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 The original 17th-19th century French and German topographic, physical and political maps were donated by and Aram and Terez Bassenian. In Glendale, there’s a Dublin Drive, a Calafia Street, a Baghdad Place and an Eulalia Street — all named after places in the world. Armenia is thus among the top 10 countries in terms of the number of citizens who visited Russia in the reporting period. “Well, my friends, I congratulate everyone on the victory of our film "Details". The experiment was a success,” the filmmaker said.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Kim Kardashian wishes she could do more to help with border policy  Kardashian said she wished there was more she could to do to help with the controversy surrounding the new policy.New therapeutic opportunity in malignant melanoma treatment A team of researchers has uncovered a new opportunity in the treatment of malignant melanoma that acquired resistance to targeted therapies.Labor Minister not quitting after all Mane Tandilyan will continue holding her post, despite the letter of resignation she submitted more than a week ago.Yerevan Taraz Fest: Armenia capital gearing up for folk costume festival The event will showcase designer collections, culture of other countries, giving participants the opportunity to take photos in national costumes. |
