  Ramkavar Azatakan offers to criminalize negation of Armenian Genocide April 12, 2010 - 16:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ramkavar Azatakan party of Armenia urged Armenian government to undertake specific steps to remedy omissions allowed in the issue of international recognition of Genocide. As Ramkavar Azatakan party leader Harutyun Arakelyan told a news conference in Yerevan, RA parliament must criminalize negation of Armenian Genocide. “Besides, Armenia has to develop a specific international law- based program envisaging compensation for 1915-1923 losses to Armenian people, with similar program covering compensation for 1988-1994 Armenian Genocide in Azerbaijan.” “Until the steps above are undertaken, international community will keep pressuring Armenia,” Harutyun Arakelyan said, characterizing international recognition of Armenian Genocide as a moral victory, but not yet legal.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
