April 21 Holocaust Remembrance DayApril 20, 2009 - 21:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Israel begins marking Holocaust Remembrance Day at sundown on Monday with a ceremony at the national memorial to the six million Jews killed by the Nazis during World War II.President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are due to attend the ceremony at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem where the country's two chief rabbis will light six candles and recite the Jewish prayer for the dead. Sirens will sound across the country at 0700 GMT on Tuesday for one minute in memory of the Holocaust victims, bringing all traffic to a halt. More than 230,000 Holocaust survivors currently live in Israel, according to estimates from various advocacy groups, AP 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |