Armenia to look to future without forgetting pastAugust 31, 2009 - 14:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan does not view Armenian Genocide recognition as precondition for establishing mutual ties with Turkey, RA Peresident Serzh Sargsyan said in an interview with BBC. "Of course. it's very important for all - for our nation, Turkey and the entire world. It is important to restore historical justice, and enable our two peoples to re-establish normal ties to prevent all that from happening in future. In the meantime, President stressed that it was not a proper case for discussing possibilities of compromise.""We say yes, a Genocide did really occur, no matter whether Turkey recognizes it. There's a fact acknowledged by all Genocide experts and many countries worldwide. But presently, we do not view it as a precondition for establishing ties with Turks," RA President said, adding that Armenia must look to the future, without forgetting the past. 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. |