Emirati foreign minister visits Armenian Genocide memorialJuly 19, 2017 - 17:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday, July 18 visited the Armenian Genocide memorial complex as part of his official visit to Armenia, UAE News Agency (WAM) reports. He was accompanied by Armen Papikyan, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, Hayk Demoyan, Director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute, and Dr. Jassim Mohammed Mubarak Al Qasimi, UAE Ambassador to Armenia. At the start of his visit, Sheikh Abdullah placed a wreath on the memorial commemorating the 1.5 million Armenians killed during the Genocide in 1915. The UAE Minister also observed a minute's silence for the martyrs, and placed flowers under a 1.5 metre deep "eternal flame", which burns throughout the year in memory of those who died. Sheikh Abdullah expressed his appreciation at the privilege of visiting he monument, stressing the UAE's keenness to promote the values of tolerance and peaceful coexistence among people and spread those messages throughout the world. The memorial, which was built in 1967, is located on the hill of Tsitsernakaberd overlooking Yerevan and receives hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. Many thousands gather there on April 24th each year to mark Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. 1.5 million were killed in the genocide between 1915 and 1923. Some three dozen countries, as well as numerous regional government bodies and international organizations have so far recognized the killns as Genocide. 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 | 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. 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. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |