Armenians of Spain Call upon Parliament to Recognize Armenian GenocideSeptember 8, 2006 - 18:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian community of Spain called upon Spanish MPs Rosa M. Bonas and Joan Puigcercos to open discussions on the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire. The deputies appealed with a corresponding interpellation to the Foreign Relations Committee and other MPs to recognize the Armenian Genocide as a crime against humanity. Later Rosa Bonas told Anatoly Turkish news agency, "We'll make changes in the proposal by taking out an article pressing Ankara to recognize the Armenian Genocide." At the same time she said that she always has a special attitude to national minorities nut learned about the Armenian Genocide only after the appeal of the Armenian community. For his part, Turkish Ambassador to Spain Volkan Vural stated that if the discussions open they will damage the Spanish-Turkish relations. 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 | 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. |