Armenian Genocide commemorative events start in Australia April 15April 6, 2011 - 12:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Genocide Commemorative Committee has released the schedule of events to commemorate the 96th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia. Western Sydney Region Commemoration Evening will be held on April 15 at the Armenian Cultural Panoyan Centre, with Vache Kahramanian, ANC Australia Political Affairs Director as keynote speaker. Melbourne Region Commemoration Evening to be hosted on April 16 by Deakin University will feature Dr Donna Lee-Freize, the author book on the Armenian Genocide, Holocaust and Rafael Lemkin. Ryde Council Memorial will take place on April 17. Sydney Commemoration Evening is scheduled for April 18. Keynote speaker is Prof. Robert Kaplan, University of Wollongong, who will also speak during the Wreath Laying Ceremony & Armenian Genocide Commemorative Lecture on April 19. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |