Armenian International Magazine (AIM), Vol. 12, Issue 3, April 2001, pp. pp. 31, 32, 35

Creating New Cultural Scripts 
Ancient Techniques for Modern Expression in a New Bulgaria

By Hratch Tchilingirian

In 1997, a collection of more than 150 works of Bulgarian-Armenian artists was exhibited for the first time under one roof. The 50 artists featured (13 women) in the exhibit included those who had come to Bulgaria as refugees, such as Tbilisi-born Grigori Agaronian (1896-1978), Trabizon-born Kamer Medzadurian (1908-1987), and Swiss-born Carl Shahveledian (1898-1953), and Bulgaria-born artists, among them Araksi Karagiosian (b. 1896), Diran Sarkisian (1894-1970), Ovagim Ovagimian (b. 1908), Hilda Haritinova (1908-1990) and a host of contemporary painters and sculptors.

April 2001 - Armenians in Bulgaria

Multiple Routes  

First Woman and First Diasporan Ambassador builds vital bridges

by Hratch Tchilingirian

When in 1994 Sevda Sevan was appointed Armenia’s ambassador to Bulgaria, she held three records. She was the first female to head an Armenian diplomatic mission; she was the first Diasporan with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary; and was the first Diasporan to acquire Armenian citizenship by giving up her Bulgarian citizenship. 

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

Armenian International Magazine (AIM) Vol. 12, Issue 2, March 2001, pp 22-24

Cover Story

CELEBRATION OF FAITH
The Armenian Church celebrates 1700th Anniversary of its Establishment and Adoption of State Religion in Armenia

By Hratch Tchilingirian

Imagine a giant organization with over 350 offices and branches in some 40 countries, with 500 top executives, thousands of full- and part-time employees, tens of thousands of volunteers, serving millions of people. That's the Armenian Apostolic Church today and, this year, it's celebrating the 1700th anniversary of its founding.

Hratch Tchilingirian "Savaş çocuklarının gȍzüyle, Agos 19 Ocak [January] 2001. 

Armenian International Magazine (AIM) November 2000 Vol. 11, No. 11

Armenia Joins Europe
What Council of Europe Membership will mean for Armenia and Azerbaijan

By HRATCH TCHILINGIRIAN

The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers passed a resolution on November 9 accepting Armenia as a full member of the 41-nation pan-European democratic and human rights organization. The Armenian flag will be raised outside the organization's headquarters in Strasbourg in January when the CE Parliamentary Assembly, which had also voted in favor of accession in June (see AIM July 2000) formally ratifies the decision.

Armenian International Magazine (AIM) November 2000 Vol. 11, No. 11

Catholicos Visits John Paul II
Heads of 'Sister' Churches Renew Ties

By HRATCH TCHILINGIRIAN

The heads of the Armenian and Roman Catholic Churches met in the Vatican during Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II's official three-day visit to Rome.

Armenian International Magazine (AIM) Vol. 11, No. 10, October 2000, pp. 58-61.

Risking Democracy 
Much at stake for President and Son in upcoming elections in Azerbaijan

By HRATCH TCHILINGIRIAN

Azerbaijanis will go to the polls on November 5 to cast their votes for a new Parliament. However, indirectly, it seems they will be voting for a new president. An ailing President Haidar Aliyev, hospitalized at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio where he had heart surgery just a few years ago, must hang on until the elections, until his son Ilham Aliyev is elected to Parliament. This would make the younger Aliyev eligible for the position of that body’s Speaker, and thus able to assume the duties of the president in the event the head of state is incapacitated or dies.