ASSYRIAN GENOCIDE DISCUSSED AT SARAJEVO CONFERENCE
Assyrian International News Agency
EasternStar News Agency
July 16 2007
On the 12th of July 2007 an international genocide research conference
took place in Bosnia-Herzegovina’s capital Sarajevo.
The conference was arranged by the "Institute of Research About Crime
Against Humanity and International Law" at the University of Sarajevo,
Bosnia-Herzegovina, together with the IAGS (International Association
of Genocide Scholars).
To the seventh event in this series of conferences, the Seyfo-Center
was invited. The Seyfo scholar Sabri Atman is present, and Tea Halo
from USA also attended and held a speech about the Seyfo Genocide
of 1915.
The conference is being closely watched by the Turkish embassy in
Bosnia-Herzegovina and by ASAM, a Turkish institution which conducts
lobby for Turkish interests. Turkish diplomats are doing everything
in their power to stop a formal recognition of the genomcide.
According to information received, this conference will be concluded
with a joint statement recognizing the genocide committed against
Armenians, Assyrians/Syrians/Chaldeans and Pontic-Greeks. Considering
the close relationship between Turkey and Bosnia-Herzegovina, an
eventual recognition of the Seyfo Genocide is of great importance
and would be a hard blow for Turkey.
Sabri Atman has lectured at Seyfo conferences in several of Europe’s
capitals, many times in the countries’ parliaments. The latest
conference he lectured at was held at the European Parliament. Sabri
Atman has through this conference succeeded in lifting up the Seyfo
issue another level in the political arena.