Armenian-Australians welcome U.S. House vote on Armenian Genocide November 1, 2019 - 13:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU) has welcomed an overwhelming 405-11 vote by the U.S. House of Representatives, which ensured passage of House Resolution 296 (H.Res.296) recognising the Armenian Genocide while delivering a sizeable blow to Turkey’s century-old denial of the Ottoman Empire’s systematic attempt to eliminate its Armenian, Greek and Assyrian population during WWI. The bipartisan resolution, introduced by Representatives Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), affirms the U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide, establishes as a matter of U.S. policy: - commemorate the Armenian Genocide through official recognition and remembrance, - the rejection of Armenian Genocide denial, - ongoing official U.S. government recognition and remembrance of this crime, and - support for education about the Armenian Genocide in order to help prevent modern-day atrocities. Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) are spearheading an identical measure in the U.S. Senate (S.Res.150).   Top stories Ashot Aharonyan said the police will immediately establish checkpoints on roads connecting to Artsakh. The vaccine was created just 42 days after the genetic sequence of the COVID_19 virus was released. Ewa succumbed to RS while her family were trying for asylum in Sweden and threatened with deportation to Poland. Aliyev said the conflict "should be resolved within international law, According to which Karabakh is part of Azerbaijan."   Partner news |  Latest news A fifth of U.S. adults moved due to Covid-19 or know someone who did  Millions of Americans relocated this year because of the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a Pew Research Center survey.US reports more than 60,000 cases, its highest single day count The total number of cases in the U.S. has neared three million, according to Johns Hopkins University.WHO chief says Covid-19 pandemic peak still to come Some 400,000 new cases of Covid-19 were reported over the weekend and the coronavirus pandemic shows no sign of slowing down.Pompeo says U.S. "looking at" banning TikTok Pompeo said "we're certainly looking at it" when it comes to banning TikTok and other Chinese apps. |
