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Published on December 21, 2005
AMERICAN HELLENIC INSTITUTE CALLED UPON U.S. CONGRESS TO SUPPORT ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION
In a letter addressed to Chairman of the House International Relations Committee Henry Hyde the American Hellenic Institute (AHI) called upon the U.S. Congress to support the Armenian Genocide resolution. AHI Executive Director Nick Larigakis stressed the necessity of recognizing the Armenian Genocide as the crime against humanity. “One should derive lessons form the past to prevent such cruelty and genocides in future. It is sad that the Turkish lobby with threats and blackmail presses for delay of the adoption of the bill,” says the message.
Headlines for December 21, 2005
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Azeri serviceman Ramil Safarov accused of the murder of Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan will stand another trial in Budapest. Safarov’s defender Adil Islaylov informed that the Budapest law enforcement ...RUSSIAN AND TURKISH DIPLOMATS DISCUSSED SITUATION IN SOUTH CAUCASUS
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December 20 Lebanese President Emil Lahoud met with Armenian Ambassador to Lebanon Areg Hovhannisian, who is completing his diplomatic mission in the country, RA MFA press office reported. The parties ...ICG: YEREVAN AND BAKU NOT FAR FROM KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT
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Today Armenian parliament speaker Artur Baghdassaryan met with newly appointed Indian Ambassador to Armenia Rina Pandei, RA NA press service reported. The parties noted the importance of strengthening ...YUNUSOV: I DON'T BELIEVE BAKU PREPARING FOR WAR WITH ARMENIA
It is hard to compare the efficiency of the Azerbaijani, Armenian and Karabakh armies, head of the Department of Conflictology of the Baku-based Peace and Democracy Institute, military expert Arif Yunusov ...BAGHDASSARYAN: 100% TURNOUT IMPOSSIBLE IN MAJORITY OF RA COMMUNITIES
Armenian Parliament Speaker Artur Baghdassaryan addressed a letter to RA Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan in view of violations taken place during the constitutional referendum on November 27, RA NA ...AMERICAN HELLENIC INSTITUTE CALLED UPON U.S. CONGRESS TO SUPPORT ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION
In a letter addressed to Chairman of the House International Relations Committee Henry Hyde the American Hellenic Institute (AHI) called upon the U.S. Congress to support the Armenian Genocide resolution. ...
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