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REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ARMENIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF CYPRUS AND GREECE MEET WITH
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KASBAR GARABEDIAN ALSO MEETS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CYPRUS MEDIA AND
ADDRESSES A COMMUNITY GATHERING IN NICOSIA
The Press and Information Office - Republic of Cyprus ANC.com.cy -
On Thursday, 22nd July, upon the invitation of the Armenian National
Committee of Cyprus, the Chairman of the Armenian National Committee
of Greece and member of the European Armenian Federation for Justice
and Democracy, Kasbar Garabedian arrived in Cyprus.
On the following day, July 23rd, at 11am, Kasbar Garabedian,
accompanied by Puzant Nadjarian, the Chairman of the Armenian National
Committee of Cyprus, and Arto Tavitian paid a courtesy visit to the
President of the Cyprus House of Representatives Marios Garoyian,
with whom they had a 45-minute meeting, during which there was an
exchange of opinions on regional developments.
After the meeting, at 12 noon, a press conference was held at the
HMEM-AYMA hall, organised by the Armenian National Committee of Cyprus,
which was attended by the biggest 3 TV channels of the island, as
well as a number of press reporters. After the opening remarks of the
Committee's Chairman, Kasbar Garabedian gave an extensive briefing
on the current state of Armeno-Greco-Turkish relations and answered
to questions.
At 2.00pm, Kasbar Garabedian was a guest on the Cybc TV programme
"Apo Mera Se Mera", which is one of the programmes with the largest TV
audiences in Cyprus, where he answered TV presenter Paris Potamitis'
questions and again referred extensively to the above-mentioned issues.
On the evening of July 23rd, again in the HMEM-AYMA hall, a
gathering took place, this time, with the members of the Armenian
community. After the opening speech of Arto Tavitian, Kasbar
Garabedian informed the audience about the ARF stances regarding the
current situation of Armeno-Turkish relations and the negotiations on
Nagorno-Karabakh. Present at the gathering were Archbishop Varoujan,
Prelate of the Diocese of Nor Jugha Bishop Papken, members of ARF
Dashnaktsoutiun and affiliated organisations.
In all his briefings, Kasbar Garabedian concentrated on the dangers
of the signed protocols relating to Armeno-Turkish relations (although
they have currently been "frozen" by Armenia), the so-called "Madrid"
principles of the Nagorno-Karabakh negotiations and the importance
of the cooperation of the Armenian and Greek nations, who have
similar fates.
He stressed and explained to everyone and everywhere, that the
instances of "Northern-Cyprus" and Nagorno-Karabakh Republic are
compared to each other and are often identified, which is completely
wrong. In both cases, we have the offender, which in the case of
Cyprus, is Turkey, whereas in the case of Karabakh, it is Azerbaijan.
Due to treason, Turkey was victorious in Cyprus and currently it boasts
and creates all sorts of difficulties in the peaceful negotiation
process of the issue. In the case of Karabakh, however, Azerbaijan
was defeated and was displaced from the ancestral lands of Artsakh
and today, it presents itself as the victim and as the party which has
been unfairly treated, trying to convince, that Armenia has attacked
and captured one-fifth of the land of Azerbaijan.
Presenting these facts, Garabedian greatly contributed in the important
task of informing the Greek-Cypriot public.
From: A. Papazian
Gibrahayer
KASBAR GARABEDIAN ALSO MEETS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CYPRUS MEDIA AND
ADDRESSES A COMMUNITY GATHERING IN NICOSIA
The Press and Information Office - Republic of Cyprus ANC.com.cy -
On Thursday, 22nd July, upon the invitation of the Armenian National
Committee of Cyprus, the Chairman of the Armenian National Committee
of Greece and member of the European Armenian Federation for Justice
and Democracy, Kasbar Garabedian arrived in Cyprus.
On the following day, July 23rd, at 11am, Kasbar Garabedian,
accompanied by Puzant Nadjarian, the Chairman of the Armenian National
Committee of Cyprus, and Arto Tavitian paid a courtesy visit to the
President of the Cyprus House of Representatives Marios Garoyian,
with whom they had a 45-minute meeting, during which there was an
exchange of opinions on regional developments.
After the meeting, at 12 noon, a press conference was held at the
HMEM-AYMA hall, organised by the Armenian National Committee of Cyprus,
which was attended by the biggest 3 TV channels of the island, as
well as a number of press reporters. After the opening remarks of the
Committee's Chairman, Kasbar Garabedian gave an extensive briefing
on the current state of Armeno-Greco-Turkish relations and answered
to questions.
At 2.00pm, Kasbar Garabedian was a guest on the Cybc TV programme
"Apo Mera Se Mera", which is one of the programmes with the largest TV
audiences in Cyprus, where he answered TV presenter Paris Potamitis'
questions and again referred extensively to the above-mentioned issues.
On the evening of July 23rd, again in the HMEM-AYMA hall, a
gathering took place, this time, with the members of the Armenian
community. After the opening speech of Arto Tavitian, Kasbar
Garabedian informed the audience about the ARF stances regarding the
current situation of Armeno-Turkish relations and the negotiations on
Nagorno-Karabakh. Present at the gathering were Archbishop Varoujan,
Prelate of the Diocese of Nor Jugha Bishop Papken, members of ARF
Dashnaktsoutiun and affiliated organisations.
In all his briefings, Kasbar Garabedian concentrated on the dangers
of the signed protocols relating to Armeno-Turkish relations (although
they have currently been "frozen" by Armenia), the so-called "Madrid"
principles of the Nagorno-Karabakh negotiations and the importance
of the cooperation of the Armenian and Greek nations, who have
similar fates.
He stressed and explained to everyone and everywhere, that the
instances of "Northern-Cyprus" and Nagorno-Karabakh Republic are
compared to each other and are often identified, which is completely
wrong. In both cases, we have the offender, which in the case of
Cyprus, is Turkey, whereas in the case of Karabakh, it is Azerbaijan.
Due to treason, Turkey was victorious in Cyprus and currently it boasts
and creates all sorts of difficulties in the peaceful negotiation
process of the issue. In the case of Karabakh, however, Azerbaijan
was defeated and was displaced from the ancestral lands of Artsakh
and today, it presents itself as the victim and as the party which has
been unfairly treated, trying to convince, that Armenia has attacked
and captured one-fifth of the land of Azerbaijan.
Presenting these facts, Garabedian greatly contributed in the important
task of informing the Greek-Cypriot public.
From: A. Papazian