  Gyumri Youth commemorated innocent victims of the Armenian GenocideApril 25, 2009 - 18:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On the evening of Apr. 24 a torchlight procession was organized, starting at St. Jakob Church. According to Gharib Haroutyunyan, one of procession participants, the march aimed to once again prove Gyumri's unwavering intent to struggle for international recognition of the Armenian Genocide. "We're satisfied with procession results and weren't surprised to be joined by Gyumri people, the number of procession participants growing to 1500," Gyumri Student Council Organization Executive Director Vladimir Shatverov told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. The procession was completed at St. Virgin Mary Church, where march participants lit candles in memory of Genocide victims.   Top stories 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. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Related sections Topics Latest news Atom Egoyan film coming to Golden Apricot Yerevan Festival  Canadian-Armenian filmmaker Atom Egoyan’s latest film, Seven Veils, is the opening film at GAIFF 2024.Israel warns of “serious consequences” after Armenia recognizes Palestine Dmitry Gendelman said the move will have “serious long-term consequences” for Israel-Armenia relations.French envoy travels to Armenia’s Syunik French ambassador to Armenia Olivier Decottignies visited the town of Goris in the country’s southern Syunik province.Belarus Foreign Ministry sends note to Yerevan The Belarusian Foreign Ministry has sent a note to the Armenian side, the press service of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry reports. |
