 Turkish human rights activists to mark Armenian Genocide 98th anniversary April 20, 2013 - 19:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The commission on the elimination of xenophobia and discrimination, Istanbul branch, is planning to hold a number of events to commemorate the 98th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Director of Komitas Institute, historian Ara Sarafian will be the special guest of the event, with a representative of Assyrian community to deliver a speech about Assyrian massacres in 1915. The event participants will later visit the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum, the building of which served as a central prison in 1915, with Armenian intellectuals killed there. A large map with will 2300 towns and villages on it will be showcased during the event, as home to Armenians during the Ottoman Empire. The event participants will further visit the grave of Armenian-Turkish soldier Sevag Balikcı, killed on April 24, 2011, Demokrathaber reported.   Top stories 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 |  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.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.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
