Existence of Turkish Republic based on non-recognition of Armenian GenocideMay 11, 2007 - 16:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During the recent years Armenia has made the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide of 1915 in the Ottoman Empire an irreversible process, Ruben Safrastyan, Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies at the RA National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, told a news conference in Yerevan. Turkey is not twiddling its thumbs either. The existence of the Turkish Republic based on non-recognition of the Armenian Genocide. There is no a politician or party in Turkey who could acknowledge the fact of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire, Ruben Safrastyan said. As to domestic crisis in Turkey, Mr Safrastyan thinks that the current situation is a test for the country. "If the General Staff stops interfering into the internal policy and allows normal election it will be a step towards democracy. If not, Turkey will remain a state fitting to Ataturk's plans," he said. 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 | Russian Ambassador to Armenia summoned to Moscow for consultations Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin has been summoned to Moscow for consultations. Azerbaijan says now controls 4 villages as part of deal with Armenia Azerbaijan's border service has taken control of four villages in the Gazakh district on the border with Armenia. Lukashenko has "very interesting proposal" involving Caucasus Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has said he has "a very interesting proposal" involving the Caucasus region. Azerbaijan establishing three military colleges Three military colleges are being established in Azerbaijan, according to a decree signed by the country’s Prime Minister Ali Asadov. |