  Turks visit Armenian Genocide Museum  October 21, 2010 - 15:31 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Dozens of Turkish civilians visited Armenia in the framework of Ani Dialogue program initiated by the South Caucasus and Turkey offices of the Heinrich Boll Foundation in cooperation with the Yerevan-based Caucasus Institute. “A wide range of issues, including media and cultural problems were discussed. The condition of Armenian monuments in Turkey and Turkish media coverage of events taking place in Armenia were also in the focus. The guests, who were mostly representatives of Heinrich Boll Foundation and Hrant Dink Foundation, visited the Armenian Genocide Museum Institute and took a trip to the Armenian-Turkish border near Gyumri,” Caucasus Institute director Alexander Iskandaryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. Ani Dialogue program is aimed to help people meet, communicate, exchange opinions irrespective of whether borders are closed or open.   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 U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border  The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |
