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HYSTERIA, BLACKMAIL AND THREATS TO BREAK ANY CONTACTS - POLICY OF
TURKEY WITH RESPECT TO STATES THAT HAVE RECOGNIZED ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
IN OTTOMAN TURKEY
YEREVAN, APRIL 21. ARMINFO. Hysteria, blackmail and threats to
break any contacts - such is the policy of Turkey with respect to the
states that have recognized the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey in
1915. NKR President Arkady Ghoukassyan said at a two-day conference
devoted to the 90th anniversary of Armenian Genocide completing its
work in Yerevan today.
He says that Armenians wherever they live have a common tragic
date, the Day of commemoration of the victims of the Armenian
Genocide. Those who are familiar with the Armenian history will
never ask why do Armenians living outside their Motherland make up
such a great number. The history answered this question long ago, 90
and more years ago. However, the country that committed the vicious
genocide in the 2-th century and states in public that it adheres
European and all human values, unfortunately, has not confessed so
far. Moreover, it takes cynic attempts to persuade the international
community to withdraw the issue of international recognition of the
Armenian Genocide from the agenda, the president says.
He points out that the countries that have made their duty to humanity
have inevitably faced the response of official Ankara. So they had
an opportunity to made sure in practice what values prevail in the
Turkish society. Unfortunately, Ankara's efforts often bring desirable
results. One can consider the top of cynicism the position of the
political figures, including in a number of Western states, who, to
avoid aggravation of relations of their states with modern Turkey,
state that the COnvention on prevention of genocide and its punishment
adopted by the UN in 1948 allegedly has no retroactive force and cannot
be applied to the events of 90-year remoteness. Such a position is not
only a typical example of political Pharisaism, but also creates ground
for new crimes, and often by the country that has already committed
Genocide once, Ghoukassyan says. The blockade of Armenia's transport
communications by Turkey is nothing but a result of impunity. However,
the most striking is that this country keeps ignoring the call of the
civilized world for immediate lifting of the blockade of Armenia and
establishing diplomatic relations with it, at the same time claiming
the role of a mediator in the KArabakh conflict's settlement, openly
supporting the position of Azerbaijan. Such a peculiar understanding
of the mediatory mission by Turkey proceeds from its attitude to the
issue of Genocide recognition, the NKR president thinks.
TURKEY WITH RESPECT TO STATES THAT HAVE RECOGNIZED ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
IN OTTOMAN TURKEY
YEREVAN, APRIL 21. ARMINFO. Hysteria, blackmail and threats to
break any contacts - such is the policy of Turkey with respect to the
states that have recognized the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey in
1915. NKR President Arkady Ghoukassyan said at a two-day conference
devoted to the 90th anniversary of Armenian Genocide completing its
work in Yerevan today.
He says that Armenians wherever they live have a common tragic
date, the Day of commemoration of the victims of the Armenian
Genocide. Those who are familiar with the Armenian history will
never ask why do Armenians living outside their Motherland make up
such a great number. The history answered this question long ago, 90
and more years ago. However, the country that committed the vicious
genocide in the 2-th century and states in public that it adheres
European and all human values, unfortunately, has not confessed so
far. Moreover, it takes cynic attempts to persuade the international
community to withdraw the issue of international recognition of the
Armenian Genocide from the agenda, the president says.
He points out that the countries that have made their duty to humanity
have inevitably faced the response of official Ankara. So they had
an opportunity to made sure in practice what values prevail in the
Turkish society. Unfortunately, Ankara's efforts often bring desirable
results. One can consider the top of cynicism the position of the
political figures, including in a number of Western states, who, to
avoid aggravation of relations of their states with modern Turkey,
state that the COnvention on prevention of genocide and its punishment
adopted by the UN in 1948 allegedly has no retroactive force and cannot
be applied to the events of 90-year remoteness. Such a position is not
only a typical example of political Pharisaism, but also creates ground
for new crimes, and often by the country that has already committed
Genocide once, Ghoukassyan says. The blockade of Armenia's transport
communications by Turkey is nothing but a result of impunity. However,
the most striking is that this country keeps ignoring the call of the
civilized world for immediate lifting of the blockade of Armenia and
establishing diplomatic relations with it, at the same time claiming
the role of a mediator in the KArabakh conflict's settlement, openly
supporting the position of Azerbaijan. Such a peculiar understanding
of the mediatory mission by Turkey proceeds from its attitude to the
issue of Genocide recognition, the NKR president thinks.