MARGARIAN: IF TURKEY WANTS TO JOIN EU, IT SHOULD ADMIT ITS GUILT

Yerkir
25.04.2006 11:47

YEREVAN (YERKIR) – “For the Armenian people the April 24 is not only
a day of commemoration but also a day of struggle since by paying
homage to the memory of the innocent victims we also express our
protest to the Turkish government,” Armenian Revolutionary Federation
(ARF) Bureau representative Hrant Margarian said when visiting the
Armenian Genocide Memorial on April 24.

“The stronger Armenia becomes the closer we’ll get to the admission
of the Armenian genocide by Turkey.” He added that the recognition,
however, “is not our only goal, we should also demand our rights.”

“Armenians’ rights to live, survive and develop were violated by the
Genocide, and by the recognition of the Genocide, we will restore
those rights,” Margarian said.

When asked would Turkey be accepted to the European Union without
the recognition of the Genocide, Margarian answered, “If Turkey has
decided to join the EU, it should be able to admit its guilt and thus
gain the right to join it.

To be a part of Europe, Turkey should become Europeanized itself.”