Monument to Deportation Victims erected in SevastopolMay 19, 2008 - 18:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Events dedicated to the 64th anniversary of deportation of nations from Crimea were held in Sevastopol. A monument to Deportation Victims was unveiled. The monument erected in front of the bus terminal corresponds a pentahedral 7-meter high obelisk divided into black and white, the colors symbolizing the life of peoples before and after deportation. An inscription "Your sufferings will never be forgotten in the name of life and justice" in the languages of five nations subjected to deportation - Crimean Tatars, Armenians, Bulgarians, Greeks and Germans - will be made at the foot of the obelisk, analitika.at.ua reports. 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 | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |