French Resistance hero Missak Manouchian commemorated in Paris![]() February 22, 2013 - 15:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The National Association of Armenian Veterans and Resistance Movement Participants along with Israeli Army Chaplains commemorated the 69th anniversary of the execution of a French Resistance hero Missak Manouchian. As the Association leader Antoine Bagdikian stated at the event, by jointly commemorating the hero, Armenian and Jewish people are further promoting the culture of solidarity, increasing the awareness of genocides. Arsen Chakarian, 95, the only surviving member of Manouchian’s Resistance group presented his book, The Commando of the Red Poster, which chronicles the work of the anti-Nazi movement. The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. 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. Partner news |