  Cherkassk city council urges Ukrainian President to recognize Armenian GenocideApril 8, 2010 - 17:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Upon consideration of an appeal by city council parliamentarian Arayik Mkrtchyan, as well as Ararat community of Cherkassk region and a priest of the religious community of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Cherkassk city council decided to urge the Ukrainian President and parliament to support the Armenian people and confirm legislatively the recognition and condemnation of the Armenian Genocide at the hands of the Ottoman Empire. According to representatives of Ararat Armenian community, this is an extremely important event for the Armenian Diaspora of Ukraine and the Armenian people, as a whole. Ararat Armenian community and the religious community of the Armenian Apostolic Church expressed their gratitude to parliamentarians for the support. The community especially appreciated the efforts of Head of Cherkassk city council Sergey Odarich, Secretary of Cherkassk city council Vasily Marinkevich and all supporting parliamentarians, as well as experts, Analitika.at.ua reported.
  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 European Parliament urges EU member states to consider sanctions against those responsible for human rights violations. NAM is an international organization of states considering themselves not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. Bud's maximum sustained winds have increased to near 90 mph with some more strengthening expected during the day. Catherine Ashton's spokesman, Mike Mann, called the negotiations "tough," but said that "some progress was made."   |  Topic Latest news Over 100 trespassers detained in Armenia in January-May  Russian border guards seized 50 firearms, bladed weapons and 300 thous. rubles worth contraband in January-May.Conference participants at Institute of CIS States back Artsakh’s stance The NKR was represented at the round table by Advisers to Foreign Minister Ruben Zargarian and Arsen Melik-Shakhnazarian.Shoushi liberation anniversary celebrated in France Armenian ambassador to France Vigen Chitechyan answered Armenian foreign and domestic policy related questions.Armenian ambassador to China participates in ESCAP meeting Armen Sargsyan participated in meeting of UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok. |
