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The Armenian Genocide” Intro - Duced by Marco Biagi from the Scottish National Party JUNE 1, 2013 MirTHErARoMENr IAN -Spe ctator Volume LXXXIII, NO. 45, Issue 4290 $ 2.00 NEWS IN BRIEF The First English Language Armenian Weekly in the United States Since 1932 Scottish Parliament Armenia Adopts Genocide Remembrance Day Marks First EDINBURGH (Public Radio of Armenia) — The Parliament of Scotland has passed the motion on Republic Day: “Remembering the Armenian Genocide” intro - duced by Marco Biagi from the Scottish National Party. It was signed by 65 members of Parliament. President Calls for Unity The motion included the following statement: “The Parliament notes that April 24 is the YEREVAN (Armenia Now) — On May 28, anniversary of the government of the Ottoman Armenia marked First Republic Day, celebrat - Empire arresting Armenian intellectuals in 1915, ing the establishment of the first short-lived which is generally considered to be the beginning democratic Armenian state 95 years ago. of the forced relocations and expulsions that led In a speech at Sardarapat, one of the to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of scenes of heroic battles that led to inde - Armenians in a systematic genocide over the pendence at the beginning of the 20th cen - course of eight years; believes that the Armenian tury, President Serge Sargisian called for tragedy gives the people of every nation reason to unity to uphold the new republic. pause and reflect; commemorates all those who “Ninety five years ago at Gharakilisa, have fallen victim to genocide or attempted geno - Bash-Aparan and particularly here, in cide, and recognizes this and all other genocides Sardarapat, we were put to a fatal test. It as tragedies that should never be repeated in any was a nationwide test for old and young, part of the world.” clergy and military, Dashnaks and A military march at Sardarapat outside Yerevan Communists, officials and peasantry. All of us. In the last patch of historic Armenia, the PACE President Says last handful of Armenians living in their petrated and proliferated was stopped here ed Armenia’s statehood right in the battle - Fatherland were fighting. Here we stopped owing to our spirit of unity,” said Sargisian, field at the expense of enormous casualties 2013 Could Be Turning and forced back the enemy; and the world according to his press office. and losses, thanks to blood and faith, stand - Point in Karabagh had neither illusions nor doubts about the “For many nations the declaration of ing behind each other, looking forward. adversary’s racist and anti-Armenian inten - independence is a political act and even a United! STRASBOURG, France (PanArmenian.net) — tions. Here the Armenians of Eastern grand ceremony whereas for us it was an “May 28, 1918, heralded our physical According to Council of Europe Parliamentary Armenia averted the impending calamity. ordeal. We did not even know that one or deliverance and political rebirth; conse - Assembly (PACE) President Jean-Claude Mignon, The Genocide that originated in the two days after the courageous May battles quently, our people’s valor and vigor were 2013 may become a turning point in the settlement Ottoman Turkey and was consistently per - we would declare independence. We creat - superbly manifested during the Great of the Nagorno-Karabagh conflict. Patriotic War and in the battle of Artsakh. Dwelling on Azerbaijan’s forthcoming chairman - Today, here at Sardarapat, the Armenian ship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council soldier’s firm tread and victorious spirit of Europe (CoE), Mignon hailed PACE’s opportuni - testify in the best possible way that we ties to reconcile both parties and reach an agree - Genocide Resolution Introduced in Congress know the formula of survival and victory,” ment on the issue. he continued. “We think 2013 will be a turning point, given WASHINGTON — Rep. David Valadao (R- facts and ongoing consequences of the see REPUBLIC, page 2 Armenia and Azerbaijan’s chance to take specific CA) along with Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Armenian Genocide, and a fair, just, and measures. Both Yerevan and Baku will assume Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs Frank Pallone, comprehensive international resolution of chairmanship in the CoE Committee of Ministers. Jr. (D-NJ) and Michael Grimm (R-NY), official - this crime against humanity.” Prevention of conflicts, as well as speedy resolution ly introduced a resolution regarding the A House-only resolution, H. Res. 227 was Very Rev. Aren of the existing conflicts were among the key goals Armenian Genocide, reported the Armenian referred to the House Committee on of the formation of the CoE Committee of Assembly of America. Foreign Affairs, where longtime supporters Jebejian Elected Ministers,” Mignon said. The new bill, H.Res. 227, calls on “the of US affirmation of the Armenian president to work toward equitable, con - Genocide, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) and Eliot Primate of Canada structive, stable, and durable Armenian- Engel (D-NY), serve as chairman and rank - Chapel in Armenian Turkish relations based upon the Republic ing member, respectively. MONTREAL — On Saturday, May 25, Cemetery Restored of Turkey’s full acknowledgment of the see RESOLUTION, page 2 during the annual diocesan meeting, the pastor of St. Gregory the Illuminator MALATYA, Turkey (PanArmenian.net) — The Church of Chicago, the Very Rev. Aren chapel and the outbuildings of an Armenian ceme - Jebejian was elected the Primate of tery demolished earlier by city officials have been Canada. restored by the government and will be transferred The annual meeting took place at the St. to the city’s Armenian community. Gregory the Illuminator Church of The chapel will open its doors on June 29, the Montreal, where the Primate is based. The Taraf newspaper reported citing the head of the meeting was attended by all members of Armenian union, Hayder Khosrov Keleravitoglu. the clergy of all the churches of Canada. This year cultural tours will be organized to take There were two representative each of East visitors to the chapel, Holy Trinity Armenian and West Coast Dioceses. Monastery and St. Gregory the Illuminator. As the by-laws dictates, there were three candidates approved by Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians. They were the actual primate Archbishop Bagrad INSI DE Galstanian, Archbishop Dajad Yardemian and Very Rev. Aren Jebejian. see CANADA, from page 3 Tekeyan Prince Charles meets with President Serge Sargisian. Center Prince Charles Visits Armenia Pages 8-9 YEREVAN (RIA Novosti and ArmeniaNow) — Prince Charles, the 64-year-old heir to the British throne, arrived in Armenia on Tuesday, May 28, on a first-ever visit by a member of the British royal family. INDEX The private visit is scheduled to last until May 30, the UK embassy in Yerevan’s Arts and Living . 10 press service said. The visit was organized following an invitation from the Armenia . 2 Yerevan, My Love charity foundation, whose activities are directed at preserving Community News. 4 Editorial . 14 landmark historic sites in Armenia’s ancient capital. International . 3 see PRINCE CHARLES, page 2 Very Rev. Aren Jebejian 2 S ATURDAY , J UNE 1, 2013 T HE A RMENIAN M IRROR -S PECTATOR ARMENIA News From Armenia ATP Completes 39th Season of Tree Planting YEREVAN — Armenia Tree Project (ATP) has recently completed its 39th season of planting. Nearly 44,000 trees Photo Exhibit on were planted this spring throughout Armenia, including decorative and fruit Genocide Orphans Opens trees and more than 10,000 reforesta - tion seedlings in the Lori region. This YEREVAN (Public Radio of Armenia) — US brings the total number of trees planted Ambassador to Armenia John A. Heffern attended and rejuvenated by ATP to 4,268,516 the opening of the photo exhibition, “Along the since 1994. Trails of the Armenian Orphans,” at the National ATP’s Community Tree Planting Gallery of Armenia. (CTP) program revitalizes urban and The exhibition is a joint project of the Naregatsi rural territories by partnering with res - Art Institute (NAI), the Near East Foundation idents to plant at parks, public institu - (NEF) and the US Embassy. The exhibition illus- tions and other sites in Armenia and trates the amazing story of Near East Relief — an Artsakh. American-led humanitarian mission that saved hun- ATP partnered with organizations and local residents of all ages to plant nearly Plantings were organized this spring dreds of thousands of Armenian orphans following 44,000 trees at 111 sites throughout Armenia and Artsakh this spring. in 111 sites, 20 of which are new for the 1915 atrocities in the Ottoman Empire. ATP. The sites recently greened include Heffern, NAI Founder Nareg Hartounian, NEF museum grounds, schoolyards, hospi - Chairman Shant Mardirossian and the director of the Artsakh, mainly in the liberated territo - ating in Armenia sponsored plantings tals, military bases, churches and Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute, Hayk ries of Martuni and Hadrut at the mili - in local communities, which included an orphanages. The first planting of the Demoyan, spoke at the exhibition opening, calling tary bases and the town of Berdzor. “It opportunity for employees to plant season was at Haghartsin, where 150 this “an important chapter” in US-Armenia relations. is of special importance for us to orga - trees along with members of the local thuya (arbor vitae) evergreens were In addition, the opening featured the screening nize tree plantings in these strategic community,” added Harutyunyan. added to the green space around the of a documentary film, “Lest They Perish,” by territories of Artsakh,” said CTP pro - Mentor Graphics joined ATP to plant monastery. Zareh Tjeknavorian and a musical tribute to Near gram manager Arthur Harutyunyan. 300 trees around St. Astvatsatsin ATP also planted 2,144 trees in East Relief performed by the Naregatsi Folk Special plantings were undertaken at Church in Shahumyan Village, and Instruments Ensemble. the Paros Lighthouse Foundation center another 150 trees were planted by The US Embassy, NAI and NEF opened similar in Ptghunk, the Evangelical church in LTXC Credence at the Mother See of exhibitions at the Naregatsi Art Institute in Pyunik, Kharberd Orphanage, Gavar Holy Etchmiadzin.
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