Czech officials oppose President’s bid to recognize Genocide![]() June 9, 2016 - 17:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chairman of the Czech Chamber of Deputies Jan Hamacek rejected President Milos Zeman’s proposal of recognizing the Armenian Genocide. Commenting on a possible parliamentary discussion on the issue, Hamacek tweeted that historians, and not politicians are in charge of discussing history. The country’s foreign policy chief Lubomir Zaoralek expressed a similar view, RIA reports. “The massacre of Armenians is a tragic event with horrible consequences. But we should let historians make assessments on the culprits of the tragedy,” the Foreign Minister said. When in Yerevan on June 7-9, President Zeman said he will advocate for the Armenian Genocide recognition by the Czech Republic. 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 |