Armenia defense minister remembers Genocide victims in Canada November 15, 2017 - 11:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian defense minister Vigen Sargsyan on Tuesday, November 14 visited the Genocide memorial in the Canadian city of Vancouver. Sargsyan laid flowers at the memorial to honor the memory of 1,5 million victims that were murdered in the Ottoman Empire between 1915 and 1923. Some three dozen countries, hundreds of local government bodies and international organizations have so far recognized the killings of 1.5 million Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as genocide. Turkey denies to this day. Sargsyan is in Vancouver to participate in the 2017 UN Peacekeeping Defense Ministerial conference. The defense minister earlier visited Los Angeles, the United State.   Top stories Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesman Tigran Balayan has urged the international community to rein in Azerbaijan. Serj Tankian has teased his new Armenian coffee brand, Kavat, in a fresh short video published on his Twitter account. A park named in honor of the Armenian capital city of Yerevan was officially opened in the U.S. state of Illinois. The Ministers also discussed preparation for the Summit of La Phrancophonie, to be held in the Armenian capital in October.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Defense Minister visits soldier wounded on border with Azerbaijan  Minister Davit Tonoyan visited the soldier, Artur Gevorgyan, who is receiving treatment at a military hospital in Yerevan.Going to bed at the same time benefits heart, metabolism: research Going to bed at the same time each night could have benefits for the heart and metabolism, a US study suggests.Belarus suggests assembling tractors, elevators in Armenia The Chairman of the House of Representatives of Belarus' National Assembly made several proposals that could be of interest to Armenia.Russia could supply S-300 system to Syria – report Russian officials have made similar statements regarding the possible supply of S-300 missile defense systems in the past. |
