  German Bundestag Vice-President commemorates Genocide victims October 1, 2012 - 15:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Vice-President of the German Bundestag Wolfgang Thierse visited Tsitsernakaberd Genocide memorial Sunday, September 30, accompanied by his Armenian counterpart Eduard Sharmazanov, National Assembly press service reported.The German official left a note in the memory book, expressing condemnation for the Genocide and stressing adherence to peace and human rights. “In 2005, Bundestag condemned the Armenian Genocide and expressed its view on the crimes against humanity. We believe the international community must give an adequate assessment of similar tragedies,” Mr. Thierse stressed.   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 |  Topic Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
