Vladimir Posner: I don't understand Turkey's Armenian Genocide denial campaignFebruary 12, 2009 - 20:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Well known Russian journalist Vladimir Posner said he doesn't understand Turkey's persistence in the Armenian Genocide recognition issue."I support Armenia's position. Moreover, I understand American Indians who press for Indian genocide recognition," he said. "It's a proven fact that a crime against humanity was committed in 1915. It can't be equaled to the Holocaust, which is the result of ideology aimed at extermination of all Jews. But it's obvious to me that the 1915 episode was genocide and I don't understand Turkey's reluctance to acknowledge the fact after so many years," the journalist told 1news.az. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |