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Sassounian: Armenia-Diaspora Unity Must be Preserved at All Cost
In recent months, as heated debates raged on the Armenia-Turkey protocols, Diaspora Armenians reacted with frustration and anger at the damage these agreements would have caused to Armenian national interests. While Armenia’s leaders have the right to take decisions on behalf of the country’s 3 million inhabitants, they also have an obligation
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Sassounian: The Show is Over… The Protocols are Dead!
The show is finally over! The international community is no longer buying the endless Turkish excuses for refusing to ratify the protocols. Armenian officials, who naively believed that Turkey would open its border and establish diplomatic relations with Armenia, are beginning to question the Turks’
Sassounian: Constitutional Court Limits Protocols’ Damage to Armenian National Interests
After months of bickering among Armenians the world over about the Armenia-Turkey protocols, the Constitutional Court of Armenia on Jan. 12 pronounced its judgment on whether the obligations stipulated by the protocols comply with the constitution. The Court’s task would have been relatively easier,
Sassounian: Armenians, Just as Bulgarians, Should Demand Compensation from Turkey
Bojidar Dimitrov, Bulgaria’s Minister in charge of the Agency for Bulgarians Abroad, stirred a hornet’s nest at the start of the new year by threatening to block Turkey’s accession to the European Union (EU), unless it paid billions of dollars in compensation for Bulgarians who were forcefully
Sassounian: Prime Minister’s 1919 Letter Describes Armenia as Destitute, Yet Full of Hope
Today, at a time of global economic crisis, conflict, and wars, most people are justifiably discouraged and depressed by the deluge of bad news. Armenia and Armenians are no exception. At the outset of the year 2010, as Armenians assess their own situation, it is instructive to look back at the appalling
Sassounian: CBS Exposes Turkey’s Violation of Greek Minority Rights, but Ignores Armenians
On Dec. 17, CBS Network’s “60 Minutes” program aired a devastating expose of the violations of the rights of the Greek minority in Turkey. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of the Greek Orthodox Church, headquartered in Istanbul, courageously criticized the Turkish government for treating him as
Sassounian: Denialist Erdogan in the White House: An Unworthy Guest!
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan made insulting statements on the Armenian Genocide during his visit to Washington on Dec. 6-8. Rather than hosting him in the White House, President Obama should have declared him “persona non grata”—an undesirable person. Would Obama have welcomed Iran’s
Sassounian: Obama Should Forfeit His Nobel Prize Until He Tells the Truth on Genocide
In his Nov. 20 letter to Armenian American organizations, President Obama once again played shameful word games with the term genocide. At this point, one has to be incredibly naive to believe that he is going to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide during the rest of his term in office. During the presidential
Sassounian: Jewish Editor and Turkish Commentator Protest Genocide Denial
Armenians are understandably distressed when they encounter statements that distort or deny the facts of the Armenian Genocide, and feel comforted when it is properly acknowledged. While they are quick to castigate the deniers, they rarely take the time to recognize those who speak the truth. These thoughts
Sassounian: Armenia Submits Protocols to Constitutional Court: What’s Next?
President Serge Sarkisian quietly submitted the Armenia-Turkey protocols to the Constitutional Court on Nov. 19, without a public announcement. Under Armenian law, all international agreements have to be submitted to the Constitutional Court prior to their consideration by parliament for ratification.
