Expert: Turkey’s official policy on Armenian Genocide has not changedApril 11, 2011 - 13:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkologist Levon Hovsepyan said that Turkey spares no effort to prevent possible recognition of the Armenian Genocide by third countries on the threshold of April 24. It is illogical to speak about establishment of any contacts with the Armenian Diaspora under such conditions, Hovsepyan told a press conference in Yerevan. “Turkey tries to present the Armenian Genocide as a psychological problem, which can be resolved through a dialogue with Armenia and Diaspora. Imitation of the Armenian Genocide discussion in Turkey does not have an impact on Ankara’s official policy, which remains unchanged. Turkey’s policy of blackmailing continues. Ankara uses all possible levers to prevent the Armenian Genocide recognition in the U.S and criminalization of the Genocide denial in France,” he said. 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 | Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event. Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |