Nancy Pelosi Unanimously Elected House SpeakerNovember 17, 2006 - 14:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 66-year-old Nancy Pelosi was unanimously chosen by Democrats Thursday to be speaker of the House, becoming the first woman ensured the job that constitutionally is second in line of succession to the presidency. House Democrats voted for Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer as their new majority leader. The Republicans have for the first time since 1994 yielded to Democrats the majority of seats in both Houses, reports Lenta.ru. Nancy Pelosi said he will support the bill on the Armenian Genocide recognition during the 110th session of the Congress. "The United States should recognize this crime and confirm the obligations for prevention of genocides. I will support the bill," she said. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |