‘Genocide’ Archives
Azerbaijan shifted Karabakh conflict resolution responsibility on to Turkey: Expert
Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to the U.S. offered an opportunity for accentuating anti-Armenian sentiments in Turkey-Azerbaijan alliance anew, Deputy Director of strategic research centre at the RA Defense Ministry Vahram Ter-Matevosyan told NEWS.am commenting on developments after [...]
John McCain on Armenian Genocide
On April 15, the former presidential nominee, U.S. Senator John McCain reiterated his opinion that Armenian Genocide was perpetrated in Ottoman Empire. “U.S. and Turkey have been friends and allies for years. Turks fought beside U.S. troops in many wars and I hope we will do our utmost to [...]
Armentel to donate Genocide museum 5 paintings
“Armentel” CJSC will donate 5 paintings of Armenian artists – Hovhannes Avetisyan, Grisha Torosyan, Hrant Mirzoyan, Harutyun Hakobyan and Tigran Barkhanjanyan to the Genocide museum. Their works are exhibited at the event dedicated to the 95th commemoration of Armenian Genocide, to be [...]
Assembly of Tbilisi Armenians collecting 1915 symbolic signatures to appeal to Georgian President
Assembly of Tbilisi Armenians (ATA) is collecting 1915 symbolic signatures to urge the Georgian President, parliament Speaker, all parliamentarians as well as all leading Georgian political parties to recognize the Armenian Genocide. The action will continue until April 18. ATA representatives [...]
Armenians Flex Muscles in Washington
Despite having a population of just three million people, an unfortunate geographic position and almost no natural resources, Armenia’s growing influence in Washington is the envy of larger countries. Last month, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the United States House of Representatives for [...]
Turkey must acknowledge crime against Armenians, says German author
Istanbul - German Nobel Prize-winning author Guenter Grass urged Turkey on Wednesday to acknowledge the country's crime against Armenians during World War I. Speaking while on a visit to Istanbul, Grass said such recognition would be the most important step which Turkey could take in the [...]
Shared Horror, Shared Hope
On Sunday night, my community hosted a "Shalom" peace concert in honor of Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Memorial Day. What made this evening unique, and perhaps one-of-a-kind, is that we expanded our commemoration to include Armenians and Congolese, two communities that we can relate to in regard to [...]
Turkey’s Henchmen: Mass Media Butcher the Armenian Genocide
Most reporters and other journalists in the mass media failed to do due diligence and misled their audiences regarding last month's US House Foreign Affairs Committee vote in favor of Resolution 252, which would reaffirm the Armenian genocide of 1915-1923. Nearly all media, prior to and after the [...]
Armenian speaker thanks Lebanon for refugee support
BEIRUT: Armenian Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan thanked Lebanon for embracing thousands of Armenian refugees in the early 20th century, while stressing Armenia’s stance in support of Lebanon. Abrahamyan’s remarks came during a meeting with President Michel Sleiman along with a parliamentary [...]
Serzh Sargsyan: Armenian Genocide recognition is inevitable
“US Armenian community became one of the strongest links in the issue of international recognition of Armenian Genocide. I am sure the Diaspora will proceed with its mission. Armenian Genocide recognition is inevitable,” RA President Serzh Sarsyan stated in Washington National [...]