Signing of Armenian-Turkish protocols may affect Armenian historiographySeptember 22, 2009 - 18:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Statements that after 18 years of Armenian statehood, we have reached a maturity and cannot and do not have a right to make mistakes, do not correspond to reality, Vahan Hovhannisyan , head of ARF Dashnaktsutyun parliamentary faction ARF told a press conference in Yerevan today. "The state thinking has not matured enough, which is obvious in the current process of normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations," he said. As Vahan Hovhannisyan mentioned, after ratification of the Armenian-Turkish Protocols the notion of Armenian Genocide will disappear from the history books. The politician cited the example of Greece, where history textbooks avoid mentioning the Turkish pogroms. According to Vahan Hovhannisyan, after ratification of the protocols record of or reference to the Genocide will be considered by the Turkish side and the international community as a manifestation of hostility towards Turkey. "I affirm that, since the Protocols clearly state that the parties should refrain from conducting hostile policies towards each other," Mr. Hovhannisyan emphasized. 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 | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |