 17 06.10.11 - French president Nicolas Sarkozy at Armenian Genocide Memorial                      Sarkozy determined to continue Genocide recognition campaign   October 17, 2011 - 20:05 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - French President Nicolas Sarkozy thanked his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan for a welcome expended during his October 6-7 visit to Yerevan. As Mr. Sarkozy noted in his letter, “deeply impressed after the visit to Tsitsernakaberd Genocide Memorial, I’d like to reiterate determination to continue Genocide recognition campaign until the descendants of Genocide perpetrators recognize the 1915 massacres.” Mr. Sarkozy expressed gratitude to Genocide survivors’ contribution to France, noting that the warm welcome shown to him by Armenian people at Yerevan’s Square of France is a life proof of age-long friendship between the two countries.  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 The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
