Armenians in Holland against MP Candidates Denying Armenian GenocideOctober 6, 2006 - 17:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Leaders of the Armenian community of Holland were invited to the Foreign Ministry to meet with Chief of the South Eastern Europe Department Henk Voskamp, who explained the position of the Netherlands in the Armenian-Turkish relations. As PanARMENIAN.Net was informed from Hague, activation of the Armenian community is due to the parliamentary election scheduled on November 22, in which ethnic Turk candidates will also take part. We remind that 3 candidates are already left out of the lists of the Labor and Christian-Democratic Parties for denial of the Armenian Genocide. On behalf of the Federation of Armenian Organizations of the Netherlands statements were sent to leaders of Dutch parties, drawing special attention to the Armenian Genocide issue, which resulted in radical measures by the leaders. As a result they can lose votes of ethnic Turks, which number over 300 thousand in Holland. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. 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". Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |