As for Ivan’s philosophy on life, he says, “In life, the most important is to love and be pure of heart. If you’re not sincere, you won’t live.”
Days ago we were surprised and disappointed to learn that Ameriabank CJSC signed a loan agreement with Lydian Armenia providing 24 million USD for gold extraction in Amulsar Mountain near Jermuk and for purchasing equipment for the construction of a heap leach facility.
The first was about the release of Volodya Avetisyan. The second was about the release of Jiří Kajínek, who had been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing two people 23 years ago in the Czech Republic. He tried to escape from prison in 2000, and was jailed again.
During the period of May 21-27, there were no major changes in the situation on the Line of Contact, this according to the Artsakh Ministry of Defense.
Persecution, in the eyes of local residents, was a normal occurrence. After the sovietization of Armenia, thousands of Armenians fell victim to jailings, deportations and executions. Such things were unexpected and inexplicable to the repatriates, Armenia’s new citizens.
I’ve discussed a variety of topics with composer, conductor Alexander Iradyan over the years.