The New York Times: Events of 1915 were not a "massacre", it was genocideApril 7, 2007 - 15:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - By the decision of The New York Times' editorial council in 2004, events of 1915 fall under the definition of "genocide" and when publishing articles over this subject the editorial staff will always use the word "genocide". A headline on April 5 about a planned vote in Congress over the Armenian Genocide Resolution, the widespread killing of Armenians by the Ottoman Turkish government early in the 20th century incorrectly described the killings, in which 1.5 million Armenians died. The editorial of the Newspaper has made clear it was genocide, not a "massacre." The same definition concerns a March 29 article titled "Armenian Genocide Resolution has infuriated Turkey", where the Armenian Genocide of 1915 was described as "massacre". 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 | 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. |