As the protocols and the Turkey-Armenia process hit a not-unexpected wall, we offer you Vartan Oskanian's statement on the freezing of the process and its likely consequences.

The announcement was made the week of April 24 when communities around the world, and in Turkey, too, were marking the 95th anniversary of the Genocide. That week, I was in Beirut, with our projects manager, Hayk Petrosyan, on the invitation of the American University of Beirut Heritage Club and spoke to students at AUB and at Haigazian University. Any reason to visit Beirut is welcome, but meetings with young, energetic, worldly and wise, passionate and committed students are extra special. Their commitment to their communities is evident. Now we need to turn that commitment towards Armenia as well. That responsibility is Armenia's even more than the Diaspora's. Civilitas is doing its part by working with as many interns as possible from Armenia and Beirut, Aleppo and the US. Their interaction with our interns from Yerevan, and their new vision of Armenia and its possibilities is an important part of what we make possible at Civilitas. If we had more laptops, we could take on more interns. There's so much we need done, and so much they need to learn.

And, if our newsletters appear less frequently, it's not because we're doing less. We've added a blog to our site and it's a window into our unending internal discussions and debates. Next month, we will use the internet for periodic WEBINARs, web-based seminars for those interested in developments in the Caucasus. We'll invite you to sign up.