Russian Duma Member: Turkey Obliged to Acknowledge Armenian GenocideOctober 23, 2006 - 16:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The resolution of the Armenian Genocide problem lies in its acknowledgement by Turkey, President of the International League of Human Dignity and Security Protection, Russian State Duma member, General Valentin Varennikov said Monday in Yerevan. "I fully agree with the statement Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II made during his visit to Turkey. Turkey is simply obliged to acknowledge the fact of Genocide, since there cannot be any other position on the issue," he said, reports newsarmenia.ru. When in Istanbul June 20-27 head of the Armenian Apostolic Church Garegin II stated that the Armenian Genocide must be recognized by Turkey and pointed out to irrelevance of formation of committee of historians for the investigation of the fact of Genocide in the Ottoman Empire. Top stories 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. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |