British-Armenian Parliamentary Group held a conference on Armenian GenocideMay 11, 2009 - 13:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In Remembrance of the 94th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the British-Armenian All-Party Parliamentary Group, under the auspices of the Armenian Embassy in Britain, held a conference, entitled: "The Armenian Genocide. International Recognition and Current Challenges " on Thursday 7th May 2009, in Committee Room 3 of the House of Commons, London SW1A OAA, British Parliament.The invited speakers were Professor Israel Charny from Israel and Mr Harut Sassounian from USA. Due to illness, Professor Charny did not attend the event and, instead, sent his article, which was read by Mr. Peter Barker, a former broadcaster of the BBC Radio 3 Programme. The conference was chaired by the Baroness Cox of Queensbury, Chairman of the BAAPPG and the Vote of Thanks was given by His Excellency Ambassador Gabrielyan. Based on the contents of the two Speakers speeches ,the British-Armenian All-Party Parliamentary Group will issue a Statement , lobbying the Governments of Britain , USA and Turkey to recognize the Armenian Genocide , committed by the Ottoman Government of 1915, Odette Bazil, Co-Founder and Executive Secretary of The British-Armenian All-Party Parliamentary Group reported to PanARMENIAN.Net 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 | Armenia PM meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. |