  Turkish society more independent than politiciansDecember 16, 2008 - 16:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The online campaign of apology for the Armenian Genocide proves that the Turkish society is more independent than politicians, according to an expert."This petition, which has been already signed by over 5000 people, showed that Turks go ahead of the formal political line," Alexander Iskandaryan, director of Caucasus Institute, told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. "Such statements were inconceivable several years ago. Presently, internal processes in Turkey called forth this move," he said.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
