Members of Swedish government try to prevent adoption of Armenian Genocide resolutionMarch 11, 2010 - 21:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Resolution of the Swedish Parliament on the Armenian Genocide is an appeal to the government of the country to recognize the Armenian Genocide. As Vahagn Avedyan, head of the Armenian Association of Sweden told PanARMENIAN.Net the opposition of Sweden supported the adoption of the resolution, while government officials have tried to block this decision. "Of course, the recognition by the Swedish Parliament of the Armenian Genocide is an important event, but now the question is whether the Swedish government would pursue the foreign policy coherent to the Armenian Genocide resolution,” Avedyan stressed. The Majority of the Swedish parliament voted in favor of the Armenian genocide resolution (131 votes in favor against 130). The resolution describes the mass killings of Armenians and other Christian minorities in the Ottoman Empire (modern Turkey) by the end of World War I as Genocide. The Armenian Genocide The Armenian Genocide (1915-23) was the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I. It was characterized by massacres and deportations, involving forced marches under conditions designed to lead to the death of the deportees, with the total number of deaths reaching 1.5 million. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |