AGREEMENT BETWEEN YEREVAN AND ANKARA SHOULD CONTAIN ELEMENTS ELIMINATING CONSEQUENCES OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
PanARMENIAN.Net
07.09.2009 19:01 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Any agreement signed between Yerevan and Ankara
should contain elements eliminating consequences of Armenian
Genocide, said Hayk Demoyan, Director of Armenian Genocide
Museum-Institute. "Currently, there are minimum two elements of
that kind. First, Turkey should not create obstacles for clarifying
relationship ties. There are many examples when people tried to find
one another through blood relations. That’s one of reasons causing
anxiety to Turkish side which perfectly realizes that generation
change eventually leading to elimination of relationship ties is
still in process," the speaker said.
The second element which will hold Turkey accountable and eliminate
consequences of Armenian Genocide is compliance with clauses prescribed
by Lausanne agreement, Demoyan finds. "That’s to say, elimination of
Armenian cultural heritage on Turkish territory. That’s a violation
of existing agreements, including Lausanne Treaty. In that connection,
it is necessary to set up a fact-finding group with the involvement of
a third party which will register all Armenian monuments situated in
Turkey. Under Lausanne Treaty, Turkey committed itself to restoring
Christians church complexes and returning them to their owners If we
are able to submit to any committee, including International Court,
concrete examples and facts demanding liability, Turkey will be obliged
not only to restore those monument but also return them to community,"
Hayk Demoyan noted.
At this point, a question arises as to whether those monuments should
be returned to Constantinople community or the Armenians who can
return to Turkey and create communities there. "Under European law,
Turkey’s resistance to return Armenians to their native land is a
serious violation that may create serious problems for the country,"
Director of Genocide Museum-Institute stated.