ARMENIANS OF LOS ANGELES HELD PROTEST MEETING NEXT TO ISRAELI CONSULATEMarch 8, 2002 - 19:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - March 7 some 250 American Armenians organized a meeting in Los Angeles in front of the Israeli Consulate. They protested against the recent statements made by Israeli Ambassador to Armenia Rivka Kohen that the events in Ottoman Turkey in 1915 could not be called genocide. US information sources report the meeting was held in a calm and peaceful atmosphere. At the end of the meeting a special delegation of the participators of the meeting handed its petition to the officers of the Israeli Consulate, as well as a documentary book devoted to the Armenian Genocide in Turkey. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. 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". Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |