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Richard Melik Simonian AIWA Chicago’S Lun- Cheon Resulted in the Veteran Attorney Addition of 14 New Members JULY 28, 2018 Mirror-SpeTHE ARMENIAN ctator Volume LXXXIX, NO. 2, Issue 4546 $ 2.00 NEWS The First English Language Armenian Weekly in the United States Since 1932 INBRIEF Catholicos Receives Armenian Defense Nuncio to Armenia ECHMIADZIN — On July 11, in the Mother See Chief Issues Stern of Holy Echmiadzin, Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians; received Warning to Baku Archbishop José Avelino Bettencourt, Apostolic Nuncio to Armenia and Georgia, and Titular YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — Armenia will Archbishop of Aemona of the Roman Catholic strike back harder if Azerbaijan again Church. launches offensive military operations in The catholicos welcomed the Papal Nuncio, con- Nagorno-Karabakh, Defense Minister Davit gratulated him on his appointment and wished him Tonoyan said in an interview published on fruitful activity. Sunday, July 22. The Catholicos of All Armenians stated that the Speaking to the Russian publication relations between the Armenian Church and the EADaily.com , Tonoyan warned Baku against Roman Catholic Church have improved and a repeat of the April 2016 “aggression” strengthened during his reign. In this regard, the against Karabakh which nearly degenerated catholicos reflected on the visits of Pope John Paul into an all-out Armenian-Azerbaijani war. II and Pope Francis to Armenia, which testifies to He said the Armenian military has the love towards the nation who first adopted “drawn conclusions” from the four-day hos- Christianity as a state religion. tilities that left at least 190 soldiers from Catholicos Karekin II expressed hope that the both sides dead. Those include unspecified newly appointed Papal Nuncio will also make measures that have “excluded the element St. Vartan Cathedral Complex efforts to further strengthen the friendly ties of surprise” another Azerbaijani might between the two churches. Extraordinary Petition Requests Special have, he said. In turn, Archbishop José Avelino extended deep “I don’t want you to be left with the gratitude to the Catholicos of All Armenians for the Session of Eastern Diocesan Assembly impression that Armenia is a solicitor of warm reception. The Papal Nuncio also conveyed peace,” said Tonoyan. “I would advise the the love and support of Pope Francis to the Mother On Cathedral Complex Proposal Azerbaijani side not to be so confident that See of Holy Echmiadzin and the catholicos. it controls the issue of escalation of the mil- Attending the meeting were Archbishop Nathan NEW YORK — A written petition to request a special session of the assembly itary situation. It’s not that mediators will Hovhannisyan, director of the External Relations of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America was submitted on manage to convince the Armenian side to and Protocol Department of the Mother See and July 22 with enough Diocesan delegates’ signa- suspend retaliatory punitive actions if the Very Rev. Fr. Shahe Ananyan, Director of the tures to meet the requirement of the Diocesan Azerbaijani side resumes hostilities, even if Ecumenical Relations Department of the Mother By Aram Arkun bylaws. The request is for the special session Baku conducts a military operation of lim- See. ited scale.” Mirror-Spectator Staff prior to September 22, 2018, and prior to the execution of any agreements or commitments, to see WARNING, page 3 review a proposal concerning the sale or con- HayPost Issues Stamp veyance of interests of the Diocesan complex in New York City. Dedicated to ‘Arshak II’ A copy of the petition was printed in the June 30 issue of the Mirror-Spectator. This is apparently the first time in the history of the Diocese that such a Armenian Side ‘Also YEREVAN (Public Radio of Armenia) — On July request has been made and indicates the extraordinary attention this issue has 19 HayPost CJSC cancelled and put into circulation been gathering. In fact, the Armenian Mirror-Spectator has seldom received as Responsible’ For a postcard with one stamp dedicated to the many letters, emails and phone calls about any other issue in recent memory. Spendiaryan National Academic Theatre of Opera The original proposal, which was about “monetizing the value of the air rights Russian Drill Scare and Ballet and the 150th anniversary of the first of the cathedral complex,” according to James Kalustian, the chairman of the coun- Armenian operam “Arshak II.” cil of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church, was presented at the Diocesan YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — Armenian offi- The stamp has been issued with a print run of Assembly on May 3, 2018. Members of the Diocesan community reacted almost cials are also to blame for a Russian military 500 pcs. The creator of the postcard’s design is the immediately and asked that the broader community have input in whatever deci- exercise that scared residents of a village in designer of HayPost CJSC David Dovlatyan. sion was to be reached (e.g. Hirant Gulian’s “Community Input Needed Before the northwestern Shirak province, Defense The postage stamp depicts a fragment scene Deciding Fate of Diocesan Complex,” Mirror-Spectator June 2). Various interpre- Minister Davit Tonoyan said on July 22. from the performance of Tigran Tchoukhadjian’s tations of the proposal, which has not been made public, spread throughout the His remarks contrasted with Prime first Armenian opera “Arshak II.” The left part of see PETITION, page 20 Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s furious reaction the postcard depicts the Spendiaryan National to the July 17 exercise held by Russian Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet. troops around the village of Panik. The The postcard signing ceremony was attended by sound of gunfire and explosions terrified Deputy Minister of Transport, Communication and many local residents, who had not been Information Technologies Armen Arzumanyan, Activist Academic Makunts Rethinks notified about the drill beforehand. Director and Artistic Director of the National Pashinyan condemned the incident as a Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet Constantine Armenian Ministry of Culture “provocation against Armenia’s sovereign- Orbelian, HayPost CJSC Postal Branches ty” when he spoke at a July 19 cabinet meet- Administration Area Manager Lilit Tadevosyan, ing in Yerevan. (See related editorial, Page President of the Union of Philatelists Hovik wishes to steer her ministry, and her goals 17.) Musayelyan. By Aram Arkun there, which in turn shed light upon the Tonoyan sounded more cautious during a workings of the new Armenian govern- Mirror-Spectator Staff visit to Panik where he met with local offi- ment. The interview was conducted in English, which Makunts speaks fluently. WASHINGTON — Lilit Makunts was The 34-year-old minister previously was INSIDE appointed as Armenia’s minister of culture an associate professor at the Russian- on May 12. During a visit to the United Armenian University in Yerevan. She began States at the end of June she spoke about teaching there in 2005 and in February her background, the direction in which she 2018 became the head of the Department of International Cooper- Letters from ation at this university. Makunts received a master’s degree from the Faculty of Teddy Romance and Germanic Philology of Yerevan State Page 12 University (YSU) in 2005 Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan speaks to and the degree of candidate reporters in Panik village. in Philological Sciences in 2014. INDEX From her days as a stu- cials and the commander of a Russian mili- Arts and Living . 12 dent of linguistics and dis- tary base, Colonel Vladimir Yelkanov. He Armenia . 2,3 course at YSU (1999-2003) spoke of “mistakes committed by both the Community News. .. 6 she was active in Armenian Russian side and the Armenian side.” Editorial . 17 International . 4,5 politics and worked for “I officially declare that one day before Minister of Culture Lilit Makunts (photo: Aram Arkun) democratic change. She [the exercise] the Russian side informed see CULTURE, page 10 see DRILL, page 2 2 S ATURDAY, J ULY 2 8 , 2 0 1 8 T HE A RMENIAN M IRROR -S PECTATOR ARMENIA News From Armenia Pashinyan and Trump Meeting May Happen YEREVAN (Armenpress) — First issue has been raised by the frames of this event two adjacent Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Congressmen, and we assured that it is events were also scheduled which Ararat Mirzoyan commented on the being discussed, the meeting is possi- Armenia had undertaken to imple- Putin, Pashinyan Discuss possible meeting of Prime Minister ble,” hesaid. ment,” he said. Eurasian Union Nikol Pashinyan and US President Mirzoyan also commented on the The Armenian delegation met with Donald Trump via a video on details of Armenia’s withdrawal from the top US officials during which the YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — Russian President Facebook. the Millennium Challenge program. relations of the two countries were dis- Vladimir Putin telephoned Armenian Prime Minister “Within the frameworks of the “Quite a long time before our visit the cussed. “We had meetings with the Nikol Pashinyan on Monday, July 23, to discuss close upcoming visit PM Pashinyan will World Bank changed Armenia’s rating UNDP head, COAF [Children of ties between their countries and the future of the depart for the US in September to par- from a country with low average Armenia Foundation] founder and Eurasian Economic Union (EEU). ticipate in the UN General Assembly, income to high average income, but director Garo Armen, attended the Putin also had separate phone calls earlier in the and therefore on the sidelines of the according to the criteria of the event organized by the AGBU and also day with the presidents of Kazakhstan and Belarus, Millennium Challenge program, those met with the AGBU representatives. two other members of the Russian-led trade bloc. states which meet several criteria, as Thereafter, several bilateral meetings In a short statement, the Kremlin said Putin and well as didn’t reach high average, can with quite influential Congressmen Pashinyan touched upon “issues pertaining to the be considered as possible partners.
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