KOCHARIAN: TURKISH SOCIETY BROUGHT UP ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DENIAL AND PUBLIC PERCEPTION INERTIA IS HARD TO OVERCOMEFebruary 26, 2005 - 18:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "When speaking of the Armenian Genocide the matter should concern the late 19th -early 20th centuries. The events of 1915 is the biggest and most tragic episode of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire," President of Armenia Robert Kocharian stated in an interview with the Golos Armenii newspaper. In his words, for many decades the Turkish society has been brought up on denial of the Armenian Genocide and it is extremely hard to overcome the public perception inertia. "However, Turkey's urge towards accession to the EU provides for greater openness of the society, access to information, opportunity of discussion of complicated issues. These are exactly the tools by means of which the unbiased evaluation of one's history is formed. Nevertheless, I have some cautious optimism," he noted, adding that Turkey has activated "counter-propaganda" efforts regarding the Genocide problems. "However, I am sure that the outcome will be just the opposite of their expectations," R. Kocharian underscored. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |