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Rupen Janbazian
Rupen Janbazian is the editor of Torontohye Monthly. He is the former editor of The Armenian Weekly and the former director of public relations of the Tufenkian Foundation. Born and raised in Toronto, he is currently based in Yerevan.
Latest posts by Rupen Janbazian (see all)
- Battle Everlasting - October 6, 2021
- Aram Manoukian’s bust unveiled in Yerevan’s ARF Aram Manoukian Youth Center - October 1, 2021
- Thursdays with (Unger) Michael - August 6, 2020
An excellent that needs to be constantly re-enforced. The story of Artsakh is a modern miracle
and inspiration. It represents a reversal of our long set of territorial losses. These heroes
are most deserving of our sustained and long term support. It is our responsibility to do all
that we can to help build a thriving democracy that will give our brethren the gift of peace and
prosperity. We must continue to stay focused and never assume we have done
enough.
Armenians have only one option in order to survive for the foreseeable future.
We must get together to built super country. United we can prevail! Armenia live for ever and beyond ever!
Can someone explain to an Armenian born in the diaspora (America) why Artaskh is so important to Armenia? It seems like it ruins our international reputation as those who would prefer to colonize and drive out other people from their own lands and claim it as our own. I don’t want to get into historical precedence, because with that in mind we’re owed lands which are now in Turkey, Azerbaijan, and parts of Georgia. The fact remains that a countries wealth is tied to it’s ability to trade with it’s nearest neighbours – yet Armenia being a landlocked country relies primarily on Iran and Russia, and while the border is blocked to Turkey and Azerbaijan it doesn’t stop goods from ending up in Armenia from those countries as their origin.
I’m not trying to inflame anyone, it’s hard to find level-headed Armenians to discuss this topic with, as there is a lot of nationalism and animosity towards turks which clouds the discussion. I’m talking about a pragmatic approach to gaining the trust of our nearest neighbours to engage in trade with them, enriching Armenia with opportunities from those countries (specifically money!).
Dear Random Hye, for your own credibility, try to be more subtle next time you pretend to be Armenian. It was a funny comment though. With love, from liberated Artsakh.