ARFD HAY DAT OFFICE RESPONSIBLE PERSON FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS SHOCKED
BY MURDER OF HRANT DINK

Yerevan, January 19. ArmInfo. In his interview with Yerevan, January
19. ArmInfo. In his interview with <ARMENIA>TV company, Kiro Manoyan,
the ARFD Hay Dat Office responsible person for political affairs, said
that he is shocked by theYerevan, January 19. ArmI

Hrant Dink said for several times that he had been threatened over the
phone. Hrant Dink is killed for his political views which were
different from those of not only official Turkey but also a part of
the Armenian community in Turkey, K.Manoyan said. He emphasized that
Hrant Dink had always come out for Armenian-Turkish dialogue and
development of bilateral relations, however, life showed that even
such a small difference from the general views in Turkey proved to be
inadmissible for the Turkish society. Hrant Dink believed that the
change of views is unavoidable but, unfortunately, he proved the
opposite with his death.

In K.Manoyan’s opinion, today’s murder will deepen the tension in the
Turkish society, and the atmosphere around Armenian-Turkish relations
gives no reason for optimism. Hrant Dink and his views were the focus
of those European structures which supported Turkey’s intention to
join the European Union, and they will most likely disappointed after
what has happened, he noted.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress