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PAPIAN TO SPEAK AT 'ANC GRASSROOTS' PANEL ON TRANSNATIONAL JUSTICE
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Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
Ara Papian will present Wilson's Arbitral Award
Director of Modus Vivendi Research Center will discuss the Wilson
Arbitral Award and modern approaches to Genocide recognition.
GLENDALE-The Armenian National Committee-Western Region announced
that Ara Papian will serve as a panelist in "Transnational Justice:
Contemporary Approaches," which will discuss current strategies for
Armenian Genocide recognition and reparations. The panel is part of
the ANC Grassroots weekend that will take place from Friday, November
25 to Sunday, November 27 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel.
Papian, currently the head of the Modus Vivendi Research Center
in Yerevan, has served as ambassador of Armenia to Canada and as
spokesperson for the Armenian Foreign Ministry. His presentation
will focus on the Wilson Arbitral Award, which in 1920 established
a Turkey-Armenia boundary pursuant to the Treaty of Sevres. Through
this legal document, Armenia was granted the provinces of Van, Bitlis,
Erzurum, and Trabzon.
Papian restored the 245-page document and the attached maps, which
clearly depict that not only Nagorno Karabakh, but also Lower Karabakh
belongs to Armenia as delineated by President Wilson.
The never-before-published compilation was published earlier this
year in two volumes. An Armenian translation is already in the works
and will be available in two years.
Papian said that this comprehensive compilation will allow for
the document to be presented to international legal experts and
its conclusion be applied the International Court for a ruling on
the matter.
A historian and diplomat, Papian will speak about the legal and
historical background of the Arbitral Award. The Arbitral Award, which
is titled "Decision of the President of the United States of America
respecting the Frontier between Turkey and Armenia, Access for Armenia
to the Sea, and the Demilitarization of Turkish Territory adjacent
to the Armenian Frontier," was never revoked or altered. According
to Papian, it remains in force under U.S. and international law.
The three-day ANC Grassroots program is a groundbreaking weekend of
workshops and panel presentations that will educate the community about
civic leadership arising from grassroots efforts. ANC Grassroots will
bookend the Armenian National Committee of America - Western Region
Annual Banquet, which will take place on Saturday, November 26 at
7 p.m.
The conference and Annual Banquet are open to interested individuals
throughout the entire United States, and participants are encouraged
to register early.
Tickets for ANC Grassroots, which includes the Friday night cocktail
in the Starview Room; as well as conference sessions on Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, which include breakfast, post-banquet dance,
and a keynote luncheon on Sunday, are $150. Tickets for the Annual
Banquet are $200. Those interested in attending the Annual Banquet
and ANC Grassroots can purchase a package for $300.
Students with valid ID can purchase discounted tickets to the Annual
Banquet and Conference.
The Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region is the
largest and most influential Armenian American grassroots advocacy
organization in the Western United States. Working in coordination
with a network of offices, chapters, and supporters throughout the
Western United States and affiliated organizations around the country,
the ANCA-WR advances the concerns of the Armenian American community
on a broad range of issues.
From: Baghdasarian
asbarez
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
Ara Papian will present Wilson's Arbitral Award
Director of Modus Vivendi Research Center will discuss the Wilson
Arbitral Award and modern approaches to Genocide recognition.
GLENDALE-The Armenian National Committee-Western Region announced
that Ara Papian will serve as a panelist in "Transnational Justice:
Contemporary Approaches," which will discuss current strategies for
Armenian Genocide recognition and reparations. The panel is part of
the ANC Grassroots weekend that will take place from Friday, November
25 to Sunday, November 27 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel.
Papian, currently the head of the Modus Vivendi Research Center
in Yerevan, has served as ambassador of Armenia to Canada and as
spokesperson for the Armenian Foreign Ministry. His presentation
will focus on the Wilson Arbitral Award, which in 1920 established
a Turkey-Armenia boundary pursuant to the Treaty of Sevres. Through
this legal document, Armenia was granted the provinces of Van, Bitlis,
Erzurum, and Trabzon.
Papian restored the 245-page document and the attached maps, which
clearly depict that not only Nagorno Karabakh, but also Lower Karabakh
belongs to Armenia as delineated by President Wilson.
The never-before-published compilation was published earlier this
year in two volumes. An Armenian translation is already in the works
and will be available in two years.
Papian said that this comprehensive compilation will allow for
the document to be presented to international legal experts and
its conclusion be applied the International Court for a ruling on
the matter.
A historian and diplomat, Papian will speak about the legal and
historical background of the Arbitral Award. The Arbitral Award, which
is titled "Decision of the President of the United States of America
respecting the Frontier between Turkey and Armenia, Access for Armenia
to the Sea, and the Demilitarization of Turkish Territory adjacent
to the Armenian Frontier," was never revoked or altered. According
to Papian, it remains in force under U.S. and international law.
The three-day ANC Grassroots program is a groundbreaking weekend of
workshops and panel presentations that will educate the community about
civic leadership arising from grassroots efforts. ANC Grassroots will
bookend the Armenian National Committee of America - Western Region
Annual Banquet, which will take place on Saturday, November 26 at
7 p.m.
The conference and Annual Banquet are open to interested individuals
throughout the entire United States, and participants are encouraged
to register early.
Tickets for ANC Grassroots, which includes the Friday night cocktail
in the Starview Room; as well as conference sessions on Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, which include breakfast, post-banquet dance,
and a keynote luncheon on Sunday, are $150. Tickets for the Annual
Banquet are $200. Those interested in attending the Annual Banquet
and ANC Grassroots can purchase a package for $300.
Students with valid ID can purchase discounted tickets to the Annual
Banquet and Conference.
The Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region is the
largest and most influential Armenian American grassroots advocacy
organization in the Western United States. Working in coordination
with a network of offices, chapters, and supporters throughout the
Western United States and affiliated organizations around the country,
the ANCA-WR advances the concerns of the Armenian American community
on a broad range of issues.
From: Baghdasarian