DO NOT RENOUNCE GENOCIDE

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[03:48 pm] 02 October, 2007

European Parliament deputies proposed 236 amendments aimed at improving
the draft resolution on "EU-Turkey Relations". The draft text of this
document was prepared by Mrs. Oomen-Ruijten (Christian-democrats,
Netherlands). Numerous amendments, proposed by MEPs from various
political parties, aim to address Armenian issues, which were fully
censored in the draft text.

Hence, Turkey’s will to exclude Armenia from regional projects and
its direct blockade of Armenia are denounced by several amendments
including those from Conservatives (EPP), Liberals (Lib/Dem),
Souverainists (UEN) and Socialists (PSE). These amendments as well
as those by the Leftists (GUE) reiterate the requirement that Ankara
recognize the Armenian Genocide and put an end to its official policy
of denial. The texts of all of these amendments are available.

The European Armenian Federation urges the European deputies to vote
for the amendments that clearly call on Turkey to acknowledge the
Armenian Genocide, to end its official policy of denial, to withdraw
its blockade of Armenia and to end its policy of by-passing Armenia
in regional projects.

The resolution will be voted on in the Foreign Affairs committee this
Wednesday, the 3rd of October.