BRATISLAVA TO MARK ANNIVERSARY OF RESOLUTION CENSURING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
An event marking the first anniversary of Slovakia's National Council adopting a resolution censuring the Armenian Genocide will be held in Bratislava December 8. Slovakia is the first Eastern European country, which on November 30, 2004recognized and denounced the Armenian Genocide, resisting to Turkey's pressure and disregarding Turkish Government's threats. Slovakia also demanded that Ankara recognition of the Armenian Genocide be a precondition for Turkey's accession to the EU. As a sign of gratitude Armenia presented Slovakia with a khachkar (cross stone), ordered by Nig-Aparan union. The khachkar was established in the center of Bratislava on the right bank of the Danube. The event will start with a ceremony of laying wreaths to the khachkar. Chairman of the National Council of Slovakia Pavol Hrusovsky, MPs, who promoted passage of the resolution, representatives of diplomatic missions accredited in Slovakia, famous political figures. UN advisor Arshaluys Chgnavoryan from Austria, Chairperson of the European Armenian Federation Hilda Tchoboian from Paris, Urartu Armenian-Czech Company President Alexander Sargsyan and other representatives of the Diaspora will be present at the ceremony.
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Armenia and Iran have launched a project of building of the 5th block of Hrazdan thermal power plant, Armenian Minister of Energy Armen Movsisyan stated during a press briefing December 8. According to ...KARABAKH CONFLICT DISCUSSED AT OIC SUMMIT IN MECCA
The Organization of Islamic Conference summit started yesterday in Mecca. The third special summit is considered to be a very important move towards the perfection of the IOC organizational structure ...CAUCASUS SHOULD BE IN FOCUS OF OSCE, US SUPPOSES
The US considers that the OSCE should pay special attention to the Caucasus, Balkans and Central Asia, stated US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns. «The Organization should ...ARMENIA AND BULGARIA SIGNED MEMORANDUM ON COOPERATION IN EURO-ATLANTIC STRUCTURES
Armenian FM Vartan Oskanian continues his visit to European structures, reported the Press Service of the Armenian MFA. December 7 Mr. Oskanian and Bulgarian FM Ivailo Kalfin signed a memorandum on cooperation ...BRATISLAVA TO MARK ANNIVERSARY OF RESOLUTION CENSURING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
An event marking the first anniversary of Slovakia's National Council adopting a resolution censuring the Armenian Genocide will be held in Bratislava December 8. Slovakia is the first Eastern European ...
ARMENIA AND BULGARIA SIGNED MEMORANDUM ON COOPERATION IN EURO-ATLANTIC STRUCTURES
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- 1496 Birth of Amirdovlat Amasiatsee (doctor, scientist and chronicler).
- 1810 Russian forces occupy Akhalkalak (Georgia).
- 1895 The Trarist Governor for the Caucasus orders Armenian parish schools to comply with state school authorities.
- 1918 The Bolshevik "Communist" newspaper was published in Armenian in Tbilisi (Georgia).
- 1918 The Bolshevik "Commune" newspaper is published in Tbilissi (Georgia).
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