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The Armenian Catholic Patriarch Nerses Petros XIX MAY 31, 2014 MirTHErARoMENr IAN -Spe ctator Volume LXXXIV, NO. 45, Issue 4339 $ 2.00 NEWS IN BRIEF The First English Language Armenian Weekly in the United States Since 1932 President of Armenia May 28: First Hosts Religious Leaders YEREVAN — President Serge Sargisian on May 28 Republic Day held a meeting with the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, the Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I and Marked in the Armenian Catholic Patriarch Nerses Petros XIX. The president, the Supreme Patriarch of All Armenia Armenians, the Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia and the Catholicos Patriarch of the House of YEREVAN (ArmeniaNow) — The Cilicia discussed issues concerning the close coop - independence anniversary of the First eration between the state and the Armenian Republic was marked in Armenia on churches, as well as issues pertaining to the home - May 28, with the country’s top politi - land and the Armenian Diaspora. cal, military and spiritual leadership At the meeting, the participants discussed the attending traditional celebrations at role of the Armenian Apostolic Church in the pre - Sardarapat, 40 kilometers west of the serving Armenian identity. Those gathered also dis - capital, where advancing Turkish cussed the involvement of the Armenian Apostolic troops were stopped in a heroic battle and Armenian Catholic churches in Armenia’s 96 years ago. plans for marking the centennial of the Genocide. Along with other Armenian military From left, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I, Catholicos of All Armenians In addition, the president and the three religious successes at Bash-Aparan, Karakilisa Karekin II, President Serge Sargisian, President Bako Sahakian of Karabagh and Armenian leaders discussed the fate of Armenians in Syria. and elsewhere, the May 1918 victory Catholic Patriarch Nerses Bedros XIX at Sardarapat see REPUBLIC, page 2 Gabriel Sargissian Wins Chicago Chess Tourney Genocide Education CHICAGO (Armenpress) — Three-time Olympic TCA and ADL of Armenia Hold champion Grandmaster Gabriel Sargissian and Bill Unanimously took first place at the Chicago Chess Open tourna - Leadership Meetings in Yerevan ment. Priyadharshan Kannappan of India came in Passes California second, according to the Chess Federation of YEREVAN — On May 9-12, meetings were structive and practical consensus regarding Armenia. held between the Central Board of various challenges and issues faced by the Assembly Committee This was Sargissian’s third victory in the Chicago Directors of the Tekeyan Cultural organizations. Open, with the previous wins there in 2009 and SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On Friday, Association (TCA) of United States and On May 9, a special meeting was held 2012. the California State Assembly Canada, the Trustees of TCA London Trust, with the participation of representatives of Appropriations Committee unanimously the Trustees of TCA Yerevan Foundation the Executive Board of the Democratic passed AB 1915, requiring the inclusion and the representatives of the Armenian Liberal Party of Armenia: Hagop Avedikian Sargisian Invites Turk of the Armenian Genocide in the list of Democratic Liberal Party of Armenia. The (chairman), Karen Kakoyan (vice chairman), studied subject areas for the adopted Pres. to Armenia on leaders of TCA and ADL arrived at a con - see MEETING, page 16 courses of study in Social Science for 7- 12, reported the Armenian National April 24, 2015 Committee of America Western Region YEREVAN (Armenpress) — President of Armenia (ANCA WR). The bill, authored by Serge Sargisian invited the President of Turkey to Assembly member Adrin Nazarian, also visit Armenia on April 24, 2015 during the fourth recommends for the Department of sitting of the state committee dedicated to the Education to include the atrocities of 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. 1915 into publications and curriculum “If the Turkish authorities are interested in the materials. truth, they have to come to Armenia and be by the AB 1915, which had unanimously side of the Armenian people on April 24. I do not passed the California State Assembly think that after that they will be able to speak out Education Committee in early April will about visiting archives. Taking advantage of this now move on to the full Assembly floor opportunity I officially invite the President of for consideration. Turkey, whoever be elected in the upcoming elec - “As AB 1915 advances for a floor vote, tions, to visit Armenia on April 24, 2015 and to face I look forward to working with my col - the conspicuous evidence of the history of the leagues in the Assembly and the ANCA- Armenian Genocide,” said the president. WR to ensure From left, Nar Khatchadourian, Silva Aharonian, Hagop Vartivarian, Roupen Mirzakhanian, He also stated that he had sent invitations to the swift passage Vartan Ouzounian, Krikor Haroutounian and Hagop Avedikian heads of a number of states to visit Armenia in for this vital 2015, especially on April 24, to raise a voice against measure. the crime of genocide in general and to fix that the Education on Armenian people not only survived these fated suf - human rights ferings, but also took the path of revival. and the Armenian Heritage Park Chefs’ Armenian genocide is an Fundraiser Brings in $95,000 important com - ponent that INSI DE LEO GOZBEKIAN PHOTO should be Assembly Member broadly incor - Adrin Nazarian By Alin K. Gregorian porated in our Mirror-Spectator Staff curriculum. Happy This has been a long time coming, and I CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Some of am so pleased from the broad range of the most famous chefs in Boston support for this measure,” stated 104th came together on Wednesday, May Assemblymember Nazarian. 