[ 5 October, 2009 | 18:18 ] Feature Stories society interview culture
Sona AvagyanDear Readers: Samvel Karapetyan Responds to Your Questions
Many of you have responded to our request to ask questions of Samvel Karapetyan, who heads the Yerevan branch of the Research on Armenian Architecture NGO.
Due to the large number of questions received and the fact that the answers graciously supplied by Mr. Karapetyan are detailed and extensive, we will be publishing them in installments, in the order received.
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[ 5 October, 2009 | 17:33 ] photostoryPhotos by Hakob Poghosyan
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[ 5 October, 2009 | 13:31 ] politicsAccording to the RoA Presidential Press Service, during his meeting with community leaders on October 4 in Los Angeles, President Serzh Sargsyan went into a detailed description of the current stage of negotiations regarding the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations and the protocols soon to be signed by the leaders of both nations.
President Sargsyan stated that negotiations with Turkey had been underway since Armenia declared independence from the Soviet Union and that such processes were only publicized recently. He claimed that the current protocols offered Armenia the opportunity to conduct normal negotiations with Turkey and to have normal relations with Ankara. He said he was convinced that Armenia would not suffer as a result but that it would reap certain benefits from relations with Turkey. »»»»»
[ 5 October, 2009 | 12:27 ] society
Grisha Balasanyan
I recently visited the Garni temple and witnessed an argument between a French tourist and a service employee at the entrance to the site.
The French tourist was up in arms over the fact that he had been charged 1,000 AMD as an entrance fee; 10 times more than his Armenian friend. The employee was trying to explain that he didn’t make the rules and that the disgruntled tourist should take up the matter with the proper authorities. »»»»»
[ 5 October, 2009 | 11:44 ] diaspora politics
A crowd estimated at more than 12,000 gathered outside the Beverley Hills Hilton in Los Angeles yesterday to protest the visit of RoA President Serzh Sargsyan and the Armenian-Turkish protocols he says he will soon sign. »»»»»
