  Mehmet Ali Birand: Turkey was about to receive a goal in its goalpost in respect to Armenian Genocide  December 24, 2010 - 18:49 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey was about to incidentally receive a goal in its goalpost in respect to the Armenian Genocide bill as it was playing in overtime, Mehmet Ali Birand liberal Turkish journalist said in his article. “Pressure form the Obama administration, not enough votes in the Congress and not sufficient support from the Israeli lobby saved us from this goal. Everybody took a deep breath. But don’t worry there will be another bill in April. And if that one doesn’t pass there will be another one the following year. This will continue until 2015 (100th anniversary of Armenian Genocide). If no vital steps are taken or any progress made the Armenians will try and do their best to pass the draft. The only way to stop this course was the protocols signed with Yerevan. It was expected to take pressure off of our shoulders.But Ankara could not keep these protocols alive. The ministry for foreign affairs either was unable to explain itself to Azerbaijanis or the Azerbaijanis didn’t care or take it serious. But when things got serious and protocols were signed, they got upset. Turkey couldn’t break Aliyev’s heart and succumbed to Baku,” Hurriyet Daily News cites the author as saying. “In short, Ankara regrets it now. It is obvious that as long as these protocols are not revived it won’t rid itself of the Armenian spiral. So what are we supposed to do? Will we live through this torture every year until 2015?,” Birand questions.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.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. |
