  Armenian activists put stickers reading No to Genocide Denial at book exhibit in Versailles March 21, 2011 - 14:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A week after the March 12 rally in Paris, where the Armenian community of France called on Senators to discuss the law on criminalization of Armenian Genocide denial, the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism was distributing a book titled “A Study of Turkey’s 2000-year-old History” at Versailles-hosted book exhibit. In the book, Turkey categorically denies the deliberate nature of 1915 Armenian Genocide, Nouvelle d’Armenie reports. The book cites key dates in the history of Turkey, from the Hun invasion to Abdullah Gul’s presidency. The book also contains a section the Armenian Issue, negating the Genocide and calling it a deportation instead. During the book presentation, the activists of Nor Serund (New Generation) public organization approached the stand and put the stickers reading No to Genocide Denial. No sooner did the Turkish staff managed to remove the stickers that they appeared again. The campaign lasted for several minutes and was stopped after the interference of exhibition CEO, to whom the Turkey delegation complained about the incident.   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 |  Topic Latest 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.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. |
