  Sumgait massacre victims commemorated in YerevanFebruary 28, 2009 - 18:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - ARF Dashnaktsutyun has initiated a march to the Armenian Genocide Memorial on Saturday to lay wreaths to the Khachkar commemorating the victims of Sumgait massacre. "Azerbaijan is enjoying impunity and keeps on circulating lies in the international organizations, representing the real victim as an aggressor," said Armen Rustamian, head of the parliamentary committee on external relations. The Armenian pogroms in Sumgait on February 26-29, 1988 were the first outburst of ethnic violence in the modern soviet history. Robberies and killings resulted in flows of Armenians to Nagorno Karabakh and Armenia.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
