Argentinean museum illuminated with Armenian flag colorsMay 19, 2015 - 11:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Casa de Tucuman (House of Tucuman), a historical Argentinean building and museum was illuminated with the colors of the Armenian flag to commemorate the Armenian Genocide last week, Prensa Armenia reports. Casa de Tucuman is a National Historic Monument in Argentina, where the Argentine Declaration of Independence was issued on July 9, 1816. The artistic intervention, which also featured music and poetry reading, was organized by the Historical House Museum of Independence, the National Institute Against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism (INADI), a body chaired by Pedro Mouratian, and the Armenian National Committee of South America. "Genocide is the most extreme form of discrimination and the public awareness is essential to prevent the recurrence of these crimes against humanity," said Guillermo Ferraioli, Coordinator of INADI. "Under Law 26,199, Argentina declares April 24 as the 'Day of Action for Tolerance and Respect between Peoples' in commemoration of the genocide against the Armenian people," added Gustavo Diaz Fernandez, member of INADI Tucuman. 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 | 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. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |