  German Bundestag Vice-President commemorates Genocide victims October 1, 2012 - 15:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Vice-President of the German Bundestag Wolfgang Thierse visited Tsitsernakaberd Genocide memorial Sunday, September 30, accompanied by his Armenian counterpart Eduard Sharmazanov, National Assembly press service reported.The German official left a note in the memory book, expressing condemnation for the Genocide and stressing adherence to peace and human rights. “In 2005, Bundestag condemned the Armenian Genocide and expressed its view on the crimes against humanity. We believe the international community must give an adequate assessment of similar tragedies,” Mr. Thierse stressed.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
