Armenian Genocide

France: Those who deny genocide should be punished.

2011-12-22T02:36:00.000-08:00

the denial of genocide against the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire up to one year in prison and 45,000 euros fine may be imposed.
The law should now pass the vote that Turkey threatens not only with the withdrawal of its ambassador. Economic consequences would be drawn, announced several Turkish delegations in advance, seeking to prevent the vote yet.

Economic sanctions could certainly meet France, because Turkey is an important trading partner. Last year the trade volumebetween the two countries amounted to 12 billion €, orders in transit or weapons area, France could be excluded in future. Butthe Conservative Party which has submitted the draft law wants them to not be impressed. Here it finally go to human rights, itis, from the UMP. France shows an exemplary manner how to deal with perpetrators of genocide. Well done!

Serzh Sargsyan : Turkey must face its history

2011-12-08T06:51:00.000-08:00

Sargsyan said: "“I would like to assure you that the recent visit of French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Armenia was of historical importance. Not a single world leader voiced such words addressed to the Armenian people regarding the Genocide, our pains. We must be grateful to wise President of this wonderful country"

He is right. Turkey must admit that they committed the first genocide in the history of the 20th century!

The Armenian Genocide

2011-12-03T15:39:00.000-08:00

The genocide of the Armenians during the First World War was under the responsibility of the Young Turk government of the Ottoman Empire. One of the first systematic genocide of the 20th Century fell in massacres and death marches that took place mainly in the years 1915 and 1916, according to Armenian sources more than 1.5 million victims died.