Cyprus Armenians hold series of events in commemoration of Genocide 95th anniversaryApril 24, 2010 - 21:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today, Cyprus hosted a political event to mark 95th anniversary of Armenian Genocide, Editor-in-Chief of Gibrahayer e-magazine Simon Aynejian stated. As he told PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, President of Cyprus House of Representatives Marios Garoyian, Cyprus Foreign Minister Marcos Kyprianou and Member of the European Parliament Ioannis Kasoulides were invited to participate. Cyprus Armenians held series of events in Genocide 95th anniversary commemoration. In Nicosia, Remembrance Day was started with a memorial liturgy for 1915 Genocide victims. The Armenian Genocide The Armenian Genocide (1915-23) was the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I. It was characterized by massacres and deportations, involving forced marches under conditions designed to lead to the death of the deportees, with the total number of deaths reaching 1.5 million. Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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. Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. 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”. Armenia: 28 protesters arrested after clash with police The Investigative Committee of Armenia has announced the arrest of 28 participants of an opposition demonstration. |