 Spain's Ontinyent recognizes Armenian Genocide February 5, 2020 - 16:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The city council of Ontinyent in the Valencian Community, Spain has recognized the Armenian Genocide, Yerevan's Embassy in Spain said in a Facebook post. The Ontinyent city council condemned the crime against humanity perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire and the denialist policy adopted by present-day Turkey. More than 30 Spanish towns and as many as five autonomous communities have so far recognized the Armenian Genocide. April 24, 1915 is the day when a group of Armenian intellectuals were rounded up and assassinated in Constantinople by the Ottoman government. On April 24, Armenians worldwide will be commemorating the 105th 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 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. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency.   Partner news |  Latest news Picsart, Sololearn named among Apple’s most trendy apps  Apple has announced the winners of the 2023 App Store Awards, declaring Generative AI its “trend of the year”.Armenia’s Wings of Tatev named World's Leading Cable Car Ride 2023 Wings of Tatev in Armenia has been recognized as the World's Leading Cable Car Ride 2023 at the World Travel Awards.New Omicron variant identified in Armenia The new BA.2.86 variant of Covid-19—nicknamed “Pirola”—has been identified in Armenia, the Ministry of Health reports.Armenia says checkpoint on Turkish border ready for operation The Margara checkpoint on the Armenian-Turkish border is ready for operation, the Foreign Ministry reports. |
