Turkish intellectuals and academics apologized for the Armenian Genocide that took place in 1915. Now this doesn’t mean that the Turkish nationalists agree and they will recognize it as a genocide tomorrow. In fact, the Turkish nationalists are furious with the group for apologizing to Armenians around the world. However, this is the start of a chain reaction that will hopefully soon turn into a full blown genocide recognition. Many aspects of this issue has changed in the last couple of months.
In April 2008, Serzh Sargsyan took office as the newly elected President of Armenia. In September 2008, Abdullah Gül (President of Turkey) created a serious debate in Turkey because he visited the new President of Armenia during a World Cup qualifying match between the two countries. He was the first Turkish leader to visit bordering Armenia and hoped that it could be the beginning diplomatic normalization. The Turkish border has been closed from Armenia since 1993 and now with the ever changing world, we might see that border open soon.
In October 2007, George Bush (current US President) vetoed the bill that would have recognized the Armenian genocide in the United States because he wanted the Turkish airspace for the Iraq war. Now that Barack Obama is our 44th President, he has openly stated that he will be the President that will recognize the Armenian Genocide.
I believe that many Turkish intellectuals are now realizing that if the US recognizes it on the federal level, there is nothing stopping other countries from following. The Turkish people would deny it as long as the US doesn’t recognize the genocide, but since everything in the world will be changing, they will have to adapt.
Finally, the 1.5 million Armenian-Americans can receive recognition for their family member who were murdered by the Ottoman “Young” Turks in 1915. In my family tree, there are 17 family members who were killed by the Turks in 1915 and only 5 of the survived which included both my great-grandparents.
Posted at: 11:25 pm by Timothy Haroutunian Categories: Armenia
Could Barack Obama figure out a way to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict and promote Armenian security by seeking an end to the Turkish and Azerbaijani blockades.
The Armenian government will seek help from the United States if it is pressured to give up Azerbaijani territories without obtaining guarantees that the Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians will be able to hold a referendum on their future status.
Some experts in Azerbaijan and Armenia believe that Russia might try to secure a substantial military presence in the conflict zone as part of the future peacekeeping force that is to be deployed once a peace agreement is signed. Azerbaijan will most probably seek support from the United States in ensuring that Russian troops do not return to Azerbaijan.
The Georgian experience has demonstrated that once they come, they are unlikely to leave peacefully.
Peace is a good thing between all countries and if Obama can resolve this conflict through politics and not war, I believe that other countries will follow and hopefully find some peace for us Americans. This is something that Obama stated to the Armenian-American community and I believe that he will follow through.
Posted at: 11:47 pm by Timothy Haroutunian Categories: Armenia
Back in July, Armenia completed a WiMAX network that was carried out by Comstar
The 3.6-3.8 GHz frequency range was allocated for the network on the territory of 9 regions of the Republic of Armenia. The network has a high data transmission capacity and enables the provision of a full range of telecommunications services, such as data transmission, digital telephony, high speed internet access, conference calling, creating virtual private networks (IP VPN), for residential and corporate subscribers. – source
Now when I go back to Armenia, I should have a better internet connection from 2001. It was good that I had internet that the government provided us, it wasn’t much. Armenia is a great country, it just needs a little help financially.
Posted at: 11:30 pm by Timothy Haroutunian Categories: Armenia, Tech and Web
Yesterday, I saw a tweet from John Resig, creator of jQuery, that stated that he will be moving all of the jQuery files/data to Media Temple. Media Temple is a Tier IV web hosting facility in El Segundo, CA that features one the most advanced technology used for their data center.
The space is in approximately 7,000 square feet currently with room for expansion up to 40,000 square feet. The center is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days per year. On-site armed security is around-the-clock. They monitor the alarm system and security cameras that are on all perimeter points of ingress/egress to the building. Bulletproof security station and shipping/receiving areas with a Biometric security system are also in place. Our personnel require authorized escorted visitations. 24” raised floor manufactured by Maxcess covering every square foot of our cages, MDF and Network Operation Center.
When I was reading up about them, it says:
“English is our primary language. We also speak Spanish, Japanese, Swedish, Korean, Polish, Russian, Romanian, Armenian and a few other languages.” – source
That’s awesome, but out of all the other languages, Italian or German would be next on the list, I would think. It must be since they are located about 30 miles away from Glendale, CA which has the largest concentration of Armenian-American population. Just thought that was pretty funny.
Speaking of jQuery, I am heading to the jQuery Conference in Boston in the am
Posted at: 11:43 pm by Timothy Haroutunian Categories: Armenia
With a new administration in Armenia, Turkey and Armenia want to work together to try and bring the countries closer together from a political standpoint. If Turkey and Armenia establish ties between them, then the US government might recognize the 1.5 million Armenian who were killed and actually consider it a genocide.
The only reason the US won’t recognize it is because of George Bush and his need for war allies. Turkey is a important base to take off from and he doesn’t want to upset them. If they are alright with it then the US government won’t have any reason not to. The two Presidents met in Armenia for a world cup soccer game and made it known that they want to change the current relationship.
Turkey and Armenia decided to improve relations, including raising the level of regular consulting mechanism to foreign ministers, speeding up efforts to form a joint commission and opening the border for humanitarian aid. – source
Posted at: 11:28 pm by Timothy Haroutunian Categories: Armenia
Back in October I wrote about the Armenia Tree Project for Blog Action Day because it is really important to me. I spent time there while I was in Armenia and it is an amazing cause.
I don’t know if you have heard of the Members Project, but it is by American Express and they are giving 2.5 million dollars to plant more trees in Armenia. I know that there are enough problems in the US, but if we help Armenia’s ecosystem, it might help out our situation in the long run. Our struggles will go away in the near future (a few years maybe), but Armenia 80% of Armenia’s territory is at risk of deforestation.
Posted at: 11:31 pm by Timothy Haroutunian Categories: Armenia
Cornet-AM, an Internet services provider and part of the Comstar Group, has finished building the Republic of Armenia’s first mobile WiMAX network.
The completed wireless broadband network (which is based on the 802.16e standard) consists of 24 base stations which are connected to each other via radio relay lines and rented telecommunications channels; US-based Airspan Networks provided network equipment.
The 3.6-3.8 GHz frequency range was allocated for the network on the territory of 9 regions of the Republic of Armenia. The network has a high data transmission capacity and enables the provision of a full range of telecommunications services, such as data transmission, digital telephony, high speed internet access, conference calling, creating virtual private networks (IP VPN), for residential and corporate subscribers.
Victor Koresh, Vice President of Comstar for Regional Development, commented: “We have implemented the first part of our strategic project aimed at expanding our presence in Armenia. The next step involves the development of the voice services in the Republic. Earlier this year, Cornet-AM applied to the Public Service Regulation Committee of the Republic of Armenia to obtain the numbering capacity of 60,000 telephone numbers”.
Posted at: 11:50 pm by Timothy Haroutunian Categories: Armenia
Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan called on Monday for closer ties with Turkey, 15 years after the two nations severed diplomatic relations over the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
They are also at odds over the question of whether ethnic Armenians killed by Ottoman Turks during World War One were victims of genocide. Armenia and Turkey broke off diplomatic links in 1993, when Ankara closed the border and backed Azerbaijan during its war with Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, a mainly ethnic Armenian enclave within Azerbaijan.
“The improvement of ties between Armenia and Turkey is mutually beneficial,” Sarksyan told a news conference on Monday. “I think we should improve our relations.”
“The important thing is that in relations between Armenia and Turkey a trend is taking shape for being ready to start a healthy discussion of the existing problems,” he said.
- source
According to a Turkish website, the Turkish government has tried to make amends with the Armenians since 2005. They brought a plan to the Armenians who didn’t accept. However, the Turkish government almost broke ties with the US Government a few months ago when they demanded that the US call off the discussion about the Recognition of the Armenian Genocide. The US complied because the US uses their airspace for the damn war.
How can they claim that they want to discuss the 1915 situation in more detail when they don’t allow another country to make its own laws about facts that you are talking about. It seems that it is a little to close together.
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