  Iranian capital honors memory of Armenian Genocide victims April 24, 2016 - 13:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iranian capital honored the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide, Araks weekly reports. On the evening of April 23, Tehran’s church of St. Sargis hosted a liturgy followed by a wreath laying ceremony, with ambassadors, high-ranking officials and a number of local Armenians attending to commemorate the 1,5 million innocent victims of the atrocity. Attending the event were Armenian ambassador Artashes Tumanyan, Russian ambassador Levon Jakharyan, the head of the diocese, the clergy, as well as a number of media representatives.  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 |  Topic Latest news 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.Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |
