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SWEDISH PROFESSOR SAYS MANY STATES PREFER ECONOMIC TIES WITH TURKEY TO CONDEMNATION OF THE GENOCIDE
ARMENPRESS
APRIL 20, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, APRIL 20, ARMENPRESS: Turkey, like many other states, is
trying to touch upon the Armenian Genocide issue only within the
framework of historians, Swedish historian, professor of Uppsala
University Goran Gunner said at the "Armenian Genocide and the
Scandinavian Response" conference today.
"The Turkey's experience to discuss the Armenian Genocide issue only
with historians is possible to understand. With it they are trying to
keep clean their face in front of the international community. But
committing genocide is not the case not to come into terms with and
not to condemn", he said. "Such crimes must first be condemned and
then studied by historians", Gunner noted.
In response to the question whether the European Union will tolerate
the membership of country accused in such grave crime, Goran Gunner
said this step will be against the norms adopted by the European
Union. "Europe is not united in this issue: a number of states
exclude the entrance of Turkey, the others encourage it. The issue is
political one and many states, who have deep economic relations with
Turkey close their eyes on the accusation on crime against humanity",
the Uppsala University professor said.
From: A. Papazian
ARMENPRESS
APRIL 20, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, APRIL 20, ARMENPRESS: Turkey, like many other states, is
trying to touch upon the Armenian Genocide issue only within the
framework of historians, Swedish historian, professor of Uppsala
University Goran Gunner said at the "Armenian Genocide and the
Scandinavian Response" conference today.
"The Turkey's experience to discuss the Armenian Genocide issue only
with historians is possible to understand. With it they are trying to
keep clean their face in front of the international community. But
committing genocide is not the case not to come into terms with and
not to condemn", he said. "Such crimes must first be condemned and
then studied by historians", Gunner noted.
In response to the question whether the European Union will tolerate
the membership of country accused in such grave crime, Goran Gunner
said this step will be against the norms adopted by the European
Union. "Europe is not united in this issue: a number of states
exclude the entrance of Turkey, the others encourage it. The issue is
political one and many states, who have deep economic relations with
Turkey close their eyes on the accusation on crime against humanity",
the Uppsala University professor said.
From: A. Papazian