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Armenia's president said Monday that he will go to Turkey this week for a football World Cup qualifier between the two national teams, returning a gesture by Turkey's president in what has become known as soccer diplomacy.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton basked in the glow of praise from her Nobel laureate boss on Saturday after spearheading successful efforts to salvage historic accords between longtime bitter foes Turkey and Armenia.
Turkey defeated longtime foe Armenia on a soccer field Wednesday — an event that had little significance in the world of sports but meant a lot in the arena of international politics.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday pressed Armenia and Turkey to follow through on their commitment to normalize relations after decades of hostility.
The Turkish premier says Turkey and Armenia will sign a deal to establish diplomatic ties on Oct. 10.
Issues dividing neighbors Armenia and Turkey, which announced Monday they would establish diplomatic relations for the first time:
Turkey and Armenia are at the beginning of a "long process" toward normalizing relations, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Tuesday, suggesting the issue surrounding the massacres of Armenians 90 years ago remains tricky.
The United States, France and Russia called mutually Friday for the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to settle a long-running dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Police say an Armenian teenager was killed after a dispute on a popular social networking Web site.
The presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan made "serious progress" on Thursday during discussions aimed at resolving their long-standing dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, a U.S. official said.
Turkey's president said Saturday that President Barack Obama failed to honor Turks slain by Armenians in a message remembering the dead in massacres nearly a century ago.
Barack Obama was unequivocal during the campaign: As president, he would recognize the nearly century-old massacre of Armenians in Turkey as genocide.
President Barack Obama on Friday refrained from branding the massacre of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians in Turkey a "genocide," breaking a campaign promise while contending his views about the 20th century slaughter had not changed.
Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday made the Obama administration's highest-level comments yet on the historic moves toward reconciliation between Turkey and Armenia.
Tens of thousands of Armenians marched through the capital on Friday to commemorate the 94th anniversary of the start of mass killings by Ottoman Turks, many calling on Turkey to recognize the slayings as genocide.
Turkey and Armenia have agreed on a roadmap for normalizing relations and reaching reconciliation, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said Wednesday, but it wasn't immediately clear how they would tackle their bitter dispute over Ottoman-era killings of ethnic Armenians.
President Barack Obama says he is not pressing Turkish leaders to acknowledge that their country committed genocide against Armenians during World War I because he does not want to interfere with negotiations on the matter.
Ahead of a visit by President Barack Obama, Turkey's leader said Friday that his country has taken steps toward improving relations with Armenia but gave no ground on the contentious issue of Ottoman-era genocide.
Iran's foreign minister says his country will respond in kind if the United States makes genuine efforts to improve relations.
The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed Sunday to intensify talks to end a 20-year conflict over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Kremlin says Russia's president will host leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia for talks on settling their 20-year conflict over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh territory.
The U.S. has sent an ambassador to Armenia, more than two years after the previous one had his tour of duty cut short.
Thousands of Armenians lined the streets of the capital Saturday to protest the first-ever visit by a Turkish leader and to demand that Turkey acknowledge the World War I massacres of Armenian civilians as genocide.
Turkish President Abdullah Gul will travel to Armenia to watch a soccer match between the countries' national teams, his office said Wednesday, in a sign of a thaw in relations between the two historic foes.
Armenian President Defends Turkey PolicyRelations are tightly woven around the genocide carried out by the Turks in the beginning of the 20th century.
Turkey, Armenia sign historic accord - Europe- msnbc.comFinally, Turkey and Armenia sign the peace in Zurich, Swiss. The will end the hostile between two countries. Turkey hopes some benefit from the peace. Even the sign the peace agreement but there are some obstacles from two countries.
Turkish court jeopardises Armenia ententeIn a decision that was condemned by commentators and human rights activists yesterday, Turkey's court of appeals gave the green light for a civil case against the country's first and only Nobel laureate, Orhan Pamuk.
It's all about Rajeh of Lebanon. Not today's Lebanon, but the one in the frail, ailing days of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Lebanon of village mukhtars, shawishes* and onbashis* determining the social order.
