  Event in Solidarity with Victims of All Genocides to be held in London  January 17, 2011 - 11:35 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - An event in Solidarity with the Victims of All Genocides and in commemoration of slain editor of Istanbul-based newspaper Akos, Hrant Dink, will take place on January 19, 2011 at the Turkish Embassy in London. Prior to the event, a Hrant Dink Commemorative Conference on The Persecution of Indigenous Peoples, Unrepresented and/or Occupied Nations, Minorities and 'Others' (in Turkey, Pakistan, South America and Iraq) will be held on January 18 in the House of Lords, Westminster. The speakers will be Eilian Williams (Tribute to Hrant Dink and his worldwide significance), Haci Ozdemir (Perspectives on "Disappearances" worldwide), genocide scholar Desmond Fernandes (The targeting of Kurds and 'Others' in Turkey) and Kasim Agpak, member of the Kurdish Federation in the UK and a representative from the International Platform Against Isolation. The Conference is sponsored by Baroness Finlay of Llandaff and Baroness Cox.   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 |  Related sections Latest news Armenia considers Cyprus as one of its main partners in EU - envoy  Armenia considers Cyprus one of its main partners in the European Union, Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan has said.Armenian, Albanian Foreign Ministers discuss ties, regional issues Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania Igli Hasani.POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO.Armenia confirms will attend NATO summit in Washington Armenia has confirmed its participation in the NATO summit in Washington, a spokesperson has confirmed. |
