NOT ONLY TURKEY ACCOUNTS FOR ARMENIAN GENOCIDE BUT ALSO GERMANY:
CONFEDERATION OF WORKING TURKS
YEREVAN, APRIL 25. ARMINFO. Confederation of Working Turks (KPT)
demands from Ankara to recognize Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey
in 1915 and to compensate for perpetrated crime, KPT Head Osgu Jan
stated at today’s press-conference in Yerevan.
He informed that KPT representatives are in Armenia to participate at
actions timed to the 90th anniversary of Armenian Genocide. “We feel
the bitterness and pain of Armenian people and express readiness to
fight for recognition and condemnation of Genocide”, he stated.
Jan stressed that not only Turkish authorities but also German
leadership, supported Ottoman Turkey in every way, are responsible for
Armenian Genocide and massacres of Greeks and Assyrians. Jan stated
that 1.5 mln Armenians were murdered and hundreds of thousands of
Armenians, Greeks and Assyrians were removed forcedly as a result of
Genocide. “Ottoman Turkey authorities annihilated not only these
peoples but also their culture, ancient civilization and historical
heritage”, he noted.
In his words, present Turkish authorities continue the Young Turks’
policy and annihilate representatives of intelligentsia criticized
Ankara’s activity. Jan noted that Turkish authorities fulfill
chauvinistic policy continuing to recognize Armenian Genocide. At the
same time, he stressed that the people denying its past has no
future. Jan did not rule out that Turkey under the pressure of
international community will be forced to recognize Armenian Genocide
sooner or later.
He stressed that if even Ankara recognizes Armenian Genocide, Turkey
will not become a civilized and democratic state but remain a fascist
power. Jan also stressed that there is no place in the European Union
for Turkey.