(dpa)–Turkey’s ambassador to Germany Mehmet Ali Irtemcelik–on Sunday angrily denounced a parliamentary resolution by the German conservative opposition–on the mass expulsion and murder of Armenia’s by Ottoman Turks 90 years ago.
In a statement published Sunday–the ambassador accused the opposition Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) of having made itself a "spokesman for fanatical Armenian nationalism." [...]

YEREVAN (RFE/RL)–U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Evans issued on Monday an ambiguous explanation for his public description of the 1915 mass killings of Armenia’s in Ottoman Turkey as genocide–saying that it was an "inappropriate" expression of his personal opinion.
Evans again referred to the Armenian genocide as a fact–but regretted "misunderstandings" caused by his remarks.
"Misunderstandings may [...]

YEREVAN (Armenpress)–Thousands of citizens–along with political figures paid their respects on Monday to the victims of pogroms against Armenia’s in the Azeri city of Sumgait in 1988.
During a somber remembrance at the Dzidzernagapert memorial to the victims of the Armenian genocide–the head of the Armenian Writers’ Union Levon Ananian–said the events of Sumgait–and Azerbaijan’s brutality [...]

YEREVAN (Armenpress)–Negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan on the Mountainous Karabagh conflict are intensifying–and could lead to a final resolution–according to Armenian president Robert Kocharian.
Kocharian’s statemen’s were published in an interview to the independent semi-weekly Russian language newspaper Golos Armenii–based in Yerevan–Armenia.
Kocharian also insisted that officials from Mountainous Karabagh Republic partake in negotiations that are led [...]

YEREVAN (YERKIR)–A fundraising event in Paris raised almost $1.7 million to help advance the work of Armenian National Committees worldwide–including recognition of the Armenian genocide–and advancing Armenian issues.
Over 180 Armenia’s from Armenia–Russia–Middle East–and Europe gathered at a banquet on February 26–with the participation of Catholicos Aram I of the Holy See of Cilicia–Armenian Revolutionary Federation [...]

Berkeley–On his tour of Armenian-American communities throughout the United States–US Ambassador to Armenia John Evans spoke candidly about various issues of concern to Armenia’s–including the importance of Armenian genocide recognition.
"I will today call it the Armenian Genocide," said Evans–who has studied Russian History at Yale and Columbia universities and Ottoman History at the Kennan Institute.
During [...]

GLENDALE–Twenty established and emerging local artists and Harvest Gallery in Glendale have joined forces to support Anahid "Anna" Oshagan’s bid for Glendale City Council. This collaboration kicks off with "Art for Oshagan," a silent art auction that will take place at Harvest Gallery from Friday March 4 to Sunday March 6. The grand opening reception [...]

BY SKEPTIK SINIKIAN
After the torrential downpours of last week–the flood waters have finally subsided. It’s a good thing too because if it had kept raining–I was going to start looking for a male and female of every single animal to load up into my "Tapan" and wait the storm out. After the third day of [...]

By Garen Yegparian
Yeah–it’s high election season–so here’s another political junkie’s craving for ya.
The Burbank primary election has come and gone with some interesting results. Of the four candidates enjoying the community’s support–one was elected outright. The other three moved on to the general (run-off) election. There are three aspects of the results that are most [...]

UCLA student Fatma Asli Velieceoglu wrote a letter to the Daily Bruin on February 10–2005 responding to Raffi Kassabian’s submission–"Nations Must Take Action to End Cycle of Genocide," to the same publication on February 1. Velieceoglu–an exchange student from Ankara–wrote–"Kassabian misconstrues the ?Armenian Genocide,’ an event that Bernard Lewis–a premier Middle Eastern scholar and professor [...]

LOS ANGELES–Pilibos School Administrators and students warmly welcomed US Ambassador to Armenia John Marshall Evans on February 17. Accompanying the Ambassador were Mrs. Evans–Mr. Robin Phillips–Director of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in Armenia–Eugenia Sidereas–Desk Officer for Armenia at the US Department of State–and Aaron Sherinian–Political Officer of the US Embassy in [...]

GLENDALE–After more than a month of interviews and discussions–the Armenian National Committee of Glendale (ANCG) announced its support for Larry Miller–Ara James Najarian–Anahid Anna Oshagan–and incumbent Bob Yousefian for Glendale City Council. The process began with candidate questionnaires sent to the 19 candidates running for office followed by interviews with select candidates.
Vice-Chair of the ANC-Glendale–Vahe [...]

The West San Fernando Valley Armenian National Committee officially announced its support for candidate Greg Martayan for the position of Los Angeles City Council–5th District. West San Fernando Valley Chairman Ara Papazian made the announcement stating–"Not only is Greg Martayan bright–energetic and a hard working individual who can best represent the interests of our community [...]

GLENDALE–Longtime Glendale resident and community activist Aida Yeghiazarian–was honored–recently–as the Armenian American Chamber of Commerce’s Businesswoman of the Year–during festivities attended by a "Who’s Who" of local and regional dignitaries–political figures and prominent professionals.
The Renaissance Banquet Hall was packed to capacity with well-wishers and supporters from the State Capitol–City Hall–local and federal law enforcement agencies–and [...]