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From Public Radio of Armenia Denmark’s Royal Library has attracted heavy criticism after agreeing to let Turkey co-arrange an alternative exhibition about the Armenian Genocide. The library has complied with the wishes of the Turkish ambassador to Denmark to be involved with the exhibition, ‘The Armenian Genocide and the Scandinavian response’, which is currently on display at the University of Copenhagen. The Turkish Embassy has been granted the opportunity to stage a Turkish version of the historical events in a move that has generated criticism from a number of circles, including politicians, historians, and the Armenian Embassy in Copenhagen. “This more »

From Republic Radio of Armenia A workshop by the OSCE Office in Yerevan on the rights of national minorities as envisaged in international and national legislation and measures to raise awareness of the issue among politicians, the media and the general public was held today in Yerevan. The workshop organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan brought together representatives from the Administration of the President of Armenia, the Foreign Ministry, other state structures dealing with minority issues, the Human Rights Defender’s Office and from national minority communities in Armenia. “Knowledge of the national legislative provisions and international standards is important more »

From Today’s Zaman The recent cancellation of a genocide bill that had occupied the French national agenda for around three months sparked not only negative reactions from Armenia but also talk that the outcome was the result of the French state bowing to pressure from Turkey. At the same time, though, Armenia is also asserting that the whole experience has been not a loss but a very good example, and that French President Nicolas Sarkozy is in fact a leader who stands behind his promises. According to Armenian political authorities and experts, the step taken by France with regards to more »

From News.az The first scientific and practical conference ‘Israel-Azerbaijan-strategic alliance’ dedicated to the Day of Memory of Victims of Khojaly genocide was held in the Israeli Netania on 27 February. The conference was organized by the International Association Israel-Azerbaijan (AZIZ) and Netanian Center for Strategic Dialogue. The conference ‘Israel-Azerbaijan-Strategic alliance’ dedicated to the Memory Day of Victims of Khojaly genocide was attended by scientists, leading specialists of Israeli universities and strategic centers, prominent public figures, deputies of the Israeli Knesset and the Foreign Ministry, diplomats of Turkey, Germany, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Romania, accredited in Israel, as more »

From TREND Baku will host a symposium on the contribution of the Azerbaijanis in the victory in World War II, head of “Yahad-In Unum” organization located in France Patrick Desbois said a press-conference on Thursday. He said the symposium, scheduled for October will be dedicated to a discussion of such facts as death during the Second World War at the front of half a million Azerbaijanis, the contribution of Azerbaijani oil workers to the victory, granting asylum by Azerbaijan to thousands of Jews from Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova. Continue Reading: SOURCE.