Vladimir Putin, RF president, signed the law on ratification of protocol on amendments to Russia-Armenia cooperation agreement on natural gas, oil products and rough diamonds. The document was adopted by the State Duma on May 20, 2016. The Federation Council approved it on May 25.
According to RA National Statistical Service data state debt as compared to March increased by USD 56 mln, and as compared to the beginning of the year – by USD 173.4 mln.
“We should take into consideration that 4 million Turks live in Germany and last Friday they protested before Bundestag, calling not to approve the resolution. This is a rather considerable presence, however, the resolution was approved indirectly,” Kocharyan said.
The joy was shared by Kurds, who also gathered and proclaimed: “Long Live the brotherhood of peoples” in Turkish.
Turkey has recalled its ambassador in Berlin after German MPs approved a motion describing the massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces a century ago as genocide – a decision that Turkey’s prime minister said would “test” relations between the two countries at a sensitive time.
“The European Union has always taken pride in its role as a civilian and normative power apart from the military capabilities of its member states. Hence, as an organization, it has an overarching commitment to the peaceful resolution of conflicts.”
While Germany and Austria, as former allies of the Ottoman Empire, are today acknowledging their part of responsibility in the Armenian Genocide, the authorities of Turkey are continuing to obstinately reject the undeniable fact of genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire.
The German Bundestag adopted the Armenian Genocide recognition resolution, which is entitled “Remembrance and commemoration of the genocide of Armenians and other Christian minorities in 1915 and 1916”.
Some historians argue that Germany, a close ally of the Ottoman empire during the first world war, was aware of the massacre at the time and supported it politically. The Bundestag’s resolution contains a passage acknowledging “the German Reich’s complicity in the events”, as well as six references to the Holocaust.
“Escalation of the military conflict obviously is not favorable for Russia as it makes the latter choose between responsibilities of a mediator, Armenia’s military ally and striving for further rapprochement with Azerbaijan. Supply of up-to-date offensive weapons to Baku have broken the balance, significantly increasing the probability of this scenario. “
