Special committee instituted to promote acknowledgement of Armenian GenocideApril 23, 2011 - 17:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - By the decree of the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, a governmental committee was created to promote the international acknowledgement and condemnation of the Armenian Genocide and coordinate the events in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of massacres. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan is appointed as the head of the committee. A number of instructions were given to Armenia’s diplomatic representations as well as Armenia’s National Academy of Sciences. Armenian Foreign Ministry and Diaspora Ministry were instructed to assist in formation of Diaspora coordinating commissions. The Embassies, general consulates and representations of Armenia in international organisations were assigned to intensify efforts towards the recognition of the Genocide. By the presidential decree, the first session of the committee is due May 30, 2011 in Yerevan, presidential press service reported. 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. |