GENOCIDE: WAC RECOMMENDS ARMENIA TO APPEAL TO UN INTERNATIONAL COURT
PanARMENIAN.Net
19.09.2006 14:00 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "I would like to indicate the steps that should
be taken in our opinion to solve the problem of recognition of the
Armenian Genocide," President of the Union of Armenians of Russia
(UAR) and the World Armenian Congress (WAC) Ara Abrahamyan stated
during the Armenia-Diaspora Third All-Armenian Forum. It is evident
that the only opportunity to attain international and legal conclusion
on responsibility for the crime is a decision of an international
competent forum or international court.
Protracting the solution of that issue is not in line with interests
of Armenia, Turkey or superpowers, Abrahamyan noted.
In his words, the expert group at WAC has recommended that the
Government of Armenia appeal to the UN International Court on the
basis of article IX of the Convention of Preventing Genocide Crime
and Punishment for It. The appeal to the International Court cannot
be considered as hostile action and cannot entail negative political
consequences for Armenia, Ara Abrahamyan stated. To the contrary,
it can put an end to the past, which darkened relations with Turkey
for decades. "Unfortunately, we did not get a response to our proposal
up to now. The issue is to all appearance under consideration by the
MFA still," the UAR President said.