Ankara wishes to completely withdraw term 'genocide' as regards 1915 eventsJuly 27, 2007 - 13:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The purpose of the so-called "secret decree" by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is complete exclusion of term 'genocide' as regards of the events of 1915," member of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun supreme body, chairman of the permanent parliamentary commission for foreign affairs Armen Rustamian told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. This decree carries no other information, according to him. "The replacement of notions in this case doesn't concern the essence of the issue and Turkey's stance on the Armenian Genocide recognition," he underscored. For his part, director of the Institute of the Armenian Genocide Hayk Demoyan told our reporter that Mr Ergodan did not sound a new idea. "It doesn't matter how you call it. The essence doesn't change. Generally, academicians rate non-recognition of the Armenian Genocide as bad form. This is a historical fact, however Ankara may represent it. Erdogan's statement was meant for internal use," Mr Demoyan said. July 3 PM Erdogan signed a secret decree forbidding to use the term "sozde" (so-called, alleged) as regards the Armenian Genocide. According to the decree, the Armenian Genocide should be henceforth represented in official documents as "events of 1915" or "Armenian claims regarding the events of 1915." 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 | SBP instant transfers now available from 190 Russian banks to Armenia To receive money from Russian banks, easywallet users need to go to their easywallet accounts. Armenia's Davit Chaloyan qualifies for Paris Olympics The Armenian boxer qualified for Paris Olympics after a series of successful bouts at the 2nd World Qualification Tournament. Lemkin Institute urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent. French-Armenian journalist returns to France after 41-day hunger strike Nicolian said on social media on Sunday, June 2 that he needs to improve his health in order to “continue the fight”. |