March 16, 2012 - 18:53 AMT
Parliament committee OKs bill on Armenian pogroms in Sumgait

On March 16, 8 standing committees of Armenian National Assembly (RA NA) hosted sessions.

As proposed by the chairman of RA NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Armen Rustamyan, the session started with the discussion of Heritage party member Larisa Alaverdyan-developed initiative “On recognition of 1988-1994 massacres of Armenians in Azerbaijan as a continuation of Turkey and Azerbaijan-orchestrated Genocide of 1915-1923.”

The committee approved the draft law, further submitting it to National Assembly’s consideration, parliamentary press service reported.