  Turkey knew Armenia will reject offer to form commission of historiansNovember 24, 2008 - 15:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Proposing to from a commission of historians, Turkey knew that it will be rejected because Yerevan doesn't question the fact of the Armenian Genocide."Ankara just wanted the international community to see that Yerevan refuses to discuss this tragedy. It was nothing but an information challenge," Hayk Demoyan, director of the Armenian Genocide museum told a news conference in Yerevan. In 2005, then-President of Armenia Robert Kocharian rejected Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's proposal to form a commission of historians to study the fact of the Armenian Genocide. "If Turkey really wanted a fair study it would not persecute historians, journalists and writers under the article 301," Demoyan said.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
