CHAIRMAN OF ARMENIAN ORGANIZATIONS’ REPRESENTATION IN EUROPE: ARMERNIAN ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL LOBBYISTS SHOULD WORK JOINTLY

Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Apr 16 2007

BRATISLAVA, APRIL 16, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Turkish embassies
in several European countries received instructions to work with
Armenian lobbyists of various countries. Ashot Grigorian, Chairman
of the Armenian Organizations’ Representation in Europe, Chairman of
the Armenian community of Slovakia, informed NT about it.

According to him, the subject discussed at such meetings is the issue
of the Armenian Genocide and the necessity to improve relations between
Armenia and Turkey. "As a rule, Turkish ambassadors "approach the issue
of the 1915 massacres with understanding", but they try to persuade
about the "inexpediency" of using the word "genocide". Recently leaders
of Turkey and Azerbaijan have repeatedly expressed the opinion that
there would not be difficulty in solution of problems with Armenia,
if the Armenian Diaspora did not function so actively. In fact,
after making warnings about the danger coming from the Diaspora,
Turkey has begun taking concrete steps," he said.

"I think that Armenian organizations and individual lobbyists need to
begin work on joint and mutually agreed activities," Ashot Grigorian
noted.