 57 MEMBERS OF BOTH HOUSES OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT APPEALED TO TONY BLAIR TO RECOGNIZE THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE OF 1915July 27, 2000 - 17:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 27.07.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. On July 26 57 members of both houses of the British parliament appealed to the prime minister of Great Britain Tony Blair to recognize the Armenian genocide of 1915.According to the information of the Armenian service of RFERL, this petition was organized by the British-Armenian All-Party Parliamentary group, which was set up in 1992 on the initiative of the Ambassador of Armenia to Great Britain, Armen Sarkisian. The petition, addressed to the British prime minister, bore the names of 57 parliamentarians representing all parties, as well as more than 2600 other signatures. The petition noted that much of the evidence of the Genocide is in the British archives and that the 1916 Blue Book - an official government document - was among the first published accounts of the Armenian Genocide of 1915 going on in Turkey. -0-   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 |  Latest news Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29  Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said.Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution.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.Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. |
