Xenophobia Prevention Initiative NGO: fascism in Armenia must be eliminated and uprootedOctober 20, 2010 - 17:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Xenophobia Prevention Initiative NGO issued a statement condemning desecration of the monument to Holocaust victims in Yerevan. “We strictly denounce the act of vandalism which desecrates not only the memory of millions of Holocaust victims, but also the victims of Armenian Genocide and those perished in a war against fascism. Fascism in Armenia must be eliminated and uprooted. We urge legislative authorities to find and punish the perpetrators. We also support the opinion of the head of Armenia’s Jewish community Rimma Varzhapetyan on strengthening safety measures in order to prevent such unacceptable incidents in future,” the statement says. Top stories 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | Macron honors Charles Aznavour on 100th anniversary French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the memory of French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour. Erdogan’s approval rating falls below 40 percent: survey A total of 53.4 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the performance of Erdoğan. Armenia PM meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries |