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Q;rin cors vamouan enjazqinpa tas.ana‘ h .orfrda ra na -kann;rou farz;roun! Q;rinwsta f; zouza‘ h% or ir gor‘o[ou -jiunn;re piti ci fakas;nParaq Øpa ma\i a,.atakaxmiqa[aqa ka nouj;ane% ;u inqepiti ,arounakh Filari Qlin -jeni entra‘ martawaroujiune!’;rakoutakan Âob;rt Qork;relsoumn;rou auartin \a\tara -ra‘ h% or Q;rin ’;rako\ti ko[ -mhn pa,tøni kocouile ke fas-tatwi ªmøt ør;rsº!
A\sør% Ar;u;lqi ;rknakamarin wra\ s;u s;u amp;r k*orotan% fo[ -m;r ou 'ojorikn;r kata[i irar ke ba[.in% ;rkire ar;an aliqn;roumh= ke ‘'a\% ke tapali mardkoujiune a,.arfi ;r;shn% ou ke.angaroui vo[owourdn;rou apafow ou .a[a[ k;anqe!
Axg;rou patmouj;anz mh= kan ankoumi ou partouj;an% pat; -rax mi ou j,oua®ouj;an \o®i ,r=ann;r% ;u kan na;u 'a®qi ou \a[ -janaki% .a[a[ouj;an ou bar]rouj;an bargauay dara,r=ann;r!
Jh inco#w k*oro,oui vo[owourdi me anfatakanoujiune% ;jh oc irouv;[ nkaragirow% ir bar]r arvanapatououj;amb% ir apr;lou ougo\at;u;lou kamqow ;u ir axga\in inqnoujiune fastat;lou wy®a -kamouj;amb! Saka\n^ vo[owourdi me patmoujiune sosk patmakananzq;rou ;u iradar]oujiunn;rou% \a[janakn;rou ;u partoujiun -n;rou jouakann;r c;n!
Mardasirakan ‘a®a\oujiunn;rou bnagaua®in mh= tarin;rou 'or]ounin m;r bar;sirakan fastatoujiunn;re% oronzmh iuraqanciure ci.ousa'ir ir partauoroujiunn;re katar;lou fa\ fama\nqin fan dhp!
A\s ‘irhn n;rs \atkan,akan h Faouert Garakhøx;an Fastatou -j;an ‘auala‘ gor‘ounhoujiune Sourio\ tara‘qin ;u \atkaphs Fa -lhpi fa\afo‘ ga[oujhn n;rs! Fastatoujiune ir ord;gra‘ la\n‘ragirn;row% oc mia\n yig ci .na\;r fogalou vo[owourdin kariq n; -re% a\l qa= gitakzoujiune ouni% a\s ør;roun vo[owourdin t.our ouanoro, irawiyake ke pafan=h laroua‘ ouv;r% our oc pakas kar;uor;n na;u baro\afog;banakan gor‘ønn;re% bar]r dimadroujiun zou - zab;r;lou% dimanalou tiro[ pa\mann;roun ou fangamanqn;roun!
Falhpafa\ k;anqi mhk .yankare ke t;sn;nq ;rb k*a\z;l;nq Ga -rakhøx;an fastatoujiune! Fon our xgali ke da®na\ k;anqi da® -noujiunn ou dvouaroujiunn;re m;[mazn;lou kocoua‘ a\s ka®o\zhn
n;rs taroua‘ a,.atanqin taro[oujiune ou ke famoxouinq% jhk;an qi dproz ou bar;sirouj;an amroz h a\s ka®o\ze!
Fon^ our kar;li h ,'ouil mardka\in k;anqi an;[‘ irakanouj;anf;t% ou yancnal k;anqe ir iskouj;an mh=% ir dvouaroujiunn;row oumaqa®oumn;row% ir t.our ou \ousadric ko[m;row!
Fastatoujiun me% or tasnam;akn;r ,arounak an,afa.ndir ax -ga sirouj;an ou mardasirouj;an n;r,ncoumn;row a®a=nordoua‘ an -fatnoum bariq ke s'®h Sourio\ tara‘qi fa\ fama\nqn;roun! K;anqi\or]anoutn;roun mh= enk[ma‘ mardkanz famar ;[a‘ h ba la san%øgnouj;an ];®q ;rkar;low karøt;al entaniqn;roun% ke bar;lauhanonz k;nsamakardake% n;zouk ke kangni fa\ ;ritasard s;roundinfarj;lou famar ir;nz k;anqi dvouaroujiunn;re! Ir man ka.nam‘ragirn;row bv,kakan a®o[=apafakan fogataroujiun k*apafowhfa\ manoukn;roun% orphsxi anonq m;‘nan a®o[= ou ba r;npastpa\mann;rou mh=! Ou ke t;sn;nq% jh Astoua‘afayo\ a\s gor‘e keka taroui lou® ou ana[mouk% f;t;u;low fimnadir bar; rar n;rou ou[; -gi‘in% a\n famoxoumow% or bar;sirakan a,.atanqe k*i mastauorouimardkanz bar;k;zouj;an mh=!
:u a\d bar;k;zoujiune apafow;lou famar% Garakhøx;ane ke fo ga\mardoz oc mia\n k;nsakan kariqn;re% a\l lr=ørhn ousoumna siroua‘ir paragan;roun ke fa[ordh baro\akan n;rouv ou qa =al;ranq%\a[jafar;lou famar k;anqi dvouar pa\mann;re!
:u ankaska‘% mardasirouj;an ga[a'arn;rou a\s emb®noume jo\lkou ta\% or mardoz .onau ou ja.‘ot acq;roun mh= ;ra.tagitou -j;an oura. vpitn;r ka\‘kltan! :u aknjarji me mh= kar;li ht;sn;l% jh incphs ja.i‘n ou arzounqe ke 'o.ouin vpiti! :u mi#jha\s ch bar;gor‘ouj;an imaste ;u fimnakan npatake!
Bar;gor‘oujiun% or ir ba®azi la\n imastow kar;li h bnoujagr;lorphs bari gor‘ kataro[% bariq ba,.o[! Bariq% or ke b.i barikam;zo[ouj;nhn ou mardasirakan w;f xgazoumn;rh!
