ARMENIA-EU PARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION COMMISSION STRICTLY CONDEMNS HRANT DINK’S MURDER

Noyan Tapan
Feb 05 2007

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenia-EU Parliamentary
Cooperation Commission stood in one-minute silence to respect the
memory of Agos newspaper’s editor Hrant Dink at the January 29-30
sitting in Brussels. Commission Co-chairman, Chairman of RA NA Standing
Committee of Foreign Relations, Armen Rustamian reported this at the
February 5 press conference.

In his words, the resolution adopted by the Commission as a result
of two-day work also touches upon H.Dink’s murder. In particular,
it was mentioned that the Commission "strictly condemns the murder
of Armenian journalist, public figure Hrant Dink who was a leading
fighter for protection of freedom of expression in Turkey, has always
assisted with establishment of complete democracy in Turkey thanks to
the process of Turkey’s membership to EU, as well as was a consistent
apologist of opening of Armenian-Turkish border and recognition of the
Armenian Genocide." The Commission called on the Turkish authorities
to immediately undertake measures for disclosing the causes and those
ordering the murder in order to prevent further recurrence of such
manifestations.