Italy’s Chamber of Deputies hosts Armenian Genocide conferenceApril 17, 2019 - 16:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Italy’s Chamber of Deputies hosted a conference on the Armenian Genocide on Tuesday, April 16. Armenia’s ambassador to Italy Viktoria Baghdasaryan delivered opening remarks thanking the lower house of parliament for supporting the recognition of the Armenian Genocide on April 10. The ambassador said the process of the international recognition and condemnation of the Genocide is under way and that denialist policies in no way fit into the 21st century value system. With the resolution of April 10, Baghdasaryan said, the Italian side reaffirmed its commitments under the UN Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. Representatives of Italian political, scientific, cultural circles too spoke at the event to stress the importance of the decision on recognition of the Armenian Genocide. Armenians commemorate the mass killings on April 24 because on that date in 1915 a group of Armenian intellectuals was rounded up and assassinated in Constantinople by the Ottoman government. On April 24, Armenians worldwide will be commemorating the 104th anniversary of the Genocide which continued until 1923. Some three dozen countries, hundreds of local government bodies and international organizations have so far recognized the killings of 1.5 million Armenians as Genocide. Turkey denies to this day. 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 | 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 skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: 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”. |