MARCH 16, 2013 MirTHErARoMENr IAN -Spe ctator Volume LXXXIII, NO. 35, Issue 4280 $ 2.00 NEWS IN BRIEF The First English Language Armenian Weekly in the United States Since 1932 Top World Chess Player Praises Aronian ahead Armenian Modern Art Great Hakob Hakobian Dies Of Tournament YEREVAN (Combined Malishka” are among his best- LONDON (ArmeniaNow) — International Chess Sources) — Renowned known paintings. Federation (FIDE) current number top player Armenian painter Hakob Hakobian was laid to rest on Magnus Carlsen sees Armenia’s Levon Aronian as Hakobian died on March 9 of a Tuesday, March 12. A govern - his main rival at a Chess Candidates Tournament to heart attack. He ment commis - be open in London later this week, according to was 89. sion headed by See an editorial in The Guardian. Born in Egypt, Prime Minister appreciation, page 13 “He has supreme confidence and belief in him - Hakobian repa - Tigran Sargisian self, is very well prepared, can evaluate non-stan - triated to Soviet Armenia in was appointed to organize the dard positions very well and never backs down,” 1962, where he later earned a artist’s funeral. said the Norwegian of Aronian, who is ranked third “People’s artist” title. President Serge Sargisian by FIDE. “A Woman Frying Fish,” issued a letter of condolence Aronian and Carlsen square off in the opening “Spring,” “The Village of on the death of Hakobian, who round of the competition to be held in the British had received the title of capital from March 15 to April 1. People’s Artist of Armenia. “Hakob Hakobian’s death is a major loss for Armenia’s UK Backs OSCE Minsk artistic life. As a unique artist and exemplary citizen he Group’s Efforts in arrived in his homeland as a well-known artist with a recog - Karabagh Settlement nizable style. He came here to YEREVAN (PanARMENIAN.Net) — Foreign reveal a new Armenia and Minister Eduard Nalbandian met the Permanent secured a permanent place in Under Secretary in the UK Foreign and the history of his country’s Commonwealth Office Simon Fraser on Monday, art,” President Sargisian said March 11. in his letter, further commiser - Nalbandian hailed the UK’s assistance to reforms ating with the artist’s family in Armenia. Hakob Hakobian and admirers. “Vaiodzor,” 1970, now in Armenian State Gallery Nalbandian briefed the UK official on the see HAKOBIAN, page 16 progress in the settlement of Karabagh issue, with Fraser stressing UK’s adherence to peaceful solu - tion of the conflict and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Nova Southeastern University Actively Group’s mediatory efforts. Fundraising for Armenian Genocide Studies Oklahoma, Texas Mark ‘Khojaly Massacre’ ly to change drastically, occasionally efforts Jason J. Campbell, as a professor in these BAKU (Combined sources) — Azeri news sources are made to initiate new academic pro - programs. Campbell had already founded a By Aram Arkun reported that in March the state Senate in grams and positions. Nova Southeastern non-profit activist organization, the Mirror-Spectator Staff Oklahoma and the state House in Texas have both University appears on the verge of making Institute for Genocide Awareness and passed resolutions “recognizing the Khojaly such an effort, if sufficient support and Applied Research, in 2009. His research Massacre” in Artsakh 21 years ago, which they FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Armenian funding are found. happened to focus on genocide and he sug - claim was committed by Armenian forces. Studies is a small field, with a small number Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is a gested that it needed to be a more defined “The document highlights the Armenia- of academic specialists. The number of aca - relatively young university, founded in curricular focus. NSU agreed. (Despite Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the occupa - demic specialists on the Armenian 1964, but it already is fairly large, with repeated efforts to contact him, Campbell tion of Khojaly by Armenian armed forces with the Genocide is even smaller, and there are very more than 28,000 students. Dr. Susanne was unavailable to be interviewed for this help of motor-infantry regiment of former USSR few positions for them at universities in the Marshall, senior associate dean of opera - article.) and the killing of over 600 innocent people of United States. While this situation is unlike - tions and student services at NSU, It was already necessary to provide his - Khojaly, AzerTAg reported,” according to Trend explained that the university has had grad - torical and sociopolitical backgrounds for Azeri news agency. uate programs in conflict resolution for analysis in the multidisciplinary field of con - According to the report, the Oklahoma Senate is many years. There are more than 800 stu - flict analysis, so genocide studies fit in well Nazar and Artemis sending the document to the US Congress and the dents enrolled in them now. The focus of here, but the university wishes to expand State Department. The resolution was introduced these programs has been on the interna - its offerings further. Marshall said, “We Nazarian to Be by Oklahoma state Sen. Tom Ivester. tional and governmental level. A few years would like to have a more independent The Texas House of Representatives adopted a Honored in New York ago, NSU hired a young faculty member, see FUNDRAISING, page 16 similar resolution introduced by Rep. Hubert Vo. NEW YORK — On Friday, May 10, In the last month, New Mexico and Arkansas also Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch passed measures supporting the Azeri version of and Catholicos of All Armenians, will events. honor lifelong benefactors Nazar and Armenia’s Sargisian Pays First Foreign Artemis Nazarian. The Eastern Diocese and the Visit to Russia after Reelection Armenian General Benevolent Union INSI DE (AGBU) are co-sponsoring the MOSCOW (ArmeniaNow) evening, which will be held at the — Armenian President Plaza Hotel in Manhattan. Serge Sargisian met with his Russian counterpart Sumgait Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday – on the second and last day of what has Tribute been his first trip to a for - eign country after last Page 8 month’s reelection. “This is natural that my first foreign trip is to Moscow. Russia is our strategic partner, our ally and that says everything,” INDEX stressed Sargisian, as quoted by Putin’s press office. Arts and Living . 10 Putin, for his part, congratulated Sargisian on his “convincing” victory, stress - Armenia . 2 ing “special” relations with Armenia that he said have been developing well on the Community News. 4 whole. Editorial . 13 Nazar Nazarian with Catholicos of International . 3 All Armenians Karekin II Sargisian reportedly repeated his invitation to the Russian leader to pay a state visit to Armenia. 2 S ATURDAY , M ARCH 16, 2013 T HE A RMENIAN M IRROR -S PECTATOR ARMENIA News From Armenia American University of Armenia to Brazil Seeks to Expand Expand Reach in Rural Armenia Ties with Armenia Turpanjian Family The program, to be implemented by skills and competencies.” YEREVAN (Armenpress) — Armenian Foreign Affair AUA Extension, will offer a tailored cur - AUA Extension’s mission is to expand Minister Eduard Nalbandian received Deputy Educational Foundation riculum to develop the knowledge, Armenia’s academic, industrial, and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Brazil Vera Machado, Pledges $750,000 skills, and abilities of the local work - technological development by fostering who paid an official visit to Yerevan on March 11. force in rural communities. The ulti - growth through accessible, high-quality As the Foreign Affair Ministry of Armenia YEREVAN — The American mate aim is to increase local employ - education, adult training and lifelong announced to the media, Nalbandian welcomed University of Armenia (AUA) is estab - ment and stimulate stagnant rural learning opportunities. For more infor - Machado and said Armenia is happy to develop lishing a Continuing Education economies. mation on AUA Extension, visit: closer relations with Brazil and voiced hope that Program (CEP) to curtail rural-urban “We are keenly aware that rural- http://extension.aua.am/. thanks to the joint efforts it would become possible migration in Armenia. The CEP is fund - urban migration is a serious problem in to use the potential of bilateral relations more effi- ed through a generous multi-year Armenia, as it is in many developing ciently. pledge of $750,000 from the countries throughout the world,” said Nalbandian noted that the two countries have to AUA president Dr. Bruce Hartashen Village strengthen the legal contractual field, deepen trade Boghosian. “Thanks to the economical cooperation, and intensify the coopera- vision and philanthropic leader - Mayor Gets 8 Years tion in the frames of the international organiza- ship of Mr. Turpanjian and the For Rape of 14-Year- tions. Turpanjian Family Educational Machado expressed her gratitude for the recep- Foundation, AUA will offer Old Girl tion and noted that Brazil seeks to deepen ties with high-quality Extension courses Armenia in various spheres and that her visit for professional development in YEREVAN (Hetq) — Azat Ghukasyan, serves to that aim. Armenia’s rural areas, playing mayor of the Syunik village of an important role in mitigating Hartashen, has been sentenced to eight this problem.” years for the rape of a 14-year-old girl. British Documentary on The CEP will initially be The girl was a student in Ghukasyan’s Azeri Human Rights launched in Shirak and Tavush gym class at the local school. He was in the first year, expanding to arrested last March for ordering the Shocks Audiences From left, Gerald H. Turpanjian, AUA Trustee two other regions in the follow - mentally-challenged student into the and president of the Turpanjian Family ing year. Courses offered will gym and violating her sexually. YEREVAN (Armenpress) — British filmmaker Liz Educational Foundation with AUA President Dr.