IN WORDS OF ARMENIAN COMMUNITY HEAD OF SLOVAKIA, ANTI-TURKISH MOODS IN THAT COUNTRY STRENGTHEN

Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Aug 29 2006

BRATISLAVA, AUGUST 29, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Only a month has
passed since the day of formation of the new government in Slovakia,
and it already becomes clear that anti-Turkish moods in this country
strengthen. Ashot Grigorian, the head of the Armenian community
of Slovakia, Chairman of the Armenian Organizations of Europe
Representation stated about it in the interview to the Noyan Tapan
correspondent. As a fact proving his words, he mentioned at once two
articles with titles "Turks captured Slovakia, but was not able to
suppress our Castle" and "Adoption of the Armenian Genocide to open
way to the European Union for Turkey" published on August 24 in the
"Sme" daily with a high print run, having a fame of a very serious
periodical. The first of the articles is about ferocities of Turks,
conquered Bratislava after capturing Vienna in 1529 and captured
Slovakia during next 160 years, the year of 1683 is mentioned here
with satisfaction when under crushing blows of the Austrian army,
Turks were thrown out from the Middle European region. The other
article tells about the resolutions of the National Assembly of
Slovakia and other parliaments, recognizing the Armenian Genocide,
and it seriously condemns pursuits towards those speaking about
the Armenian Genocide in today’s Turkey, particularly, ill-famed
Article 301 of the Criminal Code of that country. As recognition of
the Armenian Genocide is pointed out in the resolution of the Slovak
Parliament as a necessary condition for Turkey’s membership to the
European Union, then, as it is said in the article, Slovakia waits
for Turkey’s meeting this proposal.