A CONFERENCE ON THE ARMENIAN CAUSE IN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Azg/arm
5 April 05

A conference “The Situation of Armenians in Turkey and Ankara-Yerevan
Relations” is to take place in Strasburg on April 11-14, Turkish
NTV informed yesterday. This conference being organized during the
next session of the European parliament will touch on the Armenian
Genocide issue as well. Taner Akcam, as NTV labeled “defender of
the Armenians’ thesis and professor at the Minnesota University”,
will deliver a lecture.

Akcam’s report is titled “The Ottoman Archives as Evidence.
Reconsidering and Reassessing Official Turkish Historiography”. The
list of reporters includes Etienne Mahchupian, columnist from Zaman
daily and Hrant Dinq from Akos weekly. By the way, Mahchupian and
Dinq participate today at a session in Mejlis on “Genocide claims of
the Armenians”.

According to the NTV, Jem Ozader, Germany’s Turkish-born
representative at the European Parliament, is the initiator of the
conference. Meanwhile, he will chair the conference. NTV also reminds
that the European Parliament recognized the Armenian Genocide on
June 18 of 1987 and on December 15 of 2004 with a majority of votes
demanded Turkey “to recognize the historicity of the genocide in 1915”.

By Hakob Chakrian