Armenian community of Israel hopeful Genocide issue will be put on Knesset agendaMay 21, 2008 - 16:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian community of Israel hopes that the Armenian Genocide recognition issue will be introduced into the Knesset's agenda after the parliamentary vacation finishing May 18. "Zeev Elkin continues lobbying the hearings. True, we come across fierce opposition of the Azeri lobby. Knesset members allegedly representing Baku's interests, as a matter of fact, act on orders from Turkey. Unfortunately, Israel depends on Turkey," head of the Jerusalem Hai Dat Office, Dr Georgette Avakian told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. "Anyway, the Armenian community is optimistic. Meetings between the Armenian and Israeli parliamentary groups have become more frequent recently. We suppose that this fact can be positive for the Armenian Genocide debate in Knesset," she said. 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 | Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. Armenia, India hold first defense consultations The meeting was attended by Indian Ambassador Nilakshi Saha Sinha and Defense Attaché Brigadier General Naveen Nijhawan. |