  UN Convention on Prevention and Punishment of Genocide needs improvementsDecember 9, 2008 - 16:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of December 9, 1949 is imperfect and needs improvements, according ARF Dashnaktsutyun Bureau's Hay Dat and Political Affairs Office Director. "The signatories should be punished if fail to fulfill the obligations envisaged by the Convention," Kiro Manoyan told a news conference today. "The UN should have extra authority to interfere up to use of force to stop the countries perpetrating genocide," he said.   Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora  To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia.ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event.Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province.Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. |
