  Sargsyan: I personally asked Obama to say Genocide in April 24 address March 31, 2011 - 14:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - It’s important for Armenia to hear the U.S. President say the term ‘Genocide’ in the April 24 statement, Armenian President said. “I once personally asked President Obama to use the term ‘Genocide’ in his address on the Armenian Remembrance Day, but our wishes do not often coincide with the reality. Nevertheless, we do not give up efforts to that end,” Serzh Sargsyan said at a news conference in Yerevan. During his election campaign, Barack Obama has pledged to recognize the Armenian Genocide. However, after the election he preferred to say “Mets Yeghern” instead of Armenian Genocide.   Top stories 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. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh.   Partner news |  Latest news Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries  NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said.Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north.U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said.Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. |
