Aram I: 100th anniversary of Armenian Genocide is not regular date May 30, 2011 - 19:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I greeted all participants of the first sitting of the state committee for coordination of events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide are of top priority for Armenia, and it is necessary to hail the Armenian President’s foreign policy, which focuses on the Armenian Genocide recognition, Aram I said during the meeting. “Now we can firmly state that our Fatherland is the protector of all Armenians worldwide. There have always been discrepancies between the Fatherland and Diaspora, but they cannot affect the common stance on all-Armenian matters,” he said. Aram I noted that the Armenian people should think in terms of pan-Armenian categories and values, what is dictated by the present time. “The 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide is not a regular date. We should consider thoroughly our actions and words. We have no right to hold on the same course, we need to change our behavior. Armenia needs to act as a state, while the Diaspora should set its tasks more clearly and all the Armenians should unite. Our people’s demand on the Armenian Genocide recognition should be presented to the world. We need to unite and speak only about our demands,” concluded Aram I. 10 30.05.11 - First sitting of a state and international committee in charge of Armenian Genocide 100th anniversary commemorative events preparation 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 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. |