Genocide Conference Held in UNApril 3, 2006 - 20:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A conference titled "Genocide: yesterday and today; the lessons we derived entering the 21st century" initiated by permanent representatives of Armenia and Rwanda in the UN with the assistance of the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) was held in the UN last week. "The conference should be viewed as a regular discussion of genocide. The UN provided a conference hall only though UN Secretary General's assistant for political affairs took part in it," Vahagn Dadryan, the Director of the Center of Genocide Studies at the Zoryan Institute stated in an interview with RFE/RL. When commenting on the purpose of conferences of the kind, Dadryan noted, "The purpose of such conferences is to study the first and last genocide of the 20th century in order to derive lessons and prevent genocides in future." 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |