Heritage preparing written response to Erdogan's statement on expulsion of Armenians from TurkeyMarch 19, 2010 - 15:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Heritage party condemns the statement of the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on possible expulsion of allegedly 100 thousand illegal Armenian migrants from Turkey. The party is preparing a document to address it to all member countries of the Council of Europe, as the Turkish Prime Minister's statement is a violation of Council of Europe's norms, Heritage parliamentary group member Zaruhi Postanjyan told a briefing at the National Assembly of Armenia on March 19. She also described the recent statement by the Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon that the U.S. government cannot put pressure on Congress in the matter of adoption of Resolution 252 on the Armenian Genocide as a political act with unclear consequences. "Recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Washington is necessary for the U.S. first of all," she said. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. |