ACTION OF GRATITUDE
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| 14:23:37 | 29-09-2005 | Politics |
Today at 18.30 an action will be held next to the European Commission
building in Tbilisi to support the passage of a compulsory condition
for Turkey’s accession to the EU, which lies in Turkey’s recognition
of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire in 1915.
The action will comprise some 100 participants with gratitude words
written in all state languages of the EU member states, as well as
in Georgian and Armenian. Candles will be lit to commemorate the
Genocide victims. To note, the event was initiated by Nor Serund,
the union of Armenians of Georgia.
On behalf of the action participants and Armenians of Georgia a
letter will be handed to head of the EU delegation to Georgia Torben
Holtze. The letter says, in part, “This move once again proved that the
European Union is the bastion of democracy and human rights protection
throughout the globe. The Armenian Genocide is an outrage not only
against the Armenian nation but also against humanity. We think that
the Genocide recognition is of utter importance not only for Armenia,
Armenians but also for the whole world.
Only through condemnation of such crimes we can prevent their
repetition. We welcome the position of the European Union and hope that
it will help Turkey to resign to its past and overcome the complex,
which being conveyed from generation to generation poses problems
between the neighbors.”