Armenian Community thanks people of Kharkov for saving Armenian children in 1915-20April 25, 2009 - 03:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The inscription engraved on the plaque in three languages (Armenian, Russian and Ukrainian) expresses the Armenian people's gratitude to the town's inhabitants who saved children from the persecution of Turks, Yerkramas Armenian newspaper reports.In 1910, there were over 2 thousand Armenians living in Kharkov. In 1915-1920, their number increased to 8 thousand. In 1916, the Armenian Catholic Community opened a children's shelter under the Polish Church which had been functioning since late-XIX century. The Armenian children also received assistance from the Gregorian Church. However, according to the historian, the archive records do not contain any data either on the exact number of the children saved or the people who dealt with their rehabilitation. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |