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ARMENIANS OF EUROPE TO RALLY IN LUXEMBOURG ON DAY EU-TURKEY TALKS START

01.10.2005 03:26

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ October 3 some 3000 Armenians of Europe will hold a rally
in Luxembourg, where the official opening of the talks on Turkey’s accession
to the EU is scheduled on that day. Armenians from France, Belgium, Holland,
Germany, Italy, Cyprus and Greece will arrive in Luxembourg for the event.
As noted by Chairman of the Armenian National Committee of Western Europe
Murad Papazyan, «thousands of Armenians should join the rally to confirm the
well-known fact that if talks continue for 10-15 years, during all of these
years we will keep struggling to make Turkey recognize the Armenian
Genocide.» «We come against accession of Turkey to the EU. Turkey has to
recognize the Armenian Genocide, to withdraw troops from Cyprus, to respect
human rights,» he noted. When commenting on the resolution adopted by the
European Parliament that urged Turkey to recognize the Armenian Genocide
before accession to the EU, Murad Papazyan called it an «important step».
The item was reflected in the resolution owing to efforts of Armenian
organizations of Europe, he added.