  Armenia should protect historical memoryNovember 13, 2007 - 15:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The events of 1915 in the Ottoman Empire is a tragedy of the world history, Lithuanian Defense Minister Juozas Olekas told reporters in Yerevan after attending the Memorial to Armenian Genocide victims and Museum-Institute of Armenian Genocide."These events remind of the history of the Lithuanian nation in the years of soviet occupation in 1940-1948," he said. "Armenia and Lithuania should protect historical memory to ensure peace for next generations irrespective of nationality," he added. "I am glad that Armenia and Lithuania can be full-grown members of the international community. We can create and face up the future," the Minister said, Novosti Armenia 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 |  Related sections Topic Latest news Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |
