  Lithuanian Seimas Deputy Speaker calls on Turkey to acknowledge Armenian Genocide  October 18, 2010 - 14:46 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - On October 18, Armenian National Assembly (RA NA) Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan met with the Deputy Speaker of Lithuanian Seimas, head of Armenia-Lithuania interparliamentary friendship group Algis Kaseta. Abrahamyan conferred a RA NA honorary medal on Kaseta for his contribution to adoption of the Armenian Genocide Resolution by the Seimas. As Abrahamayn noted, Kasteta’s visit to Yerevan will further activate bilateral relations as well as interparliamentary ties. Kasteta, in turn, urged for condemnation of the Genocide and called on Turkey to acknowledge this crime against humanity, RA NA press service reported.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. 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.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
