MP suggests renaming Armenia-Turkey border gate after Talaat PashaApril 26, 2022 - 11:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ümit Özdağ, chairman of Turkey's Victory Party, a far right, ultranationalist, anti-refugee, Kemalist political party in the country, has suggested renaming the border gate between Turkey and Armenia after Talaat Pasha, one of the masterminds of the Armenian Genocide, Cumhuriyet reports. The party is represented in the Grand National Assembly by a single MP: Özdağ himself. Özdağ made the suggestion in his reaction to a bill submitted by HDP lawmaker Garo Paylan on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide. Earlier, the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office opened an investigation against MP Sezgin Tanrıkulı of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) because of his social media posts about the Armenian Genocide. The MP is under investigation for "insulting the Turkish nation and the state of the Republic of Turkey" as per article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | 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. 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. Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. |