  Spain's Alicante recognizes Armenian Genocide July 28, 2016 - 22:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Spanish town of Alicante on Thursday, July 28 recognized and condemned the Armenian Genocide, the Foreign Ministry's press office said. During discussions at the city council, representatives of all the parties delivered speeches, stressing the importance of the international recognition of the Genocide and the preventive significance of its condemnation. The institutional declaration was adopted with a near-unanimous vote. Dozens of Spanish cities and regional government bodies have so far recognized the Armenian Genocide. No such decision has been made by the Spanish government though.   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 |  Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE 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.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |
