  Lithuanian Seimas Recognized Armenian GenocideDecember 16, 2005 - 12:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - December 15 the Lithuanian Seimas with majority of votes adopted the resolution condemning the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey in 1915. The Lithuanian parliamentarians qualified the carnage of the Armenian people as genocide and called upon the Turkish leadership to acknowledge the historical fact. To note, the Armenian Genocide has been recognized by 15 states including Russia, France, Canada as well as over 30 U.S. states. The voting took place at 18:18 (Moscow time). 55 out of 141 participated in the discussion. The document was adopted with 48 votes "for", 0 "against" and 3 abstentions, reported IA Regnum.  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 |  Related sections Topic Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.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.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
