Raffi Hovannisian: Turkey to face tough choice in 2 yearsApril 24, 2013 - 16:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Heritage party leader Raffi Hovannisian led a procession to Tsitsernakaberd Memorial to Genocide Victims. “On the threshold of the 100th anniversary of the Genocide, our nation must take every effort to create a constitutional state and change the world’s perception of Armenia. The new Armenia must be capable of standing up for its national interests so that in 2 years Turkey is left with no choice but to open the border without preconditions, or, if the denial policy continues, to be able to pose demands,” he said. Hovannisian announced April 24 as the day of national unity, noting that “April 25 will be a new day for a new Armenia.” The Armenian Genocide The Armenian Genocide (1915-23) was the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I. It was characterized by massacres and deportations, involving forced marches under conditions designed to lead to the death of the deportees, with the total number of deaths reaching 1.5 million. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |