When the French were discussing passage of a law in 2006 to criminalize denial of the Armenian genocide, Hrant Dink was being tried under Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code, which criminalized claiming Turkey had committed genocide in 1915. As soon as he heard of the intention of the French to pass this so-called genocide denial bill, Hrant Dink expressed his intention to go to France and challenge this ...

“Most Of Armenian Diaspora in France Are Not Insistent About The French Resolution"Wednesday, 21 December Turkish-Armenian Business Development Council's Co-chairman Kaan Soyak said that most of Armenian diaspora in France were not insistent about the French resolution. They were dragged into this game by French government, Soyak told AA regarding the French resolution criminalizing the rejection of Armenia ...

Sason Armenians half-pleased with appeals court ruling With the Supreme Court of Appeals overturning a local court's decision to not give local Armenians the right to use their churches and cemeteries, Sason Armenians are half-satisfied because they are also demanding the title deeds to those properties. “We respect the decision of the Supreme Court of Appeals,” said Aziz Dağlı who chairs the Sason Armenian ...

Thursday, November 24, 2011   Turkey is indeed a land of contradictions and surprises. Prime Minister Erdoğan’s apology for the atrocities committed in Dersim, today’s Tunceli, in the 1930s against Kurds of mostly Alevi origin by the Turkish Armed Forces is a case in point. This development stands out even more since Turks are not wired to automatically apologize. This apology, apart from anything else, sho ...

Yerevan, Armenia – On November 22, 2011, a two-day conference of Armenian and Turkish businessmen launched at the Hotel Hrazdan in Yerevan. The event is organized by the Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen (Employers) of Armenia as part of the “Support to Armenia-Turkey Rapprochement” project, supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by the Consortium of ...

PanARMENIAN.Net - Trade turnover between Armenia and Turkey totals USD 300 mln with a possibility to make it three times as big in case of opening the border in the nearest future, co-founder of the Turkish-Armenian Business Development Council (TABDC) said. Talking with journalists in Yerevan, Noyan Soyak noted the possibility to develop a triangle tour: Ejmiatsin -Van - Ani. Dwelling on the launch of Yere ...

On November 22-23, 2011, a conference of Armenian and Turkish businessmen will take place at the Hotel Hrazdan in Yerevan. The event is organized by the Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen (Employers) of Armenia as part of the “Support to Armenia-Turkey Rapprochement” project, supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by the Consortium of the Eurasia Part ...

17:06 27/10/2011 » Society Armenia to deliver 40 tonnes of aid to Turkey  Today Armenia has received official aid request from Turkey. Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations says Armenia will deliver 40 tonnes of aid – tents, sleeping bags, blankets, beddings. Further information about the time and place of the flight will be reported. Panorama   27.10.2011 ...

President Serzh Sargsyan continues his State Visit to the Russian Federation as it has been scheduled.Serzh Sargsyan sent an urgent message of condolences to the President of the Republic of Turkey Abdullah Gül regarding the earthquake that occured in the territory of Turkey. The message states: "Distinguished Mr. President: I learned with profound pain about the powerful earthquake that occurred in Van and ...

VERCİHAN ZİFLİOĞLU DİYARBAKIR - Hürriyet Daily News Monday, October 24, 2011 Twenty-six Armenian businesspeople from the United States are scheduled to meet today with Istanbul Mayor Kadir Topbaş and Ahmet Çalık, chairman of Turkey’s Çalık Holding, to discuss business opportunities. Archbishop Viken Ayvazian and Archbishop Khadjak Barsamyan, two Armenian-American religious leaders, are to lead the group dur ...