Kim Kardashian recalls "emotional" visit to Armenian Genocide memorialOctober 15, 2019 - 12:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Visiting the Armenian Genocide Museum was extremely emotional, American reality TV star Kim Kardashian West said in a tweet. "I can’t believe with all of the photos from the massacres and published literature during this time that people still try to deny this ever happened," the beauty mogul captioned three photos from the visit. "We will never forget that 1.5 million Armenians were murdered." Kim's sister Kourtney and several of their children accompanied her to the memorial in Yerevan. The sisters and their seven children arrived in Armenia on October 7 for Kim to participate in the World Congress on Information Technology. They visited the Etchmiadzin Cathedral, where Kim and three of her kids were baptized, as well as the Garni Temple. They also met Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and dined with President Armen Sarkissian and his family. Related links: The Armenian Genocide The Armenian Genocide (1915-23) was the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I. It was characterized by massacres and deportations, involving forced marches under conditions designed to lead to the death of the deportees, with the total number of deaths reaching 1.5 million. 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 | 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 Armenia Henrikh 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. |