Tag: Armenia

Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 20:51 UTC
Uruguayan opposition demands explanations regarding Turkish FM incident

Uruguay's opposition Broad Front (Frente Amplio) has threatened not to grant their consent to the country's designated ambassador to Turkey following the incident with that country's Foreign Minister, who during the weekend when Armenian demonstrators in Montevideo were met with a gesture belonging to the far-right Grey Wolves group.
Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:59 UTC
Turkish FM racist and ultra-right-wing gestures in Montevideo sparks controversies

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou described a gesture by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu against Armenian demonstrators in Montevideo Uruguay as “regrettable,” while Ankara's Ambassador has been summoned to account for the events.
Monday, March 14th 2022 - 09:45 UTC
New President of Armenia sworn in despite opposition

The fifth President of Armenia since its independence from the Soviet Union has been sworn in Sunday during a National Assembly ceremony held at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concert Complex in Yerevan. The currently war-torn Ukraine is also a former Soviet republic.
Tuesday, August 17th 2021 - 07:10 UTC
Uruguay and Armenia to open reciprocal embassies

Uruguay and Armenia will up their diplomatic relations by opening up reciprocal embassies in Montevideo and Erevan, it was announced Monday.
Friday, October 2nd 2020 - 09:17 UTC
Azerbaijan/Armenia clash: waiting for Russia to impose a cease fire

By Gwynne Dyer – It’s probably Azerbaijan that started the shooting in this latest round of fighting with neighboring Armenia. Which is not to say that it’s all Azerbaijan’s fault.
Saturday, April 25th 2020 - 08:04 UTC
Armenians mark the 105th anniversary of mass killings by the Ottoman Empire

Armenians have used text messages and mobile phone flashlights to mark the 105th anniversary (24 April) of mass killings in the Ottoman Empire, dropping their usual march because of coronavirus restrictions.
Wednesday, October 30th 2019 - 08:59 UTC
US Representatives officially recognize the “Armenian genocide”

The US House of Representatives passed a resolution on Tuesday officially recognizing the “Armenian genocide,” a symbolic but unprecedented move that angered Turkey amid already-heightened tensions with Washington.
Monday, April 29th 2019 - 09:07 UTC
Turkey and France clash over remembrance of the 1915 Armenian genocide

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan upped his war of words with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron for creating a day of remembrance for the 1915 Armenian “genocide”.
Thursday, April 16th 2015 - 08:45 UTC
EU parliament Armenia resolution “mutilates history and law” blasts Turkey

Turkey’s Foreign Ministry slammed the European Parliament’s decision to adopt a resolution that urges all EU member states and Turkey to recognize the 1915 events as ‘genocide’ and accused the resolution of mutilating history and law, Daily Sabah reports.
Wednesday, April 15th 2015 - 08:19 UTC
Turkey warns Pope Francis not to repeat the 'mistake' of using 'genocide' for mass killings of Armenians

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has condemned Pope Francis, warning him to not repeat the “mistake” of describing the mass killings of Ottoman Armenians as “genocide.”