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The 100th Anniversary - and Events to Mark it

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  • Re: The 100th Anniversary - and Events to Mark it

    Originally posted by Haykakan View Post
    UK - Prince Charles greets Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian and
    Catholicos Garegin II during an ecumenical service at Westminster
    Abbey, London, 28Oct2015.

    .....

    One of the likely reasons why Queen Elizabeth's heir apparent took
    part in the Westminster Abbey service is his close rapport with Armen
    Sarkissian, the Armenian ambassador to the United Kingdom who has
    lived in London since the early 1990s. Sarkissian was instrumental in
    Charles' 2013 visit to Armenia.

    Statements by the press offices of President Sarkisian and Westminster
    Abbey did not list any senior British government officials among those
    who attended the service. Their apparent absence reflected the current
    and previous British governments' refusal to recognize the Armenian
    genocide.

    I remember his first appearance on the scene in London during the days of the independence euphoria.

    He was also very motivational personality, in the patriotic sense.
    London embassy was the first Armenian embassy post soviet collapse and independence which also contributed to that euphoria.

    We also found out ( proudly) that he is an astrophysicist.

    Star gazer to you and me.

    Some habits die hard.


    PS.
    I wish we understood that personal friendship gets you nowhere in politics beyond a polite hello and a smile.
    The British or any mature and professional government do not give any value to an individual friendship.
    Their whole political infrastructure, civil servants, pursues its national interests.

    The politicians are the articulators of those policies not the decision makers but the executioners.
    If the political establishment find themselves in a contradictory situation like in this case they will push forward the Royalty, Church leaders or any other entity of protocol to create excitement like “ isn’t it exciting that Prince Charles attended church with our President. “ or " we got couple of paragraphs in so and so paper ..."

    Please give me some space I am going to puke.
    Last edited by londontsi; 10-30-2015, 09:03 AM.
    Politics is not about the pursuit of morality nor what's right or wrong
    Its about self interest at personal and national level often at odds with the above.
    Great politicians pursue the National interest and small politicians personal interests

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    • Re: The 100th Anniversary - and Events to Mark it

      The Queen almost Knighted Gul.....now that makes me mad, that they are still afraid of the hordes of Turk with swords overrunning them.
      B0zkurt Hunter

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      • Re: The 100th Anniversary - and Events to Mark it

        Originally posted by Eddo211 View Post
        The Queen almost Knighted Gul.....now that makes me mad, that they are still afraid of the hordes of Turk with swords overrunning them.
        LOL

        Only her Majesty's subjects are Knighted.
        Non subjects receive honorary knighthoods and protocol expects them not to be addressed by the SIR title.

        As far as I can remember Ronald Regan received an honorary knighthood but nobody addressed his as Sir Ronald Regan.

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        Politics is not about the pursuit of morality nor what's right or wrong
        Its about self interest at personal and national level often at odds with the above.
        Great politicians pursue the National interest and small politicians personal interests

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        • Re: The 100th Anniversary - and Events to Mark it

          Originally posted by londontsi View Post
          I remember his first appearance on the scene in London during the days of the independence euphoria.

          He was also very motivational personality, in the patriotic sense.
          London embassy was the first Armenian embassy post soviet collapse and independence which also contributed to that euphoria.

          We also found out ( proudly) that he is an astrophysicist.

          Star gazer to you and me.

          Some habits die hard.


          PS.
          I wish we understood that personal friendship gets you nowhere in politics beyond a polite hello and a smile.
          The British or any mature and professional government do not give any value to an individual friendship.
          Their whole political infrastructure, civil servants, pursues its national interests.

          The politicians are the articulators of those policies not the decision makers but the executioners.
          If the political establishment find themselves in a contradictory situation like in this case they will push forward the Royalty, Church leaders or any other entity of protocol to create excitement like “ isn’t it exciting that Prince Charles attended church with our President. “ or " we got couple of paragraphs in so and so paper ..."

          Please give me some space I am going to puke.
          England has not been pursuing her national interests since that airhead Victoria(spat on her husband's legacy) sold the country. England has not been able to pursue her own interests since the end of the Napoleonic wars when it declared bankruptcy and Rothchild took ownership of that country. Very few countries can honestly claim that they are strong enough to pursue their own national interests.
          Hayastan or Bust.

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          • Re: The 100th Anniversary - and Events to Mark it

            Originally posted by Haykakan View Post
            England has not been pursuing her national interests since that airhead Victoria(spat on her husband's legacy) sold the country. England has not been able to pursue her own interests since the end of the Napoleonic wars when it declared bankruptcy and Rothchild took ownership of that country. Very few countries can honestly claim that they are strong enough to pursue their own national interests.

            Fair point, however when I said national interest I did not have in mind a shepherd grazing his sheep by the hill side.

            I still maintain the national interests are defined and presented to the politician who justify and execute.
            As to who defines and on what criteria this national interest, is colloquially referred to as the establishment.

            Million miles away from the ordinary folk.
            Politics is not about the pursuit of morality nor what's right or wrong
            Its about self interest at personal and national level often at odds with the above.
            Great politicians pursue the National interest and small politicians personal interests

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            • Re: The 100th Anniversary - and Events to Mark it

              EVGENY KISSIN SAYS WILL NOT PERFORM IN TURKEY UNTIL ANKARA RECOGNIZES ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

              14:35, 15 Dec 2015
              Siranush Ghazanchyan

              Photo: Sasha Arutyunova for The New York Times

              World-known pianist Evgeny Kissin said in an interview with The New
              York Times that he would not perform in Turkey until its government
              acknowledges that the mass murder of Armenians in 1915 was a genocide.

              "I personally believe that if people in such countries learn that some
              musicians refuse to play there because they are dismayed by what their
              rulers do, that will make intelligent-thinking people more aware,"
              he said.

              He hastened to add that he does "not judge or condemn colleagues who
              perform in totalitarian countries. -- it's a personal choice."

              Kissin will perform in a concert devoted to Jewish composers on
              Wednesday at Carnegie Hall.

              Hayastan or Bust.

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