Speaker of Armenian Parliament Hovik Abrahamyan thanks Sweden for Genocide recognitionMarch 13, 2010 - 13:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Speaker of the RA Parliament Hovik Abrahamyan addressed a letter of thanks to Per Erik Gunnar Westerberg, Speaker of the Swedish Riksdag in connection with the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the Swedish Parliament. In the letter Speaker Abrahamyan, on behalf of the Armenian Parliament, expressed profound gratitude to the Swedish Parliament for approving a just resolution on the Armenian Genocide. “By recognizing the Armenian Genocide you contributed to the prevention of similar crimes in the future…By its historic decision the Swedish Parliament also contributed to peace and stability in the South Caucasus,” the letter says. The Armenian Genocide The Armenian Genocide (1915-23) was the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I. It was characterized by massacres and deportations, involving forced marches under conditions designed to lead to the death of the deportees, with the total number of deaths reaching 1.5 million. Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship. Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy. Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |