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AMBASSADOR SENSOY DESCRIBES ARMENIAN RESOLUTION AS UNFORTUNATE

ArmInfo
2009-10-26 14:05:00

ArmInfo. Turkey’s Ambassador in Washington D.C. Nabi Sensoy on Sunday
described a resolution introduced to the U.S. Senate regarding 1915
incidents as "unfortunate".

Appearing on a Voice of America television news segment, Sensoy said
introduction of the resolution calling on Armenian allegations to be
recognized was "extremely wrong".

"Before all, this was not an unexpected development. I don’t think
it was the right time to take this step since the resolution was
introduced immediately after the signing of the Turkey-Armenia
Protocols. It is wrong and sad. I am hopeful that it (the resolution)
will not reach the (Senate) floor. I think there will be no progress
on this issue," he said.

Asked to comment on stance of U.S. President Barack Obama regarding
Armenian genocide, Ambassador Sensoy said Obama did not include such an
"allegation" in his speech on April 24.

Referring to relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan, and U.S. stance
on the matter, Sensoy said, "before all we think it will extremely
beneficial to put relations between Turkey and Armenia into a new
course thanks to this protocol, establish diplomatic relations, and
to open borders. We think this will contribute not only to relations
between Turkey and Armenia but also to peace, stability and security
of a region full of ‘frozen’ problems".

"Turkey does not want its relations to be negatively affected by
Azerbaijan which we call as ‘one nation two states’. It was regardless
of question for Turkey to sign any development that would be against
its Azerbaijani brothers," Sensoy said.

On October 22 U.S. Senators Robert Menendez and John Ensign, the two
important supporters of Armenian lobby, introduced the resolution
calling on the Senate to recognize allegations regarding 1915
incidents.

TURKEY-RUSSIA MINISTERIAL MEETING TO BE HELD IN DECEMBER

PanARMENIAN.Net
26.10.2009 13:06 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs sources said
that 10-12 ministers would be in attendance at the meeting. Meanwhile,
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to pay a state visit
to Moscow in February or March, Anatolian Agency reported.

Armenian Genocide: Canada ready to help Armenia and Turkey
25.10.2009 17:43 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Canadian Defense Minister Peter Mackay said during
his meeting with Turkish colleague that Canada particularly supported
the opening of archives regarding relations with Armenia and
discussion of the period openly.

Mackay expressed readiness of Canada to undertake a mission as a
mediator and friend on the matter, and noted that there were some
problems in Canada’s history as it happened in every country’s
history. Mackay said all those developments would have very big
contributions to Turkey’s future, reported Anatolian News Agency.

"S.SARGSYAN’S ADDRESS TRANSLATED INTO DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

Aysor
Oct 23 2009
Armenia

Today the ARF Armenian Case Burro and the office of the head of the
political issues Giro Manoyan on the meeting with the journalists
touched upon the international press publications. It says that
many prominent journals hesitate using the "Armenian Genocide" word
combination and instead use it with "Big Massacres".

"After signing the protocols the American "Washington Post" wrote in
its editorial that the Armenian – American community has been divided
into two parts; one sees no concessions in the Genocide issue, the
other one on the contrary", – G. Manoyan informed and added that this
kind of examples are a lot.

According to G. Manoyan the protocols are being used by those
frameworks which, for some interests, were not with the recognition
of the Genocide." According to him they say that the "the protocols,
even not ratified are facts that Armenia too puts the Genocide issue
under question."

For correcting the developed situation G. Manoyan attached importance
to the "active work" realized by the foreign ministry, diplomacy and
embassies. In this concern he separated the necessity of translation
into different languages the RA President Serzh Sargsyan’s address
of October 10.

"The previously prominent journals didn’t put the under doubt the
issue of the Genocide today a tendency is noticed which can take to
another direction. For that reason the Armenian diplomacy should become
more active, and to explain that the protocols are not a subject for
discussion or argument for Armenia", – summed up G. Manoyan.

RA DEFENCE MINISTER LEAVES FOR SLOVAKIA ON OCTOBER 23

Noyan Tapan
Oct 23, 2009

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 23, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Defence Minister Seyran Ohanian
as the head of the delegation of the country providing a military
contingent to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
in Afghanistan left for Slovakia on October 23 to take part in the
working meeting of Defence Ministers in the format of ISAF to be held
in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan’s Defence Minister, Special Representative of UN Secretary
General to Afghanistan, EU High Commissioner for Common Defence and
Security Policy will also participate in the meeting.

According to the RA Defence Ministry Information and Public Relations
Department, within the framework of visit to Slovakia S. Ohanian will
have meetings with NATO Secretary General and Defence Ministers of
several states.

SERZH SARGSAYAN SHOULD RESIGN: KARAPETYAN

Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am
Oct 22 2009
Armenia

"We should not concentrate on uniting with Armenian National Congress
(ANC), New Times Party leader Aram Karapetyan told the journalists.

"If we unite with ANC, that would be fine, otherwise — each will
go his way. We did not think of it so far," Karapetyan said, adding
that New Times has always demanded change of "illegitimate regime" in
Armenia. According to him, the Party will struggle till it reaches the
goal. "Serzh Sargsayan should resign — and the sooner, the better,"
stated Karapetyan.

DASHNAKTSUTYUN’S PREVIOUS UNSUCCESSFUL EXPERIENCE IS WHY THEY OPPOSE PROTOCOLS TODAY, SAYS MP RAZMIK ZOHRABYAN

Tert
Oct 21 2009
Armenia

At today’s press conference, Republican Party MP Razmik Zohrabyan
responded to the question whether the noise and complaints raised
by the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun, or ARF-D),
and the opposition’s position in general, is part of the leadership’s
"plan."

The MP stated that such opinions are without basis, adding that
ARF-D’s protests are the results of having their own approach.

Commenting on the doubt that ARF-D is in fact an opposition, Zohrabyan
said the reason for that is that ARF-D was part of the leadership
until recently, and besides, it doesn’t criticize certain steps made
by the country’s governing leadership.

"ARF-D has extensive experience in building relations with Turkey,"
Zohrabyan continued, stating that ARF-D’s previous unsuccessful
experience is the reason why today they oppose the signing of the
Protocols.

ZHIRAYR KOCHARIAN: ANTI-ARMENIAN BOOKS PUBLISHED BY AZERIS IN GERMANY

PanARMENIAN.Net
21.10.2009 14:32 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Some 40 thousand Armenians live in Germany. Majority
of them are heirs of those who survived the Genocide in the Ottoman
Empire, Freie Universitаt Berlin lecturer Zhirayr Kocharian said.

"At that, 300 thousand Turks live in Berlin only. Their number reaches
3 million throughout Germany. The number of Azerbaijanis, who rank
themselves as Turks, has also increased considerably and reached 120
thousand," he told a news conference in Yerevan on October 21.

He also noted that Azeri and Turkish communities are well organized.

"Azeris have already formed 4 organizations, which are sponsored by
official Baku. They publish anti-Armenian books, where Armenia is
presented as an aggressor. Books are published in Armenian, Azeri and
German. If students want to know about the Armenian-Azeri relations,
Azeri books will be the only accessible source of information," Dr.

Kocharian said, adding that Armenia should take action and publish
editions as well.

ALEXANDER LUKASHENKO SIGNED AGREEMENT ON CSTO RRF

PanARMENIAN.Net
20.10.2009 17:46 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed
the agreement on formation of Rapid Reaction Force of the Collective
Security Treaty Organization (CSTO RRF).

The agreement was earlier signed by Presidents of Armenia, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan.

THE UN SUPPRESSES ANOTHER ATTEMPT OF ANTI-ARMENIAN PROPAGANDA BY AZERBAIJAN

ArmInfo
2009-10-20 17:29:00

ArmInfo. The UN has suppressed another attempt of anti-Armenian
propaganda by Azerbaijan.

The press-service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry reports that the UN
General Assembly Third Committee has recently continued the debates
on "the Rights of the Child". On October 16 Armenian and Azerbaijani
representatives came out with speeches at the Committee. The Azeri
representative deviated from the basic topic of the debates and
decided to dedicate some part of his speech to the description of
"occupied territories by Armenia", "refugees", "Khojaly massacre"
by using the whole complex of Azerbaijani slander in his speech.

However, the speech of the Azeri delegate was interrupted by the
chairman of the sitting, who said that the Azeri party excessively
used his time and called on him to finish his speech. The confused
representative of Azerbaijan tried to continue his speech, however,
his microphone was shut off.

Taking advantage of the right to respond, the Armenian delegate
pointed out that the international community once again witnessed the
fact that Azerbaijan is trying to conduct anti-Armenian propaganda
regardless of the agenda. The Armenian delegate touched upon the
terror and aggression by Azerbaijan against the Armenian population,
as a result of which dozens of thousands of women and children became
refugees, thousands of children became orphans and disabled.