Arpi Vartanian: Turkey to recognize the Armenian Genocide sooner or laterOctober 7, 2009 - 16:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Regional Director of the Armenian Assembly of America (AAA) in Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh Arpi Vartanian is confident that the Protocols on normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations cannot prevent international recognition of the Armenian Genocide . According to her, the Armenian Genocide is gradually becomes a matter of discussion in the Turkish society. "No one in the world but Turkey deny the fact of the Genocide. I am confident that the general trends will lead to the situation when Turkey sooner or later recognize the Armenian Genocide, " Arpi Vartanian told a news conference in Yerevan today. "We continue to make efforts aimed at adoption of 252-nd resolution on the Armenian Genocide in the U.S. Congress. This work continues and 132 congressmen have already joined to the resolution, " Arpi Vartanian said. 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 | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |