Ara Abrahamyan: Murder of Young Armenian in Moscow - Provocation on Eve of G8 SummitMay 30, 2006 - 20:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today leader of the Union of Armenians of Russia (UAR) Ara Abrahamyan stated he considers the next murder of an Armenian as a provocation by extremist forces on the eve of G8 summit in Saint Petersburg, «It is apparently a provocation on the eve of G8 summit by dark forces, which do not want Russia to follow the way of democratization and civilization.» However, Abrahamyan does not see «a direct attack against Armenians» in that crime. «Fascists do not choose people by nationality, they choose their victims by color of eyes and that of skin. In his opinion, it is necessary to organize a round table discussion over xenophobia issues with participation of national public unions and representatives of the authorities, first of all law-enforcement bodies. Ethnic Armenian Artur Sardaryan, 19, is killed in Moscow. He was attacked in a Moscow electric train near Klyazma station on May 25. However, it was known about the incident only now. Two persons, who attacked him, stabbed him with a knife in his neck from behind, cutting carotid artery, then stabbed 5 times in his chest in the heart area. Then they stopped the train by means of the emergency brake and fled, Russian media report. 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 | Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). 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 skills |