Pressure On Turkey Concerning Armenian Issue Intensified: Expert

PRESSURE ON TURKEY CONCERNING ARMENIAN ISSUE INTENSIFIED: EXPERT

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
April 26 2006

YEREVAN, April 26. /ARKA/. Pressure on Turkey concerning the Armenian
issue intensified, mainly by Europe, Head of the Department on Turkey,
the Institute of History of the Armenian National Academy, doctor of
historic sciences Ruben Safrastyan stated today during a round table
on the genocide issues and the Armenian-Turkish relations.

“The Europarliament’s resolution of 1987 ‘On Political Resolution to
Armenian Issue’ means that Europe admits existence of the Armenian
issue and proposes its solutions. The integrated Europe considers
recognition of the Armenian genocide by Turkey to be the most important
precondition to it,” Safrastyan said.

On the other hand, according to him, the genocide issues and
Armenian-Turkish relations are not included in the list of the 150
issues, which will be discussed in connection with Turkey’s admission
to the EU.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS