Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party leader apologizes for Armenian GenocideApril 27, 2016 - 12:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chairwoman of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Figen Yuksekdag apologized to the Armenian nation for the Genocide perpetrated at the hands of the Ottoman Empire, Ermenihaber.am reports citing Yeniasya. At the party's parliamentary group meeting, she cited with regret the lack of confrontation as a fresh impetus for committing new genocides. “Facing your past doesn't necessarily mean you are abasing yourself,” Yuksekdag said. “Quite the opposite, it relieves pain.” 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 | Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |