Action in Support of Armenian Genocide Recognition Held in AthensApril 17, 2006 - 14:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - April 15, several hundreds of people held a rally dated to the 91st anniversary of the mass killings of 1.5 million Armenians in the Ottoman Empire. The action participants demanded the Armenian Genocide recognition from Turkey. They marched from the central square towards the Turkish Embassy colliding with the police that prevented them from approaching the diplomatic representation. To conclude the demonstrators burnt a Turkish flag. Earlier, the Genocide victims were commemorated in one of the districts of the Greek capital city, reported RIA Novosti. Top stories On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). Partner news | Armenia congratulates “friendly people of Belarus” on Independence Day The Armenian Foreign Mnisitry has congratulated the “friendly people of Belarus” on Independence Day. Armenian wrestlers win 3 medals at U20 European Championships The Armenian team has won 3 medals at the U20 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships. Ameriabank, COAF pool efforts to develop beekeeping in Lori COAF and Ameriabank have presented their joint program Harvesting Nature’s Bounty. Armenian, Georgian Foreign Ministers meet in Tbilisi The meeting of Ararat Mirzoyan and Ilia Darchiashvili, is underway in Tbilisi, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reveals. |