Armenian Genocide to be commemorated in Istanbul, Ankara, other Turkish cities April 24March 15, 2011 - 14:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Professor of Bahcesehir University in Istanbul, one of initiators of the campaign ‘Forgive Us, Armenians,’ Cengiz Aktar said that actions, processions and other events will be held in Istanbul, Ankara and other Turkish cities to commemorate the Armenian Genocide on April 24. The events of 1915 are more openly discussed in Turkey, Aktar said in Yerevan. “Armenians are more often spoken about in Turkey now than earlier. Of course, there are people who deny the events, but it’s for sure that the concrete wall of denial has cracked. Memories about Armenian families are fresh specifically in Turkey’s villages. It is necessary to conceive that not only the Armenian people, but also Turks had suffered,” he said. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. |