Lebanese president visits Genocide memorial in Armenia![]() February 22, 2018 - 10:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Lebanese president Michel Aoun visited the Genocide memorial in Yerevan on Wednesday, February 21 shortly after arriving in Armenia for an official visit. Aoun laid a wreath at the memorial and honored the memory of the victims with a moment of silence. Also, the Lebanese leader planted a fir tree and toured the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute to learn more about the atrocities. 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. ![]() ![]() The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |