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David Krikorian Vahé Yerevan’s is banking on the Berberian Tamanyan Park people comes to is a sculpture Armenia garden See story on page 3m See story on page 14 m See story on page 10m Eastern U.S. Edition Number 130 the armenian September 19, 2009 reporter President Serge Sargsian addresses the leaders of over 50 political parties, as Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian looks on. He made a case for an agreement on bilateral relations negotiated with Turkey. Photo: Hayk Badalyan/Photolure. President consults political parties on Turkey relations See story on page 1 m Visit us at reporter.am The Armenian Reporter | September 19, 2009 the armenian Number 130 September 19, 2009 reporter National Sen. Menendez to receive ANCA-Eastern Region Freedom Award The Armenian National Commit- Eastern Region Banquet hosted by tee of America Eastern Region will the Armenian Cultural Association honor United States Senator Rob- of America on Saturday, October 3, ert Menendez with its Freedom 2009 at Espace in New York City. Award at the Third Annual ANCA See story on page 9m The leaders of over 50 political Commentary parties convened to hear President Serge Sargsian Taner Akçam: The decision will be made by make his case for politicians, not historians an agreement on bilateral In an interview with Turkey’s Taraf He rejects the notion that a com- relations daily, Professor Taner Akcam dis- mission could determine whether negotiated with cusses the agreement initialed by the events of 1915 constituted Turkey. Photo: Armenia and Turkey on the nor- genocide – a matter that is settled. Hayk Badalyan/ malization of bilateral relations. See story on page 23m Photolure. Community Little hearts: Two Armenian-Americans create President consults political documentary about child protection in Armenia parties on Turkey relations Two high-school students from Con- and make a documentary about it. necticut went to Armenia to volun- They look back at the experience. teer at the Child Protection Center, See story on page 18m But protocols “aren’t to the Turkish blockade of Arme- “It is not possible to imagine nia, President Serge Sargsian on that the parliament of any coun- Community subject to change” September 17 invited the leaders of try conducts negotiations and dozens of political parties to dis- makes changes based on the pro- cuss the latest developments in Ar- posals presented by members of From the menia-Turkey relations. parliament,” Mr. Nalbandian said “By inviting Turkey’s president to from the podium of the National opposition, only ARF Armenia [in 2008] and initiating this Assembly in response to a ques- whole process, I intended to open tion addressed to him by the ARF’s participates a window of possibility to normal- Vahan Hovhannesian. “If that ize relations between Armenia and were the case, then no negotia- by Tatul Hakobyan Turkey and to demonstrate that a tion process would have a conclu- people who have suffered genocide sion, and we would not achieve – the Armenian nation . in reality anything. The protocols have been YEREVAN – As members of the Ar- has enough power to be the first to presented for public study, discus- menian Revolutionary Federation extend a hand,” Mr. Sargsian said. sion. Members of parliament will continued a hunger strike in front Earlier, Foreign Minister Edward have the opportunity to express of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nalbandian had emphasized that it their opinions during the discus- and a sit-in in front of the govern- was not possible to make any chang- sions for ratification, and if the ment building to protest the con- es or amendments to the agreements majority of the parliament agrees cessions agreed to by the Armenian that had been negotiated, and that government in exchange for an end they would be signed as is. Continued on page 20 m Hakob IMF sees renewed growth in Armenia Hakobyan’s Spring Day. by Emil Danielyan Armenian Radio N.J. and Hovnanian School sponsor “Art in Fall” YEREVAN (RFE/RL) – The Inter- The Armenian Radio Hour of N.J. of well-known artists – Hakob national Monetary Fund remains and the Hovnanian School are plan- Hakobyan, Vagharshag Elibekian, satisfied with the Armenian au- ning an art exhibit, “Art in Fall,” for Robert Elibekian, and Arek Elibeki- thorities’ response to the global Saturday, October 17, at the Hovna- an – will be on display for sale.. economic downturn and expects nian School Auditorium. The works See story on page 7m Armenia’s economy to resume its growth next year, a senior IMF of- International ficial said on September 16. Mark Lewis, head of a visiting IMF mission, said that the economy Founder Yervant Zorian discusses the launch of would significantly benefit from a possible reopening of the Turkish- AGBU’s Armenian Virtual College Armenian border. He argued that an open frontier with Turkey would The AGBU Armenian Virtual College founder Yervant Zorian speaks open a new and lucrative market (AVC) went online earlier this year about what the trial session showed to Armenian exporters, reduce the for a summer trial session that at- and about his vision for the college. cost of imports to the landlocked tracted hundreds of eager students South Caucasus state, and foster- from every corner of the world. AVC See story on page 19m ing regional economic integration. “So, in sum, we would see higher growth, higher exports and invest- Arts ment, and improved standards of living of the Armenian population,” Mark Lewis, head Mr. Lewis told a news conference of a visiting Exhibition of rare Armenian postcards opens in in Yerevan. IMF mission. Yerevan The mission headed by him spent Photo: Tigran the past two weeks meeting top Tadevosyan/ Armenian government and Central Photolure. An exhibition titled, “My Dear exhibition, which was brought Bank officials to discuss their anti- Brother, Armenians in Turkey 100 to Armenia from Istanbul, rep- crisis measures, which are support- the country. About $158 million of other installment of the loan worth Years Ago,” opened on September resents the substantial presence ed by an IMF loan approved in March. the extra funding was immediately about $60 million. He praised the 15 at the Moscow Theater in Yere- of Armenians in dozens of cities The fund raised the total amount of made available to the Armenian au- authorities for their “very good van. Through the initiative of the and villages within the Ottoman the standby arrangement by more thorities. performance” in taking steps that Civilitas Foundation and Turkish Empire. than half, to $823 million, in June, Mr. Lewis indicated that his talks the IMF believes are necessary for historian Osman Köker’s pub- citing the sharper-than-anticipated in Yerevan paved the way for the lishing house Birzamanlar, this See story on page 16 m impact of the global recession on disbursement next month of an- Continued on page 3 m 2 The Armenian Reporter | September 19, 2009 National Washington briefing In Washington, the Armenian defense budget amounted to $11 National Committee of America billion in 2008, but the country’s (ANCA) will organize two town hall– weapons acquisition is believed to style meetings to discuss the proto- be covered from non-budget sourc- cols on September 24 and 26. es that are not fully disclosed. In recent years, Turkey has increas- U.S. scraps European ingly been buying weapons from non-U.S. sources. missile defense plan, If it goes through, the deal would launches fresh Iran become part of a U.S. effort to de- diplomacy ter Iran by establishing what U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton The Obama administration decided described last July as a “defense to cancel the former president’s umbrella” for America’s Middle plan to place missile interceptors East allies. and radars in Poland and the Czech Iran already has the capability to Republic, officials were quoted as launch missiles at any part of Tur- saying on September 17. key’s territory. The Bush administration had said it wanted the new military installa- Coming up: Armenia’s tions to counter a potential missile threat from Iran. But the plan was Prime Minister to visit strongly opposed by Russian lead- U.S. by Emil Sanamyan ers, who saw it as undermining their A visit of Prime Minister Tigran country’s nuclear weapons deterrent. Sarkisian to the United States is The decision this week to scrap Tigran Sarkisian speaking on Sept. 16. Photo: Armenian government. in the works, Armenia’s Ministry of the plan was welcomed by Russia Economy revealed in a statement Armenian-American improve its missile defense capa- on September 11. bilities, including a potential $7.8 Specific dates for the visit groups split on Turkey billion deal with U.S. companies, have not yet been made pub- protocols news media reported. lic, but Mr. Sarkisian’s visit The protocols on the establish- On September 11, the Obama last year was timed to coincide ments of bilateral relations and administration notified Congress with board meetings of the diplomatic relations that Armenia of the possible sale, involving Ray- World Bank and International and Turkey are expected to sign on theon and Lockheed Martin, two Monetary Fund that are held October 13 continue to be debated of the largest U.S. weapons’ manu- in Washington every year. This by Armenian-Americans. facturers, which have also long lob- year’s meetings are planned on The traditional political parties bied for Turkish interests in the October 6 and 7. – the Armenian Revolutionary United States. The visit is also likely to include Federation (Dashnaks), the Social Reacting to the U.S. announce- the regular meeting of the bilateral Democratic Hunchakian Party, and Russia’s ment, the Turkish Defense Minis- U.S.-Armenia Task Force on eco- the Armenian Democratic Liberal President Dmitry try noted that as part of a request nomic issues.

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