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UK House of Lords debates the Armenian Genocide
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18.06.2011 13:31
The House of Lords of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland held a debate on the Armenian Genocide on June 16.
`There is no doubt that the treatment of the Armenians was horrific
and caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands by force of arms,
starvation or disease. They should not be forgotten, but we believe
that it is for the Turkish and Armenian people to work together to
address their common history. We encourage any process which helps
them do so in an open, honest and constructive manner, but it would
not be helpful for us to pre-empt their conclusions,' said David
Howell, Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
"France has already recognised the genocide. One and a half million
people were massacred in 1915. I have just come back from Armenia
where I visited the genocide museum. I am sure that many of your
Lordships have visited the Holocaust museum. This is no less
upsetting, shocking and dreadful than the Holocaust museum. There is
so much evidence and it was known at the time that this was happening.
Every newspaper from every country had headlines about this massacre.
It is time that we recognize the Armenian Genocide,' Baroness Shreela
Flather stated.
`After a century of taboo and silence Turkish journalists and
historians are at last beginning to discuss the evidence of murder,
enslavement, deportation and forcible transfer, rape, persecution and
other inhumane acts of a similar character directed against the
Armenian population of Turkey in 1915-16? Would it not help Turkey's
application to join the European Union if Turkish politicians
acknowledged the crimes of their ancestors?' said Eric Lubbock, Lord
Avebury.
`There is a serious risk in Turkey of prosecution for journalists and
writers who use the term "Armenian genocide"-some have been
prosecuted-and that much educational material for schools has been
produced by the Turkish Government denying the Armenian genocide. Such
censorship in public discussion and education is unacceptable for a
nation that hopes to join the European Union,' Baroness Caroline Cox
stated.
From: Baghdasarian
armradio.am
18.06.2011 13:31
The House of Lords of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland held a debate on the Armenian Genocide on June 16.
`There is no doubt that the treatment of the Armenians was horrific
and caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands by force of arms,
starvation or disease. They should not be forgotten, but we believe
that it is for the Turkish and Armenian people to work together to
address their common history. We encourage any process which helps
them do so in an open, honest and constructive manner, but it would
not be helpful for us to pre-empt their conclusions,' said David
Howell, Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
"France has already recognised the genocide. One and a half million
people were massacred in 1915. I have just come back from Armenia
where I visited the genocide museum. I am sure that many of your
Lordships have visited the Holocaust museum. This is no less
upsetting, shocking and dreadful than the Holocaust museum. There is
so much evidence and it was known at the time that this was happening.
Every newspaper from every country had headlines about this massacre.
It is time that we recognize the Armenian Genocide,' Baroness Shreela
Flather stated.
`After a century of taboo and silence Turkish journalists and
historians are at last beginning to discuss the evidence of murder,
enslavement, deportation and forcible transfer, rape, persecution and
other inhumane acts of a similar character directed against the
Armenian population of Turkey in 1915-16? Would it not help Turkey's
application to join the European Union if Turkish politicians
acknowledged the crimes of their ancestors?' said Eric Lubbock, Lord
Avebury.
`There is a serious risk in Turkey of prosecution for journalists and
writers who use the term "Armenian genocide"-some have been
prosecuted-and that much educational material for schools has been
produced by the Turkish Government denying the Armenian genocide. Such
censorship in public discussion and education is unacceptable for a
nation that hopes to join the European Union,' Baroness Caroline Cox
stated.
From: Baghdasarian