Turkish lawmakers to spread in U.S. Congress "Pink book"March 2, 2007 - 14:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Parliamentarians will lobby the U.S. House of Representatives and Senates' members against the Armenian Genocide resolution which was introduced in January, by sending a "Pink Book". The Pink Book includes detailed information and documents concerning the genocide allegation. After sending the books to U.S. senators, members of Parliament Aziz Akga and Egemen Bağış will meet the leaders of Muslim and Jewish communities in the United States and discuss the campaign preventing the bill. Akga said that the booklet includs information, documents and proofs provided by the Turkish History Association. "We are stating with documents that the claimed genocide never happened," he underlined. Lord Bryce and Arnold Toynbee have publish the "Blue Book" in Great Britain. It contains materials and diplomatic documents from 1915, which are evidence of mass killings of Armenians in Ottoman Empire. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |