GREEK GENOCIDE IN OTTOMAN TURKEY COMMEMORATED IN ARMENIAMay 20, 2002 - 23:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yesterday in Armenia as well as in many countries of the world the commemoration day of the genocide of the Pontian Greeks was marked. A procession moved to the memorial of the Armenian genocide victims on the initiative of "Patrida" non-governmental organization, which unifies the Greeks residing in Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh. Armenian parliament deputies, Greek embassy officers, Greek community representatives, figures of a number of political and non-governmental organizations commemorated the millions of Armenians and Greeks, who died in Turkey at the beginning of the last century. Let us remind that beginning with 1916 the Young Turk government and them Kemalists pursued a policy aimed at extermination of Greeks. Over 300 thousand Pontian Greeks were killed as a result, some 1.5 million escaped. The Greek community of Armenia, as well as a number of parties address the country authorities the question of the necessity of official recognition of the fact of the genocide of the Pontian Greeks in Ottoman Turkey. As it is known, 1996 the Greek parliament recognized the fact of the Armenian genocide of 1915. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Politico: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan in 2018-2022 Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a defense pact. Armenia Security Council chief to attend Ukraine peace summit Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will take part in the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland. Armenian govt. approves ratification of EAEU-Iran free trade deal At a meeting on Friday, June 14, the Armenian government approved the ratification of an EAEU free trade agreement with Iran. Deputy U.S. Secretary of State to arrive in Yerevan Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to. |