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Iraq sues Greek shipping firm for transporting Kurdish oil

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LONDON – Reuters

 Oil-ShipFile photo of the oil tanker SCF Byrranga, which was renamed the United Kalavrvta in March 2014. REUTERS Photo

Iraq has said it filed a lawsuit against Greek shipping company Marine Management Services (MMS) for its role in the export of crude from the Kurdistan region, which Baghdad says is illegal.

The case is the latest move by Baghdad to deter customers and thwart independent exports of crude from the autonomous Kurdistan region. The federal government claims sole authority to manage sales of all the oil in Iraq.

The Iraqi oil ministry said on Sept. 4 that MMS operated five vessels that had transported oil on behalf of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) from a Turkish port.

“MMS has actively facilitated the KRG’s illegal export scheme, repeatedly ignoring warnings that the crude oil it was carrying does not belong to the KRG,” it said in a statement, which did not specify when and where the case was filed.

“MMS is liable for damages of at least $318 million, and possibly significantly more, as a result of its willing and active participation in the KRG’s illegal crude oil export scheme.”

Athens-based ship manager MMS said it was not aware of any suit filed by the Iraqi government and maintained it was simply carrying out its business of transporting goods.

“We are not a party to this dispute, and any lawsuit filed against us by the Iraqi government is misdirected and ill-advised and will be robustly defended for lacking any basis and foundation,” MMS said in a separate statement on Sept. 4.

“The goods in this case are crude oil, which the KRG claims is rightfully theirs.”

MMS said if there was a dispute over the ownership of the cargoes, it had to be resolved between the government in Baghdad and the KRG “either through a political or failing that a judicial process.”

The Kurds began exporting oil in May via an independent pipeline, which links up with an Iraqi pipeline at the Turkish border to terminate at the Mediterranean port of Ceyhan. More than 10 million barrels of oil have been shipped from the port since then, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yıldız said on Sept. 4.

The Iraqi oil ministry said MMS had declared false destinations for its tankers, turned off its ships’ tracking systems to avoid detection and undertaken ship-to-ship transfers of oil on the high seas at night, a process it described as “dangerous.”

Greek parliament to discuss criminalization of Genocide denial

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PanARMENIAN.Net – Greek parliament will discuss a bill criminalizing denial of the genocides of Pontic Greeks, Armenians and those in Asia Minor at an August 26-27 181816sitting, Minister of Justice Charalampos Athanassiou said.

“The final edition of the law will criminalize denial of the genocides recognized by the Greek parliament, as well as Greek and international laws,” Hurriyet quoted the official as saying.

 

The Armenian Genocide

The Armenian Genocide (1915-23) was the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I. It was characterized by massacres, and deportations involving forced marches under conditions designed to lead to the death of the deportees, with the total number of deaths reaching 1.5 million.

The majority of Armenian Diaspora communities were formed by the Genocide survivors.

Present-day Turkey denies the fact of the Armenian Genocide, justifying the atrocities as “deportation to secure Armenians”. Only a few Turkish intellectuals, including Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk and scholar Taner Akcam, speak openly about the necessity to recognize this crime against humanity.

The Armenian Genocide was recognized by Uruguay, Russia, France, Lithuania, the Italian Chamber of Deputies, majority of U.S. states, parliaments of Greece, Cyprus, Argentina, Belgium and Wales, National Council of Switzerland, Chamber of Commons of Canada, Polish Sejm, Vatican, European Parliament and the World Council of Churches.

Armenian parliament vice-chair and Greece ambassador commemorate Pontian-Greek Genocide

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May 19, 2014 | 12:48

209882YEREVAN. – In memory of the genocide of the Pontic Greeks, Armenian National Assembly Deputy Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov and Greek Ambassador Ioannis Taghis on Monday visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial in capital city Yerevan

In addition, and in memory of the innocent victims of the Armenian Genocide, Sharmazanov and Taghis also placed flowers to the eternal flame, the Armenian News-NEWS.am reporter informed.

“The Greek people have close ties with Armenia, since most Pontic Greeks have found refuge and formed a new community right here; they are a part of the Armenian society. This is an important component of the history of Armenia and Greece, owing to which both nations are moving closer,” Ambassador Taghis specifically noted.

“The Turkish state conducts a policy of denial, since we are dealing with the national dispossession of people. Ahead of the centennial of the Armenian Genocide, our task should be to join forces to fight against the Turkish policy of denial,” Eduard Sharmazanov noted, in particular, for his part.

 

Representatives of Greek, Armenian and Catholic church to pray together during Pope’s visit

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May 17, 2014 | 21:15

The representatives of  Greek-Orthodox, Armenian and Roman Catholic church will pray together inside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher during the visit of Pope Francis, the Vatican spokesman said.

209747The Rev. Federico Lombardi said the service would be “extraordinarily historic”.

Pope Francis will visit Jordan,the West Bank and Israel on May 24-26.   Pope Francis has a heavy schedule during the three days 13 speeches or homilies, private audiences with leaders of Jordan, Israel and the Palestinians, meetings with patriarchs, muftis, rabbis and refugees, as well as symbolic visits to some of the holiest sites in Christianity, Islam and Judaism, the Vatican Radio reported.

Lombardi said the Pope will be accompanied by ‎Rabbi Abraham Skorka and Omar Abboud, a leader of Argentina’s Islamic community.

 

Turkish, Greek jets in first dogfight after 27 months

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Yorgo KIRBAKİ – ATHENS

n_65120_1Turkish and Greek fighter jets engaged in a mid-air dogfight over the Aegean Sea twice on April 15 in a first since January 2012, Greek media has reported.

According to the reports based on Greek military sources, four F-16s belonging to the Turkish Air Force approached the Semadirek (Samothraki) Island before the first dogfight. Four Greek F-16s took off “to locate and prevent” the Turkish aircraft. Sides faced off against each other north of Samothraki, as well as southwest of Limni (Limnos) Island.

The official website of the Turkish General Staff did not list any violations or dogfights for April 15.

Greece unilaterally claims 10 nautical miles (19 km) of airspace, as opposed to the six miles of territorial waters, as Turkey and other NATO countries accept. Athens considers any unauthorized flight in the airspace from six to 10 miles in the Aegean a “violation.”

Dogfights between Turkish and Greek aircraft over the Aegean Sea had significantly decreased due to the economic crisis Athens is struggling with.

100th anniversary of the genocide of Thracian Hellenism (Greek genocide by Turks)

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Hellenic League of America commemorates the 100th anniversary of the genocide of Thracian Hellenism.

arton98843-320x321The statement said: “A hundred years ago, our ancestors had to endure the first holocaust of the 20th century with the Armenians and Assyrians in the Ottoman territory. Otto Liman von orchestrated by Sanders and the jihadists of the Ottoman Empire, the Greek genocide saw the extermination of the Thracians, Bithynia, Ionians, Cappadocian and Pontic Greeks.

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On 6 April 1914, called the “Black Day” commemorates the deportations and massacres that began in Thrace and later spread to Asia Minor and Pontus.

Today, the Union Panthrakikos of America “Orpheus” commemorates not only the genocide of Thracian Hellenism but also the beginning of the Greek Genocide by the Ottomans as a whole. We honor the victims of all these regions, more than 1.4 million men, women and children who were brutally murdered by the hands Young Turks.

In this Remembrance Day, we honor all those who were massacred Redesto Adrianople and through Thrace. We invite organizations around the world to unite and begin a concerted effort to force the Greek government to 10173800_683463575045079_8295461831631668078_n-2-480x311-480x311fully recognize April 6 with the same respect as May 19 “.

Another food genocide by Turkey, Armenian, Greek, Arab baklava as registered Turkish product in EU

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n_59841_4BRUSSELS and Washington becoming Turkish Government crime epicenter.

Another food genocide by Turkey, Armenian, Greek and Arab baklava as registered Turkish product in EU,  Anatolia named Turkey, Constantinople named Istanbul, Smyrna become Izmir, mount Ararat become agri, western Armenian still occupied by Turks what is next Europe will be named Turkey?
where is the outrage by the Armenians, Greek and Arabs about the now the food crime?

Turkey’s Gaziantep baklava became the first ever Turkish product registered in the European Commission list of protected designations of origins and protected geographical indications, a list that aims to promote and protect the names of quality agricultural products.

According to the European Commission press release, Gaziantep baklava was one of the three products registered on the list, alongside a particular type of Greek tomato and the “Yorkshire Wensleydale” cheese from the United Kingdom.

Gaziantep baklava also became the 16th non-EU food which received the protected status.

Greece to help Armenia to develop agriculture

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December 19, 2012 | 19:36

On December 19, Armenian Minister of Agriculture Sergo Karapetyan held a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Greece to Armenia Ioannis Thais. The meeting was held at the request of the Greek envoy.

As the press service of the Ministry informed Armenian News-NEWS.am, the Minister expressed the hope that Greek support in development of agriculture in Armenia will be consistent. In turn, the Ambassador said that Greece will continue to support and try to be helpful for Armenia. The parties discussed the establishment of two laboratories on control toxic chemicals in food waste and licensing drinks. The parties also discussed the state of agriculture in both countries and the steps of both governments for th