Armenians of Kuban call on Krasnodar region legislative assembly to recognize Armenian GenocideApril 18, 2010 - 16:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A conference of the Armenian Genocide was held in Slavyansk-on-Kuban town (Russia) on April 17, bringing together representatives of Armenian NGOs functioning in the region. A documentary on Genocide was screened, reported Yerkramas, the newspaper of Armenians of Russia. Chairperson of the International Friendship Club of Slavyansk-on-Kuban Anaida Meltonyan, chairman of Hamshen Center, member of town council of Apsheronsk Artavazd Tulumjyan and editor-in-chief of Yerkramas newspaper, representative of the Armenian National Council of Western Armenia Tigran Tavadyan presented reports. The event participants adopted a statement calling on legislative assembly of Krasnodar region to recognize the Armenian Genocide. The Armenian Genocide The Armenian Genocide (1915-23) was the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I. It was characterized by massacres and deportations, involving forced marches under conditions designed to lead to the death of the deportees, with the total number of deaths reaching 1.5 million. Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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. Partner news Most popular in the section | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |