  Ex-Knesset speaker: don't forget Armenian Genocide due to politics April 23, 2013 - 13:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Knesset will mark, Tuesday, on April 23, the 98th anniversary of the killing and deportation of up to 1.8 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire, Israel National News reported. Against the backdrop of negotiations between Israel and Turkey to restore relations, former Knesset speaker Reuven Rivlin said, ahead of the observance, "Don't forget Armenian Genocide due to politics. As human beings and as Jews, we must not ignore the disaster of another people, and not because of diplomatic considerations, important as they are. We will continue to mark the anniversary of the massacre of the Armenian people, regardless of relations with today's Turkey as an ally."   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. |
