Turkish lawmakers to spread in U.S. Congress "Pink book"March 2, 2007 - 14:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Parliamentarians will lobby the U.S. House of Representatives and Senates' members against the Armenian Genocide resolution which was introduced in January, by sending a "Pink Book". The Pink Book includes detailed information and documents concerning the genocide allegation. After sending the books to U.S. senators, members of Parliament Aziz Akga and Egemen Bağış will meet the leaders of Muslim and Jewish communities in the United States and discuss the campaign preventing the bill. Akga said that the booklet includs information, documents and proofs provided by the Turkish History Association. "We are stating with documents that the claimed genocide never happened," he underlined. Lord Bryce and Arnold Toynbee have publish the "Blue Book" in Great Britain. It contains materials and diplomatic documents from 1915, which are evidence of mass killings of Armenians in Ottoman Empire. 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. |