KURDISH NATIONAL CONGRESS OF NORTH AMERICA COMMEMORATES ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

By Asbarez
Apr 26th, 2010

NASHVILLE, TN-The Kurdish National Congress of North America issued
the following statement on Saturday commemorating the 95th anniversary
of the Armenian Genocide.

The KNC, a non-profit and member-driven organization representing Kurds
from all parts of Kurdistan living in the United States and Canada,
was founded in 1988. Its objective is to unite Kurds living in North
America to work for common goals, to promote the idea of a United
Free Kurdistan, and to strengthen the voice of all Kurds living in
the USA and Canada. The KNC is a democratic organization.

We present the letter bellow:

Honorable Armenian Friends Ladies and Gentlemen

On behalf of the Kurdish National Congress of North America I would
like to extend our heartfelt sympathy to you for the "Armenian
Genocide" at the hand of the Turkish Ottoman Empire.

Dear friends, for Turkey to stubbornly continue to deny the genocide
of the Armenians while striving to reconsolidate its position as a
democratic nation at the regional and international stages could only
be seen as a hypocritical and deceptive maneuver to further solidify
its arrogant stand before the world. Because, the fact of the matter
is that the world community has become more cognizant and lauder
than ever before to support the Armenians and recognizes what the
Turkish Ottoman Empire committed against the innocent Armenians was
a preplanned, organized, and all out genocidal campaign to eradicate
the Armenian roots in the region.

Turkey sheds "crocodile tears" for the Palestinian children and
supports the Palestinian cause. However, Turkey’s denial of accepting
the responsibility for murdering Armenian children in 1915, and
suppressing the very basic human rights of the Kurdish children to
speak their native language is inhumane and unjust.

Further, Turkey carries a badge of democracy while eulogizing an
old empire that was establish on cruelty and suppression against
non-Muslims such the ancient Armenians is morally wrong and cannot
be supported by any ethical or legal standard in the modern world.

Furthermore, adhering to an inherently racist and myopic Constitution
and deny the Armenian genocide and the existence of more 20 million
Kurds in Turkey is an insult to every aspect of human integrity.

Therefore, it is imperative for the Turkish authorities to realize that
a bright future cannot be built on the ruins of the past. For Turkey to
be accepted as a viable member of the democratic and civilized world,
Turkey has to accept the responsibility for the Armenian genocide
and recognize the Kurdish national and democratic rights.

Kind regards,

Kurdish National Congress of North America