GENOCIDE OF ARMENIANS BY OTTOMAN TURKEY IN 1915 IS A BARBAROUS CRIME
AND DISPLAY OF RELIGIOUS FANATICISM OF TURKS: SHEIK OF ARAB TRIBE
YEREVAN, MARCH 29. ARMINFO. Genocide of Armenians by Ottoman Turkey in
1915 is a barbarous crime and display of religious fanaticism of
Turks, Sheik of the second branch of the Bagara tribe Nauaf Al Bashir
who arrived in Yerevan as part of the delegation of influential sheiks
of 12 tribes of North-Eastern regions of Syria says in his interview
to the Armenian TV Channel “Armenia.”
Sheik states that the delegation arrived to commemorate the victims of
the inhuman crime – Genocide. He says that leaders of Ashiret tribes
enjoying a great influence in Arab world, provided shelter to
Armenians who escaped from the Genocide. The successors of these
Armenians live with Arab people and enjoy equal rights. The sheik says
that Jordan Monarch sent a manifest to the two most influential Arab
emirs in 1917 asking for shelter to the Armenians and to display of a
well-disposed attitude to them, as “Armenians are religious and God
obedient people.” Since then, relations of Arabs and Armenians have
become warmer and Armenians were not forced to change their religion
when marrying Arabs. Tomorrow the delegation with meet with Armenian
Agricultural Minister David Lokyan. They also will meet with His
Holiness Garegin II Catholicos of All Armenians and will visit
Gyumri. The guests will leave for Syria on April 3.