By Sophie Quintin Adali Honorable members of the Senate and of the National Assembly, There is something rotten in our Republic. The adoption by the two chambers of a law criminalizing a thought crime (denial of Armenian “genocide”) is both a shame for French democracy and a violation of the fundamental rights enshrined in the [...]
On Wednesday, November 30, the Second Annual Convention of the Turkic American Alliance took place in collaboration with TUSKON (Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists of Turkey) and TAA Member Federations. This year’s convention was titled “New Challenges and Opportunities”. Speaking at the Convention, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, stated her views [...]
US Ambassador to Turkey Francis Joseph Ricciardone, Jr. avoided using the term “genocide” despite the pressure of pro-Armenian senators that attended his confirmation hearing at the Senate Foreign Relations Commission, August 2. Ricciardone, who was sent to Turkey under a recess appointment because he could not be confirmed last year, was expected to face harsh [...]