Axa Insurance Company will pay $17 Million to Heirs of Armenian Genocide VictimsOctober 13, 2005 - 16:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Descendants of Armenians, who had fallen victim of the Genocide in Ottoman Turkey in 1915, agreed to call back their collective suit against Axa French insurance company. The latter agreed to pay $17 million to Armenian philanthropic organizations. The case was heard at a California court. The plaintiffs accused Axa in unwillingness to pay insurance sums for their relatives' killed in the massacre. One of the lawyers of the Armenian community stated their ultimate goal is to convince Turkey and US to officially recognize the Genocide fact, when 1.5 million Armenians were killed, reported BBC.![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |