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Armenian National Committee of Canada
For Immediate Release
ANCC Condemns the Turkish Government Ottawa-Within hours after The Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) recognition of the Armenian Genocide, the Turkish government went on the offensive and demanded the Israeli government to “deliver”American Jewish organizations and to ensure that the US Congress does not pass a resolution characterizing as genocide the massacre of Armenians during World War I. (more) Armenian National Committee of Canada
For Immediate Release
Turkey Pressures Israel to Persuade US Ottawa—The Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Armenian Genocide denial campaign and its lobbying on behalf of the Turkish government to block the passage of the United States House of Representatives and Senate resolutions to recognize the Armenian Genocide has turned into an international issue causing turmoil in human rights organizations and in Jewish communities. The upheaval came to light after the town council of Watertown, Mass. voted unanimously to cut its ties with the ADL and its nation-wide program “No Place for Hate.” (more)
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| Several press reports suggest Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk, who last month expressed his anger and dismay at the murder of journalist Hrant Dink, has decided to remain in the United States following a lecture tour there. |
(Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, UPI - 14/02/07; AFP, Turkish Daily News - 13/02/07; Turkish Press - 12/02/07; Spiegel Online - 10/02/07; AP - 01/02/07; AP - 24/01/07)
Orhan Pamuk, one of Turkey's most famous living novelists and the winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize for literature, has reportedly left his country amid fears for his life. (more)
Truth Prevails over Millions Spent
By Turks to Lie about the Genocide
By Harut Sassounian
Publisher, The California Courier
It took a little more than a year and a half, but it was well worth the wait. After lengthy, sometimes complex, but mostly amicable discussions, the European edition of TIME magazine, in its Feb. 12, 2007 issue, published a full-page text on the Armenian Genocide and distributed a complimentary DVD,
in English and French, which contains a compelling 52-minute documentary on the Armenian Genocide by French director Laurence Jourdan. The DVD also includes a 46-minute interview with Dr. Yves Ternon, a leading expert on the
Armenian Genocide. (more)
Ayse Gul Altinay
22 January 2007
One of the last days of 2005...About 15 of us are standing with champagne glasses in our hands. During the year we are trying to leave behind, almost
all of us have been blamed for "stabbing the nation on its back"; some have been tried in courts, but only two in the group have been found "guilty." One is
Hrant, the other is Yektan. What a coincidence: both of their "punishments" have been postponed. The message is clear. "Shut up or else..." (more)
Denialist Turkey, currently led by the
Turkish-speaking neo-cons, is no civilized Germany
By Appo K. Jabarian
Managing Editor / Executive Publisher
USA Armenian Life Magazine
Recently, Robert Fisk of the "Independent" newspaper,
wrote that Hrant Dink's assassination was "a
shattering reversal to Turkey's hope of joining the
European Union, a visionary proposal already
endangered by the country's broken relations with
Cyprus and its refusal to acknowledge the genocide . (more)
Rebel Against My Turkishness
by Taner Akcam,
History Professor at University of Minnesota,
Radikal Newspaper
January 24, 2007
I am a Turk. Hrant was an Armenian. I am a writer at Agos. Hrant was Agos. Hrant had one ambition only which was to end the hatred, malice and grudge between the Armenians and the Turks and both nations to live together in peace, respect and harmony. (more)
KILL BILL
By Khatchig Mouradian
After killing Hrant Dink, the Turkish state is now trying to capitalize on
his funeral to kill the Genocide bill in the U.S. Congress.
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The Turkish state killed Dink.
Dink's murder is the culmination of nine decades of denying of the Armenian
Genocide; of suppressing and silencing minorities; of brainwashing Turkish
youth by propagating Genocide denial in Turkish textbooks; of labeling
people who dare speak even a portion of the truth as "enemies of the state,"
"backstabbers" and "traitors," and persecuting them under Article 301 for
"insulting Turkishness." (more)
By Khajag Mgrdichian
On January 19, in broad daylight in Istanbul, Turkish intolerance opened fire on Hrand Dink, the editor of the newspaper Agos, making him a martyr in the struggle for freedom of thought and speech. (more)
Editorial
The "No!" of a Historic Community
By Shahan Kandaharian
The united statement issued by the three Armenian political parties active in Lebanon, though extremely relevant to current events, also stands to create greater discussion in the long term. (more)
An Interview with Etyen Mahcupyan
By David Barsamian
The Armenian Weekly
July 14, 2007
The following interview with Agos editor Etyen Mahcupyan was conducted in Istanbul in late June.
David Barsamian-Tell me about Agos.
Etyen Mahcupyan-Agos has a history of 10 years and it is the paper of the [Turkish-Armenian] community. It began with the aim of opening up the windows and doors of the community to the public at large, and bringing the
Turkish public into the community-understanding its problems and becoming familiar with how an Armenian and a non-Muslim live in Turkey. I think that goal has been mostly achieved in the past decade, when Hrant was here.
In fact, he was thinking of making Agos more like a Turkish newspaper, that is, liberating it from the communitarian bonds. This is what we are trying
to do right now. The changes in the newspaper were already conceived by Hrant and myself through several discussions last year. But we were thinking of making those changes in the autumn, because this is an election year and we have several problems. But fate led us to make all those changes in February. (more)
From Lebanon to the World, and Back
An Interview with Harut Sassounian (Part 1)
By Khatchig Mouradian
"The Armenian Weekly", Volume 73, No. 7, February 17, 2007
When I read the press release issued by the United Armenian Fund (UAF) saying that $4.5 million would be allocated to the Armenian schools in Lebanon, my mind went blank for a while. I had left Lebanon shortly after what became known as the “34-day War” in the summer of 2006, and I was deeply concerned about the economic hardships the Lebanese in general and the Lebanese-Armenians in particular were facing. (more)
The following interview was broadcast Monday, 12 February night on Australia’s National Broadcaster; the ABC.
Professor outlines Armenian connection to Gallipoli
Reporter: Mark Colvin
MARK COLVIN: What links the first genocide of the 20th century with the battle most often cited as defining the birth of Australia's national identity?
The genocide was the Turkish massacre of the Armenians; the battle was Gallipoli.
And what they have in common is that they both started on almost the same day, within a few hundred kilometres of each other.
Why don't we know this as a nation? That's the question posed in an essay by Robert Manne, Professor of Politics at LaTrobe University, in this month's issue of the magazine The Monthly.
He's discovered that Australian historians have hardly noticed the coincidence of the two events.
