Pogroms of Armenians in Sumgait commemorated in SyriaFebruary 28, 2011 - 18:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Syria commemorated pogroms of Armenians in Sumgait. On February 27, liturgies in memory of victims of the Sumgait pogroms were served in the Armenian churches of Syria. Armenian consul general to Aleppo Ashot Manukyan, employees of the consulate and representatives of the Armenian community of the city participated in the commemoration events. At the initiative of the Armenian embassy in Damaskus, a liturgy dedicated to the 23rd anniversary of the Sumgait massacres was served in St. Sargis Armenian Church on February 27. Armenian Ambassador to Syria Arshak Poladyan and representatives of the Armenian community participated in the event, the RA MFA press service reported. Top stories 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". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |