Historian: Pope Benedict ХV called to stop violence against Armenians back in 1915July 13, 2011 - 10:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Back in 1915, Pope Benedict ХV sent a letter to Turkish sultan Mehmet V to call on him to stop the outrage against the Armenian population, a historian said. When commenting on Vatican’s intention to publish documents on the Armenian Genocide, deputy director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute (AGMI) Suren Manukyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter that no one saw these archives or worked with them. “It’s obvious that Vatican’s archives contain abundant information about the atrocities. However, Vatican is unlikely to publish all documents and will display some of them, which, nevertheless, will be used by Genocide scholars for a deeper study,” he said. When late Pope John Paul came to Armenia in 2001 to celebrate the 1700th anniversary of the founding of Christianity in Armenia, he handed over a rough copy of Benedict ХV’s diary, who called on the Turkish sultan “for peace and reconciliation so that the Armenian people stop being the victims of cruelty and revenge.” Last week Italian media reported that the Vatican will co-publish a book with documents and information about the Armenian Genocide. the papers are from the Vatican Secret Archives, and, to quote Monsignor Sergio Pagano, the clergyman who runs the archives, “they make me feel ashamed to be a man.” Top stories 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". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |