ani Aprahamian, suggested to Fasano proud,” said Harutyun Vaporciyan of any prerequisites in Armenian-Turkish relations, by natural forces in the environment. The that there may be an internship avail - these talented young