ANC Romania members discuss issues of concern with Swiss envoyFebruary 4, 2014 - 17:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian National Committee of Romania (ANC Romania), at the behest of His Eminency Bishop Datev Hagopian, Primate of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Romania, held a meeting last week with the ambassador of Switzerland, Jean Hubert Lebet, at the Armenian Prelacy in Bucharest, according to Asbarez. The objective of the meeting was to convey to the ambassador the imperative for the Swiss government to appeal the European Court of Human Rights’ verdict on genocide denial in Europe, which stemmed from a case involving a Turkish politician, Dogu Perincek. On Dec 17, 2013, Perincek was condemned by the Federal Court of Switzerland for publicly denying the Armenian Genocide, claiming in a series of lectures that “the genocide is an international lie.” The ECHR then ruled that it was not a crime for Perincek to publicly deny the Armenian Genocide, contrary to Swiss and other European laws. The meeting was assisted by ANC Romania Representative Paul Hagopian, President of the Armenian Union of Romania Varoujan Voskanian, Member of the National Assembly of Romania Varoujan Pamboukjian, and the Reverend Fathers Ezras Bogdan and Hetoum Tarverdian, the spiritual leaders of Bucharest and Pitesht. The importance of the recognition and condemnation of the Armenian Genocide was discussed once again during the meeting. The participants voiced their protests against the verdict given to Perincek. The participants’ concerns were also submitted in the form of a letter handed to the ambassador, who expressed his concerns over the issue. Related links: Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |