Co-author of Germany's Armenian Genocide bill 'unlikely to become FM' December 19, 2017 - 10:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Co-chair of the German political party Alliance '90/The Greens Cem Ozdemir is unlikely to head the country's foreign ministry, Bundestag lawmaker Albert Weiler told reporters on Monday, December 18, Sputnik Armenia reports. Ozdemir is the co-author of the resolution on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide, which was adopted by the Bundestag in June 2016. Besides Ozdemir, 10 more Turkish lawmakers voted for it. Afterwards, the German Foreign Ministry recommended them to refrain from traveling to Turkey. In October, German media outlets reported that Ozdemir may become the country's new foreign minister. These rumors emerged after the federal election in late September when negotiations on the creation of a coalition between the ruling Christian Democrats (CDU / CSU) and the Green Party started. According to Weiler, negotiations are now being conducted with the Social Democrats while dialogue with the Greens are removed from the agenda.   Top stories Varti Ohanian is a social worker and the founder of Lebanon's Zvartnots special education center. French environmentalist and politician of Armenian descent Jeanne Barseghian is running for mayor of Strasbourg. The Hrant Dink Foundation -- founded after his murder -- turned the building into the 23.5 Hrant Dink Site of Memory. Acting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov sees “certain progress” in the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news India planning to send a legless, "female" robot into space  The country's space agency – the Indian Space Research Organisation – showcased a prototype of "Vyommitra."Living near major roads "linked to risk of Parkinson's, Alzheimer's" Researchers from the University of British Columbia analyzed data for 678,000 adults in Metro Vancouver.Kim Kardashian being sued for "using photo without permission" A rep for Kardashian declined to comment on the lawsuit, which was filed in a New York federal court.Egyptian mummy's voice restored 3,000 years after death Nesyamun lived under the pharaoh Rameses XI, who reigned around the beginning of the 11th century BC. |
