Canada-Armenia Friendship Group Established in CanadaJune 19, 2006 - 20:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Canada-Armenia Preliminary Friendship (CAPF) for the 39th Parliament was established at a meeting in the House of Commons on June 14. House of Commons and Canadian Senate members were invited by MP Gary Goodyear (Conservative-Cambridge) to attend the founding meeting and elect a new executive for CAPF. So far 32 members of Parliament and Senators have joined CAPF. In his opening remarks Goodyear thanked MPs and Senators and said: "Your presence demonstrates your support for the positive relationship that exists between Armenia and Canada. As you know, our Prime Minister recently officially recognized the Armenian Genocide of 1915 in Parliament. We believe that this was a positive step toward healing the wounds of the past and paving the road for a peaceful and prosperous relationship between Canada and Armenia." Arman Agopian, the Charge d' affairs of the Embassy of Armenia, thanked the Canadian parliamentarians for their support and commitment to foster and enhance strong and positive bilateral relationship between Canada and Armenia. CAPF new president invited Aris Babikian, executive director of the Armenian National Committee of Canada (ANCC), to relay the message of the Canadian-Armenian Community, reported Yerkir. 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 | 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?” |