CYPRUS PARLIAMENT PRESIDENT CALLS TO RECOGNIZE GENOCIDE

news.am
Nov 25 2009
Armenia

Cypriot House of Representatives President and Democratic Party leader
(DIKO) Marios Garoyian called on international community to recognize
Armenian Genocide, Financial Mirror reports.

The source quotes Garoyian, as saying, "I believe we have the duty
to remember the Armenian Genocide and reaffirm our steadfast faith
towards the struggle for international recognition of that terrible
crime which marked the fate and the course of the Armenian people."

"Garoyian pointed to recent attempt by Turkey to normalize relations
with Armenia as another attempt by Turkey to deny justice to the
Armenian people. He described agreements signed by Yerevan and Ankara
as an ‘attempt of the Turkish government’ to falsify history though
so-called peace with Armenia," the website reads.

Democratic Party leader drew parallels, comparing struggle of Armenian
people with ‘the efforts by Cyprus to overcome nearly 3 decades of
Turkish occupation of the northern half of the island."

"Justice and freedom is what we want for our common country, Cyprus,
which for 35 years now suffers the consequences of the Turkish invasion
and occupation," Garoyian said.