  Americans to be told about Armenian properties “confiscated” by Turks  March 20, 2012 - 14:49 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Analysis Research & Planning for Armenia (ARPA) NGO will deliver a lecture in Glendale, CA, on reimbursement of Armenian movable and immovable property during the Armenian Genocide. The properties of brutally murdered or exiled Armenians are termed in Turkish documents as “abandoned.” Those present at the lecture will be briefed on directives and decisions of the three Turkish governments from 1914-1930. The documents disclose Turkish policy of plunder and illegal confiscation of the Armenian property. Researchers translated the documents from Turkish into English to enable wide range of people to familiarize themselves with it. On December 14, the U.S. House of Representatives adopted a landmark religious freedom measure, H.Res.306, calling upon Turkey to return the Christian church properties it stole through genocide, and to end its repression of the surviving members of the vast Christian civilizations that once represented a majority in the territory of the present-day Republic of Turkey. 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. The Turkish government also intends to pay compensation for the property sold away. The property subject to return includes the former hospital, orphanage, school buildings, cemeteries, shops, ground area, as well as all assets of the Fund “Surb Harutiun” (Holly Resurrection).   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 |  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. |
