Obama does not differ from presidents criticized by him for non-recognition of GenocideApril 24, 2010 - 22:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The non-usage of the word genocide by the U.S. President is a failure to honor his own pledge, Head of the ARF Bureau's Hay Dat and Political Affairs Office Director Kiro Manoyan said. “Though Barack Obama used all the synonyms characterizing the Armenian Genocide, except for that word, it proves that the he does not differ from the presidents criticized by him for non-recognition of the Genocide. This time he had no reasons for refraining from using the term genocide,” Kiro Manoyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. U.S. President Barack Obama addressed the Armenian community of the U.S., again using term Meds Yeghern with respect to the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire. The Armenian Genocide The Armenian Genocide (1915-23) was the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I. It was characterized by massacres and deportations, involving forced marches under conditions designed to lead to the death of the deportees, with the total number of deaths reaching 1.5 million. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |