  U.S. State Dept. condemns Genocide, yet fails to pronounce the term April 15, 2015 - 13:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The U.S. Department of State condemned the mass killing of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in early 20th century, yet failing once again to recognize them as genocide. “The President and other senior Administration officials have repeatedly acknowledged as historical fact and mourned the fact that 1.5 million Armenians were massacred or marched to their deaths in the final days of the Ottoman Empire, and stated that a full, frank, and just acknowledgement of the facts is in all our interests, including Turkey’s, Armenia’s and America’s,” the acting spokesperson, Marie Harf, said at the daily press briefing on Tuesday, April 14, when asked to comment on Pope Francis’s statement characterizing the massacres as the first genocide of the 20th century. She further refused to comment on Ankara’s recalling the ambassador to the Vatican following the Pope’s remarks or Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign promise to recognize the Armenian Genocide.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |
