"At the Foot of Ararat" int'l forum declaration condemns GenocideMarch 21, 2015 - 11:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The participants of "At the Foot of Ararat" international media forum, which is underway in Yerevan, adopted a joint declaration condemning the Armenian Genocide, Armenian media report. The declaration says, “We, representatives of different countries, nationalities and religions, pay tribute to the Armenian people and honor the memory of the 1.5 million innocent victims of the Armenian Genocide perpetrated in the Ottoman Empire in 1915. We strongly condemn the plan of destroying the Armenian nation, its centuries-old culture and depriving people of their homeland as well as mass killings, massacres and ethnic cleansing that followed. We condemn denialist policies attempting to present Genocide as falsification of historical facts and distorting the causes, mechanisms and consequences of the tragedy. We pay tribute to those journalists who reported about the terrible crimes committed in the Ottoman Empire.” Top stories 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. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. 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. |