  Some countries' unwillingness to recognize Genocide conditioned by unwillingness to worsen relations with TurkeyOctober 11, 2007 - 21:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Everyone knows what happened to Armenians in Turkey in 1915," Armenian President Robert Kocharian told a news conference in Brussels. "Unwillingness of some countries to recognize the Armenian Genocide is conditioned by unwillingness to worsen relations with Turkey," he said. "Turkey denies the historical fact of Genocide but it doesn't mean that it can impose its policy on other states," he said. The RA President did not agree with the opinion that recognition of the Armenian Genocide by U.S. Congress can damage the Armenian-Turkish relations. "It's impossible to damage relations which do not exist," he said. "We are ready to open dialogue with Turkey without preconditions," the President affirmed, Izvestiya reports.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Related sections Topics Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
