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    DASHNAKTSUTYUN IS HMAYAK HOVANISYAN'S HOPE

    Lragir.am
    16:38:34 - 08/11/2008


    The political scientist Hmayak Hovanisyan and the head of the ARF
    Dashnaktsutyun office of political affairs and hay dat Kiro Manoyan
    were hosted at the De Facto press club on November 8 for a debate on
    the U.S. presidential election and the recognition of the Armenian
    genocide in this context. Hmayak Hovanisyan said if Obama recognizes
    the genocide, which he has pledged, it will first of all push Turkey to
    improve relations with Armenia to rid of the stain of the tragic events
    left on it. Hmayak Hovanisyan thinks the recognition will be helpful to
    the United States too, which will thereby remain faithful to its image
    of a forerunner of universal values. In this connection, Hmayak
    Hovanisyan says Armenia should also take steps to push Obama to fulfill
    his pledge. Among steps, Hmayak Hovanisyan offers the Armenian
    government to pass a resolution on the Armenian genocide, which he had
    proposed in 2002 but got a refusal. He says now it is time to do that,
    and since he is not a member of parliament any more, Hmayak Hovanisyan
    handed over the package with the appraisal of scholars to Kiro Manoyan
    since the ARF Dashnaktsutyun has a parliamentary delegation and can
    raise that issue at the parliament.

    By the way, Kiro Manoyan said it is highly probable that Obama will not
    repeat the previous presidential candidates who pledged to recognize
    but failed to. Kiro Manoyan says a little before the election Obama
    repeated his pledge, which is already a serious argument, and perhaps
    therefore the Turkish prime minister congratulating Obama stated that
    the recognition of the genocide would endanger the U.S.-Turkish
    relations, Kiro Manoyan says.
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