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15:07 28/07/06

RAMKAVAR AZATAKAN PARTY TO SEND A PROTEST STATEMENT TO BRITISH FOREIGN
MINISTRY

Ramkavar Azatakan Party will send a statement to the British ministry
of foreign affairs rendering protest for denying 1915 Genocide
committed by Ottoman Turkey, Arutun Arakelyan, party chairman, told a
press conference today. In his words, Committee on Rights of Turkish
Nation is actively engaged in denial of Genocide facts, enrolling many
public organizations in the effort. At present, the committee is
engaged in advocacy to cancel documents condemning the Armenian
Genocide adopted in Edinburgh and Chvinet. In the words of
A. Arakelyan, the committee managed to attract the British foreign
agency on its side, too. Particularly, pro-Turkish newspapers have
interviewed the representatives of British foreign agency, saying
`1915-1916 happenings do not qualify for UN Convention on Genocide
since it is hard to judge events with 90 years of history which
happened under the conditions of war.’

The statement says, `By denying the fact of Genocide, the responsible
persons of British foreign agency put themselves on a par with the
Turkish government which pursues a policy of hiding the records of the
crime against humanity.’ The party suggests the English policy makers
to read Lord Price’s `Blue book’ which was written in 1916 upon the
order of the English foreign agency. They also suggest Agapi
Nasibyan’s books `Britain and Armenian Cause 1915-1923′ published in
1994 in Beirut.

The chairman of Ramkavar Azatakan Party indicated that despite of the
assistance rendered to Armenians who suffered during the Genocide, the
British government pursues anti-Armenian policy in the course of
history. Arakelyan also said, `Turkish special services relied on
secret police of Britain early last century.’

Arakelyan called all public organization to join efforts against the
insult of Genocide victims. In his opinion, the Armenian foreign
ministry should also send a note of protest to the British
authorities. `Several years ago, the British ambassador in Israel
also tried to deny the Holocaust and the Israeli government sent the
diplomat back. We should also take actions,’ Arakelyan
indicated. /Panorama.am/