Armenian-American lawyers filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Turkish government and two banks seeking compensation for the heirs of Armenians whose property was allegedly seized nearly a century ago as they were driven from the Turkish Ottoman Empire. Lawyers were seeking class-action status for the suit, a process that attorney Brian Kabateck said could [...]
European Commission said Wednesday EU’s job was not to judge history over Armenian allegations regarding the incidents of 1915. In response to a question asked by extreme right winger members of the European Parliament whether or not EU recognized Armenian allegations, EU’s enlargement commissioner Stefan Fule said EU’s job was not to judge history. He [...]
US President Barack Obama marked on Saturday the anniversary of the 1915 massacres of Armenians by Ottoman Turks by saying he was encouraged by dialogue between Turkey and Armenia that would help recognize their “common humanity.” Obama described the dark events of 95 years ago as “one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century,” [...]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday called on Armenia and Turkey to move forward quickly on stalled efforts to ratify a landmark deal to establish full diplomatic relations. “We are interested in ties being normalized…. The quicker this happens, the better it is for the entire region,” Lavrov said during a joint press conference [...]
An Armenian organization charged Friday that the Obama administration was putting “morally unacceptable” pressure on Armenia to accept agreements to move toward normalizing relations with Turkey. In a statement late Friday, the Armenian National Committee of America said that the Turkey-Armenia Protocols, which are expected to be signed in Bern next week, “threaten the security [...]