ANKARA STARTED TO EXECUTE THREATS? ARMENIAN CITIZENS BEING ARRESTED IN TURKEY
PanARMENIAN.Net
15.10.2007 15:22 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenia’s representative in the Organization of the
Black Sea Economic Cooperation, Karen Mirzoyan (residence in Istanbul),
confirmed that Armenian citizens are being arrested in Turkey. "I have
got information proving this fact. However, I am not competent for
such kind of issues and cannot furnish a more precise information,"
Karen Mirzoyan said, RFE/RL reports.
Irish Times newspaper reported that some 100 Armenians – illegal
migrants – were detained in Turkey for further deportation to the
homeland. "Their deportation is viewed as revenge to adoption of
the Armenian Genocide resolution by the U.S. House Foreign Affairs
Committee," the newspaper said.
Meanwhile, Karen Mirzoyan said that Armenians who illegally resided
in Turkey were detained "with a purpose of deportation over violation
of visa regime."