PUBLIC TELEVISION OF SLOVAKIA TOUCHES UPON EVENTS DEDICATED TO 91ST
ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
BRATISLAVA, MAY 8, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. The first channel
news program of the Public Television of Slovakia touched upon on
April 24 the 91st anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, covering the
events held at the Armenian khachkar (cross stone) placed on the bank
of Danube, in Bratislava.
Interview with representatives of the Armenian community of Slovakia,
guests arrived from Armenia and official representatives of Slovakia
were shown. Slovakian National Council Deputy Frantisek Miklosko’s
speech concerning the Armenian Genocide was especially important. The
Deputy stated that nobody understands Turkey’s refusal of the Genocide
and Turkey’s wish to join the European Union without official
recognition of the Armenian Genocide. Organizer of the event, Chairman
of the Armenian community of Slovakia Ashot Grigorian who was in
Yerevan at that time, returning Bratislava, met with representatives
of the National Council of Slovakia and thanked for participation in
the event.
According to him, this event again proved the readiness of the
National Council of Slovakia in the issues of making adoption of the
Genocide a precondition in the struggle for the international
recognition of the Armenian Genocide and in the issue of Turkey’s
membership to the EU.