Armenian International Magazine (AIM), Volume 10, Number 10, October 1999, pp. 48-51

Back In Karabakh
Diocese of Artsakh Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Re-establishment

By Hratch Tchilingirian

The Diocese of Artsakh celebrates the 10th anniversary of its re-establishment in Mountainous Karabakh. Under the most trying circumstances, the Diocese was officially reopened in the spring of 1989 with a special encyclical by Catholicos Vazgen I of All Armenians, and with the appointment of Bishop Barkev Martirossian as Primate. (He became an Archbishop in June 1999).

Armenian International Magazine (AIM), October 1999, Volume 10, Number 10, p. 24-27

Turkish Tragedy
A Devastating Earthquake Shakes the Land, People and Government of Turkey

By Hratch Tchilingirian

The devastating earthquake that hit Turkey’s Marmara region in August killed almost 20,000 people, left more than 27,000 people injured and hundreds of thousands homeless. The epicenter of the 7.4 magnitude earthquake was near Izmit, an industrial city about 104 km (60 miles) east of Istanbul.

Armenian International Magazine Volume 10, Number 10, October 1999, p. 10

[Editorial by Hratch Tchilingirian]

Two Different Islands
Cooperation among state officials, policy makers and businesses benefits all

In the last few years, Great Britain, a huge and important island in Europe, has gone through a process of reassessing its foreign policy in the South Caucasus, Central Asia and Armenia in particular.

Armenian International Magazine Volume 10, Number 10, October 1999, p. 11

[Editorial by Hratch Tchilingirian]

Electing A Holy Father
Will the new Catholicos heal, build and lead the Church into the next century?

At the end of October over 450 delegates from around the world, elected by their respective communities, will convene the National Ecclesiastical Assembly (NEA), the Armenian Church’s highest body of authority, to elect a new Catholicos of All Armenians.

Armenisch-Deutsche Korrespondenz (ADK)[Koln], No. 103, 1999/Heft 1, pp. 7-8; No. 104, 1999, Heft 2, pp. 2-4.

Berg-Karabach: Die Außenpolitik im Wandel [published in German, see PDF versions] 

[Nagorno Karabakh:  Foreign Policy in Transition]

Hratch Tchilingirian

For over a decade now, the Nagorno Karabakh conflict in the South Caucasus remains the oldest unresolved conflict in the former Soviet Union. Meanwhile, a fragile cease-fire since May 1994 remains in place and the OSCE's Minsk Group continues attempts to mediate a resolution. 

"Diaspora Humanitarian Assistance to Armenia in the Last Decade"

Hratch Tchilingirian

Report prepared for the Armenia Diaspora Conference

Yerevan, 22-23 September 1999.

Armenian International Magazine (AIM), August-September 1999, Vol. 10, No. 8&9, pp. 76-77, 79

Looking to the East
Chant Avedissian rediscovers and redefines Egyptian visual art

By Hratch Tchilingirian

If you’ve traveled through London’s Heathrow Airport or flown on British Airways in the last few years, chances are you’ve seen Chant Avedissian’s paintings—representing Egypt. It is one of a series of colorful art deco British Airways plane tails representing different nations around the world.

Armenian International Magazine (AIM) July 1999, Volume 10, Number 7, pp 53-54

Instilling the Armenian Spirit Armenian Education in a Transient Community

By Hratch Tchilingirian

The tiny Armenian community in the United Arab Emirates, numbering less than 2000, has a collective history of about 20 years. Unlike most established Diaspora communities around the world, the most prevalent characteristics of this community is its transient nature.