  Turkey hosts conference on Armenian Genocide April 18, 2016 - 15:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Turkish platform “Say No to Racism and Nationalism” (DurDe) organized a summit on the Armenian Genocide in Istanbul. The summit, in particular, addressed the Armenians’ struggle for Genocide recognition following prominent journalist Hrant Dink’s murder. The Armenian Genocide denial and the Turkish official documents were in the limelight of the second part of the conference, with activists and university professors delivering speeches. The final session, titled “The struggle for the Armenian Genocide recognition in Turkey,” focused more on Dink and his legacy, as well as Agos newspaper’s efforts to shed light on the hidden Armenians of Turkey.  Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back  A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham).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. |
