US vote attacks Turkey 'genocide' A US congressional panel has described the killing of Armenians by Turkish forces during World War I as genocide, despite White House objections. The resolution was narrowly approved by the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The administration had warned the panel that the vote would harm reconciliation talks between Turkey and Armenia. It is unclear whether the non-binding r ...

3 Mart 2010, Çarşamba Ermeni tasarısı için dinamikler devrede Ermeni soykırımı tasarısının ABD Temsilciler Meclisi Dış İlişkiler Komitesi’nin gündemine alınmasında bir sürpriz yok. Aksini düşünenler yanılıyorlar. Ermenistan ile imzalanan “Zürich Protokolleri” sayesinde bu tasarıların önünün kesilmesini bekleyenler varsa, onlar da yanılıyorlar. Söz konusu protokoller bu tasarının ABD Kongresi’nde gündeme get ...

Ermeni tasarısında kilit isim Obama ABD'nin eski Ankara Büyükelçilerinden Morton Abramowitz, Georgia Tech Üniversitesi Sam Nunn Uluslararası İlişkiler Fakültesi ile ortaklaşa düzenlediği, Türk dış politikasının Batı dünyasındaki algılanışı ve ABD'nin bu konuya bakışı konulu konferans verdi. Morton Abramowitz, Türkiye'nin AK Parti dönemindeki dış politikasının çok daha farklı, canlı ve aktif olduğunu söyledi ...

Gila BENMAYOR TÜRKİYE’deki Ermenistanlı göçmenlerin sayısı zaman zaman politikacıların dillerine dolanır. 2000 yılında Tansu Çiller, Türkiye’de 30 bin Ermeni göçmeninden söz ediyor. O günlerde bunların geri gönderilmelerini öneriyor. 2005 yılına gelince dönemin Dışişleri Bakanı Abdullah Gül’e göre Ermenistanlı göçmenlerin sayısı 40 bin civarında. 2007 yılında TBMM AB Uyum Komisyonu Başkanı Yaşar Yakış’ın te ...

 Children’s education main worry for Armenian migrants Children’s education main worry for Armenian migrants ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News Tuesday, February 16, 2010 With the number of illegal Armenian workers in Turkey often exaggerated by officials for political gain, the most pressing problem for the community remains educating its children, who are not permitted to study at either Turkish public school ...

Illegal Armenian immigrants uneasy in the spotlight as tensions rise Alin Ozinian on Monday presented the results of research titled “State of Armenian Irregular Migrants in Turkey” at the İstanbul-based Kültür University’s Global Political Trends Center, in which she concluded that illegal Armenian immigrants worry about fluctuations in Turkish-Armenian relations because any turn for the worse thrusts them ...

    Message Addressed by H.E. Abdullah Gül, President of the Republic of Turkey, to H.E Serzh Sargsyan, President of the Republic of Armenia, in Response to President Sargsyan’s Overflight Message Your Excellency, Dear Friend, I would like to thank you for the kind message that you have sent on the occasion of your flight over the Turkish territory. Please accept my reciprocal greetings to you and the peopl ...

 President Serzh Sargsyan sent a message to the President of the Republic of Turkey Abdullah Gul     President Serzh Sargsyan sent a message to the President of the Republic of Turkey Abdullah Gul   "Your Excellency, I would like to send my regards to you and to the people of neighboring Turkey while traveling through the Turkish airspace. Our initiative to normalize Armenian-Turkish relations is ...

Lusine Grigorian in London, Irina Hovannisian President Serzh Sarkisian said on Wednesday that he has decided to formally submit Armenia’s normalization agreements with Turkey to the Armenian parliament for ratification despite what he called Turkish efforts to distort their essence. Speaking during a visit to London, Sarkisian also reaffirmed his threats to annul the two “protocols” if Ankara drags its fee ...

Thank you, Mr. Robertson. It is my pleasure to visit with this reputable institution, the Chattem House, for the first time.   When I was invited to speak here, I was not aware that the discussion would be chaired by my old friend and “ally in arms,” Sir Robertson.  Hence, it is more of a pleasure for me to participate in this discussion.  Why ‘friends in arms’?  Because we have travelled a long path w ...