  Crimea hosts conference "Armenians of Ukraine: yesterday, today and tomorrow"September 5, 2009 - 15:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - International Scientific Conference "Armenians of Ukraine: yesterday, today and tomorrow" launched on September 5 at the Armenian Surb Khach (Holy Cross) monastery in the Crimea. As David Davtyan , one of organizers of the conference told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, the forum gathered scientists from Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Poland and Armenia. The conference is organized by the Center for Armenian Studies under Union of Armenians of Ukraine, Crimean Armenian Society with assistance of Ukrainian Eparchy of the Armenian Apostolic Church. The conference will work until September 6.   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 |  Related sections Topic Latest news Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims  Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham).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 skills |
