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  • ANKARA: 18 Countries Accepted 'Genocide' In 41 Years

    18 COUNTRIES ACCEPTED 'GENOCIDE' IN 41 YEARS
    By Suleyman Kurt, Ankara

    Zaman Online, Turkey
    Oct 12 2006

    Parliaments of foreign countries began to recognize the so-called
    Armenian genocide 41 years ago.

    To date, 18 parliaments have recognized the events of 1915 as genocide
    since 1965. The number of parliaments taking a stance on this issue
    increased dramatically after 2000. According to the evaluations made in
    Ankara there are five factors effective in the political decisions of
    these parliaments. These are pressure from Armenian minorities in these
    countries, hostility against Turkey, Turcophobia or reluctance over
    Turkey's admittance into the European Union, looking for an accomplice
    for the genocides they had committed in the past and religious reasons.

    The Armenian Diaspora began to carry the events of 1915 on the agenda
    of countries in which they live beginning in 1960. The first decision
    was taken in 1965 in Uruguay. Following this decision, Southern Cyprus
    made a similar decision in 1982, and the number of decisions overall
    increased dramatically after 2000. The decisions reached their peak
    in 2005, the 90th anniversary of 1915 events.

    Armenian Pressure and Turcophobia

    The authorities asserted that the decisions made in Uruguay, Russia,
    Canada, Lebanon, France, Switzerland, Italy and Venezuela were taken
    due to pressure of the Armenian minority population in these countries.

    The decisions made in Greece and Southern Cyprus were due to hostility
    against Turkey, while it is believed that reluctance over Turkey's
    accession to the European Union lies under the decisions made in Italy
    and France. The decisions made in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany,
    Switzerland and Poland have similar reasons, religious reasons behind
    the Vatican's decision. The attitudes of Germany, Latvia and Slovakia
    are accepted as a struggle to find accomplices for their own crimes
    against humanity.

    Final Aim: Demanding Land from Turkey The Armenian Diaspora, which
    has been the most influential force behind these countries accepting
    these decisions, has made demands for Turkey.

    * Advertising the "genocide"

    * Recognizing the so-called genocide,

    * Paying amends to the inheritors of the victims of the "genocide,"

    * Giving part of eastern Turkey's territory to Armenia.

    The first decision to recognize the events of 1915 was made in Uruguay
    The countries that support the so-called Armenian genocide thesis
    are as follows:

    Greek Cypriot Administration: April 29, 1982

    Greece: April 25, 1996

    Belgium: March 26, 1998

    Sweden: March 29, 2000

    Vatican: 2000

    Lebanon: May 11, 2000

    France: Jan.18, 2001

    Switzerland: Dec. 16, 2003

    Canada: 1996, 2000, and April 21, 2004

    Slovakia: Nov. 30, 2004

    The Netherlands: Dec. 21, 2004

    Poland: April 19, 2005

    Argentina: 1993, 2003, 3004, 2005

    Russia: April 22, 2005

    Uruguay: 1965, 2004, May 3, 2005

    Venezuela: July 14, 2005

    Latvia: Dec. 15, 2005
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