Armenian Genocide: Jewish Students of France Blame ParliamentJune 6, 2006 - 20:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Union of Jewish Students of France (UJSF) has condemned MPs of the French National Assembly on delay of vote on the bill criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide at the May 18 session, reports the Paris Update web page. «Arguments on possible consequences of political and economic sanctions of Turkey insult the memory of 1.5 million Armenians slaughtered in 1915. Establishment of justice and moral duty are priority in activities of political leaders of the country,» the UJSF believes. French branch offices of Krifi and Bnai Brit organizations also demanded that the Armenian Genocide and the Genocide in Rwanda be announced as the same crime as the Holocaust. «Of course, this is a very delicate issue, as it refers to relations of France and Israel with Turkey, however, we continue standing by Armenians until full recognition of the Genocide,» noted representatives of Bnay Brit. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |