New Monument in Yerevan to Unite Memory of Armenian Genocide and Holocaust VictimsOctober 12, 2006 - 15:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - October 27 the Jewish community of Armenia will open a new monument to victims of the Holocaust at the Ring Park in Yerevan. In the words of head of the Jewish community of Armenia Rimma Varzhapetyan, the new monument is a rare one, as it is dedicated not only to the Jewish Holocaust, but also to victims of the Armenian Genocide. "We are very grateful to Armenian authorities for providing a lot for the monument," she said. A large number of guests from various countries will arrive for the opening of the monument. A round table discussion of consequences of genocides in 20th century will be arranged. "We want to prove once again that Jews living in Armenia work for doing useful deeds. We hope that no malefactor will dare to profane this memorial," head of the Jewish community of Armenia said, reports the Azg. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |