  AJB member offers imposing sanctions for Armenian Genocide denial, similarly to negation of HolocaustOctober 7, 2009 - 22:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At "Denial and Democracy in Europe" conference in the European Parliament, Brussels, Association of Jews in Belgium (AJB) representative, Nicolas Zomersztajn offered imposing sanctions for denial of Armenians' and Rwanda Tutsis' Genocide, similarly to negation of Holocaust, adding that arguments over which Genocide was more horrible are pointless."Denial is the ultimate act of Genocide. Even if it's not perpetrators who negate the Genocide, the negation itself aims at trying to prove the victims to be liars or criminals," Sorbonne University professor, specializing in Genocide history, Yves Ternon stated. Conference participants also noted that not only perpetrators are to blame for Genocides, but also the world community who remained silent on the issue. Auschwitz concentration camp survivor, Ralph Giordano emphasized that the international community kept long years' silence over Armenian Genocide. "My country - Germany recognized the fact in 2005, as well as the role of German Emperor German II, who was perfectly aware of massacres,'' Rzeczpospolita polish newspaper cited him as saying.   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 |  Topic Latest news Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh  The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”.U.S. doesn’t see Russia as contributing to peace in Caucasus Patel made the remarks when asked about the implications of Russia’s withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh.Up to 1% cashback when shopping on Wildberries with IDBank cards IDBank is launching an exclusive campaign on Wildberries for online shopping enthusiasts. |
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