Alexander Iskandaryan: I don't quite understand why Armen Ayvazyan filed claim against our instituteSeptember 24, 2009 - 01:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "I don't quite understand which Article of RA Criminal Code can serve as a basis for 'Ararat' centre's lawsuit against Caucasus Institute. Armenia's legislation does not envisage criminal liability for negation of Armenian Genocide. Of course, we have never denied the fact," Caucasus Institute director Alexander Iskandaryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, commenting upon Ararat Centre Director Armen Ayvazyan's statement. According to Isakandaryan, Turkish historian and political scientist Aybars Gordjulu never denied the fact of Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Empire. "Improper understanding of research objective, particularly in political terms, is unfortunately evident. To be frank, I don't quite understand why Armen Ayvazyan filed claim against our institute," Iskandaryan said, adding that Gordjulu was considered one of liberal Turkish historians.Ararat strategic research centre has filed a lawsuit against Caucasus Institute, accusing the latter of Armenian Genocide denial. In 2008, Caucasus Institute published a collection titled "Caucasian Neighborhood: Turkey and South Caucasus" which comprised Aybars Gordjulu's report on «Armenian-Turkish relations: eternal deadlock». Let's note that Gordjulu worked in Turkish Economic and Social Research foundation (TESEV). Report was earlier introduced during a scientific conference in Istanbul. First court hearing is due in mid-October 2009. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |