By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, March 21 – The city council of the Italian city of Rieti unilaterally recognized the Armenian Genocide. The representative of the Armenian community in Italy Metaksya Vanoyan informed about this. The population of Rieti makes up 48,000. On February 18 Italian city of Turin recognized the Armenian Genocide. Other than that, [...]

By Vigen Margaryan YEREVAN, February 8 — During the meeting of the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz with Turkey’s chief EU negotiator Egemen Bagis, the parties discussed the role of Turkey in Syria, the visa regime, as well as the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial. Bagis refused to answer the question about [...]

By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, February 7 — Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received French parliamentary delegation headed by Deputy Chairman of France-Caucasus Friendship Group, France-Azerbaijan Working Group, member of Centrist and Republican Union at the French Senate, Senator Nathalie Goulet. Senators Sylvia Goy-Chavent, Jean-Marie Bockel, Herve Maurey, Andre Reichardt and Jeanny Lorgeoux were also included in [...]

By Vigen Margaryan YEREVAN, January 25 — Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayip Erdogan stated that the French Senate’s adoption of the bill on banning denial of genocides is “a racist and discriminatory one towards Turkey.” During his speech the Turkish Prime Minister stated that there is no such bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial [...]

By Vigen Margaryan YEREVAN, January 16 — On January 11 Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to Switzerland, famous Armenian chansonnier Charles Aznavour took part in New Year greetings traditional presentation ceremony that was organizes for diplomatic missions accredited in Switzerland. In the framework of the ceremony Aznavour exchanged greetings with the newly-elected Swiss President [...]

By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, January 12 –Famous Turkish writer, publisher and human rights activist Ragip Zarakolu who is also the director of Belge Publishing House and is currently imprisoned, has presented a petition to the Turkish Grand National Assembly via his lawyer. The petition calls the Assembly upon recognizing Armenian Genocide on the eve of the 100 year anniversary of the [...]

By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, January 11 — Slovak judge and politician and former Minister of Justice of Slovakia Stefan Harabin sent a letter to Ashot Grigoryan, the President of the Forum of the Armenian Associations of Europe (FAAE). The letter reads: “As previously stated, at the National Assembly of Slovakia we managed to approve the [...]