French Senate delegation to attend Armenian Genocide commemorationApril 23, 2021 - 14:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher will lead a delegation to Armenia to participate in events commemorating the 106th anniversary of the Genocide. The French delegation will arrive in the country at the invitation of the President of the Armenian National Assembly, Ararat Mirzoyan. Senator Valérie Boyer will also be visiting Armenia to pay tribute the memory of the victims at Tsitsernakaberd, the memorial complex in Yerevan, Boyer herself said in a tweet. Boyer has been a staunch supporter of the recognition of the Armenian Genocide, and a bill she authored was approved by the National Assembly in December 2011. On April 24, 1915, a large group of Armenian intellectuals was rounded up and assassinated in Constantinople by the Ottoman government. On April 24, Armenians worldwide will be commemorating the 106th anniversary of the Genocide which continued until 1923. Some three dozen countries, hundreds of local government bodies and international organizations have so far recognized the killings of 1.5 million Armenians as Genocide. Turkey denies to this day. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |