TURKISH DEPUTY DEMANDED SCHWARZENEGGER TO ABANDON ASSESSMENTS ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IN OTTOMAN TURKEYMay 3, 2004 - 21:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Member of People-Democratic party of Turkey, deputy Atilla Bashoglu sent a letter to governor of California State Arnold Schwarzenegger in view of his recent statement regarding the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey. As known, during his speech April 24, Schwarzenegger spoke of genocide and elimination of the Armenian civilization by Turks and even called Istanbul as "Constantinople". In his interview to Zaman Turkish newspaper the Turkish deputy said: "Historians should judge the past. Arnold is a cinema hero and is not aware of these issues. He can't even show Turkey on the map". Bashoglu called Schwarzenegger to abandon his words, threatening, otherwise, to appeal to the European Court for Human Rights. 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 | 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. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |