  US CONGRESSMEN CALLED UPON PRESIDENT TO USE TERM GENOCIDE IN ANNUAL SPEECH APRIL 24March 20, 2002 - 19:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A group of US Congressmen again addressed President George W. Bush a call to use the term «genocide» in his annual speech April 24 on the occasion of the Armenian Genocide 1915. As reported by the Armenian National Committee of America, 93 Congressmen have already signed the document addressed to Bush. The authors of the letter reminded that «many countries of the world including Canada, Argentina, Belgium, Lebanon, Vatican, Uruguay, Russia, Greece, Sweden, France, as well as the European Parliament have already passed decisions and resolutions, confirming the fact of the Armenian Genocide.»  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 wrestlers win 3 medals at U20 European Championships  The Armenian team has won 3 medals at the U20 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships.Ameriabank, COAF pool efforts to develop beekeeping in Lori COAF and Ameriabank have presented their joint program Harvesting Nature’s Bounty.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. |
