Armenia

Turkey asked China for clarification about aid packages sent to Armenia that bore a reference to Ağrı Mountain in eastern Turkey in English that borders Armenia, said Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hami Aksoy.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry said China's Ambassador to Ankara Deng Li and Beijing's Foreign Ministry have shown efforts to resolve the issue.

The Syrian parliament has officially recognized the genocide killing of about 1.5 million Armenians in the Ottoman Empire between 1915 and 1917, France Press reported.

The agency notes that this has come amid heightened tensions with Turkey following the bloody clashes in northwestern Syria.

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos hailed the recognition of the 20th-century Armenian genocide by Turkey in the US House of Representatives, during a meeting with his Armenian counterpart Armen Sarkissian in Yerevan on Tuesday.

The House of Representatives of the US Congress approved a resolution recognizing the mass killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as genocide, news agencies said. The resolution was approved by a large majority - 405 in favour and 11 against

The US ambassador in Turkey was summoned on Wednesday after the House of Representatives voted to recognize mass killings of Armenians a century ago as genocide and called for sanctions over Turkey's incursion in Syria, Anadolu news agency said.

The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to recognize the mass killings of Armenians a century ago as a genocide, a symbolic but historic vote instantly denounced by Turkey.

The Armenian Patriarchate of Turkey declared its support for the Turkish army in Operation Peace Spring on Sept. 11. Sahak Maşalyan, head of Armenian Patriarchate of Turkey, spoke to the press in Istanbul about the ongoing operation.

According to the Serbian President, the goal is to further strengthen the friendship between the Armenian and Serbian people. After conducting discussion with Armenian President Armen Sarkissian, Vucic indicated that the realization of at least part of what they talked about would significantly strengthen our friendship.

Prior to conducting a tête-à-tête meeting of the two presidents, the President of Armenia and the delegation that he heads, which includes Foreign Affairs Minister Artak Apitonyan and numerous businessmen, attended a ceremonial welcome in front of the Palace of Serbia, with the Guard of the Serbian Army, a red carpet and the sounding of the anthems of the two countries.

A selection of photos taken by legendary Turkish-Armenian photographer Ara Güler, who passed away last October, will be on display in New York in September.