U.S. lawmakers visit Armenian Genocide memorial September 20, 2017 - 13:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. Representatives Frank Pallone, Jackie Spier, Anna Eshoo, Tulsi Gabbard, Jim Sensenbrenner and David Valadao, who arrived in Yerevan for an official stopover, visited the Armenian Genocide memorial on Wednesday, September 20. The guests laid flowers at the eternal fire and paid tribute to the memory of 1.5 million innocent victims with a moment of silence. Accompanied by Armenia's ambassador to the U.S. Grigor Hovhannissian and Deputy Director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Lusine Abrahamyan, the guests toured the museum to learn more about the mass killings and the humanitarian support that the United States provided to Armenians. The lawmakers also left notes in the book of memories. Some three dozen countries, hundreds of local government bodies and international organizations have so far recognized the killings of 1.5 million Armenian in the Ottoman Empire as genocide. Turkey denies to this day. Read also: Armenia to submit new initiative on genocides to UN   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 |  Topic Latest news Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates  Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan.Armenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview. |
