La Stampa: The massacre of Armenians was GenocideMarch 5, 2010 - 21:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Democrats tripped up President Obama, by adopting the resolution , recognizing the Armenian Genocide during the First World War, Maurizio Molinari wrote in the La Stampa newspaper. Democrats voted for the resolution, a bipartisan coalition voted against. During the voting ambassadors of Ankara and Yerevan were at the hall of the House of Representatives, as well as delegations from the parliaments of Turkey and Armenia. The Turkish ambassador immediately after the procedure was recalled to Ankara for consultations, while the Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan few minutes after the adoption of the resolution made a statement saying that the vote could harm Turkey-US relations, and also prevent efforts aimed at Armenian-Turkish reconciliation. U.S. Secretary of State, in turn, condemned the adoption of the resolution and expressed hope that the House of Representatives would not approve it, La Stampa wrote. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |