GEDIMINAS KIRKILAS: ARMENIAN GENOCIDE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BY LITHUANIA WOULD HAVE BEEN RIGHT STEPApril 7, 2005 - 12:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - «We the politicians should work for the Genocide not to repeat,» head of the defense department of Lithuania Gedeminas Kirkilas stated. In his words, everyone should condemn the Genocide. «We want to contribute to Armenia in accession to the EU for wars and genocides not to repeat in the future,» he noted. The Lithuanian Minister informed that no document on acknowledgement of the Armenian Genocide circulates in Lithuania, however he as a politician considers that the acknowledgement of the Genocide by Lithuania would have been a right step, Regnum news agency reported. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |