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Leonard Kaprielian Traveled Throughout the State Pro- Moting Firestone Tires APRIL 11, 2020 Mirror-SpeTHE ARMENIAN ctator Volume LXXXX, NO. 38, Issue 4631 $ 2.00 NEWS The First English Language Armenian Weekly in the United States Since 1932 IN BRIEF Runner-Up Calls Russia’s Putin, Isabel Bayrakdarian Is Armenia’s Pashinyan For Karabakh Speak on Situation Experiencing a Renaissance Election Boycott YEREVAN (Panorama.am) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a telephone conversation on By Alin K. Gregorian, Mirror-Spectator Staff STEPANAKERT (RFE/RL) — Citing the coronavirus pandemic, the candidate who Monday, April 6. SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian is thrilled to be teach- finished second in the first round of presi- According to a statement released by Kremlin, the measures to curb the spread of coronavirus ing, singing and performing. She has just released a new CD featuring the music dential election in Karabakh (Artsakh) has were discussed during the phone call. In that con- of three composers about King Tigran the Great. called on supporters to boycott a runoff vote text, Pashinyan expressed deep gratitude to Putin The CD, titled “The Other Cleopatra: Queen of Armenia, Il Tigrane Arias,” fea- scheduled for April 14. for the support provided by Russia. tures the music of Johann Hasse, Antonio Vivaldi and Christoph Gluck. The Kaunas Masis Mayilyan has at the same time The officials also discussed issues related to City Orchestra of Kaunas, Lithuania, led by Russian- refrained from withdrawing from the race. bilateral cooperation, as well as cooperation with- American-Armenian conductor Konstantin Official results of the March 31 election in the Eurasian Economi Union (EAEU) Orbelian, accompanies her. showed Ara Harutiunyan, a wealthy busi- c frame-work. Armenians forget at times that Tigran nessman and Artsakh’s former prime minis- ter, winning over 49 percent of the vote. The schedule of upcoming contacts was agreed. the Great, born in 140 BC, created an It is noteworthy that the official statement of Mayilyan garnered 26.4 percent, leading to a empire that challenged Rome from the the Kremlin makes no mention of the price of runoff. (See related editorial on page 14.) east. He ruled from 95 to 55 BC, and Russian natural gas supplied to Armenia. The vote went ahead despite serious con- acquired and ruled through military Later on Monday, Pashinyan’s office also cerns about the spread of coronavirus in prowess and clever alliances, including released a statement, which read: Karabakh. Mayilyan and several other presi- marrying the daughter of the king of “The parties discussed issues related to natural dential candidates demanded its postpone- Pontus, Mithridates VI, named Cleopatra. gas supplies to Armenia. Information was It is this Cleopatra who is being cele- ment during the election campaign. The exchanged on the steps taken to combat the brated on this new CD. authorities in Stepanakert countered that COVID-19 pandemic. The two leaders noted that see ISABEL, page 12 precautionary measures taken by them the situation is under control in both countries. helped to prevent any coronavirus cases in Prime Minister Pashinyan thanked the Russian Artsakh so far. side for facilitating cargo transportations from In a weekend statement, Mayilyan, who is Russia to Armenia and for the ongoing effective also Artsakh outgoing foreign minister, said cooperation with Rospotrebnadzor. his supporters should stay away from polling The parties supported the idea of convening a stations on April 14 because of the “growing special session of the Eurasian Supreme Council danger of coronavirus.” via video conference. The interlocutors stressed He also criticized the authorities’ han- the need to keep in close touch in both bilateral dling of the polls, saying it was “very far” format and within the EAEU framework.” from Artsakh residents’ expectations of democratization. He cited in that regard the findings of election observers from World Chess Champ Armenia that reported voter irregularities. Still, Mayilyan “took note” of the official Carlsen Launches results and stopped short of explicitly reject- ing them as fraudulent. Online Tournament see BOYCOTT, page 3 OSLO, Norway (Armenpress) — World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway is launch- ing an online chess super-tournament amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Magnus Carlsen Invitational sees the World Chess Champion challenge seven of his CORONAVIRUS biggest rivals to a two-week, $250,000 battle. Glendale Confronts Every move will be streamed live on chess24. “Chess is unique in the sports world as the UPDATE Coronavirus Disease moves are the same whether played on a wooden board or a computer screen,” Carlsen comment- Numbers of COVID-19 in GLENDALE — As the coronavirus ed to chess24. (COVID-19) pandemic rages through “This is a historic moment for chess, and given Armenia Seem to Stay Stable By Aram Arkun the United States, the city of Glendale that it’s possible to continue top professional Mirror-Spectator Staff YEREVAN (RFE/RL and Armenpress) — with its large Armenian community play in an online environment, we have not only Armenia has banned virtually all foreign have geared up to take protective mea- the opportunity but the responsibility to players and fans around the world who need a distrac- nationals from entering the country due to sures. As of April 7, Glendale had 142 known cases of infection, tion when no other live, competitive sport is the continuing coronavirus pandemic, it was which is the h largest number of cases in municipalities in Los t ird being played,” he said. announced on April 7. Angeles County after Los Angeles itself, Long Beach and Melrose The Armenian government imposed last (http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/ month such a ban only on the citizens of a few locations.htm). This is roughly in line with its overall population, dozen states, notably China, Iran, Italy and as it was ranked as the third largest city in the county according Spain, that were hit hardest by coronavirus. to the 2010 US census. The Armenian Foreign Ministry said on Glendale’s mayor, Ara James Najarian, pointed out that three INSIDE Tuesday, April 7, that the government decid- levels of government are involved with the preparation in ed to extend the travel ban to the entire addition to federal guidelines. The governor provides general world because virtually all countries have orders and Los Angeles County, of which Glendale is a part, gets recorded coronavirus cases in recent weeks. more specific, as it has its see GLENDALE, page 8 Pharmacists to In a statement, the ministry said that the ban will not cover those foreigners who are married to Armenians or have Armenian res- The Rescue idency permits as well as foreign diplomats and representatives of international organi- Page 4 zations. But it cautioned that they all will have to self-isolate or be put in quarantine immediately after entering the country. Armenia’s land borders with neighboring Georgia and Iran were closed for travel in INDEX March, and virtually all airlines stopped fly- Arts and Living . 10 ing to Yerevan and Gyumri by the beginning Armenia . 2 Community News. 4 of this month. The latest government mea- Editorial . 14 sure may therefore change little in practice. International . 3 see STABALIZED, page 2 2 S ATURDAY, A PRIL 1 1 , 2 0 2 0 T HE A RMENIAN M IRROR -S PECTATOR ARMENIA News From Armenia Numbers of COVID-19 in Armenia Kocharyan Files Defamation Suit against Seem to Stay Stable PM Pashinyan STABALIZED, from page 1 ities to impose more transport restric- into makeshift hospitals that would According to the Foreign Ministry state- tions. accommodate hundreds and possibly YEREVAN (Panorama.am) — Armenia’s former ment, the government expanded the In particular, they suspended public thousands of more patients. “We must President Robert Kocharyan filed a defamation law- travel ban on April 3 just before the transport in Yerevan and restricted trav- be prepared for any scenario,” he told a suit against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on spread of coronavirus in Armenia el between the Armenian capital and the news conference. Tuesday, April 7. In the legal claim published on began slowing down. rest of the country. Official statistics More than a hundred beds have already DataLex judicial information system, the ex-presi- The Armenian Ministry of Health report- show that the daily infection rate began been placed at Yerevan’s Karen dent demands ‘protection of his dignity and honor ed on Tuesday that 20 people tested pos- falling on April 3. Demirchyan Sports and Concert from public slander.’ itive for the virus in the past 24 hours, Health authorities are setting up hun- Complex, Armenia’s largest concert hall. The lawsuit has been assigned to judge Tigran bringing the total number of COVID-19 dreds of additional hospital beds to cope Torosyan also informed Pashinyan and Grigoryan of Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction. cases to 853. Twenty-five other with a continuing rise in coronavirus fellow cabinet members that the health Kocharyan’s lawyer Hovhannes Khudoyan clarified Armenians recovered from the virus in cases in Armenia. authorities will sharply increase the that during the recent campaign of the the same period, according to the min- The Armenian Ministry of Health added number of coronavirus tests which have Constitutional referendum Pashinyan had voiced istry. the country’s largest hospital, the Grigor reportedly averaged over 200 a day in number of statement about the former president Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan seized Lusavorich Medical Center, to the list of the past week. ‘that have no touch with reality’. upon these figures to express “cautious hospitals that are currently treating only “Very soon 400-500 tests will be con- “Those are defamatory statements, and my col- optimism” about the government’s people infected with coronavirus.
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