U.S. Senator pledges to keep working for Genocide recognitionApril 24, 2014 - 10:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - California Senator Barbara Boxer said she would vow to keep working towards the adoption of U.S. policy that recognizes the Armenian Genocide and that urges the Turkish government to do the same, in a statement released earlier this week. “As we approach next year’s 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, be assured that I will keep working to ensure that this unspeakable crime is fully acknowledged, never forgotten, and never repeated,” Senator Barbara Boxer said in her statement, according to Asbarez. “Recently, I joined a bipartisan majority of my colleagues on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in voting to approve S.Res.410, which remembers and observes the 99th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide,” she said. ”I am proud to be a co-sponsor of S.Res.410, which calls the death of 1.5 million Armenians who died at the hands of the Ottoman Empire between 1915 and 1923 by its rightful name – genocide. In addition, the resolution directs the President to ensure that the foreign policy of the United States reflects an appropriate understanding of issues related to human rights, crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing, and the Armenian Genocide,” Senator Boxer said. Top stories 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. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. Partner news | Kazakh Foreign Minister arrives in Armenia Kazakh Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu on Monday, March 18 arrived in Armenia for a two-day trip. Putin secures fifth term as Russian president Russian President Vladimir Putin has secured a fifth term in office through a dubious national plebiscite. Top Armenian, Indian defense officials discuss cooperation The discussions primarily focused on enhancing cooperation in the defence sector between Armenia and India. IDBank unveils three sad stories about fraudsters IDBank has unveiled three scenarios of card fraud that have been happening more and more often in Armenia. |