The world-known Armenian micro miniaturist Edward Ghazaryan is considered the founder of the unique art of micro miniature.

The world-known Armenian micro miniaturist Edward Ghazaryan is considered the founder of the unique art of micro miniature.
Born in Yerevan, he has received higher musical education and for many years was one of the leading musicians (See Video) of the Philharmonic orchestra of Armenia.
He is a man of phenomenal talent.
Edward Ghazaryan has exposed his first, invisible by the naked eye, micro miniature works in Yerevan more than half a century ago, in 1947. An eminent violinist-innovator, talented musician, sculptor and unexcelled caricaturist, he amazed the entire world by his works. Each aspect of his life separately may serve as a biography of an outstanding artist, musician, doctor-ophthalmologist, and cardiologist or of a scientist.
His micro miniature works are hardly explicable and, large part, not conceivable for a human mind. Over the years, Edward Ghazaryan has created more than 600 unique micro miniatures. His highest achievement was the creation of a new trend — moving micro miniatures. Maestro makes his invisible micro figures move asynchronously: no movement is repeated twice. These works are unexcelled till now, though more than thirty years have passed from the exhibition of first moving miniatures.
Edward Ghazaryan is a professional, talented musician and violinist-innovator. He has revived the forgotten instrument of J.S. Bach “viola-pompoza” which came to life again after 270 years.
With Armenian unique instruments he has created a quarter called “Dvin”. It includes a new powerful instrument innovated by Maestro with unbelievably rich sounds-stringed organ with 120 resonators.
The exhibitions of his invaluable works have captured the hearts of many around the world: in the United States, Spain, Yugoslavia, Japan, Egypt, and Russia. In 1983 the name of Edward Ghazaryan was mentioned 9 times in the Russian book of records “Divo” (analogue of Guinness Records Book).
During the exhibition in Los-Angeles, American people called the micro works of Edward Ghazaryan “the eighth wonder of the world”.
Maestro hates wars. He has created a musical gun of peace, a unique gun that doesn’t kill, rather pleases music-lovers. On the musical gun, he placed 40 micro analogues of musical instruments of different nations of the world. Edward Ghazaryan plays musical compositions of Armenian, Russian and west-European composers on most of them.
In may 2010 Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin B presented Edward Ghazaryan with the St Sahak-St Mesrop order.
The unique and always young Maestro, despite his venerable age, has many ideas, plans and projects.

PanARMENIAN.Net – An agreement for Armenia-EU visa regime facilitation will be signed in the days to come, to enter into force in mid-2013, the Armenian President said.

As Serzh Sargsyan told a joint news conference with the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso, the agreement will be followed by the launch of negotiations for lifting entry visa requirements for EU citizens.

“The process aims to stimulate contacts between the Armenian and EU communities, increase the number of mutual visits, creating new experience exchange opportunities for students and scientists,” the Armenian leader said.

Mr. Barroso in turn, expressed hope for visa regime facilitation agreement to strengthen Armenia-EU ties.

As Mr. Sargsyan noted in conclusion, Armenia will finalize Association Agreement talks with the EU before a 2013 Vilnius-hosted Eastern Partnership summit.

18:45, 30 November, 2012

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 30, ARMENPRESS: Former head of the Turkish Radio and Television Supreme Council, writer and journalist Nuri Kayish in his book “Lethal articles” has discovered 11 murders of journalists from 54 which have taken place in Turkish Republic since 1923. “I have referred only to 11 murders of journalists because was able to find the motives of them”.

As reports Armenpress citing Turkish “Sondakika” news agency, in his book Kayish has referred to the death of Hrant Dink Turkish citizen of Armenian descent, editor of “Agos” newspaper who was killed on January 19, 2007.

“He was killed because he was freely speaking About Armenian Genocide, he wanted borders of Armenia and Turkey to be opened, he wanted the creation of diplomatic relation between the two neighboring states, wanted Armenian Genocide to be not only officially spoken about but also from other aspects” Nuri Kayish writes.

Sabiha Gökçen was one of the eight adopted children of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. According to the Air University, she was the world’s first female fighter pilot, a child of Armenian family who became the victim of Genocide and appeared in an orphanage. Dink has brought irrefutable evidence in his articles about the Armenian origins of that Turkish orphan. In February 2004 Dink published an article in the Armenian newspaper “Agos” titled “The Secret of Sabiha Hatun” in which a former Gaziantep resident, Hripsime Sebilciyan, claimed to be Gökçen’s niece, implying Armenian ancestry.

November 30, 2012 | 09:51

PanARMENIAN.Net – President of Lebanon Michel Suleiman gave an official dinner Nov 26 in honor of his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan and First Lady Rita Sargsyan.

In his toast addressed to the President of Lebanon, his spouse, National Assembly chairman, Prime Minister and all those present at the official dinner, Serzh Sargsyan expressed gratitude for the warm welcome on the hospitable soil of Lebanon.

President Sargsyan spoke of the past of the two ancient, friendly nations, high-level political dialogue existing now between the reliable partners – Armenia and Lebanon, as well as about the readiness to further deepen and develop interstate multifaceted relations. The President of Armenia wished Lebanon and its people peace, prosperity and unwavering national unity, presidential press service reported.

“Relations of our two peoples come from the time immemorial, while Armenian presence in Lebanon is centuries-long. I believe it is not accidental that two hundred fifty years ago the first Armenian Catholic Catholicos, who was officially recognized by the Pope, established his residence here, in Lebanon. Armenians have brought their indispensable participation to the deliberation of Lebanon from the Ottoman Empire. During the World War I, the last leader of the autonomous Mount Lebanon was an ethnic Armenian, Ohannes Pasha Kuyumjian who was fighting to save the population of the region from the oppressions of the Young Turks. After his toppling and the autonomy’s destruction, the Ottoman Empire launched a series of massacres in Lebanon.

Armenian and Lebanese peoples are more than just friends. At the most difficult times in the history of the Armenian nation, Lebanon became a beacon of salvation for the thousands of Armenians who had been deprived of their homeland. How else, if not brotherly, can one describe our current relations?

Peaceful and creative existence of the Armenian Diaspora is the best proof of it. And naturally I am proud for my compatriots present in this hall. I am grateful to you, dear compatriots, for making us so recognizable, for upholding our prestige here, in Lebanon as well. It was here, in Lebanon that some of the largest Armenian spiritual, cultural and educational centers were formed, which play an important role in the preservation of the Armenian national identity in Diaspora. The Great House of Cilicia, Armenian Catholic Patriarchate, the only Armenian university abroad – Haykazyan University and a large number of the Armenian spiritual, cultural and other values preserved and cherished in this land for centuries the bond and histories of our peoples,” President Sargyan said.