RA FM called on EP to think about Article 301 of Turkish Penal CodeOctober 10, 2007 - 18:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Turkey's proposal for setting up a commission of historians to discuss the Armenian Genocide has been used by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to put Armenia in a difficult position," Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian said in his address to European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs in Brussels.He said there is no rejection of the offer but current conditions are not suitable for such a discussion. "Think about Article 301 which penalizes referring to the Armenian genocide and insulting Turkishness. How would any historian discuss this matter knowing that the sword of 301 is hanging over them?" Oskanian said. He described the border closure as another reason for not taking Turkey's offer seriously. 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 | 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |