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No Results Achieved Despite Daily Slander Campaign Demonstrations by
Armenians – Deputy Chief of Federation of Turkish Associates of Great
Britain

17.01.08 11:11

Great Britain, London / Trend corr. G.Ahmadova / Trend interview with Servet
Hasan, the Deputy Chief of the Federation of Turkish Associations of Great
Britain.
– How do you value the work of the Azerbaijani and Turkish Diaspora in
Britain? Are you confident with the function of these Diasporas?
– It will not be right to say that the functioning of the Diasporas is not
satisfying. There is a lot of unfinished work and projects still to be
implemented. There are people in both Diasporas who are trying to represent
their countries with dignity. In spite of the short history of Azerbaijani
brotherhood in the country, we are proud of the work they have done. I would
like the central and local authorities to support the Azerbaijani and
Turkish Diasporas in Britain both morally and financially. I would like this
country’s culture to be distributed to Azerbaijan and Turkey in the future
and for both countries to concentrate more to the functioning of Diaspora
organizations and voluntary organisations.
– Do you consider the work of the Azerbaijani and Turkish Diasporas
concerning the Armenian issue in Britain to be adequately efficient?
We have been rendering support to our Azerbaijani brothers in many issues
for several years, in particular the issues concerning Armenia. As the
Federation of Turkish Associations of Great Britain, we inform members of
our organizations of the occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh and the Khojali
tragedy. The problem we face is that the Armenian Diaspora has a large
budget which has managed to win over the West. However, we show resistance
against such a force despite our lack of possibilities. There is not enough
opportunity to do our work efficiently and we need human and financial
resources. We cannot reach any positive results by the daily demonstrations
against Armenian slander campaigns. We must be more active and should
develop an agenda. For this purpose a professional group of people must be
united like the Armenians.
-Can you achieve success in distributing the truth about the Armenian issues
to the British press?
– One of the key problems is the existing prejudice, particularly, towards
the Turks and the ignorance of the Western press. We have little chance to
tackle the problems and express the truth about the Armenians in the British
press. Through the Christian world, the Armenians have maintained a
long-suffering nation policy. Indeed, the reality contradicts these facts.
How can such a country which is economically and socially weak, and which
has problems with its neighbouring country and recognized as an aggressive
country have such power? Naturally, all of these problems must be tackled.
We could develop projects and programs and be more active in the British
press. Our youth must be able to be heard in the western press. I trust to
our new generation which is well informed and are conditioned to the modern
world they live in.