  Heritage party organizes march to U.S. EmbassyApril 21, 2009 - 15:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A march organized by Heritage party started today at 2.40 p.m. local time at Saryan monument.The demonstrators will march down Mashtots avenue towards the U.S. Embassy, where they will hand a letter to President Barack Obama, calling on him to recognize the Armenian Genocide at the hands of the Ottoman Empire. Party member David Sanasaryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter said they will be no protest slogans. "The demonstrators will carry the flags of all countries which recognized the Armenian Genocide," he said. More than 20 countries, including 12 NATO allies, have recognized the Armenian Genocide, along with 41 U.S. states.   Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital.   Partner news |  Related sections Topics Latest 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. |
