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OCTOBER 5, 2019 Mirror-SpeTHE ARMENIAN ctator Volume LXXXX, NO. 12, Issue 4605 $ 2.00 NEWS The First English Language Armenian Weekly in the United States Since 1932 INBRIEF Kim Kardashian Turkish Reveals ‘Big Plans’ For Armenia LOS ANGELES (RFE/RL) — American reality Cultural TV star Kim Kardashian has pledged to explore the possibility of manufacturing her new shapewear line in Armenia and other business opportunities during her upcoming trip to the country. Diplomacy Kardashian has been invited to participate as a “special keynote speaker” and panelist in the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) that Ara Güler Photography will be held in Yerevan on October 6-9. The forum Exhibit in NY Inaugurated by is expected to bring together 2,500 tech profes- sionals from more than 70 countries. President Erdo an “I will be visiting Armenia in the next 2 weeks g and hope to seek ways I can help increase trade and hopefully create jobs for Armenians which By Aram Arkun Cutting the ribbon to inaugurate the exhibition (Sarkis Baharoglu photo) includes @skims production there in the future,” Mirror-Spectator Staff Kardashian said late on Thursday, September 26. “I’ve been working extremely hard on this matter Erdogan, and continues until October 10. poser Fahir Atakoglu, who used a photo- and hope my trip to Armenia will bring some amaz- NEW YORK — An exhibition of the President Erdo an entered the hall with graph of Istanbul by Güler on his 2008 ing news because I have big plans!” the Armenian- works of award-winning Turkish-Armenian his wife, Emine gGülbaran, and a large album, “Istanbul in Blue.” John Bailey, American celebrity added in a series of tweets. photographer Ara Güler (1928-2018), given entourage of officials, who filled the first president of the American Academy of It will be Kardashian’s second trip to Armenia. the epithet of the “Eye of Istanbul,” was three or four rows of seats. Security was Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from inaugurated on September 23 at the tight. Erdo an’s daughter Esra and her hus- see EXHIBIT, page 14 Smithsonian National Museum of the band Beratg Albayrak, National Defense MP Speaks about American Indian in the Alexander Minister Hulusi Akar, Trade Minister Ruhsar Hamilton US Custom House in downtown Pekcan, former Prime Minister Binali Human Rights in New York City, near Wall Street. Yıldırım (now Justice and Development Bill Seeks to Mandate Azerbaijan at PACE It is no coincidence that the exhibition, Party Izmir parliament deputy), Presidential sponsored by the president of the Republic Spokesman Ibrahim Kalın and Turkish Teaching About STRASBOURG (Armenpress) — Member of of Turkey, started at the same time as the Nobel chemistry laureate Aziz Sancar were Parliament Tatevik Haryapetian, representing the 74th session of the United Nations General all present for this cultural event. Genocide, Holocaust My Step bloc, spoke about ethnic minorities and Assembly, which brings international atten- The Program human rights, as well as repeating cases of hatred tion to events in New York. It opened with The evening commenced with a musical In Mass. Schools in sports in Azerbaijan in her speech at the a speech by President Recep Tayyip performance by Turkish pianist and com- Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) autumn session, on September 30. By Alin K. Gregorian “First, the issue of minority and human rights. As you might already have heard a well known Mirror-Spectator Staff Talish activist Fahraddin Aboszoda, who is impris- oned in Azerbaijan for his activities, a few days ago BOSTON — A coalition comprising announced a hunger strike. The Talish people are Armenian, Jewish, educational and activist one of the native minority nations in Azerbaijan groups has banded together in support of a and I think we can’t stay indifferent to this case and bill put forward by state Rep. Jeffrey Roy that, should keep an eye and take requested measures to if passed, would make teaching about the prevent abuses towards national minorities in CoE Jewish Holocaust, Armenian Genocide, as well [Council of Europe] member countries.” as the Ukrainian, Pontian Greek, Bosnian, She also addressed hate crimes in sports. Cambodian, Rwandan and “Unfortunately, last time we tried to show an obvi- Sudanese genocides, part ous discriminatory attitude in Azerbaijan towards of history curriculums. Armenian football player Henrikh Mkhitaryan and The bill has the strong his fans, but the CoE Secretariat decided to address backing of the Anti- the topic only by a written declaration. As a result, Defamation League we got another case of hatred when Armenian (ADL) and the Jewish chess champion Maria Gevorgyan, at the behest of Community Relations the Azerbaijani delegation, was removed from Council (JCRC). Dr. Dikran Tournament in Turkey,” she said. Kaligian Working with the two “In accordance with the explanation of the Turkish groups is the Armenian organizer they had to withdraw the invitation Remembering the Pontic Greeks National Committee of Eastern because Azerbaijani chess players had asserted that if Massachusetts. Dikran Kaligian, a member there was an Armenian in the tournament, they of the ANC of Eastern Massachusetts, would refuse to participate,” Hayrapetyan concluded. Ecumenical Commemoration of see EDUCATION, page 10 Genocide Victims INSIDE BERLIN — The Armenian Genocide was not only Armenian; what unfolded in Armenian Caucus Letter Raises the Ottoman Empire in 1915 and continued for years was a genocide perpetrat- Concerns About Lack of Parity ed by the Young Turk regime against Christian communities. The Promotional Society for the Ecumenical In US Military Assistance to PM Pashinyan in Monuments for Genocide Victims of Azerbaijan, Armenia By Muriel Mirak-Weissbach the Ottoman Empire (FÖGG) has Special to the Mirror-Spectator always stressed this fact, which its WASHINGTON — The Armenian New York City Altars of Remembrance in the Assembly of America announced this week Evangelical Luisenkirchhof in Berlin that it welcomes an Armenian Caucus letter Page 3 bear witness to. (See https://mirrorspectator.com/2018/09/27/ecumenical- which raises grave concerns about “the days-of-remembrance-in-berlin/) There on the site of the church cemetery in recent dramatic increase in Department of Berlin-Charlottenburg are three altars commemorating the victims of the geno- Defense assistance for the Republic of cide, Armenians, Pontic Greeks and Aramaeans. (See https:// Azerbaijan and the clear lack of parity in mirrorspectator.com/2018/03/01ecumenical-altars-remembrance-berlin/) financial aid to the Republic of Armenia.” INDEX The FÖGG organizes events every year to honor the memory of the victims, on In their letter to the Secretaries of State Arts and Living . 12 dates that are associated with the single communities. In late April, it is the and Defense, Representatives Frank Armenia . 2,3 Community News. 6 Armenians, in May, the Greeks. And it honors the memory of all in an ecumeni- Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Jackie Speier (D-CA) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) emphasized that the Editorial . 18 cal spirit. On September 7, in the context of the Day of the Open Monument International . .. 4,5 see GERMANY, page 17 “historic parity” is a “cornerstone to region- al stability and US geo-strategic interests,” see PARITY, page 9 2 S ATURDAY, O CTOBER 5 , 2 0 1 9 T HE A RMENIAN M IRROR -S PECTATOR ARMENIA News From Armenia Create Conditions for Breakthrough in Peace Process: Pashinyan Says at UN Large Amount of Cash YEREVAN (Armenpress) — The people. This is why they are spreading ries, but not the people. To be more pre- Stolen after Attack on peaceful settlement of the Nagorno enormous resources on armament. This cise, territories without the people,” the Priest’s Car Karabakh conflict is of crucial impor- is why the anti-Armenian hate speech Armenian premier said. tance for the stability and the security has become official policy in He said he considered it important to YEREVAN (news.am) — On September 30, in of the region, Armenian Prime Minister Azerbaijan,” Pashinyan said. explain the reason why he is referring Armavir Province, in the city of Vagharshapat, a Nikol Pashinyan said in his speech at He added that in fact, the Azerbaijani to this part of the story. “Do you think priest called the police and reported that the window the 74th session of the UN General authorities want to bring back the I want to contribute to the tension in of the front door of his Toyota Camry parked at Assembly in New York on September Movses Khorenatsi Street in Echmiadzin was shat- 25. tered and his house keys were stolen from inside the “Since my very first day in office I car. Later, before 2 p.m., the thieves entered his have been taking steps in this very con- apartment by opening the door and stole nearly text. With this end in view, I publicly $1,500 and about 700,000 drams. stated that any solution of the NK con- According to the source, the caller told investiga- flict must be acceptable for the people tors that he is a priest in one of the churches of of Armenia, Nagorno Karabakh and Echmiadzin. Azerbaijan. It’s noteworthy, that I was first Armenian leader to voice such posi- tion about the settlement of the con- Ex-Official Files Crime flict. I was heavily criticized in my coun- Report against Armenia try for such a formula of solution which places the three parties of conflict on Prosecutor General an equal footing. Nevertheless, I strong- ly believe that this is the only way to the YEREVAN (News.am) — Former prosecutor of the peaceful and lasting settlement of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Erebuni and Nubarashen conflict because it offers a possibility of Administrative Districts Avetis Apiyan filed a com- comprise, mutual respect and balance.