Armenian opposition commemorates Armenian Genocide victims April 24, 2011 - 17:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Congress (ANC) headed by its leader Levon Ter-Petrossian visited the Genocide Memorial in Tsitsernakaberd to commemorate the innocent victims of the tragedy. ANC coordinator Levon Zurabyan characterized Turkey’s recognition of the Genocide as the most important aspect in the international recognition of the 1915 massacres. “Turkey won’t have a clear conscience until it recognizes the Genocide,” he stressed. As he noted, the process of Turkey’s recognition is gaining impetus, with increasing quantity of Turkish youth and intellectual elite accepting the fact. Zurabyan believes the Genocide Victims Commemoration Day’s matching the Easter Day must be regarded as a symbol of resilience of the country. ANC coordinator noted the demolition of Armenia-Turkey friendship monument in Kars to be a temporary political process. Zurabyan expressed confidence about Turkey’s recognizing the Genocide sooner or later. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |