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CONFERENCE ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE HELD IN BUCHAREST
ARMRADIO.AM
27.05.2011 16:26
A scientific conference dedicated to the Armenian Genocide was held
at the Economic Academy of Bulgaria, featuring Genocide experts
Taner Akcam, Professor at Clark University and Raymond Kevorkian,
Professor at the University of Vincennes in Saint-Denis. Ex-President
of Romania Ion Iliescu, representatives of political, public and
scientific circles of Romania and reporters were present at the event.
The conference on "Armenia: The fate of one nation" was opened by
Vice President of the Romanian Academy Dan Berindei.
Historian, author of "The Armenian Genocide: A Complete History"
Raymond Kevorkian referred to the Young Turks policy of exile and
annihilation of Armenians.
In a report titled "Denial as a National Security Issue" Turkish
historian Taner Akcam commented on the denialist policy of the
contemporary Turkish government and its negative influences on the
domestic and foreign arenas.
The ex-President of Romania, Ion Iliescu, welcomed the participation
of Armenian and Turkish historians in the conference, noting that it's
very important for mutual understanding on a number of complex issues.
On May 27 Taner Akcam and Raymond Kevorkian had a meeting with the
faculty and students of the History Department of the Bucharest
University. The Romanian translation of Taner Akcam's book titled
"Shameful Act: The Armenian Genocide and the Question of the Turkish
Responsibility" was presented at the Museum of the Romanian Peasant.
The event was organized by the Union of Romanian Armenians and the
Roman Armenian Diocese.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
ARMRADIO.AM
27.05.2011 16:26
A scientific conference dedicated to the Armenian Genocide was held
at the Economic Academy of Bulgaria, featuring Genocide experts
Taner Akcam, Professor at Clark University and Raymond Kevorkian,
Professor at the University of Vincennes in Saint-Denis. Ex-President
of Romania Ion Iliescu, representatives of political, public and
scientific circles of Romania and reporters were present at the event.
The conference on "Armenia: The fate of one nation" was opened by
Vice President of the Romanian Academy Dan Berindei.
Historian, author of "The Armenian Genocide: A Complete History"
Raymond Kevorkian referred to the Young Turks policy of exile and
annihilation of Armenians.
In a report titled "Denial as a National Security Issue" Turkish
historian Taner Akcam commented on the denialist policy of the
contemporary Turkish government and its negative influences on the
domestic and foreign arenas.
The ex-President of Romania, Ion Iliescu, welcomed the participation
of Armenian and Turkish historians in the conference, noting that it's
very important for mutual understanding on a number of complex issues.
On May 27 Taner Akcam and Raymond Kevorkian had a meeting with the
faculty and students of the History Department of the Bucharest
University. The Romanian translation of Taner Akcam's book titled
"Shameful Act: The Armenian Genocide and the Question of the Turkish
Responsibility" was presented at the Museum of the Romanian Peasant.
The event was organized by the Union of Romanian Armenians and the
Roman Armenian Diocese.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress