Official: Armenians, Greeks must join forces against Turkish denial policyJune 27, 2013 - 22:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenians and Greeks must join forces against Turkish policy of the Genocide denial, deputy parliament speaker said. On Thursday, June 27, Eduard Sharmazanov met with the ex-speaker of Greek parliament, the head of an Armenia-Greece friendship group Apostolos Kaklamanis. At the meeting, the ex-speaker hailed friendly ties with Armenia, noting that in 1996 his country’s parliament unanimously recognized the Armenian Genocide. Sharmazanov, in turn, spoke of the genocide of Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians and other Christian nations in the Ottoman Turkey, noting that the National Assembly urged the parliaments worldwide to recognize the genocide of Christian nations, including Pontic Greeks. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |