BILL CONDEMNING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE SUBMITTED TO US CONGRESSApril 12, 2003 - 21:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Members of the House of Representatives of US Congress from California George Radanovich and Adam Schiff have introduced a bill before Congress that considers necessary to condemn the Holocaust, genocide in Cambodia and Rwanda, as well as the Armenian Genocide. As written by "Zaman" Turkish newspaper, "Arminfo" agency reports, the bill submitted on the occasion of an anniversary of the US signing of the Treaty on preventing and condemning genocide, is not directly accusing Turkey, as the document does not mention genocide committing party. However, in the newspaper opinion, if the phrase "Armenian Genocide" is not withdrawn from the document, the ideas of "the Armenian issue" will officially be accepted in the US congressional protocols. Thereupon the Association of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkey have addressed US Congress a letter, "naming the genocide ideas erroneous" and calling under the conditions of such exacerbation of the situation in Iraq not to second the bill, which "can threaten the future of the Turkish-American relations." 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |