 Lithuanian FM calls Genocide 'tragedy,' refrains from using the term April 24, 2015 - 19:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs on Friday, April 24 called the massacre of Armenians during WWI one of the greatest tragedies of the twentieth century, but refrained from using the word "genocide", Delfi reports. "It's important today to honor those victims as (the death of) 1.5 million is one of the greatest tragedies in the twentieth century. That's the most important thing. And everything else, let's leave it to historians, politicians and others to discuss," minister Linas Linkevičius told the Žinių Radijas news radio on Friday when asked about the recognition of the Armenian genocide. Linkevičius also did not use the word "genocide" in his Thursday post on Twitter. In a 2005 resolution, the Seimas of Lithuania recognized the fact that "the genocide of the Armenian nation" took place in the Ottoman Empire.   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. 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. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
