Window view of the Armenian Church, Vol. II, No. 3, 1991, pp. 10-12
THE ARMENIAN PROTESTANTS A Brief History
Compiled by Hratch Tchilingirian
The beginnings of the Armenian Protestant church dates back to the late 19th century. As a movement it was "imported" and "implanted" by American and European missionaries, amidst the "intellectual renaissance" that was taking place in the Armenian community within the boundaries of the Ottoman Empire. Tracing the roots of Armenian Protestantism is not as easy as it may seem. The authors who have written about the subject, while they agree on dates and personalities are divided over the reasons, rationale and effects of the events that lead to the establishment of a separate Armenian Protestant denomination.* The purpose of this article is to give a historical account of events rather than an analysis of the movement.
When recently Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev invited ArmenianPresident Robert Kocharian to attend an EU-sponsored internationalconference in Baku, to discuss prospects for the successfulimplementation of the TRACECA (Transport Corridor Europe CaucasusAsia) program, many observers and analysts were caught off guard.
... elections in Azerbaijan suggests to many observers that the West's primary criterion for assessing the relative fairness of elections in the Transcaucasus is oil" (RFE/RL Caucasus Report, 31 March 1998). ...
... between Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabagh, under the umbrella of the international community.
Q: And if this scenario is not played out?
KO: Probably, we will see military confrontation. As we know, ...
... standards of the late Soviet era. He may also be seen as a leader with the stature of the Transcaucasus's other former Brezhnev-era republican Communist Party secretaries, Azerbaijani President Heydar ...
More Priests, More Scholars While the legacy of communist oppression continues to hamper Armenia's seminaries, scholars have teamed up with the Church to offer a dynamic alternative to secular students, reports Hratch Tchilingirian
When the Soviet Union collapsed and the Republic of Armenia declared independence in 1991, the Armenian Apostolic Church, Armenia's national church, faced one of the greatest challenges of its history: how to care for the religious needs of the three million Armenians in the country with fewer than 150 clergymen.
Frontier (Keston Institute, Oxford) June-August 1996 pp. 12-14
LATE HARVEST Armenia's new church leader, Karekin I, must heal the rifts within the Armenian Church before he can plan for the future, writes Hratch Tchilingirian
In April 1995, the new Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church was elected in Echmiadzin, Armenia. Almost 9 million Armenians in the republic, the 'near abroad', and the diaspora were represented a the ceremony by 400 delegates from over 32 countries. The event represented many historical firsts. The National Ecclesiastical Assembly, the highest legislative body of the Armenian Church, composed of 26 per cent clergy and 74 per cent lay people) was convening for the first time in 40 years. The election was taking place for the first time in a free and independent Republic of Armenia. For the first time in history, the Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, in Lebanon, was elected Catholicos of All Armenians in Echmiadzin. The President of Armenia addressed the NEA for the first time and witnessed the enthronement of the new Catholicos.
... withdrawal from those Azerbaijani territories outside Nagorno- Karabakh which they currently occupy, prior to any discussion of Nagorno- Karabakh's political status.
These proposals are unacceptable ...
... the talks remains Azerbaijan’s refusal to recognize Nagorno Karabakh as a side to the conflict without preconditions. The Azeri leadership has expressed interest in direct talks with Stepanakert, but only ...
... foreign policy advisor, on purely personal grounds. Libaridian has been a key architect of Armenian foreign policy since independence, playing a central role in negotiations over Nagorno-Karabakh -- Azerbaijan's ...
... surface, new and possibly constructive positions are being tested
By Hratch Tchilingirian
The conflict between Armenians and Azerbaijanis over Nagorno Karabakh has resisted attempts at a solution ...
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The dispute between Armenians and Azerbaijanis over Nagorno Karabakh–a small enclave of 4388 square kilometres in Azerbaijan, with a population of about 150,000–is the oldest conflict in the former Soviet ...
... been recognised by any state, not even Armenia. The war claimed more than 25,000 lives on both sides, created more than 450,000 refugees in Armenia and 750,000 in Azerbaijan, and destroyed hundreds of ...
... between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno Karabakh. Officially, Armenia claims to stand aloof from this conflict.
Robert Kocharian--having consulted the National Security Council and the National Assembly ...
... ::/introtext:: ::fulltext::THE NAGORNO KARABAKH CONFLICT
CONFLICT AND CONFIDENCE BUILDING PROJECT VERTIC CAUCASIAN REGION DISCUSSION GROUP LONDON, UK, 6 MARCH 1995
The positions of Azerbaijan, Armenia, ...
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ARMENIA/AZERBAIJAN: Nagorno-Karabakh Impasse
[Hratch Tchilingirian]
The Lisbon summit of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, which ended on December 3, failed to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Armenian International Magazine (AIM), Vol. 12, Issue 3, April 2001, pp. 30-36
THE FORGOTTEN DIASPORA Bulgarian-Armenians after the end of Communism
By Hratch Tchilingirian
"As long as my neighbor is worse, I don’t have to be better," goes the Bulgarian saying. When faced with enormous problems, a sense of relative wellness might provide temporary comfort. A decade after the fall of Communism, Bulgarian-Armenians describe the current state of their community with both pessimism and hope -- and offer many ideas for a preferred future.
Armenian International Magazine (AIM), Vol. 12, Issue 3, April 2001, pp. 30-36
THE FORGOTTEN DIASPORA Bulgarian-Armenians after the end of Communism
By Hratch Tchilingirian
"As long as my neighbor is worse, I don’t have to be better," goes the Bulgarian saying. When faced with enormous problems, a sense of relative wellness might provide temporary comfort. A decade after the fall of Communism, Bulgarian-Armenians describe the current state of their community with both pessimism and hope -- and offer many ideas for a preferred future.
Armenian International Magazine (AIM) Vol. 12, Issue 2, March 2001, pp 18-19
HEAVENLY TREASURES
The British Library's extensive exhibit dedicated to the 1700th anniversary of Armenian Christianity
By Hratch Tchilingirian
Ten years in the making, the British Library in London is staging a large-scale and first of its kind exhibit, called "Treasures from the Ark: 1700 Years of Armenian Christian Art," that will be on displace from March 2 until May 28