  Turkish MP apologizes to Armenians  January 10, 2012 - 12:35 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish MP from ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) İsmet Uçman dubbed “1915 deportation of innocent Armenians a mistake”, offering an apology. In an interview with Istanbul-based Armenian Agos newspaper, Mr. Uçman also said "1915 events in the Ottoman Empire were a great tragedy." “We need to fight against armed groups instead of striking the peaceful population. This is exactly what happened in 1915.Though I do not recognize 1915 events as genocide, I view deportation of peaceful civilians as a mistake. In this context, I apologize to the Armenian people,” he noted.   Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. 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.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
