April 17, 2006 - 15:59 AMT
Round-Table Discussions on Armenian Genocide to Be Held in Slavyansk-on-Kuban
Round-table discussions dated to the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey will be held in the Slavonic State Pedagogical Institute, reported Yerkramas, the newspaper of Armenians of Russia. Representatives of political and public organizations of Slavyansk-on-Kuban will discuss the following issues: the Armenian Genocide as a crime against humanity, international recognition of the Armenian Genocide, official acknowledgment of the crime by Turkey, the pan-turkism ideology as a challenge to Europe and world, ways of fair liquidation of consequences of the Armenian Genocide, Hat Dat decision on the basis of international law.

The event participants will be shown a film titled "I condemn" shot by Yerkir Media TV Company and dated to the 90th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. A resolution will be passed upon completion of the discussions. The discussions were welcomed by a number of Russian political figures including Russian State Duma member Sergey Shishkarev (United Russia faction).