  Armenia commemorates victims of South Ossetian tragedySeptember 16, 2008 - 13:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Russian Embassy in Armenia organized a number of events to mark 40 days of the South Ossetian tragedy. A service for the dead was held in St. Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God) Church. The Russian Ambassador to Armenia, Nikolay Pavlov and the Embassy staff will light candles to commemorate the victims, the Embassy's press office told PanARMENIAN.Net Commemoration events will be held throughout Russia today.   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 |  Related sections Topic Latest news Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP  Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan.Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”.41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience.Greek-Armenian organizations support "Tavush for Motherland" Greek-Armenian organizations have expressed support for the campaign led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. |