Dvouar h es;l% jh orqanow endoun;li ;n mardka\in k;anqi masina\s emb®noumn;re m;r ,r=apathn n;rs! Orowf;t;u mardik ;rb;mnbariqe o[ormouj;an f;t ke ,'oj;n% mo®nalow or m;r vo[owourde iro[= patmouj;an enjazqin ir ouv;roun apauina‘^ ch 'or]a‘ ;rb;qo[ormoujiun fa\z;l% a\l ir arvani fatouzoume gta‘ h ir s;rmana‘bariqin mh=!
F;t;uabar% ;r;uo\jn;rou mak;r;sa\in enkalman f;t;uanqow% ba -za®oua‘ ch fasarakouj;an mh= ;rb;mn \a\tnouo[ kama\akan w;ra -b;rmounqn;rn ou tagnapali ør;roun c\armaro[ karg me mardozzouzadrakan aknba. ms.oumn;re! Phtq h endounil% or qa[aqakr-jouj;an miako[mani enkalman paraga\in fasarakouj;an mh= i\a\t kou gan oro, j;rin;r% oronq tarin;rou f;t;uo[akan ousoum-nasiroujiun pafan=o[ j;roujiunn;r ;n!
Am;rikafa\ nor kaxmauorouo[ga[oujn;rou k;anqin mh=%Smsar ;an ;[au faxouagiut a\n;ra.tauorn;rhn% or ir a,.a -tanqow ;u wa\;la‘ \arganqowkrzau s'iu®qafa\ axga\in-fa -sarakakan kaxmak;rpou j;anzg;rago\n marminn;rou andamentrouil! 1945-in an ke da®na\FBEM-i K;dronakan WarcakanVo[owi andam% or qani me tari
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FA|ASTANI GL>AUOR ÂAXMAKANT:SOUC& >A{A{OUJ:AN APAFOWMANFAMAR ANFRAV:<T H MARTOUNAK BANAK
>a[a[ouj;an ;u anwtangouj;an apafowman famar a®a=inf;r jin anfrav;,t h martounak banak! Nman t;sakht h\a\tn;l Fa \as tani gl.auor ®axmakan t;souc Miqa\hl |arou-jiun;ane pa tas.an;low NEWS.am-i j[jakzi farzin% jh inc hnra famar Banaki øre ;u Xinoua‘ ouv;ri kaxmauorman ta -r;dar]e!
n;roun xofo[oujiun ke qaroxh%xofo[ouj;nhn .ousa'o[ war-dap;te^ Thr Babghn!
Corrord^ ªFauatqi ou sirounxougaf;® Thr Babghn ouni na;ubaxmajiu ‘ragr;r% oronq zan ka -noum h lou‘;l patriarq entrou; louz\;to\º% ke grh ªAxgºi j[ja kize!
Farz phtq hr tal fog;,norffa\r sourbin% jh ;jh iskaphsouni a\d fauatqn ou shre SourbAjo®in fandhp% ou ke zankanara\d baxmajiu ‘ragr;row øgta -kar ellal axga\in m;r darauorpatriarqouj;an% inco#u famarciragor‘;z ir ª‘ragr;reº% ;rbT& Jorgom Patriarqe xinq wanqkanc;z ou amhn a®ij en‘a\;z or‘a®a\hr Sourb Ajo®in!
A'so@s&&& :r=& Jorgom Pa -triar qe ;jh gitnar% or T& Bab -ghn wardap;te a\d baxmaji@u‘ragr;re i mti ounhr lou‘;loupatriarq entrou;louz \;to\%gonh patriarqarani mhk an kiu -ne \atouk ajo® me k*apafowhr%m;[a\&&& m;[a\&&& gaf me pitieshi% ;u :rousa[hmi patriar-qoujiunn al a\sqan o@u, chr mnara\d cqna@[ ‘ragirn;re iragor -‘oua‘ t;sn;lou!
A PUBLICATION OF ARMENIAN DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL PARTY, WESTERN DISTRICT COMMITTEE OF THE UNITED STATES
THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2013VOLUME 91, NO. 4
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Armenia’s 36-year-old Metsamor nu-clear power station received a positive re-port form the IAEA in early 2011, prompt-ing the Armenian government to decide to keep the plant open until 2026. Armenian environmentalists are concerned the aging power station could have a catastrophic failure before then. (Photo: Anahit Hayra-petyan)
The Armenian government’s recent de-cision to prolong the lifespan of the aging Metsamor nuclear power plant– a deci-sion supported by the United States – is provoking a public outcry. But with no re-placement energy source in sight, the gov-ernment maintains it has no choice but to place faith in the facility’s sole functioning reactor.
Metsamor opened in 1976 and sits on earthquake-prone terrain near a residential area about 30 kilometers away from the Ar-menian capital, Yerevan. The nuclear plant generates almost 40 per cent of Armenia’s
Is Yerevan Rolling Atomic Dice?
electricity. For almost two decades, various international plans have been circulating to either shut the plant down, or keep it on life-support until a new power source can be secured.
Authorities several years ago set 2016 as the target date for Metsamor’s retirement. !"#$%&'$&(')#*+#,&-%&'./0123&1$$'4$/#5&that, given Metsamor’s favorable results in 2011 stress tests conducted by the Interna-tional Atomic Energy Agency, the facility’s lifespan would be extended to 2026.
A life-size bronze statue of Azerbaijan’s former president Heydar Aliyev was re-moved from Mexico City’s main avenue to suburbs early Saturday, January 26 morn-ing.
In November, an advisory commission issued a recommendation to remove the statue. The rights groups said they were of-fended by a monument of “dictator” erect-ed in one of the busiest areas in the city.
Azerbaijan has paid around $5 million for the renovation of part of Chapultepec Park, where the statue is was installed, and other public works.
The protesters have objected Aliyev’s statue saying that he was an authoritarian 674,#%& 8"'& 2#5& 9:#,+10;1$& 6,3<& 13& ='*-munist Party boss during Soviet times and
then as president from 1993 until his death in 2003.
Baku warned earlier of damage to Azer-baijan’s relations with Mexico if the statue is removed, including the potential cuts to Azerbaijani investments in Mexico.
