Armenian, Turkish diplomats did not discuss Genocide issueMarch 26, 2010 - 13:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Genocide issue was not discussed during the meetings between Armenian and Turkish diplomats, an Armenian senior diplomat stated."I personally took part in the meetings which preceded the dialogue between the two countries," Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian said. He also emphasized that both the Armenian President and Foreign Minister numerously stated that Armenia never questioned the fact of Genocide and its international recognition. "Speculations on the issue are inadmissible," Mr. Kirakossian said. Earlier, ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Ali Babacan said that the Armenian Genocide issue was discussed during diplomatic meetings under Swiss mediation. The Armenian Genocide The Armenian Genocide (1915-23) was the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I. It was characterized by massacres and deportations, involving forced marches under conditions designed to lead to the death of the deportees, with the total number of deaths reaching 1.5 million. 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |