‘Politics’ Archives
Ankara deeply regrets over Obama’s speech
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu announced U.S. President’s speech on 95th commemoration of Armenian Genocide was “not quite right.” “In his speech, Obama described 1915 events as a great tragedy, one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century. Turkey opposes judging the history [...]
Turkish ambassador in Washington on US president’s statement
The Turkish ambassador in the U.S. capital said on Saturday that Turkey would not accept whatever US President Barack Obama said regarding the Armenian allegations on the incidents of 1915. Addressing members of the Turkish community at the Turkish Embassy in Washington D.C., Ambassador Namik Tan [...]
Tens of thousands of Armenians march in Beirut to mark genocide
BEIRUT: Tens of thousands of Lebanese of Armenian decent rallied Saturday to commemorate the massacres of their relatives at the hands of Ottoman Turks almost a century ago, while organizers and political leaders expressed their worries at Turkey’s growing influence in the region and in Lebanon. [...]
Obama again failed to honour his campaign pledge: ANCA
Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) responded to U.S. President Barack Obama's April 24 speech for Armenian Remebrance Day. We posts the full article available on ANCA website. “In yet another disgraceful capitulation to Turkey's threats, President Obama today once again failed to [...]
Obama again dissapointed Armenians
We post the statement of President Barack Obama on Armenian Remembrance Day, issued by White House. On this solemn day of remembrance, we pause to recall that ninety-five years ago one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century began. In that dark moment of history, 1.5 million Armenians were [...]
By Michael Doyle, McClatchy Newspapers – Armenian date approaches, so does dispute over ‘genocide’
WASHINGTON — Armenian genocide commemorations continue to attract political, diplomatic and fraternal grief upon the arrival of another April 24 anniversary date. On Capitol Hill , an Armenian genocide resolution lacks the votes needed for House or Senate passage. In downtown Washington , [...]
95 Years After the Armenian, Assyrian, Greek Genocide
(AINA) -- "We have made a clean sweep of the Armenians and Assyrians of Azerbaijan." Those were the words of Djevdet Bey, the governor of Van Province in Ottoman Turkey, who on April 24, 1915 lead 20,000 Turkish soldiers and 10,000 Kurdish irregulars in the opening act of the genocide of Assyrians, [...]
Armenia must withdraw signature, demonstrators state
A year ago, on the threshold of the 94th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, Yerevan and Ankara stated their intention to establish bilateral relations. On April 22, 2010, the Armenian side had to state its decision to suspend the ratification of the Armenian-Turkish protocols signed in Zurich on [...]
Rally and torchlight procession started in Yerevan
A moment ago, at 8:00 p.m., a meeting devoted to the 95th commemoration of the Armenian Genocide initiated by ARF Dashnaktsutyun started. Despite the bad weather thousands with banners and Armenian flags gathered near Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts (Matenadaran) to protest against [...]
We applaud President Sargsyan’s decision: State Department
U.S. believes Turkey and Armenia will continue efforts in normalizing bilateral relations, State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said, commenting on Serzh Sargsyan’s decision to suspend Protocols’ ratification. “President Sargsyan’s announcement makes clear that Armenia has not ended [...]