Kurdish issue aggravation consequence of Armenian GenocideAugust 7, 2009 - 16:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Absence of understanding between Armenian and Turkish publics is Turkey's fault, an Armenian expert said."Turkey should follow Germany's example. Turkish leaders should come to Armenia, bow before the Armenian Genocide memorial and beg pardon for the atrocities their ancestors committed," Sergey Shakaryants told a news conference today. Armenian-Turkish relations will not be normalized unless Turkey realizes that aggravation of the Kurdish issue is the consequence of Armenian Genocide, according to him. "Turkey has no intention to establish relations with Armenia. This fact can be easily proved by its actions on the threshold of the Armenian Genocide anniversary which prevented U.S. President Barack Obama from using the term Genocide in his annual April 24 statement," Shakaryants said. 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 | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |