  Picketers Threw Eggs and Vegetables on French Embassy in BakuOctober 17, 2006 - 16:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - October 16 a group of Karabakh Liberation Organization (KLO) activists and veterans of Karabakh war held an unsanctioned picket in front of the French Embassy in Baku. During the action, having handed a resolution of the picket to an Embassy representative, they threw eggs, tomatoes and egg-plants on the Embassy building. KLO reported 18 picketers were detained by the police. The resolution demands that the French Parliament repeal of the bill criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide, close the French Embassy in Baku, expel France as OSCE MG co-chair, reports 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 Topics 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. |
