31 16.05.15 - Knights Templars visit Tsitsernakaberd Memorial and sign declaration recognizing Armenian Genocide Knight Templars ink protocol on Genocide in Yerevan May 16, 2015 - 19:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Around 30 Templars from 10 countries worldwide inked a protocol on recognition of the Armenian Genocide on behalf of the Order of Knight Templars. As the Great Commander of the Great Command of Armenia of the Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem Bagrat Lalayan stressed, “our brothers and sisters came to Yerevan to pay tribute to the memory of the innocent victims.” As he noted, the Armenian Order of Knight Templars is a public organisation which continues to protect the Chiristian faith, and support the statehood along with the Church of Armenia. As the Great Commander noted, the number of Templars worldwide totals 25000, with Armenia home to around 100. The Templars visited the memorial to the victims of the Armenian Genocide, where the protocols were signed, with the ceremony followed by planing a tree in the alley of memory. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |