Armenia's Refusal from Demands to Acknowledge Genocide by Turkey Will Not Change AnythingJanuary 9, 2007 - 15:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The issue to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide does not hinder the establishment of Armenian-Turkish relations, said Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian to a press conference in Yerevan. In his words, Armenia's refusal from demands to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide by Turkey will not change anything. "The main obstacle for normalizing the relations with Turkey and opening the borders is the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and not the Armenian Genocide," Oskanian stressed. As to a possible adoption of a resolution on the Genocide in US Congress, the RA Foreign Minister, responding to the PanARMENIAN.Net journalist question, stated," Let's hope, the time will show." The foreign minister also stressed that Turkey puts forward a number of preconditions in front of Armenia, whereas Yerevan is ready for dialog without preconditions. "Armenia repeatedly offered to discuss the issue between the states and solve the disagreements. But Turkey with Azerbaijan continues the policy of isolating Armenia from regional projects by non-constructive ways. Basically the Armenian-Turkish relations are restricted with meetings in international organizations like UNESCO, EU and the like." Oskanian stressed. He also underlined that Turkey continues to discuss the Armenian Genocide issue both on political and public levels. "The problem reached its high point when France adopted the bill of criminal punishment for denying the Armenian Genocide," Oskanian said. He also underscored that basically the Armenian-Turkish relations are of non-governmental character. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |