Armenian Genocide new resolution to be introduced to U.S. CongressFebruary 7, 2009 - 14:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Pro-Armenian lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives, the lower chamber of Congress, are preparing to introduce later this month a fresh resolution calling on the United States to formally recognize the 1915 incidents in the Ottoman Empire as Genocide, the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) told PanARMENIAN.Net The bill will be introduced by four senior members of the Armenian Caucus in the House of Representatives, Adam Schiff, a democrat from California, Frank Pallone, a democrat from New Jersey, George Radanovich, a republican from California, and Mark Kirk, a republican from Illinois, the sources said. The pro-Armenian lobby is presently working to garner the support of a large number of lawmakers as cosponsors for the resolution. 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 | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |