Serzh Sargsyan: Armenia will never tolerate Genocide negation May 30, 2011 - 18:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan hosted the first sitting of the state committee for coordination of events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The sitting was led by the head of the committee, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan. At the sitting, the Armenian leader thanked those present, including Artsakh President, All Armenian Catholicos Karekin II, the Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I for agreeing to become committee members. As Armenian leader noted in his statement, although 96 year have passed since Genocide perpetration, Armenian Genocide issue remains open even now. “it's impossible to understand and accept a policy of the extermination of its own citizens, planned by a state. The consequences of the Armenian Genocide have not been dealt with up till now, with the descendants of Genocide perpetrators sparing no effort to distort the truth behind the crime against humanity. Those who negate the Armenian Genocide view our tragedy as a mere source of inconvenience on the international scene, refusing to repent for the crime perpetrated.” “Armenia is ready to discuss cooperation with neighbouring states. However, regardless of everything, we'll never tolerate Armenian Genocide negation and disrespect for the memory of Genocide victims,” Armenian leader stressed. 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 | Macron honors Charles Aznavour on 100th anniversary French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the memory of French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour. Erdogan’s approval rating falls below 40 percent: survey A total of 53.4 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the performance of Erdoğan. Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia. Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. |