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OSCE PA RESOLUTION MENTIONS NEITHER ARMENIA NOR ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
PanARMENIAN.Net
07.07.2008 14:29 GMT+04:00
The OSCE PA resolution on formation of commissions of historians
with a purpose to normalize relations between the OSCE member states
doesn't mention either Armenia or the Armenian Genocide.
"Armenian media was misinformed by the Turkish propaganda machine,"
member of the Armenian delegation to OSCE PA Armen Ashotyan told a
PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.
"The OSCE PA committee focused on the problems of transparency. In
particular the committee on human rights and democracy considered
normalization of relations between the organization's member
states. The author of the resolution is a Czech but not a Turkish
parliamentarian. The resolution calls on the OSCE countries'
parliaments to resolve bilateral problems via formation of commissions
of historians and experts with participation of thirds states. Not
only Armenia and Turkey experience problems. Similar problems exist
between Poland and Ukraine, France and Germany, etc. I have proposed an
amendment to explain that formation of such a commission is impossible
due to Turkey's ongoing blockade of Armenia and my explanation was
accepted. The Armenian delegation wonders why Turkish parliamentarians
have distorted the contents of the resolution. It's all the more
upsetting after we succeeded in establishing normal relations with
the Turkish parliamentarians," he said.
Earlier, Alaattin Buyukkaya, head of the Turkish delegation to the
OSCE PA, said that the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for
Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) adopted Turkey's motion which
says that past events like genocide should be recognized only after
historians carried out a detailed research in all kinds of archives.
"Adoption of the Turkish thesis by the OSCE is a significant
achievement against the Armenian allegations. Also, the Turkish
thesis regarding the events of 1915 was adopted for the first time
on an international platform. Armenia was the only among 56 OSCE
member states to vote against the motion," he said. "The motion says
that the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly encourages formation of joint
commission of historians and experts from the third countries in case
of a research into political and military archives to scientifically
and impartially enlighten a disputed period in history in an effort to
serve transparency and common understanding among the member states."
PanARMENIAN.Net
07.07.2008 14:29 GMT+04:00
The OSCE PA resolution on formation of commissions of historians
with a purpose to normalize relations between the OSCE member states
doesn't mention either Armenia or the Armenian Genocide.
"Armenian media was misinformed by the Turkish propaganda machine,"
member of the Armenian delegation to OSCE PA Armen Ashotyan told a
PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.
"The OSCE PA committee focused on the problems of transparency. In
particular the committee on human rights and democracy considered
normalization of relations between the organization's member
states. The author of the resolution is a Czech but not a Turkish
parliamentarian. The resolution calls on the OSCE countries'
parliaments to resolve bilateral problems via formation of commissions
of historians and experts with participation of thirds states. Not
only Armenia and Turkey experience problems. Similar problems exist
between Poland and Ukraine, France and Germany, etc. I have proposed an
amendment to explain that formation of such a commission is impossible
due to Turkey's ongoing blockade of Armenia and my explanation was
accepted. The Armenian delegation wonders why Turkish parliamentarians
have distorted the contents of the resolution. It's all the more
upsetting after we succeeded in establishing normal relations with
the Turkish parliamentarians," he said.
Earlier, Alaattin Buyukkaya, head of the Turkish delegation to the
OSCE PA, said that the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for
Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) adopted Turkey's motion which
says that past events like genocide should be recognized only after
historians carried out a detailed research in all kinds of archives.
"Adoption of the Turkish thesis by the OSCE is a significant
achievement against the Armenian allegations. Also, the Turkish
thesis regarding the events of 1915 was adopted for the first time
on an international platform. Armenia was the only among 56 OSCE
member states to vote against the motion," he said. "The motion says
that the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly encourages formation of joint
commission of historians and experts from the third countries in case
of a research into political and military archives to scientifically
and impartially enlighten a disputed period in history in an effort to
serve transparency and common understanding among the member states."