Expert slams Turkish indifference to anti-Armenian attacksFebruary 4, 2013 - 17:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A Turkologist commented on a February 1 blast outside the U.S. embassy in Turkey at a news conference in Yerevan. “At first, Syria was blamed for the attack. Very soon it became clear that outlawed Turkish center-left forces, who’ve long been refraining from anti-U.S. acts, are behind the explosion,” Andranik Ispiryan said. According to international affairs expert Menua Soghomonyan, the center-left forces aim at establishing a socialist order and release of political prisoners in Turkey. The expert further criticized Turkish authorities’ indifference to recently increased attacks on Armenians in Istanbul. “Turkish authorities didn’t fail to dub the embassy blast as terrorism, while completely ignoring attacks on Armenians,” the expert said, slamming the fact as “permissiveness.” Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. 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. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |