  Ahmadinejad on Genocide: any nation should remember its history it and face the futureOctober 22, 2007 - 21:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Iran's stand on the events of early 20th century in the Ottoman Empire bases on two principles," Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said at a meeting with students and teaching staff of Yerevan State University."The first principle is that each nation should remember its history but face the future and this must not lead to repetition of the past. Second, Iran will always be by Armenia's side," he said. Mr Ahmadinejad added that every year the Armenian community in Iran commemorates the events. He said Iran condemns infringement of human rights but did not use the term 'genocide'.   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. |
