Expert: Armenia should bring to trial those guilty of pogroms of Armenians in AzerbaijanMarch 1, 2011 - 12:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Political analyst Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan said that Armenia should achieve conviction of those who are guilty of pogroms of Armenians in Azerbaijan, specifically, in Sumgait and Baku. The events in Sumgait can be qualified as genocide, as people were killed only due to their national identity, Melik-Shahnazaryan told a press conference on March 1. “The Armenian authorities should follow the example of the active propagandistic campaign launched by the Azerbaijani authorities with respect to events in Khojalu,” he said. The political analyst noted that the Sumgait events showed what can happen to representatives of some civilizations when the suppressing force disappears. Melik-Shahnazaryan added that in this case the differences between civilizations were not of religious nature, but the difference was in the development of nomadic and native nations. Azerbaijanis, heirs of nomads, are a nationality, which was artificially created in the beginning of the 20th century and gained its name due to the will of Joseph Stalin in 1936. Turkic peoples, Tats, Talyshes, Kurds and majority of Lezgians have been registered as Azerbaijanis. 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 | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |