EUROPEAN ARMENIAN FEDERATION PETITIONS PRESIDENT OBAMA
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2009/04/07 | 16:52
diaspora politics
The European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy sent
a letter to President Obama urging him to honor his pledge to
recognize the Armenian Genocide. The letter was signed by more than
340 associations from European civil society.
The letter states that European Armenians along with other European
mainstream democratic forces would never accept Turkey’s membership
in the EU as long as "the Turkish state denies the Armenian Genocide,
promotes racism and pursues a policy of discrimination towards its
minorities". It also underscores that the genocide recognition by
the United States "will unleash the momentum of true change and
democratization inside Turkey.
The petition finally stresses that the recognition "will also provide
an unprecedented momentum to the process of dialogue between Turkey
and Armenia" in making clear that "the way forward will definitely
require of Turkey a fundamental commitment to just peace".
"These are European values, these are the ones of the European Armenian
Federation and, with President Obama, we wish that they become again
the ones of the United States," stated Hilda Tchoboian, chairperson
of the European Armenian Federation.