Flowers laid at Armenian Genocide Memorial were collected to be processed April 27, 2011 - 18:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The flowers laid at the Armenian Genocide Memorial on April 24 were carefully collected and taken to the backside of the memorial as part of an event launched jointly by VivaCell-MTS, the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC) in Armenia and the Armenian Genocide Museum Institute. Stalks were separated from petals to be later on recycled and used as fertilizer for Tsitsernakaberd gardens. Petals, being dried out, will be later on used for decorating recycled paper by SunChild Eco-Clubs young members. The recycled paper decorated by those flowers is also being used by the Armenian Genocide Museum Institute for various certificates and cards. Groups of volunteers from various organizations and individuals participated in the event. This year over 300 volunteers decided to join the initiative, including VivaCell-MTS employees. The Armenian Genocide The Armenian Genocide (1915-23) was the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I. It was characterized by massacres and deportations, involving forced marches under conditions designed to lead to the death of the deportees, with the total number of deaths reaching 1.5 million. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | 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. 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. |