  Khachkar commemorating Armenian Genocide unveiled in France February 29, 2016 - 18:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A khachkar commemorating the Armenian Genocide was unveiled, blessed and consecrated at the central park of Aix-en-Provence, a city-commune in the south of France. The event was organized by the Aix-en-Provence city hall, the local Armenian community, and Hays Club, with the support of Armenia's Embassy in France and the Consulate General in Marseilles. Armenia's ambassador to France Vigen Chitechyan, Consul Samvel Lalayan, Bouches-du-Rhône vice prefect Serge Gouteyron, Aix-en-Provence mayor Maryse Joissains-Masini, representatives of regional and municipal bodies participated in the ceremony. According to the mayor of Aix-en-Provence, the khachkar aims to pay tribute to the memory of the Genocide victims and raise awareness of the atrocities perpetrated against Armenians in 1915. Also addressing the attendees was president of Hays Club Michele Der-Kevorkian, while ambassador Chitechyan hailed local authorities and the Armenian community for sparing no effort to have the khachkar unveiled. The event was extensively covered by local media outlets.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates  Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan.Armenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview. |
