  Baku concerned over France’s OSCE co-chairmanship January 23, 2012 - 14:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan is seriously concerned over France’s ‘unusual’ stance on the Armenian Genocide issue, an Azerbaijani MP said. According to Aydin Mirzezada, much depends on today’s debate and voting on the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial. “Azerbaijan is likely to question France’s co-chairmanship in OSCE Minsk Group if the French Senate passes the bill,” she said, quoted by 1news.az. On January 18, Constitutional Commission of the French Senate passed a decision against the bill criminalizing Armenian Genocide denial, accepting Senators’ solicitation that oppose the aforesaid legislation. The French Senate is set to debate the bill penalizing the Armenian Genocide denial today, Jan 23, 6pm Yerevan time.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Topics Latest news Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29  Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said.Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said.Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution.Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. |
