Armenian Assembly of America combats obscurantism in Armenian Genocide issue![]() May 17, 2010 - 16:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 18, a meeting-discussion between young people and Hayk Demoyan will be held at the Armenian Genocide Museum Institute. Yerevan Office of the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly), jointly with Youth NGO, will hold a meeting-discussion with Director of the Armenian Genocide Museum Institute, Hayk Demoyan, on May 18. “Being concerned over the ongoing denial of the first Genocide by some countries, the Assembly’s Yerevan Office provides young people with the opportunity to familiarize themselves with scientific researches, facts and exclusive exhibits, as well as to ask questions to specialists and finally put an end to obscurantism,” the Assembly said in a statement. ![]() ![]() 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. ![]() ![]() 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 ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |