ROBERT KOCHARIAN: OTTOMAN TURKEY AND ITS LEGAL SUCCESSOR BEAR FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Apr 24 2006

YEREVAN, APRIL 24, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. RA President’s
Press Service provided Noyan Tapan Robert Kocharian’s address on the
occasion of the day of memory of the Armenian Genocide victims. The
address reads: “Dear compatriots, Today is the day of commemoration
of the Armenian Genocide victims. The Ottoman Turkey and its legal
successor bear full responsibility for this crime. The whole future
history of the Armenian people having experienced the Genocide bore the
hard consequences of the committed crime. The pain is stronger as we
also have to struggle for recognition and condemnation of that black
page of our history. The Republic of Armenia as the one expressing
the national interests of Armenians living both in their homeland and
spread all over the world will continue this struggle. We are grateful
to the countries, organizations and individuals who support us. The
consciousness that this is a global issue and the most efficient way
of preventing such crimes becomes deeper year by year. The struggle
of the Armenian people has no implication of revengefulness. We are
looking forward as the best answer to the negationism should be a
firm statehood, Armenia’s prosperity and progress”.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress