Merrimack Valley to mark Genocide with procession, cultural programApril 1, 2016 - 15:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Genocide Commemorative Committee of Merrimack Valley will join with the Armenian National Committee (ANC) of Merrimack Valley in jointly sponsoring its 101st observance of the Genocide. The combined event will take place on April 23, beginning with a procession along downtown Lowell to City Hall, where events will take place, the Armenian Weekly reports. Participants are asked to gather at the corner of Merrimack and John Streets, as a color guard from the Lowell Armenian Americans community leads the march. A proclamation will be issued by the mayor with pertinent remarks from government and state officials. A flag-raising ceremony will be conducted by the youth, the Armenian Weekly says. A light luncheon and cultural program will follow at the historic Masonic Center, across from City Hall. Children from the various church schools will combine their talents. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. 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.” |