  Ankara is seriously frightened of lawsuit filed by heirs of Armenian Genocide victims  August 3, 2010 - 13:46 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Turkologist Artak Shakaryan said that the lawsuit filed against the Turkish government in the U.S. may become a serious precedent in the struggle for provision of contribution for the Armenian people’s losses. Lawyers of the heirs of the Armenian Genocide victims should focus on the fact that Turkey has not fulfilled provisions of the Treaty of Lausanne, under which it was obliged to return the property of subjects of the Ottoman Empire, Shakaryan told a press conference in Yerevan. “Though the U.S. cannot make Turkey answerable, nevertheless, a U.S. court may rule that Turkey has violated international law,” noted Shakaryan, adding that Turkey is seriously frightened of the lawsuit launch and did not expect the Armenian Diaspora to take certain steps. Armenian-American lawyers filed a federal lawsuit on July 29 against the Turkish government and two banks seeking compensation for the heirs of Armenians whose property was seized nearly a century ago as they were driven from the Turkish Ottoman Empire.  Top stories Caucasus Institute director said that the past year was not remarkable for outstanding foreign policy events in Armenia. Yerkir: serious reshuffle is expected at the Republican Party of Armenia after Tsarukyan’s refusal to join coalition. Zhamanak: the bureau of former Foreign Minister, however, refused to reply further questions on Oskanian’s plans. Stepan Safaryan says Prosperous Armenia’s decision doesn’t change anything, as it won’t become opposition.   |  Topic Latest news Conference participants at Institute of CIS States back Artsakh’s stance  The NKR was represented at the round table by Advisers to Foreign Minister Ruben Zargarian and Arsen Melik-Shakhnazarian.Shoushi liberation anniversary celebrated in France Armenian ambassador to France Vigen Chitechyan answered Armenian foreign and domestic policy related questions.Armenian ambassador to China participates in ESCAP meeting Armen Sargsyan participated in meeting of UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok.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. |
