  Turkey willing to create own diaspora as counterforce – expert April 20, 2012 - 15:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey has started implementation of a new policy aiming to create own diaspora, director of the Regional Studies Center said. “With Turkey having hosted a meeting of 500 representatives of Turkish NGOs worldwide, a similar gathering is planed to be organized with participation of 2000 representatives,” Richard Giragosian said, adding that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev named the Armenian Diaspora as the “key tool to generate problems.” “We must be ready for Turkish and Azerbaijani steps,” the expert said, noting his plan to meet with Turkish journalists, most of whom recognize the Armenian Genocide during private conversations. Mr. Giragosian voiced hope that Armenian President’s pledge to intensify efforts in Armenian Genocide recognition campaign will be brought to life.   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 |  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. |
