We
witnessed death and destruction in the 1988 Earthquake.
We
saw villages raised and thousands uprooted in Artsakh.
We
bear the scars of the Genocide.
But
in our moments of despair, activists, humanitarians and relief
organizations came to our aid.
In
return, we have also come to the aid of others, fighting to end
the Genocide in Darfur, stop child abduction in Uganda, and raise
money for the victims of Katrina.
As
Armenians, as humanitarians, it’s time again to respond, to help
the victims and survivors of the Haiti disaster. This is our
moment.
Fundraise and Donate, then send the AYF your
message about why everyone should contribute to the fundraising.
Record your messages on your webcams or on your phones and e-mail
us
(ayf@ayfwest.org)
so we can share your message with other Armenians around the
world.
ANKARA (Combined Sources)—A
Turkish lawyer has submitted a claim to an Ankara court,
demanding recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
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ANCA Advocacy Day in Sacramento,
CA - April 15, 2010
Horizon 180's Paul Chaderjian
speaks with ANCA Western Region Government Affairs Director
Lerna Kayserian Shirinian about the planned April 15, 2010 ANCA
Advocacy Day at the Sacramento State Capitol - including
commemorative programs in remembrance of the Armenian Genocide
and meetings with CA state elected officials on a broad range of
issues of concern to the Armenian American community.
To sign up to participate in the ANCA Advocacy Day in
Sacramento, CA, email Haig Hovsepian at
haig@anca.org.
To minimize the damage caused by
his threats to deport Armenians working illegally in Turkey,
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with what his
office called the leader of the Armenian community in Turkey on
March 26.
HOLLYWOOD, CA – Congressional
Armenian Genocide Resolution lead author Adam Schiff (D-CA) was
joined by Armenian Caucus Co-Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ),
senior House Foreign Affairs Committee member Brad Sherman
(D-CA), and ANCA Chairman Ken Hachikian on a the ANCA’s March
28th nationally televised Town hall meeting devoted to
discussing the ongoing drive toward the adoption of the Armenian
Genocide Resolution by the full U.S. House of Representatives.
NEW YORK–Staten Island Congressman
Michael McMahon’s (D-NY-13) March 27th fundraiser was picketed
by local community groups outraged over his acceptance of
campaign donations from interests who backed his recent vote as
a member of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee to block
American recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
WASHINGTON (AFP)— The United
States on Monday voiced hope that Turkey would return its
ambassador, distancing itself from moves in the US Congress to
recognize the World War I Genocide of Armenians.
ISTANBUL (Combined Sources)–U.S.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has assured Turkey that the
White House still opposes a congressional resolution reaffirming
the US record on the World War 1 Genocide of 1.5 million
Armenians in Turkey, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said Monday.
SACRAMENTO—The Armenian National
Committee of America – Western Region expressed its steadfast
support this week for the introduction of ACR 144, a resolution
authored and introduced by California State Assemblymember Bob
Blumenfield, proclaiming the month of April each year as
Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month in California.
LOS ANGELES – A coalition of
Armenian and Kurdish organizations gathered in front of the
Turkish Consulate Wednesday afternoon to demand the release of
15 year old Berivan, a young Kurdish girl sentenced to 8 years
in prison on trumped-up charges of terrorism in Turkey.
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From Genocide to Genocide:
Turkey's Oppression of Armenians and Kurds
March 25, 2010
Schiff And Hachikian To Headline
Live Anca Tele-Townhall On Armenian Genocide Resolution
Activists Encouraged to Email Questions for Live
Interactive Telecast on Sunday, March 28th 8-9pm PST
HOLLYWOOD–Congressional Armenian
Genocide Resolution author Adam Schiff (D-CA) will join ANCA
Chairman Ken Hachikian for a nationally televised Town hall
meeting on Sunday March 28th from 8:00 – 9:00 pm PST to discuss
ongoing efforts to secure the adoption of this
genocide-prevention measure by the full U.S. House of
Representatives.
“As a grassroots group devoted to
empowering our community, we are truly excited to offer this
opportunity for Armenian Americans to take part in this Sunday’s
live, televised town hall meeting on the Armenian Genocide
Resolution,” said ANC-WR Chairwoman Aida Dimejian. We especially
look forward to hearing Congressman Schiff discuss his efforts
to pass this legislation and to answering the questions
submitted online by viewers across the United States.”
The one-hour town hall
forum, which will be televised live from Horizon studios in
Hollywood, California, will feature presentations, followed by a
question and answer session organized around written questions
submitted online beforehand via:
townhall@anca.org by
Friday, March 26th at 5:00pm PST.
The Tele-Town hall can be viewed on Charter Digital Channel 285
in Glendale, Burbank & La Crescenta. It will be streamed online
on the ANCA website –
www.anca.org,
Horizon Armenian Television –
www.horizonarmeniantv.com
and on the Hairenik News site –
www.hairenik.com .
YEREVAN (RFE/RL)—Armenian
Revolutionary Federation Supreme Council of Armenia chairman
Armen Rustamian Thursday responded to former President Robert
Kocharian’s criticism of the Armenian government’s economic
policies and his calls for continued government support for the
domestic construction industry.
YEREVAN—“Auschwitz is the Der Zor
of the Jews,” said President Serzh Sarkisian in a speech
delivered Wednesday at the historic mass grave-site of Armenian
Genocide victims, adding that the details of the atrocities that
took place at Der Zor were well known even to those “who
publicly deny the veracity of the [Armenian] Genocide.
I
am asking HMG whether it will reconsider its position on the
recognition of the Armenian Genocide sadly, without any hope of
a change in the British government’s consistent policy of
refusal to acknowledge the truth.
MADRID—Spain’s government is working to torpedo efforts by its
legislature to pass a resolution recognizing the Armenian
Genocide, reported the Spanish ABC newspaper.
ANKARA
(RFE/RL)–Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday
claimed that Armenians in the Ottoman Empire never faced
genocide and, on the contrary, themselves plotted to exterminate
Turks.
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Erdogan’s statement
constitutes serious violation of
human rights, French
socialists say
The
Socialist Party of France has slammed Turkish Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s threat to evict nearly 100 000
undocumented Armenian workers in retaliation for a vote in
Parliament Swedish recognizing the Armenian Genocide of 1915.
“If executed, the threat would constitute a serious violation of
human rights and is contrary to humanist values of the European
Union that Turkey's ambition to join,” said Jean-Christophe
Cambadelis, National Secretary for Europe and International
Relations.
“The Socialist Party, originally a law in France, recognized the
Armenian Genocide and strongly condemns the statement of the
Prime Minister of Turkey. If the Democratic Turkey is not
responsible for the crimes committed by the Ottoman Empire, so
recognition of Genocide is a moral requirement,” he said.
ANKARA
(Hurriyet)–Turkey’s leading opposition party on Monday requested
that a session of Parliament be called to determine a strategy
for Ankara to take in combating efforts to gain recognition of
the Armenian Genocide.
YEREVAN—President Serzh Sarkisian
Friday, in an interview with Euronews, said Turkey had no moral
right to blame Armenia for anything, nor does it have a right to
impose any conditions on Armenia. Sarkisian also voiced official
Yerevan’s concerns regarding the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
resolution process.
The
Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to evolving security
concerns in Turkey, and reminds them of the continuing threat of
terrorist actions and violence against U.S. citizens and
interests. This Travel Alert dated March 19, 2010, expires on
April 30, 2010.
Հայոց Ցեղասպանութեան միջազգային
ճանաչման երթի ընթացքին Ուաշինկթընի եւ Սթոքհոլմի մէջ արձանագրուած
յաջողութիւններէն ետք, Թուրքիոյ վարչապետ Ռեչեփ Թայիփ Էրտողանի
Անգլիոյ մէջ Մարտ 17ին կատարած արտառոց յայտարարութիւնը իր վրայ
կեդրոնացուց լրատուական միջոցներու եւ քաղաքական պաշտօնատարներու
լարուած ուշադրութիւնը
It is a well-known fact that
Turkish leaders are exceptional diplomats. However, as soon as
they hear the words Armenian Genocide, Greece, Cyprus or
Kurdistan, these diplomats lose their “cool” and resort to
emotional outbursts and undiplomatic actions that harm their own
interests.
President Abdullah Gul has
dismissed further talks with the US administration on easing
tensions over a congressional panel vote approving the Armenian
Genocide resolution, saying the ball is in the US court now to
work on ways to restore ties.
WASHINGTON—US Assistant Secretary
of State Philip Gordon on Wednesday defended Turkish Prime
Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan threats earlier this week of
deporting alleged illegal Armenian workers in Turkey if a
Congressional resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide were
to be approved.
ANKARA (Hurriyet)—Turkish
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has once again slammed the
media, accusing the press of distorting his remarks to the BBC
about deporting Armenian migrants from Turkey.
Uncomfortable Truth: Turkish Threats to Expel Armenian
Migrants to Make a Political Point are Shameful
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Bulgarian Party Submits
Declaration For Parliament to Condemn Genocide
SOPHIA
(novinite.com)–Bulgaria’s conservative Order, Law, and Justice (RZS)
party on Thursday submitted to Parliament an official
declaration asking that Bulgaria condemns the Armenian Genocide
committed by Turkey.
The declaration is in connection
with the Thursday visit of Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet
Davutoglu, to Bulgaria and statements of Turkey’s Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip Erdogan that the country is prepared to deport
100,000 Armenians from Turkey.
RZS is also requesting an
official answer from Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, about the
policy of his cabinet
regarding the Armenian Genocide during World War I.
The party leader, Yane Yanev,
says they aim at reaching a consensus about Bulgaria’s
assessment of the tragic events and giving a clear statement in
defense of historical truth as the US and Sweden have done.
The US Congressional Foreign
Affairs Committee and the Swedish Parliament recently approved
resolutions recognizing the Genocide, stirring outrage in
Turkey.
YEREVAN
(RFE/RL)—Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian on Thursday
refrained from publicizing Armenia’s position on international
mediators’ recently modified plan to resolve the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. He also denied that Azerbaijan has
largely accepted the proposed peace deal.
It seems Turkish Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not see the irony in his statement
Tuesday, when he threatened to deport Armenians from Turkey if
Congress passes the Armenian Genocide resolution.
LOS ANGELES–A coalition of human rights
activists will mobilize at the Turkish Consulate in Los Angeles
(6300
Wilshire blvd. Los Angeles, 90048)
on March 24 to demand the release of a 15 year-old Kurdish girl
jailed in Turkey for 8 years on charges of terrorism.
The demonstration, set to begin at 2pm, is
being organized by the United Human Rights Council in
conjunction with the Armenian Youth Federation, ARF Shant
Student Association, American Kurdish Information Network,
Kurdish American Youth Organization and Kurdish Community of
Southern California.
Assistant Secretary of State
Philip Gordon told reporters that there is no deal with
Democratic congressional leaders to block the resolution. That
contradicts earlier claims by the State Department.
YEREVAN (RFE/RL)–Underscoring its
status as Armenia’s leading European donor, Germany has
announced its intention to provide up to 100 million euros ($137
million) in fresh loans aimed at fostering the country’s
economic development.
“There are currently 170,000
Armenians living in our country. Only 70,000 of them are Turkish
citizens, but we are tolerating the remaining 100,000,” said
Erdogan during an interview with the BBC Turkish service in
London on Tuesday. “If necessary, I may have to tell these
100,000 to go back to their country because they are not my
citizens. I don’t have to keep them in my country.”
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Ankara
Demands Guarantees From Washington Over Genocide Bill
ANKARA
(Combined Sources)—Turkey is demanding written guarantees from
Washington that the Armenian Genocide resolution, approved by a
key congressional committee in early march, will not be brought
to a full floor vote in the House of Representatives.
“Ankara should have written
guarantees that the resolution will not be put on the House
floor. Only in this case Ambassador Tan will return to
Washington,” Taraf daily quoted a government source speaking on
condition of anonymity.
Turkey recalled its Ambassador to
the US, Tamik Tan, minutes after the adoption of the Armenian
Genocide resolution by the House Committee on Foreign Relations.
Meanwhile, Ambassador to Sweden
Zergun Koruturk, who was recalled after the Swedish Riksdag
passed a resolution recognizing the genocide of Armenians,
Assyrians, Chaldeans and Pontiac Greeks, has already returned to
Stockholm.
BERLIN (Combined
Sources)—Turkey should stop imposing artificial preconditions to
delay the normalization of relations between Armenia and Turkey
and ratify agreements signed between Yerevan and Ankara last
October, said Armenian Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian on
Monday.
STOCHOLM
(Hurriyet)–Following an increase in tension due to a Swedish
parliamentary resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide, the
Scandinavian country’s prime minister urged Turkey on Tuesday to
prevent any deterioration in relations.
Clinton made the remark at a
meeting with international journalists and bloggers visiting the
U.S. State Department. Responding to a question from an RFE/RL
reporter, she dismissed claims that Washington is turning a
blind eye to human rights violations in Azerbaijan because of
its economic and geopolitical interests in the oil-rich country.
WASHINGTON
(Today’s Zaman)–US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has
expressed regret over a US House committee’s vote to approve a
resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide, warning of
probable “damaging” impacts of vote on Turkey-US relations.
LOS ANGELES—By inviting President
Serzh Sarkisian to Washington, the Obama Administration is
aiming, once again, to make Armenia an accomplice in the White
House’s efforts against the recognition of the Armenian
Genocide, said Armenian Revolutionary Federation Bureau member
Dr. Viken Hovsepian, who called on Sarkisian to postpone his
Washington visit to after April.
WASHINGTON (Combined
Sources)—Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday invited
President Serzh Sarkisian to visit Washington next month, in a
telephone conversation that appears to have centered on the
stalled rapprochement talks between Turkey and Armenia, reported
RFE/RL.
PARIS (RFE/RL)—President
Serzh Sarkisian has suggested that Turkey will not
unconditionally normalize relations with Armenia anytime soon
and again threatened to annul the universally welcomed
agreements signed by the two nations last October.
The Parliament of Sweden on
Thursday, recognized the Armenian Genocide after a long debate
with a vote of 131 to 130.
The resolution mandates Sweden to
officially describe the large-scale murders of Armenians and
other ethnic groups in Turkey in the early years of the last
century as genocide.
It’s only a small grave, a
rectangle of cheap concrete marking it out, blessed by a
flourish of wild yellow lilies. Inside are the powdered bones
and skulls and bits of femur of up to 300 children, Armenian
orphans of the great 1915 genocide who died of cholera and
starvation as the Turkish authorities tried to “Turkify” them in
a converted Catholic college high above Beirut. But for once, it
is the almost unknown story of the surviving 1,200 children –
between three and 15 years old – who lived in the crowded
dormitory of this ironically beautiful cut-stone school that
proves that the Turks did indeed commit genocide against the
Armenians in 1915.
The vote, last Thursday, by the
House Foreign Affairs Committee to approve H. Res. 252—the
Armenian Genocide Resolution—has increased Turkey’s usual banter
and has sent the Obama Administration into a tailspin, in the
end showing how truly uncommitted this White House and State
Department are to truth and justice and how committed they are
to unequivocally advancing their agenda.
PARIS (RFE/RL)–French President
Nicolas Sarkozy urged more intensive efforts to resolve the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and a quick implementation of the
Turkish-Armenian normalization agreements during talks with his
visiting Armenian counterpart, Serzh Sarkisian, on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON–Armenian National
Committee of America (ANCA) Chairman Ken Hachikian gave voice
Monday to the profound moral outrage of Armenian American voters
over the decision last week by President Obama, who had earlier
this year abandoned his own pledge to recognize the Armenian
Genocide, to launch a White House drive to block proper
Congressional commemoration of this crime against humanity.
AYF
Confronts Azeri Diplomat at World Affairs Council Event
More than
150 members and supporters of the Armenian Youth Federation
turned out at the Pacific Club on the evening of Thursday, March
4, to protest Azerbaijans Consul General of Los Angeles, Elin
Suleymanov.
This demonstration was a testament to the will of the Armenian
youth and sent a clear message to the Azeri consul that we will
not allow his administration to spread its war rhetoric and
propaganda, whether it be here in Los Angeles, or across the
globe in Azerbaijan, said Jivalagian.
Our goal tonight was to have a two-front operation with the
impact of our questions being bolstered by loud protests against
Azerbaijans inhumanity from outside, explained Santikian. After
the protests started, there wasnt a single person inside who
didnt stop for a moment to think about the credibility of
Suleymanovs claims.
ANKARA (Reuters)—Turkish
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned that a
U.S. resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide Monday,
endorsed by the House Foreign Affairs committee on March 4, will
seriously damage U.S. Turkish relations.
“The decision of the
Foreign Affairs Committee will not hurt Turkey, but it will
greatly harm bilateral relations, interests and vision. Turkey
will not be the one who loses,” Erdogan said on Saturday,
speaking to a group of Turkish businessmen.
ՀՅԴ
Արեւմտեան Ամերիկայի Կենտրոնական Կոմիտէի Հանրային Կապի Յանձնախմբի
կազմակերպութեամբ, Ուրբաթ Մարտի 5-ի երեկոյեան ժամը 8:00-ին
Գլենդէլի Սբ. Աստուածածին եկեղեցւոյ սրահում տեղի ունեցաւ
հրապարակային հանդիպում-զրոյց՝ աշխատանքային կարճատեւ այցով
Միացեալ Նահանգներ ժամանած ՀՀ Ազգային Ժողովի պատգամաւոր, ԱԺ
Ֆինանսավարկային եւ բիւջետային յանձնաժողովի փոխնախագահ Արծուիկ
Մինասեանի հետ:
WASHINGTON (ArmRadio)–The Obama administration believes the
passage of the Armenian Genocide resolution on Thursday was
inappropriate, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said,
reported ArmRadio, citing Turkish sources.
March 4, 2010
Genocide
Resolution Passes Through Committee
WASHINGTON—On
Thursday, March 4, the House Foreign Affairs Committee held a
hearing on the Armenian Genocide Resolution–H.R. 252. The
resolution passed by a vote of 23 to 22.
In
his introductory remarks, Howard L. Berman (D-Calif.), chairman
of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, underlined the
undisputed fact of the Armenian Genocide, noted that the
overwhelming majority of scholars affirm the fact of the
genocide, and urged his colleagues for vote for it. He added,
“It is now time for Turkey to acknowledge the reality of the
Armenian Genocide.”
BREAKING NEWS
Minutes
after the vote, Turkey announced it had recalled its ambassador
from the US for consultations.
"We
condemn this resolution which accuses the Turkish nation of a
crime it has not committed," the Turkish government said in a
statement.
"Following this development, our ambassador to Washington, Namik
Tan, was recalled to Ankara for consultations."
Turkey
had sought to put pressure on Washington ahead of Thursday's
vote, saying that its adoption would damage strategic ties
between the two countries.
Armenian
Genocide House Resolution 252 adopted
Brad
Sherman - Armenian Genocide H.Res.252
Obama Administration Urges
Congress to Wait on Armenian Genocide Resolution
WASHINGTON
(AP)– The Obama administration is urging Congress to hold off on
voting to approve a resolution recognizing the Armenian
Genocide.
The House
of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee was scheduled to
vote on the resolution Thursday, and appeared likely to endorse
it.
During
remarks in the debate, White House spokesman Mike Hammer said
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton had spoken with the
committee’s chairman, Democratic Rep. Howard Berman, Wednesday
evening and indicated that such a vote would jeopardize
reconciliation talks between Turkey and Armenia.
U.S.
National Security Council spokesman Mike Hammer also said
President Barack Obama called Turkish President Abdullah Gul on
Wednesday to urge quick ratification of a protocol signed last
year to normalize Turkish-Armenian relations.
Turkey
Threatens to Recall Ambassador if Genocide Bill Passes
ANKARA
(Reuters)–Turkey threatened Thursday to recall its ambassador if
a U.S. congressional panel votes to recognize the Armenian
Genocide, a government official said on Thursday.
NATO-member Turkey has said its ties with the United States
would be damaged and Ankara’s efforts to normalize relations
with Armenia could be endangered if the resolution is passed by
U.S. lawmakers on Thursday.
“We are
open to all options,” said a government official when asked if
Turkey would be willing to recall its ambassador to the United
States should the bill be passed.
Ankara
recalled its ambassador in 2007 for consultations after a U.S.
panel approved a similar bill.
WASHINGTON
(RFE/RL)–The U.S. State Department has again pointedly refrained
from urging U.S. lawmakers not to pass a resolution that
recognizes the Armenian Genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman
Turkish government in 1915.
WASHINGTON–Placing
profit over human rights, the Chief Executive Officers of five
top defense firms have urged Congress to block a measure calling
for U.S. affirmation of the Armenian Genocide, reported the
Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).
03/02/2010
Watch the Armenian Genocide Resolution
Debate Live on Thursday
On Thursday, March 4, Horizon
Armenian Television will provide live coverage to a hearing and
vote by the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the Armenian
Genocide Resolution–H.R. 252.
Horizon’s team of commentators and
experts will be on hand to provide up-to-the-minute coverage and
analysis. Tune in at 6:45 a.m. Pacific time (hearing is
scheduled to begin at 7 a.m.) in Glendale, Burbank and La
Crescenta, on Channel 285. Also watch it live online at
horizonarmeniantv.com.
ANKARA (Hurriyet)—Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on
Tuesday urged the Obama administration to exercise “common
sense” in dealing with the Armenian Genocide Resolution slated
for a vote in the US House Foreign Affairs Committee on
Thursday.
YEREVAN (News.am)—A
delegation of Armenian parliament members will leave for
Washington DC on Wednesday in an apparent effort to facilitate
the passage of the Armenian Genocide resolution.
The Foreign Affairs
Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to
discuss and vote on the proposed legislation on Thursday.
WASHINGTON (Hurriyet)—Turkey’s ambassador to the US, Namik Tan,
has enlisted the support of a Jewish organization in opposing
the Armenian Genocide Resolution. The Jewish Institute for
National Security Affairs (JINSA) released on Tuesday a position
paper titled, “The Armenian Resolution Should be Opposed and
Defeated.”
Battle Over
History
Bob Simon and Peter Balakian traveled all the
way to Deir Elzor to visit the Armenian Auschwitz and shed light
on the untold stories of the victims of the first Genocide of
the 20th century.
YEREVAN
(RFE/RL)–Official Yerevan dismissed on Tuesday Turkish warnings
that a U.S. congressional resolution recognizing the Armenian
Genocide would set back the normalization of Turkish-Armenian
relations.
ANKARA (Today’s Zaman)–A
veteran US diplomat has said he believes the Armenian Genocide
resolution, slated for a vote in the US House Foreign Affairs
Commission on March 4, might eventually be adopted by Congress
if US President Barack Obama doesn’t intervene to prevent it,
the Anatolia news agency reported on Sunday.
GLENDALE–The Armenian National Committee – Political Action
Committee (ANC-PAC) is pleased to announce its support of Nayiri
Nahabedian for the 43rd State Assembly District in the April
13th special election. In a state which is home to the largest
concentration of Armenian Americans in the nation, the 80 member
legislative body currently stands with no members of Armenian
ancestry.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA)
launched an array of grassroots, media, advertising, and
advocacy initiatives Monday – as part of its “End Turkey’s Gag
Rule” campaign – to encourage the U.S. Congress to adopt
legislation, H.Res.252, calling on the U.S. government to put
the lessons of the Armenian Genocide to work in preventing
future crimes against humanity.
GLENDALE–The Armenian Youth Federation will be
protesting Azerbaijan’s
Consul General of Los Angeles, Elin Suleymanov, at the
Pacific Club (4110 Macarthur blvd. Newport
Beach, CA) on
Thursday, March 4 from 6-9pm.
Suleymanov will be speaking about Azerbaijan’s role in the world
at an event sponsored by the World Affairs Council. The Azeri
diplomat will also be discussing Azerbaijan’s position on
Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia.
ANKARA
(RFE/RL)–Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday
claimed that Armenians in the Ottoman Empire never faced
genocide and, on the contrary, themselves plotted to exterminate
Turks.
The
Socialist Party of France has slammed Turkish Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s threat to evict nearly 100 000
undocumented Armenian workers in retaliation for a vote in
Parliament Swedish recognizing the Armenian Genocide of 1915.
The
Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to evolving security
concerns in Turkey, and reminds them of the continuing threat of
terrorist actions and violence against U.S. citizens and
interests. This Travel Alert dated March 19, 2010, expires on
April 30, 2010. 
SOPHIA
(novinite.com)–Bulgaria’s conservative Order, Law, and Justice (RZS)
party on Thursday submitted to Parliament an official
declaration asking that Bulgaria condemns the Armenian Genocide
committed by Turkey.
YEREVAN
(RFE/RL)—Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian on Thursday
refrained from publicizing Armenia’s position on international
mediators’ recently modified plan to resolve the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. He also denied that Azerbaijan has
largely accepted the proposed peace deal.
ANKARA
(Combined Sources)—Turkey is demanding written guarantees from
Washington that the Armenian Genocide resolution, approved by a
key congressional committee in early march, will not be brought
to a full floor vote in the House of Representatives.
STOCHOLM
(Hurriyet)–Following an increase in tension due to a Swedish
parliamentary resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide, the
Scandinavian country’s prime minister urged Turkey on Tuesday to
prevent any deterioration in relations.
WASHINGTON
(Today’s Zaman)–US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has
expressed regret over a US House committee’s vote to approve a
resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide, warning of
probable “damaging” impacts of vote on Turkey-US relations.
ANKARA
(Reuters)–Turkey threatened Thursday to recall its ambassador if
a U.S. congressional panel votes to recognize the Armenian
Genocide, a government official said on Thursday.
WASHINGTON
(RFE/RL)–The U.S. State Department has again pointedly refrained
from urging U.S. lawmakers not to pass a resolution that
recognizes the Armenian Genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman
Turkish government in 1915.
YEREVAN
(RFE/RL)–Official Yerevan dismissed on Tuesday Turkish warnings
that a U.S. congressional resolution recognizing the Armenian
Genocide would set back the normalization of Turkish-Armenian
relations.
