Recognition of Armenian Genocide just for the sake of TurkeyJuly 6, 2009 - 21:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire is a historical fact. The recognition of that fact will be just for the sake of Turkey, President of Cyprus Dimitris Christofias told a news conference jointly organized with the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan in today Yerevan. "Cyprus, one of the first countries in the world recognized and condemned the Armenian Genocide. If Turkey recognizes this fact, it shows that it is ready to listen to the neighboring countries," the President of Cyprus noted. Dimitrias Christofias welcomed the steps of the Armenian President aimed at normalizing the Armenian-Turkish relations. "I know how hard is to negotiate with Turkey, but there is no alternative path. But we also understand that neither Armenia nor Cyprus will back down in negotiations on key issues," the President of Cyprus underlined. 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 | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. |