NA adopts statement on Ottoman-era genocide of Greeks, AssyriansMarch 24, 2015 - 13:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The National Assembly on Tuesday, March 24 voted unanimously in favor of a statement recognizing the genocide of Greeks and Assyrians in Ottoman Turkey, Armenia Now reports. All 117 members of the 131-seat body who were present in the chamber supported the document drafted jointly by all six factions. Deputy Speaker of Parliament Eduard Sharmazanov, who is of partly Greek heritage, said earlier that Armenian lawmakers also worked with representatives of Armenia’s Greek and Assyrian communities in drafting the statement. The vote comes a month before Armenians are due to commemorate the centenary of the Ottoman-era Genocide in which more than 1.5 million of their forebears were slaughtered. 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 | Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. Civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan People demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation again blocked streets in Yerevan on May 15. Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. |