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YURA HOVSEPYAN SAYS ARMENIA MUST BUILD ITS POLITICAL GUIDELINE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT TURKEY'S BEING MORE NATIONALISTIC
ARMENPRESS
August 10, 2010
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, AUGUST 10, ARMENPRESS: With the Sever Treaty the Ottoman
Empire - the current Turkey - recognized Armenia's independence and
was obliged to accept the borders decided by the legal decision of
the US President Woodrow Wilson. Historian, docent of the YSU History
Chair Yura Hovsepyan said today at a news conference that according to
the Wilson's decision Erzrum, Van, Bitlis and Trabzon were passing to
Armenia and through Trabson Armenia was getting an entrance to the sea.
The historian said the Sever Treaty did not become a reality for
few reasons - the treaty was signed by the sultan government and at
the moment of signing it was not the real authority as the "Milli"
nationalistic movement headed by Mustafa Kemal had already started.
The second reason is that the Armenian army did not have at that time
enough strength to control the territories considered Armenia's by
Wilson's decision. And the third reason is that the big states which
were able to provide troops and money for liberating those territories
had not done it.
"We may go through the path offered by my colleague Ara Papyan
and strive for the recognition of the Armenian borders by the world
according to the Sever Treaty, but in my opinion, in this case Turkey
may bring forward the Kars Treaty," he added.
Speaking about the impact of the Sever Treaty on the current political
situation Hovsepyan said Armenia must take into consideration that
Turkey has become more nationalistic and build the political guideline
stemming from it. The historian said Armenia needs well-prepared
international right specialists.
From: A. Papazian
ARMENPRESS
August 10, 2010
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, AUGUST 10, ARMENPRESS: With the Sever Treaty the Ottoman
Empire - the current Turkey - recognized Armenia's independence and
was obliged to accept the borders decided by the legal decision of
the US President Woodrow Wilson. Historian, docent of the YSU History
Chair Yura Hovsepyan said today at a news conference that according to
the Wilson's decision Erzrum, Van, Bitlis and Trabzon were passing to
Armenia and through Trabson Armenia was getting an entrance to the sea.
The historian said the Sever Treaty did not become a reality for
few reasons - the treaty was signed by the sultan government and at
the moment of signing it was not the real authority as the "Milli"
nationalistic movement headed by Mustafa Kemal had already started.
The second reason is that the Armenian army did not have at that time
enough strength to control the territories considered Armenia's by
Wilson's decision. And the third reason is that the big states which
were able to provide troops and money for liberating those territories
had not done it.
"We may go through the path offered by my colleague Ara Papyan
and strive for the recognition of the Armenian borders by the world
according to the Sever Treaty, but in my opinion, in this case Turkey
may bring forward the Kars Treaty," he added.
Speaking about the impact of the Sever Treaty on the current political
situation Hovsepyan said Armenia must take into consideration that
Turkey has become more nationalistic and build the political guideline
stemming from it. The historian said Armenia needs well-prepared
international right specialists.
From: A. Papazian