Hrant Dink Strove For Reconciliation of Two PeoplesJanuary 20, 2007 - 17:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The symbolic meanings of the killing of Hrant Dink are clear. The murder as if extends the prevailing cultural climate in Turkey of denial of the Armenian Genocide, and the prevailing infamous law 301 which makes it a betrayal of the Turkish nation to speak of the Armenian Genocide, told Executive Director, Institute on the Holocaust and Genocide of Jerusalem Prof. Israel Charny the PanARMENIAN.Net corespondent. In his words, Hrant Dink was both a loyal member of his Armenian people and a loyal citizen of his Turkish nation. "He strove for reconciliation of the two peoples and he wanted his nation to be accepted as a member of the European Community. We hope that the tragedy of his murder will lead to prompt condemnation by Turkish society and to police and legal steps to convict his murderers. But we also hope that this ugly murder will have a stunning effect on decent Turkish society, which will lead it to abolish law 301, and to acknowledge the history of genocide of non-Moslem peoples, including the Armenians, Assyrians, and Greeks, during the period of 1915-1922," Prof. Charny underscored. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |