‘Armenia’ Archives
The genocide problem – states, parliaments and people
There is a heated debate in Turkey following the decisions of the Swedish Parliament and the US House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Committee on the Armenian issue. If we put aside Turkey’s well-known official thesis on this subject, we must admit that there must also be a theoretical [...]
Lionel Shriver How I failed my best friend
I met Terri in the early 1980s at an arts camp in Connecticut. We were both in the metalsmithing workshop, and this sharply featured, appealingly surly Armenian taught me some new tricks. Her speciality was rivets and other "cold connections", an apt expression in her case. She was a wilful, [...]
U.S. congressional panel recognize as genocide 1915 Massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks
The mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks beginning in 1915 remains an emotional issue. A major U.S. congressional panel has described the massacre as genocide. In this report from Washington, Senior Correspondent André de Nesnera looks at the ramifications of the congressional action for the [...]
Turks protest PM’s Armenian deportation threat
ISTANBUL - More than 1000 protesters took to the streets of Istanbul Friday, accusing Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of racism over his threat to deport illegal Armenian workers. Between 100-150 demonstrators marched along the Istiklal Avenue, the main commercial street on the [...]
CoE anti-torture Committee publishes report on Armenia
The Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has published today the report on its ad hoc visit to Armenia in March 2008, together with the response of the Armenian Government. Both documents have been made public at the [...]
Leave Turkey immediately
"I advise Armenians appearing in the territory of Turkey for this or that reason to immediately leave the country as it is obvious who we are dealing with. A threat uttered by Turkey's top official from such a high rostrum could be perceived by some forces as a signal to launch anti-Armenian [...]
Exchange rate for AMD per USD dollar reaches 405
Average market exchange rate of Armenian Dram to US Dollar on Armenia’s foreign exchange market reached AMD 405 for USD 1 as of March 19, 2010 press office of the Central Bank of Armenia reported
Erdogan goes back on his word
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday defended his statements about deporting undocumented Armenian workers and criticized the media for misinterpreting his remarks. He said the media was wrong to compare Roma and Armenian citizens to illegal immigrants, saying his comments in [...]
Rosgosstrakh to become leader in Armenia
The Rosgosstrakh insurance company will soon become leader in Armenia, President of the company Danil Khachaturov said in his interview with Vedomosti. He pointed out that the company launched its activities in Armenia six months ago, and it is now one of the leaders. “We want to become the [...]
Genocide bill introduced to Bulgarian Parliament
Bill on Armenian Genocide is included in the Bulgarian Parliament agenda. According to Turkish HaberX, the bill was proposed by “Order, Lawfulness, Justice” party. Party’s leader Yane Yanev underlined that they seek to reach consensus over the estimates of these tragic events and [...]