Pope says ‘never again’ to tragedies like Armenian genocide
A sombre Pope Francis, “with pain in my heart,” paid tribute on Saturday (June 25) to the 1.5 million Armenians massacred in 1915, an event which he has labelled a genocide, risking Turkey’s ire. Francis, on the second day of his trip to Armenia, made an early morning stop at the Tzitzernakaberd, the “Genocide Memorial and Museum,” a towering granite needle flanked by an eternal flame on a hillside...
South Ossetian parliament may recognize Armenian genocide
The parliament of South Ossetia is set to consider the official recognition of the Armenian genocide committed by the government of Ottoman Turkey in 1915-1923 at its next session, Russian Interfax reported. “The official recognition of the Armenian genocide was discussed by South Ossetia’s legislature last year, however, a formal appeal of the Armenian Diaspora came to parliament on Tuesday (June 14) ,” the...
German parliament condemns Turkish threats against lawmakers
The president of Germany’s parliament condemned threats against German lawmakers of Turkish origin after the Bundestag last week passed a resolution declaring the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces a genocide. Ankara rejects the idea that the killings of Christian Armenians during World War One amounted to a genocide. Following the resolution there have been death threats and verbal attacks against German politicians...
Germany as driving force for other European countries to recognize Armenian Genocide
Author: Lia Khojoyan On June 2, Bundestag, Germany’s National Parliament, nearly unanimously passed a resolution affirming the crimes committed against Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in 1915 as genocide. The resolution titled “Remembrance and commemoration of the genocide of Armenians and other Christian minorities in the years 1915 and 1916” was passed by overwhelming majority of votes and carried the protested word...
Turkey’s reaction to Germany genocide vote tempered by politics, trade
Turkish outrage over Germany’s decision to label the 1915 massacre of Armenians as an act of genocide was swift, but like the symbolic Bundestag vote itself, Ankara’s reaction is likely to be more for show than anything else. German lawmakers on Thursday (June 2) overwhelmingly endorsed the resolution, prompting Turkey to recall its ambassador and summon a senior German diplomat to the foreign ministry. Newspapers across...
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