Swiss Justice Minister criticized for his meeting with his Turkish counterpartMarch 6, 2007 - 17:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Swiss Justice Minister Christoph Blocher was sharply criticized for his meeting with his Turkish counterpart Cemil Çiçek, which took place on the eve of legal process towards Turkish Labor Party Chairman Doğu Perinçek for denying the Armenian Genocide. Swiss MP from the Green Party Uelly Leuenberg characterized these meetings as "scandalous", and lawmaker from Christian-Democrat Party, Swiss-Armenian parliamentarian friendship group Dominique de Buman labeled them as "provocation". A day after the meeting between the two justice ministers Doğu Perinçek arrived in Switzerland to appear before the court. Two years ago he had called the Armenian Genocide an "international lie", "Yerkir" newspaper reports. 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 | Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. Pashinyan travels to Iran to pay tribute to Raisi, others Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has left for the Islamic Republic of Iran on a working visit. Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. |