Heritage party organizes march to U.S. EmbassyApril 21, 2009 - 15:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A march organized by Heritage party started today at 2.40 p.m. local time at Saryan monument.The demonstrators will march down Mashtots avenue towards the U.S. Embassy, where they will hand a letter to President Barack Obama, calling on him to recognize the Armenian Genocide at the hands of the Ottoman Empire. Party member David Sanasaryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter said they will be no protest slogans. "The demonstrators will carry the flags of all countries which recognized the Armenian Genocide," he said. More than 20 countries, including 12 NATO allies, have recognized the Armenian Genocide, along with 41 U.S. states. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |