Armenians of Cleveland Voted for DemocratsNovember 14, 2006 - 15:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian community of Ohio State numbers some 3 thousand these mainly being refugees from Azerbaijan, who arrived in the US after pogroms in Baku in 1990. As pastor of the community, deacon Artak Khachikyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, the refugees have mainly arrived due to one of the largest Russian-speaking communities, numbering 75 thousand members, in the north-east of Middle West US being situated in Cleveland. There are only 500 Armenians in Cleveland, most of which are descendants of Constantinople Armenians, who survived the slaughter in 1915. There is an evening school next to the temple. The temple itself is build in 1964. «Armenians of Ohio, like those in other US states, take part in the political life, specifically the percentage of those voting at the elections is very high. Armenians basically vote for Democrats,» Khachikyan said. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Armenia considers Cyprus as one of its main partners in EU - envoy Armenia considers Cyprus one of its main partners in the European Union, Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan has said. Armenian, Albanian Foreign Ministers discuss ties, regional issues Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania Igli Hasani. POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia confirms will attend NATO summit in Washington Armenia has confirmed its participation in the NATO summit in Washington, a spokesperson has confirmed. |