Politician: Armenia must pursue international recognition of GenocideApril 24, 2012 - 12:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - If Turkey wants zero problems with its neighbors, it should make some moves, and not nullify its chances for rapprochement, vice-speaker of Armenia’s National Assembly said. As Eduard Sharmazanov told journalists at Tsitsernakaberd Genocide Memorial in Yerevan, Armenia must first of all “pursue the process of Genocide recognition because its international acknowledgment can prevent further genocides elsewhere.” “Denial [of genocide] is equal to committing a genocide. Over 2000 cultural monuments have been destroyed and are still being destroyed in Turkey’s territory nowadays. This is yet another genocide,” the official stated. “While Turkey does not recognize the Armenian Genocide, the European Union faces the threat of a potential member that follows the traditions of the Young Turks and the Ottoman Empire,” he added. As to the Armenian-Turkish protocols, Armenia will not move until Turkey makes efforts in this direction, Sharmazanov concluded. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Welcome to CaseKey 2024. Byblos Bank Armenia firmly stands by future innovators Strategic business cases, invaluable experience, innovative approaches and more than 25 events are in store for the participants of CaseKey 2024. Macron honors Charles Aznavour on 100th anniversary French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the memory of French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour. Erdogan’s approval rating falls below 40 percent: survey A total of 53.4 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the performance of Erdoğan. Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia. |