Harvard to host "Politics and Past in Turkey and Japan" International Security SeminarNovember 21, 2009 - 15:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On December 3, Harvard's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs will host "Let the Historians Decide? Politics and the Past in Turkey and Japan" International Security Seminar.Politicians in both Turkey and Japan have argued that the persistent controversies over aspects of their countries' pasts should be left to the professional analysis and evaluation of historians. This seminar will analyze the politics of the past in each of these states, demonstrating the continued relevance of traumatic or shameful pasts in each country's politics and the ways in which domestic and international considerations influence the shaping of official histories. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |