Ukraine's Armenians install khachkar in honor of Genocide victimsDecember 18, 2017 - 17:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A khachkar was installed in the Ukrainian city of Kherson in honor of the memory of the Armenian Genocide victims, Analitikaua.Net reports. The head of the Ukrainian Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Bishop Markos Hovhannisyan, consecrated the monument. Representatives of Kherson regional and city authorities, the local Armenian community, clergy, heads of the Kherson regional organization of the Union of Armenians of Ukraine, guests from other cities took part in the opening of the khachkar. Events dedicated to the Armenian Genocide are regularly organized in the regions of Ukraine and the capital. At the initiative of the head of the Union of Armenians of Ukraine, Vilen Shatvoryan, more than 10 khachkars have been installed in different parts of the country within two years, another 10 khachkars are already in Ukraine, and the process of their installation in different cities has begun. Related links: 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. 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.” |