Azeri ex-president Aliyev’s statue removed from Mexico City center
S. Sargsyan: We are united for resolving Artsakh problem
“In 1915 a crime was committed that must be recognized, condemned, and its consequences eliminated. God grant that this will happen until the 100th anniver-sary of the Armenian Genocide,” the presi-dential candidate Serzh Sargsyan said at
the meeting with residents of Davitashen district in Yerevan today, when responding to the question of a meeting participant.
He stressed that the recognition of the Genocide is not only a moral problem. “Our national security depends on the Genocide recognition. If Turkey had recognized the Genocide, the blockade would not have been imposed on Armenia”.
In response to a question about the Art-sakh problem’s solution, Serzh Sargsyan said that it is the Artsakh people who should decide the destiny of Artsakh.
“We will never resort to new hostilities. We are united for resolving the Artsakh problem,” S. Sargsyan said in conclusion.
Syrian Refugees Resettling in Occupied Azerbaijani Territory
The original version of this story ap-peared January 24. The text has been up-dated to clarify that the Syrian-Armenians are resettling in an area outside of Na-gorno-Karabakh that is occupied by Arme-nian forces.
A growing number of Syrian-Armenians 8"'& "1)#& >#5& <"#& #3/121<0$7& )0'2#$/#& 0$&their native land are resettling in an occu-pied territory claimed by Azerbaijan.
Since early 2012, Armenia has been ac-cepting diaspora members seeking to es-cape Syria’s civil strife. In recent months, 29 refugee families, roughly 90 people overall, have found new homes in what Armenians call the Kashatagh district. The territory is known as Lachin internationally and in Azerbaijan, and it serves as a land bridge between the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia. The area was overrun by Armenian forces during <"#& "'<& ?"13#& '@& <"#&A1,1+1B"& /'$>0/<& 0$&the early 1990s, and remains in Armenian possession today.
“There are many other Syrian-Armeni-
ans who want to move here, but they still 20)#& 0$&C#,#)1$& <,D0$7& <'& 6$5&8',B& <"#,#E&Many of them have contacted us to ask about moving to the district,” said Robert Matevosian, head of the de-facto district government’s Resettlement Department.
Matevosian added that about half of the recently arrived refugee families had re-ceived housing and a plot of land. The re-mainder were “on their way to getting all this,” he said.
The Armenian government is keeping 1& 2'8& ?,'62#&8"#$& 0<& /'*#3& <'& <"#& ,#3#<-tlement in occupied Azerbaijani territory, due to the unsettled nature of Karabakh’s political status. Negotiations between Ar-menia and Azerbaijan on a permanent po-litical settlement for the territory remain stalemated. In all, Armenian forces occupy roughly 20 percent of Azerbaijani territory. 9:#,+10;1$0&'./0123&"1)#&0334#5&1$&'.-
cial note of protest and expressed concerns about the resettlement in Kashatagh/La-chin.
Armenia established diplomatic relations with four countries last year
Armenia established diplomatic rela-tions with four states last year, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian told reporters, summing up the year 2012.
In 2012, the Armenian President made 17 foreign visits, leaders of three countries, as well as the Presidents of the Council of Eu-rope and the European Commission visited Armenia.
The Armenian parliament speaker made 6)#& @',#07$& )030<3%& ?1,201*#$<& 3?#1B#,3& '@&three countries visited Armenia. The Arme-$01$&F,0*#&G0$03<#,&)030<#5&6)#&/'4$<,0#3%&Prime Ministers of two countries visited Armenia.
The Armenian Foreign Minister made 44 foreign visits, 27 Foreign Ministers and heads of international organizations visited Armenia.
Edward Nalbandian described the mu-<412&)030<3&13&#./0#$<E&9,*#$01&*15#&$#8&friends as well as strengthened its position and authority in the international arena, he concluded.
Archbishop Nurhan Manougian has been elected the 97th Armenian Orthodox patri-1,/"&'@& H#,4312#*%&'$#&'@& <"#&6)#&/43<'50-ans of Christian religious sites in the Holy Land, sources told AFP on Thursday.Manougian, 65, replaces Torkom Manou-
gian, who died aged 93 in October 2012, after falling into a coma following a stroke.The new patriarch will lead the small Ar-
menian Orthodox communities in Israel, the Palestinian territories and Jordan, as well as take responsibility for parts of holy sites including the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
He was elected with 17 votes in his favour to 15 votes for Archbishop Aris Shirvanian, who had been serving as interim patriarch, a source in the Armenian community said.Nurhan Manougian was born in Aleppo,
Syria in 1948 and ordained in Jerusalem in 1971. His election must be approved by Is-rael and the Jordanian king.There are an estimated 2,000 Armenians
living in Jerusalem today, down from an estimated 16,000 in 1948 when the state of Israel was created.
Members of St. James Brotherhood with the Patriarch-Elect
Protests in Azerbaijan shifted from the provinces to the capital, Baku, on January 26. Police showed little tolerance for the unsanctioned rally, taking dozens into cus-tody, including prominent journalists and rights activists.
The January 26 demonstration in Baku was organized to show solidarity with
the residents of Ismayilli, a provincial center roughly 200 kilometers (120 miles) northwest of Baku that was the scene of prolonged rioting earlier this week. The disturbance in Ismayilli was purportedly rooted in mounting frustration over grow-ing economic inequality, as well as the high-handed governing style of regional
Azerbaijan: Police Crack Down on Baku Protesters
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AMAA Children and Orphan Care Committee PresentsCHILDREN HELPING CHILDREN LUNCHEON AND FASHION SHOW
The AMAA Child and Orphan Care Committee is very excited about the April 13, 2013 luncheon and children’s fashion show at the Beverly Hills Hotel. This year’s event will be chaired by Joyce Stein and her daughter, Tina Segel. “Our committee is working tirelessly to help the many needy children in Armenia” said Tina Segel, who has been to Armenia and seen the need in many of the outlying villages and towns. Mother and daughter are thrilled to be chairing this Committee of dedicated la-dies, who are each very passionate about the aiding the children of Armenia and their families.
This year, the AMAA is also very excited about partnering with Garni Foundation to distribute goods to Armenia. Garni Founda-tion has made it possible for the local com-munity to donate goods to the homeless, orphans, and elderly in Armenia by simply !"#$$%&'(#)( *+,%"( %*,-.( %&(/%&.( 0#12*,!( %&(various locations and community centers (there is one at United Armenian Congre-gational Church). Items are then picked up, sorted by the Garni volunteers and shipped to Armenia. Through AMAA, the products are distributed to the needy in Armenia. Through Garni’s dedication and hard work, the local community can have a chance to ',*( %&3#03,!(2&!(-24,(2(!%),",&1,5(62"&%(Foundation accepts most items in good condition including clothes, toys, furniture, books, blankets, computers, canned foods and medical supplies. The drop boxes are in the following locations: In Hollywood, at the corner of Alexandria and Hollywood Boulevard, in Glendale, at the corner of Brand Boulevard and Dryden, as well as the Catholic Church in Glendale, located at the corner of Glendale and Mountain, in Pasa-dena, at the corner of Allen and Washing-
ton, as well as at Sahag Mesrob School and St. Gregory Church on Colorado.
The people behind Garni Foundation are its founder, Silvia Tchakmakjian, her son, Michael Tchakmakjian, and her daughter, Betty Balian who is a new member of the AMAA Child and Orphan Care Commit-tee. “It is very rewarding to help the needy in Armenia” said Betty Balian who will be working on the silent auction and luncheon for the April 13, 2013 Child and Orphan care luncheon. The committee is fortunate to have the help of so many dedicated volunteers like Betty Balian who feel it is important to clothe and feed the needy in Armenia. By working together, AMAA and 62"&%(7#8&!2*%#&(2",(-24%&'(2(!%),",&1,(in the lives of many children in Armenia.
This year’s luncheon and fashion show will be spectacular, with colorful fashions, beautiful children and nuances through-out the program which the Committee is
working diligently to bring to our guests. All who are in attendance will be delighted, .8"$"%.,!9( *#81+,!(2&!(:80;00,!555(&#*(#&0<(with the beauty of what is going to be pre-sented, but by
the satisfaction of knowing that their presence at the luncheon will help feed one more child, clothe one more family and as-sist one more mom who wants to take care of her child but just can’t..
Our appreciation goes out to Nordstrom Glendale once again, who will be providing the fashions to our models and producing the show. So, to be a part of this very excit-ing day, please save the date and make sure to invite your friends and families on Satur-day, April 13, 2013.
If you would like your child to model in the fashion show, please call Ani Zakari at (818) 261-0769 to reserve a space. The Com-mittee is looking forward to seeing each and every one of you on April 13th!
Massacres of the Christian population of the Ottoman Empire and its successor Turkey are an integral part of the country’s domestic policy.
Every now and then, Istanbul turns into a city that poses extreme danger to Ar-menians. This does not mean it had been safe otherwise; still, sometimes Armenians are facing really hard times. Massacres of =>=?(@+%1+( 2),1*,!(A"-,&%2&.( 2&!( B,@.(along with the Greeks were meticulously planned within Turkey’s state policy.
Massacres of the Christian population of the Ottoman Empire and its successor Turkey are an integral part of the country’s domestic policy. Currently 98% of Istanbul population identify themselves as ethnic Turks and name the Turkish language as their mother tongue. Meanwhile, the ori-gin of Istanbul citizens is quite diverse, re-C,1*%&'( *+,( 1#-$0,D( -%'"2*%#&( $"#1,..,.(in the Ottoman Empire. Despite absolute prevalence of Turkish, the very Turkic ge-&,*%1(,0,-,&*(%.(&#*(3,"<(.%'&%;12&*(2-#&'(the inhabitants of Turkey (let alone Istan-bul), accounting for not more than one third. This phenomenon can be explained by intense Islamization and “Turkization” of non-Turkic nations, the Christians and B,@.(%&(*+,(;".*($021,(@+#(1#&.*%*8*,!(-#.*(part of the city’s population until mid-15th century.
There are approximately 60 000 Armeni-ans in Istanbul today who live in constant fear. Assassination of Hrant Dink 6 years ago seemed to cool down the Turkish na-tionalists; it did not happen, though. Actu-ally, this couldn’t have happened anyway because neither the police nor the state .*%"",!(2(;&',"(*#($"#*,1*(*+,(0%3,.(#:(*+,%"(own citizens, particularly when Armeni-ans, number one enemy for the Turkish state are involved. However, Istanbul Ar-
menians do not want to put up with it; they say they live in their homeland and are not Diaspora, which is not quite true, in fact. Their homeland, namely Western Armenia was lost long ago, and Armenians are tol-erated in Istanbul through habit or out of political necessity.
It should be reminded that one of the old-est members of Istanbul’s Armenian com-munity, 85-year-old Maritsa Kucuk was brutally killed on December 28, 2012. The old woman was beaten and stabbed, then beheaded. Kucuk’s son Zadik found her body. “It was dark inside when I entered *+,(+#8.,9(2&!(-#-(@2.(0<%&'(#&(*+,(C##"5(I thought she had fallen down. Then I saw her body all in blood. She lay naked, and she had a cross sign on her chest,” Zadik told Agos paper. Another elderly Armeni-an woman was robbed and killed in early December 2012.
On January 6, three unknown people at-tempted to abduct another old Armenian woman but failed to do this.
On January 10, IT teacher of the Arme-nian “Aramian” school Ilker Shahin was found dead in his house in Istanbul. Shahin was stabbed in the throat three days prior to being found.
Two elderly Armenian women were as-saulted in Istanbul on January 22 and 23. Sultan Aykar, 83 was attacked and beaten near her house. The masked aggressor was scared away by neighbours who heard Aykar’s cries. The witnesses described the attacker as a brunet aged 35-40 dressed in black. The attack left Aykar blind in one eye despite the surgery she underwent. On Jan-82"<(EF9(*@#(8&%!,&*%;,!($,".#&.(2**214,!(
Armenians jeopardized in Istanbul
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another old Armenian woman in the street near Samatia school; they beat her and then left. According to eye-witnesses, the vic-tim, all in blood, hurried to leave, too. A criminal case is launched on this incident; however, the practice of such proceedings in Turkey is widely known by the example of Hrant Dink’s murderer’s trial.
With all this going on, the fact that Ar-menians, mostly women, go to Turkey for work, mostly unskilled one and are actual-ly unprotected, cannot but cause concerns. There are no diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey, and there hardly be any in the near future, so Armenian citizens have no one to address in case of trouble. In this regard, it is worth mentioning that Turkey is not the only option for earning one’s living. There are no guarantees that children of these people also leaving for Turkey will maintain their Armenian iden-*%*<5(G+,<(@%00(!,;&%*,0<( :21,(2..%-%02*%#&9(and those who survive will just dissolve in the 70 million Turkic environment; that’s the reality.
The Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan 1+2&',!( *+,(H%&%.*,"( :#"( I&*,"&20(A)2%".J(the former mayor of Istanbul Muammer Guler has taken up the position now. The move was hardly sparked by the recent as-saults against Armenians. Istanbul is fac-ing constant terrorist attacks, and Guler is expected to stop the wave of violence perhaps. He will hardly succeed in this though; the Kurds, the perpetrators, are not going to surrender until independent Kurdistan is proclaimed. This will mark the end of Turkey which will simply fall to $%,1,.(/8"<%&'(*+,(K+"%.*%2&.(;".*5
7 New Social Security Rules for 2013
The Social Security Administration has implemented a variety of new rules and features for 2013. The two-year payroll tax 18*( +2.( #L1%200<( ,&!,!9( 2&!( $2$,"( M#1%20(Security checks will soon cease to be print-ed. A growing number of Social Security services will also be online this year. Here’s a look at some of the recent Social Security 1+2&',.(*+2*('#(%&*#(,),1*(*+%.(<,2"N
Payroll tax cut ends. The temporary pay-roll tax cut was allowed to expire at the end of 2012. Workers who paid 4.2 percent of their income into the Social Security system in 2011 and 2012 will now resume contrib-uting 6.2 percent of their earnings in 2013, up to the payroll tax cap of $113,700.
Higher payroll tax cap. The payroll tax cap increased by $3,600, from $110,100 in 2012 to $113,700 in 2013. Workers who earn more than this threshold don’t need to pay Social Security taxes on that income.
More online services. A trip to the So-1%20( M,18"%*<( #L1,( %.( &#( 0#&',"( &,1,..2"<(to start your Social Security payments. A growing number of retirees are claiming Social Security payments online, largely thanks to an advertising campaign star-ring actors Patty Duke and George Takei. 7#"(*+,(;".*(*%-,(%&(EO=E9(@#"4,".(1#80!(21-cess their Social Security statements online, including their complete earnings history and expected payments, and about 3 mil-lion people have already done so. In early 2013, Social Security added online services %&108!%&'(*+,(2/%0%*<(*#(211,..(2(/,&,;*(3,"-%;12*%#&( 0,**,"(2&!($2<-,&*(+%.*#"<5(P,*%"-ees can also change their address and start or change direct-deposit information on-line. “The ability to do this online, it will be a real convenience for the people who are ",Q8%",!( *#(+23,( *+,.,(/,&,;*(3,"%;12*%#&(letters,” says Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue. “It is going to allow us to focus on the kind of conversations that we really do need to have face to face.”P,!81,!(#L1,(+#8".5(M#1%20(M,18"%*<(#:-
;1,.(2",(",!81%&'(*+,(+#8".(*+,<(2",(#$,&(to the public to save money and avoid pay-ing overtime to workers. Social Security locations nationwide have been closing 30 minutes early each day since Nov. 19, 2012, and they began closing to the public at noon every Wednesday on Jan. 2, 2013.
Paper checks will end. On March 1, 2013, the Treasury department will stop mailing paper checks to Social Security recipients. Retirees will be required to choose to have their Social Security payments either di-rectly deposited into a bank or credit union account or loaded onto a prepaid Direct Express Debit MasterCard. “If you already have a bank account or credit union ac-count, we encourage you and it’s our pref-erence that you sign up for direct deposit,” says Walt Henderson, director of the elec-tronic fund transfer strategy division at the Treasury Department. “The debit card is $"%-2"%0<( :#"(8&/2&4,!(/,&,;*( ",1%$%,&*.5(We don’t want people who already have a bank account to feel that they have to get the debit card.” New Social Security ben-,;1%2"%,.(+23,(/,,&(",Q8%",!(*#(1+##.,(2&(electronic payment option since May 2011, and approximately 93 percent of Social Se-curity and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments are already being made electronically.
Higher earnings limit. People between ages 62 and 66 who work and collect Social M,18"%*<( /,&,;*.( 2*( *+,( .2-,( *%-,( -%'+*(have part or all of their Social Security /,&,;*(*,-$#"2"%0<(@%*++,0!5(R#"4,".(/,-tween ages 62 and 65 can earn up to $15,120 %&( EO=F9( 2:*,"(@+%1+(S=( %&(/,&,;*.(@%00( /,(withheld for every $2 of income above the earnings limit. People who turn 66 this year can earn up to $40,080, and then $1 of ben-,;*.(@%00( /,(@%*++,0!( :#"( ,3,"<(SF( ,2"&,!(above the limit. However, once you turn age 66, the earnings limit no longer applies. A&!(/,&,;*.(-2<(/,(",1201802*,!(2*(2',(TT(*#(",C,1*(*+,(@%*++,0!(/,&,;*.(2&!(1#&*%&-ued earnings.U%'',"($2<-,&*.5(M#1%20(M,18"%*<(/,&,;-
ciaries began receiving payments that were 1.7 percent larger in January 2013. The av-,"2',( -#&*+0<( M#1%20( M,18"%*<( /,&,;*( %&(January increased from $1,240 to $1,261 as a result of the cost-of-living adjustment.
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Today VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian and Director of Synopsys Armenia Hovik Musayelyan held a joint press conference at VivaCell-MTS Head-quarters. The press conference summed up the joint programs of VivaCell-MTS in the sphere of Information and Communi-cations Technologies (ICT) in Armenia in 2012, as well as presented the vision and future plans for 2013, company’s press ser-vice reported.
The development of the ICT sphere, dis-covering and encouraging young talents, training of competitive specialists and im-provement of the quality of management - these are the major directions of activi-ties in the frames of cooperation between VivaCell-MTS and Synopsis Armenia.
For the implementation of long-term targeted projects in the sphere of ICT in 2012 alone, VivaCell-MTS allocated more than AMD 75 million. VivaCell-MTS stays committed to doing everything possible to guarantee Armenia’s progress in ICT sector by !"#"$%"& several programs on a con-tinuous basis.'%(#)*++,-./0 !12+30 4*+%*(*50 67#60 67*0
ICT sector is a key for the economic devel-opment of the country, and that self-sus-taining and long-term development of this sphere will help to secure a high ranking for Armenia in the world. An important step in that direction is the Global Award of the President of the Republic of Armenia for Outstanding Contribution to Humanity through IT (GIT Award), which has been sponsored by VivaCell-MTS for the past three years. GIT Award annually honors a person, who has made extraordinary con-tributions to humanity through advancing the world of IT. The award is an opportu-nity to give momentum to developing ICT sector in Armenia and is very important for strengthening Armenia’s positive image internationally, at the same time attracting talented youth to ICT sector in Armenia. Future of a country depends on educa-tion system, especially for a country such as Armenia, where education is essential in boosting country’s competitive advan-tage. Therefore, VivaCell-MTS is involved in initiatives that encourage creative think-ing and innovative skills. For the third year in a row VivaCell-MTS has undertaken the general sponsorship of the Annual Interna-tional Microelectronics Olympiad of Arme-nia, initiated and organized by Synopsys Armenia. The Olympiad aims at stimulat-ing further development of microelectron-ics in Armenia, discovering young, talent-ed resources, increasing interest towards microelectronics among young specialists. During the past seven years the Olympiad has grown in size and geographic diversity to become an international event, attracting 418 participants from 14 countries in 2012.
VivaCell-MTS has also made solid invest-ment in upgrading the quality of manage-ment in the sphere of ICT. VivaCell-MTS 4*+%*(*50 67#60 *8*$6%(*02#"#&*2*"60 %50 9"*0of the key factors to our country’s future growth. For the second year already, the Company extended hands to support the “Best IT Managers” Annual Award under the patronage of the Prime Minister of Ar-menia; the annual award aimed at increas-%"&0 67*0 :19;*55%9"#+0 <=#+%!$#6%9"50 9;0 67*0Armenian managers working in the sphere of ICT by providing them an opportunity to take a post-graduate course in the most prestigious universities of the world.
A competitive ICT sector cannot exist without a high quality workforce. In 2011 VivaCell-MTS has partnered with Syn-opsys Armenia to start a successful coop-eration program with “European Regional Educational Academy” Foundation (ERA) to promote education in Micro-electronic circuitry and systems of the communica-6%9"0 2*#"50 %"0 >12*"%#?0 .7*0 !1560 *@=$#-tional lab was established due to VivaCell--./0!"#"$%#+0%"(*562*"650#"@0*@=$#6%9"#+0packages of electronic automated design software provided by Synopsys. With the
Ralph Yirikian: Business should not stand apart from society
purpose in mind to continuously invest lo-cally in professional development of young generation, VivaCell-MTS has sponsored the opening of the second classroom at Eu-ropean Regional Academy in November 2012.
“Business should not stand apart from the society. It should consider itself as part of the society, as a corporate citizen with clear rights and responsibilities, which are not limited just to paying taxes honestly. Vi-vaCell-MTS believes that business should support the long-term development of the society, by contributing to the spheres of the economy which have potential for the country’s economic development, and ultimately, support the human develop-ment. It’s not a secret that the development of applied science has no alternative in Armenia, a country with scarce and non-renewable natural resources. Successful operation obliges sharing with the society, supporting the youth in its endeavors, in its striving for better future in the Homeland. Most importantly, each of us, individually, and as a commercial entity, can and should contribute to the reduction of work migra-tion and to the brain drain, our number one enemy, ‘’ VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian told.A/3"9:5350 !12+30 4*+%*(*50 67#60 67*0 B*30
to sustainable results is the continuous co-operation between government, business and academia”, said Director of Synopsys Armenia Hovik Musayelyan. “For several years now VivaCell-MTS has been our ded-%$#6*@0:#16"*1C0:19(%@%"&0#0!"#"$%#+0#55%5-tance to our joint long-term projects aimed at development of ICT. We highly appre-ciate this partnership not only because it directly supports the growing knowledge-based economy, but also because it pro-motes the culture of corporate social re-sponsibility in our country.”
The joint strategy of VivaCell-MTS and Synopsis Armenia aimed at the develop-ment of the economy through discovering #"@0 %2:19(%"&05$%*"6%!$0:96*"6%#+0#"@0$#-pacity will continue in 2013 also.
Bako Sahakyan holds consultation on agriculture development
On January 24, Artsakh Republic Presi-dent Bako Sahakyan visited the town of Martakert, where he held a consultation on the development of agriculture in the region.
In his remarks, Bako Sahakyan noted that Martakert region has the most favora-ble conditions in the republic for agricul-tural development. A huge fertile land and water potential exists here, mining indus-try is developing at a rapid pace, which, be-ing a quite laborious sphere, opens promis-ing markets for agricultural production. All these factors, according to the NKR Presi-dent, constitute serious incentive for the development of the area.
President Sahakyan emphasized that for proper utilization of the existing prereq-uisites there is a need for systematic and painstaking work, adding that the repub-lic’s authorities will continue keeping the region’s development in the spotlight.
Bako Sahakyan gave concrete instruc-tions to the heads of concerned structures for appropriate implementation of the planned activities.
NKR Prime Minister Ara Harutyunyan, heads of regional administration depart-ments and communities attended the con-sultation, Central Information Department #60>165#B70D1*5%@*"6E50FG$*01*:916*@?
The Turkish Interior Ministry says seven people who had separately planned to as-sassinate Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Er-dogan have been arrested in the past few years.
“Plans for the assassination of Erdogan and President Abdullah Gul have been un-covered,” the Turkish Interior Minister Id-ris Naim Shahin said Friday.
“We were able to pre-empt the attacks which were intended to sow discord in the country,” He added.
In 2005, a suspected assassin tried to get 9"049#1@067*09G$%#+E50(*7%$+*0H%670#0:%569+0hidden inside a loaf of bread during Erdog-an’s visit to north-west Turkey.
“I planned to shoot the Prime Minister; I am a nationalist and was disturbed by his words,” the suspected assassin later told police.
Also in March 2009, a suspect carrying
Seven arrested for plotting to assassinate Turkish PM Erdogan
an unlicensed weapon was arrested when he tried to pass a checkpoint at a demon-stration organized by the premier’s Justice and Development Party.
The Turkish military has been the self-appointed guardian of secularism in the country since the founding of the republic in 1923 and was widely regarded as an im-portant element of the deep state.
Erdogan has sharply curbed the mili-tary’s power during the Justice and Devel-opment Party’s decade in power.
The 58-years-old premier has frequently expressed keenness to run for president in 2014 since he cannot seek another term in 9G$*0#50.=1B*3E50:1%2*02%"%56*1?0
However, the opposition has expressed disapproval of the proposal to establish a presidential system in Turkey, arguing that it would give Erdogan too much power.
Ally Explains Tsarukian’s Election U-TurnProsperous Armenia Party (BHK) leader
Gagik Tsarukian decided not to run for president in order to avert another violent post-election unrest in the country, one of his top allies said on Thursday.
“Analyzing and probably discussing possible election and post-election scenar-ios, Mr. Tsarukian avoided the possibility of causing tension and clashes within the society,” Gurgen Arsenian told RFE/RL’s Armenian service (Azatutyun.am).
Arsenian, who is a wealthy businessman elected to parliament on the BHK ticket, said that Tsarukian’s participation in the
February 18 presidential election would 7#(*01*5=+6*@0%"0="1*5604*$#=5*0 %6509G$%#+01*5=+650 H9=+@0 7#(*0 @*!"%6*+30 $#=5*@0 4%6-ter controversy. He argued that previous Armenian presidential elections were fol-lowed by violence.
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Egypt calls for ‘dialogue’ amid violent clashes between protesters and police
Egypt’s National Defense Council has called for a national dialogue to resolve po-!"#"$%!&'"()*)+$),-&./)&$%!!&$01),&23,#&/03*,&after Egyptian police used teargas to dis-perse crowds of anti-government protest-ers near Cairo’s Tahrir Square.
The National Defense Council called for “a broad national dialogue that would be attended by independent national charac-#)*,4�&'",$3,,&50!"#"$%!&'"()*)+$),&%+'&)+-sure a “fair and transparent” parliamentary election, Information Minister Salah Abdel Maqsoud said in a statement.
The council could also consider declar-ing a state of emergency or a curfew in ar-eas of violence if needed, he said.
More than 450 people have been injured and at least nine have been killed in two days of street clashes across Egypt as thou-sands protest against President Mohamed
Morsi and his party. Troops have been de-ployed in the city of Suez amid violence.
Molotov cocktails, rocks, teargas and 63+7*)&1%*8)'&#/)&,)$0+'&%++"9)*,%*:&0;&the Egyptian revolution.
Earlier Saturday, Egyptian police used teargas to disperse crowds of angry dem-onstrators near the Interior Ministry head-quarters in Cairo.
Several policemen went to the top of an 0!'&<3"!'"+6�&7*)&#)%*&6%,&%+'&/3*!&,#0+),&at demonstrators. Dozens of protesters stood on top of the concrete wall separat-ing Tahrir Square and Sheikh Rehan Square #0&/3*!&,#0+),&%#&0=$)*,>&?6:5#&@+')5)+'-ent reported.
A reported 456 people have been wound-ed since the start of violent clashes in Cairo, Alexandria and Suez, Reuters says citing ?6:5#"%+&0=$"%!,-
Syrian Airline Resumes Armenia FlightsSyria’s national airline has resumed
A))8!:&B"6/#,�&C*1)+"%>&1%"+!:&3,)'&<:&)#/+"$& C*1)+"%+,& B))"+6& #/)& $03+#*:>& %;-ter an almost one-month pause apparently $0++)$#)'&A"#/& %+& 35,3*6)& "+& 76/#"+6& "+&Aleppo.
Nevertheless, the company is apparently still unable to use the international airport in Syria’s largest city. A Syrian Air plane B)A�&D)*)9%+E,&F9%*#+0#,&%"*50*#&!%#)&0+&
Tuesday from Latakia, another major Syr-"%+& $"#:& #/%#& /%,& +0#& <))+& %()$#)'& <:& #/)&$0+B"$#&%,&,)9)*)!:&%,&C!)550-./)& G:*"%+& C"*& 0=$)& "+& D)*)9%+& #0!'&
RFE/RL’s Armenian service (Azatutyun.am) that the plane brought to 55 people to C*1)+"%&%+'&B)A&HH&0#/)*,&<%$8�&G:*"%-&./)&+)I#&B"6/#�&D)*)9%+&A"!!&%!,0&<)&$%*-ried out from Latakia, it said.
French-led troops seize Malian town of Gao
French-led troops have taken control of the Malian town of Gao, according to the French Defense Ministry. Soldiers report-edly moved in after securing the town’s air-port and bridge to the south. The town has <))+&%&,#*0+6/0!'&0;&@,!%1",#&76/#)*,&,"+$)&it was seized by Tuareg rebels and Islam-ists last April. Islamists seized a vast area of northern Mali last year and imposed strict Sharia law on its residents. France has de-ployed 2,500 ground soldiers and launched +31)*03,&%"*&,#*"8),&"+&J%!">&"+&%+&)(0*#�&stop Islamists from moving south.
US request $32mn to train troops in Mali
¬The US government is seeking $32 mil-lion to put towards the training of African troops against Islamic extremists in Mali. Although the US has not provided any di-*)$#& %"'>& #/)& *)K3),#& ;0*& 7+%+$"%!& <%$8"+6&was reported to have been put to Congress on Friday. Washington has already assisted France in the transportation of troops and equipment. France’s operations to reclaim strongholds in the country began on Janu-ary 11.
