  Turkey pleased with Azerbaijan’s stance on Genocide bill February 9, 2012 - 21:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressed satisfaction with Azerbaijani position on the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial, passed by the French Senate. “We are pleased with Azerbaijan’s stance on the Genocide bill. However, we should do the utmost. Turkey and Azerbaijan must keep backing each other regarding all issues,” Erdoğan said, hailing Azerbaijan’s assistance extended to Turkey.  Top stories Representatives of the Armenian, Pontian Greek and Assyrian communities gave appropriate readings from the Bible. “We severely condemn attacks on religions centers and sacred sites,” the Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia said. In his speech Armenian Foreign Minister thanked leadership of Massachusetts for supporting Armenian community’s initiative. Yana Amelina says NATO reiterates its call to Russia to abandon recognition of independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.   |  Latest news Over 100 trespassers detained in Armenia in January-May  Russian border guards seized 50 firearms, bladed weapons and 300 thous. rubles worth contraband in January-May.Cannes: TrustNordisk snaps up rights to Pierce Brosnan’s “Love Is All You Need” The film is a tale about a group of people all seeking love, about passion and happiness, about jealousy and loneliness.Cannes Day Ten: first Grand Prize, Marxism and false teeth (video) Now in its 51st year, Critics Week is the oldest section that runs concurrently with the Cannes Film Festival.NYT about Sergey Khachatryan: personal and soaringly expressive Khachatryan was joined by his sister Lusine, a gifted pianist, for an exciting rendition of Beethoven’s “Kreutzer” Sonata. |
