NATIONAL MOVEMENT AND SDHP CONDEMN SERGE SARGSIAN’S STATEMENT ON CREATING COMMISSION OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH HISTORIANS

NOYAN TAPAN

JU NE 26

"The administration that periodically voices the problem of
Armenian Genocide from different tribunes as an issue "pleasing the
Diasapora" and has splendidly included it in its foreign political
agenda delivered a regular blow to the issue of its international
recognition," the National Movement stated touching upon the statement
Serge Sargsian made during his visit to Moscow, according to which he
gives consent to the Turkish side’s proposal to create a commission
of historians on the issue of "studying historic facts."

According to the National Movement statement, for many decades all
Armenians and, in particular, Diasporan Armenians, have devoted their
whole potential and all their efforts to the issue of international
recognition and condemnation of the Genocide. The proposal to
create a commission of Armenian-Turkish historians, according to
the National Movement, was an obvious trap, agreeing to which was
aleady to mean even if for the present to question the historic fact
of the Genocide. "Today Serge Sargsian being the first officially
gives consent to Turkey’s proposal casting doubt on the historic
fact of the Genocide. By doing so the person having seized the post
of Armenian President either believes that this issue all Armenians
are concerned with is just a small change for him or gives away his
political nd diplomatic ignorance incompatible with the President’s
post," the statement read.

The Press Service of the Social-Democratic Hnchakian Party (SDHP)
also touched upon RA President’s above mentioned statement. SDHP,
in particular, states that one can conclude from such conduct of
S. Sargsian that he either casts doubt on the historic fact of the
greatest Armenian tragedy, Genocide or is not aware of those facts
personally.

SDHP condemns such irresponsible statements and calls S. Sargsian for
even if a little thinking about the consequences of such statements
leading the nation to ruin before making them.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress