ANDRANIK MARGARIAN: ARMENIA CONSIDERS DEMONSTRATION OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL WILL AIMED AT GENOCIDE PREVENTION AS PRIORITY TODAY
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Apr 24 2006
YEREVAN, APRIL 24, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. The Armenian Prime
Minister Andranik Margarian sent a message in connection with the
Day of Commemoration of the Victims of the Armenian Genocide. The
message, which was provided to NT by the RA Government Information
and PR Department, reads: “Dear compatriots, Every year on April 24
the Armenians in their Homeland and the Diaspora bend their heads
to the memory of the numerous martyrs who became victims of the
genocide. This crime committed at the state level by Ottoman Turkey in
1915 and in its essence aimed against the cililized humanity not only
was not prevented in time but also was not recognized and condemned,
thus becoming a foundation for new genocides to be committed in
future. Today – in the world that has entered the third millennium,
Armenia considers the demonstration of political will aimed at genocide
prevention as a priority and welcomes the aspiration of many states
to overcome jointly such challenges facing humanity.
It is praseworthy that the number of the states to have recognized
and condemned the Armenian Genocide is increasing each year, since
the civilized world realizes that only by condemning this crime and
giving a true assesment to the historical facts it will be possible
to prevent such crimes in the future.
The efforts of today’s Turkey to deny the genocide, bury the reality in
oblivion and to silence some Turkish intellectuals trying to condemn
the shameful pages of the country’s history are not conducive to the
establishment of stable peace and friendly relations in the region
and make it possible to perpetrate new crimes in an atmosphere of
impunity. Last year all the Armenians commemorated the 90th anniversary
of the Armenian Genocide, underlining once again that they are united
and unanimous to condemn the greatest tragedy of our past and to
join progressive efforts to promote the dialog of civilizations and
strengthen the international security system. And this year when
we celebrate the 15th anniversary of our independence, it is more
than obvious to us that only efforts of the international community
are not sufficient to prevent a crime against a whole nation, it is
also necessary to unite all potential of the nation to strengthen
the Armenian state and create a society professing prosperous and
democratic values. Over the past 15 years, our efforts have been
aimed to achieve this goal, and our achievements in this respect are
becoming apparent year after year.”