  Ara Papian: Erdogan's statement proves that Turkish society is sick March 20, 2010 - 12:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The statement of the Turkish Prime Minister was interpreted correctly, an Armenian historian said.If the Turkish PM spoke about deportation of all illegal migrants it would be clear, although illogical. But judging by his statement, undocumented Georgians, Arabs and Russians have the right to violate the law but Armenians don't," head Modus Vivendi center Ara Papian said, adding that the Turkish authorities will hardly persecute Armenians henceforth. "With this statement Erdogan proved that the Turkish society is sick. His utterances reveal the Turkish population's thoughts," he said. "The Turkish Prime Minister violated articles 1, 7 and 16 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights," Mr. Papian concluded.   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 |  Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |
