  Armenian govt. delays conclusion of Pontic genocide bill August 16, 2012 - 14:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On August 16, Armenian government delayed conclusion on the bill condemning the Pontic genocide in the Ottoman Empire. Deputy Foreign Minister Ashot Hovakimyan noted that in February 1994, the Greek parliament passed a decision to declare May 19 as Pontic genocide remembrance day, with September 14 recognized as Asia Minor Greeks’ genocide commemoration day in 1998. “The draft law condemns only Pontic genocide, which may bring about disagreements. Thus, Armenian government may draw its conclusion solely after the issue is clarified,” he said.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Latest news Aliyev travels to Turkey at Erdogan's invitation  On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit.CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions.Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha.Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. |
