Expert: Armenia should bring to trial those guilty of pogroms of Armenians in AzerbaijanMarch 1, 2011 - 12:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Political analyst Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan said that Armenia should achieve conviction of those who are guilty of pogroms of Armenians in Azerbaijan, specifically, in Sumgait and Baku. The events in Sumgait can be qualified as genocide, as people were killed only due to their national identity, Melik-Shahnazaryan told a press conference on March 1. “The Armenian authorities should follow the example of the active propagandistic campaign launched by the Azerbaijani authorities with respect to events in Khojalu,” he said. The political analyst noted that the Sumgait events showed what can happen to representatives of some civilizations when the suppressing force disappears. Melik-Shahnazaryan added that in this case the differences between civilizations were not of religious nature, but the difference was in the development of nomadic and native nations. Azerbaijanis, heirs of nomads, are a nationality, which was artificially created in the beginning of the 20th century and gained its name due to the will of Joseph Stalin in 1936. Turkic peoples, Tats, Talyshes, Kurds and majority of Lezgians have been registered as Azerbaijanis. 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. |