ARF-DASHNAKTSUTYUN WILL NOT MEET GUL WITH EGGS

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[08:35 pm] 04 September, 2008

"If it’s permitted to make a rally against the President, it means
it’s also permitted to make a rally against President’s guest as long
as those rallies are within civilized manners," Kiro Manoyan, Head
of the ARF-Dashnaktsutyun office of Hay Dat and Political Affairs
announced today once more. The events related to Turkey President
Abdullah Gull’s visit are inevitable.

He mentioned that it’s not every day we evidence Gull’s arrival
in Armenia and we can’t miss our chance to introduce our views to
him. "His visit doesn’t make any changes. We will raise the existing
issues between Armenia-Turkey relations with the help of our political
activities and do hope they will be solved. Turkey President should
be aware that we don’t take his visit as a big "favor". I think we
will be understood right both by Armenian people, Armenia and Turkey
Presidents.

Mr. Manoyan also mentioned that Turkey had encountered problems with
Armenia starting from the very first day of Armenia Independence. In
political outlook of Turkey, there has been no Armenia since 1920. They
have never imagined that there can be an independent Armenia next
to them. After Armenia had got independence, they started thinking
the only independent Armenia they can stand is poor, miserable and
dependent on Turkey. The easiest way for them is not to have any
relations with Armenia. We believe in starting frank discussions of
issues between the two countries without applying military force and
without pre-conditions.

Mr. Manoyan doesn’t consider the Recognition of 1915 Armenian Genocide
by Turkey a pre-requisite put by Armenian side and he grounds, "We
don’t put conditions, but how can we start relations with a country,
which committed a sin against humanity by realizing 1915 Genocide
and now doesn’t accept it?" How will Gull’s visit be reflected on
Aremenian-Turkish relations and Nagorno-Karabakh issue? Replying
to this question, Kiro Manoyan pointed out, "Turkish incentive
derives from the outlook that the policy which they started in 1993,
that is Armenia blockade, and setting pre-conditions, hasn’t been
justified." I’m not doubtful that we should yield to Turkey. If
Turkey stops talking to Armenia in a manner of ultimate conditions,
there can be changes in relations. Otherwise, I don’t see any sense
in his visit. It will not result to any consequences.

Finally Mr. Manoyan, reminded us that when our Patriarch visited
Turkey, there were rallies, even eggs were thrown at him. However he
assured us that ARF-Dashnaktsutyun will not meet Gull with eggs.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress