  H.Res.106: mourning wreath laid to U.S. Embassy in BakuOctober 19, 2007 - 14:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The world congress of Azeris and Azeri-Turk women's organization signed a "statement of protest" over adoption of the Armenian Genocide resolution, H.Res.106, by the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee.The statement says "the decision will damage not only Turkey-U.S. relations but also Azerbaijan-U.S. relations. The WCA claimed that discussion of the "unjust" resolution in the United States, the advocate of human rights, "conflicts with all international conventions." The protestors laid a mourning wreath to the U.S. Embassy in Baku, ANS TV reports.   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 |  Related sections Topics Latest 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. |
