Under the title “The Mystery of the Nativity,” the “Edward and Helen Mardigian” Armenian Museum in Jerusalem has organized an exhibition of ancient and rare Armenian manuscripts on the birth of Jesus. Included were some pieces kept in the library of the St. James Armenian Orthodox Church.

Br ARSHAG GHAZARIAN Head of Manuscript Library – Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem “The exhibition contains fifteen manuscripts dating from the period between the 13th and 16th centuries. The manuscripts were mined in Armenia, Cilicia, and also here in Jerusalem.” The exhibition begins with the genealogy of Jesus as quoted in the Gospel of Matthew, then the Annunciation, the visit of the Magi, and concludes with the presentation of Jesus at the Temple.

The miniatures differ in style, use of colors and their significance in different eras. The most important pieces on display are by the Armenian miniaturist Toros Roslin, who lived in the 13th century and worked at the Armenian royal court and for the Armenian church. His miniatures are characterized by movement, expression and bright colors, particularly red and blue. Br ARSHAG GHAZARIAN Head of Manuscript Library – Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem “Roslin used very precious materials such as gold, but also the red color extracted from an insect, and the blue color extracted from the precious blue stone which is more precious than gold.” In Roslin’s Nativity, the Virgin Mary sits on a red cushion to indicate that she is of royal descent, while blue, a symbol of purity, is the color of Christ. In some manuscripts, Christ’s cloak is colored red to indicate his death.

According to Armenian tradition – based on the Apocryphal Gospels – Eve’s bones are buried in the cave of Jesus’ birth, and Adam’s are buried under Calvary. The exhibition, which opened on the occasion of Armenian Christmas, which is celebrated on Jan. 18, attracted the interest of many visitors. TZOGHIG KARAKASHIAN Director of the Armenian Museum “Many people came to visit the exhibition: Jews, Arabs, and Armenians from different countries who came on the occasion of Christmas from America, Greece, and France.” TSVI GREENHOUSE Jerusalem “Despite the rain, I thought it was right to come here to enjoy this wonderful exhibition. I think it is an outstanding exhibit, especially regarding the birth of Jesus.” The Armenian presence in the Holy Land is thousands of years old. Armenia was also the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion. The Nativity of Christ exhibition had a special influence on Armenian visitors. NAYRISH SHAHANIAN “I came, as an Armenian, to visit the museum, to admire our civilization. We are very proud of our religion and culture.”

Source: https://cmc-terrasanta.org/en/media/terra-santa-news/29597/the-ancient-armenian-manuscripts-on-the-birth-of-jesus

Authorizing Transactions Related to Earthquake Relief Efforts in Syria

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license, all transactions related to earthquake relief efforts in Syria that would otherwise be prohibited by the Syrian Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 542 (SySR), are authorized through 12:01 p.m. eastern daylight time,

August 8, 2023.

Note 1 to paragraph (a). The authorization in paragraph (a) of this general license includes the processing or transfer of funds on behalf of third-country persons to or from Syria in support of the transactions authorized by paragraph (a) of this general license. U.S. financial institutions and U.S. registered money transmitters may rely on the originator of a funds transfer with regard to compliance with paragraph (a) of this general license, provided that the financial institution does not know or have reason to know that the fund’s transfer is not in compliance with paragraph (a) of this general license

(b) This general license does not authorize:

1. Any transactions prohibited by section 542.208 of the SySR (prohibiting importation into the United States of petroleum or petroleum products of Syrian origin); or
2. Any transactions involving any person whose property and interests in property are

blocked pursuant to the SySR, other than persons who meet the definition of the term Government of Syria, as defined in section 542.305(a) of the SySR, unless separately authorized.

Note 2 to General License 23. Nothing in this general license relieves any person from

compliance with any other Federal laws or requirements of other Federal agencies.

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MEPs believe that “Azerbaijan’s latest aggression against Armenia has no direct connection with the long-term conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh“, meaning September military operations on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border in 2022. The European Parliament announced that this was a military attack that “violated previous attempts to achieve peace and led to the occupation of the sovereign territory of Armenia by Azerbaijani forces.” Thus reads a new report from the Committee on Foreign Relations, dedicated to the cooperation of the European Union with Armenia.

Armenian analysts consider European partners’ response very important, but do not have much optimism about the effectiveness of such documents. According to political scientist Suren Surenyants, they can have “only an illusory impact on Azerbaijan – until international organizations set the price of responsibility for Baku for its actions.”

“Withdraw troops from the territory of Armenia”

The European Parliament appealed to the Azerbaijani authorities to withdraw its troops, condemning the “large-scale military attack of Azerbaijan on Armenia in September 2022.”

Regarding the peace treaty to be signed between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the European deputies stressed:

“To be effective, any peace agreement must include provisions guaranteeing

• the territorial integrity of Armenia,
• the rights and security of the Armenian population living in Nagorno-Karabakh and other regions affected by the conflict,
• the prompt and safe return of refugees and internally displaced persons to their homes”.

Fifty-five deputies voted for the adoption of the document, with none against and five abstentions. The text will now be submitted for approval by the European Parliament.

“We welcome the deployment of the EU mission in Armenia and call on the Azerbaijani government to guarantee freedom and security of movement along the Lachin corridor, which was blocked almost two months ago,” Andrey Kovachev, rapporteur on Armenia, said.

What worries Pashinyan more, the fact that corruption is rampant in Armenia, or the fact that the international institutions are no longer so kind to him that they fix the situation, although not on the scale that actually exists in the country? During the question-and-answer session with the government, Pashinyan says one thing, the next day, during the government session, something completely different. they probably explained that what was said the previous day was completely beyond the limits of elementary reason.

During the question-and-answer session with the government, Pashinyan revealed for himself that Armenia has fallen from 58th place to 63rd place among the countries in terms of corruption. Speaking in the Parliament about Armenia’s retreat, he says: “I think media publications about corrupt deals made by this or that officials play a role here.” And as a solution, he proposes a resolution for those officials to apply to the courts in order to prove their innocence. There is a hidden threat in Pashinyan’s speech to the media that the legal prosecutions will intensify if you continue to talk about the corruption of the government.

If the media and their publications are to blame for the perception of corruption in the country, then it turns out that there was no corruption during the previous governments, and Armenia’s low rating in the ratings of international institutions was made only on the basis of media publications, including “Haykakan Zhamna” edited by Nikol Pashinyan. publications. It’s just that the previous authorities did not have enough intelligence to propose such a mechanism at the level of the head of the country, to go to court for every publication and silence the press.

Aren’t Pashinyan and his government corrupt, or are the local press and the international institutions giving a thumbs up to the government? Two ministers of Pashinyan’s government, Minister of Defense Davit Tonoyan and Minister of Emergency Situations Andranik Piloyan, are currently or were in prison, they are accused of being involved in corruption transactions. If two ministers of Pashinyan’s government are accused of corruption, this directly means that his government is corrupt.

Pashinyan can say that these accusations have not yet been confirmed, and until they are confirmed, they and, therefore, his government cannot be considered corrupt. But in a corrupt country, such accusations can be refuted in a different way. Pashinyan can say that the arrest of two ministers means that his government is so honest that it fights against corruption. But the arrest of those ministers may mean that those ministers were not so honest that they did not deduct the money earned as a result of corrupt transactions to the person holding the position of prime minister, and now they are being punished not for corruption, but for dishonesty and dishonesty in personal relationships. Perhaps they remain under criminal prosecution because

Or how should a journalist or mass media prove in court whether or not this or that official is corrupt, how should they reveal whether there is a risk of corruption in that transaction or not? For example, I argue that there is a risk of corruption in the deal for four SU-30 military aircraft purchased for $120 million, because these aircraft were purchased and not even used during the war. Not only Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan, who is accused of corruption, but also Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who is not accused of corruption, gave his consent to the purchase of those planes, because the accusers are his actual subordinates.

Now, if Pashinyan applies to the court with a political lawsuit, how should I prove whether there is a corruption risk in that transaction or not? How should I prove whether Pashinyan was materially interested in agreeing to the purchase of those useless aircraft, or whether it was simply a senseless, pointless waste of state funds? It turns out that if I can’t prove the existence of a corruption risk in it, then there is no corruption in the transaction. Although it is possible that the court will consider it proven that those planes flew during the war and performed a combat mission, and Armenia won the war and liberated the territories. In the case of Pashinyan’s government, everything is possible, because if the court does not make such a decision, there is a Supreme Court subordinate to Pashinyan, which will also remove the judge. This is not the remnant Armenia of the past.

Of course, if Armenia was a normal democratic country, where there really were independent law enforcement bodies and courts, then they would have initiated a criminal case a long time ago and found out which of those two options is true, and, according to that, Pashinyan would have been accused of either corruption, or in wasting public funds. But we will never witness it. If we are a democratic country, maybe Pashinyan, understanding and realizing his political responsibility in causing such enormous damage to the state, would resign and try to reduce the assumed responsibility for what he did, but we will not witness that either.

The only thing we will witness is the continued growth of corruption and the intensifying struggle to cover it up and speak out about it.

Avetis Babajanyan

Susan Simonyan

It turns out that the visit of the Chief Commissioner of the Diaspora Zareh Sinanyan to Moscow in July 2019 caused great intrigues among Moscow Armenians.

It even had legal consequences, which have not ended to this day. The occasion was the scandalous correspondence shared by a Russian Internet user between Narine Davtyan, a Moscow-based woman who reveals the internal intrigues of Armenians, and Yury Navoyan, the president of the Moscow “Dialog” organization. Navoyan allegedly told the lady that he didn’t want to meet with Sinanyan in the building of the Union of Armenians of Russia, so that “that moron doesn’t feel like a leader”, to which the lady replied that she was right, she should be in the position of a leader on her own and show in every possible way that Abrahamyan and the ambassador do not decide anything, and everything is done through you.

In the correspondence, the name of Zatulin is mentioned, against whose club the authors of the letters organized actions, the Anna Hakobyan Foundation is mentioned, it is recommended to make a donation to the foundation so that the lady is attentive to them, participation in the fight against Ara Abrahamyan is mentioned, etc.
Both Navoyan and Narine Davtyan denied their involvement in these letters, claiming that the publication was fake. In our sketchy days, this story would have been quickly forgotten, as much more serious things are forgotten, but Moscow-based political scientist Mariam Hovsepyan, as an advocate of strengthening Armenian-Russian relations, wrote on her page something like the following: she would be happy if the letters were fake, but if they were real, then such “naritchkas” and “narinchkas” embarrass the “republic” with their “foolishness”. Later, Narine Davtyan applied to the court with two lawsuits for defamation and insult of business reputation, the courts of general jurisdiction of Moscow and Ararat and Vayots Dzor, probably expecting that Mariam Hovsepyan would be in Moscow and Vaik at the same time, running from one case to another. “We accidentally learned that a case is being investigated in Armenia as well.

He reminds that the procedural law does not allow two disputes on the same subject. But this is not the only irony in this case. Virabyan petitioned the RA court to dismiss the case, as it is being examined by the Moscow court. Judge Elena Kocharyan suspended it, waiting for the position of the Moscow judge. The Moscow court rejected the claim, but our judge partially satisfied it. The point is that in Moscow, the respondent managed to prove that Mariam Hovsepyan did not know Narine Davtyan and had no tendency to injure or harm her. But in the RA court, the plaintiff brought the photo of Narine Davtyan, published by Mariam at another time, as proof that Mariam knew him before that. Notary Nune Sargsyan also confirmed this. According to the respondent, this evidence is inadmissible, because according to Article 79 of the “Notary” Law, if a case is being examined in court, the notary does not have the right to provide evidence in that case, because that provision must be carried out by the court. The Ministry of Justice even imposed a disciplinary penalty on Nune Sargsyan for this violation, but the court of general jurisdiction of Ararat and Vayots Dzor marzes did not take this into account. He rejected the claim for defamation, but accepted the claim for insult, describing the words “Narchka” and “stupidity” as insults and forcing Mariam Hovsepyan to apologize and pay Davtyan 200,000 drams. however, the court of general jurisdiction of Ararat and Vayots Dzor marzes did not take this into account. He rejected the claim for defamation, but accepted the claim for insult, describing the words “Narchka” and “stupidity” as insults and forcing Mariam Hovsepyan to apologize and pay Davtyan 200,000 drams. however, the court of general jurisdiction of Ararat and Vayots Dzor marzes did not take this into account. He rejected the claim for defamation, but accepted the claim for insult, describing the words “Narchka” and “stupidity” as insults and forcing Mariam Hovsepyan to apologize and pay Davtyan 200,000 drams.

The case went to the appellate court, which rejected Mariam’s complaint, noted that Narine Davtyan is a state and public figure and has her own role, opinion and importance in society, so the words “stupidity” and “stupidity” are offensive. Now the case is in the court of cassation, and the notary’s actions, which were reported by Mariam Hovsepyan, are being investigated by the investigative department, but Mariam is not satisfied with the investigation. “Within 2 months, 3 investigators have changed, in which case the actors have changed, but the role and the goal remain the same, to acquit the citizen Narine Davtyan in every possible way,” he says. We also spoke with Narine Davtyan’s lawyer, Artur Sukiasyan. He said that his client did not authorize him to speak with media representatives. We asked to answer who is Narine Davtyan, is he a statesman? “No, he is not a statesman.” And who is maybe he is a member of a public organization? “I am not authorized to introduce him to journalists,” said the lawyer. Such passions are boiling in the once-united community of Moscow Armenians.

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The pro-government majority in the Armenian parliament on Thursday allowed the prosecution of Armen Charchyan, an MP from the main opposition Hayastan alliance.

68 MPs, all from the ruling Civil Contact party, voted unanimously to lift Charchyan’s immunity from prosecution sought by Prosecutor General Anna Vardapetyan. One ballot paper was declared invalid.

The parliament debated Vardapetyan’s motion at Wednesday’s sitting boycotted by the opposition Hayastan and Pativ Unem factions.

The parliament majority voted to give the green light for the prosecution of Hayastan leader Seyran Ohanyan on Wednesday.

Almost 12,000 people have died in Turkey and Syria since the earthquake struck on Monday.

Twitter CEO Elon Musk in a tweet said Twitter has been informed by Turkey’s government that access will be re-enabled shortly to the social media platform. Twitter has been restricted in Turkey, the Netblocks internet observatory earlier said, just two days after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that killed more than 11,500 people in southern Turkey and northern Syria.

“Twitter has been informed by the Turkish government that access will be reenabled shortly,” Elon Musk tweeted.

On the restriction on Twitter, netblocks.org social media monitor said that the social media website was being restricted “on multiple internet providers in Turkey”.

“Turkey has an extensive history of social media restrictions during national emergencies and safety incidents,” the monitor said.

The restrictions reportedly came after Turkish people used the social media platform to highlight the failures of Turkey’s government response following the earthquake and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s role in the same. Turkish social media was flooded with remarks from users who were disappointed with the search and rescue operations in their areas. Following this, over a dozen people have been imprisoned for criticising the President, reports claimed.

By Varoujan Der Simonian,

It’s been over four months since the Fresno City Council, on Sept. 29, 2022, discreetly placed on the agenda selling the homes on the corner of M Street and Santa Clara Avenue to a developer. We were pursuing to convert these homes into a Five Home Town museum, a portion of which we had envisioned to represent the multicultural fabric of our community. I attended the next City Council meeting in November, and within two minutes, I introduced myself and urged the members to revisit their decision. The clerk alerted me that I still had one more minute to speak. I appreciated the opportunity and asked the members if they had any questions; I was ready to reply. I folded my hands, looked into their eyes, and waited. The entire chamber was silent. No one asked a question for the whole minute, and no one spoke. You could have heard a needle drop, even on the carpet.

A retired university president from the Midwest, a native of Fresno, asked me later how I interpreted their silence. I concluded that the council members have yet to study what we have been proposing for the past 13 years. The executive director of the successor agency of the redevelopment agency may have kept our proposal private from successive council members and may have withheld or misrepresented the information. Overall, it gives the impression that besides lip service, the RDA/City Council is not interested in enhancing our city’s multicultural heritage. A week later, Mayor Jerry Dyer expressed that he and several council members were taken off guard when they noticed the proposed sale of the houses placed on the council’s agenda item without advance notice. On Nov. 7, I wrote to the city attorney’s office, ending my letter: “You are the legal oversight department to ensure that transparent and fair transactions take place within the city government in its dealings.” I am still waiting to receive an acknowledgment.

Looking forward is fine, but “carpeting” previous errors are not constructive. Both officeholders know what investigation means; they have dealt with it during their professional careers. Otherwise, the Fresno County DA’s office might be the right office to investigate it. My record shows that on March 23, 2017, I informed Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian, a state Assembly Budget Committee member, of our plan. On Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at 10:30 am, I met him at his Capitol office in Sacramento. On Tuesday, January 23, 2018, 3:00-3:30 pm, I met with the district director for Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula and later with the assemblyman, presenting the proposal to help secure state funding. Our one-time request for $1 million would have been enough to renovate and convert the corner into the Five Homes Town Museum.

Since then, Nazarian has secured $20 million of state funds for the 2021 and 2023 budget years for the Armenian American Museum, under construction in Glendale. In 2022 Assemblymember Arambula secured $7 million for Arte Americas here in Fresno. Kudos to both! I get it; most City Council members in Glendale are of Armenian heritage, and in Fresno, of Hispanic origin. Gov. Newsom and state legislators value preserving cultural heritage in our state. Thus, I ask Assemblymember Arambula to revisit our request and ask the governor to consider allocating enough funds to convert the M & Santa Clara corner to a Homes Town museum. If the city finds it fitting, it could relocate the so-called Vartanian house to the empty spot where the fire destroyed two houses in 2020 and make it part of the complex.. It is not late. You know the saying: “If there is a will, there is a way.” Such an undertaking will contribute to making Fresno a cultural arts district.

Read more at: https://www.fresnobee.com/article272226573.html#storylink=cpy