21, at the Royal Sonesta Hotel Earlier in the week, ANCA Western Page 6 Boston, for the Chefs Party for Our Region Executive Director Elen Park fundraiser helping the Asatryan submitted a strongly worded Armenian Heritage Park. The pro - Jim Kalustian, Foundation President, with letter in support of AB1915 on behalf of gram raised $95,000 for the upkeep Chef Seta Dakessian, chef/owner of Seta’s the organization noting “Despite the Cafe in Belmont INDEX of the park, which was officially existence of the provision within the Arts and Living . 11 opened and dedicated in 2012. framework (pursuant to AB 1273 which Armenia . 2 The participating chefs who had was enacted in 1985), the Armenian Community News. 4 donated their time and food were Ana Sortun of Oleana, Sofra and Sarma; Andrew Genocide is not taught in the over - Editorial . 14 Hebert of Trade, Andrew Yeo of the Ritz Carlton; Brian Dandro of whelming majority of our public International . 3 see CHEFS, page 8 schools. The State Assembly recently see EDUCATION, page 5 2 S ATURDAY , M AY 31, 2014 T HE A RMENIAN M IRROR -S PECTATOR ARMENIA News From Armenia Matenadaran Institute Celebrates Launch Of New AGBU-Funded Scholarship Karabagh Soldier Killed YEREVAN — Armenia’s While Confronting Azeri Ministry of Education and Science and the Mesrop Infiltrators Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts (the STEPANAKERT (Armenpress) — An Armenian sol- Matenadaran). The new ven - dier in the Karabagh army was killed the night of ture will provide bright May 27-28 along the southern contact line between young researchers with the Karabagh and Azerbaijan. At around 2.55 a.m., support they need to discov - Azeri forces attempted to penetrate into Karabagh. er and help preserve some of The press service of the NKR Defense Army the oldest manuscripts, reported that the front line units of the defense books and documents in army, detecting the advance of the special detach- Armenian history. ments of Azeri soldiers, responded and caused sig- Eight scholars were select - nificant damage to the Azeris. ed to participate in the While resisting the Azerbaijani soldiers, AGBU-funded program, Karabagh sustained one loss, that of Corporal Eric advancing their studies in art Vilen Gasparyan, 19. history and theory, historical The Defense Ministry of the Republic of Nagorno source research, historiogra - Karabagh expressed its condolences to Gasparyan’s phy, as well as world history. family members, relatives and fellow servicemen. AGBU scholarship recipients display their new certificates. The young researchers will work in The Matenadaran is the ideal the Matenadaran to help preserve its centuries-old collections. site to conduct their work: it International houses more than 100,000 documents dating as early as the eighth Armenia’s independence, when the the AGBU Armenia Representation Community Worried on century. Researchers and tourists travel country was plagued by an energy crisis, office, congratulated the students and from all over the world to see its nation - AGBU and its benefactors helped the addressed the crowd, remarking, “When Azeri Arms Acquisition: al treasures, including the Gospel of Matenadaran acquire the air condition - the Matenadaran’s leadership first Nalbandian Lazarus and Hakob Meghapart’s ing, fire prevention and security systems approached AGBU with the idea for this Parzatumar, one of the first Armenian that are vital to protecting its archives. partnership, we did not hesitate to YEREVAN (Armenpress) — The issue of books ever printed. AGBU has also sponsored a number of pledge our support. We knew it would Azerbaijan’s increased spending on weapons causes The scholarship initiative is one of the the Madenataran’s publications. strengthen an already productive part - concern to the international community and the many ways AGBU has supported the The new program was inaugurated nership between our organization and Organization for Security and Cooperation in Matenadaran over the years. Following during a ceremony held at the institute the institute, one that is of strategic Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group Co-chair countries as and attended by several public officials. importance because it promotes the well, said Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian dur- There to celebrate was Hrachya development of Armenian studies in ing his interview with the journalists in Sardarapat Tamrazyan, the Matenadaran’s director; Yerevan and globally.” on May 28.
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