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YES TO ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS BUT ON AT EXPENSE OF NATIONAL AGENDA
Yerkir
23.10.2008 17:30
Yerevan (Yerkir) - ARF Bureau member Vigen Hovsepian, speaking before
Los Angeles Armenians and media, said that Turkey's proposal to set
up a commission of historians to look into the Armenian genocide is
the trap that intends to prolong the issues on our agenda for months
and even for years and to split our forces.
The event that was held at the headquarters of the ARF Central
Committee, Western Region, on October 21, was opened by CC member Jean
Gosagian who said that the event was organized to present more clearly
the ARF position and approaches on the Armenian-Turkish relations.
Hovsepian spoke on the recent developments in the Armenian-Turkish
relations, focusing on the processes that - through a pressure on
the Armenian authorities - aims at forcing Armenia to accept the
historians' commission and recognize the territorial integrity of
Turkey which actually means that Armenia should drop its rightful
territorial claims. "This unacceptable to the ARF, as well as it is
unacceptable to link the Karabakh settlement with the Armenian-Turkish
relations. In particular, any precondition aimed at abandoning the
Armenian genocide recognition efforts is unacceptable too."
"We are sure that if the issues are raise correctly, most Armenians
would agree with us. This means yes to the Armenian-Turkish relations
but not at the expense of the national agenda," he said.
Yerkir
23.10.2008 17:30
Yerevan (Yerkir) - ARF Bureau member Vigen Hovsepian, speaking before
Los Angeles Armenians and media, said that Turkey's proposal to set
up a commission of historians to look into the Armenian genocide is
the trap that intends to prolong the issues on our agenda for months
and even for years and to split our forces.
The event that was held at the headquarters of the ARF Central
Committee, Western Region, on October 21, was opened by CC member Jean
Gosagian who said that the event was organized to present more clearly
the ARF position and approaches on the Armenian-Turkish relations.
Hovsepian spoke on the recent developments in the Armenian-Turkish
relations, focusing on the processes that - through a pressure on
the Armenian authorities - aims at forcing Armenia to accept the
historians' commission and recognize the territorial integrity of
Turkey which actually means that Armenia should drop its rightful
territorial claims. "This unacceptable to the ARF, as well as it is
unacceptable to link the Karabakh settlement with the Armenian-Turkish
relations. In particular, any precondition aimed at abandoning the
Armenian genocide recognition efforts is unacceptable too."
"We are sure that if the issues are raise correctly, most Armenians
would agree with us. This means yes to the Armenian-Turkish relations
but not at the expense of the national agenda," he said.