  British parliamentarians commemorate Armenian Genocide victims in Yerevan April 19, 2011 - 15:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A delegation of British parliamentarians headed by Caroline Cox, Chairwoman of the British-Armenian Parliamentary Friendship Group, visited Tsitsernakaberd the Memorial to Genocide Victims. The parliamentarians laid wreaths at the memorial, also leaving written records in the record book at the museum. Baroness Cox expressed her satisfaction over the delegation’s visit to Armenia, as well as the site symbolizing tragic events of 1915. A delegation member, Baroness Shreela Flather in turn, noted that the parliamentary group is taking best efforts to increase the British society’s awareness of the Armenian Genocide and the truth behind the 1915 events.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
