OSKANIAN VOWS TURKEY WILL RECOGNIZE ‘GENOCIDE’
The New Anatolian
Oct 17 2006
Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian stated on Monday that the
international community will succeed in making Turkey recognize an
Armenian "genocide" by working in cooperation.
Speaking to Armenian state TV, Oskanian said, "The passage of the bill
by the French Parliament gave Turkey a stronger and louder signal. That
country can’t continue to maintain that it is innocent from now on."
Stressing that the decision doesn’t aim at creating obstacles for
Turkey’s bid to join the European Union, Oskanian said, "I hope
the French Parliament’s decision and Orhan Pamuk’s Nobel prize will
push Turkey in the right direction. Turkey has to understand that
Armenia will never humiliate itself. We will succeed in our efforts
for recognition of the Armenian ‘genocide’ by Turkey."
Touching on Pamuk’s Nobel prize, the Armenian foreign minister said,
"We greatly appreciate his success; he’s on the right track."
Last year Pamuk publicly said "one million Armenians" were killed
in Turkey, but never used the word "genocide." He has also come out
against the French bill criminalizing "genocide" denial.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
