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Biden Tells Erdogan He Will Use Term “Armenian Genocide”
In a surprise move on Friday, President Biden said that he had told Turkish President Erdogan that he will use the term "Armenian Genocide."
Greece
Greek PM Marks 106th Anniversary of Armenian Genocide
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis commemorated the Armenian Genocide on Friday, the eve of the 106th anniversary of the brutal act.
Greece
Greek Armenians Hold Rally in Athens: "We are Like Brothers and Sisters"
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A large demonstration was held in Athens’ Syntagma Square on Wednesday by members of the Greek Armenian community in a show of solidarity with Armenia. The country is currently fighting the fourth day of an escalating war...
Diplomacy
Greece at Forefront of Mediation Efforts in Armenian Conflict
Greece is taking the initiative for a de-escalation of the the crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh, with Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias calling for an extraordinary meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's (OSCE) Permanent Council, according to a...
Diplomacy
Greek President Lauds US Congress' Decision to Recognize Armenian Genocide
President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos praised the recent vote of the US House of Representatives to recognize the Armenian genocide during his official visit to Armenia on Tuesday.
"We the Greeks welcome the fact that the international recognition...
Greece
Armenian Community of Greece Commemorates Genocide with Athens March
The Armenian community of Greece commemorated the 104th anniversary of the Armenian genocide with a protest march in the center of Athens on Wednesday.
The march started at Syntagma Square and concluded at the Turkish embassy, where marchers presented a...
Greece
Armenian Genocide Remembered on April 24 (video)
The starting date of the Armenian Genocide is conventionally held to be 24 April 1915, the day that Ottoman authorities rounded up, arrested, and deported from Constantinople (now Istanbul) to the region of Ankara 235 to 270 Armenian intellectuals...
Greece
The Japanese Who Saved Armenians and Greeks During the Genocide
Researcher Vicken Babkenian has written a new book describing how a Japanese ship saved hundreds Armenians and Greeks from genocide in Smyrna in 1922. Not only did the ship rescue these desperate people from a certain death, the nation...
Greece
Hundreds of Armenians March in Athens to Mark 102nd Genocide Anniversary
Hundreds of Armenians marched towards the Turkish embassy in Athens on Monday to commemorate the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide -- the systematic extermination of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman government carried out during and after World...
Greece
Greece Is Top Pick for Armenian Tourists in 2016
According to the ministry of economic development and investments, Armenians increased their tourism abroad from January to September 2016 by 3 percent year-to-year.
The interim chairperson of Armenian state tourism, Zarmine Zeytuntsyan, told the Armenian News Agency that the preference of Armenians is...
events
Event in Central Athens Marks Anniversary of Pontic Greek and Armenian Genocide
Prominent Greeks of Armenian and Pontic descent were honored during a special ceremony held at the Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens on Saturday, which culminated a series of events organized by the ministry of defense to mark the...
Greece
Turkish Foreign Ministry Reacts Angrily to Greek, Armenian Comments
Turkey’s foreign ministry reacted angrily to the statements made by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan during the latter’s official visit to Athens on Tuesday, saying they are “obsessive and one-sided.”
In a...
Greece
Events and Marches Commemorate Armenian Genocide Centennial
A memorial service was held on Friday in Nea Smyrni, south of Athens, as well as a march to the Turkish Embassy, to commemorate the centennial of the Armenian genocide.
The service was held at the memorial of the genocide...
Cyprus
Cypriot Parliament President Omirou Receives Armenian Counterpart in Historic Meeting
The President of the Armenian National Assembly Galust Sahakyan on April 2 received the President of the Cypriot Parliament Yiannakis Omirou in Nicosia. Describing the meeting with his counterpart as a "historic" moment, Omirou underlined the historic ties and...
Greece
Olympiakos Signs Armenian Star Ghazaryan
Greek champions, Olympiakos, have signed 26 years-old Gevorg Ghazaryan from Armenia. Ghazaryan plays in the left winger position and has 41 caps with the Armenian National Team, having scored 9 goals. The previous season, Gkazaryan played in 21 matches...