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Վաղը Լիցկայի, Սաշիկի, Լֆիկի, Դոդի, Թոխմախի Մհերի, Քոչարյան Ռոբերտի ու շատերի երեխեքնել են բոմժ դառնալու և օր պետք է չէ պատասխան տան իրենց արածների համար: 

Serzh Sargsyan and his rostrum

Voice of America: Serious rift is developing between Russia and Turkey

Presents the abridged version of the article by Dorian Jones, published on the website of Voice of America:

A few months ago, bilateral relations between Turkey and Russia were on the upswing, buoyed by a close bond between their two presidents. Now, there is speculation that a serious rift is developing between the two countries, although powerful economic ties remain a unifying force. Fueling the speculation was President Vladimir Putin's backing of Armenia's genocide claims against Turkey, along with Ankara's refusal to attend Moscow's World War II commemorations and intensifying rhetoric by both sides.

Semih Idiz, diplomatic columnist for Turkey’s Taraf newspaper and the Al Monitor website, said there has been a remarkable reversal in bilateral relations.
"Until quite recently they were shown as exemplary relations," he said. "But they seemed to have hit rock bottom at the moment. And the best indication of that is Mr. Erdogan refusing to go to the May victory celebrations in Moscow. This whole impression that somehow Mr. Erdogan and Mr. Putin are bosom buddies — I think that has been shattered at the moment."

In December, Ankara gave Putin a full state welcome, during which the Russian president described Turkey as a strategic partner. During that visit, Putin canceled a natural gas pipeline running through Bulgaria to Europe and announced plans to build a new pipeline through Turkey called “Turkish Stream.”

Volkan Ozdemir, an analyst for the Ankara-based Institute for Energy Markets and Policies, said such projects, along with wider trade, will be safe from the rising bilateral tensions. "I don't see any relation between these political tensions and natural gas pipeline projects or deals including Turkish Stream," he said. "A Turkish and Russian bilateral relation is based on mutual economy interests, not strategic alliance. Russia is the first partner of Turkish imports and on the other hand, Russia serves as a big market for Turkish goods."

Soli Ozel, an International relations expert at Istanbul’s Kadir Has University, said Ankara's latest spat with Moscow has exposed the unbalanced nature of the relationship. "The Russians have not been at all forthcoming in terms of respecting where Turkey has interests," said Ozel. "So I don't see the Russians being particularly careful about not upsetting, offending or whatever the Turks, whereas the Turks have been usually pretty careful. This is, in my judgment, a relation of unequals."

Armenia President: The momentum gained in EEU process shouldn’t be weakened

Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan, who is on working visit to Moscow, today attended the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting, where he delivered a speech. In his speech, Sargsyan noted that it is symbolic to hold the first meeting of the EEU on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the Great Victory of the Soviet people against Nazism. Congratulating the anniversary, Sargsyan said: “The legacy of our victory even today continues to serve a basis for the deepening of brotherly ties between our nations and mutually beneficial cooperation between our countries.” According to President Sargsyan, the work in the EEU should be aimed at the increase of commercial and investment flows, enhancement of business ties, strengthening of the EEU institutions and, ultimately, achievement of a higher level of economic integration of the union countries. He also expressed hope that the decisions to be adopted during the meeting would allow to move forward in that direction. Intrastate agreement process has been completed in Armenia, which means that Armenia is ready to sign the protocols agreed during the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council session in Moscow on February 6, 2015. “Thus, the signing of those protocols without changes will enable to move to the ratification process according to the legislation of the Republic of Armenia,” Sargsyan said. Serzh Sargsyan also noted the importance of establishing mutually beneficial cooperation with BRICS countries and praised Russia’s key role in that process. Among the priorities of the Union, Sargsyan mentioned the establishment of a joint power sector market and the step-by-step liberalization of service market. “We consider that today it’s necessary not to weaken the gained momentum; we can’t be satisfied with our achievements, long-tem projects should be developed,” Sargsyan concluded.

Armenian Community Gathers At San Francisco City Hall To Mark 100 Years Since Genocide

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 SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) – Lines wrapped around the block outside San Francisco City Hall on Friday night as people marked 100 years since the Armenian genocide.

City Hall was packed, not for a gala or celebration, but a remembrance. “One hundred years have gone by, but no one has forgotten what has happened – the consequences continue to be felt,” said David Balabanian, who attended Friday’s event.

It was 100 years ago Friday that the then Ottoman Empire began a systemic slaughter that left 1.5 million Armenians dead.

> Recognition of this genocide that predated The Holocaust hasn’t been easy to come by. Pope Francis recently called the slaughter “the first genocide of the 20th century.”

“There are about one billion Catholics on earth and I view the recognition by the Pope as being very important,” said Dr. Stephan Astourian.

Despite a campaign promise, President Barack Obama has not used the word genocide.

But inside City Hall, amongst a sea of purple forget-me-nots, the atrocities were acknowledged.

Most historians said what happened to the Armenians was indeed genocide. The Turkish government adamantly denies it was genocide, and said Armenians were victims of the chaos of the collapsing Ottoman Empire at le = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});

Armenian Genocide 100 years VIDEO 24.04.2015

Pope's remarks on Armenian slaughter spur Turkey outrage

VATICAN CITY –  Pope Francis sparked a diplomatic incident with Turkey on Sunday by calling the slaughter of Armenians by Ottoman Turks "the first genocide of the 20th century" and urging the international community to recognize it as such.

Francis, who has close ties to the Armenian community from his days in Argentina, defended his pronouncement by saying it was his duty to honor the memory of the innocent men, women and children who were "senselessly" murdered by Ottoman Turks 100 years ago this month.

"Concealing or denying evil is like allowing a wound to keep bleeding without bandaging it," he said at the start of a Mass in the Armenian Catholic rite in St. Peter's Basilica honoring the centenary.

In a subsequent message directed to all Armenians, Francis called on all heads of state and international organizations to recognize the truth of what transpired and oppose such crimes "without ceding to ambiguity or compromise."

Turkey, which has long denied a genocide took place, immediately summoned the Vatican ambassador to express its displeasure, a Foreign Ministry spokesman in Ankara said on customary condition of anonymity.

Historians estimate that up to 1.5 million Armenians were killed by Ottoman Turks around the time of World War I, an event widely viewed by scholars as the first genocide of the 20th century.

Turkey, however, has insisted that the toll has been inflated, and that those killed were victims of civil war and unrest, not genocide. It has fiercely lobbied to prevent countries, including the Holy See, from officially recognizing the Armenian massacre as genocide.

Turkey's embassy to the Holy See canceled a planned news conference for Sunday, presumably after learning that the pope would utter the word "genocide" over its objections.

Francis' words had immediate effect in St. Peters, bolstering the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Aram I, to thank Francis for his clear condemnation and recall that "genocide" is a crime against humanity that requires reparation.

"International law spells out clearly that condemnation, recognition and reparation of a genocide are closely interconnected," Aram said in English at the end of the Mass to applause from the pews.

Speaking as if he were at a political rally, Aram said the Armenian cause is a cause of justice, and that justice is a gift of God. "Therefore, the violation of justice is a sin against God," he said.

The pope's declaration prompted mixed reactions in the streets in Istanbul. Some said they supported it, but others did not agree.

"I don't support the word genocide being used by a great religious figure who has many followers," said Mucahit Yucedal, 25. "Genocide is a serious allegation."

Several European countries recognize the massacres as genocide, though Italy and the United States, for example, have avoided using the term officially given the importance they place on Turkey as an ally.

The Holy See, too, places great importance in its relationship with the moderate Muslim nation, especially as it demands Muslim leaders condemn the slaughter of Christians by Muslim extremists in neighboring Iraq and Syria.

But Francis' willingness to rile Ankara with his words showed once again that he has few qualms about taking diplomatic risks for issues close to his heart. He took a similar risk by inviting the Israeli and Palestinian presidents to pray together for peace at the Vatican -- a summit that was followed by the outbreak of fighting in the Gaza Strip.

Francis is not the first pope to call the massacre a genocide. In his remarks, Francis cited a 2001 declaration signed by St. John Paul II and the Armenian church leader, Karenkin II, which said the deaths were considered "the first genocide of the 20th century."

But the context of Francis' pronunciation was significant: He uttered the words during an Armenian rite Mass in St. Peter's Basilica marking the 100th anniversary of the slaughter, alongside the Armenian Catholic patriarch, Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni, Armenian Christian church leaders and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, who sat in a place of honor in the basilica.

The definition of genocide has long been contentious. The United Nations in 1948 defined genocide as killing and other acts intended to destroy a national, ethnic, racial or religious group, but many dispute which mass killings should be called genocide.

In his remarks Sunday, Francis said the Armenian slaughter was the first of three "massive and unprecedented" genocides last century that was followed by the Holocaust and Stalinism. He said other mass killings had followed, including in Cambodia, Rwanda, Burundi and Bosnia.

"It seems that the human family has refused to learn from its mistakes caused by the law of terror, so that today too there are those who attempt to eliminate others with the help of a few and with the complicit silence of others who simply stand by," he said.

Francis has frequently denounced the "complicit silence" of the world community in the face of the modern-day slaughter of Christians and other religious minorities by Islamic extremists.

During Sunday's Mass, Francis also honored the Armenian community at the start of the Mass by pronouncing a 10th-century Armenian mystic, St. Gregory of Narek, a doctor of the church. Only 35 people have been given the title, which is reserved for those whose writings have greatly served the universal church.

The Mass was rich in traditional Armenian music, with haunting hymns used at key points. Children dressed in traditional costumes presented the gifts at the altar, which was bathed in a cloud of incense.