Sofia hosts Armenian Genocide commemoration eventsApril 23, 2012 - 18:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Bulgarian capital Sofia hosted a number of events on April 21 commemorating the 97th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The events were initiated by Sofia’s Coordination Council of Armenian Organizations under the auspices of Armenian embassy in Bulgaria, Armenian General Benevolent Union in Sofia and included an open lecture by Lebanon-based Armenian Misak Keleshian. Keleshian told about Turkish policy of converting Armenian children into Turks after they appeared in orphanages established by Young Turks after the Armenian Genocide; he also presented video evidences proving these facts. Georgy Markov, director of Bulgarian Academy’s History Institute and deputy chairman of Domestic Macedonian Revolutionary Organization party also attended the event, along with Sofia’s city administration council member Angel Djambazki. The event featured also statements by European Parliament members Andrey Kovachev and Slavi Bineva. 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |