HLA holds protest action in front of Turkish Embassy in U.S.May 2, 2009 - 19:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Hellenic League of America (HLA) took a proud stand to face down the Genocidal Turkish regime outside the Turkish Embassy in Washington DC to mark international Remembrance Day for the Armenian Genocide on April 24th, 2009.HLA activists following on the heels of a string of successful action in recent months, from successfully mobilizing the entire Greek-American community to remove the Star of Vergina from the VISA Card to staging the first ever Hellenic Genocide commemoration outside the UN, have now launched a newly revamped website and embark on a lecture and sporting event circuit for all our ethnic Greek brothers and sisters. "We are expanding our work to encapsulate all a true patriotic Hellenic organization should do, demonstrations, rallies, commemorations , educational teach ins, book readings, sporting events and panel discussions and lectures. So far, we have done more, much more, than all those organizations out there with thousands of times our financial resources combined. We will do more, this is the New Dawn," the HLA said in its statement. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |