SWEEPING REFORMS NEEDED TO RESOLVE CRITICAL PAN-ARMENIAN ISSUES
12.12.2014 \ 11:22
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I was asked by several reputable individuals in leadership positions in Armenia and Diaspora to comment on this controversy hoping to calm down the tense atmosphere. I consented, not because I believe that my column would resolve the immediate problem, but to address the larger issues facing the Armenian nation at this critical juncture in our history.
THE TWO FACES OF AZERBAIJAN’S GOVERNMENT | FOREIGN POLICY
08.12.2014 \ 11:44
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Altay Goyushov is a faculty member at Baku State University (Azerbaijan) and currently Reagan-Fascell Fellow at the National Endowment for Democracy.
TURKISH SCHOLAR AFFIRMS: TURKEY HAS LOST BATTLE FOR THE TRUTH
26.11.2014 \ 13:32
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In recent years, a growing number of Turkish intellectuals, scholars, journalists and human rights activists have taken bold positions on the Armenian Genocide, in opposition to their government’s denials. Although their number is small and their influence on Pres. Erdogan negligible, the fight for truth and justice has to be carried on two fronts: within and outside Turkey. Hopefully, over time, the ranks of such liberal Turks would enlarge, forcing their government to implement reforms on a variety of issues, including the Armenian Genocide.
HAVE WE FORGOTTEN? GALLIPOLI AND THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
19.11.2014 \ 11:19
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A century ago, in a misconceived encounter on the history-soaked precipices of Asia Minor, the sons of Anzac received their battle initiation against the German-trained forces of the Ottoman Empire. Now, in an annual event that grows in mythology and status in proportion to the passing of the years, is celebrated the shared combat ordeal of gallant "Johnny Turk" and the Bronzed Anzac.
STRANGELY, TURKEY DID NOT PUBLICIZE CORRECTING SIGNPOST OF ARMENIAN CHURCH
04.11.2014 \ 22:06
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I just learned that the Turkish government has quietly corrected the signpost near the historic Holy Cross Church (Sourp Khach) on Akhtamar Island in Lake Van, by indicating its "Armenian” origin.
UK SHIFTS POLICY ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE AFTER JURIST ROBERTSON’S REPORT
Robertson’s investigative report, "Was there an Armenian Genocide?” was based on internal British documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, which revealed that the Foreign Office had denied the Armenian Genocide and misled the British Parliament on this matter in order to curry favor with Turkey.
18.10.2014 \ 12:29
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Robertson’s investigative report, "Was there an Armenian Genocide?” was based on internal British documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, which revealed that the Foreign Office had denied the Armenian Genocide and misled the British Parliament on this matter in order to curry favor with Turkey.
IT IS STILL NOT TOO LATE TO AVOID A GLOBAL CATASTROPHE: ADDRESS TO THE PUTIN AND OBAMA
The text of the Address is delivered also among all the international missions accredited to the Republic of Armenia. We publish below the full text of the Address presented by the Chairman of the Political Science Association of Armenia, Doctor of Political Science (RF), Distinguished Visiting Professor at the National Defense University (US), Visiting Research Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and Elected Full Member of the Academy of Military Sciences of the Russian Federation, Major General Hayk Kotanjian.
11.10.2014 \ 21:24
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The text of the Address is delivered also among all the international missions accredited to the Republic of Armenia. We publish below the full text of the Address presented by the Chairman of the Political Science Association of Armenia, Doctor of Political Science (RF), Distinguished Visiting Professor at the National Defense University (US), Visiting Research Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and Elected Full Member of the Academy of Military Sciences of the Russian Federation, Major General Hayk Kotanjian.
EU CONDOLES WITH KAREN PETROSYAN’S FAMILY, CALLS FOR TRANSPARENT INVESTIGATION
The EU underscores the obligations of both sides under international humanitarian law, in particular with regard to civilians and treatment of persons taken into custody during times of conflict, and calls for the full and transparent investigation of such incidents.
02.10.2014 \ 15:20
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ONE OF THE HISTORY’S DARK, UNFINISHED CHAPTERS: THE FIRST WORLD WAR AND THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
This year marks the centennial of the outbreak of the First World War, a human catastrophe unprecedented in scope and savagery claiming some 14 million lives — 5 million civilians and 9 million soldiers, plus millions of wounded, prisoners of war, and displaced people forced to leave their ancestral homelands. One such group, the Armenians, were nearly wiped off the face of the earth.
25.09.2014 \ 17:31
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This year marks the centennial of the outbreak of the First World War, a human catastrophe unprecedented in scope and savagery claiming some 14 million lives — 5 million civilians and 9 million soldiers, plus millions of wounded, prisoners of war, and displaced people forced to leave their ancestral homelands. One such group, the Armenians, were nearly wiped off the face of the earth.
UN HUMAN RIGHTS BODY SUSPENDS AZERBAIJAN VISIT CITING OFFICIAL OBSTRUCTION
The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has decided to suspend its visit to Azerbaijan due to obstructions it encountered in carrying out its mandate under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT), to which Azerbaijan is a party.
24.09.2014 \ 00:17
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The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has decided to suspend its visit to Azerbaijan due to obstructions it encountered in carrying out its mandate under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT), to which Azerbaijan is a party.
FEAR OF REVEALING THE TRUTH - THE REASON FOR PERSECUTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN BAKU BY ORWELLIAN "BIG BROTHER"
Expressing Armenian colleagues’ any attitude towards the neighboring country’s human rights defenders persecuted with accusations of high treason by Baku authorities is extremely difficult. We are talking about the opponents with whom we had to argue over the fundamental issues of the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement at almost all international academic-expert forums organized under the auspices of the international community.
21.09.2014 \ 19:56
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Expressing Armenian colleagues’ any attitude towards the neighboring country’s human rights defenders persecuted with accusations of high treason by Baku authorities is extremely difficult. We are talking about the opponents with whom we had to argue over the fundamental issues of the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement at almost all international academic-expert forums organized under the auspices of the international community.
NOW THAT THE LAWSUITS ARE SETTLED, LET’S BUILD THE GENOCIDE MEMORIAL
On July 15, a Federal Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s 2011 decision, ordering the return to the CafesjianFamily Foundation (CFF) the properties intended for the construction of an Armenian Genocide Museum and Memorial in Washington, D.C.
30.07.2014 \ 17:37
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On July 15, a Federal Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s 2011 decision, ordering the return to the CafesjianFamily Foundation (CFF) the properties intended for the construction of an Armenian Genocide Museum and Memorial in Washington, D.C.
STATEDEP COMMENTS ON CEASE FIRE VIOLATIONS AND BELIGERENT RHETORIC BY AZERBAIJAN
There is a noticeable escalation of anti-Armenian rhetoric in Azerbaijan recently. Ilham Aliyev personally called Armenia a historic Azerbaijan land this time, which analysts qualified as territorial claim. The main question is about the violation of ceasefire recent weeks.
03.07.2014 \ 11:58
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There is a noticeable escalation of anti-Armenian rhetoric in Azerbaijan recently. Ilham Aliyev personally called Armenia a historic Azerbaijan land this time, which analysts qualified as territorial claim. The main question is about the violation of ceasefire recent weeks. US DEPARTMENT OF STATE
WHY EXPANDING NATO WOULD DETER RUSSIA, STABILIZE EUROPE
In the face of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Europe’s east, NATO has reaffirmed the alliance’s commitment to defend "every inch” of its members’ territory. Right now, it must also make clear that it will respond to any Russian measures to undermine stability in Europe as a whole, especially the security of countries waiting to get into NATO. The cost of not doing so is to invite more Russian aggression.
26.06.2014 \ 21:08
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In the face of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Europe’s east, NATO has reaffirmed the alliance’s commitment to defend "every inch” of its members’ territory. Right now, it must also make clear that it will respond to any Russian measures to undermine stability in Europe as a whole, especially the security of countries waiting to get into NATO. The cost of not doing so is to invite more Russian aggression.
AFTER THE EUROPEAN ELECTIONS: WHAT WILL BE NEXT?
While in Ukraine people struggle and die for or against the decision of the Western Ukrainian Government to be integrated into the European Union, people vote for eurosceptics in many EU member countries in the elections for EU parliament. The Euroscepticism is against the process of political European integration.
15.06.2014 \ 17:57
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While in Ukraine people struggle and die for or against the decision of the Western Ukrainian Government to be integrated into the European Union, people vote for eurosceptics in many EU member countries in the elections for EU parliament. The Euroscepticism is against the process of political European integration.
TURKEY AND UNITED STATES CONSPIRE TO ISSUE APRIL 24 STATEMENTS
While it is not surprising to learn that Turkey and the United States have coordinated their official declarations on the Armenian Genocide, recent revelations have confirmed their shameful behind-the-scenes schemes.
12.06.2014 \ 12:26
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While it is not surprising to learn that Turkey and the United States have coordinated their official declarations on the Armenian Genocide, recent revelations have confirmed their shameful behind-the-scenes schemes.
MAINTENANCE OF STATUS QUO – EUROPEAN KEY TO SETTLEMENT OF KARABAKH CONFLICT (FULL)
10.06.2014 \ 00:46
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Nagorno-Karabakh is an ancient Azerbaijani land. Azerbaijanis lived there for centuries while Armenians were just guests there… Simply, the re-settlement of Armenians from other regions in XIX century resulted in the change of demographic situation in Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenians being majority there at the time of collapse of the USSR.
PACE COMMITTEES WILL NO LONGER MEET IN AZERBAIJAN FOR TWO YEARS
Following the Azerbaijani authorities' last-minute decision to withdraw a visa already granted to a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), René Rouquet* (France, SOC), effectively preventing him from attending the meetings of the PACE Bureau and Standing Committee in Baku on 22 and 23 May, the Bureau of PACE decided today in Baku that no more Assembly committee meetings will be held in Azerbaijan for two years, as of 1 June 2014. This decision will not apply in the case of missions to observe elections.
23.05.2014 \ 12:42
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Following the Azerbaijani authorities' last-minute decision to withdraw a visa already granted to a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), René Rouquet* (France, SOC), effectively preventing him from attending the meetings of the PACE Bureau and Standing Committee in Baku on 22 and 23 May, the Bureau of PACE decided today in Baku that no more Assembly committee meetings will be held in Azerbaijan for two years, as of 1 June 2014. This decision will not apply in the case of missions to observe elections.
SECRETARY GENERAL JAGLAND TO ADDRESS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN AZERBAIJAN
During a two-day visit to Azerbaijan on 20-21 May Secretary General Jagland will address the issue of human rights violations with President Aliyev and senior members of government. The Secretary General will request the release of Ilgar Mammadov, a well-known opposition and human rights activist and Director of the Council of Europe sponsored School of Political Studies.
20.05.2014 \ 15:10
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During a two-day visit to Azerbaijan on 20-21 May Secretary General Jagland will address the issue of human rights violations with President Aliyev and senior members of government. The Secretary General will request the release of Ilgar Mammadov, a well-known opposition and human rights activist and Director of the Council of Europe sponsored School of Political Studies.
KNESSET DISCUSSES ARMENIAN GENOCIDE; SPEAKER EDELSTEIN: ”WE ARE NOT BLAMING ANY MODERN COUNTRY”
The Knesset plenum held a special session on Tuesday to discuss the Armenian genocide, this following a motion to the agenda by MK Zahava Gal-On (Meretz) calling for the government to recognize the genocide, which is attributed to the Ottoman Turks, before its 100th anniversary next year.
15.05.2014 \ 11:52
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The Knesset plenum held a special session on Tuesday to discuss the Armenian genocide, this following a motion to the agenda by MK Zahava Gal-On (Meretz) calling for the government to recognize the genocide, which is attributed to the Ottoman Turks, before its 100th anniversary next year.
