Azeris sabotage Sumgait pogroms anniv. event at French parliamentFebruary 27, 2013 - 11:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A fight broke out between Armenians and Azeris at the French parliament Tuesday, February 26 during an ARF Dashnaktsutyun-organised meeting in commemoration of Sumgait victims. According to witnesses, two people refused to stand up and observe a minute of silence in memory of the Armenians killed in Sumgait, one of them screaming out "I'm here for those killed in Khojalu." The outburst was followed by a fight which was later stopped through police intervention. The incident was condemned by the Azeri ambassador present at the event. The fight was provoked for the benefit of Azeri media covering the meeting, French journalist Jean Eckian told PanARMENIAN.Net "The provocation is unacceptable. We'll rally outside Azeri embassy to protest the incident," Mourad Papazian the co-chairman of the Co-ordination Council of Armenian organisations of France (CCAF) said. 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 | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. Armenia, India hold first defense consultations The meeting was attended by Indian Ambassador Nilakshi Saha Sinha and Defense Attaché Brigadier General Naveen Nijhawan. |