IRANIAN PRESIDENT VISITED MONUMENT TO ARMENIAN GENOCIDE VICTIMSSeptember 9, 2004 - 17:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, who is on 2-day official call to Yerevan at present, visited the monument to the victims of the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey and laid a wreath to the eternal fire. As director of the Genocide Museum Lavrenty Barseghian told journalists, after the Presidents of Tajikistan, Kirghizia and Lebanon M. Khatami is the forth leader of an Islamic state to have visited the memorial. It is extremely important that the head of such a big and friendly state of the South Caucasian region as Iran visited the place, which is holy for each Armenian, the museum director said. At the same time he expressed hope that Iran will recognize the Armenian Genocide soon. Top stories 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". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |