Responding to strong Congressional pressure, the US Trump Administration has officially withdrawn its controversial proposal to allow the sale of U.S. semi-automatic handguns to Turkish President Recep Erdogan’s security detail, which, in May of this year, made international headlines by attacking peaceful American protesters in Washington, DC, Asbarez reported citing the Armenian National Committee of America.
The US Congressional delegation has arrived in Armenia on September 17 by the initiative of Armenian-American congresswoman Jackie Kanchelian Speier.
According to the German news magazine Der Spiegel the Ambassador was summoned over the Bundestag resolution adopted in 2016 on recognizing the Armenian Genocide.
During the Armenia-Diaspora 6th Pan-Armenian Forum, Lebanese-Armenian Hambik Martirosyan addressed the Prime Minister, thanking him for inspiring trust during 1 year in office.
He highlighted that on this path it is necessary to be realistic, honest and constructive, be free from all types of illusions, clearly and sincerely assess the expectations of Armenia and the Diaspora and the reality.
Recently Alain Destexhe’s involvement in the Azerbaijani Laundromat scandal was under the spotlight of Belgian media. According to reports, the MP has received money for 7 years from the Azerbaijani ruling family to attempt and legitimize the authoritarian regime elections in Azerbaijan.
“We went through battles, persecution, oppressions and genocide. Our people never lost their dignity in all difficulties, never refused the dream of having an independent Armenia. Our current difficulties are incomparable with the difficulties which our ancestors went through. As a result, we are here, we have our independent state. This is a highest value”, he said.
In addition, the two officials also discussed Turkey’s S-400 air defense system deal with Russia which is negatively reacted by NATO.
Co-founder and chief executive Eugene Kaspersky has repeatedly denounced the allegations against his company as false and lacking credible or public evidence.
The United Nations Security Council imposed new sanctions after North Korea’s sixth and largest nuclear test this month, and the United States called on countries to sever diplomatic and financial ties with it.
