Armenian Genocide move among "most undersold political stories of 2019"December 24, 2019 - 11:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Washington Post just included the passage of the Armenian Genocide Resolution by the U.S. Congress in its list of five most undersold political stories of 2019. After Turkey's attacks on the United States's Kurdish allies in Syria and its increasing flirtation with Russia Congress for the first time mustered the will to declare Turkey's treatment of the Armenians a century ago to be Genocide, the paper says. "It did so after decades and decades of refusal. But it didn't do so before the White House repeatedly held up the process, apparently owing to President Donald Trump's desire to to maintain relations with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan," the article says. The Senate passed a resolution on December 12 officially recognizing the Armenian Genocide. The move came after three GOP senators previously blocked passage of the resolution amid pressure from the White House, which argued that it would undercut negotiations between Washington and Ankara, which vehemently opposes recognizing the killing of 1.5 million Armenians as Genocide. The House of Representatives had approved a similar resolution two weeks earlier. Related links: 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |