Pope slams “great powers” over Armenian GenocideJune 22, 2015 - 12:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Pope Francis on Sunday, June 21 denounced what he calls the “great powers” of the world for failing to act when there was intelligence indicating Jews, Christians and others were being transported to death camps in Europe during World War II, the Time reports. “In the last century, so many, millions of Armenians died. But where were the great powers then? They were looking the other way,” the pope said. In April, the pope angered Turkey when he referred to the slaughter of Armenians by Turkish Ottomans as “genocide.” In today’s world, he told the young people: “Everything is done for money.” He criticized those advocating peace while manufacturing or selling arms. Francis reiterated his view that conflicts in the world today are tantamount to “a Third World War in segments.” 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. 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. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency. Partner news | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |