Dutch politicians call on FM to be courageous in recognizing Armenian Genocide![]() August 31, 2011 - 13:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Dutch MPs addressed a letter to Minister of Foreign Affairs Uri Rosenthal, according to Nouvelles d‘Armenie. The politicians included several questions regarding the recognition of 1915 events in the Ottoman Empire as Genocide. They also reminded the Foreign Minister that the parliament had earlier adopted a recommendation on including the issue of the Armenian Genocide in the agenda of EU-Turkey admission talks. Dutch politicians also inquired about the government's decision on constructing an Armenian Genocide memorial in the suburbs of Hague. In his reply, Rosenthal only mentioned that the authorities do not support the idea of constructing a memorial. Later, the MPs’ called on him to be courageous in recognizing the Armenian Genocide. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |