Turkey represents common grave of Armenians killed in 1915 as old Roman pantheonApril 25, 2007 - 00:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Last October a burial place of the Armenian Genocide victims was discovered in the southwest of Turkey, near the town of Madrin. Turkish government failed to conceal the fact and Nokta magazine and some Kurdish news agencies of Europe spread photos of the common grave. The Soderton University, Sweden, has insisted on investigation of the site. April 24 university professor David Gaunt accompanied by Yusuf Halacoglu, the President of the Turkish Association of Historians, arrived at the burial place and upon examining it refused to collaborate with the Turkish historians. The cemetery was dug up, skulls and bones, which could be the evidence of murders, disappeared. When the Turkish historian tried to represent the grave as an old Roman pantheon, the Swedish scientist said he clearly sees that the cemetery has been recently dug over. He refused to take the samples of the soil and fragments of bones, the Armenian Public Television reports. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. 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. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. 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. |