NONE OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE WITNESSES QUESTIONED OCCURRENCE ESSENCEApril 20, 2005 - 09:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Robert Kocharian met with Advisor to the UN Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide Juan Mendez, the Press Service of the Armenian leader reported. In J. Mendez' words, his participation in the Genocide and Human Rights international conference opened in Yerevan today evidences the desire to understand and evaluate what fell to the Armenian people's lot in early past century. The historic memory of a people is a good assistant in it and it will provide an opportunity to explain to the international community what has happened, he noted. In his turn, R. Kocharian noted that none of the witnesses of the Armenian Genocide did not question the essence of the occurrence and the Armenian people today merely refreshes the memory of the international community. The Armenian President thanked Juan Mendez for participation in the forum and noted Armenia has large expectations in fair evaluation of the fact of the Armenian Genocide by the international community. 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 | 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. |