Arpi Vartanian: Turkey to recognize the Armenian Genocide sooner or laterOctober 7, 2009 - 16:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Regional Director of the Armenian Assembly of America (AAA) in Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh Arpi Vartanian is confident that the Protocols on normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations cannot prevent international recognition of the Armenian Genocide . According to her, the Armenian Genocide is gradually becomes a matter of discussion in the Turkish society. "No one in the world but Turkey deny the fact of the Genocide. I am confident that the general trends will lead to the situation when Turkey sooner or later recognize the Armenian Genocide, " Arpi Vartanian told a news conference in Yerevan today. "We continue to make efforts aimed at adoption of 252-nd resolution on the Armenian Genocide in the U.S. Congress. This work continues and 132 congressmen have already joined to the resolution, " Arpi Vartanian said. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills |