UK seeks to reconcile Armenians and Turks ahead of Genocide centenaryJune 6, 2014 - 17:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Integration NGO is collecting stories to be presented by real people whose ancestors survived the Armenian Genocide and were saved with the help of their Turkish neighbor, friend or an ordinary Turk witnessing the events, Panorama.am reported. The project titled “The Turk Who Saved Me” is supported by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The selected stories will be published in Armenian, Turkish and English languages in Armenia and Turkey. Some of the stories will also be published in a book. The organization further requested those who have similar stories or know people who could tell of such to contact it at info@europeanintegration.am (subject line: “100 years… True Stories”) or call at 00374 10 588 911 or 00374 98 491 019. The Armenian Genocide The Armenian Genocide (1915-23) was the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I. It was characterized by massacres and deportations, involving forced marches under conditions designed to lead to the death of the deportees, with the total number of deaths reaching 1.5 million. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | 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. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. 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. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |