EDITOR OF GIBRAHAYER EMAGAZINE INTERVIEWED ON PANARMENIANNET

Gibrahayer

PRICE FOR SIGNING PROTOCOLS IS TOO HIGH FOR ARMENIA

Saturday 10 October 10 pm – Over its whole existence of the Diaspora,
we have fought for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide
single-handedly, and signing of the Armenian-Turkish Protocols –
although affects our work – changes things very little in our agenda,
Editor-in-chief of "Gibrahayer" e-magazine Simon Aynedjian told a
PanARMENIAN.Net reporter from Nicosia, Cyprus.

Commenting on the three hour delay for the signing of the Protocols,
Aynedjian said that the last minute glitch did not affect the general
process of normalisation of the Armenian-Turkish relations – something
that was engineered not only with the present administration but with
government officials much before, even behind the scenes.

Aynedjian also said that before signing the Protocols, the Armenian
authorities should have consulted the representatives of Armenian
communities across the globe, since the Protocols affect the Genocide
recognition process, and the Armenian Diaspora is a direct consequence
of the genocide. "The President of Armenia began his Diasporan
tour when everything had already been decided. So, these meetings
in essence had no bearing and could not serve real purpose. It was
done for PR purposes by the Armenian government and echoed as such,
in the Armenian Media" the Editor-in-Chief said.

Aynedjian stressed that our compatriots in Armenia – and Turks for that
matter – have the impression that the Armenians in the Diaspora are
against normalisation of Armenia-Turkey relations. " We are not against
peace and normalisation of relations between Turkey and Armenia. The
question is, what will be the price of these relations with these
Protocols, and I am certain that with the signing of these specific
Protocols, unfortunately for Armenia, the price will be very high "
Simon Aynedjian concluded.