Iran Wants Friendship With Armenia

From the Fars News Agency:

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stressed that Tehran and Yerevan should utilize their abundant potentials to increase mutual cooperation in all areas.

During the meeting, Ahmadinejad noted the two countries' ties that are developing and deepening, and called for the utilization of all the potentials existing on both sides to further increase Tehran-Yerevan cooperation.

While this sounds good on one level, one has to think about what Armenia's further involvement with Iran could mean in the long term to the whole world, especially if Iran involves itself in even more controversy.

The Independence of Armenia's Art

Armenia Now has a really good article about the the near loss of Armenia's artistic resources. Jivan Gasparyan also talks about his experiences from that time.

You can find the article here.

Screamers

I want to make sure that everyone sees the movie Screamers. The Los Angeles band System of a Down will contribute their music and much more to this film.

Catch the trailer.

Sadly, it is only playing in a handful of theaters. Here is the list:

Mann Chinese 6
6801 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028
323-464-8111

Mann Exchange 10
128 North Maryland Avenue Glendale,
CA 91206
818-549-0045

AMC The Block 30
20 City Blvd West Ste. E
Orange, CA 92868
Guest Services: 714-769-4288

And it will open on January 19th, 2007, at these theatres:

Regal Manchester Stadium 16
2055 E. Shields Ave.,
Fresno, CA 93726

Edwards Fresno Stadium 21 & IMAX
250 Paseo del Centro
559-447-3247

So go out there and see it.

Armenian Silva Wins BBC Competition!

From the BBC article:

Armenian singer Silva has won the BBC World Service's Next Big Thing competition with her song I Like.
The 17-year-old was chosen ahead of six other acts from around the world at the final, held in the BBC's Maida Vale studios in London.

The judges praised I Like, which was composed by the singer's sister Mane, as "fresh and new" and described her performance as "second to none."

It's always great to see Armenians doing great things around the world. Go out there and make a difference, all of you!

First Post!

The point of this blog is to bring Armenian news and discussion of important topics to Armenians living everywhere, especially the United States and abroad. Obviously, this is only published in English, but that limitation may change in the future. Enjoy your stay and let me know how to make this better! :)