  Dutch politicians call on FM to be courageous in recognizing Armenian Genocide August 31, 2011 - 13:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Dutch MPs addressed a letter to Minister of Foreign Affairs Uri Rosenthal, according to Nouvelles d‘Armenie. The politicians included several questions regarding the recognition of 1915 events in the Ottoman Empire as Genocide. They also reminded the Foreign Minister that the parliament had earlier adopted a recommendation on including the issue of the Armenian Genocide in the agenda of EU-Turkey admission talks. Dutch politicians also inquired about the government's decision on constructing an Armenian Genocide memorial in the suburbs of Hague. In his reply, Rosenthal only mentioned that the authorities do not support the idea of constructing a memorial. Later, the MPs’ called on him to be courageous in recognizing the Armenian Genocide.  Top stories Bud's maximum sustained winds have increased to near 90 mph with some more strengthening expected during the day. Catherine Ashton's spokesman, Mike Mann, called the negotiations "tough," but said that "some progress was made." In 2007 Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested sharing Gabala radar station in Azerbaijan with the United States. "Syria is turning a blind eye to terrorist groupings in areas close to the border to put Turkey in difficulty,” Interior Minister said.   |  Topic Latest news New Jersey town mayor, son arrested for hacking rival website  Felix Roque, the 55-year-old mayor of West New York, New Jersey, and his son, Joseph Roque, 22, were arrested by the FBI.U.S. specialty box office to include Cannes offerings “Moonrise Kingdom,” “Oslo” “Moonrise Kingdom” has been an initial success since opening in theaters in France on the heels of its premiere there.“Men in Black 3” scribe preps “The Wind” sci-fi project for Warner Bros. Plot details of “The Wind” are being kept secret, although the story is known to be set in a space colony.2 killed, 19 injured in Turkey suicide bomb attack Broadcaster NTV said the bomber had tried to drive his car into the police station moments before the blast took place. |
