EAFJD COMMENDS SWEDISH PARLIAMENT FOR ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

PanARMENIAN.Net
16.03.2010 15:41 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The European Armenian Federation for Justice &
Democracy (EAFJD) has applauded the Swedish parliament for adoption
of the resolution recognizing the Armenian, Assyrian/Syriac/Chaldean
and Pontic Greek genocides.

"We congratulate the Assyro-Chaldean and the Pontic Greek populations,
who along with the Armenians, were victims of genocide perpetrated by
the Turkish government. We commend the Swedish members of Parliament
for their courage against the pressures of the Turkish lobby," stated
Hilda Tchoboian, President of the European Armenian Federation for
Justice and Democracy.

The European Armenian Federation underscored that the decision taken
in spite of the pressure and threats from the Turkish government a
week after the vote in the US House panel, highlights the failure of
Turkey’s policy of denial.

"Turkey manipulated the public opinion by signing the protocols with
Armenia in hopes of burying the Genocide issue but its position became
intolerable in the face of the inescapable pursuit for historical
truth," Mrs. Tchoboian said.

The Federation called on the Swedish government to apply the
parliamentary resolution to the agenda of its bilateral relations
with Turkey.