"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 | 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. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |