  Russian delegates visit Genocide Memorial in Tsitsernakaberd April 27, 2012 - 13:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Delegation from Russian city of Saint Petersburg is currently in Yerevan within the “Days of Saint Petersburg” framework. Delegates headed by St.Petersburg deputy governor Olga Kazanksaya and Yerevan deputy mayor Vano Vardanyan visited the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial to honour the memory of victims of the Armenian Genocide. Information and PR department of Yerevan city administration told PanARMENIAN.Net that the officials also visited the Armenian Genocide Museum to see documents and evidences of the 1915 atrocities. Head of the Russian delegation Olga Kazanskaya left a note in the Museum’s register.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says.   Partner news |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
