Some countries' unwillingness to recognize Genocide conditioned by unwillingness to worsen relations with TurkeyOctober 11, 2007 - 21:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Everyone knows what happened to Armenians in Turkey in 1915," Armenian President Robert Kocharian told a news conference in Brussels. "Unwillingness of some countries to recognize the Armenian Genocide is conditioned by unwillingness to worsen relations with Turkey," he said. "Turkey denies the historical fact of Genocide but it doesn't mean that it can impose its policy on other states," he said. The RA President did not agree with the opinion that recognition of the Armenian Genocide by U.S. Congress can damage the Armenian-Turkish relations. "It's impossible to damage relations which do not exist," he said. "We are ready to open dialogue with Turkey without preconditions," the President affirmed, Izvestiya reports. 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 | 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. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |