  Yerevan to mark 56th birth anniversary of Hrant Dink  September 15, 2010 - 15:00 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - 1.500000+1: Armenia-Diaspora Cultural Bridge NGO has scheduled a number of events to mark the 56th birth anniversary of Hrant Dink, the slain editor-in-chief of Agos Armenian-Turkish newspaper. On September 15, a commemorative evening and an exhibition will be held at Arno Babajanyan concert hall to host Turkish, Lebanese and Syrian guests. Hrant Dink was assassinated in Istanbul in January 2007, by Ogun Samast, a 17-year old Turkish nationalist. This was shortly after the premiere of the genocide documentary Screamers in which he is interviewed about Turkish denial of the Armenian Genocide of 1915 and the case against him under article 301.   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 |  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”. |
