Georgian Minister on Genocide: Georgia shares in pain of Armenian peopleApril 18, 2011 - 16:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Georgia shares in the pain of the Armenian people, Georgian Defense Minister said. At a joint news conference with his Armenian counterpart Seyran Ohanyan, Georgian Defense Minister Bacho Akhalaia was asked to comment on Georgia’s non-recognition of the Armenian Genocide. “We commiserate with Armenian people, Georgian people share in your pain,” he said. Until now, Georgia hasn’t recognized the fact of the Armenian Genocide. Recently, Georgia’s Armenian community has once again addressed the president and parliament of Georgia with a request to discuss the issue of the recognition of the Armenian Genocide. The letters with a request to initiate a draft law were sent to the country’s president, heads of parliamentary groups, as well as Georgian MPs of Armenian origin. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | Politico: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan in 2018-2022 Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a defense pact. Armenian govt. approves ratification of EAEU-Iran free trade deal At a meeting on Friday, June 14, the Armenian government approved the ratification of an EAEU free trade agreement with Iran. Deputy U.S. Secretary of State to arrive in Yerevan Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to. Armenia will leave Russian-led military bloc, says Pashinyan Armenia will leave the Russian-led Collective Security Organization, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said, without giving any dates. |