Congressman Roskam joined Congressional Caucus on Armenian IssuesMarch 29, 2007 - 19:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Congressman Peter Roskam, (R-IL) has joined the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues. The Armenian National Committee of America reports that ANCA members of Illinois met with Congressman Roskam in the district to discuss issues of importance to the Armenian community, including current legislation H. Res 106, in recognition of the Armenian Genocide. "Armenians have a rich heritage in America," said Congressman Roskam. "I look forward to working with my constituents of Armenian descent." the Congressman stressed. While serving as a State Senator, Roskam, along with 46 Senate members voted to enact HB0312. This legislation mandates that the study of genocides including the Armenia Genocide is compulsory for teaching in the schools of Illinois. 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. |