La Stampa: The massacre of Armenians was GenocideMarch 5, 2010 - 21:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Democrats tripped up President Obama, by adopting the resolution , recognizing the Armenian Genocide during the First World War, Maurizio Molinari wrote in the La Stampa newspaper. Democrats voted for the resolution, a bipartisan coalition voted against. During the voting ambassadors of Ankara and Yerevan were at the hall of the House of Representatives, as well as delegations from the parliaments of Turkey and Armenia. The Turkish ambassador immediately after the procedure was recalled to Ankara for consultations, while the Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan few minutes after the adoption of the resolution made a statement saying that the vote could harm Turkey-US relations, and also prevent efforts aimed at Armenian-Turkish reconciliation. U.S. Secretary of State, in turn, condemned the adoption of the resolution and expressed hope that the House of Representatives would not approve it, La Stampa wrote. 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. |