EU Regrets on French Parliament Adopting Armenian Genocide BillOctober 12, 2006 - 18:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The EU regretted on the French Parliament adopting in the first reading the bill on the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey in 1915, stated European Commission official representative Christina Nad. In her words, the law "will hamper reconciliation dialogue" between Turkey and Armenia over the issue. Besides, it will be a serious problem when deciding the matter of Turkey's preparation to EU accession, as Ankara refuses to recognize the fact of the Armenian Genocide, reports ITAR-TASS. 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 | 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. |