Aznavour: I Expect MPs to Listen to Their Hearts and VoteOctober 12, 2006 - 17:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In a statement to the French newspaper Le Parisien, ethnic Armenian singer Charles Aznavour says "This is honorable behavior on the part of France. I expect the MPs to listen to their hearts and vote. I am proud to be a citizen of France, which recognizes the Genocide of Armenians. When on one side 1.5 million Armenians died, and on the other side, no one died, you cannot call this war. What you call this is genocide."Le Monde writes, "Presidential candidates Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist Segolene Royal are in support of the bill's passage. Segolene Royal, who is widely expected to be a serious competitor in next year's presidential elections, said "If Turkey wants to be a part of the EU, it must recognize the Armenian Genocide." "We are not in the position of teaching anyone a lesson, but there are some things which we must do," she added. 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. |