Canadian Armenians pay $20,000 for Henrikh Mkhitaryan's t-shirt at actionNovember 13, 2017 - 17:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Canada's Armenian community has collected $530.000 at a Toronto-hostedfundraising auction for the various projects of Hayastan All-Armenian Fund. Among the most interesting lots was Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan's t-shirt which was sold for $20.000. 400 Canadian Armenians participated in the event which sought to benefit both Armenia and Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh). The fundraising was dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Canada and the 25th anniversary of Armenia Fund's Toronto branch. Armenia's ambassador to Canada Levon Martirosyan delivered remarks, stressing the Fund's role in the development of Armenia and Artsakh. 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 | 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. |