«Armenia: Silence over a Genocide» Conference held in RomeDecember 6, 2005 - 13:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia: Silence over a Genocide conference was held in Rome December 2. The event was organized by the Italian Union for Human Rights, International Association of Students of Political Sciences of Roma 3 University with the support of the Council of Ministers of Italy, as well as the Eurocommission mission to Italy, EP Office in Italy and Committee for Informing of For the Sake of Peace initiative, reported the Armenian State Commission for organization of events marking the 90th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The event was a next one among a number of seminars, which referred to ethnic violence in the Balkans, genocides in Rwanda and Cambodia, the Kurdish issue in Iraq. Armenian Ambassador to Italy Ruben Shugaryan addressed the event participants, that comprised over 200 students, 50 senior guests, officers of the Turkish Embassy in Italy, journalists. Speaking of the geopolitical situation in the South Caucasus the Armenian diplomat detailed the Armenian Genocide issue within the context of the current Armenian-Turkish relations, as well as the relations with Turkey within the process of its EU accession. The fact of Turkey holding a blockage against Armenia was noted. Top stories 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). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | About 173 million drams and more than 30 beneficiary funds. "The Power of One Dram" is 4 years old In June 2020, the exclusive joint corporate social responsibility initiative of Idram and IDBank "The Power of One Dram" was launched. 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. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. |