Armenians mark 32nd anniversary Maragha pogroms in KarabakhApril 11, 2024 - 13:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On this day 32 years ago pogroms against Armenians in the town of Maragha in Nagorno-Karabakh became yet another part of Azerbaijan’s policy of ethnic cleansing, the Armenian Foreign Ministry said on the anniversary of the killings. “More than 50 civilians were brutally killed, as many were taken captive, the rest of the Armenian population of around 5000 was forcibly displaced,” the Foreign Ministry said. “It has been documented in reports of human rights orgs such as the [Human Rights Watch] and [Amnesty International]. “We pay tribute to the memory of innocent victims & stress imperative to prevent such policies.” Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |