April 24 proclaimed as Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day in ChicagoApril 20, 2007 - 15:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Chicago City Council adopted a resolution, according to which April 24 is being proclaimed as Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. Mayor of Chicago Richard Daley has undersigned the resolution, the PanARMENIAN.Net journalist was told in the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA). In 2005 the American State of Illinois became 11th in number to include facts of genocide in curriculum of schools and colleges of the state. Currently 12 of 19 Congressmen from Illinois express their support for H. Res. 106, which recognizes the Armenian Genocide.![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |