ARMENIAN GENOCIDE HELPED TURKEY TO BECOME A STATE

PanARMENIAN.Net
22.11.2006 14:00 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkey became a state after the Armenian Genocide
and that is why in case of its acknowledgement this state will stop
existing, ARF Bureau’s Hay Dat and Political Office Director Kiro
Manoian said in Yerevan today. In his words, with ‘cleaning’ Anatolia
from Armenians Turks managed to form a state and now are trying to
gain a foothold.

"Over this very reason – but not out of fear of moral and material
compensations Armenia can claim – Turkey does not recognize the
Genocide," he remarked.

Manoian also said that recent proposal of the Turkish MFA to appeal to
international court will yield no result. "Turkey is going to appeal
not to the International Tribunal but to the International Court of
Justice that gives a historical assessment of the events. Thus, the
Turkish Foreign Ministry wished to reduce the Armenian Genocide issue
to historical assessment," he underscored. At that he remarked that not
all Turkish diplomats share the opinion of Abdullah Gul. "Ambassadors
in European states call to restraint while diplomats supporting
Gunduz Aktan urge to appeal not to the Court of Justice but to the
International Tribunal," Manoian said.

As for the position of the Armenian side, Manoian considers that
Armenia should not appeal to international instances for confirmation
of the fact of Genocide of 1915. "Court in not needed for talking
about history. If Armenia turns to court it will mean that it agrees
with the Turkish viewpoint," he said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress