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ANCC EXPRESSES DEEP CONCERN FOR THE SIGNING OF THE ARMENIAN-TURKISH PROTOCOLS
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
12.10.2009 09:48 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The ANCC expresses dismay and deep concern for the
signing of the Turkey-Armenia protocols in Zurich. In the opinion of
the ANCC, as well as the vast majority of the Armenian Diaspora, this
agreement was the result of immense and undue pressure on landlocked
and blockaded Armenia by leading powers within the international
community, and in full disregard of historical facts, human rights
and justice, and self-determination rights.
In our opinion, forcing a nation to accept conditions to so-called
normalizing relations with a State which carried out a clear policy
of annihilation towards that same nation, should be regarded as
unwarranted at best.
The President of Armenia, upon the completion of his informational
visits to the five largest communities. He stated that "the wounds
of genocide do not cicatrize", "there is no alternative to the
establishment of relations with Turkey without preconditions". The
President of Armenia then went on to reiterate, verbatim, the honest
expressions of concerns of various Armenian organizations within and
outside of Armenia, summarized in the three citations as follows:
"1. Any relation with Turkey cannot call into question the fact of
the genocide of the Armenian people. This is a well-known fact, which
should be recognized and condemned by all humanity. The corresponding
sub-commission of the intergovernmental commission is not a commission
of historians." Nonetheless, ANCC points out that the protocols do
in fact put the condition of the creation of an intergovernmental
commission. It is obvious that this commission's only aim will
be to delay and hamper the process of international recognition
of the Armenian Genocide, reward denialism, and sacrifice justice
for the benefit of political expediency. The aim behind creating
a commission to examine historical issues, namely the Genocide, is
very questionable indeed: the Armenian Genocide ld-renowned scholars,
reputable historians as well as by over 20 States, including Canada.
"2. The issue of borders between Armenia and Turkey is a question
to be solved in line with international law. The protocols do not
provide for more than this." In ANCC's opinion, Turkey is convinced
that, by this signature, the historically questionable borders between
Turkey and present-day Armenia will be solidified, hence voiding any
legitimate claims.
"3. These relations are in no way connected and cannot be connected
with the settlement of the Karabakh issue, which is an independent
and separate process. Armenia does not view the issues of territorial
integrity and inviolability of borders as a remark connected with
the Karabakh issue." Yet, statements pronounced throughout the
protocols' process by Turkey's President and Prime Minister, have,
to the contrary, directly linked territorial integrity of States to
the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Otherwise, the existence of such a clause in the Protocols is
meaningless.
The ANCC finds questionable the logic behind signing the Protocols
after the President of Armenia presented the exact reasons for which
the Armenian side should have refrained from doing so. ANCC President,
Dr Girair Basmadjian, made the following statement following today's
signature:
"Armenian organizations, both within Armenia and abroad, will hold
the signatories of the Protocols accountable for any interpretation or
unwarranted consequence that deviates from the above-cited statements
of the President of Armenia."
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
12.10.2009 09:48 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The ANCC expresses dismay and deep concern for the
signing of the Turkey-Armenia protocols in Zurich. In the opinion of
the ANCC, as well as the vast majority of the Armenian Diaspora, this
agreement was the result of immense and undue pressure on landlocked
and blockaded Armenia by leading powers within the international
community, and in full disregard of historical facts, human rights
and justice, and self-determination rights.
In our opinion, forcing a nation to accept conditions to so-called
normalizing relations with a State which carried out a clear policy
of annihilation towards that same nation, should be regarded as
unwarranted at best.
The President of Armenia, upon the completion of his informational
visits to the five largest communities. He stated that "the wounds
of genocide do not cicatrize", "there is no alternative to the
establishment of relations with Turkey without preconditions". The
President of Armenia then went on to reiterate, verbatim, the honest
expressions of concerns of various Armenian organizations within and
outside of Armenia, summarized in the three citations as follows:
"1. Any relation with Turkey cannot call into question the fact of
the genocide of the Armenian people. This is a well-known fact, which
should be recognized and condemned by all humanity. The corresponding
sub-commission of the intergovernmental commission is not a commission
of historians." Nonetheless, ANCC points out that the protocols do
in fact put the condition of the creation of an intergovernmental
commission. It is obvious that this commission's only aim will
be to delay and hamper the process of international recognition
of the Armenian Genocide, reward denialism, and sacrifice justice
for the benefit of political expediency. The aim behind creating
a commission to examine historical issues, namely the Genocide, is
very questionable indeed: the Armenian Genocide ld-renowned scholars,
reputable historians as well as by over 20 States, including Canada.
"2. The issue of borders between Armenia and Turkey is a question
to be solved in line with international law. The protocols do not
provide for more than this." In ANCC's opinion, Turkey is convinced
that, by this signature, the historically questionable borders between
Turkey and present-day Armenia will be solidified, hence voiding any
legitimate claims.
"3. These relations are in no way connected and cannot be connected
with the settlement of the Karabakh issue, which is an independent
and separate process. Armenia does not view the issues of territorial
integrity and inviolability of borders as a remark connected with
the Karabakh issue." Yet, statements pronounced throughout the
protocols' process by Turkey's President and Prime Minister, have,
to the contrary, directly linked territorial integrity of States to
the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Otherwise, the existence of such a clause in the Protocols is
meaningless.
The ANCC finds questionable the logic behind signing the Protocols
after the President of Armenia presented the exact reasons for which
the Armenian side should have refrained from doing so. ANCC President,
Dr Girair Basmadjian, made the following statement following today's
signature:
"Armenian organizations, both within Armenia and abroad, will hold
the signatories of the Protocols accountable for any interpretation or
unwarranted consequence that deviates from the above-cited statements
of the President of Armenia."