U.S. may toughen position on Armenian Genocide issueApril 15, 2010 - 15:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Member of the Republican Party of Armenia Gagik Melikyan assessed RA President’s visit to Washington as historic. “Armenia one again confirmed its position on urgent regional problems. Moreover, President Sargsyan pointed out that worldwide recognition of the Armenian Genocide and the Karabakh conflict are issues concerning the entire Armenianhood,’ he said during a joint news conference with ARF Dashnaktsutyun member Artsvik Minasyan. Asked whether he expects U.S. President Barack Obama to use the term Genocide in his April 24 statement, Mr. Melikyan said, “The U.S. President’s 2010 address will be more rigorous than the one he made last year. And this will be a step forward.” Mr. Minasyan said for his part that the problem can’t be resolved with mere words. He also emphasized that Diaspora should be engaged resolution of Armenia’s problems. As to Armenian-Turkish protocols, he said that the Armenian authorities should correct the blunder they made on April 23, 2009 before April 23 of the current year. 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 | 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. Armenia says ready to extend nuclear plant’s lifetime by 10 years Armenia has taken necessary measures to extend the lifetime of its nuclear power plant until 2036. |