Sydney Armenians not going to apologize to TurkeyFebruary 2, 2009 - 14:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Reports on an apology campaign allegedly to be launched by Armenian intellectuals of Sydney are untrue, head of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun Bureau's Hay Dat and Political Affairs Office Director Kiro Manoyan told PanARMENIAN.Net "During an online discussion, Sydney University professor Armen Gakavian expressed an opinion which was later ascribed to the entire Armenian community," Mr. Manoyan said. Gavakian presumed that the campaign launched by the Turkish intellectuals should be followed by a similar move on the Armenian part. "Certainly, his offer caused indignation of the other participants of the discussion," Mr. Manoyan said. "Some of the Turkish campaign initiators hoped that Armenians will follow their example and apologize for the national liberation struggle in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. It's outrageous because the Armenian Genocide can't be equaled to the resistance Armenians put up during those years." Radikal Turkish newspaper quoted Armen Gakavian as saying that "Armenia should apologize to the Turkish nation for killing several thousand of Turks in the early 20th century." U.S. scholar Denis Papazian is reported to support the initiative. 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 | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. Caring for nature, we have started with ourselves - Team Telecom Armenia Team Telecom Armenia summarized the work undertaken within the company in the direction of environmental protection. Azerbaijani President travels to Moscow Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. |