President of Uruguay commemorates Armenian GenocideApril 26, 2010 - 11:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President of Uruguay Jose Mujica attended an Armenian Genocide memorial event held in Montevideo on April 24. A khachkar (cross-stone) was placed in Armenia square and was consecrated by primate of the Uruguayan Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Archbishop Hakob Ghlnjian. Minister of Education and Science, Dr. Ricardo Ehrlich and Deputy Minister of Sport and Tourism Lillian Keshishian delivered speeches. The khachkar was inaugurated on the initiative of AGBU Montevideo, Social Democratic Hunchakian Party and Armenian National Center, RA MFA press service reported. 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 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |