Can Armenia Keep a Foot in Both Camps?

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January 1, 2023 Issue #752
Azerbaijan Continues Blockade of 6
In This Issue:
Kilometers Long ‘Road of Life’ -
• Azerbaijan Continues
Blockade of 6 Lachin Corridor
Kilometers Long
‘Road of Life’ - Lachin
Corridor
• Thank you to ARHNJ
supporters
Officials briefed Vardanyan
• Poetry presented by on the current situation in
the food, medicine, petrol
Mrs. Zarmine
and diesel market. Issues
Boghosian
pertaining to ensuring
essential products for the
• This week’s videos population in different
scenarios and possibilities
from PAREV-TV
for launching respective
regulations were discussed.
• Current news from Some 60,000-70,000 people allegedly the Lachin
around the world attended a rally in Corridor was opened. The situation in the energy
Stepanagert, Artsakh supply, water supply and
(Nagorno-Karabakh) to Ruben Vardanyan, a infrastructures sectors was
• Directory protest the Azerbaijani Russian-Armenian also discussed. The need to
blockade of Lachin Corridor billionaire who revoked his maintain the savings mode
• Calendar of Events - the only land link - to Russian citizenship and was highlighted for
Armenia. The corridor that moved to Stepanakert ensuring the uninterrupted
is 6 kilometers long, is and who heads the functioning of the systems.
• Advertisers &
known by local residents as emergency command center
Supporters ‘the road of life’and has amid the Azeri blockade, According to Ruben
been blockaded since chaired a meeting with Vardanyan, there are three
• Editorial volunteer December 12. authorities to discuss issues ways out of the current
of ensuring the normal life of blockade. “Firstly, we
staff of Armenian
"The Aliyev regime, and the the population amid the submit [to Azerbaijan],
Interests Azerbaijani public, should crisis. Vardanyan said that sooner or later, and slowly
ask themselves how so problems are starting to become integrated into
many people gathered amid emerge in the economy. A Azerbaijan. Secondly, we
• Volunteers of ARHNJ
the blockade if, according to number of businesses and leave [Nagorno-Karabakh].
them, there are not even enterprises are forced to Thirdly, we fight. I made my
40,000 people in Artsakh.” shut down operations, which decision on September 2nd:
Please send any said Artak Beglaryan, in turn is creating additional I am here, and I am
information adviser to Artsakh's state tension both financially and fighting”, said Vardanyan.
related to
minister. socio-economically.
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Azerbaijan Blockade
Continued from previous page
ceasefire agreement the
Russian peacekeeping
mission in Nagorno-
Karabakh is responsible
for securing the Lachin
Corridor. The people of
Karabakh want to
understand why the
Russians are not
fulfilling their
A small group of protesters also held a responsibilities.
rally on Sunday in Yerevan, in support
The local health
of Nagorno-Karabakh’s demands to
authorities reported that a patient died
open the Lachin corridor.
on 19 December because they could not
On 23 and 24 December, groups of be taken to Yerevan for treatment;
protesters marched from Stepanakert more than a dozen patients remain in
to the Russian peacekeepers' critical condition in Stepanakert. After
checkpoint near the blockade, the the involvement of the International
second time in an attempt to negotiate Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) 10
with the Azerbaijani protesters tonnes of humanitarian aid was
blocking the road. delivered to Nagorno-Karabakh on one
day. According to officials in
On reaching the checkpoint outside Stepanakert, imports from Armenia ‘restore free movement’.
Shusha (Shushi) on 24 December, the prior to the road’s closure stood at 400
Armenia has also requested a United
group of over a thousand protesters tonnes daily.
Nations Security Council meeting to
was blocked by Russian peacekeepers
discuss the blockade and has
with armored vehicles and soldiers. A number of Western countries and the
requested interim measures against
European Union have called on
“The Russians claim they can't get rid Azerbaijan to reopen the Corridor and Azerbaijan from the European Court
of the Azerbaijanis, they don't allow us of Human rights.
to use force and we have to put up
The Russians say, “We are really
with them.” said a protestor
concerned over the tension that has
The people of Karabakh believed and occurred around Lachin
trusted the Russian peacekeeping Corridor…we will continue our work
mission when they first came, but and efforts in contacts with both
there is a lot of disappointment now. Yerevan and Baku... Armenia is our
Soon the trust will be completely lost. closest ally, Azerbaijan is our very
valuable and dear partner.”
According to the November 2020
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Poetry presented by Mrs. Zarmine Boghosian
Մեր Գրական Աշխարհի նոր սիրով մ՚եմ գինովցեր
Ծաղկաստանէն Դուք ցնծացէք դուք բերկրեցէք ու
♥ ♥ ♥ Through the Orchards of Ar- խայտացէք այս գիշեր
menian Language & Poetry ♥ ♥ ♥
Իմ Կաղանդիս սպասեմ ես
Dec./30-31/2022
Presented by: Zarminé Boghosian Սէ~ր-Կաղանդիս նորահրաշ
Երբ դուք մռայլ օրերէ վերջ
երթաք կրկին Կաղանդներուն
ՇՆՈՐՀԱՒՈՐ ՆՈՐ ՏԱՐԻ ԵՒ Ս. ԾՆՈՒՆԴ
MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR Բարեւ ըսեմ այդ Կաղանդին ու
բոլոր հին Կաղանդներուն
Մեր Կաղանդին, ձեր Կաղանդին ու
ԱՊԱՒԻՆԵՆՔ ՄԵԶ
բոլորին Կաղանդներուն
Գէորգ Քրիստինեան
Նստենք ու սգա՞նք, մտորենք անվերջ,
Ո՞վ է մեղաւոր՝ աշխարհի կա՞րգը, ԳԻՆԱՐԲՈՒՔ * * * Եզնիկ Բալիկ
ԹԷ՞ մեր անխոհեմ վարքն ու բարքերը,- Դիմաւորելու համար Նոր Տարին,
Ողբերգութեան բիրտ շարանը անմիտ Կաղնիին տակը, խորը անտառին,
Ուղեկցում է մեզ դարեր շարունակ, Արջ, գայլ ու աղուէս խօսք տուին պատուի,
Ոճիր ու նախճիր, կատակլիզմներ Բերելու ճերմակ խաղողի գինի։
Ուղեկցում են մեզ բոլոր դարերում, —«Թէ որ ջուր տանիմ փոխան գինիի,
Աւերում են մեր տունն ու օճախը Վտահ եմ ո՛չ ոք նկատէ պիտի»,
Եւ կոտտանքի ենթարկում ամբողջ Խորհեցաւ աղուէսն ու գինիի տեղ,
Մեր ցեղը, ազգը, մեր մանուկներին, Սափոր մը լեցուն ջուր բերաւ իր հետ։
Մեր մամիկներին, մայրերին սգուոր, Ո՜վ ինչ իմանայ կեանքի խաղերը,
Ո՞վ է մեղաւոր, ուրի՞շը, օտար,
Ջուր էին բերեր նաեւ միւսները։
Ցեղե՞րը վայրի, հարեւաննե՞րը,
Երգով ու պարով լայն կարասին մէջ ,
Ուրիշն ուրիշ է, օտարը՝ օտար,
Իւրաքանչիւրն իր բաժինը պարպեց։
Կարող են լինել նրանք ե՛ւ բարի,
Եղաւ կէս գիշեր, ծնաւ Նոր Տարի,
Ե՛ւ չար, ե՛ւ խենէշ, անսիրտ ու անգութ,
Վեր բարձրացուցին բաժակները լի,
Ինչո՞ւ ենք նրանց մենք ապաւինում
Բայց հազիւ ումպ մը գացած էր բերան՝
Կամ մեղադրում, մեզանից վանում
Լուռ ու ապշահար իրար նայեցան...
Մեղքի ու ցաւի կրակները բորբ,
Իսկ անկէ յետոյ՝դէմքերով թթուած,
Նստենք ու խորհենք, փնտռենք, մտորենք,
Ջուրով մաղթեցին իրարու կենաց։
Մեր հոգու խորքը պեղենք անընդհատ․-
ԶԵՂԾԱՐԱՐ ՄԱՐԴՈՑ ՕՐԵՐՈՒ ՇՂԹԱՆ,
Եղե՞լ ենք խոհեմ, եղե՞լ ենք սթափ,
ԿԱՊՈՒԱԾ Կ՜ԸԼԼԱՅ ՄԻՇՏ ԽԱՅՏԱՌԱԿՈՒԹԵԱՆ։
Ըմբռնե՞լ ենք այս աշխարհի կարգը։
Ուրիշն ուրիշ է, օտարը՝ օտար,

Մե՛նք պիտի փրկենք մեր տունն ու տեղը ԱՅՆՊԷՍ ԵՍ ԳԱԼԻՍ
Եւ ապաւինենք միա՛յն մեր ուժին։
Համօ Սահեան
Այնպէս ես գալիս, այնպԷս գնում,

ԲԱՐԵՒ ԸՍԵՄ այս Կաղանդին ԶԱՀՐԱՏ Ով դու արարող ե՛ւ աւերիչ,
ու բոլոր հին Կաղանդներուն
Որ դժուար է մարդ գլխի ընկնում՝
Մեր Կաղանդին ձեր Կաղանդին ու
Բերածդ ի՞նչ էր, տարածդ ի՞նչ:
բոլորին Կաղանդներուն
Գալիս ես որպէս իրարանցում,
Ես տարուան մէջ - տարիէն դուրս –
Եւ անց ես կենում որպէս երազ.
Ի~~նչ Կաղանդներ եմ ողջուներ
Կեանք իմ, դու ձրի ներկայացում,
Թող ձերն ըլլայ այս գիշերուան
Բայց ինչքան թանկ ես նստում վրաս:
կարմիր գինին Կաղանդներուն
Տօն եմ տօներ ամէն անգամ երբ
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Azerbaijani FM says Ruben Vardanyan's
stay in Artsakh 'illegal'
is illegal and “runs counter to the the Azeri FM, Jeyhun Bayramov
Azerbaijani legislation.” said, at a joint news conference with
his Russian counterpart Sergey
Speaking at a year-end news
Lavrov in Moscow last week.
conference on Wednesday, Bayramov
ruled out any contacts with Commenting on the Azerbaijani
Vardanyan, who took over as Artsakh statements, Vardanyan said he was
state minister on November 4, two glad to see such interest in his
months after renouncing his Russian person.
citizenship and moving to Artsakh.
“I'm glad there's so much interest in
" Ruben Vardanyan's arrival and stay me. It means that I am doing
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun
in Karabakh runs counter to the everything right for the people of
Bayramov says Ruben Vardanyan’s
Azerbaijani laws and qualifies as Artsakh and our country,” the state
stay in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh)
illegal immigration. So the sooner he minister said.
leaves, the better it will be for him,”
“We issued a joint statement with the government and the
management of the mining company that we are ready to receive
international environmental experts to come and inspect our
mining sector. We think it works in the best standards, and we also
want to see not only our mining industry, but that of the whole
region, inspected by professionals, not some so-called "eco-activists"
who, we all found out, are not real environmentalists. Most of them
are people who serve in special services in Azerbaijan. By the way,
if people are interested and check how many environmental
initiatives have taken place in Azerbaijan in the last 10 years, they
will be surprised, because that number is zero. So, this is a show
organized by the government of Azerbaijan, and not really an
environmental movement."

~Ruben Vartanian
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Korioun Khatchadourian Appointed Executive
Director of H. Hovnanian Family Foundation
impact for Armenia’s long-term expand impactfully upon what we
economic development, I consider the already have in place,” she added.
H. Hovnanian Family Foundation
the organization which fully meets my Khatchadourian, a native of Paris,
vision and aspiration. I am thrilled to resides in Yerevan with his wife and
lead one of Armenia's most strategic their two sons, and believes that
organizations and help bring with his supervision, the H.
innovative solutions to Armenia’s Hovnanian Family Foundation will
further development,” shared build stronger communities, improve
Khatchadourian. economic development, and support
all levels of the repatriation process
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 27, He replaces Naira Melikyan, who for Armenia’s long-term economic
ARMENPRESS. Korioun worked for the organization for over 25 development.
years involved in construction of the
Khatchadourian has been appointed as
existing Foundation headquarters, “Since its inception, so much has
Executive Director of the H.
Saint Anna Church, the existing been done to bring positive change to
Hovnanian Family Foundation in
Cultural Center in Hrazdan Gorge, and the communities through extensive
Armenia. Khatchadourian will
all philanthropic programs including philanthropic activity throughout
represent the organization in its
educational scholarships and Armenia. I am very proud and
extensive philanthropic activity
charitable grants. As such, he inherits honored to be part of this great
throughout Armenia effective January
a talented team based in Armenia to organization as a leader who has
9, 2023. For the last four years, he led
carry out existing development been engaged in impactful projects
a number of innovative rural
programs throughout the country as for over 10 years. I love the mission
development initiatives at the
well as spearheading all new special of the organization and I look
Children of Armenia Fund (COAF),
projects of interest to the Foundation forward to building strategic
and prior to that managed several
by working directly with the President partnerships and continuing to build
pioneering initiatives of TUMO, first
of H. Hovnanian Family Foundation, on this incredible legacy, which has
in Stepanakert then in Paris, France,
Edele Hovnanian, and its Board of already contributed so much to our
spearheading the expansion of
Directors. country. I can’t wait to get started,”
TUMO’s educational model worldwide.
he added.
“During our executive search, Korioun
Khatchadourian has over 10 years of
stood out as someone who could Since the Foundation’s
experience within the non-profit and
represent the Foundation in Armenia establishment in 1986, H.
educational fields, having carried out
with professionalism and innovation,” Hovnanian Family Foundation has
professional and educational activity
said Hovnanian. “With his business earmarked over $75 million to
globally from London to Sweden, then
background, coupled with 10 years of hundreds of initiatives and projects
Brussels to Paris, which all finally
experience in Armenia managing two for charitable, educational, scientific,
brought him to Armenia.
high-profile projects I respect, I know cultural, and other related purposes
Khatchadourian holds a dual Master’s
that we will certainly accomplish a lot with a primary focus on assisting
degree in Management and
of exciting things together. All of this is Armenian communities worldwide as
Entrepreneurship from Kedge
especially important as we are in a new well as organizations in Monmouth
Business School in Marseille, France.
phase of our family’s foundation with and Ocean Counties in the state of
“As a Diasporan Armenian and a the next generation at the helm since New Jersey.
strong believer of repatriation's great my father’s passing, and we want to
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200 French Intellectuals Petition: “We Must Save
the 120,000 Armenians of Artsakh!”
thousand years ago. What will our children think, on
what values will they be able to build
After the war, after the
themselves, if we let the unthinkable
phosphorus bombs, the
happen again? Indifference, platonic
tortures, which
protests authorize today’s aggressors
shattered so many
to shamelessly claim to be the
lives in 2020, this is
executioners of 1915, their sinister
indeed the last
heritage, to use the same methods to
perversion conceived
put an end to those they abhor,
by the Azerbaijani
because they look alike.
dictatorship: blocking
the Lachin corridor, So our wishes that the abominations
the only access route of the 20th century never happen
for the Armenians of again were just irenic wishes. So in
Artsakh / Nagorno- this world the wicked always
PARIS — 200 French intellectuals, Karabakh outwards. Consequences: triumph as long as they have things
writers, artists and cultural separated families, shortages to sell and provide to their neighbors.
worsening day by day, absence of
personalities, including Sylvain
medical help which has already cost a The soul of the Armenians indeed
Tesson, Jean Reno, Carole Bouquet
life and threatens several patients in lives in our masterpieces of
and Philippe Katerine, are mobilizing
critical care, including children. Romanesque art, the thought of our
for the 120,000 Armenians of Artsakh
philosophers of the Enlightenment,
threatened with ethnic cleansing by
We admire the courage of these people romantic poetry, our fights for
the ‘Azerbaijan.
full of dignity who do not give in to justice, our accordion tunes, the
The petition published by Le panic and organize themselves, bouquet of tulips you may offer on
Figaro reads: because they resist and will resist until Saturday evening.
the end. But they are counting on us,
During this Christmas period when we and we cannot escape their call. Finally, let us remember that if we
will join our loved ones, where we will Christmas 2022 is strange. We are know about Christmas, the
rejoice in celebrating the family celebrating the birth of a king of Armenians no doubt had something
beyond all religious borders, where poverty in straw shirt who came to to do with it, they who sent us their
many of us will perhaps have a bring the warmth of his light to men. pilgrims from the 5th century, they
thought for those who are alone or in And this is the day that the tyrant of who gave us the gingerbread that
pain, let us remember that the oil and economic growth deliberately will garnish our tables and the
Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh have chose to plunge an entire population names of the Magi.
been cut off for nearly two weeks from into darkness and cold.
Let us remember and above all, let
the rest of the world by Azerbaijan.
What future will we offer our children, us mobilize. From our united
At a time when our children will if we give reason to dictatorship, to consciences, from our united voices,
discover their gifts, the parents of the barbarism, against one of our oldest from all the ways in which each of us
30,000 children of Nagorno-Karabakh civilizations, against a brotherly will oppose the drama that is being
will aspire to one thing only: to people, linked to us for centuries, played out, we will be able to
preserve the life, the future of theirs in against a nation that has always preserve the lives of the 120,000
these high mountains where their contributed to the dialogue between Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh.
ancestors were born more than two cultures?
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