Peter Balakian: Armenian Genocide is such problem for Ankara, which is better to deny than to solveDecember 14, 2010 - 19:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - American writer, co-founder of Graham House Review magazine Peter Balakian said that currently the Armenian Genocide is such a problem for Ankara, which is better to deny than to solve. The fact that discussions around the Armenian Genocide have been launched in the Turkish society gives hope, Balakian told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. Commenting on the Armenian Genocide Resolution submitted to the U.S. Congress, Balakian noted that the U.S. Administration is well aware of what took place in the Ottoman Empire early in the 20th century. 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 | 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. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |