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    Panorama.am

    15:07 28/07/06

    RAMKAVAR AZATAKAN PARTY TO SEND A PROTEST STATEMENT TO BRITISH FOREIGN
    MINISTRY


    Ramkavar Azatakan Party will send a statement to the British ministry
    of foreign affairs rendering protest for denying 1915 Genocide
    committed by Ottoman Turkey, Arutun Arakelyan, party chairman, told a
    press conference today. In his words, Committee on Rights of Turkish
    Nation is actively engaged in denial of Genocide facts, enrolling many
    public organizations in the effort. At present, the committee is
    engaged in advocacy to cancel documents condemning the Armenian
    Genocide adopted in Edinburgh and Chvinet. In the words of
    A. Arakelyan, the committee managed to attract the British foreign
    agency on its side, too. Particularly, pro-Turkish newspapers have
    interviewed the representatives of British foreign agency, saying
    `1915-1916 happenings do not qualify for UN Convention on Genocide
    since it is hard to judge events with 90 years of history which
    happened under the conditions of war.'

    The statement says, `By denying the fact of Genocide, the responsible
    persons of British foreign agency put themselves on a par with the
    Turkish government which pursues a policy of hiding the records of the
    crime against humanity.' The party suggests the English policy makers
    to read Lord Price's `Blue book' which was written in 1916 upon the
    order of the English foreign agency. They also suggest Agapi
    Nasibyan's books `Britain and Armenian Cause 1915-1923' published in
    1994 in Beirut.

    The chairman of Ramkavar Azatakan Party indicated that despite of the
    assistance rendered to Armenians who suffered during the Genocide, the
    British government pursues anti-Armenian policy in the course of
    history. Arakelyan also said, `Turkish special services relied on
    secret police of Britain early last century.'

    Arakelyan called all public organization to join efforts against the
    insult of Genocide victims. In his opinion, the Armenian foreign
    ministry should also send a note of protest to the British
    authorities. `Several years ago, the British ambassador in Israel
    also tried to deny the Holocaust and the Israeli government sent the
    diplomat back. We should also take actions,' Arakelyan
    indicated. /Panorama.am/
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