  Turkey displeased with oncoming screening of Armenian Genocide film in Iran April 5, 2011 - 15:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ankara will be outraged by the screening of Tigran Khzmalyan’s Armin Wegner- Genocide Photographer film. According to Milliyet Turkish newspaper, recently Iran-Turkey relations were taken to a higher level. ''However, Tehran is initiating an unfriendly step, allowing the screening of a film about Armenian Genocide on April 24,'' the newspaper reported. ''On April 24, Tehran will host the screening of Armin Wegner- Genocide Photographer film,'' the film director Trigran Khzmalyan stated on April 4. “I’m glad that the screening is scheduled for April 24, which increases its political meaning. Members of the Armenian community as well as Iranian parliamentarians will attend the screening,” he said. As Khzmalyan noted, the movie might be broadcast on one of Iranian TV channels. Armin Wegner was a German soldier and medic in World War I. Stationed in the Ottoman Empire during World War I, Wegner was a witness to the Armenian Genocide. The photographs he took documenting the plight of the Armenians today "comprise the core of witness images of the Genocide."   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 |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
