Genocide Conference Held in UNApril 3, 2006 - 20:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A conference titled "Genocide: yesterday and today; the lessons we derived entering the 21st century" initiated by permanent representatives of Armenia and Rwanda in the UN with the assistance of the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) was held in the UN last week. "The conference should be viewed as a regular discussion of genocide. The UN provided a conference hall only though UN Secretary General's assistant for political affairs took part in it," Vahagn Dadryan, the Director of the Center of Genocide Studies at the Zoryan Institute stated in an interview with RFE/RL. When commenting on the purpose of conferences of the kind, Dadryan noted, "The purpose of such conferences is to study the first and last genocide of the 20th century in order to derive lessons and prevent genocides in future." 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |