Central Council of Jews in Germany calls for Genocide recognitionApril 18, 2015 - 09:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Central Council of Jews in Germany has called on the German government to recognize the Armenian Genocide, according to Asbarez. “One hundred years ago, the government of the Ottoman Empire ordered the deportation of one million Armenians. They were murdered directly, or died of starvation and dehydration in the desert,” Central Council President Josef Schuster told Der Tagesspiegel. “These terrible events should be called what they were: a genocide.” Schuster reminded that the Armenian Genocide later served Adolf Hitler and his Nazis as a blueprint for the Holocaust. The main German parties, Christian Democratic Union and the Social Democratic Party, have so far been reluctant to use the term Genocide, fearing threats from Turkey. Photo: Thomas Imo/Getty Images Top stories 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. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. Partner news | Fly Arna license suspended, says Armenia official The license of the Armenian airline Fly Arna has been suspended for six months, an official says. President stresses Armenia’s clear position to achieve peace On the eve of the International Francophonie Day, the Armenian President met with French intellectuals. Termination of servicing of MIR cards. IDBank It will not be possible to ensure the full operation of MIR cards in IDBank’s POS-terminals and ATMs Pashinian meets border villagers on possible land transfer to Azerbaijan Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with concerned residents of two villages in Armenia’s northern Tavush province. |