Luxembourg urges Turkey to ratify rapprochement Protocols with ArmeniaSeptember 11, 2012 - 16:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn addressed Turkey with a request to ratify the signed Armenia-Turkey Protocols. As Mr. Asselborn stated at joint news conference with Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, “While in active talks with Turkey, Luxembourg is expressing European Union’s position on the issue.” Ms. Asselborn also shared impressions after the visit to Genocide Museum. “I was very touched. Seems like I still see a picture of a mother holding two of her children, one of them already dead. I hope we’ll have enough courage to tell the truth about Genocide to future generations and prevent recurrence of such atrocities,” he stressed. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |