  UN Convention on Prevention and Punishment of Genocide needs improvementsDecember 9, 2008 - 16:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of December 9, 1949 is imperfect and needs improvements, according ARF Dashnaktsutyun Bureau's Hay Dat and Political Affairs Office Director. "The signatories should be punished if fail to fulfill the obligations envisaged by the Convention," Kiro Manoyan told a news conference today. "The UN should have extra authority to interfere up to use of force to stop the countries perpetrating genocide," he said.   Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion  The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship.Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh.MEPs issue statement to defend Armenia-France military cooperation The deputies emphasized that having an army armed with combat and modern military equipment is the sovereign right of any country.Iran begins voting in presidential election Iranians started voting for a new president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. |
