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April 24, 2005 Sunday

Abramian makes statement on Armenian genocide anniversary

MOSCOW

World Armenian Congress President Ara Abramian has called for a sober
political assessment of the situation with the international
recognition of Turkey’s responsibility for Armenian genocide in the
Ottoman Empire.

Abramian made a statement on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of
the beginning of the large-scale elimination of Armenian residents in
the Ottoman Empire, which lasted through the year 1923.

“Armenian genocide remains an acute political and international legal
problem. Hence, it has again become an issue of world politics,” the
statement runs. “The anniversary prompts a sober political assessment
of the situation with the international recognition of Turkey’s
responsibility with due account of modern political realities.”

Abramian thinks that this responsibility must be recognized on the
basis of “the international law and with the use of peaceful methods
of settlement of such disputes the international law is offering.”

“It can and must be a matter of the political responsibility of the
Turkish state for the committed crime in line with the international
law,” he said.

The statement criticized certain western partners of Turkey and NATO
for double standards in their approach to the recognition of Turkey’s
responsibility for Armenian genocide. “These politicians must
remember about ruinous consequences of double standards,” the
statement says.

“It is up to parties to the conflict to choose acceptable procedures
and possible compromises,” he noted.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress