Armenian-Turkish must be based on triumph of truth - politicianMarch 2, 2012 - 14:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On February 28, the Constitutional Council of the French Republic struck down a bill, previously enacted by its legislature that would have made it a crime to deny the Armenian Genocide. In all events, we respect the law of France and the will of its people, Raffi Hovannisian, Armenia’s first Minister of Foreign Affairs and the current leader of Heritage Party writes in Foreign Policy Journal. “What befell the Armenian nation in 1915 was more than genocide, more than holocaust. It was not only the premeditated taking of human lives. It was the collective murder of a nation, a culture, a civilization, and a time-honored way of life,” he writes. “Schools, churches, hospitals, academies, institutions, public and private properties - which had belonged to the Armenians for millennia - were wiped off the map, destroyed, or otherwise expropriated. The Armenian Genocide was the Young Turk regime’s comprehensive and violent dispossession, unprecedented in its evil and effect, of the Armenian nation. It was the killing of a Homeland.” “Reconciliation between the Armenian and Turkish nation-states must, and will, take place based on the triumph of truth, however terrible, and the delivery of justice anchored in earnest remorse, meaningful restitution, and a guaranteed reconnection between the Armenian people and their patrimony. To this end, we remember our martyrs, salute all who prevent and punish crimes against humanity, and await Turkey’s true redemption,” Mr. Hovannisian writes. 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 | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. |