EAFJD TRYING TO HAVE THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE INCLUDED IN THE BILL AGAINST GENOCIDES
Marlena Hovsepyan

"Radiolur"
26.02.2007 16:05

Head of the European Armenian Federation Hilda Tchoboyan considers
that for this point the most urgent issues for European Armenians is
the fight against the obvious attempts of Turkey to deny the Armenian
Genocide and the punishment of genocide in Europe. "The Armenian
Genocide is not officially recognized by international structures,
since during the years of perpetration of the crime there were
simply no international structures," Hilda Tchoboyan told " Radiolur"
correspondent.

The condition that the denial of genocides is punishable only in case
when it s recognized by international structures, is senseless. The
recognition of the Genocide by parliaments of different organizations
and the majority of historians should be enough to put the felony
in the same line with those crimes against humanity the negation of
which is currently punishable, she says.

On these days the European Parliament is discussing a bill on genocide
and hatred towards foreigners, which includes a point against negation
of genocides. The Emphasyzing the importance of adoption of this draft
law, the European Armenian Federation is working with EU structures
to have the negation of the Armenian Genocide be included in the law
in case of its adoption.

"If a law on negation of genocides should be adopted, it must certainly
include a provision about the Armenian Genocide," said Hilda Tchoboyan.

On March 19 the European Parliament will hold hearings on the
bill, in which the European Armenian organizations will have actve
participation.

After the hearings in the European Parliament, the bill will be
discussed in the Committee on Rights and Freedoms. Thereafter, it
will be included in the agenda of the Council of Europe sitting. Most
probably, the voting will take place n April.

Today the European Armenian Federation is carrying out serious work
for making use of the existing opportunities and having the negation
of the Armenian Genocide included in the bill.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress