Armenians of Moscow to pay tribute to victims of Armenian GenocideApril 21, 2007 - 18:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On April 22 in the ITAR-TASS conference hall an event will be hold in memory of victims of the Armenian Genocide. In the first half of the event experts - representatives of public, religious and state structures of the Russian Federation will have speeches, the PanARMENIAN.Net journalist was told in the Moscow Branch of the Union of Armenians in Russia. During the second half of the evening a film about the Armenian Genocide will be shown. On April 24 at 11:30 am the Russian Eparchy of the Armenian Apostolic Church, the Union of Armenians in Russia, the World Armenian Congress and other public organizations will lay wreaths on the khatchkar in the territory of the Holy Cross cathedral that is under construction. At 12:00 a liturgy in the "Sourb Khatch" (Holy Cross) Church will be offered in memory of the Armenian Genocide victims. At 13:30 pm the youth organization "Moscow Branch of the Union of Armenians in Russia" is going to hold a rally in front of the Turkish Embassy in Moscow. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. 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. |