ANCA: Turkey retaliation threats hollowFebruary 4, 2012 - 12:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - International trade data illustrate an unmistakable trend of steadily increasing trade between Turkey and countries that have recognized the Armenian Genocide, despite Ankara's highly vocal - frequently angry - threats to retaliate economically against nation's that have formally condemned this crime against humanity, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA). The trade statistics, drawn from the Organization for Economic Development, show that the ten of the advanced countries that have recognized the Armenian Genocide have experienced growth in bilateral trade with Turkey. At the high end of the range are Russia, which has witnessed a 912% increase in trade with Turkey since its 1995 recognition, and Greece (399% since 1996), Slovakia (298% since 2004), France (257% since 2001), Belgium (174% since 1998), and Canada (148% since 2004). "Over the past several decades, Turkey has established a predictable pattern, in the weeks leading up to the consideration by other countries of the recognition of the Armenian Genocide, of threatening to fundamentally downgrade its ties with the government in question, including through the imposition of far-reaching economic sanctions," said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. "A review of publicly-available trade statistics demonstrates that Turkey, for all its bluster, also has an equally consistent pattern of quickly setting aside these threats and returning to a business as usual relationship with the countries that they were only recently publicly demonizing." Copies of these trade charts have been widely circulated to Congressional offices, agencies of the Federal government, and to officials representing a broad cross-section of the Washington, DC foreign policy community. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | 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. Armenia: 28 protesters arrested after clash with police The Investigative Committee of Armenia has announced the arrest of 28 participants of an opposition demonstration. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenian government besieged by protesters Protesters led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan poured into Yerevan’s Republic Square to try to surround the seat of Armenia’s government. |