PROBLEM OF RECOGNITION OF GENOCIDE BY TURKEY STRONGLY ENTERED INTO INTERNATIONAL AGENDA
PanARMENIAN.Net
21.12.2006 16:52 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The problem to recognize the Armenian Genocide by
Turkey at the beginning of 20th century and its responsibility for
annihilation of 1.5 million Armenians has strongly entered into the
agenda of international policy, said Ara Abramian, the President of
CAR (Council of Armenians of Russia) during an interview to The Novoye
Russkoye Slovo. In his words, the European Parliament already thinks
that without recognition Ankara cannot count on EU membership. "To all
appearances, Europe is strongly determined to make Turkey fulfill all
the necessary things in this regard. The decision of French National
Assembly also stresses it. That is: the denial of the Armenian Genocide
in Turkey is a criminal case. And in November 29 the Argentinean
Parliament with 173 votes also confirmed the fact of the Armenian
Genocide, declaring April 24 as Day for remembrance of those killed
during the Genocide of Armenians in Ottoman Empire. Argentine became
the 2nd state after Uruguay in Latin America to condemn this outrage
upon humanity," underlined Abramian.
He also reminded that in US legislative councils of 38 states not
only recognized the Armenian Genocide, bit also declared April 24
as day of remembrance of the victims. "Today a total of 18 states,
including Vatican have recognized the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman
Empire. I want to underline that the people of Armenia and the
Armenian Diaspora in the whole world are upset with the fact that
Israel does not support recognition of the Armenian Genocide and does
not exert moral and political pressure on Turkey to make this state
acknowledge its historical responsibility for the crimes committed
against Armenians in Ottoman Empire," the President of CAR said. He
stressed that such a nation, which was exposed to Holocaust, ought to
perform solidarity towards Armenians, who had always expressed their
sympathy and respect towards Jewish nation and its cruel history. "The
only positive fact is Mr. Metser’s, Israel’s main Ravvin’s visit
to Armenia. He came on Catholicos’s and my invitation. He visited
the memorial devoted to the victims of the Genocide. He called the
international community to recognize it. By doing that Mr. Metser
expressed his moral support. I understand that the stance of Israel’s
main Ravvin is not Israel’s stance yet. But in order to express such
a great support to our nation perhaps he might need a great courage.
Moreover, Turkish authorities did not even try to protest in this
regard. We hope that sooner or later the Jewish State will follow
his example," underscored Abramian.