World’s biggest 787 opera-tor cancels all Dreamliner B"6/#,&3+#"!&L)<&MN
All Nippon Airways, which owns more Boeing 787 ‘Dreamliners’ than any other airline, has canceled all of the aircraft’s routes for the next three weeks. The total number of cancelations by the company since last month has exceeded 800, and has %()$#)'&10*)&#/%+&NO>OOO&5%,,)+6)*,-&./)&A0*!'E,&<"66),#&PNP&B))#&/%,&<))+&6*03+'-ed since January, after a string of battery ;3)!& 7*),& %<0%*'& #/)& %"*$*%;#>& #/)& $%3,)& 0;&which is still yet to be fully determined.
India parades brand-new intercontinental ballistic missile
The Armenian authorities have criticized Britain’s ambassador in Yerevan for raising questions regarding the freedom and fair-ness of Armenia’s upcoming presidential election.
“I don’t think that it’s quite correct to make evaluations at the ambassadorial lev-el before the elections as to what will hap-pen,” Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandi-an told a news conference on Thursday.
India used its annual Republic Day 5%*%')& #0& '",5!%:& "#,& 7*,#Q)9)*& "+#)*$0+-tinental ballistic missile, just hours after the country’s president made loaded com-ments about its relationship with long-time antagonist Pakistan.
Republic Day, nominally a national holi-day celebrating the introduction of a con-stitution following independence, is tra-ditionally a display of nationalistic fervor, capped by a massive procession showing 0(&%!!&#/)&!%#),#&1"!"#%*:&/%*'A%*)-
The pride of place this year was taken by Agni-V, a new-generation missile capa-ble of carrying nuclear warheads as far as China and central Russia, which has been developed at a cost of more than half a bil-lion US dollars. Although the missile un-derwent a successful test launch in August !%,#&:)%*>&#/",&A%,&#/)&7*,#&#"1)&"#&/%,&<))+&shown to the wider public.
With a range of at least 5,500 km (with ,01)&)I5)*#,&$!%"1"+6&"#,&#*3)&R$!%,,"7)'4&reach is actually 8,000 km) the project puts India in an elite club of nuclear superpow-ers with intercontinental capabilities. The only other countries with such weapons are the US, Russia, UK, France and China (Israel also produces long-range missiles, <3#& '0),& +0#& 0=$"%!!:& 50,,),,& +3$!)%*&weapons).
The display was covered closely by Chi-nese media, which have previously reacted warily to India’s desire to develop a longer-range weapon.
Meanwhile, tensions with neighboring Pakistan, with whom India has long had %&,"11)*"+6&$0+B"$#&09)*&#/)&'",53#)'&*)-gion of Kashmir, was ratcheted up by com-ments from new President Pranab Mukher-jee.
“We believe in peace on the border and %*)&%!A%:,&*)%':�&0()*&%&/%+'&"+&#/)&/05)&of friendship… but this hand should not be taken for granted,” warned Mukherjee in a speech that was televised twice on the eve and the day of the parade.
The two countries agreed a tentative $)%,)7*)& !%,#&A))8& %;#)*& %& ,5%#)& 0;& ,/00#-ings, killing several border guards in recent months.
Last year India invested nearly $50 bil-lion into its armed forces – making it the world’s seventh biggest national defense spender.
Other prominent display items included a scale model of INS Vikramaditya, a con-verted Soviet-era aircraft carrier that will enter into service later this year, and Arjun tanks, the mainstay of the country’s mod-ern armed forces.
Missile Agni V is displayed during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi on January 26, 2013. (AFP Photo/Raveendran)
The United States, under an October 18 memorandum of understanding on ener-gy-sector cooperation, is willing to lend a helping hand. American Ambassador to C*1)+"%& S0/+& T)()*+& #0!'& UL?VUW& #/%#&although Washington would have liked to see Metsamor shut down by 2016, “it is ready to continue providing the neces-sary resources to keep the plant operating safely.”
A copy of the memorandum, made avail-able by US diplomats in Yerevan, pledges training assistance in a variety of areas, including nuclear safety, “related energy technology” and emergency preparedness.
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Armen Movsisian has indicated that the ex-tra decade for Metsamor will give Armenia a chance to build a new nuclear power sta-#"0+&"+&%&'"()*)+#&!0$%#"0+-&./)&609)*+1)+#&estimates that a new, 1,000-megawatt unit would cost roughly $5 billion – a project in which Armenia expects its strategic ally Russia will take part in. This April, Presi-dent Sargsyan named 2014 as the project’s likely start date, but details have not been publicly released.
Atomic DiceFrom page 7
political leaders.As they attempted to gather in the capital
on January 26, protesters chanted: “Ismay-illi doesn’t sleep and Baku supports it! Take away the guns!” Security forces blocked ac-cess to Fountain Square, a usual venue for opposition protests. When demonstrators tried to shift to Sahil Park, police moved in wielding truncheons. Over 40 protesters were arrested, including investigative jour-nalist Khadija Ismayilova, rights advocate Malahat Nasibova, and opposition blogger Emin Milli. Some protesters were report-edly subjected to pepper spray after they had been taken into police custody.
From page 7
Police Crack Down
Israel has moved at least one Iron Dome missile defense battery to the north. This is reportedly to prepare for a possible at-tack on Syria or Lebanon, to prevent Syr-ian chemical weapons from falling into the hands of Islamist militants.
Speaking to AFP, an Israeli security source noted that Israeli intelligence be-lieve Lebanon’s Shia militia, Hezbollah, have substantial forces in Syria supporting President Bashar Assad, against Sunni re-bels. It believes the militia would quickly seize Assad’s chemical weapons if he falls, added the source.
Should that happen, “a decision to attack in Syria or Lebanon will need to be imple-mented immediately…there won’t be time to start deploying,” he said.
Despite speculation that two batteries have been moved, Israel says that only one battery has been relocated – and implied that the gesture was nothing more than a routine rotation.
“As part of the operational deployment program, which includes changing loca-tions throughout Israel from time to time, [an] Iron Dome battery is currently in the north,” a statement said.
Israel deploys Iron Dome batteries amid Syrian weapons fears
UK Envoy Criticized Over Election Concerns
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