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 8 — Azerbaijani Defense Minister Safar Abiyev received the Chief of General Staff of Turkish Armed Forces, Gen Necdet Ozel. Abiyev introduced to the Turkish general the military-political situation of the region and informed about the issues occurring because of Armenian-Azerbaijani and Karabakh conflict. The minister said as the OSCE [...]

By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, February 8 — At the conference held in Brussels European Parliament President Martin Schulz and Adviser to Turkish Prime Minister on Political Issues Egemen Bagish touched upon the French bill criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide as well as both Turkey’s and international community’s reaction to it. Martin Schulz said [...]

By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, December 30 — “Don’t build your imperialistic plans at the expense of others’ sufferings,” said Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu addressing to the French Senate on the possible affirmation of the bill passed by the National Assembly on the criminalizing of the denial of the Armenian Genocide recognized by France. In [...]

By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, December 30 — Turkish scholar, professor at Clark University in Massachusetts Taner Akcam criticized Turkey’s decision of imposing sanctions on France as a protest against the passing of the bill criminalizing the denial of the Armenian genocide recognized by French law. “All these measures resemble a comedian. Unfortunately, Turkey disgraces itself. [...]

By Vigen Margaryan YEREVAN, December 23 – Turkey has recalled its Ambassador to France after the French lower house of Parliament approved a bill that would make it a criminal offense to deny the Armenian Genocide. The National Assembly of France adopted the draft law on criminalization of the Armenian Genocide’s denial on December 22. [...]

By Vigen Margaryan YEREVAN, December 16 — Clark University Professor Taner Akcam, the first Turkish scholar to publicly express his convition that the 1915 Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire, has commented on the adoption of the landmark U.S. House resolution urging Turkey to return confiscated church property. “It’s the essence of the Deportation Laws [...]