VARTAN OSKANIAN CONSIDERS INTOLERANCE OF TURKEY INADMISSIBLE

Noyan Tapan
Apr 11 2007

YEREVAN, APRIL 11, NOYAN TAPAN. On the occasion of postponing of the
exhibition at the UN, dedicated to the 13th anniversary of the Rwanda
Genocide, RA Acting Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian mentioned that
it was postponed as Turks presented objection concerning a sentence in
which Armenians subjected to slaugther and Raphael Lemkin’s conclusion
that such a spacious and premeditated massacre is considered a genocide
were touched upon.

In V. Oskanian’s words, it is inadmissible that a UN member state
which has responsibilities in the direction of keeping world peace,
dare to present itself at the United Nations organization with such
intolerance.

"It is ironical and shameful that this delay incited by Turkey relates
to an event which had a goal to give lessons how to protect the human
rights and prevent a genocide. Instead of it, the lesson to be taken
from here is complete absence of respect towards history and historic
memory," is said in the explanation of the RA Acting Foreign Minister.