  SEVERAL ARMENIAN PARTIES SPEAK WITH INITIATIVE TO RECOGNIZE AT STATE LEVEL FACT OF GREEK GENOCIDE IN TURKEYApril 23, 2002 - 00:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The National-democratic union, «Self-determination» union, Ramkavar-azatakan and «Worthy future » parties have addressed the Armenian parliament with the initiative to officially recognize and condemn the fact of the 1919-1922 Greek Genocide in Turkey. Earlier «Patrida» union, union of Greeks residing in Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh, addressed the Armenian President with such a request. It should be reminded that since 1916 Turks carried a purposeful policy aimed at extirpation of Greeks. As a result over 300 thousand Greeks were killed and about 1.5 million escaped. It should be reminded Greece recognized the 1915 Armenian genocide fact in 1996.  Top stories On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. 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).   Partner news |  Latest news Armenian, Georgian Foreign Ministers meet in Tbilisi  The meeting of Ararat Mirzoyan and Ilia Darchiashvili, is underway in Tbilisi, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reveals.CSI urges IOC to ban Azerbaijan from Paris 2024 The organization said in a statement that there is no place for genocide at the Olympics.Bipartisan U.S. Congressional delegation arrives in Armenia Senator Wicker is also the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee.Freedom House: “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Freedom House has published a report summary titled “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” |
