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Month: February 2010

  • Davidson: Dollar, Market Headed for Collapse

    Davidson: Dollar, Market Headed for Collapse

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  • Shukru Elekdag on protocols between Turkey and Armenia

    Shukru Elekdag on protocols between Turkey and Armenia

    [ 26 Feb 2010 17:16 ]
    Baku. Mahbuba Gasimbayli – APA. “The delegation of the members of Turkish parliament’s Foreign Affairs Commission will leave for Washington on Sunday on the eve of the discussion of the resolution on the so-called Armenian genocide in the U.S. Congress on March 5.

    I represent our party in the delegation. We will hold a meeting in the Committee on foreign Affairs and try to impede the discussion of the “Armenian genocide” resolution,” member of Turkish parliament’s Foreign Affairs Commission, former Turkish ambassador to Washington, former undersecretary at the Foreign Ministry, parliamentarian from Republican People’s Party (CHP) Shukru Elekdag told APA.

    To the question “It seems this time the situation is not pleasant” Elekdag said:
    “Armenian Constitutional Court rewrote the protocols signed in Zurich on October 11. It is impossible to explain differently the court’s comments on the protocols. After that it will be difficult for Turkey to say “There was no genocide”. To admit the decision of Armenian Constitutional Court means to admit Armenia’s Declaration of Independence. In that declaration Armenia does not recognize Turkey’s borders and has claims for our eastern territories. We should work hard to bring the Khojaly genocide to the attention of the world, while Armenians try to raise “genocide” claims in the Congress. The most large-scale genocide by Armenians in the past 105 years was committed against our Azerbaijani brothers,” he said.

    Answering the question “Would you like the Azerbaijani parliamentarians to be with you during your meetings in the Congress?” the diplomat underlined the importance of joint struggle.
    “The only way to achieve peace in the region is the complete withdrawal of Armenians from the occupied Azerbaijani territories. No other way will cause the discussions between Turkey and Armenia and it will become difficult to establish peace in the region,” he said.

  • Azerbaijani and Turkish Diasporas commemorate Khojaly victims in Australia

    Azerbaijani and Turkish Diasporas commemorate Khojaly victims in Australia

    Sidney. Elmin Ibrahimov – APA. 18th anniversary of Khojaly Genocide was commemorated in Sidney, Australia. Before the Friday prayer, nearly 3500 people at the Gelibolu Mosque, the largest mosque in Australia, were informed about the genocide in details by Vice President of Azerbaijan-Turkish Friendship Society and Turkic Associations Federation Imammaddin Gasimov. Then they prayed for the souls of Khojaly victims.

    Nearly 150 representatives of the Azerbaijani, Turkish, other Turkic organizations and local community, as well as Azerbaijani students of the Australian universities gathered at the Turkish House to commemorate Khojaly tragedy. Izzet Anmak, Deputy Chairman of Auburn municipality, dense-populated by the Turkic-speaking people, attended the ceremony. Local Diaspora representatives showed video tapes sent by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation at the event organized by the Australian Azerbaijan-Turkish Friendship Society and Radio Voice of Azerbaijan, broadcasting in Sidney.

    Head of the Turkish House Beshir Karasu and president of Turkic Associations Federation Dursun Candemir condemned the Armenian atrocities committed against Azerbaijani Turks.

  • Armenia Again Threatens To Scrap Turkey Accord

    Armenia Again Threatens To Scrap Turkey Accord

    Armenia — President Serzh Sarkisian addresses the parliament’s Audit Chamber on January 22, 2010.

    26.02.2010

    President Serzh Sarkisian made late on Thursday his most explicit threat yet to annul Armenia’s normalization agreements with Turkey in what appeared to be a tense conversation with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu reported the next day. (UPDATED)

    The two men spoke in Kiev on the sidelines of the swearing-in of Ukraine’s newly elected president, Viktor Yanukovich. Davutoglu told Turkish journalists there that the “meeting” centered on Turkish-Armenian relations and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

    “We reviewed the Turkish -Armenian normalization relationship in its entirety with open hearts today, including our anxieties and the obstacles we face,” Davutoglu said, according to “Hurriyet Daily News.” “We spoke about Armenian- Azerbaijan relations and the activities of the Minsk Group as related to the Karabakh issue.”

    Sarkisian’s press office clarified that the two held on talks as such, saying that Davutoglu “approached and exchanged views” with the Armenian president during a reception hosted by Yanukovich. It said Sarkisian told him that the ratification of the Turkish-Armenian “protocols” must be completed “within the shortest possible time.”

    “Or else, as was stated before, the Republic of Armenia will withdraw its signatures from the protocols,” the office said in a statement circulated on Friday.

    Sarkisian first publicly warned of such possibility in early December. He instructed the Armenian government to draft legal amendments regulating Yerevan’s possible pullout from international treaties. The Armenian parliament adopted them in the final reading on Thursday.

    Sarkisian was quoted by his office as also telling Davutoglu that Turkey could open its border with Armenia before ratifying the protocols. “A country dreaming about a region without borders should take the first step and end Armenia’s blockade,” he said, scoffing at Ankara’s stated efforts to promote peace and stability in the South Caucasus.

    “If Azerbaijani pressure does not allow Turkey’s parliament to ratify the protocols, then nothing keeps Turkey’s executive authority from opening, even before the protocol ratification, the border between the two states which it itself had closed,” he added.

    Sarkisian also ruled out any Turkish involvement in the Karabakh peace process. He pointed to Turkey’s “unilateral military assistance” to Azerbaijan and “biased statements” on Karabakh made by Turkish leaders.

    In a related development, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reaffirmed on Thursday Washington’s support for the quick and unconditional ratification of the protocols. “We are working very hard to assist Armenia and Turkey in their efforts and we would like to continue to support that effort and not be diverted in any way at all,” Clinton told U.S. lawmakers.

    “The normalization process, which carries important benefits for both sides, should take place without preconditions and within an obvious, reasonable timeframe,” she said.

    https://www.azatutyun.am/a/1969087.html
  • COMMUNITY ALERT

    COMMUNITY ALERT

    THIS SUNDAY FEBRUARY 28, CBS-60 MINUTES WILL AIR A SEGMENT ON THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

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    PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
    “BATTLE OVER HISTORY” Bob Simon reports on what the Armenians call their holocaust – the 1915 forced deportation and massacre of more than a million ethnic Armenians by the Turks – an event that the Turks and our own government have refused to call genocide. Michael Gavshon and Drew Magratten are the producers.

  • 2010 CENSUS HAS STARTED – PLEASE MAKE YOURSELF COUNT

    2010 CENSUS HAS STARTED – PLEASE MAKE YOURSELF COUNT

    From: TURANT [mailto:[email protected]]

    Subject: 2010 Nufus sayimi

    Nufus sayimina iliskin Baskonsoloslugumuzdan gelen yazi ilisiktedir. Lutfen kendimizi saydirmayi unutmayalim.

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    Bu ay Amerika’da nüfus sayımı yapılıyor. Amerika’da yaşayan Türklerin de nüfus sayımına katılımı teşvik ediliyor ve etnik kökenlerini Türk olarak beyan etmeleri isteniyor.

    Amerika’da her 10 yılda bir nüfus sayımı yapılıyor. Amerikan Anayasası, Temsilciler Meclisi’ndeki milletvekili dağılımının nüfus sayımındaki sonuçları yansıtmasını öngörüyor.

    Amerika’da yaşayan Türkler’in nüfus sayımı formunda etnik kökenlerini “Türk” olarak beyan etmeleri için bir kampanya başlatıldı. Türk televizyonlarında reklam veriliyor.

    Saytürk kampanyasına Amerika’da yaşayan Azerilerin, Irak Türkmenlerinin, Özbeklerin ve diğer Türk asıllı Amerikalıların da katılması COK ONEMLI.

    Bir Türküz ve çok sayıda varız. Bu federal makamlara önemli bir mesaj. Bulunduğumuz bölgelerde nüfuzumuzu öğrendiğimizde o bölgelerde siyasi olarak daha etkili olabileceğiz” diyor.

    Şu anda Amerika’nın nüfusu 308.758.112. Amerika’da yaşayan Türkler’in sayısı ise kesin olarak bilinmiyor. Bu nüfus sayımı, ilk kez, Amerika’daki Türkler’in sayısı hakkında fikir verecek.  Türk toplumunun liderleri 2010 nüfus sayımı sonucunda Türkler’in sayısı hakkında daha sağlam bir fikre sahip olmak için Türkler’e çağrı yapıyor.
    2010 Nufus sayimi hakkindaki duyuru metnine asagidaki linkten ulasabilirsiniz.
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    2010 CENSUS 

    * Who should complete the Census form?
    The head of household should complete the form on behalf of every person living in the residence on April 1, 2010, including relatives and non-relatives.

    * What do i do about people who live with me occasionally?

    You should count people who are living in your home on April 1, 2010. Do not include any family members living somewhere else on that date. They will be counted where they are living.

    * Does the Census Bureau share information with immigration and Customs Enforcement, internal Revenue Service, courts or police?
    No. it is against the law for the Census Bureau to give personally identifiable information about an individual to any other individual or agency until 72 years after it is collected for the decennial Census. Anyone breaking this law is subject to jail, a fine, or both.

    * When do we complete and return the census questionnaire?
    The questionnaires will arrive in your mail box in mid-March, 2010. After completing the form, you should mail it back to the Census Bureau by Census Day, April 1, 2010.

    * Not a U.S. Citizen?
    The census is a count of everyone residing in the United States: in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana islands, and American Somoa. This includes people of all ages, races, ethnic groups, both citizens and non-citizens. So even if you are not a U.S. citizen but you live and sleep in the U.S. most of the year, you will be counted in the census.

    * An international student?
    As the above point explains, the census is a count of everyone residing in the United States. The Census Bureau is mandated by the Constitution to count everyone who lives in the country, regardless of immigration or citizenship status. So even if the U.S. is not your country of citizenship, if you live and sleep in the U.S. most of the year, you will be counted in the census.

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