Kurds repeatedly raised Genocide issue at Turkish parliament – expertDecember 24, 2011 - 14:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - After parliamentary elections in Turkey, Kurds have repeatedly raised the Armenian Genocide issue, according to a Turkologist. “Kurds are using the Genocide issue to strike a blow at Turkey’s opposition and pro-governmental forces,” Artak Shakaryan told a news conference in Yerevan. “Given the circumstances above, Kurds can be viewed as temporary or long-term allies in Armenia,” the expert noted. According to Shakaryan, the U.S. Congress-adopted H.Res.306, calling upon Turkey to return the Christian church properties, delivered a strong blow to Turkey, with Washington meaning to give Ankara the taste of leverages it will use, should Turkey refuse to cooperate. On August 28, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a decree on the return of Christian and Jewish religious property confiscated after the 1930s. The properties involved include hospitals, orphanage and school buildings, burial grounds. Erdogan’s decision was announced a few weeks after the Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the amendment on the “Return of Christian Churches” with a vote of 43 to 1 (H.Res.306). In March of the current year a similar resolution was adopted under the pressure of the Greek lobby (H.Res.180). Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. 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. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. 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. |