Istanbul hosted seminar on 1909 Armenian Massacres in AdanaNovember 16, 2009 - 19:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On November 6-9, Istanbul hosted conference titled Adana - 1909: History, Memory, and Identity from a Hundred Year Perspective. Discussions brought together scholars from United States, Canada, Great Britain, France, Italy and Turkey, as well as students and journalists.Seminar was devoted to Turks who saved Armenians during on 1909 Armenian Massacres in Adana (Cilicia). Representatives from Armenia, Europe and United States expressed their views over the issue. Discussions were conducted by London Institute after Komitas, Sabancı University (Istanbul), History Chair of Bildji University, Hrant Dink International Fund, as well as Bogazici University, Komitas Institute press service reports. Adana massacres began on April 1, 1909. Over 4 days, 30 thousand Armenians were annihilated. On April 12, regular troops invaded the town, mounting new wave of slaughters. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | About 173 million drams and more than 30 beneficiary funds. "The Power of One Dram" is 4 years old In June 2020, the exclusive joint corporate social responsibility initiative of Idram and IDBank "The Power of One Dram" was launched. CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. |