Georgian Minister on Genocide: Georgia shares in pain of Armenian peopleApril 18, 2011 - 16:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Georgia shares in the pain of the Armenian people, Georgian Defense Minister said. At a joint news conference with his Armenian counterpart Seyran Ohanyan, Georgian Defense Minister Bacho Akhalaia was asked to comment on Georgia’s non-recognition of the Armenian Genocide. “We commiserate with Armenian people, Georgian people share in your pain,” he said. Until now, Georgia hasn’t recognized the fact of the Armenian Genocide. Recently, Georgia’s Armenian community has once again addressed the president and parliament of Georgia with a request to discuss the issue of the recognition of the Armenian Genocide. The letters with a request to initiate a draft law were sent to the country’s president, heads of parliamentary groups, as well as Georgian MPs of Armenian origin. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Greek-Armenian organizations support "Tavush for Motherland" Greek-Armenian organizations have expressed support for the campaign led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. |