Requiem on Armenian Genocide Victims Served at Der Zor DesertMay 2, 2006 - 14:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At the end of April a traditional pilgrimage was held to Syrian desert of Der Zor, where hundreds of thousand Armenians were slaughtered during the Genocide in Ottoman Turkey in 1915. Diaspora representatives, descendants of the killed Armenians took part in the pilgrimage. A requiem was served at the Der Zor chapel and the message of Berio Armenian Apostolic Church head, bishop Shahan Sargsyan was read.A delegation from Armenian lead by Deputy FM, Ambassador to Syria Levon Sargsyan and Consul General to Aleppo Armen Melkonyan took part in the pilgrimage, reports the Press Service of the Armenian MFA. 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province 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. |