  Europe Firms in Opinion that Turkey Should Acknowledge Armenian GenocideOctober 13, 2006 - 14:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The adoption of this legislation by the French Parliament reflects both the growing isolation of Turkey as well as the strengthened resolve in France - and throughout Europe - that Turkey must end its denials and accept a just settlement of the Armenian Genocide," Aram Hamparian, the Executive Director of the Armenian National Committee of America told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.To remind, October 12 the lower house of the French parliament with 106 votes 'for' and 19 'against' passed a bill penalizing the Armenian Genocide denial. An analogous law was adopted in Switzerland in 2003.   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 About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation  About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty.Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015.Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. |
