Kars monument demolition mirrors Armenian-Turkish relationsMay 2, 2011 - 12:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The demolition of the Monument to Humanity in Kars mirrors the current stage of Armenian-Turkish relations, an expert said. “All points of contact are being destroyed together with the monument,” Ruben Melkonyan told a news conference in Yerevan. “The move is aimed to gains the votes of nationalists and Azerbaijani diaspora on the threshold of the parliamentary election.” For his pat, well-known sculptor Levon Tokmajyan noted that the decision to pull down the monument was not caused by its aesthetic defects. “Even if the statue were the handwork of Michelangelo, it would have been dismantled, in line with the Turkish policy,” 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 | U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |