Lev Spivak: Armenian Genocide discussion in Knesset is a fact that should be acceptedJune 25, 2008 - 18:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Discussion of the Armenian Genocide in the Knesset is a fact that should be accepted, according to Lev Spivak, director general of Israel-Azerbaijan international association. "I am confident that the bill will be voted down and will nevertheless put forth again and again. Majority of the Israeli people, including politicians are indifferent about the issue, to be more precise, they are not aware of it. Israeli press paid some attention to the bill because the discussion of t was accompanied by a scandal. But the story is not over yet. Sooner or later the issue will be discussed by Knesset's committee on foreign policy and defense. It means that it can be put on vote again," he said, 1news.az reports. 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. |