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FEW PEOPLE IN U.S. KNEW ABOUT ARMENIAN GENOCIDE SOME 10-20 YEARS AGO
PanARMENIAN.Net
05.07.2006 16:01 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Turkish public tends to get interested in
own history and past. This is proved by the recent international
conference on the Armenian Issue in Istanbul. Turkey should understand
and reconcile to its history. It's very important for us, AAA Executive
Director Bryan D. Ardouny said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net.
"However Turkey denies the Armenian Genocide and keeps on
imposing blockade on Armenia, so we continue our activities in
this direction. As you know Armenia is ready to normalize the
Armenian-Turkish relations without preconditions. I should also
underscore that we keep in touch with the Congressmen and the Bush
Administration and this cooperation proves efficient.
The number of members of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
increases day by day. By the way, very few people in the United States
knew about the Armenian Genocide some 10-20 years ago. Moreover,
media did not even use the term "genocide". Now the situation is
quite different. Great number of people are aware of the Armenian
Genocide in the Ottoman Empire. I think this is the service of the
Armenian lobbying organizations, for most part of the AAA," he said.
At thte same time he remarked that if Turkey is really aspired to the
EU full membership it should meet all the commitments set to it. "This
first of all implies freedom of speech, religious tolerance and open
borders with the neighbor states. If Turkey does not fulfill these
obligations it will never be accepted to the EU," the AA Executive
Director said.
PanARMENIAN.Net
05.07.2006 16:01 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Turkish public tends to get interested in
own history and past. This is proved by the recent international
conference on the Armenian Issue in Istanbul. Turkey should understand
and reconcile to its history. It's very important for us, AAA Executive
Director Bryan D. Ardouny said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net.
"However Turkey denies the Armenian Genocide and keeps on
imposing blockade on Armenia, so we continue our activities in
this direction. As you know Armenia is ready to normalize the
Armenian-Turkish relations without preconditions. I should also
underscore that we keep in touch with the Congressmen and the Bush
Administration and this cooperation proves efficient.
The number of members of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
increases day by day. By the way, very few people in the United States
knew about the Armenian Genocide some 10-20 years ago. Moreover,
media did not even use the term "genocide". Now the situation is
quite different. Great number of people are aware of the Armenian
Genocide in the Ottoman Empire. I think this is the service of the
Armenian lobbying organizations, for most part of the AAA," he said.
At thte same time he remarked that if Turkey is really aspired to the
EU full membership it should meet all the commitments set to it. "This
first of all implies freedom of speech, religious tolerance and open
borders with the neighbor states. If Turkey does not fulfill these
obligations it will never be accepted to the EU," the AA Executive
Director said.