Egypt lawmakers demand parliament to recognize Armenian GenocideMarch 1, 2018 - 13:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Egyptian lawmakers Yahya Kadwani and Tarek El-Khouly have once again raised the issue of recognizing the Armenian Genocide, Horizon Weekly reports. The Dutch parliament approved a resolution on February 22, recognizing the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1922. Under another motion, a cabinet representative should attend the commemoration of Genocide in Armenia in April once in every five years. Citing the two resolutions recently adopted by the Dutch parliament, the two MPs demanded a similar decision from the Egyptian legislature. According to Kadwani, such a move is necessary to confront Turkey’s continuous infringements as "the massacre of Armenians is a historical fact, and everyone should have a clear stance." El-Khouly, in turn, told reporters that Egypt is a witness to history having provided refuge to Armenians in the early 20th century. 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 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |