Armenia parliament to hold hearings on Sumgait PogromFebruary 20, 2018 - 14:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian National Assembly will host hearings on the Sumgait Pogrom on Thursday, February 22 at the initiative of the foreign relations committee. The hearings will be titled “Sumgait Pogrom: Hatred towards Armenians as a state policy for Azerbaijan.” In his message on Artsakh Revival Day and the 30th anniversary of the Karabakh Movement, Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan said: “Azerbaijan responded to our people’s peaceful and legitimate initiative with massacres in Sumgait and other areas. In those days, it became clear that the people in Artsakh were doomed to physical extermination or victory. “Those who unleashed the war were convinced that they had an advantage [over us], and the Karabakh issue would be resolved swiftly and permanently by exterminating the Armenians and depopulating Artsakh. After three decades, we can confidently state that the Karabakh movement saved hundreds of thousands of lives.” 30 years ago on February 20, the Karabakh liberation movement - a mass movement for the unification of Karabakh with Armenia - reached Yerevan, with massive demonstrations staged in what is now called the Freedom Square. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |