  Gyumri Youth commemorated innocent victims of the Armenian GenocideApril 25, 2009 - 18:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On the evening of Apr. 24 a torchlight procession was organized, starting at St. Jakob Church. According to Gharib Haroutyunyan, one of procession participants, the march aimed to once again prove Gyumri's unwavering intent to struggle for international recognition of the Armenian Genocide. "We're satisfied with procession results and weren't surprised to be joined by Gyumri people, the number of procession participants growing to 1500," Gyumri Student Council Organization Executive Director Vladimir Shatverov told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. The procession was completed at St. Virgin Mary Church, where march participants lit candles in memory of Genocide victims.   Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.   Partner news |  Related sections Topics Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsU.S. doesn’t see Russia as contributing to peace in Caucasus Patel made the remarks when asked about the implications of Russia’s withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh.Up to 1% cashback when shopping on Wildberries with IDBank cards IDBank is launching an exclusive campaign on Wildberries for online shopping enthusiasts. |
