Yerevan to mark 56th birth anniversary of Hrant DinkSeptember 15, 2010 - 15:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 1.500000+1: Armenia-Diaspora Cultural Bridge NGO has scheduled a number of events to mark the 56th birth anniversary of Hrant Dink, the slain editor-in-chief of Agos Armenian-Turkish newspaper. On September 15, a commemorative evening and an exhibition will be held at Arno Babajanyan concert hall to host Turkish, Lebanese and Syrian guests. Hrant Dink was assassinated in Istanbul in January 2007, by Ogun Samast, a 17-year old Turkish nationalist. This was shortly after the premiere of the genocide documentary Screamers in which he is interviewed about Turkish denial of the Armenian Genocide of 1915 and the case against him under article 301. 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 | 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. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |