Geneva to unveil Genocide memorial despite Turkey’s resistanceNovember 1, 2013 - 17:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Geneva municipality is determined to follow through with the construction of the Armenian Genocide victims memorial, Timeturk said. The decision to build the Lamps of Memory authored by Melik Ohanian was passed in 2011. As the Armenian ambassador to Switzerland Charles Aznavour told local media, the memorial should not be viewed as an attempt at a condemnation. Instead, he said, the memorial will be dedicated to all the nations who went through genocide. As a representative of the Geneva municipality in charge of the project, Sami Kanaan told a news conference, the memorial won’t bear the ‘Genocide’ inscription. As Swiss Foreign Ministry spokesman told Cihan Turkish news agency amid Ankara concerns on the issue, the Genocide memorial construction can’t be discontinued. “We know that the issue is a painful one for Turkey. Keeping in touch with both sides, we’re working to promote improvement of ties between Armenia and Turkey,” the source quoted him as saying. Related links: 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 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. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |