 Congressman says time for U.S. to recognize Armenian Genocide February 9, 2018 - 18:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. Representative for California Ted Lieu has proposed approving the bill on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide in response to Turkish threats against American troops in the Syrian city of Afrin. Turkey’s Afrin operation, code-named operation Olive Branch, has been heavily criticised. Addressing a Congress sub-committee session, Lieu called for acknowledging the historical fact of the Armenian Genocide, reminding that the U.S. has failed to do so to preserve relations with Turkey. Some three dozen countries, hundreds of local government bodies and international organizations have so far recognized the killings of 1.5 million Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as genocide. Turkey denies to this day.   Top stories A 15-member group of Azerbaijani troops launched an attempted attack against Nagorno Karabakh just after midnight. "New Zealand soldiers recorded the genocide and then brought those stories back home with them," historian James Robins said. The Armenian Germuş Church in the southeastern Turkish city of Şanlıurfa will soon be opened to tourists after some extensive renovation Nikol Pashinyan has said in an interview that he would be glad if the son of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev also served in the army.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Asmik Grigorian stuns Salzburg Festival with Salome performance  Her portrayal of Strauss’ heroine has been met with unanimous praise from critics across the world.Islamic State starts surprise offensive against Syrian army in Deir ez-Zor IS began their assault last night when they stormed the defenses of the SAA and SDF near the strategic border-city of Albkamal.Former UN chief Kofi Annan passes away Annan served as the UN-Arab League special envoy for Syria in 2012, until he became frustrated with the lack of progress.Artsakh President, Armenia Chief of General Staff meet in Stepanakert Issues related to army building and cooperation between the two Armenian states were high on the agenda. |
