Diasporan Tekeyan Members Visit Vahan Tekeyan Schools in Armenia
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NOVEMBER 14, 2015 Mirror-SpeTHE ARMENIAN ctator Volume LXXXVI, NO. 18, Issue 4412 $ 2.00 NEWS INBRIEF The First English Language Armenian Weekly in the United States Since 1932 Delegation from 65 Diasporan Tekeyan Members Visit Armenian Companies Headed for Tehran TEHRAN (PanArmenian.net) — A delegation Vahan Tekeyan Schools in Armenia repreesnting 65 top Armenian companies, headed by the country’s Economy Minister Karen Chshmarityan, left Armenia for Iran on November YEREVAN (Azg) — This year marks the 9. According to the Mehr news agency, Levon 15th anniversary of the founding of the Aharonian, the chief of the Armenia-Iran Joint Sponsor a Teacher Program of the Tekeyan Chamber of Commerce (AIJCC), relayed this infor- Cultural Association (TCA) of United States mation to reporters and added that the visit aims and Canada in Armenia and Karabagh. to boost trade and business cooperation. During the last 15 years, the project has The Armenian business heads are scheduled to raised more than $648,000 and reached meet with their Iranian partners and counter- out to 5,404 teachers and school workers parts. Referring to the prospects of Tehran- in Armenia and Karabagh. Throughout this Yerevan trade ties, Aharonian noted that Iran- period, Maro Bedrosian, treasurer of the Armenia trade volume amounted to $400 million TCA Board of Directors of US and Canada, from March 21, 2014 to March 21, 2015, and has headed the project. Letters of thanks to expressed the hope that the figures will be sponsors and donors have been mailed pro- improved in the future. viding the names of the teachers they have Armenia was the 23rd biggest importer of sponsored, visits to schools have been doc- Iranian non-oil goods in the first half of the current umented and photographed, and articles Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22), have been written in various newspapers, according to the Iran Customs Administration. Iran including Azg in Yerevan; Abaka in exported bitumen, oil, industrial lubricants, and Montreal, Canada; the Armenian Observer soybean oil to Armenia and imported sheep, waste and Nor Or in California; and the Armenian aluminum and cast-iron in return. Mirror-Spectator in Boston, covering the Also Tehran exported $63.847 million worth delegations’ visits to the schools. Once a non-oil goods to Armenia and imported $5.409 mil- year, the names of all donors are published lion of non-oil goods from the country in the six- in the above newspapers. TCA members from US, Canada, England and Greece in front of the bust of Vahan Tekeyan month period. The Sponsor a Teacher Program began with students of Garpi School see TEACHERS, page 8 Historic Photo Genocide Concerning St. Nersess Nazarian Family Donates MRI Unit Museum Director Seminary To Heratsi Hospital in Yerevan NEW YORK — A historic photograph which per- Demoyan Reflects tains to the article “St. Nersess Seminary on the NEW YORK and YEREVAN — On September 23, a new MRI unit was inaugu- Threshold of a New Era,” written by Hagop rated at the Heratsi Hospital in Yerevan thanks to a $1.4 million donation by On Centennial Vartivarian in the October 31 issue of the Mirror- AGBU Board of Trustees Member Nazar Nazarian, his wife Artemis and their son, Spectator, sheds light on the efforts to raise funds AGBU Central Board Member Dr. Levon Nazarian. The ceremony was attended By Aram Arkun by AGBU President Berge Mirror-Spectator Staff Setrakian, Minister of Education of the Republic of WATERTOWN — Dr. Hayk Demoyan, Armenia Armen Ashotyan, director since 2006 of the Armenian Minister of Health of the Genocide Museum-Institute of the National Republic of Armenia Armen Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Muradyan and Yerevan State Armenia, the only major museum dedicat- Medical University (YSMU) ed primarily to the Rector Mikayel Narimanyan. Berge Setrakian and Mikayel Narimanyan signed Armenian Genocide in The MRI unit is an addi- a cooperation agreement to continue the partner- the world, recently vis- tion to the AGBU-YSMU ship between AGBU and YSMU. ited Massachusetts to for the seminary. From left, Mr. and Mrs. Arsen Levon and Claudia Nazarian speak about the latest Hanamirian, Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, the Radiology Center, founded in activities of the muse- late Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin I and Dr. 2010, and will allow the center to perform medical tests unavailable at other hos- um, especially in light and Mrs. Raffy Hovanessian are pictured meeting pitals in Armenia. The new device provides high quality images that enable accu- of the centennial com- rate diagnoses. Narimanyan said that, due to the new MRI unit, doctors will be at St. David’s Church in Florida. memorations. Hayk Demoyan see MRI, page 2 Demoyan has been deeply involved with the commemorations not only in his capacity as the museum director but also INSIDE as secretary of the coordinating commis- sion created by the government of Armenia in 2011 to promote the com- memoration of the centennial of the Armenian Genocide. 100 Lives Demoyan stated that the state commis- sion to commemorate the centennial is And More unique because nearly all Armenian orga- nizations throughout the diaspora were included. Demoyan noted that through this Page 4 body, “we had dialogue. Each community had its ties with the Armenian state com- mission, not as a subordinate but in a col- INDEX laborative manner.” Consequently, he Arts and Living . 10 worked on many occasions with different Armenia . 2 committees in different countries, with the Community News. 4 The MRI unit is an addition to the AGBU-YSMU Levon and Claudia Nazarian cooperation of the Armenian Ministry of Editorial . 14 Radiology Center the Diaspora and a network was created. International . 3 Demoyan assessed its work as successful, see DEMOYAN, page 2 2 S ATURDAY, N OVEMBER 1 4 , 2 0 1 5 T HE A RMENIAN M IRROR -S PECTATOR ARMENIA News From Armenia Genocide Museum Director Reflects on Centennial DEMOYAN, from page 1 great many new traveling or temporary institute is attempting to assemble rele- with the organization of high-quality exhibitions and albums.” vant archival and primary source mate- President Sargisian events and exhibitions. Each day, the museum receives new rials from different countries in a cen- The Yerevan Genocide Museum alone objects and items. Demoyan said that tralized location to save scholars time, Receives Russian Foreign had temporary exhibits shown in more they are happiest when handwritten trouble and expense. Recently, for Minister Lavrov than 50 cities. Two halls of the Paris survivor accounts or recorded inter- example, Demoyan recently copied mayoralty presented Armenian views arrive, which happen once or some Armenian provincial newspapers YEREVAN (Armenpress) — On November 9, Genocide materials in the heart of twice a month. An interesting upcom- from the Vienna Mkhitarian President Serge Sargisian received the Minister of Europe, with the mayor present at the ing exhibit will focus on 100 objects, Monastery’s library as primary sources. Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey opening and the exhibit continuing for each one with its unique story, which The museum gives digitalized ver- Lavrov, who has arrived in Armenia on an official 1 ½ months. The Los Angeles Skirball can form a book. sions of original memoirs and other visit. Cultural Center exhibited the first The revamped museum exhibits in documents to students and scholars for The president welcomed Lavrov and expressed con- pages of contemporary international Yerevan have had many visitors. From use, and provides scholarships for for- fidence that as with his previous visits, the visit newspapers containing articles with April until the end of October, there eign doctoral students to come to ben- would be an important step toward strengthening visual material about the Genocide, were, for example, more than 300 efit from its resources. It publishes the relations between the two countries. while a huge Russian exhibition took Turkish visitors. sole periodical in the world focusing on Recently, the activity of the fourth forum of inter- place in one of the world’s largest war Demoyan said that one of the impor- the Armenian Genocide, the English- regional cooperation was successfully completed, to museums. Catalogues of the various tant approaches adopted by the muse- language International Journal of which Chairman of Russia’s Federation Council exhibitions were published in many um was to present the Armenian Armenian Genocide Studies, which is Valentina Matviyenko, arrived in Armenia on official local languages. tragedy through an individual’s story. peer reviewed. It provides information visit, participated. All the meetings and events, Demoyan had proposed as early as Genocide survivor and film actress to documentary filmmakers and jour- according to the President, were mutually beneficial 2012 that the state commission should Aurora Mardiganian is one example. nalists, many of whom frequently ask and effective. According to the Armenian president, have branches which should continue The museum had already been assem- for information and help. such intensity of communications state the two coun- in 2016 as a representative body for dis- bling material about her tragic life. In a Demoyan stressed that the museum tries’ mutual curiosity on developing the federal col- cussing pan-Armenian issues, and relative’s house, nearly 100 items, her as an educational and academic institu- laboration in all directions and about readiness to indeed President Serge Sargisian photographs, articles and writings, tion cannot be part of any political jointly discuss current issues within the existing announced in 2014 that this transfor- newspapers, and her personal Bible had activity. However, its work may indi- frameworks. mation would occur. been found. In 2015, several new dis- rectly have an influence on political Sargisian thanked Lavrov for Russia’s role in the Demoyan felt that Armenians should coveries were made.