  Indian vice president visits Armenian Genocide memorial in Yerevan April 25, 2017 - 13:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Indian vice president Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Tuesday, April 25 visited Tsitsernakaberd the Armenian Genocide memorial in Yerevan. Meeting the Indian official at Zvartnots international airport was Armenian foreign minister Edward Nalbandian. At Tsitsernakaberd, Ansari paid tribute to the memory of the 1.5 million victims of the first genocide of the 20th century, visited the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute and left a note in the memory book. Also, the vice president planted a fir tree in Tsitsernakaberd's Alley of Memory. During his three-day visit to Armenia, Ansari will meet with president Serzh Sargsyan, prime minister Karen Karapetyan, as well as foreign minister Nalbandian.  Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.   Partner news |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.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 skillsU.S. doesn’t see Russia as contributing to peace in Caucasus Patel made the remarks when asked about the implications of Russia’s withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh.Up to 1% cashback when shopping on Wildberries with IDBank cards IDBank is launching an exclusive campaign on Wildberries for online shopping enthusiasts. |
