Զատկուայ Մաքրութիւն
Paris, April 24, 2015 Spring cleaning is a term referring to cleaning a house thoroughly in the springtime, a widespread practice in North America and Europe. The same practice applies as well in more ancient civilizations.The term used in Iranian for the same practice is New Year’s cleaning, the Persian New Year (Noruz) falling on the first day of spring. […]
Հայրենիքը Որո՞ւ Կը Պատկանի
Paris, June 2015 Last December, I met in Dubai my cousin Mardig, who had recently moved there from “Haleb”, together with his workshop, machinery and workforce of 25 Armenian jewelers, all accompanied by their families. During dinner, he said, “I would have loved to move to Armenia instead of Dubai . . . I have […]
Իմ սիրուն Երեւան
I am in Yerevan, yet one more time. This time, it’s on a happy occasion, to attend my friend’s wedding ceremonies. I decide to extend my stay for another two days, and enjoy the city. I arrive at 5am. European airlines service Armenia in the early hours of the day. During normal hours, their planes […]
Մեկ մարմին
An open letter Dear Hagop, It’s four o’clock. That is am. I went to bed past 1. I am buried in my tasks. Yesterday I was busy all day with my phone calls and meetings. Just managed to be free at six in order to reply to my emails. At eight I grabbed something to eat […]
Հայաստան – Հեռանկար
“Wouldn’t you put your successful experience at the service of the State of Armenia?”“Why? Is there anybody who needs my council or to benefit from any experience?”Mr. Patrick Devedjian was replying to my question, during Yerevan Economic Forum in the frame of the 2018 Summit of La Francophonie where we were co-hosts. Mr. Devedjian was […]
Զարթիր, ո՛վ Սփիւռք
Paris, August 2015 Yesterday, I moved from Beirut to Paris. I studied, got employed, founded a company, got married and formed a family. When my third child Gayanee was born, we sold our house and moved to the Le Raincy neighborhood, to be close to the children’s school, rather than my workplace. Wasn’t it natural to […]
