Rice again calls to drop Armenian Genocide ResolutionOctober 25, 2007 - 14:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice again called on Congress to drop the Armenian Genocide resolution. "I recognize that it was a difficult vote for some who supported the Administration's position on this. There was a reason that we felt very strongly that this resolution should not go forward. This is a very delicate time with Turkey. It is a time when it is going through a major transformation internally," she said when addressing the House Foreign Affairs Committee which passed the measure October 10. She added, "We have extremely important strategic interests with the Turks." "This was something that was a horrible event in the mass killings that took place, but at the time of the Ottoman Empire. These are not the Ottomans," she said of the modern-day Turkish state. She closed by saying, "I continue to believe that the passage of such a resolution as the Armenian Genocide Resolution would severely harm our relationships." 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |