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Kurds repeatedly raised Genocide issue at Turkish parliament - expert
December 24, 2011 - 14:53 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - After parliamentary elections in Turkey, Kurds have
repeatedly raised the Armenian Genocide issue, according to a
Turkologist.
`Kurds are using the Genocide issue to strike a blow at Turkey's
opposition and pro-governmental forces,' Artak Shakaryan told a news
conference in Yerevan.
`Given the circumstances above, Kurds can be viewed as temporary or
long-term allies in Armenia,' the expert noted.
According to Shakaryan, the U.S. Congress-adopted H.Res.306, calling
upon Turkey to return the Christian church properties, delivered a
strong blow to Turkey, with Washington meaning to give Ankara the
taste of leverages it will use, should Turkey refuse to cooperate.
On August 28, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a decree on
the return of Christian and Jewish religious property confiscated
after the 1930s. The properties involved include hospitals, orphanage
and school buildings, burial grounds.
Erdogan's decision was announced a few weeks after the Foreign Affairs
Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed
the amendment on the `Return of Christian Churches' with a vote of 43
to 1 (H.Res.306). In March of the current year a similar resolution
was adopted under the pressure of the Greek lobby (H.Res.180).
December 24, 2011 - 14:53 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - After parliamentary elections in Turkey, Kurds have
repeatedly raised the Armenian Genocide issue, according to a
Turkologist.
`Kurds are using the Genocide issue to strike a blow at Turkey's
opposition and pro-governmental forces,' Artak Shakaryan told a news
conference in Yerevan.
`Given the circumstances above, Kurds can be viewed as temporary or
long-term allies in Armenia,' the expert noted.
According to Shakaryan, the U.S. Congress-adopted H.Res.306, calling
upon Turkey to return the Christian church properties, delivered a
strong blow to Turkey, with Washington meaning to give Ankara the
taste of leverages it will use, should Turkey refuse to cooperate.
On August 28, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a decree on
the return of Christian and Jewish religious property confiscated
after the 1930s. The properties involved include hospitals, orphanage
and school buildings, burial grounds.
Erdogan's decision was announced a few weeks after the Foreign Affairs
Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed
the amendment on the `Return of Christian Churches' with a vote of 43
to 1 (H.Res.306). In March of the current year a similar resolution
was adopted under the pressure of the Greek lobby (H.Res.180).