Film on Armenian massacre in Maragha presented in YerevanOctober 1, 2010 - 17:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - “Maragha, April 10, 1992. Ordinary Genocide” documentary was presented in Yerevan. The film tells about the massacre of Armenians committed by Azerbaijanis in Maragha village of Martakert region. “We are hopeful that this film will not only tell the truth but will also help the talks on Karabakh conflict resolution,” Ordinary Genocide project director Marina Grigoryan said. On April 10, 1992, Azerbaijani police officers set the village to fire and exterminated its population. The number of Armenians killed in Maragha reached 100, including 30 women; 40 were wounded and 63 taken captives. Maragha is still occupied by Azerbaijan. 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. |