  Armenia commemorates victims of South Ossetian tragedySeptember 16, 2008 - 13:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Russian Embassy in Armenia organized a number of events to mark 40 days of the South Ossetian tragedy. A service for the dead was held in St. Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God) Church. The Russian Ambassador to Armenia, Nikolay Pavlov and the Embassy staff will light candles to commemorate the victims, the Embassy's press office told PanARMENIAN.Net Commemoration events will be held throughout Russia today.   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 |  Related sections 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. |
