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Petitioning to Stop the Protocols

There is a new online petition called Votch that can be signed in support of stopping the protocols from being signed/ratified.

According to Hetq Online,

Initiated by philologist Krikor Beledian, essayist Janine Altounian, journalists Arpig Missakian and Arpi Totoyan, historian Yves Ternon of France, Professor Mihran Dabag, Director of the German Research Institute on Diasporas, among others, [...]

September 29th, 2009 | Tags: | Category: Politics, Social | Leave a comment

Protocols to Be Signed on October 10

I just found an interesting article about the signing of the protocols on the BBC News web site. Seems Prime Minister Erdogan is stating that Turkey will sign the protocols on October 10–the signing was originally set for October 13 as I previously posted. It could happen even sooner if they keep things under wraps [...]

September 28th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Economy, Politics, Social | 2 comments

Armenian Farmers Protest

Armenia Liberty reported yesterday that grape farmers in the Ararat valley are protesting against the fall in wholesale prices being paid out to them by distilleries based there. Seems that the factories are reneging on signed contracts that they would pay 130 dram per kilo of grapes and now insist that they will only pay [...]

September 24th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Economy, Social | One comment

‘Let’s Not Mislead Our People’

Yesterday Former Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian, who now heads his Civilitas Foundation based in Yerevan, delivered a speech in the Yerevan Hotel about his take on the protocols calling for Turkish-Armenian diplomatic relations. The text is both passionate and straightforward as he explains without mincing words what the consequences will be for Armenia should the [...]

September 23rd, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Economy, Politics, Social | Leave a comment

Protocols to Be Signed on October 13

According to RFE/RL the Turkish newspaper Milliyet has reported that the protocols are scheduled to be signed on October 13. Incidentally that is the date when the Treaty of Kars, which defined the present day border between the two countries, was endorsed. Apparently history is symbolically repeating itself to the date. The agreements will most [...]

September 18th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Politics | Leave a comment

National Assembly Accepts Report On March 1 Events

Two days ago an “investigative” parliamentary commission submitted a report to Armenia’s National Assembly documenting its findings of the March 1, 2008 mass protests, the resulting violence of which lead to the deaths of 10 people, including two police officers. The National Assembly concluded that the government crackdown on the protesters was necessary and justifiable. [...]

September 17th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Politics, Social | One comment
 
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