Ukrainian human rights defender urges for Genocide recognition![]() July 22, 2013 - 21:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ukrainian human rights defender Tatyana Montyan urged for the Armenian Genocide recognition. Tatyana Montyan expressed her support for the initiative to recognize the Genocide, noting that Ukraine must follow the suit of the numerous countries worldwide in recognizing the crime against humanity, Analitika.at.ua said. On June 6, a draft resolution on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide was submitted to Ukraine’s Supreme Council. The bill was initiated by parliamentarians Vilen Shatvoryan and Arsen Avakov. The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Partner news |