Istanbul Incident during Visit of Catholicos of All Armenians is Barbarism

PanARMENIAN.Net
23.06.2006 18:26 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The protest action against the visit of Catholicos
of All Armenians Garegin II is barbarism, Armenian writer Razmik
Davoyan stated in Yerevan when commenting on the incident connected
with the visit of Catholicos of Armenians to Istanbul.

"It’s impossible to speak of democracy, Eurointegration and adherence
to national values in the atmosphere of hatred to the Armenian
nation. The Turkish authorities should think over the upbringing of
the new generation. In Armenia such incidents are excluded, since our
upbringing and historical values are quite different,’ he underscored.

According to Davoyan, Catholicos’s visit was a brave move, since the
Patriarch knew "what was waiting for him there". "For us the most
important thing is that our spiritual leader holds meetings with
the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople and it’s possible that some
important agreements will be achieved," he added.

Razmik Davoyan emphasized that Armenia and Turkey should find
ways for normalizing relations. "There are no diplomatic contacts
between our states but there is a possibility to normalize personal
relations. For this the Turkish authorities should take into account
some circumstances including the Armenian Genocide recognition
and prevention of incidents of the kind, he remarked, reported
Novosti-Armenia.