Vatican position on Armenian Genocide unchanged: officialFebruary 5, 2016 - 11:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish media reports suggesting that the Vatican has stepped back from Pope Francis’ message on the Armenian Genocide are totally false, Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tigran Balayan said in tweet. Turkish ambassador to the Vatican, Mehmet Paçacı, returned to his post at the Holy See after a ten-month absence following the historic Mass held by Pope Francis in honor of the Centenary of the Armenian Genocide on April 12, 2015. Turkey summoned the ambassador after Pope Francis remembered the Armenian Genocide, spoke about the consequences of forgetting and denial, and proclaimed the Armenian Saint Gregory of Narek a Doctor of the Church, during the April 2015 Mass. Tanju Bilgiç, spokesperson of the Turkey’s Foreign Ministry, said the decision for the ambassador’s return to the Vatican came after the Holy See praised “Turkey’s willingness to open its archives” in a statement. According to the spokesman, the Vatican hailed Turkish initiative of opening the archives in order to arrive jointly at a better understanding of historical events, including the “tragic events of 1915.” Related links: 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 | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |