Talat Pasha committee calls on France to abandon Armenian Genocide billApril 16, 2007 - 15:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Addressing a conference in Paris organized by the nationalist Talat Pasha Committee and the Paris Association for Kemalist Thought (ADD), Talat Pasha general secretary Ferit Ilsever said that France should abandon legislation that would make it a crime to deny the Armenian Genocide. "Last week the Turkish Minister of Justice and Turkish Ambassador to Paris, Osman Korutürk, called us to cancel the protest march we were planning in the Place de la Bastille, so as not to provoke the French. We have postponed it for now, but the protest will certainly take place in the near future," Ilsever said. "We have come together to tell people that the proposed law regarding the denial of the Armenian Genocide is misleading the French public. The forced emigration that took place was in defense of the nation, there was no genocide, the nation was defending itself," he said, Hurriyet reports. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. 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". Partner news | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar. Pillars installed in Armenian border village of Kirants In the Armenian village of Kirants, three border markers have been installed, and border guards stand next to them. |