Ruben Safrastyan: Turkey shows interest in Hamshen problemJuly 23, 2008 - 14:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Hamshen and Hamshen Armenians. History and Culture" international conference started in Yerevan today. The goal of the conference is to encourage further studies, to raise public awareness and to establish ties with Hamshen Armenians. "The problem of Hamshen and Hamshen Armenians attracts more and more attention. I am hopeful that this conference will help us to better understand the peculiarities of our nation and its manifestations in various geographical and religious spheres," Ruben Safrastyan, Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies at the RA Academy of Sciences, said in his opening remarks. "The problem is also in focus in Turkey. Certainly, we can't agree with some Turkish historians who rate Hamshen Armenians as Turkic tribes." Experts from Armenia, Turkey and Russia studying the history and culture of Hamshen Armenians attended the conference, organizers of which hope for further collaboration. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |