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  • Congresswoman Napolitano Praises ANCA-LAWA Dialogue on Direct LAX-Yerevan Flights

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    Senior U.S. House Transportation Committee Member Backs ANCA Efforts to Directly Connect Armenia with Los Angeles WASHINGTON—A senior member of the U.S. House Transportation Committee has warmly welcomed discussions between Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) regarding the establishment of direct flights between Los Angeles (LAX) and Yerevan…

  • Rep. Napolitano Praises ANCA-Led Dialogue on Direct LAX-Yerevan Flights

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    House Transportation Committee senior member Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-CA) warmly welcomes recent ANCA efforts to initiate direct flights between LAX and Yerevan. Senior U.S. House Transportation Committee Member Backs ANCA Efforts to Directly Connect Armenia with Los Angeles WASHINGTON—A senior member of the U.S. House Transportation Committee has warmly welcomed discussions between Los Angeles World…

  • System of a Down to Raise Money for Armenian Nonprofit through VIP Packages

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    Part of the proceeds of System of a Down’s European tour VIP Charity Packages will be donated to nonprofit organization in Armenia, Orran (Photo: System of a Down) LOS ANGELES—System of a Down’s Serj Tankian announced on Thursday that they will be raising money for Orran‒a nonprofit organization in Armenia catered to disadvantaged children and…

  • Council of Europe Launches Investigation into Azerbaijani Corruption

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    Azerbaijani Minister for Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov (left) speaks during a Council of Europe session in Vienna on May 6.  (Photo: Council of Europe/Sandro Weltin) STRASBOURG, France (BBC)—Europe’s top human rights watchdog, the Council of Europe, has launched an investigation into alleged corruption at the council involving Azerbaijan. The criticisms concern some members of the…

  • Russian Sale of Iskander Missiles to Armenia Worries Baku

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    The Iskander missile demonstrated at the 25th Independence Day anniversary on September 21, 2016 (Photo: Photolure) TBILISI, Georgia (ArmRadio)—Azerbaijan is worried by the sale of Russian Iskander missile systems to Armenia and the provision of other armaments free of charge or at domestic prices. Representatives of Azerbaijan raised the issue at NATO Parliamentary Assembly session…

  • Turkey Declares Curfews in More Than 40 Diyarbakir Villages

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      DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)— On May 30, the Turkish government imposed curfews in more than 40 villages in southeastern province of Diyarbakir as part of what it called a security operation against the Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK). On May 30, the Turkish government imposed curfews in more than 40 villages in southeastern province of Diyarbakir…

  • Poem: We Have Not Forgotten

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      In 1944, Soviet Armenian writer Gevorg Abov wrote a poem entitled, “Menk Chenk Moratsel” («Մենք չենք մոռացել» – “We Have Not Forgotten”). In his poem, he criticized the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) and its entire membership for being traitors of the Armenian nation and its people. In his poem, Abov criticized the ARF and…

  • Exiled Azerbaijani Journalist at Risk of Torture After Baku Abduction

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      BAKU, Azerbaijan (A.W.)— Azerbaijani investigative journalist Afghan Mukhtarli, who vanished from Tbilisi, Georgia on May 29, is at risk of torture and other ill-treatment in Baku. Afghan Mukhtarli (Photo: Facebook) Mukhtarli was found on May 30 in Baku and put in Azerbaijani custody after what he described to his lawyer as a cross-border abduction,…

  • Karanian: Building Bridges in Western Armenia

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      From the Armenian Weekly 2017 Magazine Dedicated to the 102nd Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide Thursday was a school day in Chunkush. The children who normally filled its streets with laughter were instead busy with their lessons. In the village center, a shopkeeper sold yarn to a customer. A few young men lingered outside…

  • ANCA Supporters Host Event for Nebraska Congressman Jeff Fortenberry

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    Longtime ANCA supporters Mr. and Mrs. Frank and Hoori Melkonian served as Chairs for the event honoring Congressman Fortenberry. Senior Republican Serves on House Appropriations Committee; Leads Congressional Caucus on Religious Minorities in the Middle East PASADENA– Friends and supporters of the Armenian National Committee of America gathered in Pasadena, California on May 26 to…