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Monthly Archives: June 2008
ADL Delegation Meets with New Lebanese President
BEIRUT, Lebanon — An Armenian Democratic Liberal (ADL) delegation, led by Parliament Member Hagop Kassardjian, visited the presidential palace here on June 3 and met with the newly elected president of Lebanon, Gen. Michele Suleiman. The delegation congratulated the new … Continue reading
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Aliyev, Sargisian Hold ‘Constructive’ Talks on Karabagh
ST. PETERSBURG (RFE/RL) — The presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan appeared to have rekindled hopes for a resolution of the Nagorno Karabagh conflict with what officials described as “constructive” talks held here on June 6. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and … Continue reading
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Top Armenian Chess Grandmaster Dies at 28
YEREVAN (Combined Sources) — Karen Asrian, Armenia’s current national chess champion, died suddenly on Monday, June 9 at the age of 28. Asrian, born on April 24, 1980, won the national Armenian Championship in 1999, 2007 and 2008, and the … Continue reading
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Armenian Ambassador to China Dies
YEREVAN (A1Plus) — According to the Armenian Foreign Ministry Department, Armenia’s Ambassador to China, 47-year-old Vahagn Movsisian, died on June 10 from a massive heart attack while in Beijing. No other details were available as of press time.
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Afflicted Patriarch Mutafyan Suspends Work
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Marmara)— Recent surgery and subsequent health concerns have led to the de facto retirement of the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople Mesrob Mutafyan. Mutafyan, 52, underwent a thyroid operation several months ago. In the period immediately after the surgery, … Continue reading
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Akçam: Clark Appointment Realization of ‘a Dream’
By Daphne Abeel Mirror-Spectator Staff MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — For Taner Akçam, his appointment to the Kaloosdian- Mugar Chair at Clark University’s Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies is the realization of a dream. The chair was vacated when its … Continue reading
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Cypriot Journalist, Community Activist Georges der Parthogh Dies
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Georges der Parthogh, a veteran journalist, international news photographer and a leading member of the Armenian community, died here on Monday, June 2. He was 84. Born in Harar, Ethiopia on December 18, 1923, der Parthogh came … Continue reading
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