  It’s time to make Armenian Genocide a legal issue April 26, 2010 - 15:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Due to rain, the event dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide took place in St. Vardan Armenian Church, instead of Times Square in New York. Despite poor weather conditions, the event brought together U.S. senators and congressmen, Armenian community representatives, as well as the Armenian Genocide survivors, who came to commemorate the victims. "Rain will not prevent us from lighting a truth torch about the Armenian Genocide every year," U.S. Senator Chuck Schwimmer said. Participants emphasized that it is high time to make the Armenian Genocide a legal issue and demand a moral and material compensation from Turkey. Signed by the city Mayor and Governor, a declaration on making April 24 the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day was issued in New York.
  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. |
