  Lebanon monument celebrates 100th anniv. of the first Armenian Republic March 22, 2018 - 11:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A monument celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first Armenian Republic was inaugurated on Wednesday, March 21 on the premises of the Armenian Church Catholicosate of Cilicia in Antelias, Lebanon. Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, His Holiness Aram I and Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) president Bako Sahakyan first paid a tribute to the 1.5 million victims of the Armenian Genocide at the St. Martyrs Chapel. They then proceeded to the official ceremony of the opening of the monument, which, according to His Holiness Aram I, consists of three strong pillars - Armenia, Artsakh and the Diaspora. The Catholicos said the monument stands to testify that the struggle will go on until the restoration of all of Armenia. According to Minority Rights Group International, there are 156,000 Armenians in Lebanon, around 4% of the population. Lebanon was the first Arab country to recognize the Armenian Genocide in 1997.   Top stories 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 |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
