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Armenia’s focus on 2015, not mending ties: Turkey
Turkey remains committed to normalizing its relations with Armenia, Foreign Minister Mevlüt ÃavuÅoÄlu has stated, while underlining that Turkey will be monitoring Armeniaâs âaccelerated campaignsâ in third countries, ahead of the 100th anniversary of the mass massacres of Anatolian Armenians, which many countries recognize as genocide.
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Turkey, Armenia, 2015 and beyond
In April 2015, Armenians will be commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 1915 massacres, which they believe amounted to genocide. It will be a climax in their efforts for the international recognition of this tragedy as genocide.
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'Food for diplomacy' project hosts Armenian chef
Kadir Has Universityâs Lifelong Education Center, in collaboration with its Culinary School, has initiated a project that blends food and diplomacy, with an award-winning Armenian chef from Yerevan cooking dishes with students Khashntur Vahagni, an ancient lamb dish named after the Armenian god of war, Vahagni, a pre-Chrstian deity, was the main dish cooked by award-winning Chef Grigori K.
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Turkey needs post-2015 strategy on Armenian genocide claims, says Turkish diplomat
Armenian institutions have engaged in a campaign to blame Turkey on the centenary of 1915 Armenian killings, and Turkey should have a strategy in the event that it fails to counter the claims, according to a senior Turkish diplomat.
France hosts Karabakh talks
French President Francois Hollande hosts leaders from Armenia and Azerbaijan today as Europe makes a fresh push to end the festering conflict over Nagorno Karabakh.
Germanyâs Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited both countries last week after a sharp escalation in violence over the disputed region in recent months as war raged in Ukraine.
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White House to display Armenian ‘orphan rug’
The White House has decided to exhibit an Armenian 'orphan rug,' in a move that could also be interpreted as a diplomatic message to Turkey
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Police launch probe into ‘racist’ attack on Greek Armenian
Police have launched an investigation into the beating of a Greek of Armenian descent who claims to have been set upon last Saturday in Mandra, western Attica, by a group of around 20 assailants who, he alleges, were led by a man who ran as a would-be regional councilor in the May local and regional authority elections.
Turkish-German director Akın says his new movie ‘doesn’t apologize’ over Armenian issue
âThe Cut,â Turkish-German director Fatih Akınâs new movie based on the 1915 events, made its long-anticipated world premiere at the 71st Venice Film Festival earlier this week. The film has received a mixed response from critics so far, but Akın says it has âfulfilled its purpose.â
Fatih Akın says he is ready for polemics over his film on 'Armenian genocide'
Turkish-German director Fatih Akınâs recent film âThe Cut,â which takes the Ottoman killings of Armenians in 1915 as its starting point, is one of the films competing for the coveted Golden Lion award at the 71st Venice Film Festival.
Fatih Akın defends his film on Armenian genocide at Venice
Turkish-German director Fatih Akınâs recent film âThe Cutâ is one of the films competing for the coveted Golden Lion award at the 71st Venice Film Festival.