Armenian Genocide recognition not an end in itself: President Sarkissian April 9, 2018 - 15:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The recognition of the Genocide is not an end in itself, Armenia’s new president Armen Sarkissian said in his speech on Monday, April 9. The former ambassador to the United Kingdom, Sarkissian was sworn in as the country’s fourth president at a special sitting of the National Assembly at the Sports and Concert Complex in Yerevan. “The Armenians have proved with their history that they are a creative, compassionate and peaceful nation,” the president said. “That is why Armenia has been consistently advancing the policy of finding a peaceful solution to all the conflicts and political problems out there and preventing genocides and other crimes against humanity.” According to him, the great tragedy that the Armenian people were subjected to 100 years ago during the Armenian Genocide must serve as a lesson for everybody. “The recognition of the Armenian Genocide is not an end in itself. The international acknowledgement and condemnation of that crime against humanity is an important step on the way of ruling out its occurrence anywhere in the world."   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
