  Armenian Heritage Park, Genocide memorial inaugurated in Boston May 23, 2012 - 17:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 22, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan participated in the inauguration of Armenian Heritage Park and memorial to Genocide victims in Boston. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick, Congressman Ed Markey, Armenian Heritage Foundation President James Kalustian and other officials attended the event. In his speech Minister Nalbandian thanked the leadership of the state for supporting the Armenian community’s initiative. “The memorial dedicated to Genocide victims designates Armenian community’s contribution to the U.S. culture. The park is demonstration of Armenian-Americans’ gratitude to the state of Massachusetts and the nation having received thousands of Genocide survivors,” RA Foreign Minster said. “Genocide denial and impunity set precedent for other crimes. Regardless of geopolitical and other interests, international community must jointly struggle for condemnation and prevention of genocides,” Minister Nalbandian said, voicing hope for the park to become a pilgrimage not only for descendants of Genocide victims, but also descendants of the perpetrators of the crime against humanity.   Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
