OCTOBER 8, 2011 MirTHE rARoMENr IAN -Spe ctator Volume LXXXII, NO. 13, Issue 4207 $ 2.00 NEWS IN BRIEF The First English Language Armenian Weekly in the United States German and Italian French Leader Specialists to Study Armenian Heritage Cornerstone of Sanahin Monastery Praises Friendship Boston Neighborhood With Armenia on Complex Unique Collaboration between Private and Public Sectors SANAHIN, Armenia — German and Italian special - ists will study the crumbling Sanahin monastery Sargisian’s Visit complex, which has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. PARIS (RFE/RL) — French President Deputy Minister of Culture Arev Samuelyan said Nicolas Sarkozy accentuated his country’s in a press conference, last Friday, that architects “exclusive friendship” with Armenia as he from Venice would arrive this week to study the hosted his visiting Armenian counterpart, state of the monastery complex and conduct laser Serge Sargisian, on Wednesday, September scanning. Specialists from Germany have visited 28. the monastery twice to study the cracks in the “President Sargisian’s official visit to monastery complex. The next visit of German France will become an occasion for empha - experts is scheduled for October. Samuelyan said sizing the exclusive friendship that exists an international tender for reconstruction of between the two peoples and will give a Sanahin will be announced till late November. fresh impetus to our cooperation,” Sarkozy The Medieval monastery in the village of Sanahin said, as reported by his press office. (X-XIII centuries) is one of the medieval landmarks The two presidents reportedly had a din - of Northern Armenia. ner and discussed a number of issues, includ - Last April, Prime Minister Tigran Sargisian visit - ing conflicts in the South Caucasus and par - ed Sanahin and drafting a program for its restora - ticularly the Nagorno-Karabagh conflict. tion. The government has approved 90 million The two are also believed to have dis - drams for that purpose. cussed Sarkozy’s upcoming visit to Armenia as part of his South Caucasus tour to take place in October. Major Landslide in Sargisian arrived in Paris after complet - From left, Vartan Mardiros, Aurelian Mardiros, Donald Tellalian and Antranig Mardiros with the skeleton of the monument at A&A Industries in Peabody Tavush Province Buries Cars, Five People BOSTON — Come springtime, the Armenian community of the greater Boston Missing area can see the handiwork of acting as one, namely, the completion of the Armenian Heritage Park, a unique privately-funded public project. VANADZOR (Armenian Radio) — On October 2, at The ceremonial groundbreaking was 7:03 p.m. a number of cars were caught in a landslide held on September 9, 2010, with the par - at the 86th kilometer of Vanadzor-Bagratashen high - By Alin K. Gregorian ticipation of Gov. Deval Patrick, Catholicos way near the Ayrum railway bridge, the Ministry of Mirror-Spectator Staff of All Armenians Karekin II and Boston Emergency Situations reported. Mayor Thomas Menino. A probe into the details of the accident is under The park, located between Faneuil Hall way. French President Nicolas Sarkozy meets his Marketplace and Christopher Columbus Park, at the tip of the North End, will have The Ministry of Emergency Situation reports Armenian counterpart Serge Sargisian. a labyrinth, a circular winding path in grass and inlaid stone, celebrating life’s jour - that seven persons are missing. Search efforts at ney, with a single jet of water, representing hope and rebirth. the site continue. The focal point of the park will be an abstract sculpture, a split dodecahedron mon - The government asked drivers to refrain from dri - ing a working visit to the United States ument. The statute and the base are being constructed by A&A Industries of ving along Vanadzor-Baghratashen highway until it where he addressed the 66th session of the Peabody, which has been founded and run by the Mardiros family of Wakefield. The can be shored up. United Nations General Assembly on Friday Mardiroses are donating the sculpture, both the top and the base, which including and met with representatives of the local material and labor, is estimated to cost about $500,000. Armenian community. Andranik Hakobyan to see HERITAGE PARK, page 16 Besides meetings with French officials, including Speaker of the French National Box in 2012 London Assembly Bernard Accoyer, Prime Minister Olympics Francois Fillon, Mayor of Paris Bertrand Charles Aznavour dedicated to the 20th On Thursday, a reception for Sargisian Delanoe, Sargisian also met with local anniversary of Armenia’s independence. All was organized at the Paris mayor’s office LONDON (PanARMENIAN.Net) — Armenian boxer prominent Armenians. the proceeds from the concert sponsored during which the Armenian president also Andranik Hakobyan (75 kilograms) scored a crucial On Wednesday evening, Sargisian attend - by Sargisian and Sarkozy will go to the met with representatives of the local win in the International World Boxing ed a concert by French-Armenian singer Aznavour Pour l’Armenie charity. Armenian community. Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, to secure entry to 2012 London Olympics. In the one-eighth finals, Hakobyan beat Mexico’s Juan Mercado. Karabagh Negotiators The remaining boxers from Armenia, who Tekeyan Centre Fund Armenia dropped out of championship, have already Meet with Sargisian, returned to Armenia. Celebrates 20th Anniversary Aliyev in Warsaw YEREVAN — On September 10, Tekeyan who prominent officials, art and science WARSAW (RFE/RL) — Armenian Centre solemnly celebrated the 20th workers, benefactors, friends and supporters President Serge Sargisian on Thursday INSI DE anniversary of its foundation. The Centre from Armenia, Karabagh and the diaspora. met with the mediating troika brokering welcomed more than 200 guests, amongst Tekeyan Centre was the dream of a solution to the Karabagh conflict, Armenians all over fresh off his trip to France. He came to the world, and today Warsaw to attend the Eastern Salute to it is a reality. But the Partnership Summit. path to success was According to a statement released by Armenia thorny. In 1991, the president’s press office, at the meet - Armenia was strug - ing Sargisian and the three co-cochair - page 14 gling for its indepen - men of the Organization for Security dence and it was and Cooperation in Europe’s (OSCE) forced to be at war. Minsk Group, Ambassadors Bernard Most of the country Fassier of France, Robert Bradtke of the was an area of a disas - United States and Igor Popov of Russia, INDEX trous earthquake. Art discussed “issues relating to the current Arts and Living . 13 and literature, educa - stage of the negotiating process” and Armenia . 2, 3 tion and science were “details regarding the OSCE Minsk Community News. 5 Group’s upcoming visit to the region.” Editorial . 18 The dignitaries at the Tekeyan Centre, from left, Nar Khachadourian, striving to survive. International . 4 Vazgen Manukyan, Edmond Azadian, Vartan Ouzounian, Gegham Just at this very The three international mediators, too, Gharibjanyan, Papken Megerian and A. Krikorian moment London issued a statement from Warsaw, also see TCA, page 20 see TALKS, page 4 2 S ATURDAY , O CTOBER 8, 2011 T HE A RMENIAN M IRROR -S PECTATOR ARMENIA News From Armenia Armenia’s Ex-President Confirms Armenia to Step up Possible Return to Big Politics Fighting Drugs before being replaced by then Prime exert stronger pressure on the government By Ruzanna Stepanian Minister Sargisian, widely believed to be his and possible get broader concessions. YEREVAN (Armenpress) — Fighting against drug handpicked successor. Meanwhile, HHK spokesman Eduard addiction and illegal drug trade are the priorities The ex-president listed only three major Sharmazanov took Kocharian’s desire to of the government national security, Secretary for YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — Armenia’s for - factors that he said might force him to return to active politics in stride, but said Republic of Armenia National Security Council mer president Robert Kocharian has not return to active politics: “the absence of a the current ruling party was determined to Arthur Baghdasaryan said this week. ruled out the possibility of his return to big tangible and stable improvement of the sit - support Sargisian’s policies and reelection According to him, a national program of fighting politics, but has markedly refused to link uation in country’s economy and people’s bid. drug addiction and illegal drug trade has been any such move with outside developments. welfare, and, consequently, the growth of “It is up to him [Kocharian] and his polit - worked out collaboratively with the National The Yerevan-based Mediamax news hopeless moods and migration; the ical team to decide [whether he returns to Council’s staff and confirmed by the Armenian agency on Friday published an exclusive demand for my return to big politics by var - politics or not]. It does not change any president’s decree, as a result of which a commis- interview with the ex-leader, in which he ious layers of the society; and my inner plans of the HKK, which, like before, has sion dealing with these issues has been set up. comments on the more frequent talk about belief that I can radically improve the situ - and will have a clear reform plan and is Baghdasaryan noted that according to official his plans to make a political comeback in ation.” determined to carry out reforms under the data, in the first quarter of 2011, as compared with time for the country’s next parliamentary “The ways of return to active politics leadership of its president, Serge the last year, there is a 7.4-percent growth of law or presidential elections. may vary given these three factors. Other Sargisian,” Sharmazanov said. violations, and the number of the revelations has Speculation about Kocharian’s return to circumstances only add a political resource Meanwhile, David Shahnazarian, a added by 10 percent.