  Armenians in Jerusalem stage protest in front of Turkish embassy (video)  April 25, 2012 - 00:13 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Jerusalem hosted an event to commemorate the 97th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey. In conversation with a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, Armenian community activist Ruben Nalbandian said that on April 24 morning they prayed for the repose of Armenian Genocide victims, followed by a protest action in front of the Turkish embassy in Jerusalem and a mourning event with French Armenians participating. 250-300 people including Jews and Arabs participated in the commemorative event. Yair Tzaban, Former Minister of Immigrant Absorption of Israel also addressed the event.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP  Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan.41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience.Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine.EU still discussing funding Armenia through European Peace Facility Discussions continue in the EU on providing Armenia with funds from the European Peace Facility, Vassilis Maragos says. |
