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FROM POPE TO KARDASHIAN: INTERNATIONAL MEDIA COVERAGE OF ARMENIA AHEAD OF GENOCIDE CENTENNIAL
GENOCIDE | 22.04.15 | 16:18
Satenik Tovmasyan
ArmeniaNow intern
Armenia has been in international media spotlight these days. A
number of leading international periodicals and broadcasters have
turned their attention to the South Caucasus nation due to approaching
centenary of the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey.
The German "Deutsche Welle" broadcaster's website writes that on the
100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, the German Bundestag will
back a draft resolution calling the killings "genocide."
The Los Angeles Times mentions that U.S. President Barack Obama
once again will not use the word "Genocide" in his annual statement
to the Armenian community. "Armenian hopes crushed after the White
House officials decided that President Obama will not use the word
"genocide" to describe the killings of more than 1 million Armenians
at the hands of Ottoman Turks when he commemorates the deaths Friday,
the 100th anniversary of the massacres."
The visit of Armenian-American TV star Kim Kardashian to her ancestral
home country, Armenia, coinciding with the centennial of the Armenian
Genocide, was widely highlighted by U.S. and international media. The
New York Times writes that Kardashian's visit was a good chance to
grab the world's attention to the crime perpetrated a century ago.
Italy's biggest newspaper Corriere della Sera in its turn posted
an article on how Turkey reacted to Pope Francis' references to the
Armenian killings as "the first genocide of the twentieth century"
made during a Holy Mass at Saint Peter's Basilica on April 12.
"President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the Vatican's
actions, hoping that it would not again commit an error of that type,"
the president's official statement claims. "We will not allow that
historical facts are extrapolated from one context and turned into a
campaign against our country, politicians and religious leaders should
not take charge of the work of historians,"" the publication concludes.
International media could not keep away from the concert tour of the
world famous rock band System of a Down and its frontman Serj Tankian,
devoted to the centennial of the Armenian Genocide. Rolling Stones
writes that on April 23, System of a Down will play their first-ever
concert in Armenia when they perform a free gig at the capital city
of Yerevan's Republic Square. It invites the reader's attention to
the fact that the Armenian genocide has long been a subject of System
of a Down's music.
The Guardian devotes an extensive article to Armenia under the headline
"A small country but a big nation: how genocide shaped the Armenia
of today". In it the leading British paper also gives the floor to
ordinary Armenians speaking about the upcoming commemoration of the
Genocide Centennial.
It is officially known that a number of foreign officials and
dignitaries will visit Armenia, among them will also be French
President Francois Hollande as well. The French Le Figaro also refers
to this event, adding that during his visit to Armenia Hollande will
meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. The two leaders are
expected to discuss the latest developments in the Ukrainian crisis.
http://armenianow.com/genocide/62652/armenia_international_media_coverage_genocide_cent ennial
GENOCIDE | 22.04.15 | 16:18
Satenik Tovmasyan
ArmeniaNow intern
Armenia has been in international media spotlight these days. A
number of leading international periodicals and broadcasters have
turned their attention to the South Caucasus nation due to approaching
centenary of the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey.
The German "Deutsche Welle" broadcaster's website writes that on the
100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, the German Bundestag will
back a draft resolution calling the killings "genocide."
The Los Angeles Times mentions that U.S. President Barack Obama
once again will not use the word "Genocide" in his annual statement
to the Armenian community. "Armenian hopes crushed after the White
House officials decided that President Obama will not use the word
"genocide" to describe the killings of more than 1 million Armenians
at the hands of Ottoman Turks when he commemorates the deaths Friday,
the 100th anniversary of the massacres."
The visit of Armenian-American TV star Kim Kardashian to her ancestral
home country, Armenia, coinciding with the centennial of the Armenian
Genocide, was widely highlighted by U.S. and international media. The
New York Times writes that Kardashian's visit was a good chance to
grab the world's attention to the crime perpetrated a century ago.
Italy's biggest newspaper Corriere della Sera in its turn posted
an article on how Turkey reacted to Pope Francis' references to the
Armenian killings as "the first genocide of the twentieth century"
made during a Holy Mass at Saint Peter's Basilica on April 12.
"President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the Vatican's
actions, hoping that it would not again commit an error of that type,"
the president's official statement claims. "We will not allow that
historical facts are extrapolated from one context and turned into a
campaign against our country, politicians and religious leaders should
not take charge of the work of historians,"" the publication concludes.
International media could not keep away from the concert tour of the
world famous rock band System of a Down and its frontman Serj Tankian,
devoted to the centennial of the Armenian Genocide. Rolling Stones
writes that on April 23, System of a Down will play their first-ever
concert in Armenia when they perform a free gig at the capital city
of Yerevan's Republic Square. It invites the reader's attention to
the fact that the Armenian genocide has long been a subject of System
of a Down's music.
The Guardian devotes an extensive article to Armenia under the headline
"A small country but a big nation: how genocide shaped the Armenia
of today". In it the leading British paper also gives the floor to
ordinary Armenians speaking about the upcoming commemoration of the
Genocide Centennial.
It is officially known that a number of foreign officials and
dignitaries will visit Armenia, among them will also be French
President Francois Hollande as well. The French Le Figaro also refers
to this event, adding that during his visit to Armenia Hollande will
meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. The two leaders are
expected to discuss the latest developments in the Ukrainian crisis.
http://armenianow.com/genocide/62652/armenia_international_media_coverage_genocide_cent ennial