 Lithuanian FM calls Genocide 'tragedy,' refrains from using the term April 24, 2015 - 19:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs on Friday, April 24 called the massacre of Armenians during WWI one of the greatest tragedies of the twentieth century, but refrained from using the word "genocide", Delfi reports. "It's important today to honor those victims as (the death of) 1.5 million is one of the greatest tragedies in the twentieth century. That's the most important thing. And everything else, let's leave it to historians, politicians and others to discuss," minister Linas Linkevičius told the Žinių Radijas news radio on Friday when asked about the recognition of the Armenian genocide. Linkevičius also did not use the word "genocide" in his Thursday post on Twitter. In a 2005 resolution, the Seimas of Lithuania recognized the fact that "the genocide of the Armenian nation" took place in the Ottoman Empire.   Top stories 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 |  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.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.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
