Armenian Genocide bill submitted to Italian parliament![]() October 12, 2012 - 22:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - RA National Assembly speaker Hovik Abrahamyan met October 12 with members of Armenia-Italy friendship group at Italian parliament. As the friendship group head Sandra Chapman noted at the meeting, a bill declaring April 24 Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day in Italy had been submitted to the parliament. She further highly assessed Armenian people’s contribution to the European culture, economy and other fields. “It’s time for Europe to return to you what throughout history you invested to Europe,” she said. Partner news At the meeting, the parties focused on the prospects of bilateral relations, and cooperation in the framework of international organizations. Dwelling on the hike in gas prices, Iskandaryan said the change also affected other countries importing Russian gas. Armen Martirosyan noted that the price rise will further deteriorate the situation in the country, fostering emigration. In this connection, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian left for Strasbourg to attend CoE foreign ministers meeting. Partner news |