U.S. State Department's report on Armenia a response to pressure of Armenian lobby?March 17, 2007 - 14:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The U.S. State Department's 2006 report on Human Rights for Armenia, most probably is Washington's response to the unprecedented pressure on U.S. administration and Congress exerted by some Armenian lobby groups, that official Yerevan has a definite influence on, Armenian expert Grigor Hovhannisyan said. He stressed State Department's 2006 report on Human Rights mentions about it, pointing out that "Nagorno Karabakh is an occupied territory within Azerbaijan". According to G. Hovhannisyan, the Turkish-Azeri lobby in joint efforts of U.S. Jewish organizations actively opposes activities of the Armenian lobby in the issue to adopt the Armenian Genocide Resolution by the U.S. Congress, "Kavkazki Uzel" reports. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |