Armenian Assembly of America and Save Darfur Coalition urge action to stop genocideSeptember 3, 2010 - 11:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Last week, a letter signed by 80 organizations, including the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly), was sent to President Obama regarding the future direction of U.S.-Sudan policy. The letter read in part: "Mr. President, your policy as spelled out in the Sudan Policy Review released last October was the right one. After an extensive internal review, your administration recognized that the Khartoum regime and those like it will respond only to a robust package that contains both incentives for concrete steps toward peace, and firm pressures and consequences for behavior that makes peace more elusive." "The Assembly is encouraged by the leadership of the Save Darfur Coalition which is urging the Obama administration to increase pressure on the Khartoum regime to end its genocidal policy in Darfur," stated Assembly Grassroots Director Taniel Koushakjian. "We continue to support the efforts of the international community not only to end the genocide in Darfur, but also to bring Omar Al-Bashir to justice," he said, the Assembly reported. 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 | Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills |