FRENCH ARMENIANS DEMAND TO ADOPT BILL CONDEMNING DENIAL OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDEJanuary 14, 2005 - 18:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - One of the Armenian organizations of France - VAN (Armenian vigilance against denial) - is demanding to adopt the additional second item to the bill on the Armenian Genocide recognition. This item, in the opinion of the initiators, should state active or passive denial of the genocide as a punishable offence. January 25 members of the initiative group will give a press conference in one of the halls of the French National Assembly. 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 | Armenia considers Cyprus as one of its main partners in EU - envoy Armenia considers Cyprus one of its main partners in the European Union, Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan has said. Armenian, Albanian Foreign Ministers discuss ties, regional issues Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania Igli Hasani. POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia confirms will attend NATO summit in Washington Armenia has confirmed its participation in the NATO summit in Washington, a spokesperson has confirmed. |