Larisa Alaverdyan: events that took place with Armenians 21 years ago in Baku are genocideJanuary 14, 2011 - 14:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Secretary of opposition Heritage parliamentary group Larisa Alaverdyan said that the Armenian pogroms in Baku are a real display of genocide perpetrated by the Azerbaijani leadership. “Even today Baku does not reject its genocidal policy towards the Armenian people that has been launched since 1918,” Alaverdyan told a press conference, entitled: “Baku, January 1990 - genocide, vandalism, deportation.” According to Alaverdyan, over 300,000 Armenians had resided in Baku until 1990. Meanwhile, according to data as of January 1990, only 25-30,000 Armenians stayed in the city. “The events that took place in Baku and other Azerbaijani cities late in 80s-early in 90s are a display of genocide, vandalism, deportation and expatriation,” said Alaverdyan. 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. |