An Armenian soldier serving in the Syrian army became the latest casualty of the three-year civil war when he was killed Tuesday.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has blamed Armenia for the continuing impasse in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process and accused the international community of using double standards against his country.

The Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Andrzej Kasprzyk, described the situation at the border of Armenia, Artsakh and Azerbaijan as tense, referring to escalated incidents of ceasefire violations as reported by military authorities.

Speaking to residents in Artsakh’s Kashatagh region, Artsakh Foreign Minister Karen Mirzoyan once again stressed that his republic’s participation in the conflict settlement process is imperative, given that it is the people in Artsakh who suffer most from the unsettled conflict.

On Sunday, April 13 the triumphant entry of our Lord Jesus Christ into Jerusalem was celebrated in Prelacy Churches with Divine Liturgy, the Children’s Procession, and the Opening of the Portals service.

The Argentine capital of Buenos Aires was host to the International Congress on the Armenian Genocide, held from April 9 to 11.

The annual Armenian Genocide Commemoration event in Burbank will be held on Tuesday, April 22, at Burbank City Hall and at the ACF Burbank Youth Center. The event is organized by the Armenian Youth Federation Burbank “Varak” Chapter, in conjunction with the Armenian National Committee of America, Burbank.

Ferrahian School’s 8th graders, who were in the East Coast as part of a school trip to Washington, D.C. and New York, visited the ANCA offices in Washington D.C. and took part in a phone campaign by calling on senators in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to urge them to adopt the Armenian Genocide Resolution, which passed the Committee on April 10.

Southwestern Law School announced that Janet Philibosian, of the Class of 2004, has been selected to receive a 2014 Excellence in Teaching Award.

An initiative introduced by the Armenian government to stop the reduction in numbers of its citizenry was the law of dual citizenship.

The Armenian Youth Federation will be holding 24 Hours of Action to demand justice for the Armenian Genocide starting at 2 p.m. on April 24 in front of the Turkish Consulate in Los Angeles.

The ground at the site for the Pasadena Armenian Genocide Memorial will be blessed Sunday, April 27, during a 6 p.m. public ceremony at Memorial Park.

The Speaker of House John Boehner paid a surprise visit to the Turkish capital Tuesday and assured Turkish leaders that Congress has no intentions of passing a pending resolution urging Turkey to recognize the Armenian Genocide.

An Armenian student died and several other Armenians were injured on Tuesday after two rockets fell on the Paros School, which is adjacent to the Armenian Catholic Church there.