Recognition of Armenian Genocide just for the sake of TurkeyJuly 6, 2009 - 21:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire is a historical fact. The recognition of that fact will be just for the sake of Turkey, President of Cyprus Dimitris Christofias told a news conference jointly organized with the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan in today Yerevan. "Cyprus, one of the first countries in the world recognized and condemned the Armenian Genocide. If Turkey recognizes this fact, it shows that it is ready to listen to the neighboring countries," the President of Cyprus noted. Dimitrias Christofias welcomed the steps of the Armenian President aimed at normalizing the Armenian-Turkish relations. "I know how hard is to negotiate with Turkey, but there is no alternative path. But we also understand that neither Armenia nor Cyprus will back down in negotiations on key issues," the President of Cyprus underlined. 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 | Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event. Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |