  Taner Akcam's "A Shameful Act" publishedFebruary 20, 2007 - 16:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - One month after 'Agos' weekly Editor-in-Chief Hrant Dink's murder Turkish Historian Taner Akcam publishes his book "A Shameful Act: The Armenian Genocide and the Question of Turkish Responsibility". During the discussions of the book Professor Akcam talked about the 1915 Armenian Genocide that claimed the lives of over one million Armenians. He told how the Ottoman Turks responded to the charge that they were committing genocide and how the current Turkish government describes what happened. Independent French corespondent Jean Eckiyan told the PanARMENIAN.Net journalist that the talk was hosted by the Armenian Cultural Organization of Minnesota.  Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. 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".   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Armenia considers Cyprus as one of its main partners in EU - envoy  Armenia considers Cyprus one of its main partners in the European Union, Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan has said.Armenian, Albanian Foreign Ministers discuss ties, regional issues Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania Igli Hasani.POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO.Armenia confirms will attend NATO summit in Washington Armenia has confirmed its participation in the NATO summit in Washington, a spokesperson has confirmed. |
