ARMENIANS OF SWEDEN CONSIDER GROUNDLESS SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER’S ASSERTION THAT BY RECOGNITION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE SWEDEN WILL DAMAGE ARMENIAN-TURKISH DIALOGUE
NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY
MAY 28, 2009
STOCKHOLM
The Swedish press touched upon the recent statement of Swedish
Foreign Minister in connection with denial of the Armenian Genocide
and the strict counteraction of the Union of Armenian Associations
in Sweden. Marmara reported this referring to the Asbarez newspaper
of Los Angeles.
It is known that Foreign Minister of Sweden Carl Bildt answering
questions had stated that examining political issues is not the duty
of political figures.
Condemning that passive position, the Union of Armenian Associations
in Sweden stressed that political figures do not need to discuss
this issue, as the International Association of Genocide Scholars has
already confirmed the fact of Armenian Genocide and added that besides
being a historic issue the Armenian Genocide is rather an international
crime that should be punished in accordance with the UN agreements,
under which, by the way, the government of Sweden has also signed.
The Union also considered groundless Minister’s assertion that
recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Sweden can damage the
Armenian-Turkish efforts of launching negotiations.