American court misinterprets Washington's position on Armenian GenocideAugust 28, 2009 - 15:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Speaking about US Federal Appeals Court's decision prohibiting descendants of Armenian Genocide victims to sue foreign companies for unpaid claims, it is still early to say what impact it will have on Genocide recognition process, Arpi Vardanyan, AAA Regional Director for Armenia and Karabakh, told a press conference in Yerevan."Court decision can be appealed within 30 days, so it's still early to speak about possible consequence unless that time-limit has expired. But I am convinced that American court's decision will be an advance step towards preventing and condemning Genocide," AAA Regional Director said. Assembly, according to her, is going to send President Obama a letter with a claim to declare that US Federal Appeals Court misinterprets US position on Armenian Genocide. On August 20, US Federal Court ruled that descendents of Armenian Genocide victims cannot sue foreign insurance companies for unpaid claims since US Government doesn't officially recognize that an Armenian Genocide occurred. 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). |