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11.05.2012

Turkey mulls peace with France if Genocide stance altered

urkey said it could consider lifting the eight-article sanctions imposed on France, depending on the stance the new French administration takes on the Armenian Genocide issue, Hurriyet Daily News reported.

10.05.2012

Swedish Riksdag Rejects Karabakh Motion, Welcomes Reform Process in Armenia

On May 9, 2012, the Swedish Riksdag rejected the Azeri sponsored motion on Nagorno-Karabakh, reports Armenpress. The motion, introduced last year by Mehmet Kaplan (Green Party) called for, among others, Sweden’s active involvement in the Karabakh conflict, demanding “immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all Armenian military forces from occupied Azeri territory” and that international organizations should work “for guarantying the safety, security and self-rule of the Armenian minority in Nagorno-Karabakh within the territorial boundaries of Azerbaijan”.

09.05.2012

President Serzh Sargsyan congratulates all Armenians on the occasion of the Victory and Peace Day

The President of the Republic of Armenia declared a congratulatory speech on the occasion of the Victory and Peace Day. Presidential press office informed Armenpress, the speech runs as follows:

08.05.2012

President Serzh Sargsyan sent a congratulatory message to the President-elect of the French Republic Francois Hollande

The message states:

08.05.2012

Gul reminds Hollande about Turkey’s “sensitive” issues

Turkish President Abdullah Gul has sent a congratulatory address to newly elected President of France Francois Hollande. As reported by “ArmenPress”, citing the Turkish Weekly, Gul has expressed hope that the new French President’s term in office will contribute to the development of Turkish-French relations.

08.05.2012

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia

The statement, made by the President of Azerbaijan on May 4 at the Security Council is based on lies, distortions and groundless speculations. It causes deep regret that such an august platform can be used for such base statements.

04.05.2012

Foreign Minister of Uruguay started official visit to Armenia with a visit to the Genocide Memorial

On May 4, RA Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandyan had a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay Luis Almagro who is on an official visit to Yerevan.

02.05.2012

Ambassador Charchoghlyan meets with Chairman of the National Assembly of the State of Kuwait

On April 30, Chairman of the National Assembly of the State of Kuwait Ahmad abd al-Aziz al-Saadun received RA Ambassador to Kuwait Fadey Charchoghlyan.

27.04.2012

Racist statements by Georgian MP Azer Suleymanov

On 24 April 2012, the day of commemoration of the 97th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, a Member of the Georgian Parliament, Mr. Jondi Baghaturia while making a statement in the Parliament, touched upon the most painful question for the Georgian citizens of Armenian origin – the subject of the Armenian Genocide. This statement caused crude and inappropriate reaction of another Georgian MP, the majority deputy of Marneuli district, Mr. Azer Suleymanov.

24.04.2012

On Armenian Remembrance Day, Obama again avoids the word ‘Genocide’ despite campaign promise to contrary

On the fourth Armenian Remembrance Day of his presidency, President Obama has for the fourth time in a row broken his promise to the Armenian community to use the word “genocide” in describing what happened at the hands of the Turks roughly a century ago, ABCNews reports.

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