Armenia: Archeologists Say They've Found Remains Of World's Oldest Human Brain An Armenian-American-Irish archeological expedition claims to have found the remains of the world's oldest human brain, estimated to be over 5,000 years old. The team also says it has found evidence of what may be history's oldest winemaking operation.
BBC NEWS | Europe | Turkey, Armenia to restore tiesFrom the BBC website Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said his country will sign a deal to establish diplomatic relations with Armenia on 10 October.
Turkey, Armenia to sign diplomatic deal: officialTurkey and Armenia will sign a landmark deal to establish diplomatic ties next month in Switzerland after a decades-long grudge over a World War I massacre, a Turkish official said Sunday.
BBC NEWS | Eurovision Song Contest changes privacy ruleEurovision Song Contest organisers say they may ban countries from the competition if broadcasters disclose information about voters' identities.
IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT: Turkey and Armenia to Establish Diplomatic TiesYEREVAN, Armenia (AP) -- Armenia and Turkey, bitter foes for a century, took a step toward reconciliation Monday by announcing they would launch final talks aimed at establishing diplomatic ties.
Azerbaijanis who voted for Armenia in Eurovision song contest questioned by policeA number of people in Azerbaijan who voted for a song by neighbouring Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest have been questioned by the police.
Plane Crash Leaves 168 Dead in IranA passenger plane bound for Armenia from Iran crashed Wednesday morning 75 miles northwest of Tehran, and all 168 people aboard are believed to be dead, Iranian state media reported.
Land Reparation: Statics and DynamicsThe ability of Armenia to live, prosper, and determine its own future is what Armenians demand.
Armenian Genocide Coverage Now Available Online Armenian genocide has always been in the spotlight of foreign media. Foreign media publications condemning the violence of Ottoman power against Armenians serve as indirect evidence of the fact that the Turkish atrocities were, indeed, genocide committed against Armenians.
Kurds and Armenians: Finding Common CauseOn September 2, 1938 an editorial appeared in the Hairenik Weekly condemning the Turkish government's brutal crackdown of its Kurdish population in Dersim. The editorial drew the following link between the common struggle for freedom waged by both Armenians and Kurds:
Armenia memories burn brightNearly a century after her family fled what was then Western Armenia, Haykanush Manukyan does not have any good words to say about Turks. The 75-year-old great-grandmother, who lives in this village 70km from the Armenian capital, Yerevan, describes them as "traitors".
Armenian genocide lawsuit rejectedJudge says no role for court on curriculum guidelines
Companies lobby (quietly) on Armenia genocide billCorporate America typically hires lobbyists to pressure Congress on taxes and trade rules. But in an unusual — some say risky — move, five military contractors and an energy company have stepped into a fight over whether the U.S.
A Handshake Shakes a RegionMake one move in the unstable Caucasus region, and a host of difficult and far-reaching issues get tripped over – ethnic tensions, Russian dominance, and competition over oil and gas.
Genocide & Holocaust denial - University of Utah supports Armenian Genocide denial? The Turkish Coalition of America and the University of Utah have announced a class soon to be taught on "ethnic cleansing" using a text book entitled, "The Armenian Massacres in Ottoman Turkey - a Disputed Genocide".
Turkey criticises Obama comments In a January 2008 statement on his campaign website, Mr Obama wrote: "The Armenian genocide is not an allegation, a personal opinion or a point of view, but rather a widely documented fact supported by an overwhelming body of historical evidence."
Obama's Genocide DodgeIn yesterday's statement, Obama issued a bland call to re-examine the past, "so that it can better be understood." So much for America deserving "a president who speaks truthfully about the Armenian genocide."
Obama avoids calling Armenian killings "genocide"Turkey and Armenia said this week they had agreed on a road map to normalize ties after a century of hostility that traces its roots to the 1915 mass killing and deportation of Armenians, which Armenia says was genocide.
April 24 is Armenian Genocide Day marking the atrocity in which 1.5 million Armenians perished . Pro-Zionist- and Zionist-beholden Obama has reneged on his pre-election promise to recognize the Armenian Genocide.
Armenians mourn WWI mass killingsArmenians marched on Friday to commemorate the 94th anniversary of the start of mass killings by Ottoman Turks, many calling on Turkey to recognize slayings as genocide.
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