Catalan municipality recognizes Armenian Genocide October 24, 2019 - 15:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The town of Sant Hilari Sacalm in Catalonia has recognized the Genocide, the Armenian Embassy in Spain said in a Facebook post. The move comes in response to a request submitted by Ararat Armenian Union to the town's city council. April 24, 1915 is the day when a group of Armenian intellectuals was rounded up and assassinated in Constantinople by the Ottoman government. On April 24, Armenians worldwide commemorated the 104th anniversary of the Genocide which continued until 1923. Some three dozen countries, hundreds of local government bodies and international organizations have so far recognized the killings of 1.5 million Armenians as Genocide. Turkey denies to this day.   Top stories The two met on Wednesday, December 1 on the sidelines of NATO foreign ministers' meeting in Latvia's capital Riga. Nikol Pashinyan, Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev will hold trilateral talks in Sochi on November 26, the Kremlin reveals. Assistant House Speaker Katherine Clark has slammed Azerbaijan for its latest "unprovoked attack" on Armenia. The Kremlin has said the consent and readiness of all parties is necessary for an Armenia-Russia-Azerbaijan summit to happen.   Partner news |  Latest news U.S., NATO send written response on Russia's security demands  It comes amid heightened tensions and repeated warnings that Russia could be preparing military action against Ukraine.Armenian Genocide Institute to mark Holocaust Remembrance Week The Armenian Genocide Museum Institute will hold a Holocaust Remembrance Week from January 27 to February 2.Colonel charged with negligence during Second Karabakh War A Colonel has been charged under the Criminal Code of Armenia over crimes he allegedly committed during the war.Armenia reports daily Covid-19 cases of 2556 A total of 7407 tests have been performed in the past day, the National Center For Disease Control and Prevention said. |
