’CNN neglecting genocide’

Hurriyet The largest U.S. Armenian group late Thursday accused CNN of ignoring the Armenian claims in a documentary offering a history of genocide throughout the world. The program “Scream Bloody Murder,” anchored by CNN’s top international correspondent Christiane Amanpour, gave detailed accounts of the Holocaust and the mass murders in Cambodia, Bosnia, northern Iraq, Rwanda [...]

Armenia, Azerbaijan decide to work on a lasting peace deal: Turkish FM

Hurriyet Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers decided to work on a lasting peace agreement in their trilateral meeting with Turkish foreign minister on the sidelines of a OSCE summit.  Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan met Thursday his counterparts, Edward Nalbandian of Armenia and Elmar Mammadyarov of Azerbaijan, on the sidelines of the OSCE meeting in [...]

Goran Lennmarker: “The Border Between Armenia and Turkey will Soon Open”

Today.AZ    ”2008 was a good year in the sense of the resolution of the Karabakh conflict. I have often recalled the so-called golden opportunity, and after today’s meeting it seems to me that the work on the basic principles will complete next spring and them it will be possible to work at the agreement. [...]

Turkish, Armenian directors to shoot documentary film

Anatolian Agency Two directors from Turkey and Armenia are set to shoot a documentary in a bid to contribute to the rapprochement efforts between the countries after Turkish president’s historic visit to Yerevan, the Armenian capital. Turkish director Eray Mert and his Armenian colleague Gevorg Nazarian have been working on the project since October and [...]

Turkish and Armenian leaders take 2008 Peace and Sport Award

Hurriyet Turkish and Armenian presidents were awarded for a peace and sports prize for their landmark meeting in September.  Turkish President Abdullah Gul and his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan were awarded in the International Peace and Sport Forum’s 2008 session in Monaco for their landmark meeting in Yerevan in September.  Gul and Sargsyan were awarded [...]