  Aznavour urges Sarkozy to meet his pledge on Armenian Genocide March 15, 2011 - 16:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - World known singer, Armenian Ambassador to Switzerland Charles Aznavour voiced regret over the fact that Presidents Nicolas Sarkozy of France and Barack Obama of the United States have failed to meet their electoral pledge to recognize the Armenian Genocide. As freelance journalist Jean Eckian told PanARMENIAN.Net in an interview with Nouvelles d'Arménie, Aznavour urged Sarkozy to be as good as his word, otherwise Armenians of France can remember about the broken promise during the next presidential election in 2012. On October 12, 2006, French National Assembly passed a bill on criminalization of the Armenian Genocide denial. Recently, WikiLeaks released a cable quoting French President Nicolas Sarkozy as saying that the bill “will be buried in the Senate”, what aroused Aznavour’s indignation. On March 12, 2011, about 3000 people gathered at the French Senate building to demand adoption of the bill criminalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide. A similar action was held in Marseille.   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 |  Topic Latest news OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security”  Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation.IDBank issues 2nd tranche of dollar bonds of 2024 On May 13, 2024, IDBank placed registered coupon bonds under the abbreviation AMANLBB2PER9.Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. |
