Former U.S. envoy to UN visits Armenian Genocide memorial June 8, 2018 - 17:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. diplomat Samantha Power, who served as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2013 to 2017, visited the Armenian Genocide memorial in Yerevan on Friday, June 8. "So moved to be in #Armenia at last. Thanks to @auroraprize_ for its remarkable humanitarian initiative & to @ArmGenocide100 Museum for its essential work commemorating the lives of the 1.5 million Armenians killed in the Armenian Genocide," Power said in a tweet, posting a picture of herself at the memorial. Power is currently in Armenia as she is a member of the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity Selection Committee. Power won a Pulitzer Prize in 2003 for a book criticizing America's historical inaction toward genocide and mass killing. In January, she apologized over the Obama administration's failure to recognize the Genocide. As a presidential candidate in 2008, Obama promised that he would formally recognize an Armenian Genocide as historical fact. But as president, he passed up multiple chances to do so, including in 2015, when Armenians marked the 100th anniversary of the atrocities. Related links:   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone  The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran.Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities.Armenian government besieged by protesters Protesters led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan poured into Yerevan’s Republic Square to try to surround the seat of Armenia’s government.Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |
