WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution that recognizes the Armenian genocide century ago, a historic move that infuriated Turkey and dealt a blow to the already problematic ties between [ More … ]
The unanimously passed amendment states that the “denial or trivialization” of events such as genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes or slavery will result in state pursued legal action. According to the new law, denying [ More … ]
German Chancellor Merkel and Turkish President Erdogan have met on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Poland. The leaders, however, made little ground resolving the disputes that divide them after German Parliament infuriated Ankara by [ More … ]
Massacres should be condemned whenever and wherever they happen, but it is more logical to condemn the live massacres which are being perpetrated on daily basis. A quick look at the situation in Syria tells [ More … ]
Turkish president Erdogan has threatened to “leave” Europe to deal with its migrant crisis alone, saying that Germany “blackmailed” Turkey by recognizing the Armenian Genocide. He also called out the Germans over their “history” of [ More … ]
Turkish Foreign Ministry has slammed German parliament’s resolution calling the deaths of Ottoman Armenians in 1915 as “genocide”, describing the move as “disgraceful”. Turkey In a written statement posted on its official website Thursday, the ministry said: [ More … ]
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