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BAKU: Norway: Accusations of "Armenian genocide" have no legal basis

Trend, Azerbaijan
March 13 2010

Norway: Accusations of "Armenian genocide" have no legal basis
13.03.2010 15:49

The Foreign Ministry of Norway reported that neighboring Sweden’s
parliament’s decision to recognize the so-called "Armenian genocide"
devoid of legal basis.

There is no legal evidence that the 1915 events in the Ottoman Empire
were "genocide", Norwegian Foreign Ministry’s representative Kjetil
Elsebutangen was quoted as saying by the Turkish Cihan news agency.

A week after the adoption of the resolution on "Armenian genocide" by
the U.S. Congress’s committee, the Swedish parliament by a margin of
one vote, approved the document that recognizes the so-called
"genocide."

As a sign of protest against the adoption of the resolution on
"genocide" by the Swedish Parliament and the U.S. Congress, Ankara
recalled its envoys from these countries. Turkish Foreign Minister
Ahmet Davutoglu called the decision of the Swedish Parliament
mistaken, adding that Turkey will never agree these accusations.

The official said the 1915 events should be considered from a
historical point of view.

"These tragic events are very important from a historical point of
view, but they should not bear political or legal aspects,"
Elsebutangen added.

He noted that based on the UN treaties and international legal
instruments, the charges of committing any kind of action can not be
considered.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian: “I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS
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