Heavy rain puts out eternal flame at Armenian Genocide memorialJune 20, 2018 - 18:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The eternal flame of the Armenian Genocide memorial in Yerevan went out due to heavy rain on Wednesday, June 20, director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Hayk Demoyan said in a Facebook post. “Fortunately, it was possible to avoid an emergency situation thanks to the rapid and selfless actions of the staff,” Demoyan said. Built in 1967 on the hill of Tsitsernakaberd, the memorial is visited by hundreds of thousands of individuals each year, especially on April 24. The memorial is composed of twelve slabs positioned in a circle, representing the twelve lost provinces in present-day Turkey. There is an eternal flame in the center, dedicated to the 1.5 million Armenians killed in the Genocide. Related links: Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |