ANCA Participates in a Hai
Tahd Conference in Yerevan
Horizon's Paul Chaderjian speaks
with Armenian National Committee of America Executive Director
Aram Hamparian about his recent trip to the republics of Armenia
and Nagorno Karabakh to participate in an international Hai Tahd
Conference. Mr. Hamparian also addresses plans by the Woodrow
Wilson Center to honor the Turkish Foreign Minister, who
vehemently denies US Pres. Woodrow Wilson's beliefs and
ideologies.
YEREVAN—The recent adoption by
the European Parliament of a report urging the return of
Nagorno-Karabakh to Azeri rule could have been prevented, the
head of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation’s Supreme Council
in Armenia said on Tuesday.
SOFIA, Bulgaria (Yerkir)—Slamming
a report presented at the European Parliament on Thursday,
Armenian Revolutionary Federation parliamentary faction chairman
Vahan Hovannesian on Friday warned that efforts by the European
Union to establish partnerships are in danger, given the
damaging precedent set by the above report.
BOSTON, MA – A petition campaign
created by a broad coalition of Boston-area Jewish and Armenian
groups and community members has surpassed its original goal of
10,000 signatures and continues to gain support. The online
petition hosted by
Change.org urges U.S. officials to stand up to Turkey’s
multi-million dollar campaign of genocide denial, specifically
calling on Congress and President Obama to officially recognize
the Armenian Genocide.
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Turkish Parliamentarian Suat
Kiniklioglu Dodges ANCA Questions on Protocols
ANCA Gov't Affairs Director Kate Nahapetian
confronts Turkish Parliamentarian Suat Kiniklioglu - a perrenial
opponent of Genocide legislation and Erdogan crony - on the
Turkey-Armenia Protocols. Note the last section where
Kiniklioglu even denies the existence of a blockade...
May 20, 2010
The Hollywood Armenian Center
opened its doors on Sunday May 16 at an inauguration ceremony
attended by the community members and activists.
HOLLYWOOD–Sunder
Ramani, California 43rd Assembly District candidate for the June
8th runoff Special Election will be participating in a televised
Town Hall on Sunday, May 16th from 7:00 – 8:00pm. The town hall
is organized by the Armenian National Committee of America –
Western Region (ANCA-WR).
YEREVAN (Combined
Sources)—Visiting president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the
Council of Europe, Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters Thursday that
it was his own decision to not visit Dzidzernagapert and, as a
result, disrespect the 1.5 million victims of the Armenian
Genocide.
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Gulbenkian Foundation Grants
$25,000 to ARF Archives Institute
MONTEBELLO—The Armenian section of the Galouste Gulbenkian
Foundation, once again, has provided a grant of $25,000 to the
Armenian Revolutionary Federation Archives Institute for
digitizing the vast archives of the organization.
Institute Executive Director, Vatche Proodian, expressed his
gratitude to the Foundation for the response to the grant
request.
He
thanked the Foundation’s Armenian section directors Martin
Esayan and Zaven Yegavian for this new grant and added that
just like the previous grant, the funds will be allocated
toward digitizing the archives and their respective indices.
Proodian also added that the digitizing project is already
underway.
Latin America’s
largest university hosts international conference on “The
Prototype Genocide of Modern Times” in partnership with Zoryan
Institute and governments of the State of Sao Paulo and the
Republic of Armenia
ATLANTA, GA – The Armenian
community of Georgia was joined by state and local officials in
commemorating the Armenian Genocide at an annual program held at
the State Capitol, organized by Dr. Sarkis Agasarkisian and
Aroutioun Agasarkisian, chairman of the Armenian National
Committee of Georgia.
YEREVAN—The Armenian
Revolutionary Federation announced Tuesday that it will boycott
all meetings and events related to Wednesday's visit by Mevlut
Cavusoglu, the president of the Parliamentary Assembly of
Council of Europe, citing the leader’s expressed refusal to
visit the Dzidzernagapert Memorial Monument.
In Yerevan, the commemorative day
began with senior state, military, and diplomatic officials
laying wreathes at the World War II memorial in Yerevan’s
Victory Park and concluded with a solemn ceremony at the
Yerablur National Cemetery. The anniversary falls on the same
day the war against Nazi Germany was over.
STEPANAKERT—Leaders of the
Armenian Revolutionary Federation Hai-Tahd committees headed to
Stepanakert over the weekend and met with Nagorno-Karabakh
Republic President Bako Sahakian and parliament speaker Ashot
Ghoulyan.
WASHINGTON, DC–Rep. Adam Schiff
(D-CA) on Wednesday launched an effort to parallel H. Res. 252,
the Congressional resolution he introduced to recognize and
commemorate the Armenian Genocide, by calling on survivors of
the genocide carried out by the Ottoman Empire from 1915 to
1923, as well as their family members and descendants, to submit
their stories and memories for inclusion into the Congressional
Record.
ISTANBUL (Hurriyet)–Turkey’s foreign
minister lashed out at Israeli policy in the Middle East in
comments published Tuesday in the latest flare up of the
deteriorating relationship between the longtime regional allies.
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Horizon 180
Investigates Lebanese Ban on Genocide Music Video
ANKARA (Today’s Zaman)–Turkey is
concerned over a decision by the Israeli parliament on Wednesday
to have one of its standing committees consider a draft
resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide, the Turkish
Today’s Zaman newspaper reported Friday citing a Foreign
Ministry spokesman.
ANKARA (World
Bulletin)–Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Saturday
that Turkey was eager to open its borders with Armenia to
facilitate its complete integration with its neighbors.
WASHINGTON–Armenian Americans from throughout the Greater
Washington DC area struck a blow to Armenian Genocide denial
this week with protests at the White House and Turkish Embassy
calling for proper U.S. and Turkish Government recognition of
the murder of 1.5 million Armenians from 1915-1923 as
‘genocide,’ reported the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF)
Washington “Ani” Chapter.
STRASBOURG (Tert.am)–The
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) condemned
the Armenian Genocide on Wednesday in a statement commemorating
the 95th anniversary of the crime circulated by the
Strasbourg-based organization’s Armenian delegation.
TORONTO, ON – In commemoration of
the 95th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, over one thousand
members of the Canadian-Armenian community of Toronto, joined by
a number of prominent political and community guests gathered at
the Armenian Youth Centre on Sunday, April 25th.
