Turkish FM: genocide is evil that international community shares solemn responsibility to combatOctober 13, 2007 - 14:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During his visit to Israel earlier this week, Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan attended the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem and made the following note in the guest book:"This museum reminds us all the heart-breaking memories of the Holocaust. We must learn lessons from the Holocaust; the way the evil took hold, the insidious appeal of its ideology Genocide, ethnic cleansing, racism, anti-Semitism, Islam-phobia, Christian-phobia, xenophobia, all historical yet contemporary evils that the international community shares a solemn responsibility to combat. On behalf of the Turkish people and the Turkish Government, I want to express our reverence for the victims of the immeasurable evil. Blessed be their memory," EJP reports. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |