  EU CALLS ON TURKEY TO RECOGNIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDEDecember 15, 2004 - 22:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today the European Parliament introduced an amendment in the report "On Turkey's progress for EU membership", in which the parliamentarians urge Turkey to recognize the Armenian Genocide. The amendment 18 submitted by deputies Francis Wurtz and Dimitris Papadimoulis calls on Turkey "to develop the process of reconciliation with the Armenian people by recognizing the Armenian Genocide" as expressed in Parliament's earlier resolutions with regard to Turkey's candidate status (from 18 June 1987 to 1 April 2004).  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, 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?” |
