Speaker: for 100 years Genocide awaiting unbiased assessmentApril 24, 2013 - 12:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamyan issued an address on the 98th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, urging for justice in recognizing this crime against humanity. “For what will soon be 100 years, the massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire are still waiting to be given fair assessment,” the address said. “Denial of the Genocide spells perpetuation and even possible recurrence of similar atrocities,” the speaker said, calling the international community for more determination in condemning and acknowledging the Genocide. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |