The widow of writer Gurgen Mahari is too proud to ask for assistance despite hard times

“It hurts me when people say, ‘We respect her because she’s the wife of Gurgen Mahari’. If I can’t be appreciated on my own, then I have no need for the name of anyone else, if I have nothing of value that commands respect,” said Antonina Mahari, the wife of noted Armenian writer and poet Gurgen Mahari. »»»»»

Jirayr Sefilyan reflected today on repeated failed attempts to receive RoA citizenship and stated that former President Kocharyan refused him twice and current President Sargsyan refused him once. Mr. Sefilyan, by law, had to wait one year after his last refusal before applying for citizenship once again.

That one year recently expired and Mr. Sefilyan’s lawyer went to inquire about reapplying for citizenship. It now appears that another impediment has surfaced that will not even allow Mr. Sefilyan from filing citizenship application papers. »»»»»

There are foreign citizens living among us who work in our country and perform their official obligations. Generally, it is their official activities which are the center of attention. But they also have their personal life and live with their personal feelings. What follows is an interview with Marie Yovanovitch, who has been serving as the U.S. Ambassador to Armenia for over a year now. We talked to Ambassador Yovanovitch about her life here in Armenia. »»»»»

“I understood that this was to become our real, actual, Tigranakert city,” joked Harout Baghiryan.

The Baghiryan family has been living in Tigranakert, formerly Aghdam, for the past twelve years. After the experts excavated the place and found that the town was built by Tigran the Great, Harout Baghiryan realized that he had made the right choice in putting down roots here. Harout presented himself as town’s supervisor. »»»»»

Hmayak Hovhannisyan, President of the Political Analysts Union, who pulled out of today’s parliamentary by-election in favour of Nikol Pashinyan, told “Hetq” that the ruling regime had taken measures to ensure that today’s voter turnout would be the lowest possible. He argued that this would allow them to rig the election in their favour.

“They coerced people to promise that they wouldn’t go to the polls. This way they could use the empty ballots to cast votes for their guy. They have lists of those who promised don’t to show up. This just goes to prove that Resolution 4 of the European Council hasn’t made a difference,” stated Mr. Hovhannisyan. »»»»»

“Football is my life, Football is my soul. I could play football all day long without getting tired,” says 16 year-old Gurgen Safaryan.

The Safaryan’s are the only Armenian family residing in Kuzguncuk, a neighborhood in the Üsküdar municipality on the Asian side of the Bosphorus in Istanbul   Gurgen is the eldest son. He was only two and a half years old when the family left Yerevan thirteen years ago and resettled in Istanbul. The family’s second child, Haykoush, was born in Turkey.

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At a discussion group organized yesterday by the “Ayb” Educational Foundation, Father Mesrop Aramian, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, declared that the organization had drafted a business plan to reopen the Melkonian Education Institute in Nicosia Cyprus. »»»»»

The Saint Gevorg of Mughni Armenian Church in Tbilisi had a height of some 35 meters and an attractive design, especially on the eastern exterior façade where there were depictions of the benefactors and main altar. There were only two churches with a similar footprint in all of Georgia. The other is St. Mesrop Church in the Shahumyan (formerly Metz Shulaver) settlement in the Marneuli region. »»»»»

Ara Papyan, Armenia’s Ambassador to Canada from 2002-2006 and the Director of the “Modus Vivendi Center” replies to questions of “Hetq”.

If the parliaments of both Turkey and Armenia ratify the protocols, in your opinion, what impact and consequences will it have for Armenia, in terms of the international recognition of the Genocide? »»»»»

According to this year’s Human Development Report, published by the United Nations Development Program, Armenia has a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.798, giving the country a rank of 84 out of 182 countries with data.This year’s HDI refers to 2007. Between 1990 and 2007 Armenia’s HDI rose by 0.51% annually from 0.731 to 0.798 today.

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