ROBERT MANNE: In 1915 the Ottoman Government began one of the first really systematic genocides in history, certainly of the 20th century. (more)
The Armenian Weekly
December 2, 2006
Documenting Truth: An Interview with Carla Garapedian
By Khatchig Mouradian
The LA Times has described film director Carla Garapedian's work as
"documenting truth in dangerous places." After documenting truth in
different parts of the world, Garapedian has returned to her roots, and
explores the continued denial of the Armenian Genocide by Turkey and its
allies in "Screamers," a documentary that will premiere in Los Angeles on Dec. 8. (more)
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YEDELIAN ELECTED DEPUTY MAYOR OF RYDE
Yesterday evening Ryde Councillors voted Clr Sarkis Yedelian as Deputy Mayor and re-elected Ivan Petch as Mayor of the City of Ryde MORE
The Belmont (Massachusetts) Human Rights Commission voted unanimously on Thursday to recommend to the board of selectmen that Belmont immediately sever ties with the Anti-Defamation League. MORE
FEDERATION EURO-ARMENIENNE
GENOCIDE ARMENIEN : LE CHANTAGE DE LA TURQUIE
SUR SA COMMUNAUTE JUIVE
La Ligue Anti-Diffamation reconnaît le génocide des Arméniens mais s’oppose à la résolution de reconnaissance au Congrès US en raison des menaces que fait peser l’Etat turc sur les Juifs de Turquie
ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN'S "OFFICIAL ENEMY"
27/08/2007
The Azerbaijani parliament will adopt the military doctrine of the country in upcoming fall where Armenia will be mentioned as "Azerbaijan's chief enemy," Deputy of Azerbaijani Mili Mejlis Zahid Oruj informed in an interview to Day.az. MORE
Armenian National Committee of America
PRESS RELEASE
ADL RECOGNIZES ARMENIAN GENOCIDE; REMAINS OPPOSED
TO ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION
Sharp Reversal Comes in Wake of Nation-wide Protests
WASHINGTON, DC – The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), under pressure from a national campaign of protests initiated by the Armenian National Committee of Eastern Massachusetts, backed nationally by the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), and supported by leading voices in the Jewish American community, today reversed its longstanding policy of complicity in Turkey’s denial of the Armenian Genocide.
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Armenian National Committee of Eastern Massachusetts
47 Nichols Avenue
Watertown, MA 02472
ancem@Hotmail.com
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
August 14, 2007
Contact: Sevag Arzoumanian
Tel: 617-233-3174
BREAKING NEWS: WATERTOWN VOTES TO SEVER TIES WITH
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE CITING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DENIAL
COMPLETE COVERAGE WILL BE SENT SHORTLY
WATERTOWN, MA - The Watertown, Massachusetts Town Council voted unanimously
this evening to cut ties with the Anti-Defamation League, citing concerns about ADL National Director Abraham Foxman's denial of the Armenian Genocide and opposition to Congressional legislation reaffirming that crime against humanity, reported the Armenian National Committee of Eastern Massachusetts (ANCEM).
MORE
ARF Sebouh Gomideh Honors Wounded Armenian Soldier
WASHINGTON, DC -- Greater Washington D.C.'s Armenian community gathered at the home of Ung. & Mrs. Zohrab and Lucine Tikoyan to honor wounded
Armenian soldier Captain Gevork Nalbandian. MORE
ARS Releases New Issue of Hai Sird;
Features ARS/Armenia's 15th Anniversary
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ARS/Armenia's 15th anniversary is the featured cover story of the ARS, Inc.'s latest edition of Hai Sird. Hai Sird is the official publication of the ARS's international body. MORE
A LA UNE
Le Haut-Karabakh : un Etat virtuel ?
jeudi 19 juillet 2007
Les habitants du Haut-Karabakh élisent aujourd'hui leur Président. Mais cette élection présidentielle n'aura aucun effet "légal" ; cette république autoproclamée n'est en effet reconnue par aucun pays.
(An interview on french tv with Dr Sevag Torossian about karabagh presidential elections)
The polling stations have closed in Nagorno Karabakh
19.07.2007 19:32 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The polling stations closed in NKR at 8 p.m. According to the Electoral Code of NKR, After the closure of polling stations the CEC must provide information on processed bulletins every three hours.
By 5 p.m. 65% of eligible citizens have voted in the presidential elections of NKR.
Five candidates are running for the presidential post. Ex-Director of the NKR National Security Service Bako Sahakyan, former Deputy Foreign Minister Masis Mailyan, NKR NA member Armen Abgaryan, lecturer at the Artsakh State University professor Vanya Avanesyan and leader of Artsakhi Communist Party, head of the Control Service of the NKR Government’s Administration are running for the post.
Ghukassian: NKR holds elections for the whole nation
and not for international community
19.07.2007 13:30 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ “I am leaving the presidential post of Nagorno Karabakh with a sense that I have done my duty,” NKR President Arkadi Ghukassian stated on July 19 after having voted in one of the polling stations in Stepanakert. He also added, undoubtedly he did not have time to do everything.MORE
Short Films Needed
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007
Dear friends, as some of you already know, Vahe Berberian will be hosting a program of short films for Horizon TV. The program will feature short films made by Armenian filmmakers or films of
Armenian subjects. If you or someone you know would be interested in showcasing a film for this new project, please email us at Vahe.berberian@gmail.com _ (mailto:Vahe.berberian@gmail.com) as soon as possible.
The shorts must be between 1 to a maximum of 15 minutes in length,
submitted in DVD format. Submitters should include a short biography of the filmmaker
and information regarding the film.
Over 100 international observers to watch presidential elections in NKR
18.07.2007 17:43
YEREVAN (YERKIR) - Over 100 international observers have arrived in Stepanakert to watch the presidential elections scheduled for July 19.
As a PanARMENIAN.Net came to know from the NKR CEC, 53 foreign journalists and 47 observers (40 representing international organizations and 7 representing local ones) have been already registered.
The observers arrived from Armenia, U.S., Italy, Greece, Germany, Serbia, Czechia, Ukraine, Macedonia, France and SIC member states.
For immediate release.
Distributed by
Dennis R. Papazian
201-505-1591
The Intimidation Campaign Against Taner Akçam
University of Minnesota sociologist-historian Taner Akçam, an international authority on the 1915 Armenian Genocide, is the target of an ongoing intimidation campaign to portray him as a convicted terrorist and a traitor to his native Turkey. MORE
SECOND CONVENTION OF EUROPEAN ARMENIANS
SET TO CONVENE THIS OCTOBER
-- Conferees to Develop New Armenian Expectations of an Evolving Europe
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - The growth of the Armenian community as a powerful voice in the civic life of Europe will mark a major milestone with the convening,
this October, of the second Convention of European Armenians.
MORE
RAKEL DINK'S SPEECH
Your Honor, the President of the Court, and the Honorable Judges,
My story begins with the Armenian Varto tribe which is one of the leftovers of 1915. I was born in 1959 into the Armenian Varto tribe at the borders Mardin now located in the Sirnak district. Today the town is called Yolagzi. The name Varto comes from Vartan, the name of my great grand-father. The remainder of the tribe migrated to Ýstanbul in 1978. MORE
Armenian Surgeon Appointed Britain's Health Minister
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LONDON (BBC)--Prime Minister Gordon Brown has appointed a practicing surgeon as a minister at the Department of Health.
Professor Sir Ara Darzi (Terzian), who is charged with improving patient care, has been promoted from his previous role as National Advisor on surgery.
MORE
Taner Akçam Brings Struggle Against Turkey´s Article 301 to European Court
Turkish Historian Brings Struggle Against Turkey´s Article 301 to
Montreal, QC, June 20, 2007 - Professor Taner Akçam, a Turkish scholar and Visiting Associate Professor of History at the University of Minnesota, filed an application today before the European Court of Human Rights against the Republic of Turkey.MORE
Dink's son threatened with jail for reproducing interview
ISTANBUL (AFP) - Prosecutors on Thursday called for a prison sentence of up to three years for the son of a murdered Turkish-Armenian journalist for
reproducing an interview his father gave confirming the Armenian genocide. MORE
YEREVAN, Armenia: The Armenian Revolutionary Federation on June 6, 2007, entered into an unprecedented cooperation agreement with the new ruling coalition of the Republican Party and Prosperous Armenia Party. This agreement entails that the ARF-Dashnaktsutyun will introduce its own candidate for the 2008 presidential race, will fill two ministerial positions, one regional governor post and one of two deputy speakership of the parliament, as well as the chairmanship of two out of nine parliamentary commissions. MORE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2007 Yerevan, Armenia | Contact: Arevik Manukyan, PR Coordinator macvf@web.am; (374 10) 54-73-57; www.ani.org |
MACVF Continues to Support Health Partnerships in Armenia: The Measles and
Rubella elimination campaign to be launched in 2007.
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The mass Measles and Rubella (MR) immunization campaign will target around 1.25 million persons in Armenia aged from 6-27. To be launched in October of 2007 the MR campaign is initiated in close partnership with the MACVF, UNICEF, the Vishnevskaya-Rostropovich Foundation, GAVI, WHO and the Ministry of Health of Armenia. MORE
3 killed in suicide attack in eastern Turkey
06.04.07-
Three people were killed in a suicide bomb attack on a police station in the eastern Turkish province of Tunceli on Monday, security sources said.
It was not clear who was behind the attack which occurred in a region where Kurdish separatist guerrillas are active. (Reuters)
Greenpeace rebuilds Noah's Ark on Mount Ararat.
The ecological organization Greenpeace began the construc-tion of a reproduction of Noah's Ark on the Mount Ararat has an altitude of 2500 meters in objec-tive to increase all the states of the world to retard throttle for purpose of greenhouse. The wooden ship will make ten meters long, four meters wide and four meters in height. (more)
May 15, 2007
ARF-DASHNAKTSTYUN INCREASES ITS VOTES
IN ARMENIA'S PARLIA-MENTARY ELECTIONS
YEREVAN, Armenia: The party of Armenia's prime minister garnered the most votes in parliamentary elections on May 12, officials said, as foreign observers praised the vote and opposition parties accused authorities of fraud.
(more)
15-05-2007 13:01:50
Many pro-Russian forces did not enter the Armenian parliament, and the fact reflects the moods of the society, “Dashnaktsutiun” representative believes
Yerevan, May 15. /Mediamax/. Vice-Speaker of the parliament, one of the leaders of “Dashnaktsutiun” party Vahan Hovhannissian stated in Yerevan today that many pro-Russian political forces did not enter the National Assembly, and this fact reflects the moods of the Armenian society.(more)
15-05-2007 13:01:36
“Dashnaktsutiun” does not consider the formation
of coalition in Armenia expedient
Yerevan, May 15. /Mediamax/. Member of the Supreme Body of “Dashnaktsutiun” Armen Rustamian stated in Yerevan today that he does not consider it expedient the formation of a coalition in the conditions of the forces apportion, formed in the new parliament.
(more)
15-05-2007 12:18:58
Despite the violations having taken place, “Dashnaktsutiun”
recognizes the outcome of the elections
Yerevan, May 15. /Mediamax/. “Dashnaktsutiun” party made a statement today, in which it described the parliamentary elections of May 12 in Armenia as “a progress along the path to democratic elections, meeting the international standards”.
(more)
15-05-2007 11:05:54
EU Special Representative stated that Armenia “passed the test” and it “will continue to move closer to the EU”
Yerevan, May 15. /Mediamax/. EU Special Representative in the South Caucasus Peter Semneby stated in an exclusive interview to Mediamax that Armenia “passed the test” and “will continue to move closer to the EU”.
(more)
14-05-2007 15:41:39
“Yerkir Media”, “Kentron”, “ALM” and the “Second
Armenian Channel” devoted most broadcast time to the
coverage of parties
Yerevan, May 14. /Mediamax/. “Tim” Research Center
and the Yerevan Press Club presented in Yerevan
today the preliminary report of the monitoring of
pre-election campaign coverage by the media in the
course of time between April 8 and May 10.
(more)
14-05-2007 14:16:55
Armenian President stated that all the “registered shortcomings and violations will be thoroughly studied to take the necessary measures and to reestablish legality”
Yerevan, May 14. /Mediamax
Mediamax reports that this is said in the address of the President to the people of Armenia in con-nection with the conclusion of the parliamentary elections, which took place on May 12.(more)
14-05-2007 12:32:43
U.S. Embassy: “Armenian election was an improvement toward international standards”
Yerevan, May 14. /Mediamax/. The U.S. Embassy made a statement today, congratulating Armenia on “a more successful poll than previous elections”.(more)
14-05-2007 11:01:51
Presidency of the European Union satisfied that elections in Armenia “were, on the whole, conducted fairly, freely and largely in accordance with the international commitments”
Yerevan, May 14. /Mediamax/. Presidency of the European Union (EU) stated “with satisfaction” that the parliamentary elections held in Armenia on 12 May “were, on the whole, conducted fairly, freely and largely in accordance with the international commitments which Armenia had entered into”.(more)
ARMENIAN PRESIDENT CONGRATULATES THE WINNER PARTIES
YEREVAN, MAY 13, ARMENPRESS: Armenian President Robert Kocharian visited today the office of the Armenian Republican Party and congratulated its leadership on the victory in the parliamen-tary elections.
(more)
13-05-2007 10:51:04
According to preliminary data, the RPA, “Prosperous Armenia”, “Dashnaktsutiun” and “Orinats Yerkir” passed the 5% barrier
Yerevan, May 13. /Mediamax/. According to preliminary data, the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) continues confidently leading in the parliamentary elections.
(more)
Parliamentary election over in Armenia
12.05.2007 20:01 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The parliamentary election has finished in Armenia. At 8 p.m. local time all of 1 923 polling stations closed.
1 060 653 voters have attended the polling stations by 5 p.m. It makes 45,8% of 2 285 830 people who were rendered franchise.
ARMEN RUSTAMIAN SURPRISED BY HIGH VOTER TURNOUT
YEREVAN, MAY 12, ARMENPRESS: Armen Rustamian from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) said today, “ I have participated in many elections but I have to say that this one stands out, at least in our polling station, by a very high voter turnout.”
He said he had to stand in the line for half an hour before to cast his ballot. (more)
12-05-2007 21:11:29
According to preliminary figures, 57% of electors participated in the parliamentary elections in Armenia
Yerevan, May 12. /Mediamax/. According to preliminary figures, 1.319.939 electors, or 57% of the citizens, having franchise, took part in the parliamentary elections of Armenia.(more)
12-05-2007 18:12:13
As of 17:00, the turnover of the electors in Armenia made 45,8%
Yerevan, May 12. /Mediamax/. As of 17:00, 1.060.653 electors, or 45.8 % of the people, having franchise, took part in the parliamentary elections of Armenia.
Mediamax reports that the member of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Armenia Armine Kharatian said this.
2mln 285 thousand 830 citizens of Armenia have franchise for the elections.--
12-05-2007 17:21:09
“Heritage” party concerned by the facts of the organized conveyances of citizens to the polling stations during the parliamentary elections in Armenia
Yerevan, May 12. /Mediamax/. Spokesman of “Heritage” party Hovsep Khurshudian expressed today concern in connection with the facts of organized conveyances of citizens to the polling stations on busses and mini-busses, noticed all over Armenia. (more)
12-05-2007 15:16:15
As of 14:00, the turnover of electors in Armenia made 29,7%
Yerevan, May 12. /Mediamax/. As of 14:00, 687.845 electors, or 29.7 % of the citizens, having franchise, participated in the parliamentary elections in Armenia. (more)
Parliamentary election to become most honest in Armenia’s history
12.05.2007 14:51 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Leader of Heritage opposition party, former RA Foreign Minister Raffi K. Hovannisian thinks that the parliamentary election will become the most honest and fair in Armenia’s history. The most important task is the victory of people’s will, according to him.
(more)
I wish this election could be best in Armenia’s history, Serge Sargsyan said
12.05.2007 14:32 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ “I wish this election were the best in Armenia’s history for the Armenian people and observers,” RA Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan said after voting. (more)
12-05-2007 14:17:11
“We should prove today that we are not inferior to any member-state of the Council of Europe”, Speaker of the Armenian Parliament stated
Yerevan, May 12. /Mediamax/. The Chairman of the Armenian National Assembly (NA) Tigran Torosian stated in Yerevan today that the elections in process in the country today “are not only a test of democracy, but also a test of our worth”.(more)
12-05-2007 13:15:15
239 observers from CIS observe the elections in all
the electoral areas of Armenia
Yerevan, May 12. /Mediamax/.The Executive Secretary of CIS Vladimir Rushailo stated in Yerevan today that 239 observers from CIS observe the parliamentary elections in process in Armenia in all the electoral areas. (more)
12-05-2007 12:59:02
Leader of PPA “voted for the democratic and worthy Armenia”
Yerevan, May 12. /Mediamax/. Leader of the People’s Party of Armenia (PPA) Stepan Demirchian expects good results from the parliamentary elections in process today. (more)
PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN, MAY 12, ARMENPRESS: Parliamentary elections are being held today in Armenia. The head of the Armenian Central Election Commission Garegin Azarian said today that from 08:00 a.m. the polling stations across the country have been opened and all the eligible voters, whose number reaches to 2 million 285,830, will be able to vote until 09:00 p.m.(more)
As of 11:00, the turnover of electors in Armenia made 10.5%
Yerevan, May 12. /Mediamax/. As of 11:00, 243.630 electors, or 10.5% of the people, having franchise, took part in the parliamentary elections of Armenia.
Mediamax reports that the Deputy Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Armenia Abraham Bakhchagulian said this. 2mln 285 thousand 830 citizens of Armenia have franchise for the elections
Agos Broadcast on the Internet
After long-running preparations, the Agos newspaper’s web-site, Agos Internet, will begin publication in English and Turkish pages with a brand-new look. In this way, readers from all over the world will be able to access news, commentary and files dealing with political and cultural developments in Turkey and concerning the life of Turkey’s Armenian community by means of Agos-Internet. (more)
LA TURQUIE ET SES NATIONALISTES
Duration: 08:19
Taken : 11 March 2007
Location: France
Video/Pictures of the 92nd Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide in NYC
International Herald Tribune, France
Greek police clash with Armenian demonstrators
outside Turkish consulate
The Associated Press
Published: April 24, 2007
THESSALONIKI, Greece: Riot police clashed briefly with demonstrators outside the Turkish consulate in Thessaloniki Tuesday, during a protest over the mass killings of Armenians by Turks in the early 20th century.(more)
Russia's former president Yeltsin dies: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, who presided over the demise of the Soviet Union and Russia's transition to a free market, has died, the Kremlin said on Monday.
(more)
April 20, 2007
3 evangelic pastors assassinated in Malatya - Turkey
A French journalist of Europe1 radio reports today, that the
ecclesiastics were lacerated innumerable blows of knives, so much which they were unrecog-nizable.
The genitals would have been torn off.
Inauguration of Katchkar in Norway
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On April 21, 2007 a katchkar monument will be placed in Bergen Norway dedicated to Fridtjof Nansen (norwegian polar explorer, scientist, diplomat and humanist, Nobel Peace Prize 1922), and the victims of The Armenian Genocide 1915 by Turks. (more)
3 killed in Turkey Bible attack
By BENJAMIN HARVEY ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
An injured man lies on the ground outside a publishing house in Malatya, southeastern Turkey, Wednesday, April 18, 2007. Assailants killed three people Wednesday at a publishing house that distributed Bibles, in the latest attack apparently targeting Turkey's tiny Christian minority.(more)
Today's Zaman, Turkey
April 18 2007
Obama backs Armenian genocide allegations
US Senator Barack Obama, a presidential candidate for the 2008
elections, revealed he supported Armenian allegations of genocide at the hands of the Ottoman Empire, Armenian reports said.(more)
PRESS RELEASE
Armenians and the Left
PO Box 1066
New York, NY 10040
Contact: Karine Birazian
Tel: 917 428 1918
Email: karine@armeniansandtheleft.com
Web: www.armeniansandtheleft.com
"ARMENIANS AND THE LEFT" SPRING EVENTS FEATURE CONFERENCES
IN CAMBRIDGE, BUENOS AIRES
Harvard Symposium features Balakian, Berktay, Baghdasaryan, and many others
CAMBRIDGE, MA—On Saturday, March 31, scores of activists, students and intellectuals converged on Harvard University for a one-day "Armenians and the Left" symposium. Co-sponsored by Harvard's Center for Middle Eastern Studies the symposium featured a number of path-breaking journalists and environ-mental activists, both from
Armenia and the US, as well as several outspoken proponents of
meaningful Armeno-Turkish dialogue. (more)
You will find below a link correspondent to a French website (not Armenian) which invites the European people to put Cross Turkey off the Euro Map.
Cross Turkey off
the Euro Map !
http://uk.rayezlaturquie.com/
Middle East News Agency, Egypt
April 14 2007
MUBARAK-KOCHARYAN DISCUSS MIDDLE EAST SITUATION
Cairo, 14 April: President Husni Mubarak's talks with visiting
Armenian President Robert Kocharyan on Saturday covered the latest developments in the Middle East and Egyptian efforts to make a breakthrough in the stymied Mideast peace process, Presidential Spokesman Sulayman Awwad said. (more)
Middle East News Agency, Egypt
April 14 2007
EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER HOLDS TALKS WITH ARMENIAN COUNTERPART
Cairo, 14 April: Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Abu-al-Ghayt met on Saturday with his Armenian counterpart Vardan Oskanyan. (more)
Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
April 12 2007
Bashar Assad: Syria recognizes Azerbaijan's territorial integrity and
supports peaceful solution to Karabakh conflict
Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with Syrian
President Bashar Assad during his visit to this country, Azerbaijan
Honorary Consul to Lebanon Nazih Gassab told APA.
According to him, Elmar Mam-madyarov discussed issues of mutual interest and Syria's position on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Bashar Assad.(more)
ITAR-TASS News Agency, Russia
April 11, 2007 Wednesday 08:04 PM EST
Earthquake occurs near Armenia capital, no casualties reported
YEREVAN, April 12
Over a million residents of Yerevan were awakened overnight by rather noticeable earth tremors. The National Service of Seismic Protection of Armenia told Itar-Tass the earthquake occurred at 00:43, local time, Thursday (11:43 p.m., Moscow time, Wednesday). (more)
UN HAUT RESPONSABLE DE L’ONU CEDE AU NEGATIONNISME DE LA TURQUIE
-- La Fédération Euro-Arménienne a appelé l’ONU à revenir sur sa décision d’annuler une exposition sur le génocide des Tutsi. --(more)
BACK TO SOURP MAGAR AFTER 33 YEARS
Nicosia - Source Armenian MP Vartkes Mahdessian's Bulletin - An oukhdaknatsoutiun
has been organised by the Armenian MP Vartkes Mahdessian's office and The Armenian Prelature of Cyprus to the Turkish occupied Armenian Monastery of Sourp Magar on Sunday May 6, 2007.(more)
Turkish Daily News, Turkey
April 4 2007
3000 guests visited Akdamar Church since inauguration
VAN-Doðan news agency
After extensive renovation, the Akdamar Armenian church in Van
reopened as a museum last Thursday and has had already had 3,000
visitors, reported the Doðan news agency. (more)
TV reports gunmen wound mayor of Armenia's
2nd largest city, kill deputy, 2 bodyguards
The Associated Press
Monday, April 2, 2007
YEREVAN, Armenia: Gunmen wounded the mayor of Armenia's second largest city in a bold highway attack that also killed his deputy, his driver and two body-guards Monday, a police official said.(more)
EDITORIAL
Aztag Daily, Lebanon
March 28, 2007
THE NEW PROPAGANDA WAR
Without underestimating and overestimating the productivity of the Turkish government's policy concerning the opening ceremony of the restored Holy Cross church in Aghtamar, it is necessary to think about what aspects have been registered so far and what their hidden motives are.(more)
German anti-racism initiative creates concern in Ankara
Friday, March 30, 2007
A new German initiative sets a legal framework to make denial of an alleged Armenian genocide at the hands of Ottoman Turks a crime, following up on similar measures elsewhere (more)
Turkish Daily News
Mar 30, 2007
The so-called ‘Akdamar museum’
Cengiz Çandar
Turkish Daily News
March 29 2007
Last minute move from Mutafyan: Return cross to Akdamar Church
Turkish Armenians Patriarch Mesrop Mutafyan made a diplomatic move and called on the Turkish government to return a cross to Akdamar Church, which will be inaugurated today with the participation of a low level Armenian delegation(more)
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
PRESS AND INFORMATION DEPARTMENT
375010 Telephone: +37410. 544041 ext 202
Fax: +37410. 562543
Email: press@mfa.am
www.armeniaforeignministry.am
PRESS RELEASE
28-03-2007
Comments by Vladimir Karapetian, Ministry Acting Spokesperson on renovation of the Church of Holy Cross on Akhtamar Island in Van (more)
Senate panel adopts Biden resolution honoring Hrant Dink
29.03.2007 14:00
YEREVAN (YERKIR) - The Senate Foreign Relations Committee adopted on March 28 human rights legislation, authored by the panel's chairman and presidential candidate, Senator Joe Biden (D-DE), condemning the murder of journalist and human rights activist Hrant Dink and calling on the Turkish government to repeal the law, Article 301, under which he was prosecuted, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).(more)
Turquie - Eglise arménienne d'Aghtamar : inauguration le 29 mars
Publié le : 18-03-2007
Press TV, Iran
March 27 2007
Over 14 Iraqis killed in violence including two Armenians
Two mortar rounds on Tuesday slammed into the capital's Abu Chir
neighborhood where Iraqi and U.S. forces have been concentrated under
a massive new security crackdown, officials said. (more)
Armenian Government Resigns Over PM’s Death
By Emil Danielyan and Ruzanna Stepanian
Armenia’s entire cabinet of ministers resigned on Monday due to the sudden death of Prime Minister Andranik Markarian.(more)
Turkish police detain right-wing politician in the killing of ethnic
Armenian journalist
The Associated Press
Sunday, March 25, 2007
ISTANBUL, Turkey: Turkish police late Sunday detained a right-wing
politician for interrogation in connection with the killing of an ethnic
Armenian journalist, a news channel reported.(more)
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Listen the speech of the philosopher-writer Bernard Henri Levy on the
Armenian Genocide négation in front of 2000 people in Paris (February
17, 2007, in French).
http://www.aypfm.com/streaming/
divers/mutualite070117/levy.rm
(real player)
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Bernard-Henri_Lévy (biography
National Interest
AKHTAMAR'S SURB KHACH CHURCH HAS HAD A CROSS, AND THE CROSS - A PHOTOGRAPH
After weeks of prolongation the opening of the recons-tructed of Surb Khach
Church of the Akhtamar Isle was finally arranged on March 29. according to
latest information, nume-rous guests, among them Culture Minister of Armenia
Hasmik Poghosian, are invoted to the ceremony.(more)
Shahan Kandaharian:
Armenian people to benefit from dual citizenship
The Near East has always been the center of the Armenian Diaspora. Armenians who survived the Genocide in 1915 found shelter here. The Armenian community of Lebanon is one of the oldest and weighty ones throughout the Diaspora. Shahan Kandaharian, the Editor-in-Chief of Azdak Beirut-based newspaper, comments to PanARMENIAN.Net on the life of the community and situation in Lebanon. (more)
THE TURKISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
TO RESEARCH TASHNAK ARCHIVES
By Aslihan Aydin
Today's Zaman, Turkey
March 15 2007
The Turkish Historical Society (TTK) reportedly wants to finance the
opening up of the Tashnak Archives in Boston to Turkish historians. (more)
Six Russians Jailed For Racist Killing Of Armenian
March 14, 2007 -- Six Russians, including three brothers, have been jailed for up to 11 1/2 years for the racially motivated killing of an Armenian..(more)
Israel parliament rejects Armenian genocide recognition bill
Agence France Presse JERUSALEM, March 14 2007
Israel's parliament on Wednesday rejected a motion recognising the
Turkish mass killings of Armenians dating back to 1915 as a genocide.(more)
ARF press conference opens is Yerevan
09.03.2007 15:37
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YEREVAN (YERKIR) - A two-day conference of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation publications opened in Yerevan today. The conference, attended by the ARF publication representatives from Armenian and foreign countries, will discuss issues related political and ideo-logical issues. (more)
Swiss convict Turk of denying Armenian genocide
09 Mar 2007/Reuters
By Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA, March 9 (Reuters) - A Swiss court found a
Turkish politician guilty on Friday of denying that
mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks in 1915
amounted to genocide, the first such conviction under
Swiss law. (more)
FDA Warns Consumers Not to Drink "Jermuk" Brand Mineral Water
Turkish court shuts down YouTube
By Vincent Boland in Istanbul
Published: March 7 2007
Turkey’s largest internet services provider shut down access to the YouTube video- sharing web site on Wednesday after a court ruling that some of its content insulted Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey. (more)
FRENCH WRITER TROYAT DIES
Movie & Entertainment News provided by World Enter-tainment News Network
( www.wenn.com )
2007-03-05 14:22:57 -
Celebrated French author HENRI TROYAT has died in Paris. He was 95. Troyat was born LEV TARASOV in Moscow, Russia, to Armenian parents in
1911, but his family fled during the country's revolution and eventually settled in the French capital.(more)
Oskanyan supports dual-citizenship
March 1, 2007
RA Foreign Affairs Minister, Vardan Oskanyan yesterday announced that he supports the dual-citizenship bill.(more)
Foreign Minister Gul Shocked To See TIME DVD on his Flight
By Harut Sassounian
Publisher,
The California Courier
Several Turkish newspapers reported on Feb. 26 that Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was shocked when he saw an Armenian Genocide DVD in the TIME magazine issue on his plane. (more)
Worthy reward to the deseerving depolomat
24.02.2996
Marlena Hovsepyan/"Radiolur"
On March 4 former US Ambassador to Armenia John Evans will leave for Los Angeles. A reception in his honor will be organized in one of the most luxurious restaurants of Beverly Hills: this way the American-Armenian community wants to thank the diplomat who decided to be honest and characterize the events at the turn of the century as genocide contrary to the official stance of his country. (more)
ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Feb 21 2007
ARMENIA'S FM CONGRATULATES LEBANESE ARMENIAN
"AZDAK" NEWSPAPER ON ITS 80TH ANNIVERSARY
YEREVAN, February 20. /ARKA/. Armenia's Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian congratulated the Editor-in-Chief of Armenian news-paper and the staff of Lebanese Armenian Azdak ("Signal") on the 80th
anniversary of the news-paper. (more)
Amb. Evans Predicted his Dismissal, Newly-Discovered Video Reveals
By Harut Sassounian
Publisher, The California Courier
During his tour of the United States in February 2005, U.S. Ambassador to
Armenia John Evans met with various Armenian-American groups on both
coasts. In response to repeated questions as to why U.S. officials did not
use the term Armenian Genocide, Amb. Evans stunned his audiences by openly acknowledging the Armenian Genocide. (more)
President Robert Kocharian's interview with
Robert Kotcharian : ''La Turquie doit demander pardon'
En visite à Paris à l'oc-casion de l'Année de l'Arménie en France, le président arménien évoque pour « Le Figaro » le débat sur la reconnaissance du génocide de 1915(more)
Assasination de Hrant Dink
Yasin Hayal affirme que les services secrets l'ont aidé
mardi 13 février 2007, Stéphane/armenews
Selon le journal Hurriyet en date du 12 février 2007 Yasin Hayal considéré
comme l'instigateur du meurtre de Hrant Dink et qui a déclaré qu'Erhan
Tuncel était celui qui a organisé l'assassinat en tant que "grand frère" a
reconnu l'existence d'un troisième personnage le présentant comme un
membre du MIT, l'agence des services secrets turcs.(more)
Watch the DVD that was placed in TIME magazine of Europe http://video.google.de/videoplay?docid=-7199779511612239455&hl=de
Turkey misses its chance with Armenia
Hrant Dink's assas-sination provided a key opportunity for Turkey to mend relations with its neighbor.
By Vartan Oskanian,
VARTAN OSKANIAN is minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Armenia.
February 7, 2007
ANKARA HAS LET a rare
moment pass... (more)
Livre : La longue marche des Arméniens.
Publié le : 26-12-2006
par Denis Donikian
Medz Yeghern 1915
OPINION L.A.
What did we say about the Armenian genocide
as it was happening?(more)
EDITORIAL
Considering the Milieu and the Circumstances
By Shahan Kandaharian
Given the circumstances, the official, public, and international response to the murder of Turkish-Armenian editor Hrant Dink will resonate for a long period of time.. (more)
STATEMENT OF KURDISTAN NATIONAL CONGRESS ON
THE TURKISH CRIMINAL REGIME REGARDING THE KILLING OF THE KURDS AND THE ARMENIANS(more)
EXCLUSIVITE DU MAGAZINE NOUVELLES D’ARMENIE
Les premières photos
du film des frères Taviani consacré au génocide des Arméniens présenté au Festival
de Berlin
lundi 29 janvier 2007,
Stéphane/armenews
Three dead in Israel suicide bomb
29 January 2007, 09:27 GMT
A suicide bomber attacked a bakery in the southern Israeli town of Eilat, killing three people, police said.
Witnesses speaking on Israeli adio said body parts were scattered throughout the building. It would be the first such attack by Palestinian militants inside Israel since in April 2006.
(more)
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CNN INTERNATIONAL TO AIR SEGMENT ON MEDIA COVERAGE OF HRANT DINK ASSASSINATION
Peter Balakian, Yalim Eralp, and Maureen Freely interviewed on
INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENTS program
In a segment of the weekly CNN International series, INTERNATIONAL
CORRESPONDENTS, author Peter Balakian, journalist Maureen Freely, and CNN-Turk diplomatic consultant Yalim Eralp discuss the issues surrounding the murder of Hrant Dink and how they were covered in the media.(more)
The Hon. Jason Kenney P.C. MP., the Secretary of State for Multiculturalism
and Canadian Identity, for the Government of Canada, has forwarded the following letter of condolence to the Diocese of the Armenian Church of Canada, in response to the tragic death of Mr. Hrant Dink, in Istanbul Turkey.
The Diocese sadly receives this letter of sympathy on behalf of the Dink family, and is gratified for the expressions of respect and acknowledgement of Mr. Dink, a remarkable Armenian whose life's work and writings championed truth and understanding
between people.
Thousands attend Dink funeral
Tens of thousands of mourners filed through Istanbul behind the coffin of Hrant Dink, the Turkish Armenian editor killed last Friday, as his body was transported to an Armenian church. (more)
“Letter to My Beloved”
by Rakel Dink
"I am here today full of immense grief and dignity. We are all here today with our sorrow. This silence creates within us a sorrowful contentment.
Today we send off half of my soul, my beloved, the father of my children. We are going to actualize a march without any slogans and without any disrespect. Today we are going to generate immense sound through our silence. (more)
A "Trabzon Legend" gave the orders to kill Hrant Dink
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Yasin Hayal, the man now suspected of giving the orders to 17 year old Ogun Samast to murder journalist Hrant Dink, had in fact previously chosen a different candidate for carrying out the act, but had met with resistance from first young man's family. (more)
EDITORIAL
"The Pigeon-like
Unease of My Inner Spirit"
by Hrant Dink
AGOS Newspaper
10 January 2007
(translated by F.M. Gocek)
I did not at first feel troubled about the inves-tigation that was filed against me by the Şişli public prosecutor’s office with the accusation of “insulting Turkishness.” (more)
Sit-in at Armenian village
Monday, January 22, 2007
HAYRETTİN OĞUR
SAMANDAĞ - Doğan News Agency
The residents of Vakıflı village in Samandağ, Hatay, marked journalist Hrant Dink's murder with a peaceful protest. (more)
| Lettre de condoléances de M. Jacques CHIRAC, Président de la République, à la suite de l'assassinat de M. Hrant Dink, journaliste turc. Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 01:02:06 +0100 (more) |
Murderer of Hrant Dink Captured Print
Sunday , 21 January 2007
On Saturday evening, January 20, the lead suspect for Hrant Dink's
assassination, Ogün Samast, was captured by gendarmarie with the murder weapon on him, while traveling from Istanbul to Hopa. Ahmet Samast, who works as a cleaner at the Pelitli municipality, went to the police after seeing his son's image on TV , and reported him. The police took Ogün under
custody, as well as his close friend Yasin Hayal and six others. (more)
IN MEMORIAM: HRANT DINK, 1954-2007"
By Fatma Muge Gocek
As I sit in front of my computer and type in this first eulogy of my life
with tears streaming down my face, I realize that what I will miss the most
about my dear friend the journalist Hrant Dink's unexpected departure from this life are the big hugs he used to give me, to us, to all his friends,
to humanity as a whole, those warm, comforting, loving hugs... I mourn
that I will no longer feel that happiness surge within me as I saw his face light up on our next encounter, he will not say "Dear Muge!" and rush to
me with his arms open to give me one of his won-derful hugs. The last image in my minds' eye will unfortunately be his tall, lifeless body lying
covered on a pavement, mercilessly assassinated by a gunman in broad
daylight in front of his newspaper in Istanbul on January 19th 2007.(more)
This is a press release from the European Commission
Ceci est un communiqué de presse de la Commission Européenne
Statement by Enlarge-ment Commissioner Olli Rehn on the assassina-tion of the journalist Hrant Dink in Turkey (more)
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
PRESS AND INFORMATION DEPARTMENT
Government House # 2, Republic Square
Yerevan 0010, Republic of Armenia
Telephone: +37410. 544041 ext 202
Fax: +37410. 562543
Email: press@mfa.am
PRESS RELEASE
19-01-2007
Minister Oskanian condemns Hrant Dink assassination
We are deeply shocked by the news of the assas-sination of Turkish Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, a man who lived his life in the belief that there can be understanding, dialogue and peace amongst peoples.
We categorically condemn this act, regardless of the circumstances, and call
on the Turkish authorities indeed to do everything to identify those responsible.
Journalist shot dead in Istanbul
ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) -- A prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist was shot to death Friday, according to CNN Turk.
He is Hrant Dink, editor of the Armenian-Turkish language weekly Agos
magazine. He was shot dead in front of the Istanbul newspaper as he was leaving. (more)
Yerevan Celebrates Anniversaries of Jamanag and Aztag
By Tatul Hagopian
YEREVAN—On Jan. 11, in the “Ourpat” reporters’ lounge in Yerevan, the 99th anniversary of the Jamanag newspaper (printed in Istambul) and the 80th anniversary of the Aztag newspaper (printed in Beirut) were celebrated. The event was covered by 10 Armenian television stations, two radio stations and many newspapers. Hagop Avedikian, editor-in-chief of the Yerevan Azg newspaper, spoke to the attendees about Jamanag, while Giro Manoyan, head of the political affairs office of the ARF Bureau, spoke about Aztag.(more)
The Associated Press
Published: January 14, 2007
Report: Belgian government site hacked by Turkish nationalists
BRUSSELS, Belgium: The Web site of Belgium's Defense Ministry was hacked Sunday by a group of Turkish nationalists, news reports said. (more)
New Armenian Town Being Built in California
12.01.2007
YEREVAN (YERKIR) - The new Armenian town development is bounded by inside Santa Clara, Highway 41, M Street and O Street, PanARMENIAN.Net. (more)
Ocalan tells Turkey it can help itself
by granting regional autonomy to Kurds
Saturday, January 13, 2007
ANKARA: Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan urged Turkey on Friday to grant its Kurdish community regional autonomy in order to resolve a 22-year conflict and avoid the kind of turmoil seen in Iraq. (more)
The Genocide Education Project
Friday, January 12, 2007
PRESS RELEASE
FIRST WEB CLASS ON THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE LAUNCHED:
San Francisco, CA, January 10, 2007 - The Genocide Education Project has launched Genocide and the Human Voice: Nicole’s Journey, the first online classroom about the Armenian Genocide. (more)
Rocket hits US embassy in Athens
Friday, 12 January 2007, 10:22 GMT
Fire engines and police cars sealed off the embassy
Attackers have fired a rocket at the US embassy compound in the centre of
the Greek capital, Athens.(more)
The President Dr Néstor Kirchner promulgated
the Law that declares the 24 of April "DAY OF
ACTION BY THE TOLERANCE AND THE RESPECT BETWEEN THE PEOPLES" in
commemoration of the Genocide undergone by the town Armenian.(more)
US storms Iran consulate in Arbil
US forces, backed by helicopters, have raided the Iranian consulate's offices in Arbil, northern Iraq. (more)
ERDOGAN VISITS LEBANON
Lebanese-Armenians Reject Turkish ‘Mediation’ and ‘Peacekeeping’
BEIRUT, Lebanon (Combined Sources)—Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Beirut on Jan. 3 to visit Turkish peacekeeping troops that are part of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and “to help broker an agreement between the Lebanese government and its opposition.” (more)
United Refusal Communique by the three Spiritual
Leaders of the Lebanese-Armenian Community
The Armenian community in Lebanon was opposed to the participation of Turkish troops in the up-graded UNIFIL force mandated by UN Security Council Resolution 1701. It expressed its opposition repeatedly through protests and appeals to the government, and particularly to the prime minister, to not be fooled by the wolf in sheep’s clothing. Unfortunately, the Lebanese government did not accept the pleas of the Armenian community.(more)
Lebanese-Armenian Political Parties
Meet with Lahoud, Siniora and Berri
BEIRUT, Lebanon—Representatives of the three major Armenian political parties in Lebanon met with Lebanese president Emile Lahoud, prime minister Fouad Siniora, and Parliamentary speaker Nebih Berri regarding the upcoming visit of Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Lebanon. (more)
Armenian Political Parties in Lebanon Reject Any Initiative by Turkish Forces
BEIRUT, Lebanon (Aztag)— Representatives of the three active Armenian political parties in Lebanon met on Dec. 29, 2006, in the “Shaghzoyan” Center near Beirut. (more)
Iraq more urgent
for Turkey
09.01.2007
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan ha called on the international
community to apply joint efforts to guarantee the security of Iraq. (more)
Vartan Oskanian: Turkey and Azerbaijan continue isolating Armenia
09.01.2007 17:12
Tatul Hakobyan
Summing up Armenia's policy in 2006, RA Foreign Minister recalled several
international events, which somehow influenced the foreign policy of our country. (more)
TURKEY SENDS NOTE TO AZERBAIJAN
Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
Dec 26 2006
Turkey Foreign Ministry send note to Azerbaijan twice, APA Turkey bureau reports. The notes covers the incident happened on December 19, that is Sertab Erener and Armenian-born pianist Burak Bedikyan were
not allowed to Azerbaijan and send back. (more)
Turkey denies deal with Georgia, says gas talks continue
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
FULYA ÖZERKAN
ANKARA - Turkish Daily News
Turkey yesterday denied Tbilisi-based news reports over an agreement with
neighboring Georgia with regard to the sharing of natural gas from
Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz field, saying that the parties involved were moving ahead with technical talks. (more)
Turkey isn't getting in
Geoffrey Wheatcroft/Guardian Weekly
22 December 2006
Of all the temptations of journalism, prediction is the most dangerous.
Soothsayers in our trade are usually made to look foolish by events. The
best answer was given by the fabled correspondent in some distant spot who,
asked by an importunate foreign desk (in the days of abbreviated cablese) to
file"soonest,fullest,whatnext happens", responded suc-cinctly: "Myballs
uncrystal." (more)
Georgian president: Turkey real strategic partner
The New Anatolian / Ankara
21 December 2006
Visiting Georgian Presi-dent Mikhail Saakashvili on late Tuesday praised
Turkey as being Georgia's real, strategic partner, after President Ahmet
Necdet Sezer expressed Turkish support for Georgian territorial integrity. (more)
American Superstar Sylvester Stallone want to make his dream come true movie "The Forty Days of Musa Dagh."(more)
Robert Kocharyan: There will be no active talks in the pre-election period
16.12.2006 13:07
"There will be no active negotiations on the Karabakh conflict settlement before the parliamentary elections.(more)
German Public TV screens a film criti-cizing the current reality in Azerbaijan
16.12.2006 13:25
MDR - the Public Tele-vision of Germany - screened a documentary titled "The History of Baku," where the current reality of Azerbaijan is severely criticized.(more)
Güler: Turkey and Israel agree on Black Sea-Red Sea pipeline
EkoTürk News Agency / Ankara
16 December 2006
The New Anatolian
Energy and Natural Re-sources Minister Hilmi Güler announced that Turkey and Israel reached an agreement on the construction of a Black Sea-Red Sea Pipe-line and that the multiple line would transmit oil, natural gas, water and electricity. (more)
TRT to rebroadcast documentary accusing Sweden of genocide
Saturday, December 16, 2006
'
Freedom of the press is an essential principle for Sweden, thus I never
contacted either the Foreign Ministry or TRT,' says Swedish Ambas-sador Asp (more)
VAHAN HOVHANNISYAN: RECOGNITION OR
NON-RECOGNITION OF THE NKR REFERENDUM
OF NO IMPORTANCE(more)
THE AZERI SIDE FAILED THE OSCE MONITORING
According to an earlier agreement with the authorities of the parties December 13 the OSCE Mission was due to carry out planned monitoring of the contact line of the armed forces of Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan in the direction of Fizuli, near Karakhanbeyli settlement. (more)
GEORGE BUSH CALLS TO SETTLE THE KARABAKH CONFLICT IN A PEACEFUL WAY
US President George Bush has called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to resolve the Karabakh conflict in a peaceful way. Azerbaijani APA agency informs that George Bush said this during the meeting with the Azerbaijani Ambassador to the US Yashar Aliyev.(more)
Press release
Statement by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs on the 10 December referendum in Nagorno-Karabak(more)
Blast levels army residential building in Turkey (more)
1- NORWAY'S COUNCIL OF KRAGERO RECOGNISES GENOCIDE
MAYOR AND DELEGATION MAKE HISTORIC DECLARATION IN LONDON
On Sunday 3rd December 2006, a deputation comprising three officals from Kragero, Norway, including Mayor Laland and Deputy Mayor Jensen made the historic declaration ratified unanimously by all members of their City's
Council - across all parties - stating that "the atrocities the Armenian
people were subjected to must be considered as Genocide". (more)
Turkey-Israel energy talks to focus on multiple pipelines
Wednesday Dec. 6, 2006
BARÇIN YİNANÇ /ISTANBUL
Turkey and Israel are set to discuss multiple pipeline projects that will
transport energy resour-ces such as natural gas, oil and electricity as well
as water. (more)
Armenian FM Vartan Oskanian gives exclusive interview to TNA
Nursun Erel - TNA/Yerevan
The New Anatolian
04 December 2006
Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian said that Armenia doesn't see the
"genocide issue" as a pre-condition to normalize re-lations with Turkey, but
called on his Turkish col-leagues to remove all their preconditions too. As a successor of the Soviet era, said Oskanian, Armenia recognizes all treaties including the Treaty of Kars, but he claimed the Turks are the ones violating the agree-ment by keeping the border closed. (more)
ANKARA - Turkish Daily News
Saturday, December 2, 2006
Argentina 'genocide' bill against spirit of relations, warns Ankara
The Turkish capital has condemned the approval of a bill by the House of
Representatives of Argentina in which it decided to mark April 24 as "TheAction Day for Tolerance and Respect between Peoples for the Memory of Armenian Genocide." (more)
Unveiling of a Armenian Genocide Memorial In Rome
ROME, Italy—The unveiling ceremony of a new memorial in Rome dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide took place on Nov. 23.(more)
Gül says Article 301 to be changed soon
Monday,
November 27, 2006
ANKARA - Turkish Daily News
Admitting that certain rulings made under the infamous Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code (TCK) were harming Turkey's image, Foreign MinisterAbdullah Gül has said the government would soon make necessary amendments to
the article. (more)
Opinion: Turkey's Coming Coup
November 27, 2006
Once again, the generals are muttering angrily about how the govern-ment is undermining the secular state-and Turkey.
(more)
Georgia on His Mind
by Nikolas K. Gvosdev
11.27.2006
Reading former UN ambassador Richard Holbrooke's essay in today's Washington
Post once again confirmed for me the faith-based nature of so much of U.S.
foreign policy. The world is as we declare it to be; inconvenient facts and
on the ground realities are ignored or airbrushed away. (more)
A.R.F. Shant Student Association
PRESS RELEASE
November 21, 2006
ARF Shant to Host Expert Panel Discussion on Development and Inte-gration of Western Armenian Lands Post Armenian Genocide
Recognition (more)
UN Office in Armenia initiates "16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaing"
23.11.2006
Presidents Robert Kocharyan and Ilham Aliyev will meet in the framework of the CIS summit
23.11.2006
TELETHON 2006 TO START AT 8 A.M. LOS ANGELES TIME
23.11.2006
International Crisis Group
media release
Georgia’s Armenian and Azeri Minorities
Tbilisi/Brussels, 22 No-vember 2006: The Geor-gian government must take significant steps to avoid conflict in the coun-try’s ethnic Armenian and Azeri areas.(more)
Paris to Host Turkish Minority Conference on Nov. 25
A conference on mino-rities living in Turkey will be held in Paris on
Saturday as a part of activities marking the "Year of Armenian (more)
EUROPEAN ARMENIAN FEDERATION
for Justice and Democracy
CALL ON DEUTSCHE BANK TO RETURN ASSETS TO ARMENIAN GENOCIDE VICTIMS
More than $20,000,000 stolen by the German firm during Genocide era(more)
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ARMENIA” by Bedros A. Tekeyan, a new released book(more)
Hastert's fall paves way for Pelosi speakership
09.11.2006 10:45
The Democratic takeover of the House of Repre-sentatives yesterday ended Speaker Hastert's Congressional reign, opening the door to the Speakership of Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D- CA), a twenty year supporter of Armenian American is-sues, including Armenian Genocide recognition, reported the Armenian
National Committee of America (ANCA).(more)
European Commission issues weak report on Turkey
09.11.2006 10:55
This Wednesday, Novem-ber 8th, the European Commission released its regular report on Turkey.
The political dimension of the negotiation process has been removed from
this document and is now included in a second re-port, entitled, "Enlarge-ment strategy and the and Main Challenges 2006-2007."(more)
Athens
More than 40,000 Euros to the European Armenian Federation,
in support of their activities (more)
Arab Media in Danger
United Armenian Fund Donates $4.5 Million
To All 28 Armenian Schools in Lebanon
Glendale, CA – The United Armenian Fund, through a generous grant from The Lincy Foundation, is donating a total of $4.5 million to all 28 Armenian schools throughout Lebanon. (more)
Ankara disturbed by Romanian appointment to EU Commission
October 26, 2006
Children of Armenia Fund Raises $2.3 Million for Model Cluster Project
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Children of Armenia Fund (COAF) raised a record
$2.3 million at its 2006 Save a Generation Awards Dinner, held Friday, October 20, at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York. The money raised will be used for the expansion of COAF's Model Village program to a cluster of six villages in a disadvantaged rural region of Armenia. (more)
A bold message, lost on Turkey
Vartan Oskanian International Herald Tribune
Published: October 19, 2006
YEREVAN, Armenia Armenia should be re-joicing at the passage of a bill last week by France's National Assembly that would make it a crime to deny the genocide of Ar-menians by the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century. (more)
