Returning to one’s roots: Forging a new path Modern Diplomacy
Day: March 21, 2025
In 📞 call w/my 🇬🇧counterpart @DavidLammy discussed regional issues.
Stressed that #Armenia is ready to sign the #peacetreaty w/Azerbaijan as 🇦🇲 proposed last week. Positive response to mentioned proposal as well as to others on communications would significantly contribute to… pic.twitter.com/x5TaumM1Rc
— Ararat Mirzoyan (@AraratMirzoyan) March 21, 2025
NEW!!! Trump just told reporters Putin didn’t reject a ceasefire and said russians already have a lot of sanctions. “They have more sanctions than anybody.”
Also said he had a “couple of good conversations today on Russia and Ukraine.”
— Alex Raufoglu (@ralakbar) March 21, 2025
Israeli High-Tech headquarters on Shin Bet vote: ‘We will shut down economy’ https://t.co/HCafpZPVQt
— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) March 21, 2025
Our understanding is that the peace agenda must be pushed forward and implemented, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview with Public TV.
“This means facing all the difficulties and trying to resolve and address them,” the Prime Minister said. He described the conclusion of negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan “a very important event.”
“We have a document that is acceptable to both the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, and therefore the next stage should logically be the signing of that document,” PM Pashinyan said, reaffirming that he is ready to put his signature under the text.
The Prime Minister stated that there is no basis or justification for escalation, especially now, because Armenia and Azerbaijan have recognized each other’s territorial integrity, sovereignty, and political independence, essentially along the borders of the republics of the Soviet Union.
“There may be forces that are in favor of escalation, there may be forces that are against escalation, but escalation must have a justification. Escalation in our region has no justification. Therefore, the next step from this point should be the signing of a peace agreement and its implementation,” PM Pashinyan said.
Washington Park Association of Hudson County (WPA) is proud to announce its all new Hudson County Poetry Festival, as part of its Art in the Park series, which selected inaugural Poet in Residence, Yetvart S. Majian, last year. The Festival will take place on March 29, from 4:00 to 9:00pm. This will be the second installation of the Park’s Poetry in the Park programming, and builds on last year’s showcase by highlighting Hudson County’s most prominent poetry communities. In addition to live performances and features by local poets, the Hudson County Poetry Festival will feature local art exhibitors and readings by local university faculty and students.
All of the day’s festivities will be free to the public.
Among what are being called Hudson County’s many “poetic community hubs” are local favorites like the WAYE Reading Series in Jersey City heights, SMUSH Gallery, the Hoboken Historical Museum, Prototype 237, Jersey City Writers, as well as Green Space Studios and The Poetry Unfold in Union City + many others, all on the main stage under the large Gazebo at Webster Avenue and Paterson Plank Road.
“In times like ours, when many are grappling with the shifts in our society, poetry is more vital than ever. Our aim is to elevate awareness about the many poetic spaces we have in Hudson County, cultivated by some of the most wonderful human beings I know,” said Majian. “The late Audre Lorde told us, ‘poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity of our existence. It forms the quality of the light within which we predicate our hopes and dreams toward survival and change,’ … if change and survival are attainable, they begin in poetic community.” Also represented will be faculty and students from Hudson County Community College, Saint Peter’s University and New Jersey City University. The WPA welcomes all local residents to come out, enjoy an unforgettable day of poetry, and make new friends!
Majian, a first-generation Armenian-American native of Hudson County and Saint Peter’s University alum, is a local poetry facilitator, active performer and literary organizer in the tristate area. This is his second event as WPA Poet in Residence, and emerges from the connections he has cultivated through years of community building. Poets from as far as Philadelphia, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island are scheduled to attend. “These are all people that poets in our county interact with, people I’ve met through performing. My vision for this residency has always been to highlight the good work being done by many on our side of the river, empower local poets and to make the rich tapestry of poetry more accessible in our challenging times. Launching the Hudson County Poetry Festival, loosely modeled after the NYC Poetry Festival on Governors Island, is a leap toward that end. I’m grateful for the backing of the WPA and so many of the poets, artists and friends helping us make it possible.”
Washington Park Association of Hudson County, Inc. (WPA) was founded in 2008 by residents in the vicinity of the Park. The WPA is a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit managed by Hudson County residents. We believe that engaging residents in activities that improve our neighborhoods increases civic pride and care, leading to healthier progressive communities. Art in the Park is made possible with funding from the Hudson County Local Arts Program and the Jersey City Arts and Culture Trust Fund.
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