A museum and a path in memory of slain Gurgen Margaryan to be opened in YerevanFebruary 20, 2007 - 14:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In Yerevan in "Ajapnyak" community will be opened a museum and a path to Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan who was killed in Hungary. In this regard corresponding documents have already been presented to Yerevan City Administration. Currently the project is under discussion. According to the plan, a monument will be constructed in the path to Gurgen Margaryan, end every tree here will be named after every soldier who died in Karabakh war. "They all died in the struggle against our enemy, that's why we cannot separate them. I am sure we will not have problems since our initiative is just, stated president of "Gurgen Margaryan" NGO architect Vahagn Asadryan. On February 19 of 2004 in Budapest Azeri officer Ramil Safarov hacked to death with an ax Armenian Army officer Gurgen Margaryan when he was sleeping. Both officers were attending course of English language in the framework of NATO program in Hungarian capital. The Hungarian court sentenced Ramil Safarov to life imprisonment without the right to pardon during first 30 years. 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 | 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. |